It's been a long time since I posted. Went to see 'The Woman in Black' and it was one of the scariest, creepiest films I've ever seen. I actually screamed out loud at one scene, something I hadn't done since the severed arm dropped out of the closet in 'Jurassic Park' and the head bobbed up in 'Jaws' and the little alien popped out of John Hurt's ( Read more... )

Since Grimmauld Place is protected by a Fidelius charm and is also Unplottable, would the Trace from an underage witch or wizard performing magic be detected?

And if it were, would the Ministry know who it was and where it happened?

I'm working on a story where this situation is likely to be a factor.

Thanks for any input.+

The wife and I drove down to Durham, NC yesterday to see relatives and I'm sure it was via the Twilight Zone ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in a long time. Here's a very interesting little piece of trivia ( Read more... )

A very violent line of thunderstorms swept through the DC area last Sunday, with winds clocked as high as 75 mph.

We lost power for two days and also lost the big tree in the back yard.


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I thank everyone who told me about the stairs to the dorms. It's been a long time since I read the earlier books, since I assume it's a great joke among the older boys to tell the younger to go on up and see the girls and watch them slide back down ( Read more... )

I figured I'd finally post my opinions about Half Blood Prince. Even though I imagine everyone's seen it, I'll still put it behind a cut.

( HBP )

Been ages since I posted anything. Not really much to report. Life is boring. I need to find work, but my health issures make finding something I can do hard ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a month since I put anything up ( Read more... )

Hello to my flist. I know I haven't been around much, a lot on my mind ( Read more... )