First off, huge thanks for mentioning the fest! :D
Regarding non-magic AUs, as someone who writes them, I can tell you that a lot of people don't like them, feeling that taking away their magic takes away from the essence of the character. Personally I don't agree since there *is* a whole Muggle world for them to play in. Non-magic is sort of built in to the wizarding world in that sense.
I think HP tends to stick closer to canon--maybe book people are just different than TV or movie or RPF fandoms. So yes, I've read really out there AU scenarios but most seem to be grounded in something we're familiar with.
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Date: 2015-03-10 10:05 pm (UTC)Regarding non-magic AUs, as someone who writes them, I can tell you that a lot of people don't like them, feeling that taking away their magic takes away from the essence of the character. Personally I don't agree since there *is* a whole Muggle world for them to play in. Non-magic is sort of built in to the wizarding world in that sense.
I think HP tends to stick closer to canon--maybe book people are just different than TV or movie or RPF fandoms. So yes, I've read really out there AU scenarios but most seem to be grounded in something we're familiar with.