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Originally Posted by HarryT

I hadn't come across the term either, but I believe it's referring to this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_%28fandom%29

Yep, there are a lot of terms for things in fanfiction. Slash, femslash, shipping, shippers, etc. Some are no doubt as old as the fan fictions way back after the original Star Trek series had fictions written by the fans for the early fanzines and some are probably newer and came about with the starting of fanfictions on the net. Some pairings are more likely than others too. I've even seen some where Draco sees the error of his ways and ends up in a relationship with Hermione. Not very likely of course but interesting if done right.