[the_old_crowd] Re: ok i've seen everything now

[Kathryn]

Pippin

Many fan fiction writers are obviously much more interested in 
exploring their feelings (and learning to write about them) than in 
creating canon plausible stories--besides which, deciding which 
SHIPS are canon implausible is a minefield in itself.  


K

I've found that in the hands of a good writer pretty much any ship or
situation can be plausible (I mean let's face it a teenage wizard who can
talk to snakes and who lives in a cupboard under the stairs hardly sounds
plausible on the surface does it?). The problem is that good writers are
often vastly outnumbered by teenagers (at least I assume they're teenagers I
d hate to think there were adults that not only write like this but were
under the impression it was wonderful and want other people to read it) who
have no grasp of plot or continuity, can't spell - and don't possess a spell
checker - and who think grammar is someone you go and visit on her birthday
and who have a desperate desire to either twist the characters until they're
unrecognizable or introduce an American exchange student who has violet eyes
 long blond hair, a stunning figure, makes Hermione look dumb in comparison
and who can single handedly vanquish Voldemort, thus saving the love
interest of choice, while gaining high grades in all her NEWTS, and winning
the house and quidditch cups for her house. (You probably think I'm kidding
don't you? Go and bury yourself in ff.n for a while, especially look for
romances about Harry, and we'll discuss it again later, provided your brain
hasn't dribbled out your ears by then)

There are some very believable and plot-filled (if I just wanted sappy
romance I'd buy a Mills and Boone) Severus/Hermione fics and even a few
Severus/OFC fics, not to mention Draco/Hermione (although they do generally
have trouble turning Draco into a reasonable person plausibly since JKR has
been turning him into such a 2D whining brat). Good grief I've even seen the
occasional Harry/Hermione that doesn't stretch credulity to breaking point .
.. (apologies to any H/H shippers out there, couldn't resist). Part of the
fun of writing (and reading) fanfic is exploring situations and
relationships that would never happen in canon while keeping the characters
in character. In the hands of a good writer *anything* is possible - I just
wish there where more of them out there.

K
(and for anyone who wonders how wide my definition of anything is, I've got a link to a decent Snape/Bloody Baron if you're interested ...))

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]