Three dollars and some change

1: She probably will make Snape "good" in book 7, probably in line with the supposed redemption of Draco. I'd be in favour of that, except for the minor killing of Dumbledore bit. I dunno. All I know is what dirction I'm taking Snape in my fic.

2: I think it would pain Elsa to no end if Harry got himself in so deep he needed help to get out, then she had to go drag him out by the ankle. It would prove her point that he's too stupid to live, really (but secretly she'd be a little bit pleased that he's not a hypocrite and be all stand-up-for-himself)

3: Wank is strangely adicting. It's like, a) how can people think like that and b) how can so many others agree?

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she's andpuff.

Have you read the first Smoke book, with Tony as protagonist? I'm mid-way through and it's so fun. Esp. since it's set in my hometown :)

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askani.livejournal.com

i havent read that book and checking online the bookstore in town doesnt have it in but ones in halifax do. bah.

i wasnt aware that she was born in halifax either. you learn something new every day. :)

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First off, I just want to give a big "I loathe you" to however didn't check the little ticky box thing for more Inevitable.

Secondly, I know Tonks in the vagina that proved to the world that Remus is straight, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. That urked my almost as much a JKR's desion the put Harry and Ginerva together. I just don't feel comfortable with it.

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emeraldswan.livejournal.com

I picked Neville to save the day 'cause I have so much Neville love. :)

How're you?

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shallanelprin.livejournal.com

I'd make Joss Whedon go back and do a DVD commentary of every episode of every show he's ever made. His insight fascinates me.

Amen. I want more BtVS & AtS commentaries. I've been spoiled by Stargate's "let's do a commentary for every single episode" habit.

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I haven't purchased a season of SG1 on dvd, but they are next on the list for that very reason.

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Scratch all that. I'm fine. How are you? I've got some cover letters to write and I have performance anxiety, as per usual. Le sigh.

I'm such a drama queen at times.....

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I'm not sure what you mean by "I know Tonks in the vagina that proved to the world that Remus is straight"

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Amazon.ca is great for stuff like that. I live in Vancouver so I have a lot of bookstores to choose from, lucky me. Not that a single damn one *has* Smoke and Shadows. Brats.

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Before Ms. Rowling decided to have our dear Tonks go head of heals (no comment on Tonks' clummsieness or lack there or intended) in love with Mr. Lupin in the HBP, many people were under the impression that Mr. Black and Mr. Lupin were...shall we say "involved." I was not on that particular band wagon, but Ms. Rowling's decision to have Ms. Tonks take up intimate relations with Mr. Lupin does, in point, make Ms. Tonks "the vagina that proved to the world Remus is straight," and thus making that particular pairing cannon.

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It was your use of the word "in" in the original comment that confused me.

Where did this phrase originate? Reducing the value of one of the female characters to her reproductive organs because of her role in breaking up the world's biggest slash non-couple seems unnecessarily crass and more than a little misogynistic to me.

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I apligise for the confusing "in." I am mildly dyslexic...so I tend to have rather profound proreading flaws that I utterly fail to note.

If it makes you feel any better, I am also rather partial to the phrase "Moony, the penis that told the world Tonks is straight."

As for the orgin of either phrase...I don't know, I've seen both of them on icons...somewhere...a long time ago...as in months...possibly last year.

Being a male, I have no problem with reducing a female character to her reproductive organs. Why you ask? Because bye doing that we chappies can put the girls on an equal playing field. Everyone knows that most men are, when you break everything down, essential walking dildos...very low qualitie dildos. It is comforting to bring females down to our level.

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Oh, Snape will turn out to have been acting on Dumbledore's orders. And he will he very much alive, as will be Draco (and Harry, and all the Weasleys, Remus, Hermione, McGonagall, and most of the other remaining goodies), at the end of Book Seven. You can take that to the bank, my friends. :-)

Dumbledore knew he was Dead Man Walking from the time his hand got fried; at the very least, it reminded him he was mortal. And after he made Harry feed him the poison from the Birdbath of Doom, it was a certainty. And of course there's that little matter of the Unbreakable Vow. Snape obviously told him about it as soon as he could; he knows about it when Harry brings it up. Dumbledore also tells Harry that he, Albus Dumbledore, is "expendable". And he was ready to die rather than let Draco take the first step down the Dark path. (Note that Snape and Dumbledore both made sure that neither Draco nor Harry could do anything during the big fight?)

