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  1. I voted for "ignoring the whole damn thing." Too much emphasis was placed on certain things in previous books, that played no part in the finale and it felt emotinally detached, which none of the others did. I'm starting to think she wrote it, just to have it done with.
  2. SPOILER : I laughed out loud at that, seeing as how I did it in one of my fics (Lucius and his illegitimate daughter/lover). Some things from DH have me thinking about HBP. I know a lot of people hated the sixth book, but I liked it, when it dealt with Snape, the Potions book, Malfoy, or the Inferi. All those flashbacks killed me, but the rest, was great, IMO. The silver doe Patronus of Snape's made me think of Tonks' in HBP. When she escorted Harry to the gates and Snape commented on her new Patronus (werewolf) looking "weak." Ah, ha! After reading The Prince's Tale in DH, I read Spinners' End in HBP. I always loved that chapter and more so now. The whole thing with Narcissa was great, as she begs for the life of her son, as Snape had pleaded with both Voldemort and Dumbledore to spare Lily's. Now we know why he turned away, he was reminded of himself, and of a mother's desperate attempt to do anything for her child. Of course, we don't know exactly how Voldemort reacted to Snape's request, but we know how Dumbledore did and, frankly, I thought Albus came off as a bit of a cold prick. Snape was far more decent about doing it, with no lecture or insults, and went above and beyond by making the Unbreakable Vow. Stand up guy, that Potions master.
  3. To reply to some replies: SPOILER : Maybe a tad? Just goes to show, you want something done right, do it yourself, don't leave it all to the minions. You're absolutely right, Daz. I thought it over and looked it up, but I'd already shut down the computer so I couldn't edit my post. My brain was still filtering. And I also assume that Tonk's mom raised the werecub, Teddy, although it wasn't specifically mentioned. I had kind of forgotten about her. Well, at least Harry tells little Albus Severus that Snape was "the bravest man I ever knew." That has to count for something. There are a few Snape related things that have me greatly puzzled. Was it ever mentioned if anyone went to retrieve his body? Did he have a "hero's" type funeral, with full honors? Why was no mention made of his portrait in the headmaster's office? Is Snape really dead?
  4. Pix, I really, really hope my ramblings haven't put you off. It's just my opinion, some may love it. I read a couple of reviews online and the "legitimate" critics thought it was swell. Maybe my expectations were too high, or, quite probable, I've grown too attached to my ideas of certain characters and how I write my HP fics to be objective. One of my flaws is that I get very passionate about something I either love or hate and I'm pretty vocal about it. Bad NS! BAD! (punishes self with iron skillet to head). As for the Harry's eyes thing SPOILER :uh, since I skipped some chapters (but just finished reading a few I passed over) I really didn't see much. Other than he had Lily's eyes, that Snape was in love with her, and that one of Harry's kids had Lily's eyes. I think it was his daughter, Lily. *shrug* Maybe someone who's devoured every word can help you there, Pix. Did I mention that Harry ends up naming one of his sons James and the other *groan* Albus Severus?
  5. I'll start the thread by reminding all who post here that ANY items relating to the plot of Deathly Hallows is to be hidden by use of the spoiler tag for one month. If you don't know how to do it, it's easy. Type your text, then highlight it and click on the SPOILER button above the text entry box. Preview your post to make sure you've hidden everything. A box saying SPOILER should appear in its place. (Leon and Mad, I hope you don't mind that I mentioned that.) SPOILER : I'm not going to mince words, I found this to be the worst installment of the series and highly disappointing. I was on the phone to my brother to tell him what happened and I misheard him at one point; I thought he said "Harry Plodder" and I replied "it sure does. It's Harry Plodder and the Deathly Hollow plot." I made it through fourteen chapters before I started skimming, skipping some chapters entirely, it just didn't hold my interest, wasn't grabbing me emotionally. And that's one of my biggest complaints. Previous installments had emotion to them and here it seemed to be missing. One of my biggest complaints was that there was seemingly no reaction by Harry to discover that Snape, whom he had deemed as his worst enemy after Voldemort, had been in love with Lily and been protecting him all those years. Glossed over, no internal conflict, no confusion as to his feelings over the whole thing. Wouldn't you be shocked to find out the teacher who you believed hated you had loved your mother since they were children, and begged, first Voldemort to spare her, then Dumbledore to protect not only her, but her child and the man she married? I absolutely hated the Malfoy chapters; I simply cannot picture Lucius the way he was depicted; essentially rendered impotent. It rang false. As most of the action did not take place at Hogwarts, it felt disconnected, with the trio on the run, living a nomadic lifestyle. It really dragged the plot down, at least for me. Teddy Lupin. Great, fine, but tap dancing Beelzebub! Offing both parents and saying nothing as to who raised him? (or did I miss that somewhere? Please advise with page number, if so. Thanks!) I really don't want to bust on it, for those who loved it, so I'll mention the things I did like. Kreacher. Loved his little story about the locket and his turn around in attitude. I actually felt bad for him, waiting for the three to come back for dinner. Snape redeemed. Always knew it and long suspected the Lily connection. Also had a feeling he'd be headmaster somehow. That was kind of a no-brainer. I still wish he would have lived. I liked the Prince's Tale chapter, naturally. I liked how Luna, Neville, and Ginny were doing their best at Hogwarts to keep the DA alive and for Neville to succeed; Prof Longbottom (although no mention was made as to what Ron, Harry, and Hermione ended up doing. WTF ). Don't throw stones too big at me, it's only my opinion.
