Damn those pesky kids!

[timepiececlock]

I'm now reading an HarryPotter fic that's Draco/Hermione. I'm liking it.

I don't normally read HP fic (due in part to my large dissatifaction with the films and some early bad experiences with Willow/Snape crossovers)... what does it say about me as a fan that I chose this pairing? Is this, like, a popular well-loved pairing? Is it horribly ridiculed across the more conventional/respectable HP boards, like Buffy/Spike once was for BtVS? Is it fondly regarded or generally dismissed and ignored?

The answer doesn't mean much to me either way (I'll read whatever), but I'm curious. I know there's a lot of slash fic out there for HP, but I'm mostly ignorant of HP fandom politics. Is slash the common fan-favorite?

Comments

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

I think in sheer number het probably wins out - the Ron/Hermione vs. Harry/Hermione vs. Harry/Ginny shippers pretty much dominate and argue over all the canon stuff.

The slashers are fair in number though, and don't tend to hide in shame :)

Draco/Hermione can be extremely enticing when done well. musesfool has a good story and jennyo has quite a hot little series. Smart girls and bad boys, yum.

[buffyx.livejournal.com]

I don't really read HP fic, but I have two friends who LOVE the Harry/Draco pairing. From what I've heard slash seems to run rampant in that part of fandom, but then again, I've never ventured into that kind of fanfic. I think it just depends where you look.

[shadowlass.livejournal.com]

Darn you, Rashaka, your post led me to the sick, evil badness that is Draco/Hermione smut and I think I may already be addicted.

Darn you!

It does put me in the mind of early S/B fic.

[corngirl-jo.livejournal.com]

When I got into the HP fic I ventured there purely for the Snape stories, the Snape fanatic that I am. But I found out that there are really not that many Sape/OC romance stories to satisfy me so I tried out the only other logical pairing Snape/Hermione - and I NEVER shipped for them. Now I cannot get enough. I haven't been "deep" in the fandom to experience any flame wars, though, and as far as I'm concerned it's all fair game - whatever you ship is fine as long as you don't say it's the ONLY TRU PAIRING and attack mine. Ya' know?