Subject: May I ride your segue? Three more possible badfic.
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Posted on: 2012-09-26 17:38:00 UTC

Browsing the Just In page of the Harry Potter section of the pit has brought these to my notice.

I'd probably say this one's just on the watch list: the grammar is acceptable and so far I don't think that the OC has racked up any major canon breakages, (other than the title "The Fifth Marauder,") and has somehow become friends with Lilly and Snape, despite being pureblood and two years younger than them both. (The given excuse is that they all live on the same street... or something.)

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8558109/1/The-Fifth-Marauder-Teaser

Also, doesn't the pit of voles have a policy against making separate stories for "teaser" or prologue bits that should go in the actual story? This was posted today, but labeling it a teaser smacks of not having read the rules.

The next one is a grammar-deprived mess. It gives us mention of the mini-Aragog Grodrics Hollow (does he belong to anyone?) as well as baby Harry described as a "lovely angle" and the first chapter consists of dialogue. Actually, most of it is whiplash-inducing pacing and bad dialogue.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6814846/1/Arranged

The third I hope is a parody, because the OC is part demugise. Yes, you read that correctly. This one is also a "Teaser," and I just now checked: it's from the same author as the first OC. The grammar remains acceptable. Roxora appears to only have the charges of being an extracannonical offspring, an unholy demugise hybrid, and interrupting a fight scene to give us her life story. Also, the author appears fond of the name Alexis. Like the first fic, I think this deserves watching, but it only has one chapter right now.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8558082/1/Roxora-Alexis-Lupin-Teaser

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