My Immortal - Edited
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Hi, my name is R. L. Elyah, but you can refer to me as Rebattu, Cynic Anon, Charlie, or whatever the heck you feel like at the moment(within reason). I am an aspiring author, grammar "nazi," internet dweller, and lover of satire and parody. I'm also a fan of bad/troll fanfiction, as many of you surely are. Hopefully that makes it no surprise that I am fond of the infamous Harry Potter fanfiction My Immortal. I've taken much delight in Ms. Gilesbie's achievements in bad grammar, plot holes, and distortion of Mary Sue traits. Surely we've heard jokes about it being the original Twilight, but I've come to wonder something: If something like that can get a publishing deal, is there any chance that if My Immortal became a published work it could be saved by editors?
Thus, I've begun a project. I will be combing through the archives of this dreaded, beloved fanfiction and attempting to turn it into something readable, perhaps even enjoyable. I won't be changing the actual set of events, mind you. I'm just going to try to change the wording, add a bit of exposition and dialogue, and attempt to morph this from a possible troll's "goffic" Harry Potter fic starring a Mary Sue to an alternate take on the Harry Potter universe featuring a flawed, self-aware, and perhaps even likable protagonist.
This won't be a lulz-filled, silly place with goofy author's notes and a random events plot; this is hopefully going to be a fairly decent, coherent story that dabbles in being both lighthearted and sweet and dreadfully dark and realistic, possibly with the occasional editor's note if you have questions that need proper answers. I may be shooting for the moon here, but I honestly want to transform this work into something fun and entertaining for a reason besides being mankind's testament to bad writing.
Maybe, reader, you'd like to join me on this journey. I'd be honored if you would. The updates will hopefully be quick, considering the season, and the miniscule sections may be strung together to avoid a bloated chapter archive. I'm open to critique and suggestions, and I hope you'll be open to a legible, sensible version of this glorious mess. So, without further ado, I present to you my best effort at editing this story.
My Immortal
By Tara Gilesbie
Edited by R. L. Elyah