This crazy little thread in HPFGU, on top of confirming my suspicion that folks there don't necessarily debate any more sensibly than those in any other forum (I mean, Dudley's "fat, ugly face"??? Come on!!!), also got me thinking about the way 'comeupance' seems to work in Rowling's universe ( Read more... )

Reading too many a post by the Guns'n'Handcuffs people had got me thinking: Were the so-called H/D subtext (otherwisely known as text that can easily be taken out of context) purely unintentional ( Read more... )

Due to certain unforseen, er, complications the two-week trip turned out to be a three-week one, and although said complications were unwelcome, the extra week I stayed in Auckland wasn't half bad at all :-) Offline friends who've been delightful companies and great support during the little advanture, who read this LJ- I shall stay in touch *this ( Read more... )

From JK's much hyped/laughed at/cursed interview part 3 ;-P

MA: What color are Ron's eyes?

JKR: Ron's eyes are blue. Have I never said that, ever? [JKR covers her eyes.]

Hahahahahaha!!! I have absolutely nothing against Ron or H/R shippers, I swear, but you'd think that when a person has sexual/romantic feelings for another they'd have either ( Read more... )

So now Ginny= pretty much the pre-HBP Draco with female bits and without reasonable justifications for her biotchiness has become sort of a popular view. Well, I feel somewhat smug for having pointed that out in adela711's lj before I even finished the book ;-) Unlike the rest of the not!Ginny-fan!fandom though, I am not harboring a deep loathing for Ginny ( Read more... )

http://www.livejournal.com/users/black_dog/8025.html

I highly recommend anyone who hasn't already read this to go have a look! Not saying this has to be the full explanation of the tower top confrontation, but at least it makes the most sense among all the theories ( Read more... )

The parts she talked about relationships and Tom Felton, right, Jo, whatever you say okay? It kind of amuses me that she sees Draco as such a huge badass, I mean... well... maybe there was a little more to what was between Jo and her school bully ;-)?

( These other bits of the interview were what got my attention )

I've been delaying to write my own little review(ish) post on HBP, because what more can you say after reading an immensely satisfying book that validated your every extrapolation and speculation on your favorite characters, one of them given more page space and spotlight than you could ever dream of, then reading a couple of other people's reviews ( Read more... )

Due to many unwanted and long-lasting interruptions, I'm currently only up to chapter 4 but have skimmed through other selective sections. To put it simply: I probably am one of the most vindicated-feeling person on earth at the moment, and HBP is at the same time my favorite book ever.

( Put behind the cut even though these are perhaps spoilers to none )