You Had To Be There❤️

My opinion on Draco Malfoy and what I think about J.K. Rowling's opinion on Draco Malfoy. Personally, I do not like what Rowling wrote on Pottermore about him: For all this, Draco remains a person of dubious morality in the seven published books, and I have often had cause to remark on how unnerved I have been by the number of girls who fell for this particular fictional character (although I do not discount the appeal of Tom Felton, who plays Draco brilliantly in the films and, ironically, is about the nicest person you could meet). Draco has all the dark glamour of the anti-hero; girls are very apt to romanticise such people. All of this left me in the unenviable position of pouring cold common sense on ardent readers’ daydreams as I told them, rather severely, that Draco was not concealing a heart of gold under all that sneering and prejudice and that no, he and Harry were not destined to end up best friends. I understand what Rowling tries to convey, but I somehow feel very uncomfortable being told not to like someone. True he is a person of dubious morality, but so am I. True Draco was not concealing a heart of gold under the sneering and prejudice, but so am I, my heart is made of stone and steel. The two points she raised here are not reasons for the readers to not like him. Draco Malfoy is one of my favorite characters. He is the most relatable character of all (at least to me) not good enough to be a real hero, not evil enough to be a true villian, just like the vast majority in the real world. He spent so many years disliking Harry, picking on him whenever he could, but he chose not to identify Harry at the Malfoy Manor, despite doing so would win his family glory. His father was sent to Azkaban because of Harry. As revenge he kicked Harry on the nose and left him on the train. He addressed Hermione as Mudblood all the time, but he tried his best to stop Crabbe from shooting the Killing Curse in the Room of Requirement. He brought the Death Eaters with the Vanishing Cabinet, but he lowered his wand at a frail, defenseless Dumbledore whom he never really liked. His behavior towards the people he disliked is nothing but the immature bullying acts prevalent in elementary schools and middle schools. For example, he initiated the Midnight Duel in order for Filch to catch Harry out of bed. He made the Potter Stinks badge and handed out everywhere. All his life, he was shielded by his parents and the powerful family name. He was born in a privileged and wealthy family, so he could buy his way into Quidditch team, took advantage of Buckbeak to get Hagrid in trouble, and threatened others with “my father will hear about this.” But he was thrown into the real world by the Dark Lord overnight. He used to think he had everything, but all of a sudden, he had nothing. He once looked forward to becoming someone important, but once he was a Death Eater himself, he was immediately disillusioned. He always took pride of his family, until at 16, he had to face the real world himself and assume an adult’s responsibility. He imagined killing Dumbledore was an important task assigned to him, until he realized how much he dreaded to have blood on his hand. He was brought up to worship the Dark Lord, but once his father failed to retrieve the prophecy, the Dark Lord spared no mercy on them at all. He always thought Crabbe and Goyle were loyal to him, but in front of imminent danger, he was told that “you and your dad are finished” and it was not him they were loyal to. It was his family influence. His awakened conscience led him to question his belief, to see the real world, and to grow up. Draco Malfoy paid a horrible price to grow up, but eventually he did. When I was little, I felt like I was the whole world. Then adulthood happened. I was thrown into the real world where I was nobody, nothing similiar to what I had fantasized, and the reality was much crueler than I had ever imagined.