Arg, now I feel a bit guilty... both my serious-like WiPs at the moment revolve around the idea that Draco -tries- to become More Important and/or have a Better Scheme For Tomorrow, Today and that's why he catches Harry's attention-- well, in the first one he doesn't try but is rather MADE more important by being used by Tom, and in the other one he's... well, first he's used for sex by Harry and then he's More Important because he has info the Order could use and also 'cause he gambled it'll all matter more if he joined Daddy.... le sigh.
Like, so... I think Harry realizing Draco's been a projection would be deflating (as far as H/D, anyway-- 'cause in canon I think Harry would eventually just get too distracted to care and/or Draco will be taken out of the game)-- just as Draco realizing Harry has been a projection would be deflating. Like... they'd have no reason to be up in each other's space if they didn't really rub each other the wrong way, y'know. And it's like, the others' annoyance feeds their own righteous rage or whatever.
But yes, Harry's always both overestimating & underestimating Malfoy, and while it'd be more realistic for him to realize what a load of crap his issues are to some extent, my own shippy desires have always leaned towards Draco getting to grab Importance for himself somehow, if nothing else because I think he wants to. And while I don't think he can handle it, I think that whole... idea of Draco struggling with something he can't chew has always fascinated me. Like... I keep coming up with ideas for stories where he gets some object or spell that gives him power-- so it like... challenges Draco to grow or something.
I mean, it's not realistic or canon-based, but I can't help wanting it for Draco just 'cause I think Harry would respond interestingly to it and Draco himself would, too, and it'd move them in an entirely new direction, y'know? I like new directions.
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Date: 2004-11-19 06:32 pm (UTC)Like, so... I think Harry realizing Draco's been a projection would be deflating (as far as H/D, anyway-- 'cause in canon I think Harry would eventually just get too distracted to care and/or Draco will be taken out of the game)-- just as Draco realizing Harry has been a projection would be deflating. Like... they'd have no reason to be up in each other's space if they didn't really rub each other the wrong way, y'know. And it's like, the others' annoyance feeds their own righteous rage or whatever.
But yes, Harry's always both overestimating & underestimating Malfoy, and while it'd be more realistic for him to realize what a load of crap his issues are to some extent, my own shippy desires have always leaned towards Draco getting to grab Importance for himself somehow, if nothing else because I think he wants to. And while I don't think he can handle it, I think that whole... idea of Draco struggling with something he can't chew has always fascinated me. Like... I keep coming up with ideas for stories where he gets some object or spell that gives him power-- so it like... challenges Draco to grow or something.
I mean, it's not realistic or canon-based, but I can't help wanting it for Draco just 'cause I think Harry would respond interestingly to it and Draco himself would, too, and it'd move them in an entirely new direction, y'know? I like new directions.