A moment of surprise.

pottersues is ending. Unless someone takes over for it, but honestly, it's a big job, and I wonder if anyone really will be able to find, read, and code a Sue a day. I know I couldn't.

Pottersues is the entire reason I got into LJ.

I started reading at fanfictionnet, and a friend mentioned Mary Sues, and I did a search on them. It led me (eventually) to Pottersues, and I spent three days howling over how funny it was.

I'm not as absorbed by badfic as I was, but I still have a soft spot in my head---er, heart for Pottersues.

Weirdly enough, I was just telling agatha_s that I was thinking of defriending Pottersues. My flist is getting bulky again and I need to cut down somehow. Still, it will be a sad moment.

Rec

Hate to See You Go, by the awesome anneline. It's Gen, rated G, and it's excellent. It features the Snapes.

Heartbreaking. Seriously, not the weepy, angsty heartbreaking, but the clever, controlled version, which can be even more devastating. Full of fantastic details and just terrific and haunting.