Writer's Block: Sheldon and Penny 4ever! (And a request for help)

[annafugazzi]

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Dude, that totally depends on who's writing it.

Also, who are Sheldon and Penny? ::is clueless::

OK, so, I posted last night that frayach had done a really cool survey, Who Is Canon!Harry. And I linked to it. I also wanted to link to her new story, Inevitable, despite not having read it, because I'd heard it's awesome. Then I decided linking to something I'd never read (and never would) was really not on, and dropped that idea.

...and ended up linking to it anyway, thinking I was linking to Canon!Harry. ::facepalm::

There is (as far as I know) absolutely nothing wrong with her story, btw. I would totally read it, but frayach was wise enough to put warnings in, and a bunch of my squicks were among them. I've ignored squicks for her sake a few times and never been disappointed, but this time there were too many. Doh :(

So, mea culpa, and I'm pretty sure the links above are good. Please let me know if they're not.

Anyway, back to Canon!Harry. I was hoping to do the same thing for Draco that frayach did for Harry: ask a bunch of questions re. what you believe is canon about Draco, then post the results. Eg, would Draco be "reformed" after the war? Would he marry for love, or political advantage? Would he get a job, or live off his family's wealth? Would he be a good father? Is he brave?

Here's where I ask for help:

• If this is already being done by someone else, could you point me in their direction? 'Cause there no sense reinventing the canon wheel ;)
  
  
• If it's not being done anywhere else to your knowledge, what questions do you think I should include in the survey?

Comments

[melusinahp.livejournal.com]

The questions you've listed about Draco don't strike me as questions that can be answered by book canon. They are personal canon/fanon questions. I don't think the book gives enough information about him to answer them conclusively. I've read fics including variables off all those things in which Draco felt like he was in character (or out of character, depending on the fic).

'Is he brave?' would work, because we can look to the books for evidence. Maybe 'Is he strong?' 'Is he actively trying to help Harry in the Malfoy Manor chatper?'

And then those are hard too, because unlike Harry we don't get to see inside his head. I think canon!Draco is much harder to pin down, although there are certain things I need to see in his characterisation to find him believable. I wonder if a different format would work better, i.e., having people list or describe how they perceive canon!Draco.

It will be interesting any way you do it, though. :)