April's Challenge Submission: Fairy Tales

[lilian_cho]

Title: "D is for Draco"
Author: lilian_cho
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: PG for blood
Genre: Draco-centric gen
Pairing(s): Draco/Pansy but not really, H/D if you squint
Warning(s): Spoilers for Half-Blood Prince. Probably makes no sense to non-Harry Potter fans.
Betas: gelsey, ruien, rea_saint
Word Count: 920 words
Disclaimer/claimer This story is based on characters and

Comments

Re: Thank you! =D

[darlas_mom]

I really, really have no idea. Because haha, in English you call almost all your relative "cousin." In most Asian languages, "cousin" always mean someone in your own generation (and therefore usually around your age). This is v. useful to know, thanks! =D

Hehe, no problem. :-) Yes, a lot of very complex relationships get boiled down just to "cousin," because it's easier to say. But with families like the Malfoys, I think it almost does them a disservice, not to track the consanguinal lines and all their subtle nuances.

You speak Asian languages? How awesome! I can creatively swear, count to twelve and know the names of all the months in Chinese, but that's it.

I've had the idea for fire_jasmine for a few years now. It actually meshes with ninebillion perfectly because it is basically an exploration of religion =D

Ooh, neat! You know, on April 1st, once we're sure all the gift exchange assignments are in, ninebillion will be open to fic that wasn't written for the gift exchange or in response to the prompts. So if you want to post a copy there later, you'd be welcome to!

It's funny how many of the post-HBP fanfic that I started somehow survived DH canon. =3 Well, except for the small detail that Snape is dead. Pish.
In comparison, HBP rendered this huge post-OotP WIP of mine hopelessly AU. (Because I have this intricate back-story for Snape's lineage, and they all crumbled because Snape's a half-blood =/ In my story, Snape's mother is the one who's a half-blood. His father is a Pureblood).

Awww. Yeah, the wonders of being Jossed. It happens to me at times, too...I always find it sincerely annoying.

Re: Thank you! =D

[lilian_cho]

Yes, a lot of very complex relationships get boiled down just to "cousin," because it's easier to say. But with families like the Malfoys, I think it almost does them a disservice, not to track the consanguinal lines and all their subtle nuances.

Yep. Plus I think the Malfoys and other Purebloods are the kind who will be anal about it X-D
"Hmph. We are related to the Weasleys, but we are eighth cousins, mind you. *sniffs* And it's by marriage and not by blood."

You speak Asian languages? How awesome!

Three, at last count =) I want to learn Korean too but my local university only offer them on a higher level =/ I guess not many non-Koreans want to take Korean...
(I grew up in S.E. Asia, and I have an aptitude for language--which I had only discovered recently as my classmates struggled through Japanese class lol)

I can creatively swear, count to twelve and know the names of all the months in Chinese, but that's it.

Ahahaha. I can't swear in Chinese X-D The only swear word I know are the regular ones like "Stupid," "Idiot," "Crazy," "Abnormal"...So not the super super rude ones.

Well my relatives swear in Chinese dialect(s), not Mandarin, so I wouldn't even know they're swearing except for their facial expressions.

So if you want to post a copy there later, you'd be welcome to!

Will it be okay to post a WIP though? Because, as I said, my co-writer and I are v. v. laidback about this project lololol. It's also a project that can potentially be never-ending X-D Since it's sort of like...the shoebox_project, in a way, because it won't be posted in a linear manner.

Awww. Yeah, the wonders of being Jossed. It happens to me at times, too...I always find it sincerely annoying.

"Jossed"--Joss Whedon? First time I encountered that word.
Yeah and also it's sad seeing writers leave fandom because they just can't reconcile the new canon with background story they've built for their characters. =(

(Whoops. Forgot an italics tag)