Life Before, During and After the War, Part 4 - Wizard of the Month - Draco Malfoy (G)

[sesheta66]

Title: Life Before, During and After the War, Part 4 (Article 6/10)
Author: sesheta_66
Rating: G
Word Count: ~ 535
Character: Draco Malfoy (DM/HP implied)
Challenge: 10_themes Prompt #10 - "Excitement"
Summary: Witch Weekly has named Draco Malfoy as their Wizard of the Month for February 2008. They are running a series of ten articles to provide readers with a bit more insight into the life of the former bad boy and heir to the Malfoy fortune.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

To see all Draco Malfoy Wizard of the Month articles, click here.

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Author's notes: Graphics done by winter_june; original art done by melmoe1. Thanks to both of you for your contributions and support.



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Article 7 - Life Before, During and After the War, Part 5
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Comments

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

Aww... that last bit still gets me. *sniffle*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*hands tissue*

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Whoah, I've just read all three of your recent updates, and you've been busy! *is impressed*

I've having a lot of fun reading through Draco's childhood, and his thoughts and allegiances during the war was a lovely part too. But I especially agreed with his sentiments about the Slytherin house having to face an uphill battle whilst at school. The bias was so evident and poorly concealed, I've always felt quite bitter for the poor Slytherins, and I think it's wonderful how you've talked about that (despite your perhaps more Gryffindor tendancies ;D).

Yay to you, the awesome editor (and writer) of magazines! *hugs you tight*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :o) Just posted the next one, and I'm about to send June number 8. Two more and Draco's arc is over. Whew!

I have a Slytherin side too. Plus I like to look at other angles of situations.

*hugs you back*

Fascinating

[kawanale.livejournal.com]

Came here via the harrydraco community. Had to start from the beginning. Lovely picture of Draco, soft and dare I say "dreamy." Are you getting your information from the canon? It sounds pretty true-to-fact. Very good stuff!

Correct me if I am wrong, but you're going to do a "profile" on the various men of Harry Potter, and next week you'll be starting Harry Potter, then between April and November you'll do the other men, and finally at the end of this year in December you'll get to the Harry/Draco pairing?

Re: Fascinating

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it. I try to stick as close to canon as I am able, Epilogue optional (not applicable in this series, obviously). I find it interesting to explore canon through eyes other than Harry's, though, which ends up veering into non-canon territory, but with a canon feel. At least I hope it does.

Yes, you have that right. It actually started with Ron Weasley (http://sesheta-66.livejournal.com/tag/wizard+of+the+month+rw) in January, and now there's a different wizard for each month (http://sesheta-66.livejournal.com/161265.html) this year, with Harry/Draco ending the year. And yes, Harry is next.

I don't believe the articles will run quite this long with the other players, however. It's a lot to write each month along with everything else I do, and there's less known about the other characters, so April - November will likely see shorter articles, but still ten for each wizard, based on claim tables at 10_themes. And of course melmoe1 will be doing some fantastic art for each one. :o)

I hope you stick with me and enjoy them. Thanks for reading and commenting.

[thrnbrooke.livejournal.com]

Very nice!!! Can't wait for more!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Just posted next one, and I'm about to send #8 to June. Two more to write now. *wipes brow*

[gurliemoviegeek.livejournal.com]

Poor, poor Draco!
*pets him and then runs away from Harry's jealous hexes*

Really a breath-taking series here, darling! You've done an amzing job of taking facts we know and showing them in a comepletely new way.

Love, love, love it!

Oh, and also, you are really working overtime on these, aren't you! *cheers you on*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks, sweetie! I really do enjoy looking at things through another person's eyes besides what we're used to. That's probably why I enjoy reading/writing remixes.

As always, your comments are very flattering, and I'm really glad you're enjoying the series.

And yeah ... overtime is right. Two more to go (I just posted #7, and I'm about to send #8 to June, so just two more to write). Then there are only ten more months with ten articles per month. One hundred more to go! *collapses*

[kestrelsparhawk.livejournal.com]

I'm really liking this. I agree that having the opportunity to view the same events from the perspective of other participants is always delightful (if done well, and you always do well!) I love Draco as a self-reflexive adult commenting on his 16 year old self, and Slytherin, which both present another point of view and also concedes the issues it raises.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reading and commenting, and I'm glad that you're enjoying the series. Two more to post tomorrow. Then it's on to Harry!