Fanfic

[bunsen_h]

Since fanfic has recently become a hot discussion topic, I thought I'd point people towards one series that I've been enjoying: "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality".  I don't read a lot of fanfic, but this one has been amusing me with its occasional pointed snarks.  "Harry didn't really see why Hermione had been so tense about it. In what weird alternative universe would that girl not be Sorted into Ravenclaw? If Hermione Granger didn't go to Ravenclaw then there was no good reason for Ravenclaw House to exist."

Comments

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

I didn't see much respect for rationalism anywhere in the Harry Potter series, though it was pretty good at describing our (all-too-human) reaction to modern technology (high or otherwise).

I am reminded of what Nietzsche reportedly said about Jesus. He claimed it was a pity that Dostoyevsky (who wrote Crime and Punishment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_and_Punishment) earlier in the 19th century) had not lived near him. I suspect better editors (with more accurate snarks) would have helped the Harry Potter series, but it may not have been as popular as a result, ironically. Gotta love popular taste. :-/

[beable]

That's what I loved about Cedric Diggory. He really was in Hufflepuff because of having an actual *shocking I know!* work ethic.