Favourite lines / quotes from fic

[birdsofshore]

Sometimes a line gets stuck in my head. It's not usually anything deep or meaningful, although occasionally it might be. At the moment, some of my best ones are:

"He's sarcastic, and haughty, and REFUSES to wear a shirt." from dustmouth's Keep Your Shirt On

"The Saviour of the bloody wizarding world does not. Wear. Pants." from dysonrules Wayward Owls and Pub Hunts.   

Ok, there's a bit of a theme going on there...

Here's a corker from one of my FAVOURITE FICS which everyone should read, but hardly anyone ever does. It just makes me cackle.

"Greg," repeated Draco. "Big man, quiet—"

"Former minion," added Harry, which earned him an elbow in the ribs.

from omi_ohmy's The Redemption of Gregory Goyle.

Here's a beautiful one:

his flaws were the salt that brought out the flavour from who_la_hoop's The Rabbit and the God

Then the last one, which is not quite right, as I've forgotten where it's from, but it was a dialogue between Draco and Pansy, and went something like.

"Then I saw Weasley."

"Which one?"

"Our King."

Ahahahaha. Point me to that one if you know it, please. from Pursuing Potter by hereticalvision

Do lines from fics take up residence in your head? Which are your favourites, at the moment? Just short, but perfect, or funny, things that have stayed with you.

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[awickedmemory.livejournal.com]

Edit: What the heck? I had a bunch of text before this post that all got wiped - I must have messed up an HTML code somewhere...

'Good man. Right. So. What we need is a plan.'
Smythe nodded eagerly. 'Do you have one?'
'No.'
'Ah.'
'You?'
'No.'
'So. Failing a plan, I suppose we could do with a drink.'
- "Little Red Courgette" by Blame Brampton

"Malfoy, what on Earth are you doing?"
Malfoy had the grace to be embarrassed. "I'm being terribly nineteenth century, Potter, and taking my disgrace to the colonies, where they tolerate that sort of thing."
- "Beneath Boundless Skies" by Blame Brampton

"Hermione, how is it that you always make everyone feel better?"
"I put Calming Potion in your tea."
- "Conscience" by sordid_humors

"Potty, you always sneak around. Since first year. It's in your nature. Don't apologize for it."
"Alright, then," Potter sighed and tossed the book onto Draco's bed in defeat. "You're making this bloody difficult, by the way."
"That is my nature," Draco said quietly, "and I'll not apologize for it."
- "Conscience" by sordid_humors

"Smugness doesn't suit you, Potter."
"Don't Potter me, Malfoy."
"Then don't make me want to Potter you, Potter."
- "Momenti Diversi" by zarah

“I do not have club hands,” was mostly what Harry got from that.
“That’s what I told my abdomen in fifth year after you embedded one into it, but it was headstrong and refused to be convinced.”
“Your abdomen was headstrong?”
“Abdomens can be headstrong.” Malfoy managed to look arrogant about knowing this when Harry apparently didn’t.
- "Now the Shining Sun Is Up" by Aoifene

His lower body seized again in pain and he knew this was the end. He was going to die. Goodbye, Harry. I lo—
"Cheep."
Did his pancreas just cheep at him?
- "The Misadventures of Draco Malfoy, Ferret" by Saber ShadowKitten

Narcissa folded the newspaper, set it aside, and rose. "Wand out. I've had enough of your dithering. We shall practice your defensive spells until I've hexed you unrecognizable."
Draco loved his mother.
- "The Cupboard Under the Stairs" by Saber ShadowKitten

"We certainly do not need to talk, Potter. I need to hex you and you need to fall down."
- "Pathos" by dysonrules

"Malfoy," he said softly, running his finger down the side of Draco's neck in a slow stroke; from the back it would be hidden by Draco's hair, but Seamus could bloody well see it.
"Potter," Draco answered neutrally, holding very, very still.
"Harry!" Hermione hissed from right behind him, and Harry jumped like a scalded cat, snatching his hand back.
"Hermione," he said, blushing furiously.
"Seamus," Seamus put in good-naturedly. "Now that we all know each other…"
- " Harry Potter and the Inconvenient Condition" by Mirabella

Potter, not surprisingly, turned out to be a cuddler (which was rather fortunate as Draco was pants at cuddling, but was a superb cuddlee)
- "Bite Me, Hate Memes" by pir8fancier

[birdsofshore]

These are so wonderful! I love that you have so many and have posted them all here for us. Some of these fics I know, but others are new to me. This is a great way to rec, with just one brilliant line!

[awickedmemory.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I find that it's a lot easier to rec fics with text samples than just babbling about why I like it - it gets the point across better, and in the writer's own words. :P Also, putting quotes just helps me remember distinctions between fics that share a general premise, because I can be kind of bad about that sometimes... ^^;

[birdsofshore]

A really good idea, I think I'll try to do that more often.