Now fanfiction has been a part of my life for a lot longer than I'd care to admit. Especially considering I'm taking my GCSE's this year. But when I say fanfiction, I really only mean Harry Potter fanfiction. There was, once upon a time, a time when I used to read a couple of other fandom a, being Death Note and Doctor Who, but they died quickly. Harry Potter, however, did not.

I've been fascinated with the story for as long as I can remember, and while I might not understand love very well, even I can see just how good Harry and Hermione are for each other. I honestly can't remember who to thank for that, as it was a HHr oneshot on this site years ago that I barely remember.

Anyway, yeah, I've been reading Harry Potter fan fictions for a while now. I think I've covered that. But then it got to a point where I just couldn't find any more good HHr stories. I know I haven't read them all, but I've read the majority of them, and that made me sad because it meant that the couple that I had grown to love over the six or so years seemed to be ending, and I couldn't have that. So I started writing early this year, 2017, and though my works aren't that good, I am proud of them. Some of them, more than others. I started writing because all of the writers who wrote for HHr either stopped for no reason, or finished on a high note. I didn't want Harry and Hermione to stop. They were just to good for that.

Luckily, it's not all bad on that front. I know for a fact that there are some newer, really, really good stories out there that are just as good, if not better than some of the oldies. If you love HHr as much as I do, (if you don't, I'm not honestly sure why you're here,) then I would seriously recommend checking out an author called LeQuin. Bloody phenomenal work.

Now Harry and Hermione are the OTP. No doubt about it. And I honestly can't understand what was going through J.K.R's mind when she spent five books setting them up only to yank that rug out from under us in the last two books. Don't get me wrong, I loved Deathly Hallows for the story, and the plot, and it was the perfect ending to Harry Potter, (minus the Epilogue but that's another story) but I just couldn't stand what had been done to Harry and Hermione's relationship. I felt like it was a personal insult to me. Mind you, I was already reading fanfiction about the pair of them at this point, so I'll freely admit I may have overreacted.

Half-Blood Prince, Ho Ho, don't get me started on that book of nothingness. Good plot. Horribly executed aside from minor parts.

One thing that I actually despise, like physically hate, and I don't hate easily, is Dramione. Jeez, that was horrible just writing the word. I'm not gonna rant. I'm not gonna shout. But I will say this.

Are you fucking insane? In what damn, sick, horrible world would such a torture be necessary?!

I actually feel heartbroken and a little bit like crying whenever I see a Draco and Hermione pairing in the feed. It's like Hermione's betrayed Harry and that's awful for me. I might get a little bit too deep into the fandom. Even deeper into HHr. Whoops.

I'll write a little bit about my stories now, as that seems to be what everybody does in this section.

Out of the Frying Pan, And Into The Fire

Gotta be my favourite story at the moment. Because, you know, it's a challenge and therefore I don't have to focus as much on the details I usually would have too, and can just get into writing it. Saying that, I am having a bit of a block on chapter three, but I'll get through it... W.I.P

Special Note on Bashing!

When it comes to bashing, it really depends on the mood I'm in. I'll happily read stories focused solely on bashing Ron and Dumbledore if it's HHr, and I've been on a bit of a vindictive streak where I like to see Stupid!Hermione getting bashed. Usually from like a love potion incident or something. There's this one really angsty fic where Harry ends up marrying Luna because Hermione did something and I really wanna read it, but I can't find it no matter what I do. It's sad, it really is.

But yeah, I don't mind reading bashing fics, in fact I love it, but I'll try my best to keep my stories to a minimum amount of it. Some might slip in, but I'll do my best to stop it all. I just don't find Dumbledore or the Weasley's using love potions...realistic. That's not really the best word, considering we are talking about Harry Potter here, so the best word might, in fact, be 'feasible considering their characters.'

On Deleted Fics

Heaven Can Wait

The Future Ain't What It Used To Be

Thunderstruck

I'm older now, and recognise the problems with these fics that the younger me just couldn't. I don't know if I'll be getting back into writing fanfics, in all honesty, but anything is possible. If so, I'll likely cannibalise some of the ideas and words from them for newer stories. Quarantine is a lonely time, so you never know what can happen.

It's very easy to just go walkabout on the internet, but feels slightly strange doing so after having interacted with people in a setting like this. In all honesty, I logged out and completely forgot about this until I was looking through my old email addresses. To my old beta Yuhilian, all I can say is sorry. You were supportive, you helped in amazing ways, and you were my first real internet 'friend' I suppose. I was very glad for all of the help I received, and the way I felt I could effortlessly talk to you. I can't express my gratitude for you enough, and as such I feel bad for leaving without a word. I guess life took over.