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A Catalog of Cliches...
Hey all,
So I was on fanficrants grousing about the over-use of rapid-fire twinspeak in fics. And I realized "there's a lot more, too!"
How about:
- 'Mione as an extremely overused abbreviation for Hermione's name (to the point of her never being called Hermione, like, ever)
- "Herms" which is just about as bad
- Snarky, witty, street-smart Draco well ( Read more... )
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Well, there's ONE cliche that's been killed deader than Dumbledore...
It was Jossed, or rather, Jo'd, once and for all with HP and the DH. And I get to gloat a bit.
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Draco-the-godson-of-Snape
Just because Narcissa Malfoy says Snape knows Lucius well and is Draco's favorite teacher does not mean he's Draco's godfather. Let's take Draco first. Since Draco got to Hogwarts Snape has established a precedent of favoring Slytherins. To what extent this is an automatic House-favoring thing versus a deliberate deep-cover spying technique is not ( Read more... ) -
Draco/Hermione gone horribly wrong
I get this sadomasochistic urge sometimes to head over to fanfiction.net and read as many Draco/Hermione fanfics I can get my hands on. Invariably, they involve either summer makeovers or Head Boy/Head Girl antics; the worst are a hideous combination of the two ( Read more... ) -
Oh yeah, speaking of princes...
Results of some idle Googling."prince of Slytherin" - 1,890 hits
"Slytherin prince" - 624
Draco + "ice prince" - 200
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That Malfoy Boy--Canon Draco v. Fanon Draco
I know that this is an unpopular opinion in HP fandom--but I loathe Draco. That is, I loathe Canon Draco. He's a bullying racist who, at the age of twelve, was perfectly willing to help the Heir of Slytherin harm or kill his Muggleborn schoolmates. He's also a spoiled brat. When I picture him, I do not picture the sex god of Hogwarts. I envision ( Read more... ) -
Losing the Manor
We've all seen this - I'm reading the marvelous "Thousand Beautiful Things" right now, and it's a major plot element ( Read more... ) -
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I remember in a HP site, in the comments (that I stopped reading because I have often wanted to hit something when it happens) after the first official photo of Draco in the Prisonner of Azkaban, how the fangirls cried and shouted and wailed that the stupid filmmaker didn't read the books because they changed Draco hairdo and stop the gel ( Read more... ) -
Queer eye for the Wizarding guy
Where did the fanon trope of Draco Malfoy as Carson Kressley come about?
I can't recall how many stories I've read where Draco takes Harry shopping for clothing, selects a wardrobe for Harry and astonishes everybody with how much better Harry looks afterwards.- I mean, is it because both men are blonds?
- Is it because people just assume that if he' ( Read more... )
- I mean, is it because both men are blonds?
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Housing for the Head Boy & Head Girl
Who decided that the Head Boy and Head Girl have their own private rooms away from the rest of their Houses?
Furthermore, who came up with the bright idea that there's some kind of joint Head-quarters, a suite-like arrangement where Head Boy and Head Girl have adjacent bedrooms with shared lounge and bathroom ( Read more... )