Discussion: Wartime Harry and Draco

[pink_mint]

I made a post to accio_hd_fics the other day asking if anyone could think of stories or art depicting WWI or WWII. I couldn't think of any, but I was hoping I was wrong.

Many thanks to roma_fics because she remebered a piece she thought was great, and oh, wow, do I agree. It features Harry and Draco, amongst several other characters, in a trench.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR (or) Steady On, Soldier

by massicot

The drawing is intense and cool and very well done. It's the kind of thing I was looking and hoping for. And what really delighted me about the piece is that it's a magical AU. I think it's so special.

But sadly this is the only thing that came up. I'm surprised this is the case, especially since the Harry Potter series had a first Wizarding War and lead up to the second Wizarding war. It seems like it would have been done extensively and become almost a cliché.

Why hasn't it been done? This is an unmarked territory for Harry and Draco. I'm craving more stories and art like this, and I'm inspired to add to it. I think I have my prompt idea for my hd_holidays sign-up! Distress and romance during a wartime fall and winter - my heart flutters just thinking about it! :-D

Comments

[pink-mint.livejournal.com]

All your points are excellent, sweetie! I would also only like to read something like that if it were, like you said, credibly written and not overly teach-y.

Hee! I think the appeal of the art is that it isn't at all teach-y, and it isn't dark in the sense of dealing with heavy issues. It shows magical trench warfare, and that's about it.

You probably read this in my Hols sign-up, but this is a scenario that I would like to see:

AU WWI: Manfred von Richthofen!Draco and British ace!Harry, with flying battle scenes and maybe Draco and Harry blowing out each others planes (brooms?) and landing in France's countryside/wilderness, stranded. Non-magical or magical.

Now, while I know Richthofen is controversial, I think a story like that would be exciting and different, and really just another way of putting Draco and Harry together in a stressful situation. It isn't set up to be terribly teach-y or intensively about the war. Rather, the time acts like a base setting for the boys and their character development.

What are your thoughts about that? :-)

[mijeli.livejournal.com]

I completely agree about the art here - it really lacks any "educational" vibe, which is why it's so exciting to look at. A really well-done piece *loves*

Yes, I read about this scenario, and tbh, I had to ask Almighty Google about the Richthofen guy :o Honestly, I like what you came up with here (also, I have a much less problematic relationship with WWI than with WWII), and I would very much like to see this picked - especially as art!

and really just another way of putting Draco and Harry together in a stressful situation
Good point. I find myself agreeing again! :) Bringing them together where they're most separated - that's what's so intriguing about this pairing, after all. I'm generally not one for AUs, but I'll admit that in this case, it's extremely fitting: two different sides in the same war, the enemies not as different as they'd like to think. Hm, it grows more interesting with the minute I think about it, really!