What is it about Harmonians that make them engage in such ridiculous vendettafics?
I'm not trying to flame here, I'm trying to understand. I, like most fans, have my OTP (and its not necessarily one of the canon ships), but have never in my life written a story in which I felt the need to destroy (or in this case, destroy and murder) two characters in order to get my ship to work. It's cliched, it's dumb, and it's blatantly ridiculous.
Author's response
Hey, thanks for reading in spite of the flaws.
Of course my knee-jerk reaction is, if you don’t like it ___________________ (fill in the blank)
But then, I turn to scripture to try to help the unbelievers understand.
Reading from the First Book of Harmony, chapter one, verse one through seven.
1. Thou shalt not allow the unnatural pairing of Hermione and Ron, as this is an abomination. 2. Thou can’st have a pairing of Ginevra and Harry as long at the Ginger doth share. 3. If the abomination exists thou shalt portray Ron in his true form, that of an insufferable gittith. 4. If the abomination exists thou art allowed (pronounced, “allow-ed”) to either turn back the clock to a time whither thou can’st prevent the abomination or thou must smite the Ron unto death. 5. Smiting Ginevra doth make Harry sad, and should be avoided, if possible, but only if the Ginger doth share. 6. Surely cliches art allowed to flourish in the land of fan-fiction, for they are the backbone of the writer dissatisfied with cannon. 7. Surely lemony goodness shall follow harmonious pairing for ever and ever. Amen.
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