Speaking of the Unbreakable Vow, that's the biggest proof of Snape's being on the side of the good guys. Evil!Voldie!Fanatic Snape -- a Snape as nutty about Voldie as Bellatrix is -- would never dream of opposing the Dark Lord's will. Evil!Opportunist Snape wouldn't do it, either -- he's not going to stick his neck out for a little brat, no matter how alluring his mother happens to be. But Good!But!Surly Snape would do it, in part because he likes Narcissa, in part because he really doesn't want to see Draco become a full-fledged Death Eater, in part because he thinks he can find a loophole in the Vow, but also, I suspect, because he knows that Dumbledore would have wanted him to do what he could to protect Draco.

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You'll do just fine, dearie. Honest!

Now your icon's making me think of Dawn/Draco fic, for some reason.

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"in"

Most of my lj friends (as well as myself) tend to not bother to reread the typing at all; heck, I manage to put slip ups in my *fics* that I can't see, so no worries there.

Don't mind me, I'm a bit too eager to jump on the feminist bandwagon these days... long and detailed story. Never mind it.

Part of my defensiveness is the utter vitrol I've seen come out of the more rabid Wolfstar fans about Tonks, totally slagging the character because she "broke up" their OTP, never mind that Siruis had been dead for like a year. Oh, the HP fen and their subtle detatchment from reality.

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(Note that Snape and Dumbledore both made sure that neither Draco nor Harry could do anything during the big fight?)

Oh, yes -- Also note how many of Snape's taunts in the post-Dumbledore-death scene are actually him secretly trying to drum instructions into Harry's head while hoping that none of the Death Eaters present catch on to what he's doing. He tells Harry not to attempt Unforgivables, then tells Harry he'll keep failing at certain spells unless/until he learns to "close your mouth and your mind, Potter". Translation: "Practice your nonverbals and Occlumency, you little twit -- I won't be around to bail you out all the time as I have been these past six years."

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Well, Dawn/Draco (Drawn?) is a hella lot less terrifying than Dawn/Spike (Spawn) in my mind. Why? Because I like Dawn and she'll always be, like, 12 in my head.

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*patts your shoulder* yes yes yes. The [i]"HP fen"[/w] do have I bit of trouble with that. I myself just admitted that Harry may, in fact, not shag Draco Malfoy, like ever. That said, he still likes boys, and nobody can convince me otherwise. ever. He may be Bi...but Harry Potter is not, and has never been, nor will ever be, a heterosexual. J.K.R. admitted herself that she bases Harry of her self on her website www.jkrowling.com , so he must like boys. I'll shut it now while I still have some dignity left.

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I heartily recommend any DVD commentary with Peter DeLuise. The man is hilarious. Put him with Amanda Tapping and I'm in heaven. Though, I'd stay away from the commentary for 2010. It's just... boring.

Though, the most boring commentary EVER is Joss, Alexis, and Amy for 'A Hole In The World'. It was so boring and mind numbing that it brought tears to my eyes.

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Holy mother of pearl, I never noticed those...seriously, I need to re-read HBP. I must have been half asleep reading it (oh right, I was...midnight'll do that to ya, lol)

But yea, Snape was all with the giving of the instructions...but how much do you wanna bet that Harry's gonna be too thickheaded to notice? (like me) =P

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So I assume I should go back to all the Firefly episodes I just finished watching and listen to all the commentaries?

And seriously, I know have to give you, like, the biggest thank you EVER! I hadn't watched Firefly, or even wanted to watch Firefly at all before I read the crossover you did between it and AB. Then, I went and rented Serenity cause it was the only thing I could get my hands on. Birthday money arrived in the mail for me, and as I was out yesterday looking for seasons of Stargate (which I didn't find...anywhere) I found Firefly! This was yesterday afternoon...and I'm now done. I'm in love. So thank you, if it wasn't for your fic, I wouldn't have found this series. ♥

Alrighty! So, I think Elsa is for sore going to end up saving Harry's behind, and be grumpy and snarky the whole time! My answer for Snape wasn't there (annoying git) so I put the middle one...since he's so NOT in love with Harry (at least not in this fic). Yay for more Inevitable! =D

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askani.livejournal.com

thats what ordering online is for. well, if you have a credit card which i dont. :/

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emeraldswan.livejournal.com

*big grin*

So, why can't you write Stargate fic anymore?

