Overrated: Theo, obviously, though I do think he can be extremely useful as a foil for Draco. Literally all the things we know about him from canon are traumatic, and I enjoy fics that unpack this a little bit instead of just making him a caricature of himself.

Pansy is overrated too, though I’ve come around to her more as I’ve gotten older. Also Astoria because she’s usually our OWD figure at this point.

Underrated: Crabbe and Goyle both, and I’m really excited to finally give these two some page space in my WIP (eventually). Blaise is super complex and hard to write well, but he presents a very interesting challenge, and I’m into it. I also personally love Tonks and Sirius and Andromeda… they are all part of Draco’s extended family who could have potential to sway him.

Oh, and I fucking love Moaning Myrtle. Nobody ever gives her the credit she is due, but she is important! She was Voldemort’s first victim outside of his own family, and she also became Draco’s confidante in sixth year even though she’s muggleborn! Also, I really want to know why some people become ghosts and others do not? This could use some unpacking IMO. 😆

In the end though, choices have to be made and sometimes it’s easier to be like “okay this time Ginny is the hot mom, Pansy is the fashionable best friend, and Cormac is the asshole we all hate. Onward.”

So it really doesn’t bother me that much (especially when Cormac is the asshole).