Two fic recs and a rant
Some time ago, I came across a certain HP fanfiction series. People were raving about it, calling it "better than canon" in some cases, so naturally, I checked it out.
On the one hand, the writing was amazing, the plots were intricate, and there were no Sues or Stus to be seen. On the other hand, canon had been brutally murdered, the characters were so OOC I wanted to cry (case in point: Lily Potter, of all people, was made into a child abuser), and I got a Dark-worship vibe I didn't like.
I sat in front of my computer, horrified. This? This was supposed to be better than canon? This fanfiction-in-name-only that twisted the world and characters of HP beyond recognition? I'd rather read OotP and DH than these fics! (Okay, maybe not OotP. But definitely DH.)
I don't even like HP that much, and I am Not Happy. I don't know why I bother trusting other people's judgement. That the author is a genius just makes things worse. Either she had no grasp of HP canon or was deliberately ignoring it. I believe it was the latter, which just hurts.
Anyway, fic recs!
Title: Strange Bedfellows
Authors: das_mervin and Mrs. Hyde
Awesome crossover, even though I know nothing about one of the canons in question.
Title: The Hand
Author: BeastOfTheSea AKA guardians_song
It's a shame the author abandoned this fic after one chapter--it had the makings of a very good, if very creepy, fic.
On the one hand, the writing was amazing, the plots were intricate, and there were no Sues or Stus to be seen. On the other hand, canon had been brutally murdered, the characters were so OOC I wanted to cry (case in point: Lily Potter, of all people, was made into a child abuser), and I got a Dark-worship vibe I didn't like.
I sat in front of my computer, horrified. This? This was supposed to be better than canon? This fanfiction-in-name-only that twisted the world and characters of HP beyond recognition? I'd rather read OotP and DH than these fics! (Okay, maybe not OotP. But definitely DH.)
I don't even like HP that much, and I am Not Happy. I don't know why I bother trusting other people's judgement. That the author is a genius just makes things worse. Either she had no grasp of HP canon or was deliberately ignoring it. I believe it was the latter, which just hurts.
Anyway, fic recs!
Title: Strange Bedfellows
Authors: das_mervin and Mrs. Hyde
Awesome crossover, even though I know nothing about one of the canons in question.
Title: The Hand
Author: BeastOfTheSea AKA guardians_song
It's a shame the author abandoned this fic after one chapter--it had the makings of a very good, if very creepy, fic.