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Sara: Well, tell him I said hi. Wherever he is.Me: Thought you said you were gonna clean my room.
Sara: Eh, no. That was Nicky.
Nikara: IT WAS NOT!!!!!
Kyra: ONE of you clean my room, or I'm gonna throw both of you wherever it is Cheyenne locked Albert up.
Sara+Nikara: (scrambling to clean room)
Albert: YOU HAD TO REMIND HER I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED UP! *expression of horror*Me: *narrows eyes at Albert* That's right, I forgot. GO. Now.
Albert: *sulks away*
Sara, you can talk to Albert tomorrow.
Sara: I look forward to the occasion.Nikara: You need a life.
Sara: I live in Kyra's mind.
Nikara: Hmm... good point. We both need a life.
Me: I heard that!!! Are you guys done cleaning?
Sara+Nikara: (hurriedly go back to cleaning)
Terry: I think we should cut back on these conversations outside of the popcorn thread.Me: So what are you doing?
Terry: What you created me to do; being ironic.
Dumbledore was a politician. As such, he hadn’t the character to be particularly good or evil, especially after Richard Harris died and that slimy actor they replaced him with played the part.
I agree! I thought they should have replaced Richard Harris with Sean Connery. But, no! They didn’t listen to me.
M wrote: "Dumbledore was a politician. As such, he hadn’t the character to be particularly good or evil, especially after Richard Harris died and that slimy actor they replaced him with played the part."Okay, amoral then. Simply look at every single action he takes throughout the entire series; everything is a coldly calculated manipulation of human lives. Which, actually, would be alright if he were a military commander leading an army of volunteers, but he's not. With Harry, he just prods him into dangerous situation after dangerous situation to train him and build him up. He never explains anything; he just sets up this intricate maze of puzzles to teach him lessons and dispense information properly. Even a military commander couldn't get away with that.
Commence with justifications.
Hm ... I kind of wish muggles were involved with the fighting. Wouldn't it be properly ironic for the horde of Death Eathers and evil creatures to be flanked in the Battle of Hogwarts by a mass of not-so-helpless muggles?
That’s true. Nothing in the series indicates that witches and wizards can’t be killed with conventional weapons.
Death Eater: And who are you supposed to be?Muggle: Sergeant Felix, SAS British Special Forces. *pulls out a pistol and shoots the DE*
DE: *narrowly brings up a Shield Charm which, far from stopping the bullet, luckily deflects it. Smiles*
M: *nods thoughtfully*
DE: Avada Ke-*sniper round opens up DE's head*
Who'd want to see that?
I wonder if National Lampoon has come out with a version of Harry Potter, the way they did with Lord of the Rings?Harry Potter and the Order of the Kleenex.
Harry Potter and the Half-Crocked Prince.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Halitosis.
What do you guys think of the name Marlow Raina L'Noyer for a girls name? And Brayton Haelan Talvace for a guys name?
I like them; very unique, but not unbelievable (or unpronouncable).
Which makes Snape the hero who comes in and stops him before Malfoy can lose his nerve?
I love Snape... He seemed so horribly evil and then you learn more about him and discover he was probably the best of all of them.
Cheyenne wrote: "I love Snape... He seemed so horribly evil and then you learn more about him and discover he was probably the best of all of them."I think that's a stretch. It seemed like obsession more than selflessness.
Yes, I'm highly critical of fictional characters, especially when they're touted as good.
I am a hardcore Harry Potter fan, and Snape certainly has one of the best stories of the book, but that does not translate into a good person. He had an obsessive hatred of James, so he took it out on Harry. But he also had an obsessive "love" for Lilly and protected Harry. Obsession is the only common quality of all his actions.Besides, Neville is the best character, and the movies ruined him.
Alex (Al) wrote: "Don't you talk about my Snape like that. Sheesh. He was hands down the best character in HP. Any hardcore HP fan would understand."I'm somewhere between a moderate and hardcore fan. Even I understand. :p
Al wrote: "He's the most human because he wasn't perfect."That's redundant, since it applies to every character in the series.
Right ... on to a different subject, then.
