Dorothy L. Sayers
You know, I've always known that JKR was influenced by Dorothy L. Sayers' work, but I didn't know to what extent. After finding out that Jo liked her so much, I figured I'd try one of her books, Gaudy Night, and only three chapters in I've already found a reference to glad-rags, the name Fortescue, and the idea of howlers!
These things have probably already been pointed out all over the fandom, but I think it's really funny, plodding along in this completely different book and finding that some of JKR's ideas have roots here.
Oh, and I got a ringtone for my phone! It took me about fifteen million hours to decide, but I finally decided on On the Way Down by Ryan Cabrera, because it wasn't too repetitive (like my first choice, Collide by Howie Day).
These things have probably already been pointed out all over the fandom, but I think it's really funny, plodding along in this completely different book and finding that some of JKR's ideas have roots here.
Oh, and I got a ringtone for my phone! It took me about fifteen million hours to decide, but I finally decided on On the Way Down by Ryan Cabrera, because it wasn't too repetitive (like my first choice, Collide by Howie Day).