Thanks so much! I'll check them all out.
Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.
Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
beekaytee - Jul 17, 2005 7:51:29 pm PDT #8342 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Scrappy - Jul 17, 2005 8:04:39 pm PDT #8343 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I remembered Tonks, because she had the cool-colored hair and the attitude and I liked her vibe a lot.
Emily - Jul 17, 2005 9:09:04 pm PDT #8344 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Whew! I finished. And am really late for bed. But!
The pacing was a bit odd for my taste. There were things happening, but there was also page after page (after page!) of "Malfoy's up to something." "Er, yeah, okay, Harry." "No, but seriously. Malfoy's up to something. Also, I don't trust that Snape guy. He's shifty." "Yeah, uh-huh, just like the last five years, right? Okay, whatever." "Hey, Malfoy's up to something." "So, how's that homework coming?" I mean, sure, he was up to something, but all that obsessing didn't help at all! Also, did Dumbledore really need Slug's memory before they could do anything? Ah well.
The Remus/Tonks was nice (although I'm a die-hard Sirius/Remus fan, I don't think the two are mutually exclusive) except I felt kind of cheated. It's hard to be very heart-warmed (and I wanted to be, because it was heart-warming) off of half a page out of nowhere. Oh, and also? Waaaaah! Not entirely shocking, and it does make structural sense -- the books have become gradually less safe, so if there's only going to be one more it makes sense that that last parental figure be taken away. Still, NNNOOOOOO! Albus! Sniff.
Jesse - Jul 18, 2005 6:28:08 am PDT #8345 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So, who's the half-blood prince?
Nutty - Jul 18, 2005 6:29:22 am PDT #8346 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Silly Jesse. I have not read a single page of the last 2 HP novels and can tell you that. You are not spoiled enough.
Answer surmised from spoils: Snape.
Right? Am I right?
Emily - Jul 18, 2005 6:30:11 am PDT #8347 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
You know, it's funny. For about half the book, I was absolutely certain it was Voldemort. Like, smacking my head, 'Of course!' certain. And then it wasn't, and my head was sore.
sumi - Jul 18, 2005 8:14:46 am PDT #8348 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Bwah!
Tonks was in that group of Witches and Wizards who showed up at the Dursleys to escort Harry to the OOTP hq, otherwise known as the ancestral home of the Black family.
So, she was introduced at the very beginning of OOTP. (Okay, I am totally up on this because I decided to reread OOTP prior to rereading HBP.)
Emily - Jul 18, 2005 8:30:24 am PDT #8349 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
And she showed up off and on to make pig noses and amuse the Trio & Weasleys. But she didn't particularly distinguish herself as a character, so it's not surprising people might have forgotten her.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 18, 2005 8:34:17 am PDT #8350 of 10002
What is even happening?
You mean Harry isn't the half blood prince extra space to throw people off ?
DavidS - Jul 18, 2005 8:42:50 am PDT #8351 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That is correct, Cindy.