Why I feel Bad for Audrey and Chad;
Summary; What the title says also a possible justification for why Chad and Audrey act the way they do. And why they might hate the core four.
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Okay, so first off this is just speculation based on what is implied and what we see happen in canon. And now that that's out of the way, let's get this started. Mal has done alot of terrible things-- we know this and we know that some of the time, she really doesn't know better-- and by extension, so have her friends. And I know what you guys are gonna say, okay? I know. They grew up on the isle and are new to Auardon, and don't know any better!
And yes, while that might be true, keep in mind that Audrey and Chad wouldn't know that. They think they're just regular kids who know right and wrong just like them and just chose not to do so. And their families and other people in Auardon telling them that these kids are bad and no good and trouble probably isn't helping their case either. So yes, while we know the Vks don't know better it doesn't excuse their actions to the aks. Not that it really should to begin with, but moving on to my point;
Chad and Audrey have every right to hate them from their point of view.
I mean, just think about it. Just imagine you're Audrey. Your life is perfect. Your parents and grandparents are proud of you. You have good grades and so many accomplishments to be proud of. You have an amazing boyfriend who is everything you've ever dreamed that your family want you to marry and you have amazing friends. You have all of this one day and then the next, the daughter of the woman who tried to kill your parents is brought to your school.
You don't like her and she doesn't like you. You follow the rules to a T and she breaks them every chance she gets but when you complain, your boyfriend and most of your friends (i.e Doug, Lonnie, and Jane) dismiss you completely. So you stand by and grit your teeth and just try to avoid her and get on with your life since no one will listen to you. Your bestfriend (Chad) is the only one who listens to you and he rants with you. He tells you how your enemy's friend is obviously a gold digger who only wanted to talk about the wand and his castle and how she cheated in class and insulted his mother's dress. You listen as he tells you what he did and you decide not to interfere because it's not your business. You think he'll come to his senses or go through with his word. You listen to him complain about how her other friend completely went nuts on the field and how he was rewarded for it instead of punished when anyone else would have suffered greatly for it. And again you do nothing because you know there's nothing you can do about it. You hear from Chad how Doug, another friend of yours, is absolutely smitten with the blue haired friend (which you already knew) and how she dismisses him in her pursuit of Chad.
You, again, do nothing because you know Doug is stubborn and won't listen to you. So you let Chad handle it. You notice that Lonnie and Jane and other girls from school who you might be friends with have got their hair done by your enemy who used magic. Something no one is really supposed to use anymore. And your boyfriend dismisses you when you point it out and your concerns and insecurities. So you grin and bear it, even though your friends and boyfriend are acting werid and tell yourself that everything will go back to normal.
Only it doesn't and everything comes crashing down around you. Your boyfriend sings a whole song about how much he is in love with another girl infront of all your friends and two whole schools. No adults do anything. Your friends don't do anything. Not even when he tries to Kiss her. Everyone is cheering and clapping and smiling and it hurts so you lash out using your other friend who hates the vks almost as much you do at this point. Then the girl and her friends continue to escape punishment no matter what damage they cause.
Made Jane so insecure that she tried to change herself with the wand? No punishment.
Tried to free their parents? No punishment and they got an A in their goodness class.
Knocked Chad out with a potion spray thing? No punishment.
Undid Jane's magic hair? No punishment.
Made an ugly portrait of you ? No punishment.
Runs away to the isle after continuing to use magic and after trying to erase your ex's memories so she wouldn't face any consequences? No punishment.
Your ex is kidnapped and no one is told until after the big party where a Glass picture is shown? No punishment.
These kids continue to hurt you and disobey eery rule you were ever taught and get no punishment at all because no one cares. And then you get to see your boyfriend propose to the girl who has destroyed your friend group and your life with absolutely no warning whatsoever and your grandmother blames it on you. No one cares if you're alright and you find out that you're one of the only people who wasn't invited to your childhood friend's birthday party. How would you feel? How would you feel if you were Audrey? Wouldn't you lash out too?
And then there's Chad. Chad who is Audrey's friend and the only one to stand by her through all of this while also dealing with what is going on. His whole friend group fell apart. Ben never apologized for hurting Audrey like he did. No one else ever did. No one gave them an explanation. No one cared that Ben was obviously spelled. And he is being replaced as one of the top players by Jay who doesn't follow the rules and gets rewarded for it. Evie gets to date one of his old childhood friends after brushing him off repeatedly in favor of trying to marry him so she could have everything he has. Gets to date his childhood friend after cheating in class and standing by the girl who caused his friend so much pain. Gets to date his bestfriend after insulting his mom and her dress. Mal gets to date one of his bestfriends despite all the harm he caused to him, Audrey, Ben, and the rest of their friends. After making Jane hate herself further and making Audrey feel like shit. Have you noticed that Chad never bothered Carlos except when he stole from him in the 2nd movie?
He didn't insult Carlos. He didn't mess with him like he did with Jay or Mal or Evie. He left Carlos alone? Maybe because Carlos didn't do anything to him or his friends directly. Maybe because he reminds Chad of his mom? Who knows. Point is, he only bothered Mal, Jay, and Evie that we know of. And same goes for Audrey (correct me if I'm wrong, I don't remember the books or wicked world that well). They lost everything when the vks showed up. They saw them get away with every bad behavior and lost their friend group because of it. Lost their respective roles and the respect of those around them (like Audrey's grandma). Why wouldn't they hate those 3?
Edited as of Jan 27, 2024:
Just learned recently that FG threatened to send them back to the isle after they stole a boat in tje books.
Don't know if the Aks would know that but just thought it should be mentioned.