Shipper Poll and Fanfic Trends

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 10252

Kathy wrote:

>I guess it's all a matter of perception, because I have always felt
>outnumbered as an R/H shipper  (probably because the fanfic mostly seems to 
>swing H/H).  Also probably because Ebony and Penny together roar loud 
>enough for a whole pack of H/H-ers!  :)
>

LOL!  Thanks for the compliment, Kathy!

Recent readable fanfic lately is swinging heavily R/H.  I know this because 
whenever I do venture over to the ff.net site and muck about in the slush 
pile I come up with less and less H/H gold or tolerable equivalents.  Kathy, 
your own tip led me to the first H/H-perspective fanfic by a new writer that 
I've enjoyed in months!

The earliest fanfics were predominately H/H--so much so that when I first 
joined the PoU list in July I clucked my tongue about the lack of good R/H 
fics.  As the fandom matures and the number of fics increases, the 
proportion of fics by authors with an H/H preference is decreasing 
*rapidly*.  This was one of the minor reasons I began writing myself.

And Kathy, I'll bet the R/Hers thought they were off the hook due to Penny's 
carpal tunnel and the upcoming arrival of the littlest Linsenmayer.  To 
slightly misquote my current favorite song by Sade, "you know us better than 
that."  Our dear Penny's more than earned her temporary leave... but rest 
assured that the other officers will pick up the slack.  :-)

The shoes of our noble field commander can't possibly be filled by anyone 
else... but I hear a rumbling in the distance.  A few prominent H/Hers are 
rearing their heads... the cannonballs and flaming arrows being aimed at our 
ship have caught their attention.  Compared to these sailors, I'm small 
potatoes.

As for what we're cooking up in our mess hall, if you thought my 
tongue-in-cheek Freud theory stirred up the list, you haven't seen 
*anything* yet.  And this time, it's not just me you'll have to contend 
with.  After all, I'm just a special agent.  :::cackles:::

--Ebony AKA AngieJ (who is vocal on HP4GU, but lurks all over the fandom, 
even in strange lands... but *always* sails on the H/H... her stateroom's 
right next to Scott's)

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Ebony AKA AngieJ
(H/H Special Agent, First Class)

"'We start by recruiting members,' said Hermione happily.  'I thought two 
Sickles to join--that buys a badge--and the proceeds can fund our leaflet 
campaign.  You're treasurer, Ron--I've got you a collecting tin 
upstairs--and Harry, you're secretary, so you might want to write down 
everything I'm saying now, as a record of our first meeting.'

"There was a pause in which Hermione beamed at the pair of them, and Harry 
sat, torn between exasperation at Hermione and amusement at the look on 
Ron's face."

--from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p. 225, 1st Amer. ed.

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