Shamelessly stolen from wal_lace. I love this so much. And I thought Angel was sort of creepy, with the watching her sleep thing.

This is the shorter version of an essay I presented at the Popular Culture Association conference on Thursday April 9. If you would like the full essay (be warned, it's 20 pages), send me a message.

( “I sometimes think we Sort too soon” - Rehumanizing the Slytherins: How Fandom Gave Humanity Back to a Quarter of the Wizarding World )

Some of you on my list already know, and for those who are redirected here, I'm off to New Orleans April 8-12 to present at the Popular Culture Association's National Conference. I'm listed in the Science Fiction and Fantasy area, and will be presenting on fandom in Harry Potter, and the treatment of the Slytherins. I am also asking for some help ( Read more... )