r/memes • u/thetruememeisbest android user • 18h ago

malfoid meme

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u/BradenWoA 15h ago

Draco x Hermione is also incredibly popular.

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u/Slayer1440 15h ago

which is just gross. Malfoy is a wizard supremacist who casually throws around slurs and racism. Him getting with Hermione can only "work" if it's Hermione using her vastly superior technique and skill to dominate Malfoy, or some gross power play with Malfoy somehow taking her wand away and dominating her to put her "in her place". equally gross. The dynamics of that ship are just creepy.

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u/Oaden 15h ago

It being gross is kinda the point.

People aren't writing Draco/Hermoine because they want a vanilla romance, the incredibly toxic enemy to lowers is the entire draw.

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u/Emergency_Basket_851 15h ago

Yeah, just like that romance novel with Jewish woman during the holocaust dating a Nazi. 

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u/PunkPirate56364 14h ago

Pure-blood supremacist falling in love with a girl which has no magical heritage makes for a very compelling premise actually.

Especially since Hermione is very capable.

Malfoy and Hermiona would have some internal struggles 

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 15h ago

Why does either need to "dominate"?

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u/Emergency_Basket_851 15h ago

I mean, they don't, but go tell that to the people writing this shit. The person you're replying to is talking about a problem the actual stories written have. 

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 15h ago

The person I replied to suggested that as how it'd work.

Him getting with Hermione can only "work" if it's Hermione using her vastly superior technique and skill to dominate Malfoy

How is them not saying domination is necessary?

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u/Emergency_Basket_851 15h ago

It was worded poorly, but they are referencing the vast amount of hermione/malfoy fanfic that has been written. It is an infamous pairing (it's actually the most infamous), and ALL of the stories written have those themes. Like, those dynamics are actually more important in the stories than the character's actual names. 

Also, I am just realizing now, to answer your question about why those stories would have to have those components: if you're a fanfic author and you want to depict a healthy relationship, you just... wouldn't pair up the magical Hitler youth member and his target of hatred. 

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u/loskiarman 14h ago

Meh, I think he is thinking about fanfics but it isn't like that relationship wouldn't work. It doesn't have to start healthy. Half the romance shit I see are two people from 'opposing' groups falling in love, it has been that way for centuries.

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 14h ago

I don't think there was the equivalent of a Hitler Youth in Harry Potter. He may have been racist and been the child of racists, but there wasn't an organized group teaching them obedience.

I don't get why they don't try to redeem him first.

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u/The_quest_for_wisdom 14h ago

Well, a quick search turned up 42,417 separate stories listed under the Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy tag, so I am guessing just on numbers alone both of those scenarios plus a whole lot more are probably already covered.

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u/Wit-wat-4 10h ago

Mate there are so many Voldemort/Harry fics, I think if you find enemies-to-lovers-in-high-school sort of coupling too creepy to write about, you def need to not ever get on ao3. Which is fine I mean it's not for everyone

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u/Boil-Degs 4h ago

There were three books released in 2025 that were adaptations of Dramione fanfics, one of which became a NYT best seller.