Who are your favorite frenemies?
Frenemies
By Patty Blount
What are my favorite frenemy pairings? This is such a tough
question.
The Sherlock Holmes stories present the bizarre
Holmes/Moriarty relationship. Holmes is brilliant but Moriarty may be even more
so and if it weren’t for his determination to control, to destroy, I think
Holmes would dump Watson in a New York minute, sign Moriarty on as his partner
and open a business together.
In The X-Files, the Cigarette Smoking Man was evil and cold
and deadly yet moved behind the scenes to not only manipulate Mulder but
protect him when he could, even going so far as to save Scully from the cancer
that was killing her. Mulder, so dedicated to pursuing the truth, can’t exist
without the Smoking Man, one who knows the real truth. And the Smoking Man
needs Mulder to help him spread the version of it he creates. It’s all about
balance.
The X-Men movies show a complicated relationship between
Professor Xavier and Magneto or Eric. The two had been dear friends before
Eric’s corruption, if seen from Xavier’s point of view. Of course, Eric
believes the reverse is true. Perhaps this is the greatest frenemy pairing –
when both members are ‘right.’
In Harry Potter, I’d call the Harry/Malfoy relationship a
frenemy pairing. Despite Malfoy’s malice throughout the series, such as
crushing Harry’s face in book 6, Harry needed him if only to serve as the
example of what he most wants to avoid becoming. Harry exhibits this
repeatedly; he feels horrible regret after a spell slashes Malfoy in book 6, he
saves Malfoy from the fire in the Room of Requirement in the final book so
while the two are never going to share a brew together, it’s clear each needed
the other.
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What frenemy pairings can you think of in literature? Tell me in the
comments.
Hmm...I've never thought of Harry and Draco as frenemies-I felt like their relationship always had that level of antagonism and never quite reached the friendly level although maybe as adults they display more respect for each other and their shard experiences.
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