A Very Potter Musical
OMG, WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME ABOUT THIS?? (And in case you guys don't know, though judging by the viewing count, I seem to be the last person to discover it: GO HERE for part one)
I shouldn't have watched the entire thing, wasn't planning to, but I started it, thinking how good can an amateur production be, and ended up being blown away, it is hilarious and awesome, it really, really is. There are a few parts that drag and a few characters I didn't like that much, but the songs are catchy and the characterisations mostly very, very funny, Malfoy is played by a girl, Harry plays the guitar, Ron always eats and Zac Efron makes an appearance (sort of). And my absolute favourite part was Voldemort and Quirrel and I don't want to spoil it, but it is worth watching entrirely for the Voldemort and Quirrel scenes. Trust me.
The Replies to the 5 things meme.
For lauds
top five favourite HP characters
1. Harry: Okay, I know that he has his flaws, but I don’t really know how you can love HP without loving Harry, I may not always like him or agree with him, but I love him most of all. It’s Harry, you know? He grew up in a cupboard, he saw magic alongside the reader and faced so much and he may be a bit of an idiot at times, but he never gives up. ilu HP.
2. Hermione: I love Hermione so very much, it upsets me when people hate her, she is one of my most favourite heroines, she is so smart and brave and flawed and she fights for what she believes in, even in the face of ridicule.
3. Draco: I honestly don’t remember how I felt about Draco Malfoy before fandom, so fanon Draco probably has a lot to do with this, and in canon Draco is a coward and little shit, but I don’t care, because that's not all that he is, he also couldn't kill anyone, tried to save his friends, didn't give Harry away, tried to save his family. Oh Draco Malfoy, I heart you always.
4. Luna, Luna, Luna! Oh my love for Luna is just so vast, I wish there was more good Luna fics, I want to read gen about her family and her love for Dean, she represents the joy of magic in HP so well, her ceiling in DH is one of my favourite scenes.
5. Snape: He is a terrible teacher, but he is so fascinating and complex and I love him. Even liked the Snape/Lily thing.
Also, Top Five ZQ Outfits
Okay, this was like impossible, so these are not in any order and also I narrowed it down to include only outifts he has chosen himself, as that seems fairer, thus no photoshoots.
I love everything about this one, possibly my favourite
Um, yeah. I have a lot of unironic love for this. Pastels and rainbows and cardigans, what is not to love??
It was very hard choosing between this one and the black suit from the Golden Globes, as didn't want to have two suits, and the fact that he is wearing glasses here pushed the grey suit a little ahead, that is not to say that I don't love the other one as well.
Black shirt, black jeans, black converse: simple and elegant.
Okay, fine, I like cardigans. I love this outfit, reminds me of something Chris would wear...
For
aurora_84
top five ZQ/CP moments from the press tour:
1. I love you I’m kidding , I’m kidding, buddy!
2. Moribund?!!
3. “Did you get chills when you toppled over in the chair?”
“Oooh, oooh, had to bring it up! The chair is not bolted to the ground, just to explain Zach’s disparaging comment, which we’ll get to later and fight about and most likely I’ll win.” Okay that whole scene, Zach’s sad face and Chris rubbing his back.
4. Sun! Moon! Interplanetary federal republic!
5. Interviewer: So, there is love here?
Zach looks at Chris: OF COURSE!
Chris hesitates: I...um…yeah, I mean…when he is not putting me down”
top fics that you can read over and over again: these are not in any particular order, it was hard enough picking as it is and had to force myself to not have all of these be 6+ years old!
(OC) Telegraph Avenue, by hackthis : I hardly ever reread fics, because there are just so many out there, but this one I have reread a number of times, I think I read it before I actually watched any of the OC, I just love it so much.
(HP) Underwater Light, by sarahtales really all of Maya’s fics should be here, and I probably ended up loving Drop Dead Gorgeous more, but UL had my devoted and slightly obsessed love for so many years, I had to include it here, there are so many scenes of it i will never forget.
(HP) Left my Heart and its sequel by emmagrant01 : I remember waiting every Wednesday for a new chapter of this, one of the first post-Hogwarts set in the US stories, such a wonderful and engaging plot and ridiculously hot smut, such fun to reread.
(HP) Reparo, by amalin The ultimate post-DH HP fic, I love all of amalin’s fics, but this one gave my ship such perfect closure.
(Merlin) Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock : I love this fic so much, so fun and hilarious and angsty and Merlin and Arthur, you know. I wish that fic was real.
