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donnaimmaculataIt's occured to me that it's been a long time since I posted anything fannish. To remedy this, I give you a selection of completely random and totally unconnected concepts and theories, which are not really stated in canon, but which I take for granted until Rowling proves me wrong:
Remus has no scars.
This, I think, actually is canon. Sadly, movie!Remus has made quite an impact, and has resulted in fandom!Remus being a scarred cardigan-wearer. Movie!Remus, however, has nothing in common with my Remus, and has thus left my image of him unspoiled. I think that Harry would have mentioned the scars, had Remus had them. He mentions the lines and the grey hair many, many times, and, I dare say, scars stand out rather more prominently than wrinkles. Especially to a boy's eyes. (I'd like to see the teenager who notices wrinkles but doesn't notice big fat scars.) So no, my Lupin doesn't have them. (And no, he doesn't wear a cardigan, either.)
Remus hates Snape.
He hates him. Passionately. Snape makes his skin crawl.
Lavender will die and Parvati will become a Seer.
Parvati will become a Seer because Trelawney says so. "She says I've got all the makings of a true Seer," she informed Harry and Ron... after the Divination exam in PoA. This is a far too good throw-away line to not become true in future books.
Lavender will die, because someone has to. No, wait, let me explain: I've always assumed that there are only those students in Harry's year, whom we have met in the books. But since Rowling insists that there are many more, I now assume that those, who are mentioned by name, must serve a purpose. And Lavender is good victim material.
(On a side note: I still prefer to think that there are only eight Gryffindor students in Harry's year, the reason being the dormitory: There are five beds in Harry's dorm, as stated repeatedly. There is also only one dorm for boys in Harry's year, because it is referred to as "the" dorm, and not "one of the" or "his". Oh dear, maths.)
ETA: Lavender and Parvati are not interchangeable.
Lavender is the one who cries over her dead bunny and is afraid of touching mice in Transfiguration. Parvati is the one who stands up to Draco and Snape, alongside Harry and Hermione: In PS, she is the only one apart from Harry to defend Neville against Draco in the Remembrall scene, and in PoA, she is the only one apart from Hermione and Harry to stand up to Snape in the DADA class. The girl's got potential!
Harry does not want to shag Snape.
No, he doesn't.
The "stringy" Slytherin boy who can see the Thestrals in the Care of Magical Creatures class is Blaise Zabini.
Because I think it's quite neat.
Dumbledore channels Granny Weatherwax.
Or vice versa. I am currently reading "A Hat Full of Sky" and Granny appears exactly the uber-witch to match Dumbledore's uber-wizard. Since we're seeing her through Tiffany's eyes, we don't know how much effort it costs Granny to maintain her uber-powers, and she appears almost superhuman. Had I encountered that Granny before I read the other novels, I would not have liked her and dismissed her as a flat and uninteresting character - possibly even an impossible one, like I dismissed Dumbledore. Now I think apologies are in order. Dumbledore supporters have been right all along, there is depth and character to be found behind the surface.
Yay for cross-novel reading!
PS. At some point, Granny's eyes actually twinkle!
I was going to watch "From Hell" tonight and swoon over Johnny Depp (because I've been swooning over him for a few weeks now, and why stop when I'm having so much fun?). But then I read![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rosina_alcona's post on the hotness that is Mr. Darcy - and it made me crave the Darcy experience as well. So what should I do? I got my mind set on Johnny quite firmly. And he can do some damn hot smouldering, too!
I think "From Hell" it's going to be...
Remus has no scars.
This, I think, actually is canon. Sadly, movie!Remus has made quite an impact, and has resulted in fandom!Remus being a scarred cardigan-wearer. Movie!Remus, however, has nothing in common with my Remus, and has thus left my image of him unspoiled. I think that Harry would have mentioned the scars, had Remus had them. He mentions the lines and the grey hair many, many times, and, I dare say, scars stand out rather more prominently than wrinkles. Especially to a boy's eyes. (I'd like to see the teenager who notices wrinkles but doesn't notice big fat scars.) So no, my Lupin doesn't have them. (And no, he doesn't wear a cardigan, either.)
Remus hates Snape.
He hates him. Passionately. Snape makes his skin crawl.
Lavender will die and Parvati will become a Seer.
Parvati will become a Seer because Trelawney says so. "She says I've got all the makings of a true Seer," she informed Harry and Ron... after the Divination exam in PoA. This is a far too good throw-away line to not become true in future books.
Lavender will die, because someone has to. No, wait, let me explain: I've always assumed that there are only those students in Harry's year, whom we have met in the books. But since Rowling insists that there are many more, I now assume that those, who are mentioned by name, must serve a purpose. And Lavender is good victim material.
(On a side note: I still prefer to think that there are only eight Gryffindor students in Harry's year, the reason being the dormitory: There are five beds in Harry's dorm, as stated repeatedly. There is also only one dorm for boys in Harry's year, because it is referred to as "the" dorm, and not "one of the" or "his". Oh dear, maths.)
ETA: Lavender and Parvati are not interchangeable.
Lavender is the one who cries over her dead bunny and is afraid of touching mice in Transfiguration. Parvati is the one who stands up to Draco and Snape, alongside Harry and Hermione: In PS, she is the only one apart from Harry to defend Neville against Draco in the Remembrall scene, and in PoA, she is the only one apart from Hermione and Harry to stand up to Snape in the DADA class. The girl's got potential!
Harry does not want to shag Snape.
No, he doesn't.
