Shipping the Trio and the Twins

[ssk7882 <skelkins@attbi.com>]

Hi, Derannimer!  

Oh, I find these sorts of questions absolutely fascinating!  Trying
to puzzle out how so many people can read the same text so very
differently is one of the main reasons I'm here, so it's nice to
see that these kinds of questions are of interest to other people
as well.

> Some posters said that H/H'ers tend to go softer on the Slyths, 
> for example. I think that this "split opinion" in the fandom, if 
> true, is kind of an interesting idea, and was wondering: In re 
> the old "Twins=Bullies" dispute on the main list, how do R/H 
> types tend to view Fred and George? Bullies, or harmless fun-
> lovers? How about H/H? 

<Elkins shudders in horror at the memory of that Bully!Twins thread>

Erm.  Well.  I guess if you actually read through that monstrous 
Twins thread, then you *know* where I stand on the Twins, right? <g>

They're bullies, Derannimer.  Definitely bullies.  

(Although I also agree with Shaun Hately that they're not really 
terribly hard cases.)

But as for the shipping question...well, that's a much tougher one 
for me to answer.  When it comes right down to it, I really have no 
opinion on the 'ship issue, other than the fervent hope that no 
matter how the love lives of the Trio might pan out, the series won't 
ever focus all that heavily on the romance angle.  

I'm not a big fan of romance, you see.  Not in fiction, and not in 
real life either.  When I read novels, I always find myself rooting 
for the characters to become contented, well-adjusted, fulfilled 
and happy *celibates.*

What, you think I'm joking?  

Ooooh, no.  No, no, no.  I'm not joking.  In fact, I am an absolute 
*crank* on this subject.  I'm notorious for it within my circle of 
friends.  I think that the entire romantic paradigm is evil and 
twisted and deranged, and this belief does, I'm afraid, make it 
rather difficult for me to enjoy around 99% of all romantic 
plotlines. 

So I guess that would make me a "no-shipper" then.

I'm also soft on the Slyths, btw.  And I've been given to understand 
that it's people like me what let the Death Eaters win.  ;-)


Elkins, who suspects that you would find a much higher correlation 
between how people view *Percy* and how people view the Twins...but 
honestly, now!  Where would be the fun in *that?*