I have been thinking very much of why so many (Harry/Draco) fics portray Draco Malfoy as a gorgeous creature, a sex god, a part-veela, a porcelain flower, a ladies' man (or a mens' man)--he has been everything! He has been utterly the most beautiful thing to walk the earth and he damned well has admitted it, too. If many fics do not pay tribute to his high cheek bones; his full lips; his milky, moon-kissed skin; his thick eye lashes; or his flowing, glowing hair, then it is his Quidditch-toned body (might I add that I still don't see the logic in people gaining muscle by flying around on a stick). He's either trim and muscled, or sinewy and delicate. This isn't an attempt to put anyone down--because I've mentioned some of the traits above myself in stories--for writing what they would like to write, but I'd just like to know
why. And how!
How did this come about? I will now point out a very short bit of fact, which you will either read or not read.
While the books are in Rowling's words, the words are from Harry's Point of View. Yes, the almighty POV. This means that since this belongs to Harry, it may hinder my ultimate point; but we'll put that aside for now.
Harry notices people whether they are thick or thin, pug-faced or pretty. They are there and Harry has four eyes with which to see them. Harry notices that Cedric Diggory is "an extremely handsome boy". He notices that Cho Chang is "extremely pretty". He notices that Millicent Bulstrode has a "large and square head" and a "heavy jaw". But Draco Malfoy was described as most of us know him: with a pale complexion, a pointy face, grey eyes, and white-blond hair. He was not described as ugly, nor was he described as beautiful. He was described and that is all.
I am not trying to prove that Draco Malfoy is either one of those things, but I am trying to prove that he is probably nothing special--a face in the crowd.
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Morality Quiz had me thinking last night. But I seem to be the only person (as far as I saw) who thought that Bob was not a bad guy. You're a good guy, Bob. You're not alone in the world.
>Here were my comments from yesterday.
YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT. >:O
AGREE ALREADY, SLAVE!!!!!1 >:O
...No, really. I'm bouncing and I don't know why.
Have you been caffeinated recently, perhaps?
THE MERCHANDISEHIS GODSON'S MAN, MMKTHX. >:O And thank you for the icon loff. :DAnd Draco is a sex god in my head. The voices told me so, so I'm sticking to that theory. Besides if I don't agree they'll send carnivorous rabbits after me.
*scampers away*
You tell those voices and bunnies that my bigger, meaner CANON BUNNIES will come after them! Hmph! With a roar and a scowl! :D Or we can just pretend that Draco is a sex god...for now.
*rubs noses*
of course the ficlet was a late night alcohol induced ficlet but it's silly enough ^.~
Or maybe we just wanna see Draco as the "hot bad boy" because that makes the fics more fun to read. *wink*
And you know everyone wants to see the hero (here, Harry.) as a studly guy with muscles and a way with women (or men, really...) and see the antagonist as either a slick stud with almost too much sexiness (Draco) or an icky old man pervert type with hygene issues (my vision of Voldie reincarnated)
But I do agree... Canon!Draco (or any character, really...) is much better than any other!
And I hate that part-veela thing. It SUCKS and is stupid. Stop it dammit!!!
*sicked*
I read the fic you mentioned above, Rachel (whether you noticed my comment or not!); I enjoyed it.
and don't they turn into scary birds when they get angry? wah.
and i did get your comment. i enjoyed it ^____________^
actually it made me blush terribly and i kicked the ground a bit and felt a little floaty headed with a happy little grin on my face...so i enjoyed it a bit more than i ought to have.
*rubs noses*
<3<3<3
Re:
The worst thing he could think of re: Draco at the Yule Ball, for example, was that he looked like a vicar, which isn't even much of an insult.
And small, pale and pointy faced are kind of ambigious. I mean, Tom Felton fits these, and yet is considered to be gorgeous.
Perhaps Harry considers Draco to be gorgeous....
*drifts off into own world*