Hey it works for me. I'd just guessed that you'd have a rantful opinion since you said that fanfic.net or wahtever is full of bad harry potter fic.
I also feel bad when I know someone was trying to be serious but I can't stop laughing. At them. Then of course, there are folk who do the opposite in being hilarious while people wonder if they're being earnest. I don't know any of those folk personally, but I'm sure they exist.