the powers of fanfiction

[be_themoon]

If you're wondering why I'm over here in the corner crying, it's because of this.

Harry Potter fanfiction, about Neville's year at Hogwarts and the battle from his perspective. It's heartbreaking and yet terrifying hopeful at the end and OHGODIAMSOBBING does that make it clear enough how good this is? And I finished the last chapter at least fifteen minutes ago.

Also? I ship Michael/Terry SO HARD.

... apparently once I break through the first boundaries of my 'LOOK I JUST DON'T SHIP SLASH. REALLY' ... it all goes to hell?

BUT NO, SERIOUSLY. HOW CAN YOU NOT SHIP THEM? I mean, he was willing to kill him and *sobs* and I really don't think there's any way for me not to ship them, the amazing people that they are. No, seriously. Just read Chapter 18 (once you've read the others, of course!).

Also, we finally get a picture of what the Final Battle was really like, not just Harry around the edges, and it's just... see, this is why Rowling couldn't include that in the book, it would have been so much more angsty if she had.

Seriously. One of the very, very few fanfiction novel-length stories (WIP's or completed) that I've ever liked. In fact, the only other one is bedlamsbard 's Dust which is, you know, HARDCORE LEVELS OF AWESOME. So...

Comments

[katakokk.livejournal.com]

I NEED TO READ THIS.

Why thank you!

[thanfiction.livejournal.com]

You might be interested in this... (http://community.livejournal.com/daydverse/profile)

Re: Why thank you!

[be-themoon.livejournal.com]

Oooh, fun!

Haha, I don't know how you found me, but hi! You're an excellent author, very good. If you ever write original fic and get published, I'll have to check it out!

Re: Why thank you!

[thanfiction.livejournal.com]

Found you because I had been told that someone had written M/T slash that ripped some of my dialogue directly without crediting me and without my permission, so I googled "Michael Terry slash" and found this lovely rec!

If you're a fan of those two, however, there's more than just DAYD that features them now (and these are all DAYDverse):

20 Random Facts About Tiresius W. Boot (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4567396/1/20_Random_Facts_About_Tiresius_W_Boot) by thanfiction
20 Random Facts About Michael Corner (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4635284/1/20_Random_Facts_About_Michael_J_Corner) by thanfiction
Aur baaki hai (http://oddnari.livejournal.com/187166.html) by oddnari (Michael/Padma)
Benko Gambit (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4909584/1/Benko_Gambit) by thanfiction
By Consensus (http://thanfiction.livejournal.com/10131.html) by thanfiction (Terry/OC, Michael/Ginny Weasley ADULT)
Ducere (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4902637/1/Ducere) by thanfiction
Empirical Evidence, Part 1 (http://thanfiction.livejournal.com/10792.html)
Empirical Evidence, Part 2 (http://thanfiction.livejournal.com/11442.html) both by thanfiction (Michael/Terry – slash – adult)
En Vulgate (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4570847/1/En_Vulgate) by thanfiction (Michael/Padma)
Imperatives (http://misanagi.livejournal.com/231572.html) by misanagi
Perils of Studying Outdoors (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4902628/1/Perils_of_Studying_Outdoors) by thanfiction
Praeclarus Merde (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4717740/1/Praeclarus_Merde) by thanfiction
Standing Witness (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4711294/1/Standing_Witness) by thanfiction
Through the Storm (http://community.livejournal.com/daydverse/9223.html) by mintcloud
To Give and Receive (http://community.livejournal.com/rarepair_shorts/163879.html) by suzanne78 (Michael/Padma - AU)
Touche (http://community.livejournal.com/daydverse/17266.html) by thanfiction
Voo Ess Jolly (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4380086/1/Voo_Ess_Jolly) by thanfiction

And that's not even starting on the art...

[be-themoon.livejournal.com]

YES. YES YOU DO. <333

It's horribly sad and angsty some almost all of the time, but it's still really good.

[katakokk.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! My kind of fic. :D

[forcedrhyme.livejournal.com]

Which fanfiction was it, because I think I may have read that one too. And yeah, I cried at the end.

[be-themoon.livejournal.com]

The one I linked to up there - it's called 'Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness'.

[almostinstinct.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha! I love how one day, you just... like slash. I remember when that happened to me. :p

[be-themoon.livejournal.com]

It's kind of really weird. I mean, in general I'm still distinctly iffy on it, but some people are just too perfect together forever. *sighs*

[darkauthor26.livejournal.com]

Hm. That fic sounds really interesting. Maybe I'll read it when I get the chance. :)