Inevitable, Harry, Ginny, and the fandom

[mhalachai]

I think I've been spoiled a little, coming from a fandom like Anita Blake, where there doesn't seem to be any canon paring that people rabidly and loudly avoid. I'm not one chapter into the Hogwarts section of Inevitable, and someone has already told me they're done with the story because they don't like Harry/Ginny. (Who is unimportant, and this is not an attack. I suspect several of the non-commenting readers may have the same reaction. I'd like you to stick around, obviously.)

I was wondering if anyone would do this, and I have to say that I'm not shocked, given the nature of the Harry Potter fandom, but it's still a bit of a surprise.

Here's my opinion: It doesn't matter if this story will have aspects of Harry/Ginny. It doesn't matter if this story has aspects of Ron/Hermione, either, because that's not the point. This is a story about Harry and his friends, his enemies, his goals and aspirations. Ultimately, it's entirely about him.

We're 46 chapters in. Harry had one late-night conversation with a girl he's known since he was 12, and who has battled Voldemort since she was 11 years old. I will still continue to tell the story I created before HBP came out.

This isn't an angry, off-the-cuff rant, it's just my thoughts on my story, and HP fandom in general. I was wondering if this would happen after the die-Ginny-die calls started after HBP.

That's all I have to say.

Comments

[lady-addiction.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't really comment on Harry/Ginny since I've been dreading it ever since I started wondering as to who was JKR's likely partner for Harry. I'm still of the opinion that she probably wouldn't have put an official pair if it weren't for the fact that there were so many people who want to know and got all uptight over it.

I'd still read your fic because it's got great characterization of Harry. Your Harry really comes across as a teenage boy to me, and your AB characters are also extremely well-handled. I have to admit I'm rather glad though that the romance is not the major part.

Actually, for some reason, as I was reading this fic, I had always thought that you would make it slash or gen. Even with the hints that Harry likes girls, I still thought he'd be more bi than straight or that they would just remain hints---nothing overt. I wonder if maybe that's part of why some people took umbrage on the pairing, because you didn't mark your pairings or likely pairings clearly (or I didn't see any markings) and they started developing expectations otherwise.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Even if the story has aspects of H/G, that's not going to be all. I've got a twist planned in a couple of chapters.

Not sure what "gen" mean in the HP fandom, but the story's not going to be focussing on a specific, romatic relationship. It'll focus on all of Harry's relationships, with his friends and his enemies and with himself. If that makes any sense.

[lady-addiction.livejournal.com]

"GEN" means "general" or no pairings. I like it a lot in HP because it focuses maninly on Harry and what is happening to him, without clouding the issues with romance or pairings.