First off, thanks so much for the feedback. It's much appreciated.
It's a very interesting point you make about Malfoy's background, and you're perfectly right that it's not canon-stated. I know other people (comtesse_sin for one) who class the Malfoys as `new money` as compared to the Black's as `old money.` It would certainly set up a whole new set of possibilities and the interaction with the Weasleys would have to be seen in a completely different light.
I think the only counter I could make that canon would support is that Lucius has `Malfoy manor,` which suggests an ancestral home. Of course, he could just have been incredibly tacky and named it himself. *g*
Second, I just wanted to note that there were a lot of fics with a long-haired Lucius before CoS images were first distributed. Now it's more universal, but it was a trope in 2000 and 2001 too. I didn't know that. That's absolutely fascinating. I came to fandom via the books, but I think CoS the movie had already been released. I wonder why Lucius was already seen as having long hair. Maybe it's part of his pureblood status.
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Date: 2005-03-26 10:26 pm (UTC)It's a very interesting point you make about Malfoy's background, and you're perfectly right that it's not canon-stated. I know other people (
I think the only counter I could make that canon would support is that Lucius has `Malfoy manor,` which suggests an ancestral home. Of course, he could just have been incredibly tacky and named it himself. *g*
Second, I just wanted to note that there were a lot of fics with a long-haired Lucius before CoS images were first distributed. Now it's more universal, but it was a trope in 2000 and 2001 too.
I didn't know that. That's absolutely fascinating. I came to fandom via the books, but I think CoS the movie had already been released. I wonder why Lucius was already seen as having long hair. Maybe it's part of his pureblood status.
Once again, thanks very much for the feedback.