I hate pet names too! I don't mind, in some situations, the use of 'love' or 'dear', but that's where it stops. No matter how serious a fic, a "Dray" (or worse, "Dragon"!) is like a bucketful of cold water to the head. Goodbye to the suspension of my disbelief (and gag reflex)! And I agree with you about Snape - even a kid Draco calling him "Sev" is a bit baffling to me.
But it's not so bad, luckily. I used to read Sirius/Remus, and in that fandom pet names were running wild. "Siri" and "Rem" everywhere, ugh. ;) On the top of all, the existence of "Moonie" and "Paddy" makes it a double petnameburger. Not my cup of tea.
> One other annoyance is useless character-bashing. Usually Ginny in this fandom, but it's done to Ron and Hermione and about just anyone. Sometimes it's understandable for a character to turn out cold, annoying or otherwise unlikeable - it might be a reasonable consequence from other events ot crucial to the plot in a realistic way. However, if Ginny or someone just turns out to be a "horrible bitch" with no depth whatsoever, I just can't keep reading.
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But it's not so bad, luckily. I used to read Sirius/Remus, and in that fandom pet names were running wild. "Siri" and "Rem" everywhere, ugh. ;) On the top of all, the existence of "Moonie" and "Paddy" makes it a double petnameburger. Not my cup of tea.
> One other annoyance is useless character-bashing. Usually Ginny in this fandom, but it's done to Ron and Hermione and about just anyone. Sometimes it's understandable for a character to turn out cold, annoying or otherwise unlikeable - it might be a reasonable consequence from other events ot crucial to the plot in a realistic way. However, if Ginny or someone just turns out to be a "horrible bitch" with no depth whatsoever, I just can't keep reading.
(Oops, I think I barged in too. :)