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Ok, I'm new to the Land O' Fic. Is it okay for me to be so critical of The Fic? Cause some of it - it is so bad.)
God, yes.
I can't recall ever seeing "bollix" in US English.
Huh. Well, that's the last time I believe that Mr Bryson.
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Ah, no, I'm not on crack. Perhaps it was in more common usage when Mr Bryson was younger than it is now? At any rate, I've certainly stumbled across it in HP fic on a number of occasions, and winced.
Hmm. I've heard "He bolloxed it up" to mean "He messed it up," but pretty rarely, and I think I always assumed it was a British thing.
Oh! A few days ago, I noticed a kid wearing a S.P.E.W. t-shirt. I desperately want one.
Okay, question: do we know what happened to James' family?
Since we find out in DH that Harry is the last descendant of Ignotus Peverell, I'm guessing that the Potters were down to their last few members by the time that James was born. IIRC, JKR said that Petunia's parents died of natural causes in an interview (there were rumors on the internets that maybe they had been wiped out by Voldemort during his first Reign of Terror), but she's never said anything about the Potters.
When I write a review at Checkmated
Did I get you hooked on that site, Aimee, or were you hanging out there before I recommended Midnight Confessions?
Did I get you hooked on that site, Aimee, or were you hanging out there before I recommended Midnight Confessions?
ALL YOUR FAULT.
And I finally got my own password into The Bedchamber.
Some of that stuff makes me blush right to the roots of my hair.
Kathy and Theodosia - insent.
Hee!!
Oh, and did you insent to my profile addy, or to the addy I e-mailed you from before?
Cool--I'll make sure I pull that up ASAP!
Just don't be snarkily critical of The Fic where the poor author gets to see you being cruel. Honor the intent that it was posted with, i. e. most bad authors meant to write something good and fun and did so to the best of a limited ability. Much better to praise to the skies the stuff that is brilliant.
The lady, she is wise and kind. The poor darlings need somewhere to practice, and stomping on their heads doesn't serve any good purpose.
I would never ever stomp on anyone's head.
Unless they tried to take my DR from me.
Then, I'd have to cut a bitch.
So. That Deathly Hallows book. Great read!