And you'll do fine on your cover letters . . . trust me. :)

Also -- dude! I love Spawn! (I'm kinda twisted, though.)

I'm okay. Tired. Kinda sick. Not looking forward to the very long day awaiting me tomorrow.

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the Birdbath of Doom
*snerk*

Speaking of the Unbreakable Vow, that's the biggest proof of Snape's being on the side of the good guys.

I love this one (srsly). Snape's good *because* he killed Dumbledore.

This is one of the most interesting plotlines. Dumbledore sacrifices himself to save Draco, who is, in Harry's eyes, a sniveling little asshole. No one would have questioned if it was Harry, but Draco... Because Dumbledore saw something redeemable in the boy, and the man he might become.

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Translation: "Practice your nonverbals and Occlumency, you little twit -- I won't be around to bail you out all the time as I have been these past six years."

Yeah, that and "You little bastard, I had to just kill the only man who ever trusted me, and it's really hard for me not to turn you to mush right now"

That's why I like JK Rowling. Nice=!Good in the books.

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We read the HP books too intently.

(Yeah, I read the book at midnight too)

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shallanelprin.livejournal.com

In that case, start with Season 4. No commentaries until then (I would have really, really liked one for Children of the Gods) but every episode after that has one.

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Dignity is overrated.

Frankly, I think Harry and Nathaniel would be really hot together... (Tell you a secret, that's for the sequel to Inevitable).

And there has to be a reason that Harry's so damned bad with girls, isn't there? Cho? That mess with Ginny? He needs to admit he's gay and get on with it :P

Seriously, I agree with you that Harry's sexuality can be fluid. And frankly, a bisexual Harry Potter suits my needs to a T.

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I haven't seen Startgate since season 5 when they stopped showing it up here in Vancouver. I keep meaning to buy the DVDs, but... And I tried to write my SG1/FF crossover, but the team dynamic felt off. Maybe I'll find a *gasp* beta.

I'll do great on my cover letter. I just need to make myself write the damned thing. I want to write Inevitable, but I don't want to write this chapter. I have to do something I don't want... but that needs to be done. (And I'm worried that maybe, if I can write this chapter, I'm not a good a person as I want to think I am).

Spawn is twisted... but not nearly as twisted as Snarry *hides from the Snarry fans*

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2010 made me angry in general.

Peter DeLuise... I've had some friends who go to cons and they love seeing Peter.

K, that's it. Tomorrow, I'm buying Season Six.

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I had seen up to Season 5 on TV, so I'm going to start with season 6. I like to listen to a commentary on a TV show when I'm making dinner. A nice solid hour.

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Listen to the commentaries with Joss. The first show (Serenity), then the last show (Objects in Space). Joss's insight into the show (which was really his baby) makes things seem a whole lot more real.

I'm always glad to pimp the Firefly love. There's something just so perfect about the story, the world. The vision of the world is classic.

if it wasn't for your fic, I wouldn't have found this series.

I live to introduce people to new fandom! (Firefly is a good one; one season and one movie -- then all you have is fanfic!)

Elsa is for sure going to end up saving Harry's behind, and be grumpy and snarky the whole time!

You've just put your finger on Elsa's character. It'd be easier for her to just let Harry die... but then why did she go to Hogsmeade? Why did she tell Christoff to send the rats to St. Louis? Why hasn't she cuts strings?

I'll give you a tiny hint -- she sees a bit of herself in Harry. Don't tell anyone :)

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Yeah, it wasn't one of my favourites either. Season six isn't a bad one (I had no problem with Jonas that some people did), though I do prefer season 7.

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SQEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Nathaniel and Harry just sounds beyond delious. Now I just need JKR to agree....

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too thickheaded to notice

Oh, that's a given. Harry won't figure that out until about five hundred pages into the thing. Right around the time he realizes that Snape and Draco are the mysterious persons who've been sending him clues on the locations of the remaining Horcruxes.

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A-yep. Nice guys Umbridge, Fudge, Lockhart and (fake) Moody = incompetents, frauds, and/or outright evil. Nasty guys Sirius and Snape = maladjusted but on the side of good.

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