Comments | runeharmonic: H.M.S. Harmony: The Greatest Ship I've Ever Known

runeharmonic

H.M.S. Harmony: The Greatest Ship I've Ever Known

Jul 20, 2005 16:58

My final thoughts about HP and shipping, also posted at HF.

( The greatest ship that never sailed... I've never been prouder to be a Harmonian. )

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exhaledeeply July 21 2005, 08:10:42 UTC

Ditto.

I think it's interesting that Hermione went "wandering off.." To Harry. Hence, where we got our canon. Even JKR couldn't keep her off of him. ^_-;

runeharmonic July 21 2005, 10:14:30 UTC

If JKR had been intending Hr/R all along, then there was no reason to make Hermione so prominent while keeping Ron's growth on the sidelines. We can only conclude that Hermione was such a strong character on her own that she wandered and became the heroine.

It's good that we noticed it, but sad that JKR had to completely contradict it for the sake of OBHWF. If Hermione had been the way she was in HBP all along, I wouldn't have liked her. I wouldn't have shipped her with Harry. I wouldn't have been so interested in HP, period.

Excellent red herring, JKR. Hermione, the role model bookworm heroine from books 1-5. Regressed dramatically in HBP.

Brilliant.

Proud to have sailed with you anonymous July 21 2005, 08:23:35 UTC

Rune, McG here ... I am proud to have sailed the HMS Harmony with you.

I too, am leaving the fandom. But I remain forever a sailor on the HMS Harmony.

If you need me for anything, anything at all, write me at gryffindorgirl1031@yahoo.com. I will always be here for my beloved fellow Harmonians.

Re: Proud to have sailed with you runeharmonic July 21 2005, 10:19:33 UTC

*hugs McG*

It's sad to see you go, but I'm just as glad and just as proud to have sailed this ship with you. Your words and ideas have continually blown me away and inspired me so much all this time. Thank you.

And the offer goes both ways; if you ever need anything, just contact me. I'll definitely be here. :)

The best part of shipping in this fandom are the kind and brilliant Harmonians I've met. Although I'm done with JKR, I'll always remain aboard the H.M.S. Harmony, because it's so much more than just HP now.

whimsicalmuse July 21 2005, 08:26:07 UTC

Good God. That was exactly what I needed to hear.

A small part of me still can't help but think that she's being deceitful in HBP and in the interview. I have the smallest mustard seed of faith that she's going to finish this the way it should go as far as the shipping is concerned. There's just too much H/Hr imagery in the books for it to go quietly into this bad night.

I wonder if she will realize the hurt she caused this part of her readership today.

runeharmonic July 21 2005, 10:24:21 UTC

I'm glad I made you feel better, even if only slightly.

I don't really care much for JKR's words anymore. If there's anything that I don't like, it's a Mary Sue author, and JKR has proven herself to be one, no matter what a lot of people may claim. It's just astounding how much H/Hr canon, how much H/Hr imagery, was purely accidental from the first five books, but since I have little respect left for JKR, I'm not too shocked that it was sheer, dumb luck.

And her laughter was vicious. Vicious and unnecessarily cruel.

I hope she realizes that. Even N/L sank with more grace than us.

I agree anonymous July 21 2005, 08:27:41 UTC

I will always remain a Harmonian at heart. It is hard to find out that we were so wrong about JKR. The only thing I regret is that now so many people are leaving fandom. I wish you wouldn't because that is where I really fell in love with this ship. But it is your choice, and I wish you all the best.

Re: I agree runeharmonic July 21 2005, 10:28:33 UTC

I don't know you as you didn't leave your name, but I'm glad you'll remain a Harmonian at heart as well. While I still keep the same values, I don't feel that JKR deserves the effort I put into my work.

But since I uphold these same ideals, I figured the best place to direct my efforts would be my own creations, as well as other fandoms in which authors do not hold their fans in contempt.

I'll be around online, but I won't support the twisted values that JKR is impressing upon so many younger readers. I just won't stand for that.

Re: I agree effervescent July 21 2005, 20:42:12 UTC

*blinks* I'm sorry, but you're a bit delusional if you think that any of the 'effort' you're putting into your work is going to JKR. It's not. And your leaving does the exact opposite to what you're intending. You know who gets all the effort of your writing, your essays, your opinions? Your fellow fandomites. By leaving, you only do a disservice to the other people who have shipped H/HR with you - and you only add to the growing confusion and disgust that many people in other parts of the fandom are starting to feel for people who ship H/Hr.

Re: I agree runeharmonic July 21 2005, 21:13:59 UTC

Why should I do something that I no longer enjoy, tainted as it is by JKR's repulsive lack of values and shabby idea of writing?

I have no motivation to promote JKR's work, which is what I'd be doing if I write HP fic or draw HP fanart or write more essays searching for the depth in her work that doesn't exist. No matter what anyone else wants me to do, no matter what anyone claims is my responsibility, I just don't feel that way. Fandom is, first and foremost, for personal enjoyment.

Had I known that JKR's values were so contrary and offensive to mine, I wouldn't have jumped into this fandom in the first place. It's my time and my energy that get wasted on the ideas of a person for whom I have little respect. I'd rather devote my energies to my own projects, as well as to other creative works that I do still enjoy.

It's not because my ship didn't sail; note that the two fics I've written and posted on ff.net, though unfinished, are based entirely on fanon. I'm leaving because JKR, a Mary Sue author of the lowest degree, is not ( ... )

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harryhermione73 July 21 2005, 08:46:48 UTC

your time in the fandom is over?
no...
do stick around, this great ship has not sunk. I've sailed it for over 2 years knowing it couldn't come true. I'm most just mad about the fact that JKR has been so disrespectful.
there is something called Project Harmony, it's a group of people that are going to get together and rewrite HBP the way we think it should have gone. you should look into it. You are obviously a brilliant writer, and you obviously share the ideology. :D
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/projectharmony

runeharmonic July 21 2005, 10:31:08 UTC

Thanks for the encouragement.

I still feel that I shouldn't waste any more effort on a mediocre, Mary Sue author like Rowling, especially when I should be working on my own projects, but I'll consider your offer.

And of course we haven't sunk. I don't see D/Hr or H/D giving up any time soon, after all. ;)

I just really don't want to waste any more time or thought on JKR.