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Post by kissofdeath on Nov 28, 2008 21:47:16 GMT -5
omg Drake!
Haven't heard from you in a while!
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Post by Drake on Nov 28, 2008 21:59:25 GMT -5
I KNOW I LEFT AFTER POSTING THIS LIKE, BILLION PAGE EPIC BECAUSE I HAD BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR LIKE, YEARS AND COULDN'T SEE HOW TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THESE TWO.
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Post by kissofdeath on Nov 28, 2008 22:03:34 GMT -5
Yeah, I know what you mean. That's why I've moved away from fluff and romance and focused on angst.
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Post by Drake on Nov 28, 2008 22:12:14 GMT -5
Angst is so much more appropriate for these guys.
I mean, really.
A homosexual, manipulative, super-powerful man who was a fascist bent on world domination in his early years having a romantic relationship with an emotionally constipated woman 80 years younger than him who is, additionally, his direct subordinate and former student (so that won't be fucking with the power dynamics at all) will not lend itself to butterflies and kittens and children and joy and love and marriage and happiness and skin that sparkles like diamonds in the sunlight.
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Post by tabbyphoenix on Nov 29, 2008 1:07:52 GMT -5
Angst is so much more appropriate for these guys. I mean, really. A homosexual, manipulative, super-powerful man who was a fascist bent on world domination in his early years having a romantic relationship with an emotionally constipated woman 80 years younger than him who is, additionally, his direct subordinate and former student (so that won't be fucking with the power dynamics at all) will not lend itself to butterflies and kittens and children and joy and love and marriage and happiness and skin that sparkles like diamonds in the sunlight. As irrelevant as it is to the main thread, I'm tempted to comment on it ... yes, I do agree with you (apart from the homosexual, manipulative part), love the way you put it ..."kittens and children..." ;D |
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Post by Katheryn Mae on Nov 29, 2008 18:49:12 GMT -5
Angst is so much more appropriate for these guys. I mean, really. A homosexual, manipulative, super-powerful man who was a fascist bent on world domination in his early years having a romantic relationship with an emotionally constipated woman 80 years younger than him who is, additionally, his direct subordinate and former student (so that won't be fucking with the power dynamics at all) will not lend itself to butterflies and kittens and children and joy and love and marriage and happiness and skin that sparkles like diamonds in the sunlight. As irrelevant as it is to the main thread, I'm tempted to comment on it ... yes, I do agree with you (apart from the homosexual, manipulative part), love the way you put it ..."kittens and children..." ;D Literally laughed out dang out. ;D |
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Post by kissofdeath on Nov 29, 2008 22:16:35 GMT -5
Angst is so much more appropriate for these guys. I mean, really. A homosexual, manipulative, super-powerful man who was a fascist bent on world domination in his early years having a romantic relationship with an emotionally constipated woman 80 years younger than him who is, additionally, his direct subordinate and former student (so that won't be fucking with the power dynamics at all) will not lend itself to butterflies and kittens and children and joy and love and marriage and happiness and skin that sparkles like diamonds in the sunlight. Hell yeah! |
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Post by alter.ego.alana on Dec 7, 2008 13:57:44 GMT -5
butterflies and kittens, lolz. =)
I became an ADMM fan (well, I guess not a fan really) at the beginning of book 1, I just kind of assumed they were together? I don't think I started shipping them until after the Chamber of Secrets movie came out...because Maggie Smith just makes so many scenes SCREAM ADMM in that movie.
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Post by tabbyphoenix on Dec 15, 2008 6:11:46 GMT -5
Hehe, love your siggy...
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Post by minervasong on Dec 21, 2008 19:36:00 GMT -5
I cannot resist. Gah... Here I am to reveal a story of myself. ;D
I became a die-hard fan of MMAD after watching and rewatching a vid on youtube featuring it. The first time I watched it, I found it absurd, absolutely crazy, disgusting, etc... I laughed myself dry watching it until no more laughter came. I gradually began to watch other vids of MMAD until I finally began watching them because they were really cute, and not just because I once found them so funny. I believe the vid that 'converted' me was Towarka's vid "Minerva McGonagall & Albus Dumbledore". ;D I just couldn't keep away... I found fanfiction.net shortly thereafter from a friend of mine who wanted me to go there to read the fandom she was shipping-- I never got around to reading that stuff... -laughs- MMAD just became so endearing to me that I couldn't stop reading, and then I about died when JK sunk the ship that I had proudly proclaimed as my own earlier that summer... Because of this and because of the great enjoyment I receive from writing them, I've been a shipper since the summer of '07. Long live MMAD!
admmityourlove, (oh my gosh! I've always adored your screen-name!), I've read both of those fictions. They are simply works of art. ;D
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Post by tabbyphoenix on Dec 25, 2008 0:58:41 GMT -5
Disgusted at first, huh? Looks like you're like me ... only I was disgusted by the fics I read ... LOL.
