Hi.

I suppose I should start this journal with an introduction. I'm Jehnt, and I've been reading the Harry Potter books since the second book was published. I've been lurking in the online fandom for about six and a half years and have only now decided to de-lurk. Or, well, I suppose "now" in a somewhat relative sense, because I keep deciding to de-lurk then getting shy and lurking again.

Interestingly enough, I finally REALLY decided to de-lurk only days after one of my friends came across this journal. So, Sarah, if you're reading this, omg hi (and hush, you)! Okay, moving on.

Probably the most important things to know about me are that I'm easily entertained, and that I find people quite fascinating.

I meant to start this out with an art post, but my scanner is refusing to work today, and I think I'm going to have to track the cd that came with it down and reinstall the stuff before I can scan things in, so the art post won't be happening.

The following is, you know, stuff about me. Chances are that if I friended you, I've been reading your journal off and on for at least a year, so I know something about you. Now you can read stuff about me.

Instead, I'll tell you about a fic I started writing one time. It was Harry/Draco, and Draco was in Mexico for no real reason (other than Draco + Mexico obviously = humor). Harry has to go to Mexico to track down Draco, or something, you know. Then they're both very insecure, and they possibly throw things at each other since they hate each other LIKE A LOT, but in the end they maybe sort of like each other a little. I actually have two different versions of this. One is H/D and the other is Ron/Draco. They were both written before HBP, so things will change if I ever go back to it, but in my head it's aaaaaall worked out.

So, anyway, I've been shipping H/D since the first time I read the first book (sixth grade!). I remember being utterly surprised the first time I stumbled across H/D slash fiction, mainly because, hey, other people had the same idea about them. Since then, I've vacillated between liking H/D and Ron/Draco, but there's very little long, plotty Ron/Draco, and I like long fics with plenty of plot. I also like Snarry, Sirius/Remus, Harry/Ron, and Remus/Draco. Those are my preferred pairings, but I'll read pretty much anything (except Harry/Ginny, because OMG NO). Oh, and in het pairings I like Harry/Luna and Ron/Hermione.

I suppose the fic that I was first really excited about was Draco Dormiens. I don't really like the other two in the trilogy; for me, they started to get confusing and difficult to read. I adore Novembersnow's Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Emma Grant's Left My Heart (for some reason, those two always go together in my head. Were they WIPs at the same time, or something?). I finally read Lust Over Pendle a couple of months ago. I hadn't ever read it because I thought I wouldn't like it, but I did, I did. I tend to like long fics, but I also really like short ones. Okay, so, I like both. But, no matter how good the plot, I only like them when they're well-written and there aren't thousands of distracting mistakes, such as "Blaise Zambini." Because "Zambini" is like "Zamboni," and those are the things that clear the ice at the skating rink, and I was pretty sure I wasn't reading about those. Or, better yet, "Blaze Zambini." Oh, yeah.

Also, I really, really like silly stories and stories where someone gets terribly hurt, but then they're okay. And, errrr, any fic with near-senile Dumbledore rambling about candy, playing hopscotch (this was seriously in one!), or being randomly manipulative. But not Dumbledore slash, as that's just wrong.


My favorite characters in canon (in pseudo-order!):

• Fred & George Weasley - I've liked them since the second book, when they said something along the lines of "seriously evil wizard coming through!"


• Luna Lovegood - The first time I read the fifth book I thought, "wtf, I don't like that Luna." The second time I read the fifth book, I thought, "OMG I HEART LUNA!" Nargles. In the mistletoe. WITH A CANDLESTICK.


• Dumbledore - Dude, he likes CANDY. I like candy. He makes very little sense when he speaks. I make very little sense when I speak. Clearly, Dumbledore is meant to represent me. So, yeah. Plus, he's just effing insane.

Also, I have pretty icons.