I got here following a trail of links from somewhere. I hope you don't mind if I jump in with my two cents.
I can't stand fics where Draco suddenly has nothing to do with his old friends, or where all the other Slytherins are completely evil and threatening his life. On a related note, I don't understand why people feel the need to make Draco all chummy with Blaise, and ignore the existence of Crabbe and Goyle (well, the former existence of Crabbe). I realise Crabbe and Goyle aren't particularly smart, or perhaps more importantly in the eyes of certain authors, pretty, but all indications from canon point to them being more important to Draco than Blaise. Obviously, what happened in DH changes things, but there are plenty of ways to play it, while remaining true to the fact that the relationship existed and mattered before.
Another one is post-DH fics in which Lucius is still being written as powerful, abusive, Dark-Lord's-Right-Hand-Man, etc. I don't doubt he's still a bastard, or that he was probably a shitty father, whether he loves his son or not, but it is clear that he loves his son, that he wasn't particularly important to the Dark Lord (what with being in disgrace and all), and that he can be pretty pathetic. If he's going to be the villain of a story, more needs to be done to establish why.
I will never understand mpreg, and I hate feminized Harry (and also feminized Draco, though I have a little more tolerance for him), wedding fics, and eloquent Harry. Pet names often bother me, unless they are appropriate, and in character. I like pet names used the way they are in the webcomic Friendly Hostility, where Fox calls Collin "baby" (complete with a leer) and Collin calls Fox "fucktard".
One last one that bugs me is cool, calm, confidant, suave Draco. He may be putting forward that front, but to me it's ridiculously out of character, particularly when he's also the dangerous powerful top. I like to see Draco with some vulnerability. Not victim!Draco, but more prickly and defensive, to the point of being downright vicious depending on the circumstances. I'm sure that someone else considers that wildly ooc.
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Date: 2008-06-09 06:15 pm (UTC)I can't stand fics where Draco suddenly has nothing to do with his old friends, or where all the other Slytherins are completely evil and threatening his life. On a related note, I don't understand why people feel the need to make Draco all chummy with Blaise, and ignore the existence of Crabbe and Goyle (well, the former existence of Crabbe). I realise Crabbe and Goyle aren't particularly smart, or perhaps more importantly in the eyes of certain authors, pretty, but all indications from canon point to them being more important to Draco than Blaise. Obviously, what happened in DH changes things, but there are plenty of ways to play it, while remaining true to the fact that the relationship existed and mattered before.
Another one is post-DH fics in which Lucius is still being written as powerful, abusive, Dark-Lord's-Right-Hand-Man, etc. I don't doubt he's still a bastard, or that he was probably a shitty father, whether he loves his son or not, but it is clear that he loves his son, that he wasn't particularly important to the Dark Lord (what with being in disgrace and all), and that he can be pretty pathetic. If he's going to be the villain of a story, more needs to be done to establish why.
I will never understand mpreg, and I hate feminized Harry (and also feminized Draco, though I have a little more tolerance for him), wedding fics, and eloquent Harry. Pet names often bother me, unless they are appropriate, and in character. I like pet names used the way they are in the webcomic Friendly Hostility, where Fox calls Collin "baby" (complete with a leer) and Collin calls Fox "fucktard".
One last one that bugs me is cool, calm, confidant, suave Draco. He may be putting forward that front, but to me it's ridiculously out of character, particularly when he's also the dangerous powerful top. I like to see Draco with some vulnerability. Not victim!Draco, but more prickly and defensive, to the point of being downright vicious depending on the circumstances. I'm sure that someone else considers that wildly ooc.