Victor, Stephen King is just going to see that as a challenge.
Thanks, man. Thanks a lot.
Out. For. A. Walk. ... Bitch.
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The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
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Trudy Booth - Oct 22, 2007 7:02:56 am PDT #3120 of 3301
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Fay - Oct 22, 2007 7:12:35 am PDT #3121 of 3301
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
maybe it was just an off the cuff mention of a character trait that has about as much meaning as knowing Dumbledore's favorite color or flavor of tea.
See, as I understand it she was replying to a direct question about Dumbledore's love life: Had he ever been in love? (People also asked the same thing about Neville and about Hagrid, incidentally - apparently Neville ends up marrying Hannah Abbot.)
Wolfram - Oct 22, 2007 7:18:10 am PDT #3122 of 3301
Visilurking
Trudy you just reminded me of something. In one of his introductions (I think to the unabridged The Stand), Stephen King remarked that he's often asked by fans to share with them what happened to characters in his story after the story ended. King jokes, like they drop him a line every now and then to tell him what they're up to.
I actually find it a little strange when JKR answers questions about her characters outside of the books. Not that it's wrong, or that she wouldn't be the best person to know the answers to these questions. For me, however, the entire character is contained in the story and any extra-textual information, even coming from the author, is virtually meaningless to me.
victor infante - Oct 22, 2007 7:19:46 am PDT #3123 of 3301
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Mostly, I think she's just having fun.
Vortex - Oct 22, 2007 7:29:51 am PDT #3124 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That's how I took it. Some details (and in hers a lot, I'm guessing) don't make the story better or more viable.
exactly. she didn't make a big deal over Cedric Diggory being black, but no one's calling her racist because she didn't make it clear in the book.
Dana - Oct 22, 2007 7:31:13 am PDT #3125 of 3301
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
she didn't make a big deal over Cedric Diggory being black, but no one's calling her racist because she didn't make it clear in the book.
...Blaise Zabini?
Sophia Brooks - Oct 22, 2007 7:32:41 am PDT #3126 of 3301
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I thought it was Dean Thomas? I couldn't figure out if Blaise Zabini was a boy or a girl for a long time, though....
Dana - Oct 22, 2007 7:34:27 am PDT #3127 of 3301
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Dean Thomas is black. Blaise Zabini is black and male, both of which were unclear until Book 6, I think. Lee Jordan, also black.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 22, 2007 7:38:18 am PDT #3128 of 3301
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Wow, I missed a lot....
Trudy Booth - Oct 22, 2007 7:43:19 am PDT #3129 of 3301
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I actually find it a little strange when JKR answers questions about her characters outside of the books. Not that it's wrong, or that she wouldn't be the best person to know the answers to these questions. For me, however, the entire character is contained in the story and any extra-textual information, even coming from the author, is virtually meaningless to me.
In theater terms, I guess we'd say she's a little more Method -- she has a whole back story (apparently boxes and boxes of it) and gets into motivations etc., You're more Practical Asthetics -- whats on the page is all that matters.
Of course, both say they're based in Stanislavksky, so what are you going to do?