My new Kindle arrived the other day.
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Australia emerged from the pandemic relatively unscathed, with less than five hundred deaths.
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It was like books with special features and we were stoked.
fanfiction
Expected
Title: Expected
Fandom: Harry Potter
Chapters: 1
Status: Complete
Words: 902
Summary: Harry was known by many names throughout his life, but he always held to one constant. No matter what, he would do what was expected of him. Harry/Ginny; Harry/?.
Top Ten Harry Potter Time Travel Stories
This blog post contains spoilers for Harry Potter and some stories may be triggering. You have been warned. Fan fiction stories are a staple of any fandom. They allow fans to re-imagine all the parts of the original work they… Read More ›
HP/Z-Nation Recs?
First, let me begin by apologising for the lack of Top Ten Tuesday and Fiction Friday last week. My internet was too intermittent for lengthy blog posts, and I had neither the time, nor the inclination to catch the bus… Read More ›
Top Ten Fanfics That Made Me Laugh Out Loud
This blog post may contain spoilers for various fandoms and some of the stories contain adult humour and/or NSFW content. You have been warned. Fan fiction stories are a staple of any fandom. They allow fans to re-imagine all the… Read More ›
Top Ten Things I’d Miss in an Apocalypse
Whether you think the world as we know it will cease to exist due to war, zombies or super volcanoes, apocalyptic scenarios aren’t exactly known for their creature comforts. Aside from the obvious — things like safety, shelter, and enough… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 30
A WIP that you constantly check for updates Normally when I catch up with a work-in-progress (WIP), I just wait to read the updates until I feel like reading the story again, or until the story is complete. However, there… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 29
An unusual pairing or trope you didn’t think would work but turned out well I am a big fan of unusual pairings in Harry Potter fan-fiction, but even I can admit that some pairings seem strange at first. However, I… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 28
Favourite quote from a fan-fiction “There’s [sic] isn’t really any such thing as heroes and villains, Sirius. Good and evil don’t exist. Very few people get into this stuff because they’re legitimately evil. People have goals and motives and when someone… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 27
Story you wish someone would write Some stories that I really want to read are: A Harry/Flitwick story with a cheerful Harry falling in love with, and wooing, Filius Flitwick A Harry/Griphook story with a sarcastic Harry being subtly wooed by… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 26
Story that made you laugh out loud There are quite a few stories I would love to include in answer to this question — Make a Wish by Rorschach’s Blot and A Black Comedy by nonjon are two that come… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 25
Head-canon you’ve accepted that, while not necessarily supported by canon, isn’t contradicted by canon either My answer to this question can be summed up in one word — Wolfstar. For those who don’t know, Wolfstar refers to a romantic relationship… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 24
Head-canon you’ve accepted that is not supported by, or directly contradicts, canon I believe the best answer here would be the names of Hermione’s parents, Harry’s grandparents and Gringotts’ director. The reason I’m choosing this over any other head-canon I’ve… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 23
Best story you read for the first time in the last twelve months There are three stories that have really stood out to me in the past twelve months. It is interesting that only one of them is written in… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 22
Least favourite plot device used in too many stories you otherwise enjoyed Independent Harry stories are amongst my favourite Harry Potter fan-fiction tropes. Unfortunately, despite my enjoyment of this type of story, there is one plot device that is often… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 21
Fandom you haven’t read but might one day Firstly, just to clarify, the word ‘fandom’ in this case refers to fan-fiction, not the source material. I had a lot of difficulty with this question because if I have read/viewed/played the… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 20
Favourite long story (5,001 words or more) Once again, I find myself completely unable to choose just one story in answer to this question. Hell, I can’t even choose just one fandom. Considering I have hundreds of favourites saved on… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 19
Favourite medium length story (1,501 – 5,000 words) Sometimes a short short story (< 1,500 words) just isn’t enough, but there isn’t time to read a long chapter story. That’s where short stories (1,500 – 5,000 words) come in handy…. Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 18
Over-used trope that you love to read anyway Many tropes become so popular that they are overused to the point of becoming cliché. When that happens a lot of fans stop reading those stories, thinking ‘if you’ve read one, you’ve… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 17
Favourite fanfic author As usual, I find myself unable to choose just one answer to today’s question. Having looked through my favourite fanfics, by which I mean those that I read again and again and yet again, I find that… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 16
Favourite short story (1,500 words or less) While I love to read longer, novel-length, stories, that does not mean that I eschew short one-shots. In fact, sometimes a short story can have more power, emotion and impact than a longer… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 15
Favourite story series For the purposes of this question, ‘story series’ is defined as any set of more than one story set in the same universe and revolving around the same characters; including, but not limited to, a story with… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 14
A story that made you cry I loathe crying in public if it’s about anything real, however I do love a good story that makes me cry. I have previously done a blog post on this very topic, so you… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 13
A popular fan-fiction trope that you strongly dislike An exceedingly popular theme in Harry Potter fan-fiction is to have male characters born female instead, most commonly Harry, Ron and Blaise. I theorise that authors do this because they want to… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 12
A book/movie/game you sought out for the first time after reading a good fan-fiction I actually have three and a half answers for this question. The first is Supernatural. I never really had any interest in watching this show until… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 11
Favourite crossover pairing This won’t be a long post, since there is a straightforward answer to today’s question. My favourite crossover pairing, by a long shot, is Harry/Daryl. But wait, Adelaide, who is this Daryl you speak of? Well, let… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 10
A story you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving My favourite fandom to read is Harry Potter, but that is closely followed by Harry Potter crossed with other fandoms. Sometimes, however, I will come across a story which… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 9
Favourite LGBTQI pairing using canon characters Reading fan-fiction doesn’t just allow us to explore the possible outcomes of different decisions or events, it also allows us to explore the characters in different ways. On of the scenarios authors often write… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 8
Favourite non-canon pairing using canon characters I don’t have one. It’s as simple as that. I do, however, have a shortlist. Some of them even involve the same characters. I got home really late, and I’m running out of time… Read More ›
30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 7
Favourite canon pairing Let me just start out by saying that I am not a big fan of the Hermione/Ron pairing, nor am I overly fond of the Harry/Ginny pairing in the books. However, I am a fan of Harry/Ginny pairings… Read More ›
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