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

[maelwaedd.livejournal.com]

Ridiculously OOC:
Harry/Draco. I've written it, yes, and more than once. But I hate it, and I had to fuck with the characters big time to even make hatesex work. (nb. I can think of one fic where it seems in character, but that's a future fic).
Lucius/Hermione. I really like this pairing. Yet I can't make it work. And why is that? Because it just can't happen in my personal view of canon unless people are writing PWP rape, and then that's just gross. imho.

Most believable.
Bellatrix/Ginny. Hah! I had to say that. Bella's a DE, Ginny's inherently evil, and they're both insane. It's a match made by Merlin.
Sirius/Remus. I don't really believe in Sirius anymore, but that's beside the point. It used to be one of my favourites, and I can see it happening.
Harry/Hermione. *cringe*. It'd probably be more like Ron/Hermione, but it's possible. And I hate it.
Dolohov/Bellatrix. Non-con. Okay, I know that these are such minor characters, but it works. In a really nasty way.

There are more, of course, but my brain's lazy.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Lucius/Hermione I canNOT wrap my brain around. Just, just...no.

[maelwaedd.livejournal.com]

I really want to read it. I started what would have been a novella-length Bellatrix/Ginny, except that Hermione insisted on coming with Ginny, and then when Ginny went away she was just *there* and wouldn't go *away*! I don't know what to do with her! But eh, I chose this stupidly wanky style to write it in anyway, and it's much too complicated for me to write more.

That said, I adore Lucius/Ginny with all the love in the world.