The Worth of Draco Malfoy: Draco and Hermione, sittin’ in a tree…

Could this ever have been a reality? (picture from http://www.prettythingshome.com/draco/draco_malfoy_image_gallery_02.html)

Speaking strictly in the canon of Harry Potter, Hermione ends up with Ron. But there is evidence of other possible suitors of Hermione-Viktor Krum (my favorite), Cormac McLaggen, and Draco Malfoy?

If you’re at all familiar with Harry Potter fanfiction, you know and either love or hate Draco/Hermione fanfiction. At its core, it’s the magical version of the classic “opposites attract” story; a rich, snobbish twat finding common ground with a muggle-born common girl. And if you’re thinking, “He’s called her mudblood! Why would someone like him if he uses racial slurs to address someone?” Well, I’m purposely not arguing for or against this pairing, but the movie Monster’s Ball, where a racist prison guard (Billy Bob Thornton) and a black woman whose husband has died on Death Row (Halle Berry) fall in love. In fact, the Monster’s Ball and the fanfiction about Draco and Hermione are practically the same story, save for a few differences. Both men in the story come from racist backgrounds and are led to believe life is a certain way and that people act a certain way. Both men have also hurt the women in their lives-Thornton’s character Hank was instrumental in the death of the husband of Halle Berry’s character, Leticia; Draco has called Hermione a “mudblood” repeatedly and insults her friends. To rebut that, who would date someone who called them a Mudblood (or, in Leticia’s case, the N-word)?

In any case, if you’re interested in how some of the Draco/Hermione fans argue this pairing, there are some compelling and in-depth web pages that explain in detail why they think Draco and Hermione could at the very least be friends. These websites can explain Draco/Hermione much better than I ever could:

Is D/Hr Possible?

Why Draco/Hermione? The Canon Provides Proof!

(websites found thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)

Draco/Hermione-Fan History Wiki

SHIP:Reading with Hindsight, D/H, Hermione’s future role in Draco’s development

And if you absolutely hate the idea of Draco and Hermione having a relationship of any kind, there’s a site for you, too:

BE REALISTIC! A Draco/Hermione Hatelisting

Happy shipping!

“The Worth of Draco” EXTRA:

For those of you in the know about “wizard rock,” there’s a band for Draco fans! Draco and the Malfoys, made up of brothers Brian Ross and Bradley Mehlenbacher, is the flip side of fellow wizard band Harry and the Potters and tells the Slytherin side of Hogwarts with songs such as “Party Like You’re Evil”, “Mother, Stop Being Ridiculous”, “They Say I’m A Bad Boy”, “Hermione”, and “Potter Stinks”. Listen to their songs at their myspace page and their official website.

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