Crossing Rides
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| Title: | Crossing Rides |
| Creator: | animeluvr8 |
| Date(s): | June 26, 2007 (between Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows) |
| Medium: | online |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
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| External Links: | Crossing Rides |
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Crossing Rides is a 2007 Harry Potter essay by animeluvr8.
The topic is shipping.
It was one of fifty essays posted to HPInkPot, a section of FictionAlley.
Summary
Some of us Harry Potter fans have a bit of a problem. It’s not a large problem necessarily. Not life threatening, but it does cause dilemma for many. The problem interferers with fan fiction reading and writing for some. For others, it makes posting in forums and taking stances in arguments a tad more difficult then it is for most. Some have to hide their little secret, pretending to have only one stance and secretly indulging in the other when no one is looking.
Excerpts
Some of us Harry Potter fans have a bit of a problem. It's not a large problem necessarily. Not life threatening, but it does cause dilemma for many. The problem interferers with fan fiction reading and writing for some. For others, it makes posting in forums and taking stances in arguments a tad more difficult then it is for most. Some have to hide their little secret, pretending to have only one stance and secretly indulging in the other when no one is looking.
Yes, it's very difficult to be a contradictory shipper.
What, you may be asking, do I mean by the phrase 'contradictory shipper?'
A 'contradictory shipper' is a person that ships either a non-canon pairing or two conflicting pairings, one of which is often times not canon. An example of this is a Harry/Ginny (S.S. Orange Crush) shipper that also ships Harry/Luna (S.S. Loonies and Lions). These two pairings contradict with each other (Harry is with two different girls) and conflict with canon (The books show that Harry and Ginny are pretty much meant to be).
Shipping this sort of paradox can be vexing. But have no fear my fellow contradictory shippers; there is a way to learn to live with yourself. No more hiding those Draco/Harry fics that you don't want anyone to know you read or secretly indulging in Voldemort/Ginny when no one is around. With just three simple steps, you'll be able to accept your own paradox.
"Evaluate Why You Like the Pairing [snipped] Understand Real Life [snipped] Say It Loud and Proud [snipped] That's all, just those simple steps and you will be free to read, write, argue and ship whatever you like, all guilt free! These steps worked for me and I'm positive they will help you as well. Ship long and hard my friends!