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.

Comments

[traintracks.livejournal.com]

Oh gosh, is that Pursing Potter? That completely cracked me up!!!!

[torino10154]

I know this might not resonate since it's Severus/Harry but I'll leave it anyway.

jadzialove wrote a Snarry Christmas Carol in 2005 or so called Humbug. The line that always stays with me, which comes toward the end, is Severus saying this to Harry:

"However, you have, for some unfathomable reason, chosen me, and I shall spend an eternity endeavoring to be worthy of it."

[who_la_hoop]

♥

Nick really should have changed the sheets this morning. What if they smell like moping and heartbreak?

That fic. THAT FIC.

I started reading the sixth form AU but the boys are called Louis and Liam, I keep getting mixed up about who's who :DD

[lijahlover.livejournal.com]

Wow I just read that Wesley is our King line in a fic but can't remember what it is called.

Thanks for these recs btw :)

[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

[awickedmemory.livejournal.com]

"Just do me a favour," Blaise said, prodding Draco and making him look up inquisitively. "Next time you get the hots for someone, don't curse them, just do the normal thing and ask them on a fucking date."
- "Imperio" by sara_holmes

It took Harry a whole eight hours and twenty-two minutes to panic about what had happened between him and Draco. This was because he had been asleep for eight hours and twenty-one of them.
- "State of Mind" by sara_holmes

"Fair point," Ron said. "And we're not worrying, really. It's just a bit disconcerting."
Harry looked at him. "No, that's disconcerting."
"What's disconcerting?"
"That you used the word disconcerting."
- "Mental" by sara_holmes

"You'd better go and apologise to him right now, you ungrateful little -"
"Sod?" Ron suggested. Hermione paused.
"No, something stronger."
"How about tosser?"
"No, I really don't feel comfortable using that word."
"Git?"
" – git!" Hermione finished.
- "Lonely Moon" by eleventy7

Harry takes a sip from his blue-striped (and quite hideous) mug and addresses the eyes that have attached themselves to his table.
- "Delaney" by RurouniHime


And a few non-Drarry ones...

"Bullshit. That's awesome." - Tony Stark after Steve Rogers informs him he did actually ingest food completely unawares during an otherwise unbroken work binge.

“Everyone okay?”
“No,” Spidey said. “I think I webbed myself.” There was a slightly hysterical giggle, and he keeled over sideways. “I totally webbed myself.” He threw his hands in the air. “WHEE! There is webbing EVERYWHERE!
Steve turned around, leaning his arm over the back of the seats. “I'll take care of the cleaning bill. Tony? You okay?”
Tony was breathing hard, his face flushed his hands latched onto the seats. “I have never been so turned on in my entire life,” he managed at last.
- "Dating the Long Way Around" by scifigrl47 [Avengers]

"Avengers!" Nick Fury's voice says. "We have giant frogs in Central Park. I repeat: giant frogs. Yes, Barton, I am serious. Get your asses over here, hoppity hop."
- "many names in history, none of them are ours" by aubkae [Avengers]

"Oh my god Tony what the fuck, seriously, what the fuck?"
- "Rom-Commed By Fate (Or JARVIS)" by leashy_bebes [Avengers]

[ashindk.livejournal.com]

What a lovely post! I needed a smile.
Actually, "the saviour of the bloody wizarding world does not. wear. pants" is one of my favourites as well.

I'm going to cheat and quote more than one line from the same fic, because Blamebrampton writes these brilliant snippets of dialogue that stay with me for a very long time. And when I start to forget, I know it's time to re-read her fics. Like this one from Marginal Notes:

‘Malfoy. Have you seen Harry?’

‘He went that way.’ Draco pointed over his shoulder. ‘Pursued by hordes.’

Cheers,’ said Granger, trotting off in pursuit

Draco and Daphne watched her go. ‘Was that odd?’ Daphne asked. ‘It’s reached a point where I can no longer tell.’

‘I’ve been at that point for ages. Come on, we’re going to be late for Arithmancy.’

I just love that slightly flippant, slightly absurd writing style. It makes me chuckle every time!

[evilgiraff.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for quotes!  I think mine perhaps display a certain leaning towards the profane...

My favourite quote from any fandom is from umbrellas_can's Talk Me Through It, which has this immortal line:

JTKirk: I'M ON THE FUCKING BRIDGE, BONES.

I'll let you work out what the context might be... :D


I also love this line from omi_ohmy's This Delicious Solitude (I loved it on my first beta-read of this fic, and I still do):

“You– you fucking fucked me into my own beans, you fucker!”


And who could forget this wonderful, wonderful line from leo_draconis's Interview With A Sham-pire (go read it, you will laugh until you cry, I promise):

"Shuck it, Dwaco!"

[hpdarkarts-mod.livejournal.com]

This is my favorite bit from lamerezouille's To Be Back in the Rest of the Room (http://hd-holidays.livejournal.com/253565.html)

But when Harry’s shirt and glasses are duly discarded and he looks back up at a slightly fuzzier Malfoy, the mood has somehow completely shifted. Malfoy’s mouth is not preparing to ravage Harry anymore, but actively stifling a laugh.

‘What?’ Harry asks, offended. He’s still light-headed enough not to feel so self-conscious that he wants to put his shirt back on, but he’s definitely irked.

Malfoy’s not able to really speak for a few seconds, busy as he is intently ogling Harry’s chest instead. Harry looks at his chest too and sure, it’s not as pretty as Malfoy’s with the thick black hair and the few scars, but it’s definitely more muscular and more well-defined. There’s nothing here to be ashamed of, right?

‘It’s just...’ Malfoy says finally, ‘You’ve got the weirdest pattern of chest hair I’ve ever seen, Potter. It almost looks as though your nipples are wearing glasses.’

[knowmefirst.livejournal.com]

Oh, I really have to read these fics and also do this, I have read really good quotes from fics that I have love.

[notearchiver.livejournal.com]

I have so many quotes that just stick in my head. Sometimes, I actually memorize entire paragraphs! Here's a few that are always around:

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Harry continues to wave, smiling, smiling, always smiling. --Odysseus's Last Days by amand_r

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"I don't like redheads." --The Semblance of Peace by maeglinyedi (phrygus_phlypps)

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"Mr. Potter, do you plan on molesting me sexually in my sleep?" --Snape: The Home Fries Nazi by pir8fancier

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"Sometimes when you have bad shit done to you, you need a second chance too." --Snape: The Home Fries Nazi by pir8fancier

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Those are the ones that pop to mind without checking a fic to be sure.

[ladysugarquill]

I think the one that has stuck in my head the most was from the second fic I ever read:

Tell him, tell him you love him. He’ll tell you, painfully, that he loves you too.
TO LOVE A HERO by PANTZ. Fuck, that fic makes me cry every time.

Another one I like:

"The whole time he's yelling things in angry probably-Japanese, up to and including when Dean grabs him by the sleeve of that oversized orange hoodie he seems to like so much and keeps a grip on him so he doesn't do anything stupid.

And then the demons part and this new guy walks into the room, and the kid goes white as a sheet and completely. Fucking. Silent."
Brothers, by ladylisse [Naruto/Supernatural]

But all of Lisse's fics are extremely quotable, and her LJ posts too.