Clex is great. In all ways.

It's the one that can stay when we nuke the rest from orbit. I say, as one who decided Spred was the funniest thing in the world for about five minutes, and has no room to talk. (And, hey, am now almost as amused at D'iana, so again with the no room.)

It was a happy thing to learn that Basingstoke, Shallott, and Miriam Heddy were writing House.

Make sure to check out elynross too. She had a story posted in her LJ that didn't make the last update. (Next one, I swear.) And Kass.

D'iana?

thinks

Nope, I give in. Whodat?

D'argo/Chiana

Thanks, Dana! [makes notes]

bangs head on keyboard

...so I finally thought maybe I ought to slap more of my HP fanfic up at Fiction Alley, because afaik that's sort of the HP fandom equivalent of the bfa. Right?

Gah.

Oh the one hand, yay for feedback. I mean, that's why I bothered moving them, after all. Feedback is good. But, otoh, I am a terrible, terrible snob. I forget how much of a snob I am, what with the whole not-going-to-ffnet thing. But, yeah. Snob, as it turns out. And once again realising that even though I like the books, and have opinions about them, and have written the fic, and will probably write more of the fic...I don't know that I consider myself part of HP fandom.

I find myself having a sudden surge of sympathy for Robin Hobb and the other writers who just don't grok fanfic, 'cause as a writer, there are times when it's difficult to muster gratitude for the positive feedback, if the feedback seems to come from someone who's a few knuts short of a sickle. Or, you know, twelve years old.

...I mean, HP fandom apparently calls Hermione/Harry 'HMS Pumpkin Pie'. Not even a portmanteau*. A cute nom de guerre reflecting the fact that the twee little fuckers who are shipping these characters are AMERICAN. Because Harry and Hermione? Have never eaten Pumpkin Pie. You twats.

Call it HMS Spotted Dick, if you want a nice, wholesome, sweet, stodgy, comfort food dessert.

Heh.

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In breaking news: I am Professor Snape. But with more shampoo and stronger expletives. Get those horrible children OFF MY LAWN!

*okay, I lie. Apparently there are Harry/Hermione shippers who call their ship Harmony. Which is marginally less irritating than the frakking Pumpkin Pie thing. But mostly because I associate it with a disarming and ditzy blonde who eats people and likes shopping.

Apparently there are Harry/Hermione shippers who call their ship Harmony.

Maybe their ship can go and get itself vamped at the end of s3? Or not. Anyway, well ranted.

Call it HMS Spotted Dick, if you want a nice, wholesome, sweet, stodgy, comfort food dessert.

Thank you, Fay, for bringing my inner 12 year old to the fore on this otherwise tedious Monday afternoon. Hee.

I mean, HP fandom apparently calls Hermione/Harry 'HMS Pumpkin Pie'.

Um, why? I do not get this.

I can sort of see why they would ship them...I have thought that, at different times reading the books,although I have heard Rowling say that was not intended. Got nothing to say about the odd pie thing, though.