Attn: H/D fic help

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...the whole five of you who would even click on a Harry/Draco fic, much less read one:

I seem to have found . . . 45,000 words worth of a crack, massive, lame, embarrassing H/D WIP on my hard drive that I don't see myself finishing, and yet every time I check it, filled with innocent bewilderment, the word count goes up another 5,000 or so.

I was wondering whether any of the <5 of you could:
a. explain to me how this got on my hard drive,
b. read it and help me,
c. shoot me now,
d. hold my hand and pet it while I dissolve into tears of despair and self-loathing, while not letting anyone involved in Jossverse know,
e. all of the above.

Comments

[stultiloquentia.livejournal.com]

My March break approacheth.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

I thought about emailing you about it, but the reason I hesitated is it *is* so long and I know you're a busy gal. So yay! March break.

Shall I send it to you? I don't need a beta at this point (because, WIP) so much as I want someone to discuss it with. But even if you want to read it just for like, your own entertainment, I'll send it on over, no strings attached. Lemme know.

[stultiloquentia.livejournal.com]

SEND IT, fer gawd's sake! I've been snuffling curiously in your direction for weeks! Though I *have* been busy, so thanks for confirming....

[redbrickrose.livejournal.com]

a) because H/D eats your head and causes these things to happen. I was once tempted to write H/D fic and I wrote about two pages and then went to lie down until the urge passed. I am, however, very, very glad that you seem to be giving in.

b)I have never been in HP fandom or anything, but if losing uncountable hours of my life to novel-length H/D counts for anything (or would potentially amount to helpful input) I'd be glad to help.

c) Probably not the best solution, though I understand where it comes from. H/D was my secret fandom shame . . . before I started telling everyone about it.

d) *holds your hand* *pets it* *waits for fic*

[tkp.livejournal.com]

then went to lie down until the urge passed.

This amuses me to no end, for some reason. It shouldn't, because I lament the abortion of Hannah!H/D!fic, barely concieved.

b) I met a great gal in HP who offered to beta; she's beta'ing. But I don't know her and I find I want to discuss, like, Stuff. If you don't mind reading something that's unfinished and possibly never will be, I'll send you what I have. If you feel like letting me pick your brain after that, I'd be really really grateful, but of course you can do whatever you want with it. Thanks SO much for offering to help.

c) I have "coming out about H/D" listed as one of my interests; have I mentioned that?

d) thank you :o)

[redbrickrose.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Sure, send me what you've got whenever you want. redbrickrose@gmail.com I don't mind reading something unfinished and I definitely don't mind letting you pick my brain either. I always like talking about H/D, mostly because I don't totally know why it makes me so flaily. It's so speculative, and while I love subtext it seems like it should be almost too speculative for me. Except it isn't because oh, the potential of them.

[stultiloquentia.livejournal.com]

I have "coming out about H/D" listed as one of my interests

*laughs and laughs*

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

I will pray for you, my child.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I think I really really need them. I really don't understand this whole thing.

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

channels Bing Crosby in "Going My Way".

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

<:O I WOULD READ THAT.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Hannah said she'd talk about it with me, but I would send it along to you if you're interested in seeing it in it's NOWHERE NEAR COMPLETE state. And then talking about it with me.

I'm reading your Sparrow/Norrington and it's even better than I hoped for! So good! So funny! Wheee!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I would LOVE to do just that! I also get that some people are protective about their writing, so I won't be offended but PUH-LEASE. I'd love to read your H/D fic, even if it was never finished. I just like your writing, period. And talking about fic? Yes, please!

(Awwwwww!! I can't tell you how gratifying that is. I think it's one of the best things I've written - it has funny and story and swashbuckling and adventure, and I just love that thing to pieces. AND YOU.)

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a lot of H/D feek!

*holds your hand*

I know so little about the fandom, I don't think I would be much help at all.

Except...you should write Ron/Draco. I mean, how well does that work? Really well!

...That's not helping, is it?

♥ Ron/Draco! ♥

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this stuff just comes out of...I don't know where. But thanks!

Ron/Draco, Harmione/Draco, and Harry/Draco all amuse me endlessly, because I can't decide which hates Draco the most and which Draco hates the most. A fun thing about Harry/Draco is forcing Draco, Hermione and Ron to be friends. Aww.

[samsom.livejournal.com]

This has nothing to do with your post, except possibly accidently, but I have to tell *someone* -

I know nothing of the HP fandom, less about the books and movies, but during Goblet of Fire, I began to inexplicably ship Harry/Cedric, based solely on the the last half hour or so.

*bites nails*

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Honey. The *director* shipped Harry/Cedric.

Okay, maybe not, but the whole, "Get naked in the bath, Harry, *wink wink*"? The slash, it wrote itself.

[anelith.livejournal.com]

Um... I am very bashful about this, for what reason I know not, but I do love Harry/Draco fic. GOOD H/D fic. And the thought that you are writing an H/D fic is making me very, very happy.

That's all I have to say, because not being a writer? I'm afraid I can't be of much help. Oh! I can do (d) if you like?

[tkp.livejournal.com]

I love it. There're Draco fans coming out of the woodwork. I only recently found out about redbrickrose, myself. I'm very bashful, too, though apparently I've finally come out to my flist.

Even if all of HP fandom turned ended up loving what I'd written, I think I'm happier with knowing a few people I know might read it and enjoy it, if I ever finish.

I can do (d) if you like?

I like ;o) Thanks so much.

[brandil.livejournal.com]

E, definitely E

[tkp.livejournal.com]

I love that you're going to shoot me AND hold my hand.

If you want to read what I have, I'll send it to you. It's . . . 100 pages of H/D fic without any H/D yet. So, yeah.

icon! Icon love!

[my_daroga]

Looks like you've got >5. But you know I'll read it, if you want me to.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Hee thanks! But no, I wouldn't inflict that on you.

My laptop got stolen, did you hear? *feels sorry for self*

[zibbycomix.livejournal.com]

If you hadn't already guessed, my reaction to Harry/Draco fic is more likely to be "OMG *squee* yeah!" than "what the heck?"
So, bring on the Harry/Draco fic! Oh yeah! =)

[tkp.livejournal.com]

That's definitely one I'm not going to finish. I really don't like it any more.

I do have some finished h/d fics, here and here, if you're interested.