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[leelastarsky]

Small epiphany here.

fiendling just posted a pic in fiendart

http://www.livejournal.com/community/fiendart/2845.html

that made me wonder what Harry's life would have been like had he been given to the Malfoys to raise. And I just realised that the Malfoys are the Wizard equivalent of the Dursleys! They hate Muggles with as much passion as the Durselys hate Wizards, they indulge their only son to ludicrous degrees, and I'm sure they are just as obsessed with appearances. (Wealth, posessions, what will the neighbours think and all that.)

Quite honestly, I think Harry would have been treated just as dreadfully by the Malfoys, even to the point of being relegated to a cupboard. The favouritism of one child over the other would definately have happened, and the SHAME of having to look after/bring up the Boy Who Lived... They'd never live it down, would they? They'd be desperate to hide him from all their Death Eater buddies.

Someone should write a fanfic about this!

:~)

Comments

[cleverthylacine]

Honestly, I think the case can be made either way. You can say what you've said above, or you can take the tack that Lucius is politically-minded enough to have realised that it was much to his advantage to make use of a child powerful enough in some way to off the Dark Lord, and to attempt to turn Harry toward his own ends.

We'll never know, and I think a believable fic can be written either way. Since I like the Malfoys, I wouldn't write it the same way you would.

[tanizard.livejournal.com]

I think that could be written believably, as well. Maybe Lucius would be so caught up in trying to bring Harry up as an extremely powerful wizard for his own advantage that in turn Draco would be neglected, and a deep hatred (on Draco's part) could spring from that. I think this would be a brilliant fic to read.

[cleverthylacine]

Er, well, I wouldn't write it that way. I like the idea of them not actually having to be enemies, if we're going AU. But then...I actually like the Malfoys, and see no reason, whatsoever, to assume that their home life is unpleasant in any way.

Narcissa is a strong woman, and Draco is respectful but not deprived, and I'd like to give Jason Isaacs a spanking for playing up to the abused!Draco fanciers--I don't see it in canon.

[tanizard.livejournal.com]

Everyone has different ideas; that was just one of the ways I think it would be interesting to see it written.

I don't see abused!Draco in canon, really, either. But I'd rather spank Alan Rickman... not cause he did anything wrong...just for fun, really. *g*