Believable/Unbelievable Pairings

[themostepotente]

Have you ever looked at a fic pairing and said one of the following;

1.) Oh my GOD, that would SO never happen!

2.) What crack was this person smoking? And where could I get some?

3.) I just canNOT wrap my head around that!

So I must ask...

What pairing(s) do you find ridiculously OOC?

What pairing(s) do you find the most believable?

Let's hear what you have to say!

Comments

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm...you know, I'm really tempted to say the usual things, but I really want to think this over...

Ridiculously OOC pairings - Hermione/Draco (she's not an idiot to mess with a Dark wizard, and he's really not that nice inside), fluffy!Lucius/Harry (because EURGH I would never ever believe that in a non-AU setting, even if it didn;t make me puke), Hermione/Ginny (it's not canon, it just isn't. Hermione really doesn't come off as lesbian to me, doing dark dids in the shadows of the dormitory), Snape/Draco (no. nononononono. you can say what you want about Snape, but he's not a debaucher on anybody's whim, and Draco is certainly not that stupid)

Most believable pairings - Hermione/Ron (if stupid teenaged angst is JKR's way of saying "yes, they will end up together with lots of little bushy-redheaded children", then I guess this goes), Snape/Harry (because the chamistry is already there, and I always thought there was some sexual layer in their rivalry), Sirius/Remus (they just fit. nothing to do about that), Harry/Hermione (I can see them having a little experimentation, but I don't see this as some epic romance thing. actually I don't see this as anything more than a week-long thing, but still, it's possible), one sided-Parvati/Harry (because I think she has a crush on him :)), angsty!Harry/Draco (again with the teenaged angst. after OotP, fluff is out of the question)

I also think there's some middle point in here, you now, pairings we semi-believe they're true, like Harry/Ron, Crabbe/Goyle, Snape/Lucius, Parvati/Lavender.

Does this answer your question? bSahll you now defriend me? :D

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Fluffy Lucius/Harry would be like throwing holy water on a vampire. It's just...not done :P

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

It burns! It burns us precious! :D