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[emmagrant01]

I've been away from the HP fandom for three years, more or less, and one of my fears about getting involved again was that there would be no one left to squee about H/D stuff with. I am so, SO happy that this was not the case. I mean seriously, check out this list of planned H/D fests in the next year (courtesy of vaysh11).

The H/D part of fandom is still amazingly active, and though it's definitely a smaller community than it was five years ago, it feels tighter somehow. It seems like everyone knows everyone else, and I haven't yet sensed the same level of politics and BNF-ery that there used to be. Maybe it's there and I just haven't seen it yet, but I sincerely hope not.

I'm so excited to be back, and so grateful that everyone has been so incredibly welcoming. I'm looking forward to getting to know new friends and reading and writing lots of fic!

*snuggles fandom*

Comments

[adamei.livejournal.com]

I only came to fandom way after Deadly Hallows and really don't know how things used to be but based on everything I've heard things seem to be nicer these days, at least socially. Of course, there are fewer of us and maybe people realise that, as there's no new canon coming, we are all the time losing folk to the new and shiny. So people will rather huddle together for comfort and shared body heat than waste energy bickering with each other :)

That said, the best thing about H/D-world is that there are FANTASTIC writers and artists here. People being nice to each other while making excellent fics and art, what's not to love?

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I think that's likely true. The people who are still here are definitely interested in keeping the community going, and I have gotten such a strong sense of that!

People being nice to each other while making excellent fics and art

To hear it described that way after the way it was five years ago... gah, it almost brings tears to my eyes. :-P