Well, well, lookie here....

[sweettalkeress.livejournal.com]

I was perusing TwilightSucks awhile ago, and came across this little gem, detailing why Bella Swan is a good match for Draco Malfoy. You can read the madness below:

http://twilight-sucks.livejournal.com/1584746.html

I nearly burst out laughing when I read the line: "Draco doesn't want friends. He wants fans and henchmen. Harry didn't fawn over him, and so their enmity was born." Seriously, that describes Harry more than anything!

And actually, no, Rowling would not write the story about Eric or Mike or whoever. Chances are, Eric and Mike would still be nobodies, just like Dean and Seamus. Harry is no everyman, after all- he's a self-absorbed jerkass Gary Stu just like Edward and Bella- he just hides it better!

Seriously, every so often someone will critique Twilight and immediately follow it up with "But Harry Potter is sooooo much better!" Newsflash: Just because it's better than Twilight... doesn't mean it's good!

Comments

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. Thanks for reminding me about the little girl and climbing out the window. Honestly, why don't editors catch it when characters who are not in a work of fantasy do something physically impossible? I certainly caught it!

I also had a hard time believing in Mary Russell's adrenaline rush in the first place. It's been years since I read this book, and all I remember is this scene that bothered me and the slighting of Watson (even though I enjoyed it pretty well, up to this point, when I was reading it). But isn't it true that the child is a stranger to Mary? I think an adrenaline rush is more believable if (1) you are in immediate danger yourself, or (2) you are working to save someone close to you. I mean emotionally close. Thus, the stories of mothers lifting heavy objects off their children.

If I ever write a Mary Sue or Gary Stu, I hope someone stops me!