Re: Fan fiction in general was: MOVED from MAIN - "sequels" to the classics

[dumbledore11214]

> Magpie:
> Oh, I agree--though I think different people have different things 
> that will pull them out of a story depending on what they've 
already 
> got in their heads. Which is why it's great that there's a lot of 
> fanfic and they all come with labels that say "this is the kind of 
> story where X happens..." Because people don't read fanfic for the 
> same reason they read original fic imo. There are some wildly crazy 
> things I can work with, while some minor thing will throw me out of 
> the story.
> 
> It's like I always remember reading this post about keeping the 
> characters recognizable and canonical and in character, otherwise 
it 
> wasn't them etc. The characters shouldn't do stuff they didn't do. 
But 
> then for fun I looked to see what this person wrote: Harry/Snape 
> slash. Err...so these two would have sex after class in the Potions 
> room? I wouldn't think so...
> 
> But the thing is I know what the author meant. She was paying 
> attention to character details. But Harry/Snape was an adjustment 
she 
> had no problem making.:-)
>

Alla:

Oh LOL. Exactly, yes. I would read slash between those two as well, 
if I guess characters are in character?

Like, sure slash between them would never happen, but like for 
example I could buy slash between Harry and Snape AFTER he graduated 
and went through some things. I would never buy that while Harry was 
in school, ever.

But have you noticed the word could? After I read that Snape loved 
Lily, I cannot buy slash with him anymore, you know?

Not in canon, enough said for me.

Alla