If the story is a mythical tale - like HP or LOTR I don't have a problem with them being told differently. I think, for example, voldmont appearing on the train platform made it clear that Harry was being haunted by Voldmont. And it allowed the dreams to remain ambiguous and dream like. The reason that I can except this is because I was a huge fairytale/tall tall/folk tale reader( esp from ages 8 -12) - where I kept coming across stories I knew from before - but told differently. If the essence is the same - I can embrace it.
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
Xander ,'Selfless'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
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***SPOILER ALERT***
beth b - Jul 25, 2007 5:35:12 am PDT #1653 of 3301
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Sophia Brooks - Jul 25, 2007 5:53:29 am PDT #1654 of 3301
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I keep picturing Draco in Farscape!Scorpy's cooling suit.
Bwah ha ha!
I sort of hated the epilogue, and sort of liked it at the same time. I KNOW I would have wanted it, just like that, were I the age group of the kids.
Did we find out what happened to Luna, though?
Jessica - Jul 25, 2007 6:12:38 am PDT #1655 of 3301
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Scorpius Malfoy, on the other hand, is....
Maybe they can form a support group.
Steph L. - Jul 25, 2007 6:18:48 am PDT #1656 of 3301
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Scorpius Malfoy, on the other hand, is....
Maybe they can form a support group.
If, by "support group," you mean "hott gay sexx," then I think there are already many fanfics covering that very scenario.
"Oh Scorpy," sighed Albus Severus dramatically, "no one knows the pain that we know of having such lame-ass names."
"I know," exclaimed Scorpius enthusiastically. "Hold me, Albus Severus, hold me!"
(Meanwhile, Xenophilus Lovegood III was getting a wedgie on the playground for having such a weird-ass name....)
sumi - Jul 25, 2007 6:22:03 am PDT #1657 of 3301
Art Crawl!!!
You mean Xenophilus Lovegood Longbottom, don't you?
It's so tough being the child to two teachers on staff.
Dana - Jul 25, 2007 6:28:03 am PDT #1658 of 3301
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The Albus Severus/Scorpius pairing has already taken off in fandom, partly because the pairing abbreviation is ASS.
Vortex - Jul 25, 2007 6:31:14 am PDT #1659 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Let's not forget that maybe Albus and Severus are normal wizarding names!
Kathy A - Jul 25, 2007 7:22:29 am PDT #1660 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The only classmates of Harry's that we know some of what happened to them is Draco (married w/kid), Ron (married w/kids and driving license), Hermione (married w/kids), Neville (unnamed marital status, professor of Herbology), and Harry and Ginny. We can guess that Bill and Fleur had a daughter pretty quickly after the war ended (if she's old enough to snog Teddy Lupin but still be going to Hogwarts, she's most likely in her sixth or seventh year in the epilogue), but that's it.
Aims - Jul 25, 2007 7:25:14 am PDT #1661 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Never clued in that Victoire was Bill and Fleur's kid.
D'uh, Aimee.
Kathy A - Jul 25, 2007 7:31:32 am PDT #1662 of 3301
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Well, James was saying that she's their cousin, so it makes sense.