Well, I would think any character that's portrayed as an antagonist, which Draco inarguably is; is likely to be less popular than a protagonist, even if on paper they seem fairly similiar. And of course, online fandom is a tiny chunk of all fandom, so in HP for example, there are both adults and children who would never dream of discussing the books in depth on the internet, but happily buy each one and see the films. And any alternative readings from the canonical POV (in this case, Harry's) are in a smaller minority, which wipes out a large amount of characters' possible fans. Looking at it from that perspective, Draco is actually fairly popular, and interestingly I think JKR's comments fuel that, which is perhaps the opposite of her intentions - as she put it, the best way to get people discussing something is to ban it. Her dislike of people speculating over Draco seems to have increased it - certainly she mentions him much more frequently than she used to, which seems to contribute to the impression he has a larger role to fulfil. There are people who have a worse time of it than us - I've only seen about five Dursley fans ever. No Umbridge. One Fudge. Which is a shame, because alternative views fascinate me, whether I agree with them or not. As long as they're well-thought out.
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Date: 2004-12-01 03:18 pm (UTC)And of course, online fandom is a tiny chunk of all fandom, so in HP for example, there are both adults and children who would never dream of discussing the books in depth on the internet, but happily buy each one and see the films.
And any alternative readings from the canonical POV (in this case, Harry's) are in a smaller minority, which wipes out a large amount of characters' possible fans.
Looking at it from that perspective, Draco is actually fairly popular, and interestingly I think JKR's comments fuel that, which is perhaps the opposite of her intentions - as she put it, the best way to get people discussing something is to ban it.
Her dislike of people speculating over Draco seems to have increased it - certainly she mentions him much more frequently than she used to, which seems to contribute to the impression he has a larger role to fulfil.
There are people who have a worse time of it than us - I've only seen about five Dursley fans ever. No Umbridge. One Fudge.
Which is a shame, because alternative views fascinate me, whether I agree with them or not. As long as they're well-thought out.