selfindulgentbitch

Why do s it that no one who writes Harry Potter can resist the urge to make Draco Malfoy powerful? Even the ones who resist the urge to make him heroic have to give him power over one of the true heroes. People, he was very powerful for much of the series. You don't need to level Harry to write good Draco. The opposite, in fact.

Vid Title: Shake It Out
Vidder: ntertanedangel
Fandom: Harry Potter
Summary: A tribute/character study of Harry James Potter: The Boy Who Lived
Reccer's Comments: I love Harry and the vidder clearly does, too. After watching it, I wouldn't have believed the song wasn't written for Harry's story which is usually true of my favorite vids. It communicates the inescapable devil inside of him, the tragedy of his struggle and his mistakes, but with a soaring sound and images that make it clear he won't give up.

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The theme of "all this has happened before, all this will happen again" in fic that sees Slytherins as victims has some truth to it. The pureblood mania is hardly new, but if the Malfoys have lost their fortune and influence and if a family with a name as English as Parkinson have left the country, there has been a change like any before. The Malfoys have been the English Wizarding world's "winners" for a very long time. The shift from the old guard to whatever comes next is the beginning of a new age.

And I wish we had a list of post-war fics by date they were written. As I'm reading and rereading, it makes such as huge difference whether the author knew what JKR did for the war. It doesn't affect the quality of the story because early stories can be great, but JKR went a route I didn't expect. It was very personal, Harry and Voldemort, but it was also very impersonal. The Ministry, the use of official government channels and offices to oppress, left no one untouched. The aftermath of these two facets - well, I love when I read fic that faces both and sees just how fractured these people must be and their faith in anything outside of themselves is a gift that has to be earned. I wouldn't want to be the next Head of Hogwarts to be sure.

Experiencing an HP resurgence and a renewed interest in vids, I've been listening/watching

http://www.youtube.com/user/MissRJLupin#p/u/12/ovZzYW3VbGs

repeatedly. It's James/Lily and Remus/Sirius in their late teens early twenties using shots from other films the actors have done (recasting James/Lily) and it's just as bitter and sweet as their story calls for.