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Dec. 13th, 2003 11:47 pmSo I was talking to Cassie and for the first time, I considered the fact that yes, maybe the Dursleys are worth writing about. Not because one would like them as people, but just because they would be interesting to explore the possibilities of. I mean, I hate the Dursleys-- I hated them as soon as I found out about them at page 1 of book 1. It was clearly the reaction the book was advocating (a little too blatantly for my tastes), and I was just as disgusted as prescribed. I tend to be a pretty pliable, receptive reader-- which is why I rarely read non-OTP fics, for example. While I read something, I tend to believe in it, and that disturbs me if it clashes with something already dear to me, but I can't help it. Easily brainwashed, I guess :> :> Hee!
But anyway, that's not the point. The point is, a lot of people who dislike H/D say it's because they dislike Draco. Clearly, there are a lot of reasons (in canon) to dislike him, especially if you're a reader who tends to accept rather than subvert the material while reading. A lot of times, any discussion of H/D as a pairing, in fact, degenerates into Draco-bashing (i.e., saying Harry hates him & that he's got got the right idea, basically). Conversely, a lot of your run-of-the-mill H/D shippers have a serious case of Draco-worship (the fanon ideal of Draco, anyway) going on. It seems to be taken for granted that one has to be able to like the character as a person to make them worthy of pairing with another character (which one likes, especially). And also, as a side point, that the writer/reader should like this character, whether or not the one being paired with them does or not.
It occurred to me how silly that is, and how much I don't buy into it, really.
( And also no, I don't have anything very useful to say beyond that realization, why? )
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Also, looking through gettyone.com, I found the perfect Draco. Heeeee! Am in love! 'Cause. The snake! And the stare!! And eeeeeeeee!! Plus, heeeeee, there's Ron and Ginny, too. They so are >:D
But anyway, that's not the point. The point is, a lot of people who dislike H/D say it's because they dislike Draco. Clearly, there are a lot of reasons (in canon) to dislike him, especially if you're a reader who tends to accept rather than subvert the material while reading. A lot of times, any discussion of H/D as a pairing, in fact, degenerates into Draco-bashing (i.e., saying Harry hates him & that he's got got the right idea, basically). Conversely, a lot of your run-of-the-mill H/D shippers have a serious case of Draco-worship (the fanon ideal of Draco, anyway) going on. It seems to be taken for granted that one has to be able to like the character as a person to make them worthy of pairing with another character (which one likes, especially). And also, as a side point, that the writer/reader should like this character, whether or not the one being paired with them does or not.
It occurred to me how silly that is, and how much I don't buy into it, really.
( And also no, I don't have anything very useful to say beyond that realization, why? )
~~
Also, looking through gettyone.com, I found the perfect Draco. Heeeee! Am in love! 'Cause. The snake! And the stare!! And eeeeeeeee!! Plus, heeeeee, there's Ron and Ginny, too. They so are >:D
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