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I don't know that much about fandom, but I'm starting to notice something.
Every other fanfic I see has Draco as being troubled, or nice, or an old softie, or something. People love Draco.
But Dudley, he never gets any of this. He's never even *mentioned*, much less cooed over.
Why is this? Where's the Dudley love? Poor Dudley. HE's never going to be seen as misguided. HE gets no chance to free himself from the shackles of the Dursley's "parenting". He's never even going to apply himself and make everybody realize that he's really been underachieving, not stupid.
Poor, poor Dudley.
Every other fanfic I see has Draco as being troubled, or nice, or an old softie, or something. People love Draco.
But Dudley, he never gets any of this. He's never even *mentioned*, much less cooed over.
Why is this? Where's the Dudley love? Poor Dudley. HE's never going to be seen as misguided. HE gets no chance to free himself from the shackles of the Dursley's "parenting". He's never even going to apply himself and make everybody realize that he's really been underachieving, not stupid.
Poor, poor Dudley.
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Date: 2004-12-31 01:43 am (UTC)I actually think that this is why he doesent get redeemed. The people who write fan-fiction want "pretty" people, not an overweight, childish, mommas-boy. Draco may be mean but atleast he's cute in the movies, you know...
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Date: 2004-12-31 01:46 am (UTC)(Seriously... Come to think of it, Dudley is very similar to Matt...)
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Date: 2004-12-31 01:51 am (UTC)Neville's not so much fat in the last movie as he is bulky. He could take on Crabbe and Goyle. In the books, he's sweet and oh so angsty.
Draco loks like Tom Felton. Fangirls also like evil, but it has to be sexy evil. Voldemort has lots mroe fans than Umbridge, for instance, despite being a mass murdering bastard.
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Date: 2004-12-31 03:18 am (UTC)I'm convinced that's actually all it is. Incidentally, I hate Draco and find Dudley to be mostly pathetic.
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Date: 2004-12-31 06:17 am (UTC)When I finish my fic that was supposed to be really short and is turning out to be really long but there's nothing I can do about it because the characters are really demanding, I promise I'll show it to you. It's all about Harry and Dudley's relationship and how they make up (tastefully, not "OMG after 16 years of hate I lyke totally love you man") and then their lovely lives afterwards. It was seriously supposed to be an angsty one shot, but it expolded.
hmm, I have a bunch of great Dudley stories, but I think I'm going to complile them into a list and post it at my LJ.
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Date: 2004-12-31 06:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-12-31 07:43 am (UTC)If anyone hasn't realized who the half-blood prince is, given the clues in Book 5, I'll be stunned.
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Date: 2004-12-31 01:43 am (UTC)I actually think that this is why he doesent get redeemed. The people who write fan-fiction want "pretty" people, not an overweight, childish, mommas-boy. Draco may be mean but atleast he's cute in the movies, you know...
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Date: 2004-12-31 01:46 am (UTC)(Seriously... Come to think of it, Dudley is very similar to Matt...)
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Date: 2004-12-31 01:46 am (UTC)