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I'm purring over the huge pile of fics I've amassed over the last five years. These days I have two people I work with who are in fandom, but Harry Potter is the only fandom we all share. I've neglected the Harry Potter readers. (I still feel guilty about not finishing Reunion.)
One thing I love about Harry Potter is the magic. Sometimes I miss it. Science fiction demands a much higher level of plausibility, and there's a whimsical quality to a story with a pointless bit of magic. :D
For example....
- Percy learning to dance with a coat-rack in Council of Obvious Edicts.
( I still think the coat-rack has all the hard moves. )
- The obnoxious junkmail from Knockturn Alley in Primer to the Dark Arts.
( If you miss this Event, you will regret it the rest of your life. )
- The Equal Opportunity Employer vampires in First Signs of Magic: Hermione Granger (and the hot chocolate fountain).
( We're an Equal Opportunity Employer here at St. Mungo's, sir, regardless of race, sex, creed or breed. Besides, as I always say, who better than a vampire to look after the blood bank? )
- The cruel bubble traps in Hey You.
( Ron felt like an insect trapped in an experiment gone badly wrong. )
- The ghost waiters in Far Too Personal.
( Ghost waiters floated trays about the room, conveniently see-through and not blocking his view of the door. )
- The Glamours (and Glamour fashions) used to disguise one's identity in the wizarding club scene in A Moment Of Sin.
( Most everyone in the room wore Glamours to disguise their identities. You could tell by the slight shimmer as they moved. Glamours could never quite keep up with normal motion. )
- The deadly toaster in Cursed Artefacts for Sale.
( Why Muggles can't simply hold their bread over a fire on a stick I'll never know. )
One thing I love about Harry Potter is the magic. Sometimes I miss it. Science fiction demands a much higher level of plausibility, and there's a whimsical quality to a story with a pointless bit of magic. :D
For example....
- Percy learning to dance with a coat-rack in Council of Obvious Edicts.
( I still think the coat-rack has all the hard moves. )
- The obnoxious junkmail from Knockturn Alley in Primer to the Dark Arts.
( If you miss this Event, you will regret it the rest of your life. )
- The Equal Opportunity Employer vampires in First Signs of Magic: Hermione Granger (and the hot chocolate fountain).
( We're an Equal Opportunity Employer here at St. Mungo's, sir, regardless of race, sex, creed or breed. Besides, as I always say, who better than a vampire to look after the blood bank? )
- The cruel bubble traps in Hey You.
( Ron felt like an insect trapped in an experiment gone badly wrong. )
- The ghost waiters in Far Too Personal.
( Ghost waiters floated trays about the room, conveniently see-through and not blocking his view of the door. )
- The Glamours (and Glamour fashions) used to disguise one's identity in the wizarding club scene in A Moment Of Sin.
( Most everyone in the room wore Glamours to disguise their identities. You could tell by the slight shimmer as they moved. Glamours could never quite keep up with normal motion. )
- The deadly toaster in Cursed Artefacts for Sale.
( Why Muggles can't simply hold their bread over a fire on a stick I'll never know. )
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