OTP: Ron/Hermione. I love them to bits, and I love the way their relationship developed over the seven books. I was really really happy with how they were dealt with in the seventh book, and there are so many aspects about them that just make sense. I love it :)
Runner-Up: I like Lupin/Tonks, because after reading some really epic fic back in either 1999 or 2000, I really just wanted Lupin to find someone to love. And Tonks I think was a great choice to complement that.
Honorable Mention: I totally called Ron/Lavender when I first read PoA, and so I was full of glee when it happened in HBP. I also enjoy that the movie portrayed Lavender basically as the poor man's Hermione. I got a kick out of that.
I'd also be interested to see some play out of Dumbledore/Grindlewald, because that really fascinates me. Was it a full on relationship, or was it more Greek platonic love in style? I want to know!
And I also think Fleur/Bill is kind of adorable, even though that also kind of came out of nowhere.
Crack Pairing: Dobby/Winky... I don't really want to think about how house elves do it though. Also, Sir Cadogan and The Fat Lady ;)
Ships everyone else seems to like, but I don't: Like Phoe, I'm not really a fan of Harry/Ginny. I mean, I think she's alright, but I think JK really pushed the whole guys totally end up with girls who are like their moms thing, which I think it kind of weird. Also, it seems that fandom likes to portray Ginny as this sexually deviant bad girl, which also kind of skeeves me out, considering there's no basis for that in canon, and essentially she's Harry's MOM.
ALSO: Harry/Hermione *points to icon* - I loved that scene in DH where Ron has to face his fears about them. Since I started reading/writing HP fanfic online in 1999, there was a lot of H/Hr shipping (and I admittedly wrote one fic including this, but I jumped ship once I read GoF since it was plain to see who would work out best with whom at that point), but after GoF there really was no excuse, especially considering how rabid those fans were. It was kind of nuts.
I'm also not a fan of the m/m or student/professor pairings... it's just weird to me, just because I really try to just adhere to canon, and there is a really ethically grey area with the whole student/professor thing that I don't want to explore. That being said, maybe I do need to expand my interests into more AU directions, but I won't in these venues. They just ain't my thing.
Also, I still think George/Angelina is weird, considering Fred dated Angelina for a period of time. :/
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Date: 2009-09-28 04:49 pm (UTC)Runner-Up: I like Lupin/Tonks, because after reading some really epic fic back in either 1999 or 2000, I really just wanted Lupin to find someone to love. And Tonks I think was a great choice to complement that.
Honorable Mention: I totally called Ron/Lavender when I first read PoA, and so I was full of glee when it happened in HBP. I also enjoy that the movie portrayed Lavender basically as the poor man's Hermione. I got a kick out of that.
I'd also be interested to see some play out of Dumbledore/Grindlewald, because that really fascinates me. Was it a full on relationship, or was it more Greek platonic love in style? I want to know!
And I also think Fleur/Bill is kind of adorable, even though that also kind of came out of nowhere.
Crack Pairing: Dobby/Winky... I don't really want to think about how house elves do it though. Also, Sir Cadogan and The Fat Lady ;)
Ships everyone else seems to like, but I don't: Like Phoe, I'm not really a fan of Harry/Ginny. I mean, I think she's alright, but I think JK really pushed the whole guys totally end up with girls who are like their moms thing, which I think it kind of weird. Also, it seems that fandom likes to portray Ginny as this sexually deviant bad girl, which also kind of skeeves me out, considering there's no basis for that in canon, and essentially she's Harry's MOM.
ALSO: Harry/Hermione *points to icon* - I loved that scene in DH where Ron has to face his fears about them. Since I started reading/writing HP fanfic online in 1999, there was a lot of H/Hr shipping (and I admittedly wrote one fic including this, but I jumped ship once I read GoF since it was plain to see who would work out best with whom at that point), but after GoF there really was no excuse, especially considering how rabid those fans were. It was kind of nuts.
I'm also not a fan of the m/m or student/professor pairings... it's just weird to me, just because I really try to just adhere to canon, and there is a really ethically grey area with the whole student/professor thing that I don't want to explore. That being said, maybe I do need to expand my interests into more AU directions, but I won't in these venues. They just ain't my thing.
Also, I still think George/Angelina is weird, considering Fred dated Angelina for a period of time. :/