HA-HAAAA!! My first flame! Now I get to put it up here for all to point and laugh. AAAAND, it is anonymous. Nice way to take a stand for what you believe in, buddy.
Jason
2009-07-02 . chapter 1
I don't understand how you people have this "thing" for the so called prince of Slytherin. Draco Malfoy is a spoiled, weak, and whiny little brat. You all need your heads checked.
Ok, so order of business numero uno.
This is FANFICTION, bro. Where people make up their own stories to craft the book in whichever way THEY see fit. So if that means CHANGING Draco's character or making allowances for his so called brattiness, so be it.
(2) He is not a, as you so eloquentlky put it, spoiled, weak, and whiny little brat. Even if you are going to be a strict enforcer of the characterizations JK Rowling gave him, that would be an inaccurate description. He is in fact not weak, he has to go through a LOT, even if he is on the dark side. If in your mind he truly believes in Voldie's causes, it still takes great strength to be able to live up to the expectations of such a powerful dark wizard, and the expectations that come with being the son of one of said dark lord's most trusted sidekicks. Also, no where does he whine. Give me a quote from the book where he legitimately whines. And this does not count if he's trying to get out of trouble, because he will do anything he can to get out of tight situations unscathed. That is called craftiness, and he is acting. So, whiny quote. Can't find one? That's what I thought. Third, he is not a brat, even if you are going with Canon. Not even the golden trio call him that. They all call him a git. There is a big difference. Gittiness indicates thaet he can stop being a git if he so choses. Brattiness is an inherent quality. Don't like my explanation of that? That's ok, it made a lot more sense in my head. Fourth, I'll admit that he was spoiled. But in the sense of material posessions only. One culd say that Ron was far more spoiled that Draco, because he gets so muych love and care, which is much more significant that posessions. The spoiling just manifests in a more positive way.
(3) yes, I need to have my head checked. Anyone who enjoys writing about rape, depression, cutting, and possibly suicide needs to have their head checked. But I enjoy my craziness, and my antics amuse people :D So I shall refuse to go see a shrink.
(4) If you hate Draco so much, why did you start reading a Draco/Ginny romance? It clearly says the genre and the characters involved.
OK, done ragging! That was fun!
Disclaimer: I harbor no ill will towards Jason or whatever, and just put this here for the purpose of hopefully changing his mind and deterring other flames. They make me sad, no matter how fun it is to do what I just did. I also acknowledge that he is entitled to his opinion and can think whatever he wants. I am ok with the fat that he disagrees. He can just be more courteous about his disagreement, and I will be more courteous about mine. And finally, I acknowledge that he will probably never see this, because he definitely does not like my story and has not put it on alert.