Slash Fans Take Note

[mystril at yahoo.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Jennifer Piersol" <jenP_97 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., rainy_lilac at y... wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > http://www.msnbc.com/news/621503.asp?cp1=1
> 
> 
> Oh, now this is interesting.
> 
> A couple of comments/questions:
> 
> First.  How in the hell did HP slash get so popular that it's making 
> it into news articles?  I'd never heard of ANY kind of slash prior 
to 
> 2 years ago (when I started reading HP and joined HP4GU (on the 
> yahoo clubs list)), so I'm curious as to what events transpired to 
> make it become a topic of conversation at the news desks.  Was one 
of 
> the researchers a fan, showed it to one of her colleagues, who 
didn't 
> like it, and their ongoing arguments sparked an article?  

Hah. My reaction was exactly the opposite -- how could WB have heard 
about HP slash just last week? I could see how/why some newsperson 
just heard about it, with a whole fanciful scenario involving Kathie 
Lee Gifford's son inserting "Harry Potter porn" into a google search 
engine with Tom Brokaw and the weatherman leering over his shoulder. 

As far as WB is concerned -- don't they have someone keeping watch on 
where their property is mentioned on the Internet? For something as 
lucrative as HP, they can't hire some fresh-out-of-college kid to 
track a few websites. Or me?

Yes, I know it's an almost impossible job -- though I'd admit that it 
is one I'd enjoy. 

I guess they are trying to turn a blind eye to fan fiction, since JK 
Rowling said (in an interview that I'm misquoting and can't cite), 
that she's glad Harry Potter is inspiring kids to write. 

-mystril