The Potterdämmerung is nigh
Jul. 20th, 2007 04:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cleolindaHOW Y'ALL FEEEEEEL?
1. I have to repost this from the Snarkfest metaquotes because I still start crying with laughter every time I reread it. From a chat session, re: Pimp Mack Sirius:
Kiran:: Sirus need to get paid baby
Kiran:: He only hits you cause he loves you
Kiran:: look at how pretty you are "wink"
Kiran:: you happy now, huh?theinversed:: How you think he gets all them fur coats?
Kiran:: Come look at my tattoos.
Brainchild:: But where does Lucius Malfoy and his Pimp Cane o' Evil fit in, Kiran?
Kiran:: Dueling pimps
Brainchild:: Ah, I see
Kiran:: they fight for territory and hos
Kiran:: thats where the real hatred comes from
Kiran:: Voldemort who?
Kiran:: Aw hell no, it was all about Lucius telling them bitches that he wouldnt hit them in the face
Kiran:: and then they all left Sirius
Kiran:: but Sirius dont play like that
Kiran:: you gotta pay extra!
Kiran:: Especially if you want fine, fresh "the boy who lived" ass
Kiran:: For two extra coins he'll throw in the nerdy girl
Kiran:: You know she got the sexy librarian thing going on
Kiran:: and you know Sirius takes them out for a test drive beforehand
Kiran:: You want a werewolf pretty lady
Kiran:: I'll get you a werewolf
Kiran:: Fine ass werewolf
Kiran:: Shut your mouth Remus, did I say you could talk!
Kiran:: Smack
Kiran:: Fucking got your ass educated but cant work nowhere so you gots to come back to daddy
Kiran:: Fucking werewolvestheinversed:: kiran you're a little too good at this
2. ROCKS FALL, EVERYONE DIES: Discuss. Which means, yes, SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS. Don't click through and come crying to me. Also, caveat wanker: I'm going into internet lockdown pretty soon, so this will be unmoderated, and if I come back and find that y'all have started fighting, I will report it to Fandom Wank myself.
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Date: 2007-07-20 10:39 pm (UTC)OMG, how could she do that to Hedwig!
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Date: 2007-07-20 10:42 pm (UTC)Yeah. That's all I got. ;)
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Date: 2007-07-20 10:47 pm (UTC)*sighs*
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Date: 2007-07-20 10:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-20 10:51 pm (UTC)MOTHERFUCKIN FACT!
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Date: 2007-07-20 10:51 pm (UTC)orz TWINS. TT_____TT
MRS. WEASLEY PWNS BELLA. FILM AT ELEVEN.
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Date: 2007-07-20 10:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-20 10:54 pm (UTC)I enjoyed the book, sappy epilogue included. The people going batshit about poor quality writing and continuity errors were clearly not paying attention when they read all six other books.
Only thing that didn't sit quite right with me: the dismissive, unnecessary deaths of Remus and Tonks, which were totally glossed over. It's like she felt she hadn't hit the appropriate body-count numbers by the end, and decided "Well, I suppose we could do away with those two. Avada Etc." Though she does get yet another angsty orphan out of the deal, so I guess she just couldn't help herself.
In conclusion, I am naming every single one of my children Albus Severus.
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Date: 2007-07-20 10:54 pm (UTC)I've been really tempted to spoil myself. Now I want to know damnit! I'm tempted to go and read every single one of these places that have spoilers. Argh. I'm going to dinner.
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Date: 2007-07-20 11:04 pm (UTC)*sticks fingers in ears and hums desperately, pretending it hasn't happened*
Serves me right for peeking when I won't be getting the book for...oh...9+ hours.
(BUT REMUS CAN'T BE DEAD. REMUS/TONKS FOREVER.)
...Ah, I don't even want to know...he'll always be alive in my mind, anyway...
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Date: 2007-07-20 11:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-20 11:06 pm (UTC)Actually, at least he had a nice funeral.
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Date: 2007-07-20 11:11 pm (UTC)Seconded D:!
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Date: 2007-07-20 11:15 pm (UTC)Personally, I'm torn. I mean, on the one hand, it's a shame that someone took it upon themselves to go against the wishes of the book's author and distribute her work both early and free. However, it was almost a guarantee that spoilers were going to make their way out once the books were delivered to retailers and libraries, and I think an abundance of out-of-context spoilers flying around is a far worse scenario than people being able to access the complete text a few days early. I mean, at least in the latter situation, everyone is reading the full work as intended by the author, and forming their opinions from that. When people start judging the book based solely on bits and pieces of info - well, that's when I would get pissed, were I the author.
In terms of the leaked book hurting sales...well, somehow I don't foresee that being a problem. Still, I suppose it's the principle of the thing, in the end.
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Date: 2007-07-20 11:26 pm (UTC)Somewhere, there's an ORLY owl crying.
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