Fandom Discussion -- Characters and addictions

[themostepotente]

Somebody asked me the other day what my hang up with absinthe was -- and why I write Snape as having an addiction to it.

That got the old wheels a turnin'.

Simple -- Snape as well as any other character should have a weakness if you will. Since Severus is a potionscrafter, an addiction to something he'd have easy access to made great sense to me. And there is something very glamorous about absinthe in the hands of a very unglamorous man that trips my trigger.

I've actually seen a few people addict Snape to (or have a fondness for) absinthe besides scribbulus_ink and myself. Stand the fuck up and be counted people!

And what about poor Remus Lupin? Is he addicted to the wolfsbane potion yet or has he built up a tolerance to it?

I hate, hate, hate when people write characters as being infallible. JFC -- since when did the Q Continuum cross over into the Potterverse?

And Goddess bless the hotness that is Lucius Malfoy, but goddammit when I pinpoint his achilles heel, I will use and abuse it.

So what about other addictive substances? I've a bit of a kink with characters being addicted to Muggle narcotics as well as cigarettes and organics.

I've seen fics with opium and snuff addictions. Yes -- I find this exceedingly hot as well. I'm strange, I know. You knew this or you wouldn't be over here reading :P

What about hardcore abuse and addiction? Cocaine, heroin? Why don't more Snapes have a datura addiction? Bigtime painkiller, folks.

And okay, what about nymphomania and satyriasis? Can't you just picture poor Harry seated in a circle of chairs, eyes upon him as he stands to say;

"Hi, I'm Harry Potter, and I'm a sex addict."

I'm getting off the beaten path here, folks. I want to hear your thoughts on HP characters and addictions. Have a link to leave? By all means, please do.

--P

Comments

[starrysummer.livejournal.com]

I have a big thing for drug use in fics, whether it's recreational use or addiction. In one of my fics, I made Ernie Macmillan addicted to certain potions. I'm really attracted to the idea of more ambitious characters trying to find more hours in a day. Seriously, with his claim of eight hours of studying daily before OWLs, I had to wonder if he wouldn't jump at the opportunity to substitute substances for sleep.

Anyway, the fic is here (http://www.skyehawke.com/archive/story.php?no=3131) if you're interested. It's Ernie/Hermione/Bellatrix among other things. And if I were less hungry and less lazy, I could probably pull up some fics that aren't by me.

[themostepotente.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the link, lovey :-)

Should be interesting. I'm curious to see how Bellatrix fit into the grand scheme of things.