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The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration  

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By consensus, this thread is reopened specifically to discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be closed again once that discussion has run its course.

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Aims - Aug 09, 2005 11:57:57 am PDT #1087 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.

That's what I was thinking as well.


Fay - Aug 09, 2005 11:58:25 am PDT #1088 of 3301
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

I believe it was Chapter One.

(And I'm almost tempted to write about Wee!Wizards at Primary School, Jilli. Except that there are so many things I should be writing right now. Mostly I'm pecking away at an Original Novel, type thing. (12,000 words so far, which is a measly 3 chapters. Sigh. Although I've been doing a lot of thinking about it, and characters, even when not actually, er, writing.)


Atropa - Aug 09, 2005 12:00:50 pm PDT #1089 of 3301
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Fay and Jilli, did you read the JKR 3 part interview at muggle.net or the leaky cauldron? I ask because the interviewers pose the question about people other than James being in love with Lilly

Oooh, no. I should go read that.

And I'm almost tempted to write about Wee!Wizards at Primary School, Jilli. Except that there are so many things I should be writing right now.

Oh, I know. But that doesn't stop me from hoping.


Kat - Aug 09, 2005 12:03:09 pm PDT #1090 of 3301
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

This is part 3. All three parts are surprisingly good and give you the sense that JKR has an affection and respect for her fans.


Kathy A - Aug 09, 2005 12:07:33 pm PDT #1091 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

IIRC, JKR contacted the two website-runners to have them come out to Scotland for the interview, since she wanted to have adult fans' questions answered as much as the "cub reporters" questions. That interview is wonderfully stuffed with info on backstory and the first six books, as well as hints as to what might be coming up in Book 7.


Wolfram - Aug 09, 2005 12:09:06 pm PDT #1092 of 3301
Visilurking

That makes that H/Hr shipper website that much more annoying. That she does respect the fans and the treats them seriously, and then gets accused of doing just the opposite.


Fay - Aug 09, 2005 12:13:28 pm PDT #1093 of 3301
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Sorry, meant to answer this before and got distracted - yes, I read the interview shortly after it came out, and I did think JKR came across as very engaging in it. It cracked me up that she'd found one of the sites and tried posting on it and been treated with utter disdain - all "STFU! Who do you think you are, newbie?" type deal. Bwah!


Aims - Aug 09, 2005 12:18:34 pm PDT #1094 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Something that occured to me.....

Hermione is always talking about how you can't apparate/disapparate within Hogwart's.

How come Dobby and Kreacher could?


Wolfram - Aug 09, 2005 12:20:31 pm PDT #1095 of 3301
Visilurking

How come Dobby and Kreacher could?

You read one FAQ and suddenly you know everything:

[link]


Aims - Aug 09, 2005 12:21:15 pm PDT #1096 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.

bwah

Thanks!