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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I know, this is a double post, but while browsing completed HP crossover, I came upon Balance - https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5066535/1/Balance, and author has the greatest fear of addressing Harry as "he", and instead uses the wildest descriptions. Somebody in the comments compiled all the descriptions for chapter 1: It's wild.
    Post by: James, Mar 28, 2023 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Another one "mixing adverb/noun" situation I've noticed recently: mixing "subtly" and "subtlety". "You've no subtly, Potter" she said, sneering at the results of his plan. "Could you choose subtly for once?" Ugh.
    Post by: James, Mar 27, 2023 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Reading a semi-smut fic with a couple of interesting points, ignorung the romance/smut parts, when suddenly Sigh.
    Post by: James, Nov 17, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Harry "remembering", or "reviewing" things so far. I'm not sure if I'd rate it above or below the dreaded `--- FLASHBACK BEGIN---`, but it never fails to make me chuckle. It gets points for trying to stay in story, but it's extremely hamfisted approach to infodumping.
    Post by: James, Aug 2, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    WIZARDING TRENCH WARFARE sigh.
    Post by: James, Jul 26, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Just a quick update/info - "When the Roses bloom" by Black's Resurgence has 49 chapters… I've just noticed on the Discord a message about patrons having reaching 100 chapters available. :D
    Post by: James, Jul 26, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Fanfic community: AO3 is amazing, because it allows you a detailed tagging of story so you can filter in/out precisely what you want to read. AO3: [SPOILER]
    Post by: James, Jul 19, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    A chapter? Latest Black’s resurgence story is like 20-30 chapters behind a “discord members only” library, which is in turn something like 20 chapters behind the patreon library, so 40-50 chapters total lol
    Post by: James, Jul 19, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    @MonkeyEpoxy - the library is free, you just need to access the Discord. I don't Patron any ff author. @Warlocke - We also help each other make homemade fake stories about what never happened to people who don't really exist based on professionally made fake story about which never happened to people who don't really exist, and sometimes even crossover them with other - home- or professionally - made stories or series of stories which happened to people who don't really exist. Long story...
    Post by: James, Jul 4, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    @MonkeyEpoxy @Warlocke eh… spoiler alert then? there are three tiers of “last available” - patreon library, available for patrons - password protected library, password available for free on discord - ffnet each is roughly 20-30 chapters ahead of the next “level”.
    Post by: James, Jul 4, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Thinking about it, i’d guess… wizards wouldn’t fight on the fields. With the world as set up, you’d have the majority of wizards just… not care. And those involved - motivated by power, greed, humanity or just wanting to be involved in shaping nations - subterfuge would be the name of the game. Advisors, spies. And once both sides have wizards involved - otherwise the side without them loses - it’s about wizard v wizard conflict. Disable, remove, or just flat out kill the other side wizards...
    Post by: James, Jul 4, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I'm reading the latest from "The Black's Resurgence", and apart from their standard fare - time travel, first significant person met is the pairing's SO, and "blushing to wedding" romance - the thing that grinds my gears the most in this one is the war with Grindelwald Wizarding trench warfare. Like, actual trench warfare. Between wizards. It boggles my mind
    Post by: James, Jul 3, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    No, I just remembered the Bernie meme., You know the romance is of high quality when the partner is decided via poll.
    Post by: James, Jun 9, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I am, once again, hating the "Blushing to Wedding" kind of romance.
    Post by: James, Jun 9, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Reading a bit further (before I dropped it)… No, I don't think it is.
    Post by: James, Feb 18, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Reading a random HP/Avengers crossover, which is fairly ok, when suddenly
    Post by: James, Feb 17, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    To be honest, you can usually spot a "genius" written by… a "not that smart" author - amateur, professional, and even screenwriters - a mile away. Every time I see one of those, I am reminded of the series The Following, where the main villain should have been superintelligent, but the only way the screenwriters were able to write him was by everyone else holding the idiot balls size of a small car. Edit: It's especially jarring in Evil Dumbledore stories, because "a genius" is one thing,...
    Post by: James, Feb 16, 2022 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    “As Harry worked/dreamt/looked out of the window, he thought about his past/started reminiscing/went over his history” BAM! Exposition dump. tbh, I usually just chuckle about this one.
    Post by: James, Dec 30, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Post by: James, Sep 4, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    This fanfic favorite to show “passion” never fails to amuse me, bringing back memories of teenage years.
    Post by: James, Mar 27, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    well, I found this in the next chapter, so that explains that. not well, but it’s explained.
    Post by: James, Mar 26, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Person reminiscing about Lily and James what even
    Post by: James, Mar 26, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I'm not saying it has to be an elaborate essay on results of abuse of young adults, necessarily, but would like if it the personality would be something more creative than "flinches when touched". Or otherwise, if taken away while young, he wouldn't flinch because of that one year with dursleys ten years ago.
    Post by: James, Mar 24, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Today's pet peeve for me is the astounding understanding of psychology fanfic authors have. Harry is abused? There are scars and flinching, and not knowing his own worth. If he's angry, it's only because he's hiding the pain. Harry is driven? Of course we'll get at least a chapter or six of "woe is me, I need to keep everyone away". There's no other way to be driven. Post-war Harry? He has PTSD, of course, and it presents itself and sadness, closed-offness and knowing how to deal with...
