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Sitra Ahra by Voice of the Nephilim?

Just wanted to either praise or commiserate. Not sure which yet.

This is being hijacked by someone on fanfic.net.

They are claiming that:

followed the etiquette guidelines for taking over a story without the permission of the author.

As far as i am aware there is no process. Follow the link and have your say.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6508011/1/Harry_Potter_and_Ginny_Bonded#

I had an odd thought while commuting the other day, and I know it's been attempted*, but I have no idea if a quality interpretation exists. Does anyone know of a good, well thought-out story in which James and Lily Potter's child is a girl? I don't mean that Harry changes gender in any way (blech), just that the Potters have a daughter rather than a son and the story proceeds from there. I'm not so much interested in who wears what or looks like whom or makes moon eyes at soandso. I'm especially not interested in anything rated beyond R, because I'm sure they're out there.

After several years of reading fanfics, I've found myself abandoning stories due to one thing or another that irritated me so badly that I couldn't finish it, despite enjoying it otherwise. As a result, I've developed a few ways to get around these things so I can enjoy the story without wanting to crack my skull with a keyboard. I thought I'd share these and see if any of you guys have come up with some good ideas that I could use myself as well.

I have noticed for some time now that many authors of Harry Potter fanfic seem to equate Harry's role as the one to vanquish Voldemort as murder. While this is never to my memory an assumed position in the books by Rowling, this is very common in fanfics. Has anyone else seen this? In these stories Harry spends a great deal of emotional energy stressing over the fact that he will either have to murder someone or be murdered himself. I am curious why so many seem to feel that Harry getting rid of Voldemort would be murder.

These are from the fic recommendation thread which grew too big to be easily navigated. I just thought it would be easier to find them if they were all in one place.

Title ...............................................................Located

He did it his way ............................. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3186974/1/He_Did_it_His_Way

The Mudblood Revolution ................ http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3844447/1/The_Mudblood_Revolution

Shut and be a Bud Again ....................SIYE

Avery’s Fanfic Review

Title: Harry Potter: Lost
Author: Bear

Link: http://www.siye.co.uk/siye/viewstory.php?sid=128652
Status: Complete – 10 chapters with a sequel being posted

Summary
The Wizarding world is enjoying a period of peace. It has been ten years since Lord Voldemort fell, defeated in mysterious circumstances by the Potter family who gave their lives for the safety of the Wizarding world. However a mysterious Hogwarts letter and a plot against a ministry employee threaten to destabilise Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Anyone know what happened to the author. Mr. Dan seems to have dropped off the proverbial internet on all the sites that I could mind around the same day, August 31st 2008.

I loved his story Soul nexus... Anyone know anything?

Normal for people to give up projects but not to log on or even say stories have been abandoned.

Avery’s Fanfic Review

A/N: I changed the title to review because I want to review fanfics objectively and that means that I will also review fanfiction that is not up to par.

Title: Aspirations
Author: Potteraholic

Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4545504/1/Aspirations
Rating: M
Status: WIP, 33 Chapters, 230K

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Title: Easier to Be
Author: hgfan1111
Link: http://www.siye.co.uk/siye/viewstory.php?sid=128219
Status: WIP, 4 chapters 32K words

Summary: Two strangers. One, a reluctant and lonely hero trying to find a purpose in life. The other, a young woman who wants to find herself and come to terms with her haunted past. What will happen when these two get to know each other? Will they help each other fill the holes that inhabit their hearts?

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