I like it when it's realistic as in, it's got to have a believable scenario and the characters have to act in an understandable manner. And I do read plenty of gen fics, too. But, you know, I'm not interested in reading about the characters dealing with tedious relationships problems. I want a mixture of magic, adventure, tension and, optionally, sex. I'm simple like that.
we've all seen Snape in canon and I just can't believe he would have been so passive
Exactly. Snape should fight back. That's what's essentially Snape-ish.
Makes his presence in post-OotP fanfic much easier to swallow.
I'd feel queasy about bringing Sirius back had he'd been AK'ed and buried. But as it is, his presence in post-OotP fiction doesn't feel wrong - as long as there is a good explanation for it.
The fandom has really helped me out in both the Dumbledore and Voldemort characters, both of whom I feel aren't nearly as strong of presences in canon as Rowling wants them to be.
The problem is they haven't grown to the standard JKR wants to achieve with her books. The novels are getting more complex, more mature, but the main baddy (well, all baddies, really) and Dumbledore aren't. Throughout the books, Dumbledore has been used to facilitate a quick and clean conclusion, so the characters didn't have to deal with the aftermath of events. Dumbledore would summarise the events to Harry and the reader, and Harry would get sent away knowing that Dumbledore would set things right. Obviously, that's no longer the case, and this is where his character slips away.
Thanks for this.
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Date: 2003-12-18 02:15 am (UTC)I like it when it's realistic as in, it's got to have a believable scenario and the characters have to act in an understandable manner. And I do read plenty of gen fics, too. But, you know, I'm not interested in reading about the characters dealing with tedious relationships problems. I want a mixture of magic, adventure, tension and, optionally, sex. I'm simple like that.
we've all seen Snape in canon and I just can't believe he would have been so passive
Exactly. Snape should fight back. That's what's essentially Snape-ish.
Makes his presence in post-OotP fanfic much easier to swallow.
I'd feel queasy about bringing Sirius back had he'd been AK'ed and buried. But as it is, his presence in post-OotP fiction doesn't feel wrong - as long as there is a good explanation for it.
The fandom has really helped me out in both the Dumbledore and Voldemort characters, both of whom I feel aren't nearly as strong of presences in canon as Rowling wants them to be.
The problem is they haven't grown to the standard JKR wants to achieve with her books. The novels are getting more complex, more mature, but the main baddy (well, all baddies, really) and Dumbledore aren't. Throughout the books, Dumbledore has been used to facilitate a quick and clean conclusion, so the characters didn't have to deal with the aftermath of events. Dumbledore would summarise the events to Harry and the reader, and Harry would get sent away knowing that Dumbledore would set things right. Obviously, that's no longer the case, and this is where his character slips away.
Thanks for this.
You're very welcome. Thanks for reading and commenting :-)