nods.
I spent the last few chapters of
Half Blood Prince
just weeping my eyes out, because I was so entirely on the 'Snape's a Good Guy, You Fool!' train, and it just killed me that everyone, even Minerva, thought he was an evil bastard. Argh. When he was clearly just wrecked by what Albus had made him do (mirroring Harry in the earlier scene in the cave, with some of the very same language, even). And then
Deathly Hallows
... after a while I couldn't actually see the page during That Chapter, because I was weeping so damn hard. Ack. Poor greasy bastard. (Unfortunately I've never been able to warm up to James since the bullying thing in the penseive. What the fuck, Lily? I mean, seriously - WTF? Pick someone who is less of a knob, for heaven's sakes! ...oh, God, but the sheer fucking awfulness of that Snape-Harry dynamic, with Snape seeing James in miniature, and all the time he should have been seeing Lily. I mean, not in a dodgy way, but just - God. So sad.)
Unfortunately I've never been able to warm up to James since the bullying thing in the penseive.
Well, they never showed a contrasting scene, did they? I mean, Sirius says it was all about being 16-year-old assholes, but we never get to see James not being an asshole! Ever! Er, do we? I may have forgotten. Even Pettigrew got a more rounded characterization, while with James it's sort of "Here's him as a huge jerk at 16, and then, well, people say he got better."
ETA: Sirius was quite possibly a bigger asshole, but I can see other aspects to his character and believe in him changing (er, given the chance).
Oh, yes, Aimee - I hope the interview goes very well!
I hope I'm not hte only spouse of a hospitalized person to get the brief flash of "Oh, boy, I get the bed all to myself tonight." Of course it's followed up by, "Damn, I'm in the bed alone tonight, the monsters will get me."
Good lord, I can't remember the last time the Apocalypse thread was this busy! ~ma all around!
t waves
Second only to the question "am I going to get good care in this hospital" is "will I get cell phone coverage in my hospital room." Thankfully, the answer appears to be yes on both counts.
How are you doing, Pneumonia Chick?
