Growing up I always hoped I’d be as cheerful as James, as smart as Remus and as confident as Sirius.
I ended up with the mental health of Regulus Black.
Nothin’ more humbling the rereading the first fanfic you wrote
Fellas, fellas
Why on earth are you BUYING PHYSICAL BOOKBOUND COPIES OF FANFICTION????
ACTUALLY WHY ARE YOU EVEN BOOKBINDING FANFICTION TO SELL?!?!?!
IF ANY OF YOU DO EITHER OF THESE THINGS, GET OUT!! I AM NEVER SPEAKING TO YOU AGAIN.
In all seriousness though, authors on AO3 have begun to pull their works off of the site to avoid getting sued by people stealing their works to make a pretty bound book for profit. Entire accounts could be shut down as well.
Listen, I’m all for saving favorite works by printing them out and putting them in a binder, or learning how to make a fancy book for a fanfic, but making books with actual fanfiction in it to sell is where I draw the line.
Literally the entire point of AO3 is that you can read it FOR FREE.
It is DISRESPECTFUL for people to make money off of hardbound copies because guess what, the original creators of these fics get nothing. We are literally only writing fanfiction for our own pleasure.
Buying and selling book-bound fanfiction is also ILLEGAL YOU DUMB SHITS. It’s an immediate violation of copyright law. The original fan work will get erased from the internet.
Fanfiction is already a legal grey zone since they are works being written about are protected by copyright. Copyright holders can in fact go after writers as well as the person who sold the fanfiction.
This also goes for people who steal fanart and, claim it as theirs, and put a price on it.
Don’t make it worse.
Bookbinding fanfiction for profit is literally ruining things for everyone. DON’T.
JKR: *Mentions Marlene, Dorcas & Mary once*
JKR: *Explains 3% of Remus, Sirius, James, Lily and Regulus*
JKR: *Makes Peter a traitor*
JKR: *Makes The Marauders bullies*
JKR: *Kills them all*
The fandom: *Comes up with Headcanons for these characters' sexualities, childhood, parents, favorite beverage, favorite food, the way they act when they are drunk, who they date, identities, the way they dress, favorite songs, how they act when they are sad, how they act when they are happy, how they act when they are angry, how they sleep, how they take they coffee or tea, mental illnesses, mental conditions, them as songs, Halloween costumes, Christmas Presents, sweets they like, jewelry they wear, friendships between each other, relationships between each other, when they lost their virginity, how they like sex, NSFW Headcanons, blood type, zodiac sign, religion, how they dance, what shows they watch, favorite movies, favorite superhero, favorite villain, them as dishes, them as drinks, what they wear for a club, what they wear for the beach, what they wear for the mountain, how they manage their social media, what kind of smartphones they have, if they are dog or cat people, if they are vegan or not, ideal jobs, jobs they actually have, future plans, if they want kids or not, dreams and hopes, worst fears, nightmares they have, them as colors, them as partners, them as our partners, how they decorate their rooms, how they act on the dentist's appointment, how they act on a doctor's appointment, childhood traumas, them as Greek Gods, them as celebrities, them as books, books they read, favorite author, favorite singer, music abilities, sport abilities, weird abilities...etc(insert more)*
Literally everyone else: You need help...
The fandom: *sighing* We know
Imma cry
James didn't die. He lived with Harry and when it was time for him to go with Dumbledore, James fucking joined them. He didn't want to let his son be alone with that man. But when they were at the cave and the first inferi showed up, James couldn't move. Couldn't breathe. Couldn't think.
Harry didn't understand why his father stopped fighting and why he just stared at the inferi with horror in his eyes. But when Harry raised his wand, ready to curse, James grabbed his wrist.
"Please, don't."
James leaned closer, recognised the ring on the inferi's finger and looked at it through blurry eyes before he let out a quiet sob.
"Reg..."
Bitches are able to read hardcore bdsm porn fanfiction with a straight face but start to grin and squeak like an idiot as soon there is the smallest fluff.
That’s me, I’m bitches.
Sirius: You know, in another lifetime, you and I would have made a hot-ass couple.
Lily: Agreed.