I have nothing against Dramione stans but it's worth noting that in every single fanfic I've read, Hermione's this stunningly beautiful woman, and Draco can't believe his eyes when he sees her after the holidays with long endless legs, and beautiful eyes, and hair flowing down to her waist and all that rubbish.
It's not as if Hermione's not beautiful, it's just that she's not a recuperated version of Angelina Jolie.
It seems as if Dramione fanfics are mostly based on how Hermione's the literal version of the 'ugly duckling', and Draco's this handsome Greek god of Slytherin and sure, there might be hidden feelings slithering underneath the surface as fanfic authors so wisely point out; the story almost always starts with Hermione being noticed by Draco for her looks.
There's no such thing in Romione. Ron accepted Hermione for who she was, he loved Hermione because she was smart, she was kind and she was brave. Draco didn't. Ron didn't love her for her looks, and sure, physical appearance is a defining factor in a relationship but more than that, it's character. Not once, did he ever comment on how Hermione looked, except when she looked stunning.
Dramione in canon would be extremely toxic and Hermione would never forgive someone who called her a Mudblood every year, wished her death (and did you forget she trapped Rita Skeeter as a beetle, in a jar for writing rubbish, permanently scarred Marietta Edgecombe for being a snitch and attacked Ron, yes Ron, with exploding birds for kissing Lavender?) You really think she'd see the good in Draco after everything he did? Hermione is not a forgiving person, goddamn it. And honestly, if Dramione is compared with childish love where the boy pulls the girl's pigtails and basically 'annoy the girl who you like' temperament and the girl hates him but then they grow up and become dashing teenagers and oh MY GOD, he is so hot — then honestly, I don't know if you read the books properly.
This is not a pull the girl's pigtails scenario, this is a bully and a girl fighting the bully.
Hermione Granger is a witch with character damn it, who was known as the brightest witch in her year for seven years straight. She was not known for her looks, she was known for her brains. We need to appreciate that. And sure, Draco might have been a severely traumatized child but SO WAS HARRY and I don't see Dramione fans talking about that.
Dramione is a ship for 12 year old teens who have recently discovered the thing called sex. And they are very excited about it. And 40+ year old sexually frustrated middle aged women.
This ship is 95% about sex and 4% drama. 1% money. It has no dimension.
