J.K. Rowling tweets "How would HP books look from Draco's perspective

[dracasadiablo.livejournal.com]

https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/475975334597492736


I'm mostly numb to JKR more questionable interview / pottermore / whatever HP cannon "explanations".
And I understand that she might have done this one just to show how much attention she pays to fandom. What with tweeting answers to fans and following HP tag on Thumblr.
But this still annoyed me.
Even if you are tying to be funny and don't really like the character you've written: this still shows a incredible disdain and lack of understanding of Draco and people who like him or find him sympathetic.

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[terri-testing.livejournal.com]

Actually, I do find it a bit funny. It's quite a reasonable re-write, if one supposes Draco to be a narcissist. Which, in canon, he presents as close enough to make the accusation plausible enough to be humorous.

But what makes the whole thing screamingly funny is that Jo and her avatar Harry ARE presented as thousand-proof narcissists. Which makes the situation of THEM imagining (and criticizing) DRACO for being one....

Well.

Pot, Kettle, anyone?

Or, if you dare imagine the universe does not revolve around me (as it does, and anyone reasonable must acknowledge this!), it must be because you've fallen into the complementary thought-error of imagining that the universe revolves around YOU!

[dracasadiablo.livejournal.com]

What bother me is this idea that even if the books were from somebody's else perspective they would still be all about Harry Potter!

"The Year of the Rejected Handshake"? Really?
That would be the most important things for Draco in that year? I'd go with "Stolen House Cup". But even if the desire is to be more about Harry there are still a lot of (much better) options.

Second year; again all about Potter. And it something that puts Draco in worst possible light. And again there are better Harry-centered things to chose from.

In the fourth year it could have been something about a "bug". Still about Harry.

And the last book's "name" is just horrible. And deeply insensitive. Yeah, Draco was a jerk. Personally, I don't even like him much. But hand-waving the two years the kid spent as a prisoner, living in fear for himself and his family like this? That name is not even in keeping with the rest of imaginary Draco's POV book names nor with the actual books.
It just outright cruel and demeaning.

But what makes the whole thing screamingly funny is that Jo and her avatar Harry ARE presented as thousand-proof narcissists. Which makes the situation of THEM imagining (and criticizing) DRACO for being one....

Well.

Pot, Kettle, anyone?

Or, if you dare imagine the universe does not revolve around me (as it does, and anyone reasonable must acknowledge this!), it must be because you've fallen into the complementary thought-error of imagining that the universe revolves around YOU!
*snort*
That is funny.
Can you imagine the name of the books if they were from Dumbledore's POV?
I don't even want to imagine more then possible names. Reading (or imagining reading) DD's POV would be too much for me.

[oneandthetruth.livejournal.com]

And the last book's "name" is just horrible. And deeply insensitive.

Not to mention that, if Draco did realize he'd been a jerk, that would still make him morally superior to almost all of the "good guys." The Hs, Scummywhore, MWPP, Lily, and most of the Weasleys are jerks, too, but they never realize it. They go on narcissistically justifying their bad behavior to their dying days.

Ooh, Scummy's POV. Now you've got me imagining that... :D

[sunnyskywalker]

Couldn't all 7 books be Albus Dumbledore and the Reckless Endangerment of Students' Lives for the Greater Good^TM because who cares about those redshirts anyway?

[lynn-waterfall.livejournal.com]

I was thinking, Albus Dumbledore and the Brilliant Masterplan (from his POV, of course!). Although the last one would probably have to be Albus Dumbledore and the Brilliant Masterplan from Beyond the Grave.

[sunnyskywalker]

Oh yes, that would definitely work! You could even embellish it for each book:

Albus Dumbledore and the Brilliant Master Plan Where a Magic Mirror and a Kid Do My Job For Me
Albus Dumbledore and the Brilliant Master Plan Where a Hat, a Bird, and a Kid Do My Job For Me
Albus Dumbledore and the Brilliant Master Plan Where a Magic Doohickey, a Hippogryff, and Two Kids Do My Job For Me
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