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

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

I don't know that I find *any* pairing inherently OOC, at least not if time and possible emotional growth/change is taken into account (note here that I'm talking about actual relationships and not rape, because where that's concerned, no connection has to exist).

For example, where Snape's concerned, if I look only at the time frame of the books, then I find it most unlikely that he's going to be touching any of his students (the ones he hates and the ones he hates less (*g*) alike), yet it's possible that given time and space, he and Harry or Hermione or even Draco (although I don't like Snape/Draco at *all*) could find common ground. Generally speaking, though, I think *years* would have to pass before he (or they, for that matter) could imagine it.

Snape/Lucius? I can see it back in his school days or in his early time with the Death Eaters, but not during the 90's. In fact, during the time frame of the books, Snape would be most likely to be involved (if with anyone at all) with Dumbledore or Hagrid or McGonagall (i.e., someone older) or with some imaginary chracter we've never met).

In other words, time and place and maturity and many other factors have everything to do with whether a pairing is believable or not.

Or, you know...a really good writer, because Telanu made me believe in Snape/Young!Harry, and Fabula Rasa made me believe in Snape/Black, and Kaz made me believe in Snape/Hermione - and I thought all those pairings were insanely creepy when I first started reading HP.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Fabula Rasa's Snack reigns supreme.

And you know, Beth, you raise a very good point addressing such factors as time and place. Agreed 100%.