Lucius Malfoy deuxieme partie -- Enemies, Allies, Loved Ones

[themostepotente]

Is there more to Lucius Malfoy than meets the eye?

Can he be written any other way than a cold and unfeeling bastard?

I think so.

This discussion stemmed from an incident that happened when I made the mistake of posting at a community that 'insisted' Lucius Malfoy be written 'one' way and one way only -- canon.

This was also the case with Narcissa and Draco Malfoy. Presumably his relationship with Snape.

Why is mixing canon and fanon such an evil wrong doing?

Why on EARTH is giving Lucius long hair and a snake cane considered such a horrible thing?

I LIKE Lucius with long hair.

I LIKE the damn snake cane.

I don't give a flying fuck who disagrees.

To say that Lucius is one dimensional and therefore should be written one way is CLOSEMOTHERFUCKINGMINDED.

Oh sure, he's a bastard. And a damn sexy one, but he's still human fercrissakes.

He still bleeds. He still hurts. He's not invincible.

On his relationship with Severus

I think that Lucius and Severus were close once. It is also my belief that Severus once looked up to Lucius. But betrayal had a hand in the mistrust that lingers in its place. There is nothing left to salvage -- or is there? Why does no one write Lucius wrestling with this?

You can't tell me Lucius wasn't hurt by this. You don't get knifed in the back by someone you care about and not have it affect you. I suspect Lucius bottles a lot, but when he's alone, isn't he entitled to grieve the loss of a friendship?

Unfortunately, you get to a point in life where damage is irreparable. Where there is nothing more to say to one another. Where pleasantries are all one can muster. This is where I see Lucius and Severus now.

On his relationship with Narcissa

I'm rather torn on his relationship with Narcissa.

On one hand, I see her as a trophy wife. I see Lucius cheating. I see a very cold and impersonal life arranged long ago. There is no love to speak of.

On the other hand, I see this as being the only relationship that Lucius feels he can actually, oh I don't know, 'let go' at times. That Narcissa is the only person he can trust to an extent. Normally, I wouldn't have thought this possible, but after seeing sharp_tongue's portrayal of Lucius and katbeseroc's portrayal of Narcissa, I've had a change of heart. They've shown me a side of their relationship I haven't seen too often -- loving.

On his relationship with Draco

For the most part, I think he believes Draco is a fuck up. But being that he is his son, there is love. Lucius doesn't show it often or publicly I would imagine.

And I know Lucius is a hardass, but you can't tell me he wouldn't grieve at his only son's passing?

I'm really curious to see what others think. Is it possible to write Lucius with feeling and emotion?

Let's hear what you have to say!

--P

Comments

[anjenue.livejournal.com]

I like writing Lucius in many different ways, personally, and think he's one of the most intriguing characters because he CAN go so many ways. Sometimes, I write him as a cold and unfeeling bastard with no regard for anyone around him except himself, who enjoys torture and manipulation and power and death more than anything else. Sometimes, I write him as a loving father and doting husband, whose role in Voldemort's legions is to ensure a constant place in society for his family and nothing more. And I've written everything in between. I think it's possible with Lucius, unlike with many other characters, to write him from several different angles and still justify most of them, BECAUSE we know so little of him. There are hints, of course. We see in CoS that he's arrogant and self-centred, but that could be a public show he puts on. We KNOW he hates Muggle-borns, and that he enjoys wreaking havoc, but that just means he's got strong political views and quite possibly doesn't even think of Muggles and Muggleborns as human beings (and therefore torturing them isn't an issue, much like plantation owners did with slaves). He's also very determined to carry out his orders to the best of his ability, and it's clear that he hates messes - I reference the way he reacts during the Department of Mysteries battle, trying to get people to be as careful as possible and such.

Basically, I think Lucius is a wonderful character to play with, and while there are definitely WRONG ways to write him (fluffy, Muggle-loving Lucius? I don't think so!), there is more than one way to...erm...create a Malfoy.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

That was exactly what I wanted to hear -- that some people run the gamut of emotions with Lucius.

Thanks for coming by and expressing your opinions.