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

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--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Cindi" <legrinstl at ...> wrote:
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> 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
>


Alla:

Hmmm. I started reading also I think after GoF and also because of 
the long wait, hehe.

I continue reading even though I believe that at least 80% of 
fanfiction out there are really, really, really bad - horrible.

Examples are indeed provided on demand.

But there are some gems, to those you named I would add "Never alone 
never again" by Bored Beyond Belief, "Redemption", Jelsemium's 
stories ( all of them), stories by Ozma ( truly interesting POV by 
Filch - too bad she stopped doing it after OOP and so well written)

I love well done slash, so among other favorites of mine are "Slowly 
but Exceeding fine" by Elen Freemedon and some others.

So, there are stories that I enjoy. I read them not because I think 
they are better than the books ( I am truly baffled as to how *any* 
fanfiction can be considered better than the book, even if it is 
indeed well written, because JKR gave us those characters to begin 
with), but for more in depth studies of the characters, which 
fanfiction indeed can do better, because IMO they do not have to 
write about everything, they can do certain aspect of Potterverse and 
be done with it, while JKR has so many loose ends to tie.

I want to learn more about adult characters sometimes. JKR 
concentrates on kids more IMO and I do love Harry's character, but 
sometimes I want to see adults more developed too.

Oh, and after OOP I reluctantly started reading AU stories - for one 
very specific reason - I want to see Sirius alive :)

Alla