Actually, it's not nearly as sophisticated (or even as important to me) as the title suggests. But a couple of nights ago lizbee and I were chatting about HP in general and my latest fic in particular, and these thoughts just sort of crystallized...

( Here's my basic premise. )

( Yeah, I'm finally getting around to *that* meme... )

Do not bother posting any more Syd/Weiss-friendly speculations or suggestions on the Alias forums at TWoP. Because apparently, nobody appreciates them.

Philistines.

*goes off in a huff*

ETA: I mean the people who say nasty things about Sweiss are Philistines, not everybody on the TWoP forums. Anyway, I'm joking. Really. It's kind of fun to ( Read more... )

You guys, you've got to know you've spent too much time in HP fandom at large when I suggest Snape/Luna and you worry I'm angling for a remake of Lolita. :)

Let me try that again. Snape and Luna, interacting in some positive fashion involving mutual understanding and respect. peacockharpy's just-written ficlet is a lovely example ( Read more... )

It needs a home, and I refuse to give it one. But the idea refuses to leave me alone, and I admit to some curiosity as to whether anyone can pull it off successfully. Drabbles welcomed, no smut please, time period of your choosing, but I'd be interested in seeing a kind of HP fic I can't seem to find anywhere on the net --

Snape/Luna.

P.S. ( Read more... )

I can't possibly be the only person with Syd/Weiss as an LJ interest.

I'm really not an obsessively shippy sort of person on the whole -- meaning that I can't be bothered to sit around in forums arguing about why Character X and Character Y are just meant to be together and any other pairing is wrong. Still, it is true that when I get caught up in a fandom I do frequently develop an interest in a particular ship and ( Read more... )

I think it was tzikeh who started the idea of talking about your first fandom; anyway, it was her Remington Steele icon turning up in my FriendsFriends list that made me stop and wibble. So, here's my contribution to the meme ( Read more... )

Something just occurred to me today as I was driving the kids to the park ( Read more... )

As of this moment, I have a new favorite HP canon character ship. Snape/Arabella Figg. Only Arabella is really Florence. You'll see what I mean if you look here.

Now that would be fun.