Top five things you like about Bulgaria
1. The weather: seriously, the summer is amazing, actually warm and not raining all the time, and I know the winter is cold, but I happen to like four seasons.
2. The beaches: they are getting more and more crowded, but there are some really fantastic beaches, with fine, fine sand and bars where you can sip a cocktail in the shade, mmm.
3. The mountains: used to go hiking every summer, haven’t in years, but the mountains are so beautiful.
4. Burgas: I love Burgas, the two main streets with their hubbub and countless of restaurants, bars and shops, the sea garden, open air theatre, the opera, the fact that I can't walk for 5 minutes without bumping into someone I know.
5. The food: fresh fruits and vegetables, awesome ice cream everywhere, my grandma's cooking, vafla mura.
Top five fannish tropes you (shamelessly) enjoy (it's hard to come up with cross fandom ones!)
1. Being stuck alone together for some reason, locked on or whatever, in particular if the two characters harbour animosity, yay for tension.
2. Unwilling partners: formally or not, having to rely on each other for survival as much as it pains them
3. Fake boyfriends/pretend marriage
4. Everyone thinks they are doing it
5. Extreme obliviousness, where they think ‘he totally doesn’t love me back, woe be me” despite the many, many clues that he does and this causing much angst along the way.
Top five favorite places in London (Are you kidding me, I am going to cheat a little and have areas instead)
1: The walk (and view!) across Waterloo bridge and down the South Bank
2: Covent Garden: the entire area, all the little and not so little shops, the Royal Opera House, the countless Ballet themed shops, the random restaurants, the proximity to the LSE library…
3. Camden: the people of Camden, the graffiti, the amazing things you can find there, the place that sells amazing vegan ice cream and does life music every evening.
4. South Kensington: the V&A, the Hummingbird Bakery, the vintage shops, the gorgeous expensive houses.
5. Tate Modern and the view across Millenium Bridge to St Paul’s.
For angstbunny
Top five Pinto moments (since I did the press tour ones above, I am going to do this a little differently)
1. all the inconsistent stories about how they met and the way their answers get crazier and crazier.
2. the fact that their rivalry is rooted in the mastery of the English language
3. the fact that they coordinate their clothes
4. the way they talk about each other with so much love and respect: “He smells of power.” And are okay with spending all their time together in hotel rooms.
5. Zach being worried at the Golden Globes about Chris not getting any food in his tummy.
I shouldn't have watched the entire thing, wasn't planning to, but I started it, thinking how good can an amateur production be, and ended up being blown away, it is hilarious and awesome, it really, really is. There are a few parts that drag and a few characters I didn't like that much, but the songs are catchy and the characterisations mostly very, very funny, Malfoy is played by a girl, Harry plays the guitar, Ron always eats and Zac Efron makes an appearance (sort of). And my absolute favourite part was Voldemort and Quirrel and I don't want to spoil it, but it is worth watching entrirely for the Voldemort and Quirrel scenes. Trust me.
The Replies to the 5 things meme.
For lauds
top five favourite HP characters
1. Harry: Okay, I know that he has his flaws, but I don’t really know how you can love HP without loving Harry, I may not always like him or agree with him, but I love him most of all. It’s Harry, you know? He grew up in a cupboard, he saw magic alongside the reader and faced so much and he may be a bit of an idiot at times, but he never gives up. ilu HP.
2. Hermione: I love Hermione so very much, it upsets me when people hate her, she is one of my most favourite heroines, she is so smart and brave and flawed and she fights for what she believes in, even in the face of ridicule.
3. Draco: I honestly don’t remember how I felt about Draco Malfoy before fandom, so fanon Draco probably has a lot to do with this, and in canon Draco is a coward and little shit, but I don’t care, because that's not all that he is, he also couldn't kill anyone, tried to save his friends, didn't give Harry away, tried to save his family. Oh Draco Malfoy, I heart you always.
4. Luna, Luna, Luna! Oh my love for Luna is just so vast, I wish there was more good Luna fics, I want to read gen about her family and her love for Dean, she represents the joy of magic in HP so well, her ceiling in DH is one of my favourite scenes.
5. Snape: He is a terrible teacher, but he is so fascinating and complex and I love him. Even liked the Snape/Lily thing.
Also, Top Five ZQ Outfits
Okay, this was like impossible, so these are not in any order and also I narrowed it down to include only outifts he has chosen himself, as that seems fairer, thus no photoshoots.
I love everything about this one, possibly my favourite
Um, yeah. I have a lot of unironic love for this. Pastels and rainbows and cardigans, what is not to love??
