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Everyone hates Draco for calling Hermione a “mudblood” in Chamber of Secrets but no one ever stops to consider that Hermione had just called him out on being talentless and humiliated him in front of everyone! He was angry and embarrassed so he said it. He didn’t mean it! He was just having a bad day and Hermione provoked him :/ It’s okay because she said “no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in” so it’s the same thing as him using a slur. It’s PEMDAS, it cancels out.

I’m really bothered by the fandom’s love of Draco. They create this whole abused figure as if that would be a justification for his actions (and he wasn’t even abused). He mocked Cedric’s death, was the character that most used the term mudblood in the books, made fun of Neville’s tortured parents, and so much more. His level of cruelty was always a shock to me and his whole “redemption” was based much more on his self preservation than any morals, he wasn’t a good person and doesn’t even fit in the “bad boy" trope well. The fact that people are so willing to excuse and romanticize his abusive actions (in detriment of characters like Dudley who actually apologized and showed regret) proves to me that classicism and perceived attractiveness are major players in this fandom. And the whole “it’s fiction” argument doesn’t justify anything for me, literature does not exist in a vacuum away from society, and it’s a great tool to provoke reflection regarding real problems. The number of people who are willing to excuse of bullying and racism really worries me.

I will say this over and over again, especially the way Draco’s flaws are overlooked in comparison to Dudley’s!

Canon Regulus is everything Draco stans want Draco to be.

5 reasons draco why should be canceled (aside from the obvious) inspired by @trashynishiki

1) white

2) could never hold his own in a fist fight. put your wand down bitch boy let’s see what those aristocracy-weakened muscles can do

3) stereotypical mean gay. he would hurt my feelings :/

4) karen energy.... he doesn’t have to talk to the manager he just runs to daddy

5) would easily be defeated by the average household stove

Parvati Patil’s first line in the Harry Potter series is “Shut up, Malfoy,” and I relate to that a lot.

Could Draco Malfoy have had a redemption arc? Yes.

Should Draco Malfoy have had a redemption arc? Maybe.

Did Draco Malfoy actually have a redemption arc? NO.

Please understand the difference between these three.

I’ve been rereading the Harry Potter series and now I’m even more confused by shipping Draco and Hermione.

fanon draco: who made hermione/harry cry I'll kill them!

canon draco: *makes fun of harry for having dead parents* *calls hermione slurs and wishes death on her* *fat shame the only woman harry considers a mother figure* *stomps on harrys noise and tries to use cruciatus curse on him* *tries to bring harry to voldemort during battle of Hogwarts when he sees harry in room of requirement* *spreads rumors about hermione and harry* *makes fun of hermione's appearance* *makes fun of harry and hermione's best friend because his family is poor*

fanon draco: oh it was me

Lol fanon Draco is canon Ron and they don’t even realise it. 

So true. I remember this cute fanart where a very sweet Draco is reading the book Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches.

THIS IS RON!

Okay so this is a bit long but it had to be said. I have nothing against Dr*co and Hermione shippers until they start talking bs about it developing into a healthy relationship in the future, her changing him, him getting better for her in the future. Now picture this, a little black girl excited to attend school only to have a racist bully call her racial slurs because of her skin color. This is the exact situation with Dr*co and Hermione, he bullied her, was racist to her up until he was in an old enough age to understand what’s right and what’s wrong. Don’t you dare bring in the argument that “this was the way he was brought up” because once a person reaches 13 years and above you would know what’s right or wrong you are mature enough to understand basic human rights or otherwise he’s just stupid, if he did not like the fact that she was a muggle born he could’ve just shut tf up, it’s not that hard. And to anyone’s who’s like “he had no choice, his father told him to, bla bla bla” ummm no, he did his father didn’t force him into being a racist bully, this doesn’t effect him getting into Voldy’s inner circle, so no it was his choice to bully, he could’ve shut his white ashy mouth up, his father wouldn’t do shit, because he didn’t force him to do it. I’m sure that the majority of thier shippers are white, Because they never experienced the racial discrimination a POC person has experienced at a young age, this does something to a persons mental health especially if it started at a young age. A white person would never understand the struggles that a black person goes through, what a Mexican, Asian, Muslim, Jewish, and every other minority person goes through. This shit is not redeemable at all. Why are they so obsessed with shipping a person with their oppressor this just doesn’t sit right with me. They need to stop it with this white savior complex bullshit.

Here comes all the people “ BuT tHiS iS jUsT a FiCtIoNaL sHiP"🤡

God, it pisses me off when people use that as an excuse. Yes, it's fictional. And yes, having problematic ships does not reflect who you are. That being said, you can't ignore when something is problematic.

