Tara Gilesbie’s “My Immortal” Revolutionizes Literature
I was given the greatest gift of all time this evening. It is not often that a work of fiction can break down barriers and open new worlds of possibilities, but it does occasionally happen. I know not what to do with the gift I have been given, but I do know that I must share it with the rest of the educated world. I present to you, internet, the best piece of literature ever created. Future generations will look back on this seminal work as one of the cornerstones of the written word. I present to you: My Immortal, a Harry Potter Fanfiction by the venerable Tara Gilsebie.
My Immortal may be the greatest story ever told, since the invention of language. Gilesbie presents us with the tales of a goth vampire student of Hogwarts named Ebony (Enoby) Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way, who must step up and save the school from a plot involving the Dark Lord all while dealing with the sexual advances of both Draco and Harry (who had their own romantic fling in the past).
Of course, with such groundbreaking work comes great scorn from the masses, but it is hard to discount the bold and shocking genius in Gilesbie’s decisions to forgo the use of any traditional structure, whether in story, spelling, or grammar.
Another bold choice Gilesbie makes in her work is to completely and totally avoid any constraints of story continuity or even name continuity. Here is just a brief sample of her work, and while it is a shame to break up the compelling narrative she’s put forth, this should provide an adequate portrayal of what to expect from this fledgling literary master:
Inside the Great Hall we could see Dumbledork. Cornelia Fudged was there shouting at Dumbledore. Doris Rumbridge was there too.
“THIS CANNOT BE!” she shouted angrily. “THE SCHOOL MUST BE CLOSED!”
“THE BARK LORD IS PLANNING TO KILL THE STUDENTS!” yelled Cornelia Fudge.
“YOU ARE NOT FIT TO BE THE PRINCIPAL ANY LONGER!” yelled Rumbridge. “YOU ARE TOO OLD AND YOUR ALZHEIMERS IS DANGEROUS! YOU MUST RETRY OR VOLDEMORT WILL KILL YOUR STUDENTS!”
“Very well.” Dumbledore said angrily. “Butt we cannot do this. We can’t close the school. There is only one person who is capable of killing Voldemort and she is in the school. And her name is…………………………………………………………………..Enony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way.”
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