Hey folks,

Tired of overdone plot devices? Well here's an amusing 14K rant that will hopefully keep you entertained for the next 30 minutes or so ...

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1788260/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Overdone_Plot_Devices

This little gem was written way back in '04 and has managed to receive over a 1000 reviews over the course of four years! So chances are that you probably came across this before and have no wish to read on. But for the others who haven't ... enjoy.

 

That was funny Incredibly stupid but funny nonetheless.

 

Incredibly stupid > Funny nonetheless

 

"Harry is back the Dursley's for the summer. In case we have somehow forgotten, the Author reminds us that they do not, in fact, love him. In canon, this would be evidenced by their being just generally unpleasant and grossly favoring Dudley, but since that is not nearly angsty enough for our teen author, they now starve/beat/torture/abuse/perform ritual sacrifices on/make him wear high heels, and all other manner of cruel and unusual punishment."

That's gold... pure gold...

I think that is one of the reasons I've been skipping the first chapters of so many stories... just so later on to find in chapter 3 that the story is absolute rubbish and not really worth the time...

 

I managed to read a few chapters before I decided that enough was enough. I agree with Averis: far dumber than it is amusing.