Happy Leap Day!!!

[dante_kent]

I'm wearing blue and yellow and singing the Leap Day William song. But actually.

First of all, thank you for the blue dragons, upupa_epops, youcallitwinter, and pamsblau! I am excessively fond of them. And you're right, Marta, he DOES look like he goes for doomed ships. Needless to say, he's already part of the family.

I have been fairly silent, since real life has recently decided

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[badboy_fangirl]

I wish someone would have asked me these questions! Oh, wait, these are ALL MY ANSWERS! Well, except for #2. But the rest of it? Especially:
Because, obviously, it's The Return. And I got hooked because of the terrible, wonderful things they do to Damon in that episode. I think I officially became a Damon stan forever and ever during that glorious Damon/Katherine scene. First of all, holy hotness. Second, when she tells him she never loved him, that look on his face. Just. OUCH. OMG IT IS THE GREATEST MOMENT. It hurt so much, and from that second I just NEEDED to keep watching this show. And then 10 minutes later he snaps Jeremy's neck, and I never had a chance beyond that. DAMON STAN FOR LIFE.
Because yes. Just reading that makes me want to watch the episode for the 400th time! And it's right here on my laptop, so I can...

[dante_kent]

I am very glad your answer for #2 is not mine, because what would I do without your glorious fic? But yayyyy to all the rest! Simpatico, friend.

The Return is amazing. It's kind of tragic that that's the episode I sort of re-started with, because it meant the awesome Katherine twist in Founder's Day was totally ruined for me, but what a way to re-enter fandom. THAT EPISODE. Now I want to watch it again too!

[upupa_epops]

OMG RON! I thought it was just me! This Ron post needs to happen. Don't get me wrong, I sort of enjoy Ron/Hermione fanfic, but canon R/H is a scary thing. Seriously, a guy with a huge inferiority complex and one of the brightest witches of her generation? Their marriage must be one huge fest of Hermione feeling guilty for being smart and succesful.

Oh, and agreed on Elijah and neck-snapping!

I want the questions! Also, tell your dragon I said hello :)

[dante_kent]

YOU AND ME, MARTA. ALONE TOGETHER. I have so little love for Ron. I don't hate him, but I just don't feel anything for him. All the other Weasleys are superior. I have a very long list of favorite characters in HP, and Ron is not to be found on it.

Their marriage must be one huge fest of Hermione feeling guilty for being smart and succesful.PREACH. Though it sounds like my Ron frustration is shipper-based, and it's not. Ron/Hermione bothers me, but my real issues with Ron stem from the Harry/Ron relationship. I think Ron is sort of a terrible friend, and you know me, I'm all about the bromance. A failed bromance is something my heart cannot handle. So fuck you, Ron, for not holding your end of the bro-quation

[ever_neutral]

1) MTE.
2) Writing meta like that comes naturally to me, while writing fic is an arduous, anxiety-ridden process driven by the crazy perfectionist in me. --YES YES YES. Well, writing meta is like that for me too tbh, but it's worse with fic.
3) ALL OF THIS.

4) I DON'T LOVE ELIJAH THAT MUCH EITHER. Well, I do, but I really have no emotional investment in him. Mainly because he's depicted as far less flawed and vulnerable than, say, Rebekah. And while I always love badassery, it's the ugly parts of characters that make me LOVE them, so. Elijah doesn't invoke strong feelings in me.

BUT YOUR RON DISLIKE MAKES ME /o\. Mostly, I violently disagree with the idea that he isn't smart or brave. Also, it's weird because everything you're saying about him being < than Harry and Hermione… is exactly how Ron thinks. That's kind of the point of Ron Weasley. I HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS, OKAY

[dante_kent]

4. I really have no emotional investment in him. Yeah, this, pretty much. I'm very fond of him. But I don't NEED to see what he's going to do, what's going to be done to him, where his arc will go. I like having him around. He's a good time. But he doesn't keep me up at night flailing about his misery and craziness and brokenness

[ever_neutral]

I feel like I've let you down! }: (this is supposed to indicate guilt and sadness, but it sort of just looks like it has a mustache)

I will survive, I suppose.

Ron is indeed a huge douche in book 4. But I guess I (and Harry) kind of got over that when he apologised and owned up to his douchebaggery? I think mostly Ron knows when Ron's being a douche. I mean, he has plenty of heroic moments, but tbh he mostly appeals to me because he's a fuck-up. ;)

(Oh, also I think that big moment of ~rising above his inferiority is in Deathly Hallows. When he comes back and saves Harry and then destroys the Horcrux. Symbolically, this is Ron defeating his demons~~)

But hey, maybe I just had a problem with how much he cheated on his homework. ;)TROLOLOL, I didn't know you were such a stickler for doing one's own homework

[dante_kent]

We'll survive. Somehow, we always do.

I think part of my problem was that Harry forgave him so easily. It's one of those things where I got extra crusade-y because Harry was so not bothered by it all. I get fiercely protective of Harry Potter, ok? Idek.

I absolutely agree that the Horcrux moment in Book 7 is supposed to be Ron's big ascending moment, and I remember being so annoyed by it, because it just didn't seem like enough. Hold on, pulling out my book (my HP series is never more than 10 feet away from me). Harry spends the whole scene telling Ron how great he is. Idk, I just felt like I was being told how wonderful and amazing Ron was, and it always grated on me. But I am older and much more fucked up now, so maybe I'll love him more once I finally find the time to do a full series re-read.

I didn't know you were such a stickler for doing one's own homework.

Can't you tell I'm a huge geek? I was always on Hermione's side re: the homework front. I WOULD HAVE READ HOGWARTS: A HISTORY.

I only like romantic heroes who fail