Yeah, I've been thinking more about Aja's point about him loving Lucius, for instance, and being made to think and the thing is, with a character like that you could probably make him think without making him think. Which makes no sense--let me explain.:-)
Aja said, and I think this is an important thing, that it's hard for her to believe Draco could hate his father. It made me realize that to me the point isn't to get him to the point where he could hate Lucius, but perhaps to get him to the point where he could believe Lucius could possibly not love him. That, to me, is more in keeping with the Draco's we've seen so far, plus it's not an intellectual thing but an emotional one. He may not want to think about how other people might think about him, but his behavior indicates that instinctively he acts out when he gets a vibe of rejection.
That's one of the weird things about Fanon!Draco at times, is that his "ice prince" personality becomes so important. He doesn't care, he's above having feelings, so he's able to make these coldly rational decisions and that's how he comes to the conclusion Lucius needs to be dumped. But a Draco scorned is a terrible thing as well, and I think canon has set up that possibility more than the alternative. Not only has he often come across to me in canon as a kid covering up some insecurity about how he's regarded by his parents, but there's the Snape angle as well. People tend to describe Draco as a simple suck-up but to me he comes across as sucking up, yes, but also genuinely seeking approval from Snape and wanting to do things for Snape in return. It's a big contrast to Harry who's naturally suspicious and tries to avoid that kind of dependence on others.
And perhaps that's one of the things that Draco's situation at the end of OotP makes difficult. If you prefer the character stripped of that driving force of his personality, what happened at the end of OotP just isn't that big a deal. Losing Lucius is the same type of disaster as being humiliated at Quidditch.
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Date: 2004-10-05 07:04 am (UTC)Aja said, and I think this is an important thing, that it's hard for her to believe Draco could hate his father. It made me realize that to me the point isn't to get him to the point where he could hate Lucius, but perhaps to get him to the point where he could believe Lucius could possibly not love him. That, to me, is more in keeping with the Draco's we've seen so far, plus it's not an intellectual thing but an emotional one. He may not want to think about how other people might think about him, but his behavior indicates that instinctively he acts out when he gets a vibe of rejection.
That's one of the weird things about Fanon!Draco at times, is that his "ice prince" personality becomes so important. He doesn't care, he's above having feelings, so he's able to make these coldly rational decisions and that's how he comes to the conclusion Lucius needs to be dumped. But a Draco scorned is a terrible thing as well, and I think canon has set up that possibility more than the alternative. Not only has he often come across to me in canon as a kid covering up some insecurity about how he's regarded by his parents, but there's the Snape angle as well. People tend to describe Draco as a simple suck-up but to me he comes across as sucking up, yes, but also genuinely seeking approval from Snape and wanting to do things for Snape in return. It's a big contrast to Harry who's naturally suspicious and tries to avoid that kind of dependence on others.
And perhaps that's one of the things that Draco's situation at the end of OotP makes difficult. If you prefer the character stripped of that driving force of his personality, what happened at the end of OotP just isn't that big a deal. Losing Lucius is the same type of disaster as being humiliated at Quidditch.