JK Rowling is rumoured to be writing a detective novel.
Lucious Malfoy in the conservatory, with a wand!
And boys -- let's watch the swearing.
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Theodosia - Aug 20, 2007 4:40:09 am PDT #2460 of 3301
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sue - Aug 20, 2007 4:51:57 am PDT #2461 of 3301
hip deep in pie
Lucious Malfoy in the conservatory, with a wand!
A few days ago, I read a post in someone's LJ with "just the dirty bits" of Deathly Hallows (I can't find the link anymore) and since then, any mention of wands sets my inner 12-year-old giggling madly.
-t - Aug 20, 2007 6:09:24 am PDT #2462 of 3301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
JK Rowling is rumoured to be writing a detective novel
I can kind of see that. Well-planted clues and foreshadowing that don't spoil the reveal have been a big part of the Potter series.
beekaytee - Aug 20, 2007 6:19:47 am PDT #2463 of 3301
Compassionately intolerant
I'm sure JK appreciates being outed by her neighbor's wife. Plus? According to her, (via the A&E biography linked upthread) the writing in cafes/heating story is a falsehood that really bugs her. No macaroni salad for that guy at the neighborhood block party.
tommyrot - Aug 20, 2007 7:30:42 am PDT #2464 of 3301
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have been earwormed with the following for a week now...
You say Petraeus, I say Petronas
You say Petraeus, I say Petronas
Petraeus, Petronas
Petraeus, Petronas
Let's call the whole thing off
Katerina Bee - Aug 20, 2007 9:45:04 am PDT #2465 of 3301
Herding cats for fun
My-my-my-my Patronus!
Why yes, I AM old enough to remember when The Knack was cool.
Volans - Aug 20, 2007 2:59:40 pm PDT #2466 of 3301
move out and draw fire
Wow, tommyrot just sort of summarized my life, from one angle.
And I can't believe I hadn't made a Patronus/Petronas pun yet.
Sue - Aug 20, 2007 3:24:46 pm PDT #2467 of 3301
hip deep in pie
The Detective novel thing is a joke gone wrong:
"This is a joke that got out of hand," said Rankin, describing how the remark was made on stage during the course of a festival event.
"There were 600 people in the audience, and only one person didn't laugh," he added.
Narrator - Aug 20, 2007 3:46:44 pm PDT #2468 of 3301
The evil is this way?
"There were 600 people in the audience, and only one person didn't laugh," he added.
And that person went right out and reported it to everyone he or she saw .....
lisah - Aug 20, 2007 5:19:29 pm PDT #2469 of 3301
Punishingly Intricate
That is funny. Although she is pretty good with embedding clues with in the text. I'd like to see what she could do with a detective novel.