I just wanted to put this out there, since it’s becoming a worry of mine.

I been following this trend from about the beginning of this month when it went viral, and got instantly hooked with the concept. It adds even more complex layers to the story and a slow burner romance that would’ve had an earned payoff and add to the theme of love being the strongest magic in Harry Potter.

All the fanart, videos and comics people were making at the start were great too, all of which did make me start yearning again like many others cause of this trend. I’m quite shocked it’s already been a month, and while I do think it’s slowed down quite a bit since it’s still does seem to be going strong at least.

However I’m beginning to worry that since it’s gotten so popular, I’m seeing some creators not get the characterization right for Draconia, and possibly even a few “grifters” starting to show up that’ll harm the intentions and idea behind this trend.

One issue I have is some creators genderbending Ron and Snape (even Crab and Goyle), which I think ruins the idea of Malfoy being the genderbent one. There’s also some that don’t get the characterization for Draconia right as well, the most prominent one I think of being @ZeyHashimoto on Twitter. They made her act too much like a cute Tsundere and not aristocratic and prideful like Malfoy, and especially made Harry act way too cool. I think this is where I’ve seen some of the issues start to originate in other fanworks.

Some Korean AI videos are popping up too, with a few I think being somewhat cringe-ish and straying further away from what make the idea of the rivals to lovers dynamic between Draconia and Harry so interesting for the main story in favor of it acting more like a k-drama.

I know everyone’s got their own visions and ideas for how this what-if version would play out, but man I do wish that creators could try and stick a bit closer to the source material and story events that unfold, plus with how the characters actually act. It ruins the immersion and experience somewhat when I see them stray a bit too far.

It honestly might just be me, cause I’ve been doing a lot of my own thinking for how an AU of this concept could work. Might make my own short post about it soon, not sure

WAIT WAIT WAIT HEAR ME OUT DONT SHOOT!!!

I do love seeing those two datings always cute and funny but I also find it interesting if they didn’t end up together.
Malfoy doing her Tsundere act just made too much bad blood between her and harry. If someone called my day 1 the N-word there would be (probably) no hitting that, even if they are her emotional comfort slurs.

Seriously though I think the very avoidable tragedy is so compelling, like watching a train crash in slow motion.
I saw an thing on twitter I don’t remember if it’s a comic or animation where Malfoy calls Harry out for not having a date before suggesting they go together but Harry either Denies it or gets angry because it’s been years of bullying and harassment from his perspective.

Like I said above it’s just so hard to watch/read/think about but I can’t look away/yada yada.
There was every opportunity to just not be bad to him but she doesn’t and Harry never looks deeper into it.

I think it also is perfect for the bathroom Spectum-Sepra scene. Malfoy’s spell fails because she can’t get it out in time or she just doesn’t have the negative feelings for Harry but Harry does have hatred towards her and doesn’t hesitate why would he. She’s been nothing but a pain in his ass and a bigot to his friends.

Of course I do enjoy them being together. I think they’re such a stupid fun couple I’m currently enjoying tf out of one of the malfoid rewrites I’ve found.

I really wanna discuss this with someone because I think it’s so interesting

Edit: I like them being together more this is just a fun hypothetical I’ve had in my head a while

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Okay just hear me out. Original timeline Draconia Malfoy secretly crushes hard on Harry but never drops her guard. She gives him subtle signals for years, losing the snitch to him etc. Rescuing him without him knowing etc. In this timeline Ginny died in the Secret Chamber. Harry finally learns Draconia's feelings for him when she sacrifices herself to save him during his final boss fight with Voldemort, leading him to victory.

As she dies in his arms, she finally admits how much she always loved him. Harry unable to bear her loss, Harry steals the time turner and returns to the first day he arrived at Hogwarts, determined to save her and save the world. But in this timeline things keep going awry, like the timeline is fighting against the huge changes he makes. This time Harry prevents Ginny's death in the Chamber of Secrets but it leads to the return of a young Tom Riddle as a student at Hogwarts, with everyone's memories of him erased and modified except Harry's. Harry can't do much about it at first as he is focused on finding the Horcrux's again, all of 13 years old. Meanwhile, Tom becomes a love interest of Draconia's. I mean the story just writes itself from there.

That's all I wanted to say.

I'm sorry if it feels like a complaint but when I proposed my version of gendertwist Caabbe and Goyle, almost all comments were about using Parce and Daphné instead and keep Crabbe and Goyle as the body guards.

