“I wonder,” he said to himself, “what's in a book while it's closed. Oh, I know it's full of letters printed on paper, but all the same, something must be happening, because as soon as I open it, there's a whole story with people I don't know yet and all kinds of adventures, deeds and battles. And sometimes there are storms at sea, or it takes you ( Read more... )

* And now for stupid, random lulz: I was rereading one of those Things I Am Not Allowed To Do At Hogwarts lists, and then I remembered there was an Animorphs version, and I was giggling over that one, and then….

…then I thought of a truly terrible one for Narnia: I will not yell at Edmund Pevensie, “Who died and made you king?!”:is awful: EDMUND ( Read more... )

...And what might this be? This is the BEST how-Harry-and-Ginny-come-to-name-their-children fanfic EVER:

The Wendell That Wasn’t by opalish
Unca Snapey snapey snapey

EVER.

Go forth and cackle.

You know those Harry Potter fics that take you places? Take you out of the English wizarding world and into a completely foreign land? I completely enjoy those. Because I get to ‘go along’ with the characters and ‘see’ the sights they do and feel like I’ve gone somewhere else entirely, just sitting in front of the computer. Because I can often tell ( Read more... )