Defending Harmione against some arguments Romione shippers use:

1. "Harry found Hermione boring."

Ok, I see where this is coming from. There is a scene in GoF where Harry thinks that Hermione isn't the same as Ron, and that having Hermione as his best friend would mean much more studying and much less having fun. But that doesn't mean he thought Hermione was boring, he just found studying and hanging out in the library boring, and since Hermione spent most of her time studying in the library, Harry didn't have as much fun. Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE Romione but I hate it when Romione shippers use that scene as an argument against Harmione, because Ron found it just as (if not more) boring to study at the library as Harry did! So it's completely unfair.

2. "Harry found Hermione unattractive."

Firstly, people's looks and attractiveness don't determine whether you like the person or not, you don't have to think the person is stunning to fall in love with them. Secondly, Harry didn't find her unattractive, he literally says he doesn't think she's ugly. And when Hermione was at the ball, Harry found her so pretty that his jaw dropped. He didn't expect her to look that pretty, and that's a bit sad, but once he did realize it was her, his opinion on her looks kinda changed and he started to see her as an actually beautiful girl ever since.

3. "Harry is too short-tempered for Hermione."

I've seen some Romione shippers say this, and I've been shocked every time I have. In OoTP, when Harry was having a hard time, was getting upset about everything and was yelling constantly, Hermione was the one person to handle it well and calm him down. She was the one to deal with him, she was the one who understood him best, knew exactly how he was feeling. If you don't remember, you can reread OoTP, and pay more attention to those moments, it will be clear afterwards. *Quick note though, Luna was the second person who understood Harry well, and Harry didn't have trouble talking to her, which is why I admire their pure friendship. 🥺

4. "Harry and Hermione barely even talked when Ron wasn't around."

No, that's not true. The thing is, Harry spent more time with Ron, obviously, because he shared a room with him, took the same classes with him and etcetera, and he was more similar to Ron as well, so it would have been easier to talk to him about things like Quidditch and studying. But when he was with Hermione, most of the time Ron was there too, and they discussed the most important things together, they wouldn't talk about their plans without Ron, they always included each other(🥺🥺🥺). And just like that, he barely had any time without Hermione. But when he did, (ex. GoF) he DOES talked to her about anything, and Hermione had no problem understanding him. If you've noticed (reread OoTP if you haven't), whenever Harry had a problem, he always went up to Hermione to get advice. And so many Romione shippers also use the scene from The Deathly Hallows against Harmione, when they're so shocked about Ron leaving them that they can't do anything alone and don't talk. They say it's because Harry and Hermione can't get along, and they need Ron to do something together, but that's not true at all. Actually, Harry was always the bridge to Hermione and Ron, but, forgetting about that, when Ron left them, they were so sad and miserable, that they lost all confidence, sadness took over them, and Harry didn't know what to say to Hermione, as he was very bad at comforting people, but you can tell he was paying lots of attention to her. That's why they didn't talk or interact much. And if you remember, right before Ron left, there's a paragraph talking about how Harry and Hermione were the only ones talking and Ron was sitting in the background, complaining about food. Please get the facts right before you say something. <3

5. "Their relationship would be so boring."

Ok, I don't fully understand what you mean by this. If you mean it would be boring for the audience, then you're not a real fan of Hermione. If you'd rather read about her crying over Ron for your own entertainment than have her happy but "boring", you can't call yourself a real fan of her, sorry, I don't make the rules.

But, if you mean that Harry and Hermione would be bored in the relationship, then let me say something against that. If you think they wouldn't be able to have a conversation with each other, then you need to reread my point number 4. If you're saying they wouldn't be able to interact and have fun together, then you're straight up lying. They've spent their entire lives together, they grew up together, went through all of the adventures together (including Ron too of course, but Hermione was also there when Ron wasn't, but I can't blame Ron), they've literally lived together so idk how you'd expect them to be bored. If there's something Ron and Hermione could do to have fun and not be "bored" that Harry and Hermione couldn't, name it, because I'm really curious. Yes, Ron was very funny, he has made Harry and Hermione laugh a few times throughout the series (and I love him for that), but jokes aren't all it takes to keep a strong relationship.

