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[graculus]

I feel as though my HP recs page is getting unwieldy, mostly because the fandom is just too talented and/or prolific - it's certainly substantially larger than any other single fandom on there. Which is a good thing if you're an HP fan, but I'm wondering if there's a better way to organise it than my present version (preferably one that doesn't involve me bending my brain round mysql... *grins at xochiquetzl*).

So, let's pick your brains, good friends list people... share your thoughts on the subject with me!

[Poll #641302]

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[graculus.livejournal.com]

I decided to go for splitting things by pairing in the end, since that just about makes it more manageable (and we ended up with 3 pages instead of one!) - now I just need to catch up with the stuff that was posted for the various secret santas...

P.S. stop writing Snape/Draco, I can't stand Malfoy slash! :P

[musigneus.livejournal.com]

Looks nice - and new recs, mmm...

P.S. stop writing Snape/Draco, I can't stand Malfoy slash! :P
*snerk* Did I make you nervous by saying it was fun to write? ;) That story was fun more for certain story elements than the pairing; I don't think I really captured much of Draco as a character in it. I was briefly tempted to write a long (probably angsty) post-HBP Snape/Draco, but just wasn't interested enough to devote months to it no matter how tempting it was to make Draco miserable. I like reading the occasional Snape/Draco and Snape/Lucius, but I still prefer to write Snape/Lupin. Although if I do write anything else Malfoyish, I might have to dedicate it to you. :P

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Although if I do write anything else Malfoyish, I might have to dedicate it to you. :P

You're so kind!

I'm afraid I don't get the whole Malfoy obsession some people seem to have. I don't find either Malfoy pere or fils as anything but shallow caricatures and neither of them are particularly attractive or interesting to me either as they are portrayed onscreen or in the books. Hence my desire to read anything in which they play a major role other than as cannon fodder is somewhat limited... ;)

[musigneus.livejournal.com]

I'm not particularly fond of canon Draco or Lucius either, actually; I agree they are very shallowly portrayed (for that matter, I have that complaint about a number of characters!) in the books. I only found them interesting in the slightest after I started reading fanfic (and they do come in handy when writing fanfic, which also increased my interest in them). Stories like this little vignette by gmth did a lot to make me wonder if Lucius and Draco couldn't be fleshed out to become more interesting (no slash, so you won't be scarred if you decide to have a look): Teaching children values - On respect for others, and compassion toward those less fortunate than ourselves (http://www.livejournal.com/users/purest_of_blood/6640.html#cutid1). Otherwise, cannon fodder sounds pretty appropriate!

[musigneus.livejournal.com]

Forgot to say - if you do have a look, don't read on to the third vignette if you don't want to stumble into Malfoy slash. ;)

[graculus.livejournal.com]

And they're all pale and icky, unlike a certain suave Potions master of our acquaintance. ;)

I just don't get the attraction and they do seem to attract some real obsessives. I'm pretty glad to have missed the early days when HP slash was pretty much H/D or Remus/Sirius...

[musigneus.livejournal.com]

Rats. I had been teasing about writing anything else Malfoyish, you know - but this exchange has had me thinking about pale and icky Draco, and then hp_cliche came across my flist, and now I have a whiny prat Draco/Remus not-quite-cliche bunny with teeth bothering me... Maybe it will go away while I finish my current story - if not, I really may have to blame you, for making me think about Malfoys!

As for attraction and obsessives, I hear you! (And really, don't they realize Snape is the fascinating one, and Remus belongs with him not Sirius? /end imitation of rabid obsessive)

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Oh no!

You can picture me doing my Dobby impression at the moment, banging my head against the wall... ;)