"Tainting the canon"; one author's philosophy of fanfic

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

Hi --

"Horst or Rebecca J. Bohner" wrote:

> Anyway, getting back to my point, my idea of an ideal HP fanfic is not
> one that slavishly adheres to every point of JKR's writing and
> plotting style, but one that makes its digressions and differences
> from canon plausible.  If an author can do that, I'll follow them
> anywhere.  Well, almost anywhere.

Well, since my recommendations don't meet your criteria for your own
"Fanfiction for People who Hate Fanfiction" list, can I ask which ones
(if any) you've read that you *would* include on that list?  :--)

Obviously, as others have noted, any such list would be highly biased
toward the subjective judgment of the compiler.  The Fanfic FAQ for this
group includes several fanfics that I detested, but I've included them
on the list of recommended fics because several members raved about
them.  They wouldn't make my *personal* list, but they obviously belong
in the group's FAQ if they're enjoyed by a nice sampling of our members.

I agreed with all the excellent points raised by Cassie & Heidi, but
won't waste everyone's time with basically a "me too" post.  Note to
Heidi: I do recognize that your Draco is very different from Cassie's
Draco.  I only lumped them together in that they are similar in both
being very different takes on Draco's canonical self.  :--)

Penny

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