Relationships and Fanfic

[selah_1977]

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From: selah_1977
Subject: Re: Relationships and Fanfic
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7132] Re: Relationships
Date: 8/17/00 11:05 pm  (ET)

By: brooksindy
Date: 8/17/00 10:18 pm

<<<<I suppose this probably goes in a related category to the slash, but
I think you all are overlooking another possibility - a non-monogamous
relationship.>>>>

FFnet's way ahead of you. There are several fics out there based on this
premise, none of which are very well written.

Neil, the slash fic I'm referring to is "Feelings Within" by Katt
Monroe. I said earlier that it was well written; allow me to change my
mind and say that it was tastefully done. Caveat--please be forgiving
of the formatting. ;)

<<<<I'm not serious of course, but sometimes you need to throw away ALL
assumptions and see what possibilities then open up.>>>>>>

Again, some of the best theorists in HPdom are fanfic writers IMO. It's
one thing to write a lengthy post about your latest future book theories
(yes, I'm guilty as charged). It's quite another to take the characters,
keep them *in* character, and have them act out your pet theory. A little
like the old saying about actions vs. words.

HP fanfic is little more than a year old, and already the authors have
established their own sets of conventions and common interpretations of
canon. For instance, if Cho Chang were a real person, she could sue almost
every single fanfic writer for slander and win her case hands down. The
Draco of a thousand fics is like a post-Emerald City Tin Man--he actually
has a heart and helps Harry fight Voldemort. It's quite interesting to
comb through the archives over there and see all of the commonalities.

As far as ships are concerned, H/H predominates volume-wise, with H/Mary
Sue and D/H following close behind. I guess the Ron/Herm people are pretty
sure they'll see that pairing in the books, so they're not bothering to
write about it as much. And again--Cho Chang seriously needs to get a
good lawyer. ;)

BTW, Blaise, Alicia Spinnet, and Penny&Carole are all HP4GU members who
have archived very entertaining stories @ FFnet. JMO--good writing in
the slush pile is rare, so when I find it, I trumpet it far and wide to
anyone who might be interested.

Ebony AKA AngieJ