Edward wrote: "I like them; very unique, but not unbelievable (or unpronouncable)."Thanks :D I did some research for actual medieval names for a book I'm writing. The only thing I changed is L'Noyer, it was just Noyer at first, but they are high class, so I made it fancy. XD
Lupin is the character I liked best in the Harry Potter books. In the movies, though, the characters I liked best were those played by the actors I liked best: John Hurt and Gary Oldman.
Gary Oldman is a fantastic actor, based simply on his performances in The Dark Night trilogy and Book of Eli. I honestly don't know who he played in Harry Potter; I was surprised to learned who he played in Book of Eli.Tonks and Remus had a responsibility to end the war - particularly Tonks who, arguably, was also more important to survive. She an auror, so staying out of the battle would've been odd, to say the least.
No, the "Stupidest Death at Expense of Raising Children" award (these things get more specific every year) goes to ... Padme Amedala! Died because ... something, broken heart or lost the will to live ... or something ... right after her children were born. You know what, that movie was stupid.
My best friend loves Tonks, but she's obsessed with the idea of a gay Sirius/Lupin relationship. Lol.
Okay, then.This is a little tidbit from an After Hours video on Harry Potter. It was actually their worst video, but it was still funny; Dan doesn't know anything about Harry Potter.
Michael: ... at the hands of Lord Vold-mont-snake-face.
Daniel: No way that's his name.
Soren: You're not supposed to say his name.
Soren: You know what, f**k Voldemort.
Michael and Katie: Shhh!
Daniel Looks baffled]
Soren: They should've just cruse missled Slytherin Tower and just be done with it.
Katie: Our wars would be a lot easier if all out enemies dressed the same and huddled in the same room together.
Daniel: Wait, so every bad guy is seriously named Slytherin? That's worse than Avatar.
Katie: Everything sounds dumb out of context.
Edward wrote: "Gary Oldman...I honestly don't know who he played in Harry Potter; I was surprised to learned who he..."He was Sirius Black in Hary Potter.
M wrote: "He can’t be the dog in Old Yeller."Suppose not. He probably would have trouble playing women or children as well.
I couldn’t resist a smartass response. I think Gary Oldman is an excellent actor. There’s hardly any role I can’t imagine him playing well.
I learned his name when watching Batman Begins where he seemed like the only good man in the entire city of Gothom. He was so soft-spoken and even seemed bemused at the idea of doing something wrong that I couldn't imagine him playing a bad guy.Then I saw Book of Eli, where he plays one of the top ten bad guys of cinema.
The only thing I can think of offhand that I’ve seen Oldman in other than the Harry Potter movies is Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), which I saw at the theater. I didn’t think it was a particularly good movie, but the photography was spectacular.
Don’t waste your money. Have you seen Close Your Eyes? I watched it because Moaning Myrtle is in it as a policewoman.
No, I haven't.I think one of the best (i.e. scariest) moments in Batman Begins is when Doctor Crane is speaking with Falconi with the mob boss subtly threatening the psychiatrist from within the psych-ward. Dr. Crane just sighs and abruptly says, "Would you like to see my mask?"
I felt exactly like the mob boss in that scene - one moment it's all about pushing around another corrupt stooge, and the next I'm thinking, "When did the nut take over the nut house?"
M, here's an idea for your moderator title: and his Muse. Everytime you post something it'll read, "M, and his Muse"
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Me: ALBERT! I did NOT almost kill us.
Albert: Oh? What do you call a lane change without checking mirrors?
Me: *crossing arms* That was my first lane change, EVER. And it was close to a signal light. I rushed.
Albert: Yes and then every single other lane change afterword took ten minutes...
Me: That's a lie. I was checking my mirrors.
Albert: Whatever. Someone doesn't know what an accelerator is. Or a brake. *glares*
Me: Oh you hush.
Albert: Going 35 on a 55 street and 60 on a 45 street.....
Me: *jaw drops* You're exaggerating.
Albert: *picks at nails* Eh. Maybe slightly. Or not. You know.
Me: Next time I'm leaving you behind.
Albert: Thank God, then I'll be alive to attend your's and your mother's funerals.
Me: Wow. And you were actually being nice this morning.
Albert: Almost dying made my niceness hide.
Me: You are SO not voting on the poem this week.
Albert: Oh well.
Me: You're PMSing.
Albert: I do it so that yours doesn't look so bad. *smiles*
Me: *jaw drops* That's it. You're in confinement for the rest of the day.