Day 6: Series that you have many ships in
Harry Potter. Is anybody really surprised? Although, it would be more accurate to say that there are many ships that I’ve read and enjoyed fanfics of, not ones that I seriously ship. The pairings that I’ve read (and by this I mean that I’ve read good fanfics of) have been Gellert/Albus, Draco/Hermione, Tom/ ( Read more... )

There have been plenty of fans who disliked HBP because of the romance. But what if Harry Potter had travelled the same path that many other YA fantasy books have travelled and gone even further?

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( A.K.A. Harry as the Strong Female Protagonist, Ginny as the Sexy and Brooding Love Interest, and Draco as the Shamed Mean Girl... )

Originally from emeriin, snagged from ladyhadhafang.

Write a list of characters and number them.
- Input the number of characters into this random number generator the maximum and generate two numbers.
- Ramble about how the corresponding pairing/partnership would (or, indeed, wouldn't) work. Perhaps write a snippet/one-sentence fic for it if you're feeling brave.
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I often hear or read people say that concerns about representation of women and girls in the media are unwarranted, that feminists are being “too PC” and obnoxious for wanting to include more roles for women in fiction, and that it’s not a big deal.

Well, to all of that, here’s a simple question that is both rhetorical and literal:

( Channeling the Bechdel Test here... )

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