Lost/Dead Fics -- a Wish List

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Ah yes, those golden days before Harry Potter and the Super-Sized Order of Wangst came out. I remember them fondly; I was still a fan of the series in its own right and could enjoy the fanfic without having to overcome the poisoned well that was fifth year canon, when for the first time in my life I put a novel down having only read it half way and decided it wasn't worth ever picking up again. Realizations may have been part of the fandom backlash against OotP than predating it -- as usual my memory isn't so clear that I can speak with certainty -- but it was one of the things I specifically remember being good enough to punch through that shroud as one of the first HP fics I resumed reading later on. Its return is certainly something to celebrate!

edit: originally published in March 2003, while Kentucky Fried Potter came out in June, so yes, my memory was right this time. Go brain!