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

Glad

[(Anonymous)]

I'm one of those non-commenting readers (well, I was), but I'm glad to hear that you are ignoring that particular reader. While I can accept that someone may not like a particular pairing in a story, that does not give anyone the right to question the way that an author may tell that story.

It is a privilege to read a well written piece of fiction, and I feel deeply privileged that you want to share your tale with us.

Re: Glad

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

I'm ignoring the sentiment, not the reader so much. It was the concept, which I've seen echoed in the HP fandom, that a hint of pairing will make a person stop a previously enjoyed fic.

I'm glad you're enjoying the story, feel free to come back anytime :)