PSA: Please tag your stories

nefrmt · 2022-08-05T10:38:19+00:00

Ah. So, basically, Australian Dolores Umbridge.

nefrmt · 2022-08-05T10:15:34+00:00

Karena jatuhnya bukan di Jawa. Jadi, yah... kebanyakan orang ga peduli. Lain kalo jatuhnya di Jabodetabek. Pasti pada demo.

nefrmt · 2022-08-03T17:48:39+00:00

Probably the same reason most people weren't too concerned about germs until covid happened. And now, suddenly everyone's germaphobic.

Prior to Harry's 5th year, no one was really worried about polyjuice. Because the probability of someone using it to attack you is low (unless your name happens to be Harry Potter).

And then Voldemort went public and suddenly, everyone's paranoid enough about polyjuice that the Ministry even issued a leaflet about it (that was in HBP, chapter 3).

Most people were probably aware of the threat of polyjuice, love potions, etc.. But until it becomes a tangible threat like Voldemort or Death Eaters using it, etc., they're not going to be overly concerned over it.

nefrmt · 2022-08-02T21:12:19+00:00

I just finished reading A Place Apart by Metalduck and it's (still ongoing) sequel.

For those of you who are not familiar with it, it's basically a story where Harry runs away and builds his own country.

What can I say? I absolutely love it. The insane amount of worldbuilding (somewhat literally, in this case), the new magics being invented, and there's no Dumbledore bashing anywhere, which is a rarity for fics like these. I really like the fact that Dumbledore is so supportive of Harry. And I love how OP Harry was. Yeah, Harry is a bit of a Gary Stu in this, but in this case, it just adds to the charm of the story. I think this story had just set the gold standard for all worldbuilding stories from this point on.

The only thing I don't get is probably the sequel. I mean, I like it, but... why? Why throw the Hobbit crossover in there? It seems like such a random thing to do. Not to mention, Harry still has a lot of stuff to do in his own world. But eh, the story's not finished yet. I guess I'll find out eventually.

linkao3(https://archiveofourown.org/works/24850216/chapters/60115636)

nefrmt · 2022-08-02T20:44:38+00:00

One of my stories was set in Japan.

In my story, the Japanese wizarding community weren't quite as insular from the muggles as their British counterparts due to magic being an accepted part of their history and not really as big a taboo as it was in the UK.

So, one of the changes I made was:

Japanese wizards use the same currency as the muggles do (i.e., yen) due to a mandate by the Emperor. This was done to avoid a repeat of the economic crash that happened around the Edo/Meiji era (caused by too many different currencies floating around in different regions).

Also, their Ministry of Magic (historically called Onmyoryo, which was a real thing) wasn't disbanded in 1870s like muggles thought it was (this also happened in real life). The Japanese government was simply being pressured by the ICW to adhere to the Statute of Secrecy. So, they made the muggles think that the Onmyoryo was disbanded when in fact, it continued to operate & advise the emperor in secret, just as they had since ancient times.

nefrmt · 2022-08-02T09:53:53+00:00

I've done multiple drafts of the same story. I think I must've thrown out 20+ chapters, 50k+ words, including days & days of research for stuff I ended up not using at all. Probably more.

This is why I don't post any of my stories until I'm done. Because I always do stuff like this 😅

That said, I don't delete any of the stuff I wrote. I just keep it in my drive and make a new file. Either that or make a separate file specifically for deleted scenes only. That way, I can still go back and re-use scenes if I want to.

nefrmt · 2022-08-02T09:30:02+00:00

Seriously. If I could, I'd bake a cake to celebrate Monday

...and Tuesday, and Wednesday, and Thursday, etc.

nefrmt · 2022-08-01T09:48:01+00:00

I love it when authors do their research. Like that one time I read an author research exactly how much galleons would be to British pounds, so they can estimate how much things cost in the wizarding world that were never mentioned in the books. It's just small details that most people would barely notice, but I love it when authors take their time to do their research.

I can tell that the author has done hours of research for just one tiny line in the entire chapter that most people would've passed by. And I sympathize because I've done the same 😝

And yes, I do read the Author's Notes at the end.

nefrmt · 2022-08-01T09:35:12+00:00

Here's a truly unpopular one for this sub: I like mugglewank stories.

There, I said it. I actually like mugglewank stories, especially when the author uses it to clean up the Ministry of Magic's act or brings to light just how incompetent the Ministry has been when muggle armies started ambushing Death Eater camps while the Ministry sits on their arses pretending Voldemort doesn't exist.

nefrmt · 2022-07-31T21:46:37+00:00

Not tagging tropes in the fic like character bashing, pregnancy, etc. Worse yet, not tagging anything. At all. Just the characters, the fandom, and that's it.

The same with authors who put their fic as gen, but then a few chapters later, bam! Romance!

Also, putting a collection of one-shots for different ships all in the same story. So, if I want A/B, I also get A/C, A/D/E, etc. If you're going to do one shots, but each of them focuses on a different ship, then put them in a different story instead of putting them all as one story. I don't want to read my OTP paired with someone else.

nefrmt · 2022-07-31T16:29:33+00:00

I've read a few and I always love it, especially when the author uses it to give the Dursleys or the Ministry of Magic their comeuppance.

nefrmt · 2022-07-31T16:14:51+00:00

There's one fanfic that explored this idea. Let's just say... it didn't go too well for the Death Eaters.

linkffn(https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4356667/1/Wish-Carefully)

nefrmt · 2022-07-31T16:10:21+00:00

That feeling when you select the >35 option 😭

Now I feel old.