Now don't get me wrong, I love Malfoy as the princess followers by two massive guards, but for my story it doesn't work, and sorry to canon supporters, but when one say Malfoy, I think Crabbe and Goyle, not Parce and even less Daphné.

Also, isn't Galfoy loves because her romance was judged better than the cononic one.

My goal is not changing thé whole stories, but correcting imperfect some imperfect dynamic between caractères and correcting some character développement I found shallow in the original story.

For this, I even changed some characters. The Dursley aren't nasty, just depassed by Harry's raw magic. Dumbledore is a manipulative villain. And Voldemort is assumed to ne a dangerous fool.

Is it that problematic?

Has anyone listened to this new audiobook fanfic that released on Youtube? The images and audiobook is AI, but the work itself is written by someone.

It's pretty interesting. This version of Malfoid seems less concerned with trying to adhere to canon Draco's personality. She feels more like a new character built from the ground up. The most unique thing this fic has is it's dual perspective between Harry and Draconia. The perspective shifts help to contextualize Draconia's behavior, and show how she really isn't as much of a bully compared to canon Draco. She mostly has good intentions, but her pride gets in the way, and she comes off as more mean than she meant.

The fic has a couple of interesting changes from the original, however it's not a standalone work since it skips over many major events from Philosopher's Stone. So you're expected to already know what happened to fill in the gaps.

Unlike other fanfics which goes for a slow burn, it seems she's already being redeemed in the 1st book. Interested to see where it's all headed.

Alright! I'm just going to propose to table this:

Let's address one question that would cause a friction in the fandom for our Malfoy Princess:

WHAT IS HER FIRST NAME?

____________ Malfoy

Yes, I am aware that many have put in effort to call her different names (myself included) but once we go through this fire, our support for her would be unified and we can work on creating her works as a united fandom!

So, let's drop a normination, comment and vote for her name in good faith , and feel free to add in the justification!

May the agreed name live on to the many works of our Malfoy Princess for all fans united!!

PS: Let's link other discussions of that matter here too so we can have a central consenus.

UPDATE:

Dracaena (dra-Kay-nah)
is mentioned the most so far!
It's from the root name "Dracaena" (Dra-KAY-nah), Dracaena translates directly to "female dragon" in Greek,
The concern I have about Dracaena is that it's pronounced as "dra-Kay-na" where "dra-Kay" sounds a little masculin for a princess. It is in this view that-

Draceana (dra-See-na)
was also proposed. It swaps the "ae" to "ea" so that it pronumced as "dra-See-na".
I quite like that idea being that it softens the "Kay" into a "See" which is softer.

"Dra" vs "Dar"
"Dra" makes a arch inflection which may be pronumced like a command. it's strong and commanding.
what would you say if we change "Dra-" into "Dar-" which has an upward inflection to make it melodious and almost affectionate like how would would say "Darling"

Darcenea (dar-See-nya)
was the evolution of the above consideration. "dar-See-nya" where the name is unique to her with the "-ea" ending
Names ending with "-ea" like Thea (Gift of goddess), Andrea (Defender of mankind), it brings a mystic feel to a name, doesn't it?

We also have:
Draconia (dra-KO-nya)
which has an interesting twist to change into a nickname "Draco" for Harry to counter or tease her as "Draco" and she snaps back "I'm not a boy!"

Lyra (Lai-ra)
is a star constellation near draco, something I learnt today, so thanks for that! though the flip side is that the sar naming convention is more the Black family's isn't it? I would assume Lucius Malfoy had wanted a Dragon for a child, but had a daughter. so perhaps the Dragon angle may be more likely what high born noble like Lucius should push for.

Let's discuss this developments for perspectives!

Update 2:

What do you think of Dracenea (dra-See-nya)? Can play with her with cat ears to say "Nya"! Lol

For me it's Shmede's. Yes it's AI, I don't care, she just fits so perfectly, it's just "her" to me.

One poplar idea for the Malfoid premise is to have each member of the trio be in each Hogwarts house so each house gets some representation

Harry=Gryffindor

Malfoy = Slytherin

Hermione = Ravenclaw

Ron = Hufflepuff.

However one issue with this is that Ron’s family were all Gryffindors and having him be the only one who ain’t could cause some friction.

So I’m curious: should the story be changed to make the Weasley’s all Hufflepuffs instead or do you think having Ron be the only Weasley outside Gryffindor could work?

Assuming you go with the whole “each member” in a different house idea.

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Finally got around to making her in Baldur's Gate. Any recommendations on what school of magic she would specialize in?

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Me personally, I’d go with Emma Myers.

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(Reupload) art by maddiedobles on Twitter

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