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Post by minervasong on Jan 3, 2009 15:12:01 GMT -5
Yes, basically... ;D
I'm far from disgusted at this point. If I could, I would go back in time, and fall in love with the ship as it was first introduced to me when I was seven. Although I did begin to read the books at that age, it took me quite some time to be able to pronounce both Hermione's and McGonagall's names correctly. -laughs- I suppose that's what put me off a bit as I began to read the series-- these were all names I've never heard of before, and therefore that meant they were weird. It took me another year to finally grow eager enough to read such a strange book. I've been a fan ever since then, and it's left such a hollow feeling knowing that there's no more to read. (and that Albus is 'dead' and 'gay' and poor Minerva is left all by her lonesome). But, I fill that void with MMAD fan-fiction. I've been quite content ever since, and no one knows why. And they'll never know either. It will be our little secret... ;D
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Post by sylvadragon on Jan 5, 2009 11:42:39 GMT -5
I've been meaning to reply to this forever ...so here goes. I always loved Dumbledore best, with Minerva simply another favourite character mainly due to her courage and strength and will power. I was heartbroken when JKR killed Dumbledore off, I hoped desperately that in book 7 he would turn out not to be dead after all. When book 7 came out I read it with great hope and my world was shattered, I was devastated by the revelations about Albus in that book (glares at book 7 in disgust and growls at it.) It felt as though I'd learnt some horrible things about a best friend, I couldn't even sleep well I was so upset - so maybe I'm a little crazy - I thought it was crazy myself to be so devastated but I couldn't help it.  And I felt so strongly that none of what we learned about Dumbledore in book 7 made any sense, it just didn't fit, I felt betrayed by JKR, and I wanted to know if I was the only one to feel so bad, so angry, to long to defend Albus. So I searched endlessly on google, I wasn't even looking for fanfics - just people who loved Albus as I did and KNEW JKR was wrong about him. Somehow I strayed into the world of fanfics, and as I read them, I found a wonderful image of the Albus Dumbledore I knew and loved, that kindly eccentric lemon drop loving, grandfatherly, great and wise wizard with a heart full of compassion for everyone. But there were all too few of such fics, espeicially ones where he was like a grandfather to Harry - then I read my first MMAD fic, and I was shocked and thought NO! Dumbledore doesn't fall in love, kiss people or go to bed with them, Dumbledore doesn't snog - he's just not into stuff like that, lol. Yuck is what I thought, and decided never to read any more MMAD ever. But then I couldn't stop thinking about how nice Albus was in the MMAD fics, and how funny they were, and I loved the interplay and humour between him and Minerva, and since there were so few other 'nice, kind, not evil or manipulative at all' Dumbledore fics I started reading MMAD fics a lot, but with the utter conviction that I would never ever never accept Dumbledore as having a romantic relationship with anyone. Somehow though they seeped into my subconscious, and I began to fall more and more in love with MMAD, to be convinced that they were utterly sweet and adorable together, and made for each other. And now I am immersed in MMADness and very delighted about it, whew sorry for such long reply, urgh I never expected to type so much. Collapses in heap - lemon drops for anyone who reads all of that.  Oh and I forgot to add that if I had a time turner I'd turn back time and be into MMAD right from when the first book was published - I feel that I missed out on the glory years of MMAD, and that's a little sad. Or I could use a time turner and 'persuade' JKR to write a properly MMAD book 7.  |
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Post by minervasong on Jan 11, 2009 5:31:08 GMT -5
I've been meaning to reply to this forever ...so here goes. I always loved Dumbledore best, with Minerva simply another favourite character mainly due to her courage and strength and will power. I was heartbroken when JKR killed Dumbledore off, I hoped desperately that in book 7 he would turn out not to be dead after all. When book 7 came out I read it with great hope and my world was shattered, I was devastated by the revelations about Albus in that book (glares at book 7 in disgust and growls at it.) It felt as though I'd learnt some horrible things about a best friend, I couldn't even sleep well I was so upset - so maybe I'm a little crazy - I thought it was crazy myself to be so devastated but I couldn't help it. And I felt so strongly that none of what we learned about Dumbledore in book 7 made any sense, it just didn't fit, I felt betrayed by JKR, and I wanted to know if I was the only one to feel so bad, so angry, to long to defend Albus. So I searched endlessly on google, I wasn't even looking for fanfics - just people who loved Albus as I did and KNEW JKR was wrong about him. Somehow I strayed into the world of fanfics, and as I read them, I found a wonderful image of the Albus Dumbledore I knew and loved, that kindly eccentric lemon drop loving, grandfatherly, great and wise wizard with a heart full of compassion for everyone. But there were all too few of such fics, espeicially ones