The "stringy" Slytherin boy who can see the Thestrals in the Care of Magical Creatures class is Blaise Zabini.
Because I think it's quite neat.
Dumbledore channels Granny Weatherwax.
Or vice versa. I am currently reading "A Hat Full of Sky" and Granny appears exactly the uber-witch to match Dumbledore's uber-wizard. Since we're seeing her through Tiffany's eyes, we don't know how much effort it costs Granny to maintain her uber-powers, and she appears almost superhuman. Had I encountered that Granny before I read the other novels, I would not have liked her and dismissed her as a flat and uninteresting character - possibly even an impossible one, like I dismissed Dumbledore. Now I think apologies are in order. Dumbledore supporters have been right all along, there is depth and character to be found behind the surface.
Yay for cross-novel reading!
PS. At some point, Granny's eyes actually twinkle!
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I was going to watch "From Hell" tonight and swoon over Johnny Depp (because I've been swooning over him for a few weeks now, and why stop when I'm having so much fun?). But then I read
rosina_alcona's post on the hotness that is Mr. Darcy - and it made me crave the Darcy experience as well. So what should I do? I got my mind set on Johnny quite firmly. And he can do some damn hot smouldering, too!I think "From Hell" it's going to be...
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Date: 2004-09-14 02:24 pm (UTC)Snape makes Remus skin crawl, but where to? Why can't it walk? Is it a cripple skin? Does it need a wheel chair?
I keep confusing Lavender and Parvati, so I don't care which one does what.
Yes, Harry does! I have just read a story in which he does it repeatedly! And who are you to argue with hot smut?
It's Zabini because we want at least that much to base our Gary Stu on. (And because we have heard of no other Slytherin boy that fits.)
Dumbledore isn't Granny. Granny would kick his arse for not getting said arse in gear and deal with Voldemort before it was too late. Nanny, on the other hand...
*hugs* Good to hear from you :)
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Date: 2004-09-14 02:36 pm (UTC)*will not start a wacko-thread based on this idea, will not, will not, will not...*
I keep confusing Lavender and Parvati, so I don't care which one does what.
Ah, you see, that is quite a mistake! Lavender is the one who cries over her dead bunny and is afraid of touching mice in Transfiguration. Parvati is the one who stands up to Draco and Snape, alongside Harry and Hermione: In PS, she is the only one apart from Harry to defend Neville against Draco in the Remembrall scene, and in PoA, she is the only one apart from Hermione and Harry to stand up to Snape in the DADA class. The girl's got potential!
And who are you to argue with hot smut?
All right, when you put it like this - I've nothing to say in my defense.
And because we have heard of no other Slytherin boy that fits.
There's Theodore Nott. But who cares about him?
Granny would kick his arse for not getting said arse in gear and deal with Voldemort before it was too late. Nanny, on the other hand...
Have you, by any chance, read
*hugs* Good to hear from you :)
Heh! I haven't seen you around for quite some time, either! *hugs right back* :-)
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Date: 2004-09-19 06:36 am (UTC)*will not start a wacko-thread based on this idea, will not, will not, will not...*
Maybe it's the other way around: his uses the threads he picks off his old cardigans to make false moustaches because he cannot bear to part with them, even when they are in stitches.
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Date: 2004-09-15 06:53 am (UTC)I think it is Theodore Nott, because in OotP at least Hermione knows who he is later in the book. Frankly, if Harry's year is as small as it seems, how come he doesn't know the name of someone who he's had class with for four *years*?
Dumbledore isn't Granny. Granny would kick his arse for not getting said arse in gear and deal with Voldemort before it was too late. Nanny, on the other hand...
Yes, Granny wouldn't have let Dumbledore get away with this crap once she knew what was going on -- and would smack Dumbledore around for it. Of course, Granny has a low opinion of wizards to start with.
Nanny-- yes, Nanny has some disturbing characteristics with Dumbledore now that I think of it. But even she knows Right from Wrong, and I'm not entirely sure Dumbledore does sometimes.
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Date: 2004-09-15 02:53 pm (UTC)That is incidentally what I thought when he didn't know Susan Bones, who has been in his Herbology class for four years. Obviously, that's a hint that there are more than eight/ten students per house per year, but still, I thought it was quite weird.
You know, while reading A Hat Full of Sky, it occured to me that Granny is characterised in a very similar manner to the way Dumbledore is. I love Granny, and I don't care for Dumbledore, but it got me thinking about the whole point-of-view thing. Granny has the reputation of being the superhumanly powerful witch, she seems almost omniscient, there are those who think she's borderline evil or hopelessly outdated, and her eyes bloody twinkle. We know how much effort it costs her to maintain her reputation, but we only know it because we've read the other novels. I'm not saying that Dumbledore is like Granny (and I don't think I can really argue this matter either way, because I don't consider it important enough), but I love playing around with different perspectives, and watching Granny through Tiffany's eyes is very much like watching Dumbledore from Harry's eyes.
she knows Right from Wrong, and I'm not entirely sure Dumbledore does sometimes
OK, so I will play the Devil's Advocate here. Granny knows Right from Wrong, but she also knows that some decisions Must Be Made. I'm thinking of an episode where she is called to a difficult birth (don't remember which novel) and decides that she'll let the mother live and the child die. Now, we know that she acted in the best possible way, because she could not let the father make such a decision. But if the characters knew, or if we witnessed the events from somebody else's point of view, I'm sure that we would think somewhat different.
God, I can't believe I'm doing this. I don't even think Dumbledore is a fully developed character, and now I'm comparing him to Granny.