Why did you start reading HP fanfiction and why do you continue?

[seanmulligan2000]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Cindi" <legrinstl at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Greetings:
> 
> Why did you start reading (or writing) HP fanfiction?
> 
> Why do you continue to read (or write)fanfiction?
> 
> What makes a good fanfic?
> 
> Who are your top 5 fanfic authors and/or stories?
> 
> 
> The reason I'm posing these questions is I'll be meeting with a 
> reporter sometime this week regarding an article she is writing on 
> fanfiction for our local newspaper (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)  I 
know 
> what drew me to HP fanfic but was curious as to what others 
thought.
> 
> I'll answer my own questions first.
> 
> I started reading fanfic after GOF.  During that long wait, my 
then 
> 13 year old son introduced me to some the PG and PG-13 rated 
fics.  I 
> found many were really well written (and many not) but was then 
> hooked.
> 
> I continue to read fanfiction as I believe in many cases it is 
better 
> written than JKR's books...expecially the last two.  There is a 
depth 
> to fanfic you can't get in a single published book.  So in effect, 
> JKR is operating at a disadvantage as her books are limited in 
length 
> and time.
> 
> My favorites?  Barb's Psychic Serpent series, Arabella & 
> Zensya "After the End", Wishweaver's "Realization", 
Bobmin's "Sunset 
> Over Britain" and "Sunrise Over Britain", Lori's "Paradym of 
> Uncertainty Trilogy".
> 
> Please share your opinion.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Eleanna
>

I don't remember why I started reading HP fanfiction.  I think that 
I had already started reading fanfiction and after I read the first 
four Harry Potter books I started reading HP fanfiction and now I am 
addicted.  I also like Realizations, and the Psychic Serpent 
Trilogy.  I also like any of the stories by DrT on Fiction Alley, 
The Slytherin Rising Series by J.L. Matthews on Fiction Alley and 
FFN and The Power of the Quill on FFN.  
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2367597/1/  I like fanfics that have 
interesting plots and that are well written. I like different types 
of stories both pro and anti snape and other characters.