It was very hard choosing between this one and the black suit from the Golden Globes, as didn't want to have two suits, and the fact that he is wearing glasses here pushed the grey suit a little ahead, that is not to say that I don't love the other one as well.
Black shirt, black jeans, black converse: simple and elegant.
Okay, fine, I like cardigans. I love this outfit, reminds me of something Chris would wear...
For
aurora_84
top five ZQ/CP moments from the press tour:
1. I love you I’m kidding , I’m kidding, buddy!
2. Moribund?!!
3. “Did you get chills when you toppled over in the chair?”
“Oooh, oooh, had to bring it up! The chair is not bolted to the ground, just to explain Zach’s disparaging comment, which we’ll get to later and fight about and most likely I’ll win.” Okay that whole scene, Zach’s sad face and Chris rubbing his back.
4. Sun! Moon! Interplanetary federal republic!
5. Interviewer: So, there is love here?
Zach looks at Chris: OF COURSE!
Chris hesitates: I...um…yeah, I mean…when he is not putting me down”
top fics that you can read over and over again: these are not in any particular order, it was hard enough picking as it is and had to force myself to not have all of these be 6+ years old!
(OC) Telegraph Avenue, by hackthis : I hardly ever reread fics, because there are just so many out there, but this one I have reread a number of times, I think I read it before I actually watched any of the OC, I just love it so much.
(HP) Underwater Light, by sarahtales really all of Maya’s fics should be here, and I probably ended up loving Drop Dead Gorgeous more, but UL had my devoted and slightly obsessed love for so many years, I had to include it here, there are so many scenes of it i will never forget.
(HP) Left my Heart and its sequel by emmagrant01 : I remember waiting every Wednesday for a new chapter of this, one of the first post-Hogwarts set in the US stories, such a wonderful and engaging plot and ridiculously hot smut, such fun to reread.
(HP) Reparo, by amalin The ultimate post-DH HP fic, I love all of amalin’s fics, but this one gave my ship such perfect closure.
(Merlin) Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock : I love this fic so much, so fun and hilarious and angsty and Merlin and Arthur, you know. I wish that fic was real.
Top five things you like about Bulgaria
1. The weather: seriously, the summer is amazing, actually warm and not raining all the time, and I know the winter is cold, but I happen to like four seasons.
2. The beaches: they are getting more and more crowded, but there are some really fantastic beaches, with fine, fine sand and bars where you can sip a cocktail in the shade, mmm.
3. The mountains: used to go hiking every summer, haven’t in years, but the mountains are so beautiful.
4. Burgas: I love Burgas, the two main streets with their hubbub and countless of restaurants, bars and shops, the sea garden, open air theatre, the opera, the fact that I can't walk for 5 minutes without bumping into someone I know.
5. The food: fresh fruits and vegetables, awesome ice cream everywhere, my grandma's cooking, vafla mura.
Top five fannish tropes you (shamelessly) enjoy (it's hard to come up with cross fandom ones!)
1. Being stuck alone together for some reason, locked on or whatever, in particular if the two characters harbour animosity, yay for tension.
2. Unwilling partners: formally or not, having to rely on each other for survival as much as it pains them
3. Fake boyfriends/pretend marriage
4. Everyone thinks they are doing it
5. Extreme obliviousness, where they think ‘he totally doesn’t love me back, woe be me” despite the many, many clues that he does and this causing much angst along the way.
Top five favorite places in London (Are you kidding me, I am going to cheat a little and have areas instead)
1: The walk (and view!) across Waterloo bridge and down the South Bank
2: Covent Garden: the entire area, all the little and not so little shops, the Royal Opera House, the countless Ballet themed shops, the random restaurants, the proximity to the LSE library…
3. Camden: the people of Camden, the graffiti, the amazing things you can find there, the place that sells amazing vegan ice cream and does life music every evening.
4. South Kensington: the V&A, the Hummingbird Bakery, the vintage shops, the gorgeous expensive houses.
5. Tate Modern and the view across Millenium Bridge to St Paul’s.
For angstbunny
Top five Pinto moments (since I did the press tour ones above, I am going to do this a little differently)
1. all the inconsistent stories about how they met and the way their answers get crazier and crazier.
2. the fact that their rivalry is rooted in the mastery of the English language
3. the fact that they coordinate their clothes
4. the way they talk about each other with so much love and respect: “He smells of power.” And are okay with spending all their time together in hotel rooms.
5. Zach being worried at the Golden Globes about Chris not getting any food in his tummy.