Oooh.

[emmagrant01]

A friend just wrote me to let me know someone is posting a fic on AFF called Left My Heart.

Here's the summary: "In the beginning of the Last Battle, Draco faked his own death to protect Harry. He was to go to the States until Voldemort was dead and his Death Eaters were captured. Two years later, Harry decides to go on vacation, and runs into the one."

Interesting...

Comments

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

She seems to have used the title and the basic premise of your story, and then taken her own direction. Which she may well think is fine, but I do think it would be a good idea to say something right now. Titles do get duplicated at times, but that's not a common one, so I can't believe it's coincidence.

[littleroo27.livejournal.com]

Well it is a song title, kinda... but I agree, at least letting her know that she's being watched might help her consider how closely she wants to keep her story to the original LMH... perhaps a request for a title change as well would be in order.

Also - if she's 13 then AFF should really delete her account.

[lauramcewan.livejournal.com]

yeah, but Emma's story takes place in San Francisco, hence the title from the song "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", so if this girl goes and places the story in SF as well, then she's really showing to rip Emma off here. No place else in the US would fit that title.

Emma, this really sucks. I agree with everyone here, though -- an eye needs to be kept. Even if she changes the story, if she starts lifting dialogue and action, it's fraud.

And AFF and she's 13???

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I'm going to keep an eye on it. Thanks!

[nevereverposts.livejournal.com]

Titles get duplicated, but title AND theme? That's a bit much.

I vote on saying something about it.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Right, it's the combination of the two that is bugging me.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know. That's what caught my eye: it's not exactly the same, but the title is close enough, and the fact that it's post-Hogwarts, set in the US... Yeah.