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hackthis_archive) wrote2004-06-27 11:12 am
hackthis_archive) wrote2004-06-27 11:12 am
HP - Ron/ Draco - Pugilist
I can’t believe the prolificness of this weekend. One more and I get a free niffler!
Inspired by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ethrosdemon*
*OMG, K, I went to Borders to buy a book and wound up with 2 CDs (Jamie and Rachael) and 4 DVDs! *weeps* This is where the money goes!
Harry Potter
Ron Gen; Ron/Draco
Pugilist
It’s only afterwards, when he starts talking funny because of his split lip and he can feel his eye swelling shut, that he begins to think that defending Harry from Malfoy wasn’t one of his smarter ideas.
It’s not as though Harry can’t take care of himself; and they’re sixteen, isn’t this the point where they’re supposed to stop fighting and start doing other things? Clearly Ron's been listening to Hermione too much, but it was Malfoy, and Ron can’t see straight when Malfoy’s pinched face is in his way.
Except even he can admit that ambushing Malfoy after the Slytherin’s Quidditch practise wasn’t his smartest idea ever, but he’s not the idea person, Hermione is.
Ron’s just -- Ron.
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Ron’s not a violent person. He hates it when people say that he is. Yes, he’s willing to let his fists do the talking when words fail him, and yes, sometimes he’s a bit quick with his right, but Ron‘s not prone to overreacting. He only fights when he has to, when people won‘t listen to reason, because Ron grew up the youngest of six boys and the youngest is always treated as though he‘s got treacle for brains. It’s the way the proverbial cookie crumbles: the youngest gets the oldest broom and the oldest pet and the oldest robes. The last boy always gets the least amount of everything -- unless he learns how to fend for himself and take what he needs, and it’s taken Ron a long time to learn this. What he is, is a scrapper.
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Ron knows that Malfoy has never fought for anything a day in his life. Not just because of his spoiled upbringing, but because Malfoy is an only child, and Ron knows he never had to fight just to have a place on the bench at dinner. Ron would love it if just once Malfoy had to actually fight for something instead of having it handed to him. Ron would love it if just once Malfoy didn’t get things his way.
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The next time Ron finds himself in a corridor alone with Malfoy, there’s actually a split second when he thinks they might be able to actually pass each other by without incident. But then Malfoy calls him The Weasel and Ron has to call him The Ferret, and then they’re tussling on the floor, and Ron can’t figure out why his fingers are in Malfoy’s hair or why Malfoy’s rubbing against him instead of screaming for his goons the way he always does.
It’s not really a kiss; it’s more of a hostile exchange of spit.
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There’s a part of Ron that knows he should tell Hermione and Harry about what he’s getting up to with Malfoy in various closets and nooks around the castle, but Ron knows that they would never understand why he’s doing this. Actually, there’s a large part of Ron that doesn’t really understand his justifications either, but he knows it all comes back to fighting for what’s right and for what he believes in. If Ron can, well, weasel his way into Malfoy’s affections then that will be worth their weight in galleons when the war begins, and not every battle has to be fought with brute strength.
He’s doing this for them. He’s doing this so that they have a chance in the end.
Ron’s not a fighter; he’s a survivor. There’s a difference.
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Inspired by
ethrosdemon**OMG, K, I went to Borders to buy a book and wound up with 2 CDs (Jamie and Rachael) and 4 DVDs! *weeps* This is where the money goes!
Harry Potter
Ron Gen; Ron/Draco
It’s only afterwards, when he starts talking funny because of his split lip and he can feel his eye swelling shut, that he begins to think that defending Harry from Malfoy wasn’t one of his smarter ideas.
It’s not as though Harry can’t take care of himself; and they’re sixteen, isn’t this the point where they’re supposed to stop fighting and start doing other things? Clearly Ron's been listening to Hermione too much, but it was Malfoy, and Ron can’t see straight when Malfoy’s pinched face is in his way.
Except even he can admit that ambushing Malfoy after the Slytherin’s Quidditch practise wasn’t his smartest idea ever, but he’s not the idea person, Hermione is.
Ron’s just -- Ron.
