Impressions Changed by Fandom (SHIP)

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 33137

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "selah_1977" <ebonyink at h...> wrote:

> What I am wondering now is whether or not readers' pre- and post-
> fandom experiences have influenced their shipper preferences, if 
they 
> have them.

This is a good question, and not just in regard to shipping matters. 

After I read GOF, I was H/R and G/H instinctively, b/c they seemed 
most obvious. But while I've kept to H/R, in entering fandom, I 
discovered that Ginny isn't widely liked. So, just to be contrary to 
everyone, I, who had never much appreciated Ginny, went back to the 
books, and decided I liked her. And then, I realized that she was 
perfect for Neville. :-) 

Other things Fandom Experience have changed.

1. Gone from disliking to liking Parvati Patil.
2. Decided that Moody is actually a realistic Crouch Jr. 

But on the other hand, I got the whole L.O.L.L.I.P.O.P.S. thing by 
intuition, as soon as I had finished PS/SS. "Oh, I think he must have 
been in love with Lily." No idea where it came from, but it was one of 
the main reasons I picked up CoS (I wasn't as taken with PS/SS as the 
others), just to find out if my hunch was correct. Three books later, 
and still no idea, but I'm a firm member of that illustrious club just 
because 1) I firmly believe in following one's intuition, even if I'm 
not sure intuition exists and 2) I think it's incredible so many other 
people came up with the idea very seriously (unlike flip jokes about 
Snape/Trelawney pairings) when there's not anything explicit in the 
text to support it. 

Eileen