Name (preferred nickname, not necessarily your journal name) Zephre/Zeph, or Keri (they both appear on all my Con Badges). How you found the community or the earliest community experience you can remember: Er. I have no idea, actually. I got into fandom through Remus/Sirius and the Shoebox Project, actually, after an RL friend of mine clued me in to the existence of this whole Harry Potter Fandom Thing. This was 2006, probably right after Half Blood Prince came out, which was about the time I started to be really invested in the phenomenon instead of just the books. I dove right into the darker side of the puppy ship, and then Lo! found Snupin probably early last year. Also got ridiculously into Wizard Rock and eventually started drawing, then writing in the fandom. I have to say the biggest draw of this community was the welcoming committee, informal as it is. Lupin_snape folks really just drew me in from lurker to poster to rabid community chatter. :) Why you ship Snape/Lupin: I think the ship manifesto kind of hits the high points for me. Two dark, troubled men, two interesting characters with so much of their pasts left in the dark... they just beg to be fleshed out. And there's so much potential in their relationship, one of the few adult relationships in the series that is fleshed out beyond a few words. So much history; even if they weren't lovers, there's something there.
And some optionals: Most memorable fic you've read in the last month (doesn't have to be new, though):Moonlight Investigations by red_day_dawning Most memorable art you've seen in the last month (same):Lubricus by aleoninc, and also Breakfast with Ignatia by karasu_hime (which accompanies a gorgeous fic that I was very happy to reread, too.) Link us to your first post or reply on Lupin_Snape I don't know if there are any earlier replies out there, but this is, I believe, my first post. Also my first fan art. Egads. http://community.livejournal.com/lupin_snape/1047862.html (Fantasy Fest 07)