Harry Potter fanfic rec

[thistle_chaser]

Go ahead, boggle with me! I've not read HP fanfic in years. I haven't seen the last movies. I'm not into the fandom at all anymore. I have zero interest in reading fanfic from it.

Then I came across a post on my friendsfriends page. I've never done this before, but credit for everything between the two lines goes to themountaingoat. Below is her post, copied

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[jadall]

Harry Potter fic? Talk about some serious nostalgia. *_* I'm going to check this out because I was thoroughly in love with the world (despite some flaws) and anything that takes me back to it is worth peeking at.

[thistle_chaser]

Be warned! If you check it out, you might not be able to stop. I've been reading for hours. My poor eyes! But I can't stop. :D

[awhisperofdusk]

I've read a bit of that series. \0/ I remember it being on the fav list on an ff.net author I loved, and I was diving into it and then school happened. :C

I find the story strangely compelling. I don't like all his writing-- there are a couple parts that made me eh-- there's just something /interesting/ about the concept. He's got that flair where he could be writing about paint drying, and for some reason you'd still be there.

[thistle_chaser]

Aww, school! So important, but so in the way.

I'm eight chapters in and I'm fine so far, but I think I have to try to force myself to stop reading. My eyes can't take so much non-stop reading! Stupid eyes, be stronger!

[awhisperofdusk]

I would lend you my eyes but that would be creepy. :| Plus, what if they got lost in the mail?

And yes, school. :[ Ruining all my lazy fun times.

[thistle_chaser]

Ha! They'd probably get all smushed in the mail.

[donnaimmaculata]

I am seriously delighted with your post, because there have been several posts on my f-list in the last one-two weeks by people who have not been in the HP fandom for years, but have recently and quite by chance discovered a HP fic they loved. It's like a small and very pleasant epidemic :-)

[thistle_chaser]

Ha, that's great! I have no ill feelings towards the fandom, I didn't leave on a bad note or anything, so I'm happy to read that. :D

[bouteillebleu]

In the same "rewrite the main character of a popular series as a rationalist" vein, there's a retelling of the Twilight series called Luminosity that does a similar thing for Bella (and is inspired by Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality).

I've not read Twilight other than in a series of deconstructions on a blog I read, and that's persuaded me not to go near the books (I saw the first film, which was apparently better than the books but still not great) - Luminosity, on the other hand, makes Bella interesting and smart and the story as a whole is a good read, and isn't so much a romance as a pretty cool adventure/thriller by the end. :)

[thistle_chaser]

Wow, that sounds interesting! Once I'm done with this one (if I ever do, SO LONG!), I'll check that one out.

Thanks!