2. While I’m on the subject of Hogwarts houses, I am also longing to see some evidence that Ravenclaws are good for something other than excelling academically, playing a reasonable game of Quidditch, filling out the supporting ranks of Dumbledore’s Army, and being girlfriends to Gryffindor boys. (Speaking of which, has Penelope Clearwater ditched ( Read more... )

I have to warn you: I'm probably going to get annoying at one or more points during the coming voyage. Newbies have that tendency, and I'm several different kinds of newbie at once. I'm not new to the Trekoverse, having absorbed many of the salient features of the original series as a kid periodically glancing up at the TV from my coloring books. ( Read more... )