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.

Comments

[ladyzenobia.livejournal.com]

How about

Draco Malfoy and the year Dumbledore stole the House Cup
Draco Malfoy and the year Potter assaulted Grabbe and Goyle
Draco Malfoy and the year he was injured because of a third-grade drop out who'd been hired to teach, for some reason
Draco Malfoy and the year he was assaulted by an escaped convict at large at Hogwarts, under Dumbledore's very nose
Draco Malfoy and the year he was beaten up by Potter and cronies for making a bad joke
Draco Malfoy and the year he was dealing with a dark adult storyline while Potter was fighting the chest monster
Draco Malfoy and the year he was held hostage in his own home while Potter went camping

These aren't as funny, but I think they describe what Draco was going to better than the above. It never ceases to amaze me how some of her fans have a better understanding of some characters and their motivations than Rowling herself. How did she even manage to write these books if she so clearly hates some of the characters.

[lynn-waterfall.livejournal.com]

I like these -- especially #3.

[oryx_leucoryx]

For Y6 - add - and in which Potter got away with nearly killing him.

[sunnyskywalker]

Draco Malfoy and the year Dumbledore stole the House Cup

That's probably the defining moment of the year for a lot of the Slytherins, for sure! As the capstone of a year of favoritism in which Potter gets to break all the rules concerning first years and brooms and Quidditch while Dumbledore twinkles and McGonagall brags.

[seductivedark.livejournal.com]

For Book 1, how about Draco Malfoy and the Disillusionment? That's a spell name, plus, Draco was disillusioned because Father didn't buy him that racing broom, and Dumbledore set it up so that Slytherin lost the House cup as embarrassingly as possible.

[oryx_leucoryx]

You know, just correct the spelling of Crabbe's name in Y2 (and perhaps include that harry attacked them twice!) and tweet it back at Rowling.

[terri-testing.livejournal.com]

Draco Malfoy and the Horrible Hooligan Headmaster's Pet
The Malfoys Strike Back
Draco and the Monster-Teachers