Fanfiction For Grownups-THE POINT

[Kristin]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., puddlemereunited at y... wrote:

> For a moment let me go back to the question which started all of
> this,  as I think most of you are missing the point of what I was 
>after. I asked why there was not more Fanfiction about more mature 
>themes.  I did not say that there was none, but that there was many 
>fewer adult themes than adolescent ones. A good reason for this is 
>probably  because more teens write fanfiction than adults.  So I 
>simply suggested that more Grownups write Grownup fanfiction.  I 
>don't see what is controversial about that.

I wasn't going to get involved in this however after reading the 
original message over on the Main list I had to respond. You state 
above that this was your original question but below is what you 
actually wrote the first time.

>puddlemereunited at y... wrote:
>I wonder if anyone else has noticed the paucity of mature HP 
>fanfiction?  It seems to me that most Harry Potter fanfiction (for 
>that matter most general fanfiction) is more concerned with venting 
>the libidinous instincts of the creator rather than paying homage to 
>the original work.  It is all fine and good if you would like to 
>snuggle up to Draco (actually it isn't, unless you are 13), but must 
>all fanfiction serve to play out sex fantasies?  This is Harry
>Potter, not the Kama Sutra - it is not a primer for teenage groping. 

There are several good stories out there that have mature themes that 
are not sexual or "adult" in nature. Do some of these stories have 
sex in them? Yes they do. 

Let's take Heidi's Surfiet of Curses, this story deals with the abuse 
Draco experiences at the hands of his father and his mother. It's a 
very well written story and as a reader you start to see a different 
side of Draco. There is no sex fantasies here. 

Snitch! by Al is another mature story. Yes it's slash and there is 
some sex, which is not gratuitous. However I see it as more of a 
story about Harry trying to come to terms with life and who he is. 
He's a lost soul who doesn't feel loved by anyone. The themes Al 
examines in this story are quite mature. Actually any of Al's stories 
are worth a read.

Parker's story 'Til Death Do Us Part also has some mature themes in 
it and revolves around adult characters.  It centers around Snape 
during the height of Voldemorts reign and what he does to help bring 
Voldy down.  Rebecca's Darkness and Light series also comes to mind 

These are just a few examples I can think of off the top of my head 
that are "grownup" stories. I've read several in Darks Arts that 
would qualify as mature in nature and don't have sexual fantasies in 
them. 

As has been stated before by others here, blanket statements can get 
you in trouble.  There are quite a few "grownup" stories out there 
the deal with some mature, not sexual, material. Some I've read, some 
I have yet to discover. I highly recommend that you spend some time 
at FictionAlley, Sugarquill, and a few of the other HP fandom sites 
and read, read, read, then come back and defend your point.

Kristin