Family Rules (2/5)
Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of physical, mental and sexual child abuse. There is nothing pretty about it; and if you have the slightest doubts whether you want to read it or not, please stay away! There are also graphic descriptions of dying and wanking.
( Chapter 2 - How to Form a Friendship )
( Chapter 2 - How to Form a Friendship )
Uff. Ich liebe Englisch, aber ich kann es nur ganz schlecht erklären. Ich hatte in der Schule einen Engländer als Englischlehrer, der legte viel Wert auf intuitivem Verstehen der Sprache. Das heißt, ich mache ganz viele Sachen aus dem Gefühl und habe null Ahnung, was ich da eigentlich mache bzw. wie die Regeln dafür lauten. Damit quäle ich dann meine Betas. Die ich wirklich nie genug loben kann, weil sie einfach klasse sind und so viel sehen und erklären und - *loves them*
du hast mich sozusagen auf den Geschmack von Lucius-Storys gebracht...
Whee! Ich glaube, ich habe mich selbst auf den Geschmack gebracht. Denn vor Family Rules konnte ich Lucius nicht sehr gut leiden. Mittlerweile finde ich ihn einfach sehr spannend - auch wenn ich immer noch Dracos Fangirl bin.
You make an interesting point about both of them being bitter. I'm not sure if I agree. Severus, of course, is a bitter man. But Lucius is so very much concentrated on survival, he never gives up - a streak I absolutely admire. And he has more people he loves and gets love from, whereas Severus, who is so very bitter about Lilly and James, has just the Malfoys to love.
Lucius is Severus' only friend, but he cannot even trust him completely, because he works as a spy for Dumbledore. Severus is a character who is much more used and manipulated by others than Lucius. In his whole life as an adult, he is never loved like Lucius is loved by Narcissa and Draco. Severus, in the end, is the epitome of loneliness, and the only companion of his death, Harry, serves as a reminder of the phantom of Severus' love for Lilly - a love that has never been returned in a romantic way.
So, no, I don't think that they are equally bitter. I think that Lucius still struggles with his past, but he hasn't given up. Severus, on the other hand, believes himself to be canon-fodder. His only reason to live is a love that was never romantically returned in the beginning. A love that is tainted by the hate he feels for James Potter. He isn't able to see past his hate and see Harry for what he is. That's bitterness for me. So, in the end, I feel much more sorry for Severus than for Lucius, because his life seems so much more wasted.
Ah - now I have to write a Severus-centric story! *wails in despair* Go away, plot-bunny, shoo, shoo!
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