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Getting rid of a character

Discussion in 'Fanfic Discussion' started by Erotic Adventures of S, Jul 11, 2015.

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  1. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Aug 19, 2015 #21
    Sometimes this just isn't the story you want to tell though. Sometimes you might want to just tell a story without having to deal with a particular character at all.
     
  2. Zeelthor

    Zeelthor Scissor Me Timbers

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    Aug 19, 2015 #22
    I guess... But then there's the question of how much of the source material you can remove before you're doing something else entirely than HP fanfiction.
     
  3. Saot

    Saot Groundskeeper

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    Aug 19, 2015 #23
    Quite a lot more than one character. A single character missing is a pretty mild AU even if it's a major character in the original.
     
  4. Persephone

    Persephone Fourth Year

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    Aug 19, 2015 #24
    I think that as long as the magical world still exists in the fic and the fic takes place in or around magical Britain then it's still HP fanfiction.

    A fic that has Harry losing his magic and moving to LA to start a new life as a bartender would not be HP fanfiction.

    A fic that focuses on a family of OCs who live through Grindelwald's rise and fall would be HP fanfiction.
     
  5. Erotic Adventures of S

    Erotic Adventures of S Denarii Host

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    Aug 20, 2015 #25
    A second chance at Life, by Miranda Flairgold, is pretty much the bench mark for changing 98% of stuff.
     
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