River: You're not right, Early. You're not righteous. You've got issues. Early: No. Oh, yes, I could have that. You might have me figured out, then. Good job. I'm not 100%.

'Objects In Space'


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."


Fay - Jul 27, 2005 4:45:43 pm PDT #8669 of 10002
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

I really hope they do. I hope something comes of the centaurs and the giants.

Mind you, I'm still faintly hoping that Neville will come into his own in the last book. And I haven't given up all hope that maybe, just maybe Neville might kill Voldemort. But I think it's phenomenally unlikely.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 27, 2005 4:47:39 pm PDT #8670 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Aimee - BWAH! and COMMED!


DebetEsse - Jul 27, 2005 4:52:46 pm PDT #8671 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Fay, me, too. A lot. Though not that he'll kill Voldemort. Way unlikely, IMO.

10 Points to...Aimee, what House are you in?


Aims - Jul 27, 2005 6:45:25 pm PDT #8672 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Gryffindor, duh!

I think they should start merchandising the Magical Creatures. I'd like a plush Blast Ended Skrewt.


Kathy A - Jul 27, 2005 7:11:26 pm PDT #8673 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I want one of those miniature dragons that they gave the Tournament champions in GoF. And it's gotta be able to fly, too!


Typo Boy - Jul 27, 2005 8:07:07 pm PDT #8674 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Remember the 7 year old I told you about who was reading the HBP. He finished. I asked him how he liked it:

He enjoyed it; he told me that his parents asked him a bit worriedly about how he felt after Dumbledore dies. He replied it made him sad, but not as sad as when they shot Old Yeller...


Aims - Jul 27, 2005 8:20:28 pm PDT #8675 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

FINALLY!

Joe has finished HBP and we can discuss and discern and predict.

The family that reads together, wanks together.


Jim - Jul 27, 2005 10:27:42 pm PDT #8676 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

UNCLE! I love the Uncle books! What they don't mention in that (frankly silly - bollocks is PC the reason they're not reissued) article is that he had to keep exploring Homeward because he forgot who half his tenants were.


Jim - Jul 27, 2005 10:27:58 pm PDT #8677 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Volans - Jul 28, 2005 12:16:05 am PDT #8678 of 10002
move out and draw fire

Oh, good...recommendations for Uncle and Vernon Lee, so I have something to read now that I've finished HP6.

I think they should start merchandising the Magical Creatures.

A world of yes! Of course, I've also been wanting them to make real-looking Hogwarts House clothes, and not just for Gryffindor.

Much better than OotP. Even with my OCR copy that called them "Death Kilters" and referred to Our Hero as "Hairy Potter" at least once.

A few things: Dumbledore Freezing Harry: "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." Total vibes of Ben Kenobi knowing Luke was watching and lowering his lightsaber. It's the Hero's Quest thing: witnessing the death of the mentor/father is an important step on the path to becoming the Hero. And while I think Dumbledore is dead, I think he'll be back in some form like Kenobi was, either via Pensieve or portrait or Chocolate Frog card.

Harry's scar as Horcrux: Sounds good to me, and there was mention a couple times in the book about getting rid of scars and magical healing and all that.

My own personal misdirects and the like: My first thought about Tonks' behaviour was the same as Harry's - she was pining for Sirius. But then I remembered she was patrolling Hogsmeade, so I thought maybe she was the Imperiused one who'd given Katie the necklace. Or that Malfoy was Polyjuiced into her, which was why she couldn't metamorph.

If Harry's right where Dumbledore is wrong about Snape, it's really going to annoy me. Sort of a Buffy/Giles thing: the reason you have a mentor is because they teach the powerful hero to also be wise, rather than just a blunt instrument of destruction...and while the hero does learn to be wise (around the time the mentor dies), Harry's been saying Snape's evil for too long for me to be happy if Snape is evil.

What was the point of Slughorn and The Slug Club? The only thing I can think of is the info on Horcruxes, but Dumbledore clearly already knew about them, so...

and finally,

When will Harry realize that becoming an Auror means working for the Ministry? Gonna have to square that circle.

Oh, okay, one more D&D-geeky comment: Voldemort's a lich!

(edit: And with HP on the brain, this:

recommendations for Uncle and Vernon Lee

just looks like "Uncle Vernon.")