Tourniquet

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Name: Tourniquet
Owner/Maintainer: Echo
Dates: website: c. 2003 - present (last updated in 2004)
mailing list: 2003 - 2004
archive: 2004 - c. 2006
Type: fansite, mailing list, archive
Fandom: Harry Potter
URL: Tourniquet (fansite)
Tourniquet mailing list (defunct)
Tourniquet archive (defunct)
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Tourniquet is an "appreciation site" for the Harry Potter character Narcissa Malfoy that also had an associated Narcissa-centric mailing list and archive.

Though the website remains online, it has not been updated since July 2004. The mailing list was deleted in late 2004 and the archive went offline sometime in or after 2006.

Fansite

The fansite itself contains minimal content, simply (now broken) links to the mailing list and archive, a page of Narcissa-related links, and a short description of Narcissa in canon (apparently written before the publication of Order of the Phoenix). The images on the site depict Naomi Watts as Narcissa.

Mailing List

The Tourniquet mailing list was started on Yahoo! Groups on August 16, 2003 for discussion and fanfiction about Narcissa:

Discussion of the viper. Fanfiction most welcome. Whether redeemed!Narcissa or evil!Narcissa is your cup of tea. Why should the Slytherin guys get to have all the fun, naughtiness, sarcasm, and angst? Most pairings allowed. However, NM/DM is a pairing NOT welcome. This isn't that sort of list.[1]

Jasper and later Echo were Tourniquet's "listmums"; other moderators include Laura and Jenn. In September 2004, the list had 81 members.[1]

Archive

The Tourniquet archive was created in 2004 as "a sanctuary for Narcissa Malfoy-centric fanfiction" and was online at least until February 2006.[2] It was hosted by Jen at willowslilsecret.net, (which was also home to Willow's Lil' Secret and other archives) and was originally run by Echo.[3] Jen became the webmistress in March 2005, at which time the archive began accepting fan art.[2]

The archive site also hosted most of the content available on the Tourniquet fansite, such as the brief character bio and Narcissa-related links. It also linked to the Willow's Lil' Secret message boards.[4]

Front page of the Tourniquet archive, using the same image as the fansite.

Content & Policies

The archive required that Narcissa be the main character of all stories and prohibited incest pairings (including those between first cousins). The archive's front page stated:

"Please check your work for grammar and spelling errors before uploading it. All fiction archived here must feature Narcissa Malfoy as a main character. We do not tolerate incest fic, so Narcissa/Draco, Narcissa/Bellatrix, Narcissa/Andromeda, Narcissa/Tonks & Narcissa/Sirius fic will NOT be accepted."[2]

Stories were divided into five categories:

As of February 2006, there were 24 stories archived: 16 in "Pure Potterverse", three crossovers, and five drabbles. There were no challenges or essays posted.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Tourniquet at Yahoo! Groups. Archived 04 September 2004 by the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 15 May 2012.)
  2. ^ a b c d Tourniquet fanfiction archive. Archived 06 February 2006 by the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 15 May 2012.)
  3. ^ Tourniquet fanfiction archive. Archived 04 September 2004 by the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 15 May 2012.)
  4. ^ Tourniquet fanfiction archive. Archived 06 February 2006 by the Wayback Machine. (Accessed 15 May 2012.)