mahoni really explained this well too--what we have really does give us the groundwork for good fanfic in ways other characters don't even really have. We're not crazy for being interested!
Most of the spoiled rich kids or bullies I knew growing up were rather contemptuous of their parents
You know, that's something that always strikes me as well, about him, particularly since Dudley fits that mold more. He bullies his parents, demanding more presents as a kid. In B&B I see people describe Draco as bullying his father when exactly the opposite is happening. That does make him more interesting to me, and different from Dudley, and different from the cookie-cutter spoiled brat kid in many ways. It does seem to give him more potential and even more depth.
But, honestly, we have to talk about authorial intent. I don’t know if JKR ever intends to expand Draco’s character if her comments and his diminished face time in the books are any indication. Which is a shame, because she obviously doesn’t have the same affection for his character as I do. C’mon Jo, you can like both Harry and Draco, I do!
Yeah, that's what it comes down to, isn't it? It's not hard! You can love both of them! But I agree it's quite possible he's going to get less explanation rather than more, while Snape will presumably be more revealed to us. But then, that also makes sense in what Ishtar said above, that what we get about Snape is more in terms of revealing existing facts, since he's an adult. Malfoy has more potential to be reacting to things going on and shaped by them, just as all the kids do.
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Date: 2004-09-14 08:44 am (UTC)Most of the spoiled rich kids or bullies I knew growing up were rather contemptuous of their parents
You know, that's something that always strikes me as well, about him, particularly since Dudley fits that mold more. He bullies his parents, demanding more presents as a kid. In B&B I see people describe Draco as bullying his father when exactly the opposite is happening. That does make him more interesting to me, and different from Dudley, and different from the cookie-cutter spoiled brat kid in many ways. It does seem to give him more potential and even more depth.
But, honestly, we have to talk about authorial intent. I don’t know if JKR ever intends to expand Draco’s character if her comments and his diminished face time in the books are any indication. Which is a shame, because she obviously doesn’t have the same affection for his character as I do. C’mon Jo, you can like both Harry and Draco, I do!
Yeah, that's what it comes down to, isn't it? It's not hard! You can love both of them! But I agree it's quite possible he's going to get less explanation rather than more, while Snape will presumably be more revealed to us. But then, that also makes sense in what Ishtar said above, that what we get about Snape is more in terms of revealing existing facts, since he's an adult. Malfoy has more potential to be reacting to things going on and shaped by them, just as all the kids do.