Category: Challenge Responses
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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 are three stories for which I am anxiously awaiting the next update. I recognise that…
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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 always give these pairings a chance, no matter how strange they sound because you never…
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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 is willing to fight for their ideals it’s because they believe in what they’re fighting for. They…
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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 Griphook A (complete) Harry Potter/SVU crossover in which Vernon rapes and/or almost succeeds in killing…
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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 immediately to mind. I think, however, the funniest story I have read — one that…
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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 between Remus (Wolf) and Sirius (Star) in the Harry Potter universe.
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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 accepted is because most of my head-canon is fairly fluid according to the type of…
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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 third person, given that this is generally my preferred perspective.
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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 employed within them that I find a little irritating. That is the inclusion of a…
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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 source material, chances are I’ve read at least one related fanfic. After pondering the issue…
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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 my kindle, most of which would fit today’s topic, I feel quite accomplished for keeping…
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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. I have five stories which I am going to list here today:
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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 them all’. This is true, to an extent. However, sometimes that is the point.…
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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 a single sequel.
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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 can see my favourites by reading my Top Ten Fanfics That Made Me Cry. If…
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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 pair certain characters, but don’t want to include a same-sex relationship.
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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 after I began reading Harry Potter/Supernatural fan-fiction stories. However, I grew to love the characters…
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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 me tell you. Daryl is the younger of the Dixon brothers in The Walking Dead.…
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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 crosses Harry Potter with a fandom I’m not familiar with.
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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 about is how things would play out if two characters become involved romantically, or refrain…
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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 to publish this blog, so I will just present my favourites in list form:
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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 in fan-fiction, where her character is fleshed out a lot more and she becomes a…
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30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 6
Story you’ve read the most number of times I actually have quite a long list of stories I have read several times over. Pretty much every story on my favourites list has been read at least twice. However, some have been read more than others and there are a few that I’ve read so often,…
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30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 5
Story you like better than the source material Ok. As a massive fan of Harry Potter, it comes as no surprise that I think J.K. Rowling is a brilliant storyteller. However, even I can admit that her writing does have room for improvement. I have, therefore, read several stories that were technically better-written than the…
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30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 4
Favourite Crossover Fandom Hmmm… I don’t think I can actually choose just one fandom for this question. My favourite three, and certainly the three I most often seek out, would have to be (in no particular order) The Walking Dead, SVU and Supernatural, with NCIS following closely behind.
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30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 3
The longest story/series of stories you’ve read I completely lost track of time yesterday, so I didn’t do my blog post for this challenge. I shall not be defeated, however, and shall simply acknowledge my setback and pick up where I left off. The theme for day three is to write about the longest story…
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30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 2
Favourite character that is developed in fan-fiction but barely mentioned in the source material Almost every book, movie and game has at least one character that is mentioned once by name before being completely ignored from then on; or maybe has one or two lines, or cuts the protagonist off in traffic, or has some…
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30 Day Fanfic Challenge – Day 1
Favourite Fandom Anyone who has spent any amount of time talking to me or reading my blog, Facebook or twitter, knows that I am a big fan of Harry Potter and, by extension, Harry Potter fan-fiction.
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