    Post by: James, Mar 24, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    In line with weird phrases - I’m not sure whether it’s incorrect, precisely, but using noun as an adjective weirds me out, every damn time. Specifically noticed with “you’re magic, Harry!” (As in, magical) and also “he was very melancholy” (instead of melancholic). I’m not sure whether is a regional thing, or if there’s some special rule, but it always breaks my immersion.
    Post by: James, Mar 13, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    There really isn’t anything quite as capable of screwing up a good idea as a romance by an average ff author. Preferably with blushing, fedora tipping m’lady Harry. That skips right past the awkward “interesting, but also shit” stage straight to red X.
    Post by: James, Jan 24, 2021 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Clueless MC being a fan of very capable main characters, I’m astounded how often prompts and ideas on hpff reddit venerate a response like “That’s a great idea and have him be completely clueless about his power/love/relationship lol”
    Post by: James, Dec 5, 2020 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Reading random post war fic, when it comes to inheritance: hihihi and then few paragraphs down hahahaha. Because trillions were not enough.
    Post by: James, Sep 28, 2020 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    "Dumbledore stared calculatedly at his office in Hogwarts." ‍♂️
    Post by: James, May 31, 2020 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    IMO it's the same as with gay relationships — just as many authors write a slash story because it's fucking "cute", so do many people write ace/aro (and/or disabled MC, etc), because it's "heart-breaking".
    Post by: James, Nov 6, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Golden rule of fanfiction: You are not smart enough to write evil Dumbledore.
    Post by: James, Sep 11, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Using it. Nonsensically. As a part of every introduction. Also, according to the dictionary, it’s spelled correctly. :colbert:
    Post by: James, Aug 29, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Née
    Post by: James, Aug 27, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Girl: gets naked Harry: cries, “i’ve seen you naked i’m so sorry” Girl: “so manly. Such love. Wow”
    Post by: James, Aug 25, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I hate the anime flavored fanfiction. I don’t give a shit about anime itself, but whenever the MC faints when a beautiful girl talks to them, characters get nosebleeds when they think about sex, and generally men are scared of women… you just know the author loves anime and therefore, not only are they wrong in how characters act, they also crank this idiocy up to 11, obliterating any chance of the nonexistent subtlety their 99% mind is capable of. Fuck anime.
    Post by: James, Aug 24, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Honestly --- I'm boredly reading some random Harry/Tonks romance, when suddenly: Dammit.
    Post by: James, Apr 10, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I'd add that as we get further and further from original books, people accept more and more of the fanfiction as a headcanon. I've recently tried to read something tagged as H/Hr hoping it won't be terribad, but noped out the moment Hermione had 'silky smooth mahogany hair' and was generally the most awesome person ever. Another thing that's curious to me is that I often see 'stories where Hermione is just a doormat/helper to Harry' referenced, but I've never read one - almost always it's...
    Post by: James, Apr 4, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Harry said there, for fifteen minutes, listing all of his unique skills, both as a wizard and as a person. “You are so special”, said walking love interest. “I am nothing special, just Harry”, said Harry, his eyes cast down. Ooh how I loathe socially and mentally damaged Harry, and all the mental gymnastics authors go through to make him op and stupid at the same time.
    Post by: James, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Me, reading summary: "This looks interesting." FF.net writers: "Characters: [Harry P., Voldemort], Hermione G." Ugh.
    Post by: James, Mar 17, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Ah. One of those fics. Close.
    Post by: James, Mar 11, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Rudolfous Lestrange …
    Post by: James, Feb 27, 2019 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    My pet peeve is when authors make indy!harry call the headmaster "Dumbledork".
    Post by: James, Sep 29, 2018 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Show, don’t tell
    Post by: James, Aug 27, 2018 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    @Download - nah, it's fanons unironically cleverest witch of her age, who's also very pretty, and Harry's actual best friend, even though her dialogue mostly consists of "demanding" and ridiculing. I think I got the hateful "Herman" from DLP actually.
    Post by: James, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I know adhering to stations of canon is hated universally around here, but I need to vent a little - it always amazes how contrived shit can be when authors need to hit a point in Canon. Like, just today I was reading a story where Harry traveled to Hogwarts with completely different group - and Ron and Herman still found their way there! And what's more, overly-mature!Herman still spent a whole fucking day crying in the fucking bathroom over being hurt by having no fucking friends, even...
    Post by: James, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    [MEDIA] Also, @Warlocke, thumbs up.
    Post by: James, Oct 2, 2017 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    I'm really, really, really annoyed whenever I see "that is already written" in discussion about ideas, plot bunnies, or whatever would someone like to read. As if there was one way to write something. Ugh.
    Post by: James, Sep 11, 2017 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    To be completely honest, you are "suddenly" gay after 12-15 years of your life - since that's the age any young person discovers their sexuality. Not discounting many possible reasons why gay person could hide their orientation from themselves, or just be confused. Among my gay friends, I have at least one who "became gay" at around thirty - I don't know any details, it being quite the topic one doesn't go into over random coffee, but it happens. Obviously shitty romance in virginal fics...
    Post by: James, Aug 16, 2017 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    New book by the author of "Magiks moste evile" out this summer!
    Post by: James, Jul 20, 2017 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Pet Peeves v.11

    Ah, yeah, no, it didn't. Sorry 'bout that.
    Post by: James, Jun 26, 2017 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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