A general thread for discussion of the Harry Potter books. Any new books set in the same world are also on-topic.
Games, films and other adaptations may be more appropriate for other threads if they're being discussed in isolation.
The HBO tv series has its own thread
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Mod Notes:
- Media threads are primarily for fans of the works they cover. Not everyone will like everything, of course, and that's especially true in a franchise like Harry Potter. It's fine to say a particular story within the franchise doesn't work for you, or to talk about why it doesn't work for you. But please try not to dwell on the negativity for too long. Complaints shouldn't take up too much space on a thread that's intended for fans.
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there doesn't seem to be a general HP topic...
Edited by Mrph1 on May 27th 2025 at 9:17:24 AM
@cardboard. Yeah, Harry Potter fanfiction tends to have those hangups. Lots and lots of the same kind, too. But some of it isn't terrible, if you can believe it or not.
Yeah, I know, 90% of Fanfic is crap. Unfortunately. Some fandoms more than others... but there's still that other, smaller half.
So, I dedicate my life to finding that elusive 10%. That diamond in the rough. That little bit that seems just as good if not better than the source material. The stuff that's deep without being cliche-dark, funny without being ridiculously random, got plots without flying off it's own rails (let alone flying off the source's rails), and even OC's that aren't... Sparkypoo. I spend my days in tireless search... of the 10 Percent...
Some say it's masochism. Others, frivolousness. I call it... boredom. I am... the Fanfictionizer! Or something... I'll get back to you.
Tryin' to get a sitcom. Or a comic. Or something...
edited 17th Feb '11 6:51:50 PM by KnownUnknown
@ Known Unknown: True. I've read a lot of bad fanfiction. But a small amount of really good stuff, that could have been published on its own. And even bad fanfiction occasionally has redeeming value.
An example of "fic that's so bad you can't look away" is the genre where Ron is an evil abusive rapist and turns Hermione into a baby-making factory.
Because it's not like Hermione has magical powers or anything. It's not like she'd turn Ron into a fine paste before letting him have sex with her against her will. Magic? What's that?
It's not over. Not yet.I read one where Hermione brought Sirius back, they made him young again, he has a thing for her, but she's married to Ron who's cheating on her, Harry and Draco are really fuckin gay, Lupin ha kids, that Zamboni fuck is some kind of sex trafficker, but her fucks Hermione before she finds out, Sirius gets a BJ, and the baby dies.

Got a link? Sounds hilarious.
"Ginny! What have you done?!"
"I heard you had lunch with Hermione, so I murdered our children! I thought that was obvious!"
"Oh my god, you're truly a complete monster! I'm going to have to travel back in time to make sure I marry Hermione instead of you!"
"But what about your children, Harry? Won't you save them?"
"Are they even mine?"
"Of course not, I've been having affairs for years."
"Well, now that that's settled, I'm off. Also, I'm going to murder the fuck out of you and Ron, because he's been raping Hermione for years. Toodles."
edited 17th Feb '11 5:51:13 PM by Medicus
It's not over. Not yet.