potter_cliche

Lube Spells

pica_scribit wrote in potter_cliche Dec 29, 2006 14:48

Lube spells. I just...hate 'em. I hate how every steamy slash scene has to include someone getting poked in the ass with a wand and a "Lubricus!" or whatever. I mean, assuming there is some sort of special wizarding lubricant, why in the name of all that is holy would it not be a potion?

potentially nsfw

Pepper-Up Potion...

hanfastolfe wrote in potter_cliche Dec 28, 2006 22:57

Is not the same thing as an Invigoration Draught. Pepper-Up is for treating colds and flus, not for waking up ( Read more... )

writing gaffes

Draco-the-godson-of-Snape

hanfastolfe wrote in potter_cliche Nov 27, 2006 13:33

Just because Narcissa Malfoy says Snape knows Lucius well and is Draco's favorite teacher does not mean he's Draco's godfather. Let's take Draco first. Since Draco got to Hogwarts Snape has established a precedent of favoring Slytherins. To what extent this is an automatic House-favoring thing versus a deliberate deep-cover spying technique is not ( Read more... )

severus snape, draco malfoy

Anybody home?

twankydillo wrote in potter_cliche Sep 08, 2006 20:04

This is a small and mostly inoffensive cliche, but cliche it still is ( Read more... )

Money, Money, Money.

phorcys wrote in potter_cliche Aug 16, 2006 22:04

"Hermione and Ron are only friends with Harry because Dumbledore paid them to be ( Read more... )

hermione granger, ron weasley

Snape is an asshole get over it.

finmagik wrote in potter_cliche Aug 12, 2006 15:41

I'm sick of romantic!Snape, and rich!Snape. I'm sick of secretlybeautiful!Snape. And I'm also sick of Really-on-Dumbledores-side-he-asked-me-to-kill-him-honest!Snape. Especially when the above is served with a helping of wangst and Snape is crying silent silver tears and cutting himself. I like Snape because he a jerk, because he is self-serving, ( Read more... )

severus snape

What "master" means

amorettea wrote in potter_cliche Aug 12, 2006 11:54

There seems to be a common misconception about what exactly a "master" is in the British school system. I frequently see--and it makes me gnash my teeth every time--the assumption that because Snape is referred to as the "potions master" he has a post-graduate degree in potions ( Read more... )

The Shopping Trip

phorcys wrote in potter_cliche Aug 12, 2006 23:15

My first post here so, Hi ( Read more... )

post-ootp, harry potter

Draco/Hermione gone horribly wrong

quite_grey wrote in potter_cliche Aug 08, 2006 23:48

I get this sadomasochistic urge sometimes to head over to fanfiction.net and read as many Draco/Hermione fanfics I can get my hands on. Invariably, they involve either summer makeovers or Head Boy/Head Girl antics; the worst are a hideous combination of the two ( Read more... )

hermione granger, draco malfoy

Pet Names

mandela_ wrote in potter_cliche Jul 27, 2006 23:18

Why is it that so many Snape/Hermione stories have Snape calling Hermione his "Pet" or "Little One"? To me, that is what you'd call your six year-old daughter, not someone you are having a sexual relationship with. Calling her "Little One" seems to remind me about their extreme age difference, which by itself is not so terrible, but also brings ( Read more... )

hermione granger, severus snape