where he was like a grandfather to Harry - then I read my first MMAD fic, and I was shocked and thought NO! Dumbledore doesn't fall in love, kiss people or go to bed with them, Dumbledore doesn't snog - he's just not into stuff like that, lol. Yuck is what I thought, and decided never to read any more MMAD ever. But then I couldn't stop thinking about how nice Albus was in the MMAD fics, and how funny they were, and I loved the interplay and humour between him and Minerva, and since there were so few other 'nice, kind, not evil or manipulative at all' Dumbledore fics I started reading MMAD fics a lot, but with the utter conviction that I would never ever never accept Dumbledore as having a romantic relationship with anyone. Somehow though they seeped into my subconscious, and I began to fall more and more in love with MMAD, to be convinced that they were utterly sweet and adorable together, and made for each other. And now I am immersed in MMADness and very delighted about it, whew sorry for such long reply, urgh I never expected to type so much. Collapses in heap - lemon drops for anyone who reads all of that. Oh and I forgot to add that if I had a time turner I'd turn back time and be into MMAD right from when the first book was published - I feel that I missed out on the glory years of MMAD, and that's a little sad. Or I could use a time turner and 'persuade' JKR to write a properly MMAD book 7. HA HA! I'm just going to make your reply three times longer by firstly, quoting you, and secondly, replying in about as many words..... ;D -grins- Anything you write makes me smile. Dumbledore was my favorite character almost instantly. He was just so funny (and positively crazy, which is basically how others would describe myself)- I looked forward to hearing his insight when Harry believed the world to be at an end and such. He always made me feel better at least. Minerva was not one of my favorite characters--- to me, she is another very crucial character grossly overlooked. Even Harry couldn't imagine her not at the school! (Which somehow correlated with my image of her never falling in love at one time... -grins-) I hoped he was not dead, I so dearly wished he wasn't (because he isn't! Look around!), but then even in my vain attempts to drown JK out in the 'Dumbledoreisnotdead' theorem on that site, it drove the hurt to be more deep. Harry doubted him, and was firm in his belief that Dumbledore not only forgot about him, but never cared for him or anyone else. -sniffs- JK has tainted our poor Albus... Though Gambon fits more closely with the Albus she now has in place... -snickers, though it dies quickly- I think we are ALL crazy. Of all the sites we choose to spend our time, we choose a MMAD board. What is more crazy than that? It spells 'MMAD'! We're mad! -grins- I couldn't stop crying over his death. I will cry proudly watching HBP when it comes out, though it will be for the wrong Dumbledore. -sighs heavily- I never lost sleep over Dumbledore's past, though I did think a lot about it afterwards, and wished many many times that it was not true. (Because it isn't. It hasn't happened in our heads, so it's not true. MMAD, on the other hand....) ;D Oh I know. I hated the weeks that followed the 'revelation'. -rolls eyes- I was suddenly harassed by people who faithfully read my fics that said that 'Dumbledore is gay, so this can't be canon.' Who freakin' CARES if it's canon or not?!!! -glares at the ignorant ones- Aha! So that's why I love MMAD so much... Albus is who he is. ;D He's not dead. He's not gay. He is himself. With Minerva by his side. -grins- Yes, 'yuck' explains my reluctance at accepting them as who they really are. 'Oh, no way... Albus can't love Minerva, he's too old!' And then I would find a really sappy fic to counter that notion. Everything is contrary. ;D I was converted not long after DH's release, and I also feel as though I've missed the real fire of the excitement of MMAD. But too bad. I'm still adding timber. I will not cease until the whole world knows. Now, that will take a very long time.... But I'm up for a challenge. ;D -holds up big, sparkly MMAD sign- ;D |
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Two souls with but a single thought, Two hearts that beat as one.
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Post by Marie Mcdore on Apr 15, 2009 15:03:19 GMT -5
Minerva and Albus were my favourite characters as soon as I old enough to read the books. I just seemed to fall in love with them. I've been writing since I was about seven and I soon began writing fics on Minerva and Albus seperatly. As I got older I started experimenting with them as a couple and it worked perfectly. I only watched the films a couple of years ago and I think that the way some of the Minerva/Albus scenes were shown just made me fall even more in love with the couple. And at the moment, they are the only pairing I really write about. I love writing them and I don't think I want to stop writing about them.
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Post by gahhMinerva on Jun 12, 2009 12:33:20 GMT -5
In 2004/5 I stumbled across just one ADMM fic at FanFiction.net (by Jestana, I believe), and I got hooked. They're just so adorable, and it seemed to make so much sense. I kept reading more and more, and I reread any part with Albus and/or Minerva in the books. After months of lurking around and not writing or reviewing, I joined FF.net and wrote my first fic just after HBP was released.