  6. They did the pre-B'way trial run in my fair metropolis and a co-worker and I wanted to go, badly, but we delayed and couldn't get tickets. D'oh! I bought the soundtrack as soon as it came out and was quickly loaning it out to several people. I love The Song That Goes Like This and You Won't Succeed on Broadway; the latter, at one point, conjures up images from Fiddler, only with knights. Now I've got that great Python classic "sit on my face and tell me that you love me" stuck in my head; thanks Leon!
  7. The new EW's cover story is, naturally, OotP and this bit made me laugh out loud. Great, I'll never look at Lucius and his wand the same way again; not that I didn't already have problems with that.
  8. I loved Galaxy Quest! I'll have to watch that again. That shirt is too funny; I can remember as a teenager watching reruns of Star Trek, and playing 'spot the expendable.'
  9. Damn it! I wrote up a response and accidentally hit some key that ate it before I could post it! To summarize what my still half-asleep brain said; I've tried juggling up to six stories and it was a disaster. Two at a time seems to be my limit. Sorry, my other answer was better and more detailed. Oh, and my muse is also most active at night (what? the pen name didn't give that away?)
  10. According to hp-lexicon.org, his B-day is June 5, 1980. Hope that helps.
  11. I describe clothing depending on the situation. If I want a reader to get a sense of a character's personality or situation in life, I'll go into detail, keeping in mind that Shakespeare line "for the apparel oft proclaims the man" (or woman). Thinking back on some of my stories, I've gotten quite specific about clothing, but the undressing part in sex scenes can either work wonderfully or become a hindrance. I remember one HP story I wrote, where a female character was wearing a full length, teal, silk soutane that buttoned from neck to mid-thigh. Her lover started to use magic to unfasten the buttons, but she stopped him, despite his complaint that undoing them by hand would take half the night. She countered with the theory that the anticipation was part of the fun. With that, I think I was trying to find a happy medium; describing the garment well enough so people could fill in the blanks without having to write it all out.
  12. I admit to having procrastinated on pre-ordering/reserving a copy of Deathly Hallows. Today, after work, I stopped at one of the local bookstores to reserve a copy. I waited for two different clerks, both on the phone when I walked up. They were both talking to people wanting to reserve as well and one said "well, I can put you on a waiting list, it's not really reserving a copy. I have to tell you that even if you're on the list, we can't guarantee you'll get a copy on Saturday. Were you planning on coming in at midnight? We're handing out wristbands Friday starting at nine a.m.. There shouldn't be a problem, but I have to let you know, there's no promise. Would like me to put you on the list?" I left at that point and ordered from amazon the minute I got home, which means I have to make sure my ass is up by like seven, because I live in a building where postman/UPS guy doesn't have access without being ringed in. If I don't get it that Sat, at least it's free. I've never seen such craziness over anything before.
  13. No, he can't, because Snape is really his father, after having had a one-night stand with Lily. That's one reason why he hates James and Harry so much, she threw him over for James. Plus the fact that Snape is really a horcrux, holding half of James' soul, and Severus is none too pleased having the elder Potter in his body. Kind of like when Cartman was possessed by Kenny's soul.
  14. I figured they were having a server problem, but it seems to be under control now; they're back up.
  15. As the release of Deathly Hallows is practically upon us, I started thinking about all the things that need to be resolved in the HP world. Aside from the who dies and does Harry defeat Voldemort questions, what other things are you hoping to find answered (or fearing won't be?) Fates of supporting characters, ships, whatever. Of course, like many, I'm looking for the Snape good or evil business to be concluded, but I'm curious to see how/if Neville continues to grow. Draco (and Lucius) are other characters whose fate interests me. I can totally envision Lucius killing his own son, should Draco turn "good guy" and perhaps even defend Hermione in a battle. That would be awesome, not to mention on the level of a Greek tragedy (or Draco finally going postal and offing his father). As for ships, none really keep me up at night wondering, but somehow, I think Harry and Luna are a good match. I got that vibe about them in book five; their connection is on a different level, spiritual, one might say. So, what questions do you want to see answered and are you confident or leery that you'll get them in book seven?
  16. NightScribe

