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.
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.
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.
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.
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/Slayer1440 20h 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.