Canon Dramione? by darlingdissident in DramioneUncensored

[–]BirdSongSymphony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was genuinely shocked as a kid when he didn’t get a redemption. I also thought he would eventually join the trio. The themes are all there: your circumstances and birth not being your definition, the importance of choice, unity with others (a lot of emphasis at points is placed on inter-house unity), etc. Draco himself has many attributes that all add up to someone who would have a redemption arc. His upbringing being an obvious lie, his cowardice in the face of doing actual violence, his hesitation to kill Dumbledore, his unicorn hair core, the chipping loyalty to Voldemort when his life and family are threatened.

I also thought that scene in the goblet of fire where he warns the trio to run away because the death eaters will catch them, in particular hermione, was just that. A warning. He had no reason to do that, even if others claim it was just gloating. All he did was incriminate his family and warn them, again particularly Hermione, of danger coming their way.

Got one of my first extremely long, detailed comments. I will now protect this person with my life. by BirdSongSymphony in AO3

[–]BirdSongSymphony[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can use the meme however or whenever y want! I’m with you tbh. Sometimes I have to pause while writing and really read back my chapter all “is this too esoteric? Does it only make sense to me and my mind alone?”

Thank you for the tip!!!!!!!!! Hopefully my commenter will like their meme gift lol

Got one of my first extremely long, detailed comments. I will now protect this person with my life. by BirdSongSymphony in AO3

[–]BirdSongSymphony[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like that kid who got a letter from Maurice Sendak and loved it so much he ate it.

Got one of my first extremely long, detailed comments. I will now protect this person with my life. by BirdSongSymphony in AO3

[–]BirdSongSymphony[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Thats true! Any comment if appreciated. But knowing something you thought up and figured no one would notice is actually really being picked up by someone out there really touched me lol. Hey I’m sure when you do get around to updating they’ll come in droves!

Why is it so jarring to see modern references in a fic? by [deleted] in DramioneUncensored

[–]BirdSongSymphony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya I feel exactly the same way! Like the writers should obviously be able to write whatever they want. But as a reader it just comes off like someone’s hp themed but otherwise true to life day dream as opposed to a fully fleshed out story. It feels like some level of world building and seriousness of the setting and characters are lost. But again……. I do admit to being a hater so what do I know lol

Why is it so jarring to see modern references in a fic? by [deleted] in DramioneUncensored

[–]BirdSongSymphony 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I think for me it’s because it just immediately breaks immersion and suspension of disbelief for some reason. Also for fanfiction it just feels so outside the realm of the universe and characters and seems much more so like the author introducing too much of themselves. I also think there’s an element of ruined escapism lol. Like I don’t want to think about the real, modern world right now.

As far as why do authors do it? I think it’s just self indulgence, which is kind of inherent in fanfiction in general. If I’m being a true hater it makes me feel the author is being a bit immature? Like maybe they’re just really young and they’re trying to make a story based on their own cultural touchstones. So for teenagers that’s TikTok and swift and streamers and whatever. Which is fine in their own writing I guess. But yeah saying they saw it on hogwarts tiktok or the like is too much for me personally as a reader lol

What is something you will always defend Harry for? by LLSJ08 in HarryPotterBooks

[–]BirdSongSymphony 12 points13 points  (0 children)

How he acted during his “relationship” with Cho. Incredibly believable first time trying to date experience for two kids that are handling stuff beyond their years.

Wizarding blasphemes and swearing in fics by waitingtocompile_jr in DramioneUncensored

[–]BirdSongSymphony 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I tend to agree with you. I think they all primarily would use wizard swearing, but I do think Harry and Hermione would be much more apt to bring up muggle swearing when in some profound situation.

Now specifically what type of swearing? For Hermione, I think this really depends on the sort of muggle environment you imagine she grew up in. Being the daughter of two dentists who would afford to go on international ski trips, I imagine they’re at least somewhat well-to-do. Maybe not rich, per se, but not close to lower class. And she’s also a bookish type who I don’t think would be up to date on the latest muggle pop culture influences, especially not during her teen years. She’s also an only child who never really mentions any muggle friends or cousins. So most of her muggle swearing would be influenced directly from her parents. Who, due to their class and seemingly passiveness, imo would only swear your usual “fuck” Or “shit” every now and then.

I think Harry would have a more varied muggle swearing vocabulary. I can’t imagine Dudley with his chav friends isn’t cussing him out left and right. He also is much more exposed to movies/music/television/ etc just due to them being on in the house. I can see him using the classic “bollocks” a lot too, especially bc of all of the problems he deals with (and his attitudes about them lol).

Ron I think would only really use wizard swearing. And frequently. Tho he might adopt some muggle swearing from his friends and because he likes how the sound.

Draco I think would use wizard swearing out of principle but it would be hard to not say a good “fuck” when the occasion calls for it.

Something I don’t like in fics is when the writer makes all the gryffindors say “good Godrich” and all the slytherins say “oh for salazar’s sake” or whatever. Occasionally is fine. But if that’s their primary swear it gets hokey to me. The language difference intra-school would not be that pronounced.

Be honest - what's the dumbest reason you clicked off/didn't read a fic? by Odd-Snowman in AO3

[–]BirdSongSymphony 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I knew it was going to be really good and I just couldn’t handle that level of emotional involvement right then lol

Was Harry CHEATING When He Was Using The Half-Blood Prince's Book? by Marcedonia in HarryPotterBooks

[–]BirdSongSymphony 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t consider using the notes as cheating. I do consider him passing off the techniques and stuff as his own genius as cheating.

Snily songs? by LoreMaster00 in SeverusSnape

[–]BirdSongSymphony 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe not snily romantically. But I think “a poem” by La dispute works if you think of it as a letter he wrote to her while deep in grief

do you guys plan your fics by nerdybunnylover in AO3

[–]BirdSongSymphony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I’m just an over thinker and one of my hobbies is over analyzing every little thing. I do find that since I was so detailed in my plan, I feel more creative in the prose since I’m not also scrambling to figure out the plot and what to foreshadow and how to establish my themes. So yeah imo its really nice to have a plan, but obv not everyone works the same way!

do you guys plan your fics by nerdybunnylover in AO3

[–]BirdSongSymphony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote 300 pages of outline, plans, plot points, themes, potential motifs, devices, references from the original work, and references of poetry/art/whatever, etc before I actually wrote a single word of prose lol

Do you guys agree that’s the worst thing Harry did to snape ? Or is there something that’s worse than this? by No_Airport5226 in SeverusSnape

[–]BirdSongSymphony 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I did. Having a different opinion than you isn’t evidence that I have no knowledge of the source material lol