That is all I'm going to cover for today, there's so many more reasonable arguments against them that I'll fight against in the future, but, for now, that's it. I mostly see Romione or Dr*rry shippers say these, but others say them as well. As for Drarry, it's pure toxicity, basically the LGBT version of Dr*mione. As for Romione, it's an amazing ship. I love it so much, I'll defend Ron over Draco and I won't accept Ron bashing for anything, not even for Harmione. He deserves better than Draco stans coming at him for nothing. Romione is pure, Ron would do anything for Hermione, and vice versa. And the same things happen with Harry & Hermione. That's why these ships are so similar and I love them both very very very much. <3

Also, I'm putting this post under the Romione tag because I have also defended Ron in this, and I truly love Romione, so please don't be offended by that. 🥺 As for the Dramione/Drarry tag, y'all can be offended as much as you want. IDC.

I honestly find it strange that a lot of anti-Harmony folks equate it to being as bad as Dramione/Drarry. Even though I'm not a Harmony fan, I do like the concept, and I understand why people love it! Anyone who thinks that that's the equivalent to a ship where one of them is racist and hates the other person need to use critical thinking. One is Friends to Lovers, and the other is Enemies to Lovers.

I enjoyed reading your analysis, and even though Harmony isn't my thing, I'm glad to see someone who can state their opinion in a respectful manner! I'm sorry you've had to deal with rude Romione shippers though. I can promise you we're not all like that. When I make an anti post I always make sure to tag it so people who like the ship don't have to see it. I'm just here to analyze literature and gave a good time.

I honestly think the people who ship Draco and Hermione would excuse racism if it meant falling in love with a hot dude. I mean he was blatantly racist to her even at an older age where he would know that it’s not right to do so. He made fun of the idea of her getting sexually assaulted, bullied and embarrassed her in front of everyone, and way much more. If they could excuse Draco being a racist and shipping him with someone he was racist towards, there could be a slight small probability that they would be fine with racist people. Because for anyone that didn’t catch on Draco was an example of prejudice and racism in real world. He might’ve gotten better in the future but he was prejudice even at an older age and nothing could excuse that. (I’m not saying this applies to everyone but it makes me think y’know?)

Most of them are white. So they have never experienced racism in real life and think Hermione would get over 7 years of bullying abuse and racial discrimination bcz he is soooo hot and rich. 🤷‍♀️

Also most of them say bs like ‘iTs fIctIon lEt uS eNjoY iN peAcE’

I dunno about others but personally ANY FANFIC where a woman gets raped by a dude and later she falls in love with the same dude makes me gag. But they OPENLY romanticize such stories and promote them.

Yesterday on Insta tom felton was talking about my immortal. I saw some dramione shippers asking him to read a dramione fanfic where draco raped Hermione. Not once. Repeatedly. And they looked so happy about it.

I mean I dunno what kind of ppl derive pleasure from rape in fiction. So yes. I am pretty sure they would look past a guy’s racism if they are 'hot and rich’. No lies there

It's one thing if people just want to read twisted stuff. That's what fiction is for. But the fact that people truly believe it's okay for Hermione to be with someone who ridiculed her throughout childhood... that doesn't sit right with me.

So I was reading OOTP again and I stumbled across this scene:

Draco fucking Malfoy actually body shamed Molly Weasley and insulted her husband in front of their kids and then he shames Lily Potter for being a muggleborn and then the Burrow. All of which he knows means a lot to Harry. He's doing that purposefully after a quidditch match that he clearly lost even after singing that horrible song to bring Ron down. How can people actually apologize for his actions? How can you make excuses for a bigoted bully who's so fucking horrible to the same person you keep shipping him with? Like????

I think both Hermione and Draco are good characters, but not together as a ship. The dude literally bullied her and called her a wizarding equivalent of a racial slur. I honestly think it comes down to a matter of self respect, I would never in a million years date someone who once called me something racist, and a feminist Hermione definitely wouldn’t. And yes he might learn in the future but he already was grown when he called her that. There might’ve been a better chance at Dramione happening if he just never called her that name.

I don’t see her getting attracted to him even without the whole ‘mudblood’ thing. Why would she? In the books she had a thing for underdogs. She bought crookshanks when no one liked him. She tried to free the elves when no one paid any attention to them. She fell in love with a boy who was neglected and mistreated by literally EVERYONE.

Draco was snobby, arrogant, entitled, rude, self centred who bullied underdogs(hagrid, lupin, ron, Neville). He has zero personality trait that would attract her.

Now add racial discrimination in this. Lol. I don’t even know why this is a ship. It’s like mixing oil and water.

Maybe this is just me projecting onto Hermione (because I see myself in her), but I just can't see myself ending up with someone who bullied me for my appearance and heritage. Even if they grew up, that wouldn't erase what they did to my self esteem.

This is why I hate drarry. He thinks this about him. Like......

If the person you just met is even worse than the person who bullied you your entire childhood.... don't date them.