    Deleting Reviews

    I don't get many reviews at all and the ones I've gotten have been positive, for the most part. I do recall after updating one story, I got some negative reviews on a specific chapter. One in particular, from a regular reviewer, accused me of a "cheap trick." Was I upset? Yes and no. They ended up deleting it before I could respond, feeling it was too harsh. Had they not deleted it, I would have left it. If it's not a flame or an illiterate "u r sucky" review, it can stay. Sometimes, I'll respond to concrit, thanking them for their opinion, (even if I'm privately thinking "the story's not finished yet," "you missed the damn point," or "it's all there, read it again,") although I have genuinely agreed with some criticisms and responded so. Obnoxious flames can and probably should disappear into the ether; nobody wants them, and they serve no real purpose other than to stir up shit, but authors who delete helpful reviews and keep only the glowing, even though their stories suck...
  17. I tend to agree with Eve on all possibilities, at least for a time. My interest in writing HP fics has pretty much died, and I'm bracing myself for the disappointment and dissatisfaction I might have with DH (hopefully not). I think the terrible fics by fanbrats are responsible for my lack of interest, they're worse than Dementors when it comes to sucking the soul out of anything. Honestly, I've seen some stories where the HP universe is so bastardized it's unrecognizable.
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    I Am...

    I am clearing the multiple fic ideas out of my head and focusing on one only I am happy to say that the outline/notes for my original story still read well I am going to focus on working on that, leaving fandoms behind for a bit I am going to take a p.m. coffee break
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    I Am...

    I am laughing at Leonhart's comment on procrastinating I am also procrastinating, which is why I find it funny I am going to go shopping before it starts to rain I am thinking avoiding the rain is a good procrastination buster
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    I Am...

    I am seconding Leonhart's opinion re: Big Sam's writing conundrum I am watching some grade Z horror movie on one of the local stations and it qualifies as craptastic I am wondering where the music and fireworks I've been hearing all night are coming from I am stating I eeked out some 700 words in a rough draft today I am planning on continuing the endeavor tomorrow
  21. Yeah, he's kinda good, I guess, if you like that sort of thing. Seriously, I think I could write a dissertation on ST. Maybe I'll post something on my LJ with all my thoughts, but let me throw this one out at you in the meantime. When Anthony is about to leave to rescue Johanna, Todd gives him a pistol with instructions to kill if he has to. Anthony responds, quite readily and confidently, "I'll kill a dozen jailers if need be." However, once at Fogg's, he can't kill one, it's Johanna who fires the shot. My point is: like father, like daughter(?) I really do need to write out my analysis, but it's such a daunting task, not to mention I'm planning on working a lot of those points into my ST fics. Speaking of Sondheim, how do you like the song Now from Night Music? I recently bought the OCR and can't get that one out of my head, it's so damn clever, both musically and lyrically. Damn that demigod Sondheim! Edit: Even more to mull over: Johanna and Anthony's story mirrors the Barkers; it's history repeating itself. Anthony is young, idealistic, optimistic, and naive, in love with a virtuous, beautiful young woman. Problem is, someone else wants her; the same man who wanted Lucy and for the same reason. Anthony loses his innocence through Turpin, just as Benjamin did. Barker was falsely imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, escaped, and took on a new identity. Johanna is falsely committed to an asylum for an affliction she does not have, escapes, and disguises her identity. It's what I love about this story; it's like a bottomless treasure chest, you just keep discovering new things.
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    I Am...

    I am hoping Daz's dinner dilemma is resolved soon I am wondering why I'm watching Phantom of the Opera since I say "that wasn't in the book" every two minutes I am thinking I'll keep the sound down and continue working on my new fic I am cursed with a case of the munchies but have very little munchie type items in the house I am off to make a grocery list
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    I Am...

    I am advising 'Trae that in order to avoid peeling from sunburn, go for a "moon tan" instead I am conceding that a "moon tan" leaves one rather pale I am hoping his burn is not too painful and heals quickly I am clarifying that my thumbs up to Big Sam had nothing to do with the orgy posting issue, but something else I am thinking I will have pizza tonight
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    I Am...

    I am pleased that I have just finished an outline for a new one-shot I am happy and surprised that it came together so easily I am thinking I may be getting my groove back I am giving a to Big Sam (he knows why)
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