Fanfic set in books

Kathleen Kelly MacMillan kathleen at carr.org
Sun Dec 31 03:46:48 UTC 2000


No: HPFGUIDX 8170

Well, I am just talkative tonight I guess, but I have a question for all the 
fanfic experts here:

I have noticed a small but growing number of fanfics that take place during 
the times of the books and show what might have been happening "offstage".  Is 
there a term for these kind of fics?

As an R/H shipper (but mostly as someone who just likes both Ron and Hermione 
better than Harry), I really enjoy these, because they often feature Ron 
and/or Hermione, and because I also like to speculate about what's going on 
offstage.  When I started writing this, I was all ready to reel off a list of 
some that I had read, but of course now I am blanking!  I guess "The Other 
Kiss" counts, even though it's technically right after GoF, and the only other 
one that comes to mind right away is "Masquerade", which despite being H/H is 
very good. (;  Can anyone recommend any other good fanfics that fall into this 
category?  (Or give me a name for them?)

Kathy

P.S.  OK, one more thing and then I'll shut up.  I had forgotten how many 
favorite lines I had from the first book.  Today I came across a random 
favorite:  George on Weasley sweaters:  "Come on, get it on, they're lovely 
and warm."  Actually I guess it's not all that funny, maybe it's just Jim 
Dale's reading of that line that cracks me up.  He completely captures George 
Weasley in that line.





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