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

[Carol]

Carol earlier:
> > 
> > "AU"? In book production, "AU" is how an editor addresses the
author in a Post-it note attached to the manuscript. How are you using
it here?
>  
> > Alla:
> > 
> > I cannot be 100% sure of course, but I am pretty sure :) that
Magpie   meant Alternate Universe story.
> 
> Tiffany:
> 
> I'm sure Magpie meant Altenate Universe story also because I've read
enough sci-fi & fantasy after nabbing SS in '97 to what AU is in those
 genres.
>
Carol responds:

Thanks, both of you. Sometimes, I feel as if I'm wandering in an
alternate universe just reading these posts about fanfic! Which
reminds me, I just arrived at a brilliant insight: I'll bet that the
term "slash" fanfic relates to the slash between the pairings, as in
Sirius/Remus (Sirius-slash-Remus), in which case, Harry/Hermione
(Harry-slash-Hermione) ought to be "slash," too, yet it's merely a
SHIP (relationSHIP, right?) Or am I way off-base here?

Carol, who doesn't plan to read any fanfic but is interested in the
terminology and its derivations