I think any or all of the adults were probably smokers in the '70s, when everyone was, and probably experimented, and it's certainly possible that Mundungus Fletcher is a drunk and that Sirius is on his way to becoming one in OotP.
In other fandoms, I've written heroin addiction and alcoholism, because it seemed to suit the characters, but it seems to me that in HP, most of the characters I'm interested in are so freaking tragic already that it seems like piling on. Of course, I feel the same way about disability fic.
I think the characters already have weaknesses to be exploited, and while I can see the attraction to making one of them an addict, I also think the topic is too often badly handled in fanfic.
Otoh, there's nothing wrong with someone enjoying a couple drinks or a joint every once in a while, without it being an addiction.
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Date: 2004-10-29 01:19 pm (UTC)In other fandoms, I've written heroin addiction and alcoholism, because it seemed to suit the characters, but it seems to me that in HP, most of the characters I'm interested in are so freaking tragic already that it seems like piling on. Of course, I feel the same way about disability fic.
I think the characters already have weaknesses to be exploited, and while I can see the attraction to making one of them an addict, I also think the topic is too often badly handled in fanfic.
Otoh, there's nothing wrong with someone enjoying a couple drinks or a joint every once in a while, without it being an addiction.