[HPFGU-OTChatter] Slut!Seamus and other ships

[Morgan D.]

>    Jeff:
> 
>    Now, you did clear up some things for me, and gave a view that 
> while I see your point, doesn't make it sound fair to me. :) Poor 
> Seamus!!! Being made to wanna shag anything that breathes all the 
> time is just terrible. I knew some randy lads before, but none were 
> ever that bad. :)

^__^ Is it still unfair if the author claims he was having the time of
his life?

Actually, this brushes another very complicated issue: the differences
between the many fanfiction authors' backgrounds and moral codes. We
come all from different places, believe in different stuff, live
different life styles... and basically, each one will be squicked about
different things too. 

There are authors who think of promiscuity as THE horrible thing, a
sign of a shallow personality, a sinful soul, a dreadful character. For
others, promiscuity is a positive trait, a quality of those who are
true to their nature and do not conform to arbitrary systems of social
behaviour. And between the two opposite perspectives, a million shades
of grey. 

So you might see Slut!Seamus in two fics and notice that one will treat
him like a worthless creature, and the other like a sensual hero. I
haven't read many Slut!Seamus fics, but I've seen that phenomenon in
other fandoms. 

Stepping away from HP for a moment... For an anime fandom, I write
stories about characters that are not human, but demons from a
different world. I chose to write them as polygamous in my stories.
When the anime started being aired in USA, I started receiving emails
from American fans complaining that I had "turned them into whores".
Apparently, polygamy, even if generated from honest (if not exclusive)
love, is unbearably squicking for certain segments of USA society, even
if we're talking about fictional, non-human characters from a Japanese
story, as written by a Brazilian ficwriter. 

I am unlikely to ever write Slut!Seamus, but if I were to, no one
should expect an anti-promiscuity, pro-sexual-faithfulness discourse
from me. ^__^


>    I can agree that poor Neville wouldn't be right for it, since I 
> think he'd be too embarrased to even get naked in front of another, 
> boy or girl, and would most likely faint at the sight of another 
> naked body anyway. ;) That's another reason why I think that Hogwarts
> should have tubs, that way he won't fall and hit his head on the hard
> tile floor the first time he sees one of the older lads naked. :) 

I remember someone telling me (about a decade ago, jeez...) that only
the very rich houses in England had showers. Not that Hogwarts would
have to follow the Muggle England pattern, but... *shrugs* I tend to
think of any communal bathroom as having showers, unless we're talking
about anime/manga. ^__^

Then again, tubs are very dangerous for the accident-prone fellows too.


>   Anyway, I am curious as to what other thoughts you have or what 
> ships you like. I don't expect to be converted, but I am eager to 
> hear what others have to say about it. 

For HP, I write mostly gen fics, but I do read slash. I've never
thought much of it before, but I think my tendency is to pair up those
who are close friends in canon. In my experience, there's always some
degree of sensuality in a friendship, even if the people involved never
act on it, or even if they're not very aware of it either. Fanfiction
can be a great tool to ask, "what if they *were* aware and *did* act on
it?"

When I first read PoA, when I got to the part in which Remus hugs
Sirius in the Shrieking Shack, I had a half-smile on my face. You could
say that scene made my slash-radar beep. ^_~  So Sirius/Remus is the
slash pairing I read more about. At the Marauders' teen years, I also
see potential in Sirius/James and James/Peter. (In fact, I'd say the
latter is pretty much canonical, if platonic. But that's me.) I have
less interest in Harry's generation, but my choice would be Ron/Harry. 

I also read Sirius/Harry. But that has another explanation. The
relationship between Sirius and Harry (as parent/child) is the bit that
interests me the most in the HP fandom, it's what dragged me deep into
the fandom in the first place. But finding good gen stories about their
relationship hasn't been easy -- and after OotP, it tends to become
even more complicated. So the slash Sirius/Harry stuff -- not the 100%
smut material, but the stories that truly work on their personalities
and relationship -- are a good consolation. (Beggars can't be choosers
anyway.)


>    My thanks for replying and my apologies for having somehow missed 
> this post in the first place!! :)

I was glad you replied, no matter how long it took. I don't often get
replies in the HPfGU groups. 


Morgan D.
Hogwarts Letters - http://destinystruth.net/hogwarts

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