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[nicevenn]

Here's a review I got for HP and the Dysfunctional Malfoy prick:

(I have nothing against this reviewer. I'm just using their review as an example of something I see fairly often in the fandom that annoys me)

"a nicely written story, despite the grammer errors and Draco's unbelivable attitude towards Potions or Potter. A very nice story overall, and update soon"

I'm not complaining about the comment on grammatical errors. I know there are plenty because I usually don't use a beta and I'm too impatient to look the story over very carefully (a bad habit I need to overcome)But some people's sensitivity in regards to what is believable/unbelievable in fanfiction irritates me. How believable is Harry and Draco shagging in the first place? If we want to stay so true to cannon, we might as well forget the sex and have Draco spewing enless insults while Harry sits there going, "Er..."

Now, I know there are many stories where the portrayal of the characters is very true to canon despite the gay!sex, and I congratulate the authors of those stories. But HP and DMP is the kind of story that just couldn't be without making the character/situations unbelievable. The whole premise is unrealistic. I've certainly never heard of a guy who can only get an erection when around/thinking about one person. Personally, I think the fandom would be boring if every story was true to canon. And I won't even get started on how believable fantasy is in the first place.

*is annoyed*

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[accioboytoy.livejournal.com]

*rolls eyes* That's why we call it "fantasy..."

I love DMP and it makes me laugh, so I don't care if its straight (no pun intended) canon or not.