Ron’s not a violent person. He hates it when people say that he is. Yes, he’s willing to let his fists do the talking when words fail him, and yes, sometimes he’s a bit quick with his right, but Ron‘s not prone to overreacting. He only fights when he has to, when people won‘t listen to reason, because Ron grew up the youngest of six boys and the youngest is always treated as though he‘s got treacle for brains. It’s the way the proverbial cookie crumbles: the youngest gets the oldest broom and the oldest pet and the oldest robes. The last boy always gets the least amount of everything -- unless he learns how to fend for himself and take what he needs, and it’s taken Ron a long time to learn this. What he is, is a scrapper.
Ron knows that Malfoy has never fought for anything a day in his life. Not just because of his spoiled upbringing, but because Malfoy is an only child, and Ron knows he never had to fight just to have a place on the bench at dinner. Ron would love it if just once Malfoy had to actually fight for something instead of having it handed to him. Ron would love it if just once Malfoy didn’t get things his way.
The next time Ron finds himself in a corridor alone with Malfoy, there’s actually a split second when he thinks they might be able to actually pass each other by without incident. But then Malfoy calls him The Weasel and Ron has to call him The Ferret, and then they’re tussling on the floor, and Ron can’t figure out why his fingers are in Malfoy’s hair or why Malfoy’s rubbing against him instead of screaming for his goons the way he always does.
It’s not really a kiss; it’s more of a hostile exchange of spit.
There’s a part of Ron that knows he should tell Hermione and Harry about what he’s getting up to with Malfoy in various closets and nooks around the castle, but Ron knows that they would never understand why he’s doing this. Actually, there’s a large part of Ron that doesn’t really understand his justifications either, but he knows it all comes back to fighting for what’s right and for what he believes in. If Ron can, well, weasel his way into Malfoy’s affections then that will be worth their weight in galleons when the war begins, and not every battle has to be fought with brute strength.
He’s doing this for them. He’s doing this so that they have a chance in the end.
Ron’s not a fighter; he’s a survivor. There’s a difference.
-end-
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favorite line: ... and the youngest is always treated as though he‘s got treacle for brains. you know fred and/or george said that to him on at least one occasion. hee! love it.
this is brilliant, as are you.
:::adores:::
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*laughs* Yeah, that seemed a pretty family oriented assessment, you know? I'm so glad you enjoyed this!
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This may just be the best line ever.
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simply, fucking ace. brilliant.
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This may just be the best line ever.
All this attention for one line? Go team me! I'd like to thank the Academy and the makers of Asahi, and uh, the jailbait (can't forget them). Oh, and my writing TA, and ME! dammit!
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What she said.
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People are really digging that line.
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That is a kickass take on him. Even Draco, whom I rarely enjoy in fic... whee.
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Also, what ^^ they said about The Line. Kickass.
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*laughs* Oh, because that's not dirty at all.
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Drive-by commenting is all the rage! I'm so glad you enjoyed this, thank you!
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Wait, you *just* saw it? Dude. AND?!
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So, uh, I didn't want to see it.
And I thought 3 was much much much better than 1 and 2, in that I laughed aloud (albeit in inappropriate places), and stayed awake for the whole thing, and didn't feel like it was too awfully long.
But I still didn't like it. There was too much missing that would have rounded out the story -- like the Marauders backstory, resolution with Snape, resolution with Hermione's time turner, etc. -- and I also felt like they cheated Ron out of having an actual story. (But Rupert was great, so we can add him to my list of Things That Are Good About The HP Movies. This brings the count up to four. Five if you count the twins separately.)
Oh, no, that's not true. I also really liked the way the Leaky Cauldron was done this time, as a creaky old wooden ramshackle thingie. Yeah.
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Um, YEAH. Fuck yeah. Fred and George? Ron? I am soooooo there. I don't care that they are all like 12 years old. They are my boyfriends.
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Or we can share. :)
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OK, for you, I will share. Plus, there are two of them -- and they were so supposed to be in Slytherin. Ron, we have to think about him, cos you know a) Jailbait and b) Gryffindor.
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Okay, Ron is fired.
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THAT line. <3
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People are really digging on The Line; I'm so glad you liked it.
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It's not really a kiss; it's more of a hostile exchange of spit.
Brilliant line.
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See! And all you had to do was make one click. Oh wait, is that the line they use to get you to give all your money away? My bad. Donate now!
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OMG, that fucking *rocks*. And you wrote Ron/Draco! Whoo! I'm beginning to think Ron and Draco are the type O's of HP at the moment. They can work with anybody.
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Ahem, and Neville too. *glares pointedly*
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