Well, when I first read
Fellowship of the Ring, I thought it was boring and didn't finish it. This was way back when I was eleven or twelve.
Then when I read it again, and saw the movies, I created a horrible fanfic. The main character:
- is Half-elven (in my defense, I created her before I knew about the prohibition. Which I still don't completely agree with).
- is the daughter of Galadriel's AU second daughter
- had both parents die tragically, killed by orcs
- can talk to animals, to some extent
- ends up with the Fellowship, but not as a Tenth Walker-- I think. Is that where the character leaves Rivendell with the Fellowship?
And the worst part?
I'm
writing it down. And
publishing it.
... It's not so heinous a crime as it sounds. I'm using it as a challenge on how not to write a Sue despite given potential.
*runs away from the canonicity police*