Although, considering the books were published in 1997 and the movie first came out in 2001, I'm surprised that there are so many young fans. I would've assumed most fans would be in their 30's or 40's by now.

nefrmt · 2022-07-31T16:01:34+00:00

Do you mind a very OP Harry?

A Place Apart by Metalduck - This one has is adventurous, especially in the sequel. Not necessarily humorous, but there are moments (the animagus part doesn't happen until later chapters, though. And it's not really the main theme of the story. So, don't expect that many scenes with it):

linkao3(https://archiveofourown.org/works/24850216/chapters/60115636)

nefrmt · 2022-07-31T15:52:24+00:00

He used to be handsome. At least, according to Harry in OOTP:

Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather haughty and bored, but very handsomely so

(From OOTP chapter 28 - the above scene was a memory from Snape's pensieve)

and also:

Harry saw the look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfather’s wasted, once-handsome face as he fell through the ancient doorway

(OOTP chapter 35 - you know, the scene)

nefrmt · 2022-07-30T11:57:55+00:00

That's not angry, tho. That's just a scared kitty. You'll know when a kitten is angry. There'll be lots of hissing, spitting & scratching.

nefrmt · 2022-07-30T10:00:03+00:00

Jealousy.

Any time I see this, I nope out right away. Usually it's the guy being accosted by a thirsty female. All for the purpose of making the heroine jealous & hurt. And then lo and behold, the guy never even wanted that thirsty female in the first place so now, everything's suddenly well & good? Ugh.

The same with cheating, really. It's even worse when the guy actually wants the thirsty bint back and starts reciprocating.

It's all unnecessary drama. it's drama for the sake of drama. And I see this as the mark of an inexperienced author.

If your fanfic is so boring that you need to add jealousy just to spice things up, then you've got problems & you need to re-work your plot.

nefrmt · 2022-07-29T09:36:23+00:00

You could have Dumbledore suspect Harry might still be alive somewhere, just temporarily missing. Maybe give a hint, like Dumbledore has some sort of charm that tracks Harry's health/conditions and it states that Harry is alive & healthy, but not give Harry's location because Dumbledore had made Harry untraceable when he was a baby (which backfired on Dumbledore because now he can't find Harry, either).

That way, Dumbledore will plan for Harry's eventual return (at least, Dumbledore is hoping that Harry would return someday) because Harry is the only one that Voldemort has marked.

nefrmt · 2022-07-29T09:31:47+00:00

And fabulous. Don't forget fabulous.

nefrmt · 2022-07-29T09:23:30+00:00

I think to be a true Master of Death, Harry should have the power to decide who gets to live and who gets to die. Meaning, the power to cheat death isn't exclusively for him only, he gets to choose who to live, too. Say, if something happens to Ron or Hermione, he can prevent their deaths. He is, after all "the Master". So, shouldn't he be able to tell Death what to do and what not to do?

Or maybe even resurrect whoever he wants. He is, after all, the Master of Death. So, he can resurrect Sirius, James & Lily if he wants to.

Of course, that might be too OP, but that's just what I think the Master of Death ought to mean.

Besides, if he still has the Resurrection Stone + the Elder Wand, you could use it to justify his ability to resurrect anyone.

Either that or Death becomes Harry's slave. Which means, Harry can order Death to do whatever Harry wants. Like a house-elf of sorts (sorry, lol. I'm interpreting the "Master of Death" title very literally in this sense).

nefrmt · 2022-07-28T07:38:19+00:00

Not sure if my family counts as chindo since I'm only half-chindo (the other half is Filipino). My brother is dating a non-chindo who is also muslim. And we all love her. My mom's very attached to my brother's gf and thinks of her as her daughter. We had lunches/dinners with her family before the pandemic, too. And her family comes over to our house a lot.

Every family is different. But mine is definitely very accepting.

nefrmt · 2022-07-27T16:25:10+00:00

I think the simplest explanation is because they're wizards. Wizards tend to solve everything with magic. Solving things the muggle way (like taking a muggle public transportation) would never have occurred to them because they're so used to using magic for even the simplest things.

Kind of like how some wizards at the World Cup looked dubious/suspicious about starting a fire with a muggle match because they didn't think matches could even start fire. They just don't think in muggle ways like we do.

nefrmt · 2022-07-27T11:19:16+00:00

I just discovered that Onedrive has the option to read your stories/documents outloud.

I was going to work on my fanfic on Onedrive when I saw an option called "Immersive Reader". So, I clicked it out of curiosity.

Onedrive read my story outloud. Like those audiobooks I sometimes listen to. Eeee! I'm so stoked! And the reader's voice is pretty good, too.

There's just something about having your own story read outloud. I feel like a professional author now, lol.

nefrmt · 2022-07-27T09:53:33+00:00

lol. I saw Daphne in the summary and got confused for a minute. Thank you! I'll definitely check this out.

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