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mynerva24
First-year Student
Love is Friendship set on fire
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Post by mynerva24 on Jul 5, 2009 5:05:35 GMT -5
Hi everyone!!! Kinda new in here, and will need help to adjust... I've been reading Harry Potter since, uhm, 6 years ago, i believe. And, although my friends always gave me hard times for this, I have been MMAD shipper (as you call it, back then, i simply said i wish the two of them are together) ever since book 1. Although, as the book proceed, they are not really together, and I can pretty much said I was disappointed of Minerva's reaction towards Albus' death in HBP, I still ship them. I'm so happy to find this place!!! (^o^V) |
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Post by Twisted Peppermint on Jul 8, 2009 1:03:20 GMT -5
When I saw the first movie, I did think about them being a couple. I even made up stories in my head about them, but as is my habit, I got bored with it.
A few years later, when I was on DeviantArt looking for random Harry Potter characters, this picture with both Albus and Minerva came. In the picture, they just looked so right for each. Well Minerva was looking kinky and Albus was looking wicked.
Anyway, I once again became obsessed and began looking them both up. When I found the story "One Hundred Galleons", I decided to search for more.
I forget exactly what I did but I found this link and TA DA this board popped up.
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Post by damemaggie on Jul 22, 2009 18:53:51 GMT -5
Hi everyone:
When I started reading the books at the age of seven I was totally in love with both characters(especially Minerva) but nobody seemed to share my views about the couple. I felt kind of weird so I never talked about it to my friends again until I was twelve or so. When I saw the first movie and I saw Maggie, I was astonished by how well she fit the character, (same with Richard H.) so I started searching for stories on the net, bumped into FF.net and later discovered this awesome site. I clearly remember that whenever I bought a HP book I would scan the pages to see how often McG. appeared in it. When book five came out, I thought: "This is it, it´s too obvious, they can´t not be together!"(Everything was later ruined by David Yates and his "movie attempt" and JKR´s insane declarations, of course)
My parents still don´t understand why I adore Maggie and McGonagall so much, least of all ADMM fics. But now I´ve found you guys I feel human!!! ADMM forever!
DM.
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Post by ~Aly~ on Aug 5, 2009 15:09:06 GMT -5
"Ello..." *looks around sheepishly before waving*
Um...I'm not really sure when I got hooked to MMAD but since I started reading the books (around the age of 9) I thought that they were a couple. At that time I was hooked more to books than playing on the internet that I didn't know that other people were writing fanfics about them until it was after the fourth book came out. I got bored of rereading the books that I had and went online to find something else to read. I wasn't in to fanfics yet but I read a few. It was after the fifth book that I really got into reading the fanfics, not writing any of my own, but just looking for some interesting ones. After DH when J.K.R. announced that Dumbledore was gay...(my brother told me and I threw DH at his head for ruining my perfect little world that I had created for MMAD) I was devastated and refused to look at anything HP for a while. Then a friend got me back into it when she forced me to go to a midnight showing of OOTP. I looked up the fanfic sites again and found MADD fics that I actually liked. Now rereading the books again I have finally started to write my own...finally finding this site...(which made me overly happy ^o^ (sorry if I rambled a little))
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Post by blackcat268 on Dec 23, 2009 0:36:50 GMT -5
I got hooked the first time i read the book when they first came out. I was in that stage when i thought everyone ended up with someone in books and movies lol. I drove my mom nuts saying that albus and minerva are gunna end up together or they should end up together or how you can tell they love each other . The two of them have always been my favorite characters. I was around seven so for 13 years i have been a mmad shipper ;D
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Post by mistressquill on Jan 1, 2010 0:32:36 GMT -5
In less than an hour now, for me, it will be ten years ago that I read the first HP book. I was first a major fan of Harry. I honestly guess that is because he is who the book is about. I fell in love with Dumbledore and McGonagall's characters in the first book as well. I guess if truth be told I loved all the characters the same because I was so fascinated by the story. I hadn't expected such an awesome story.
In 2003 I became a much bigger fan of Albus and Minerva and began to shipp them. Of course I still do. However, I still very much like all the characters.
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Post by admm4eva365 on Apr 30, 2011 11:00:44 GMT -5
When i was six or seven years old, i saw the first movie and saw how close they looked and bam! They were a couple to me. A little later when i got older, i used to fish through the movies and books for their special moments. After JKR announced that thing about Dumbledore i was shocked, angry, and sad that he and Minerva weren't a couple. I don't know what s*** JKR was taking but Albus and Minerva are a couple! When i found ff.net a year or so ago, i began looking up stories for them for my own amusement and now i just need to read them! I even got my own seven year old sister attached to this couple and she doesn't even know what couples are! ADMM forever!!!! The ship will never sink!
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