[HPforGrownups] L&J typical? (bit o' FF) (was defense of Sirius and James)

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 19325

Me:
>
> > Which begs the question of whether the J and L romance is typical or
> > atypical in the wizarding world.  If typical, then all those who say
>that we
> > shippers are nuts ("who marries the people they grow up with?")
>ought to
> > think twice.  If atypical, then one wonders *why* they were in such
>a rush
> > to get married/have children... I could suggest several reasons why,
>but the
> > prevailing winds on list would blow me over.
>

Amy:
>Ja.  On the typical side:  I certainly don't think shippers are nuts,
>but it does strain credulity when people think Harry is going to marry
>Ginny AND Ron is going to marry Hermione AND Fred is going to marry
>Angelina AND Fleur is going to marry Bill AND Neville is going to
>marry Crookshanks.  You know, I can believe in one or two
>childhood-friendship-->marriage relationships, but when there are too
>many in a single fanfic, I begin to wonder just what's in the Hogwarts
>water.

Me again:

LOL!  Very subtle... but I caught it.  ;-)

Nothing's in the Hogwarts water.  Sometimes fan writers are too lazy to 
create lots of OCs and new situations... I know that was the case for me.  
I'd rather spend that energy and creativity on original writing.

Most fanfic writers I know don't take themselves too seriously.  We're not 
trying to write or rewrite canon (who'd be so presumptuous?)... we're just 
having fun.  Or keeping our quills sharp between projects.  Or proving a 
point.

And shipping and fanfic are really two different things... there are 
shippers who will not read fanfic, and no-ship fanfic writers.

Amy:
>If atypical, I don't think we need a reason why they were in such a
>rush.  Maybe it's as simple as: they were wildly in love and
>didn't see any reason to wait.  We can generate reasons that may be
>more interesting from the point of view of plot, such as they
>got pregnant (scandalous!) or with Voldy breathing down their necks
>they thought they'd better live fast (tragic!), and maybe any
>or all of them will prove true, but I don't think we need to explain
>it just because it's unusual.  Deviation from the norm is normal.
>

We're agreed on that last point!  I still think it's strange, given the 
development of the social development of the characters we see in canon.  
That seems to coincide with wizarding world longevity... the L/J situation 
does not.

--Ebony

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