Me everytime i see someone attempt to hate Draco
It always ends up "i wanna hate him but hes so complex and oughggghh he should be taken accountable but ouuughhh he was just a child soldier and regretted it its so interesting he was a bully and yhe kids he targeted had it harder but ouuhghh"
Atp youre nor hating him
you keep softening the blow bro
you donr really hate him quit trynna be different
i hate him for being annoying as hell and that also affects how i genuninely hate him as a person to tye point i do see clearly why he should get more flack than he gets
Hes indoctrinated hes done a lot that he deserves to get cancelled for
But y'all use it to say hes "complex" as a shield while yall are actually beinb sympathizers anyway
Larp larp sahur like i wouldn't notice you cant hate him properly
if he doesnt irritate you i know you fake
Listen i hate him not cuz hes evil
Evil characters are tolerable if they dont irritate you
But because hes conceited, a spoiled nepobaby, no composure, operates like a school bully, has a fanbase thats mostly apologists, think hes allat until life bites back at him in the ass, has no sense of accountability - should i list more why hes annoying?
His existence is to give the characters a blood pressure spike
I like morally complicated people
But i don't like it when they dont know wtf they doing throughout and bail
He is not allat
The fanfics write him way too cool to what he is
Hes a coward and a leech
My issue isnt that hes morally grey
My issue is he makes it look embarrassinh
Tom Feltons performance did great damage to how Draco could've been
He didnt make him charismatic
He made him more sympathetic
Its just...eeughh
They use the word "complex" to excuse what he really is. Yall say complex when you really mean "i find him interesting and sympathetic"
I see red
You can explain all his trauma and his dilemmas on why he was good in the end still doesn't make me dislike him less
He triggers me very personally
Especially when it flew over the fandoms heads he was meant to be unpleasant
He deserved every punch Ron was fantasazing giving him
Im so fed up with him and the fandom bro
Its like thdy using the word complex
As a key to avoid being called out how Draco is just a really unenjoyable personality
A character can be:
morally simple and entertaining,
morally complex and irritating,
morally complex and sympathetic,
morally simple and deeply unlikeable.
Yknow whats funny? He would be an absolute foil with Ron
Ron is morally simple and entertaining , and he can also be way more emotionally profound despite using simple words
Even if i have a fanon draco thats way off the rails of canon , i personally like him formidable to balance out his horrible loser personality.
I will admit hes a wet rat in canon
He never did those feats i wrote of him
But jesus christ i do not like how much of a suck up he is in canon. And most fandom make it worse by making him look sad and deserving tenderness
Bro if im writing canon Draco im basing him off Invader Zim. More rich boy cockroach
Hes like a subvillain that at times has some comedic moments
i draw fanart of him getting trapped in those gluetraps
And if he discovered videogames i think he plays those Feudalism period rpg games
Hes my chud pureblood son
And he plays it with the most devious smirk once he manages to build a whole kingdom and already planning invading surrounding regions
Hes already thinking of plans , developed a really good battle iq for digital war. And considering how to make his economy survive
Draco:
"If I blockade the river crossings, their grain production collapses by winter."
Lucius walking in "are you winning son"
And these games make him believe he would make a good governor
Draco already musing "Our Great Leader Draco Malfoy, yes that sounds about right. Hah! Im kidding"
He'd absolutely confuse being good at a strategy game with being qualified to run a country
At times i think he does have political knowledge and skills from hanging around Lucius
Plus he rich with an inheritance
Gotta be more calculating and deliberate about convos, persuasions and decisions
But uses it in the schoolyard most times to round up his own clique
And also flex at Ron how much he knows about economics and politics " do you know Wizarding act number xxxx of course peasants like you dont know that"
Ron:
"No."
Draco:
"Of course not."
Ron:
"Did knowing it stop you from being annoying?"
Draco has:
a wealthy upbringing
access to elite education
exposure to Lucius' political conversations
a family history of influence
…but then uses all that to win schoolyard arguments.
Harry:
"He's actually smart."
Hermione:
"Yes."
Harry:
"So why does he use it to annoy people?"
Hermione:
"Because he's Draco."
Draco having political knowledge doesn't automatically mean he understands leadership.
He can know:
how laws work
how wealth moves
how families gain influence
but still fail at:
empathy
self-awareness
reading people who aren't impressed by him
Even Lucius finds him kind of annoying in my speculative interpretation
No idea how they bond as father and son they never reveal that but Draco was very sycophantic when hes with him
Hes like "my son knows statecraft at a young age. Yet he seems to be wasting it elsewhere"
He watches 14 year old Draco be petty by creating the "Weasley is our King " badges and campaign
Lucius sighs "may Merlin save this estate"
"You have every advantage."
"You understand things most children your age don't."
"Why are you wasting it on petty rivalries?"
And Draco's answer is basically:
"Because winning those rivalries proves I'm superior."
Maybe thats why Lucius got him to become a death eater
Lucius: maybe this will straighten him up, real power will be his teacher
It just so disappointing nobody ever thought of
What if Draco was not a tragic prince, but an arrogant little gremlin who thinks he's destined for greatness?
Instead of:
sad aristocratic boy who needs saving
it's:
spoiled aristocrat kid with potential who keeps wasting it because he desperately needs everyone to acknowledge he's special.
I have not seen anyone depict him like this bro. Im hungry
You see, i hate on him as a form of affection
So i depict him like this
