Interesting thoughts! I agree that I don't ship Harry/Draco all that much in canon, and I actually think it would take away a lot from the story if JKR had them get together at all. I'm much happier with fanfic for exploring that dynamic.
For me, I think a lot of it depends on how their relationships are handled in canon, and how other relationships with the characters are portrayed. Like (I'll use an MCU example, since I just watched AoU), I totally ship Steve/Tony and I think they have far and away the most interesting and compelling on-screen dynamic, but I love Pepper and I'm generally really pleased with how her and Tony's relationship has been portrayed, so I'm content to get my Pepper/Tony fix in the movies, and my Steve/Tony fix with fic. Whereas in shows like Merlin and Teen Wolf, I think the canon het relationships (like Gwen/Arthur and Stiles/Derek with women) are uninteresting/no chemistry, poorly written, and often uncomfortably problematic, so that, by contrast, their slashy chemistry makes me crave some actual fulfillment in the show. Does that make sense?
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Date: 2015-05-05 02:50 pm (UTC)For me, I think a lot of it depends on how their relationships are handled in canon, and how other relationships with the characters are portrayed. Like (I'll use an MCU example, since I just watched AoU), I totally ship Steve/Tony and I think they have far and away the most interesting and compelling on-screen dynamic, but I love Pepper and I'm generally really pleased with how her and Tony's relationship has been portrayed, so I'm content to get my Pepper/Tony fix in the movies, and my Steve/Tony fix with fic. Whereas in shows like Merlin and Teen Wolf, I think the canon het relationships (like Gwen/Arthur and Stiles/Derek with women) are uninteresting/no chemistry, poorly written, and often uncomfortably problematic, so that, by contrast, their slashy chemistry makes me crave some actual fulfillment in the show. Does that make sense?