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tabular_rasaOkay *sigh of relief* I can live without fear of spoilers, now.
I JUST FINISHED THE BOOK!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA So I've always said compromise is the key to enlightenment . . . and J.K. Rowling did just that; she killed Harry and also didn't kill him. It was beautiful. It was also totally stolen from The Black Cauldron. I love her, lol . . .
I was so scared he was going to die. I'm so glad she wrote it the way she did. I may be the only one. The death bit was beautiful and necessary and yet it makes sense he goes on. (I almost wish my suicidal character in my book had that option; too bad I don't dabble much in writing about pre-death limbos).
OMG Fred. I never seriously considered a twin dying, because I figured the Weasleys had enough trauma, but I used to ponder how one without the other would be the saddest thing ever, and I also wondered if maybe they were dooomed because of my theory that they were named for the killed Order members Fabian and Gideon (were they twins, too?) Prewett, as Molly was a Prewett.
OMG Remus and Tonks. I figured since Remus was married, he wasn't going to die, but, well, it was nice and neat all the Marauders ended up dead (Why couldn't Peter be in the forest of the limbo of death? Okay, yeah, I know . . . but still . . . ). I just had this vision of the two of them wrapped in each other's arms, peaceful and silent-- and that's when I started crying outright. It's so beautiful and sad; I am in love with them, even more than I was with them just having a kid. (OMG poor Andromeda . . . Hey, wait, where'd she end up in all this? Just a sad little widow bereaved of her daughter and her husband? Why doesn't she get to hang on to Teddy?).
Poor Colin. I'm not gonna lie; at that point, I barely felt his death . . .
The ghost forest pre-Harry's death was so sad; definitely cried there, too.
Okay, so I totally guessed the Snape having possession of the wand thing. Also guessed the doe bit, though I couldn't be sure about it since I didn't think your Patronus could take on a different sex.
MINI-SNAPE CHAPTER ALSO RULES. OMG. I knew he loved her, but I had never dreamed he had since childhood; that is SO adorable. They were viable friends, too; how neat! His Patronus as a doe . . . aww . . .
Yeah, we all saw the Dumbledore-telling-Snape-to-kill-him Gospel of Judas-teki thing coming ^_^
The Epilogue was like a ridiculous fanfiction. J.K. Rowling, I am going to smack you. Or else I am just going to laugh madly at how well you mock us, lol . . . I guess at least this way all the fanfiction about the future will have a set cast to work with. It's your little way of keeping around your legacy and making sure we all know who's boss, eh?
Some great lines . . . the bit Dumbledore says about Sorting too soon, I definitely agree with (I would have been Ravenclaw at age 11, Hufflepuff now . . . and look at Regulus, Peter, Snape . . . ). Also the bit about those who do not seek power being best to lead: Totally true. Also: "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
. . . and, of course:
I love you, Mrs. Weasley. And I love you, you slut, Bellatrix ("My Lord," *like a lover,* *on her knees*? Lol!). You died like Sirius. Totally the best way for you to go.
Aww, Malfoys, love won out (and not in that creepy anti-gay program way). You all lived! I'm floored! But it's cute, because, well, you ended up okay. Weak, but okay.
Neville got his big moment, too ^_^
SHE NEVER ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT TED BEING A NEWSCASTER!!!
Anyway, I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it. It's over, but, really, we have enough gaps to play around with for ages, and she can't do anything more to change what we've got; there's some security in that. I'm so happy. Lalalalala. I'm going to go do a dance.
Talk to me when y'all finish.
Oh, and, yeah, I am home.
The kids left Saturday morning, we cleaned all day, the new staff arrived, and then we all went out to dinner. The drinking-age sensei got drunk, but that's only funny for so long so Hideko, Akane, and I went out and got the HP book. I read aloud in the car, and then Hideko and I sat outside and read at approximately the same pace. As the night wore on, we switched off reading to one another while each other packed and readied ourselves for bed, etc . . . We got through like the first 100 pages this way.
We all slept in Nagano (I didn't have to move, woot!), and early in the morning departed on a bus for Minneapolis (goodbyes to a lot of people, then). I read most of the way, and ate all of the rest of Tory's chocolate zucchini bread loaf (which was about half of it! /-: no wonder I feel weird today) she sent me which arrived just before I left. I checked my bags at the airport, said goodbye to a few more people, and then hung out with Shuuichi, Kenji, Tomoko, Yukiko, and Keisuke at the Mall of America until Kenji and I had to make it back for our flights. The flight was painless-- except they lost one of my bags at the airport and it was supposed to get here by noon, and we're still waiting for it . . . It has my dirty laundry and all my toiletries (I slept without my retainer last night, poo /-:), and my candy!
I actually don't have all that much candy )-: The store was pretty much sold out before the kids went home, and they got rid of what was left when their parents came with cash on closing day. So the pickings are pretty slim and it's mostly just stuff to try that everybody has to share )-: and no ramune or Calpis )-:
Interesting thing: I was told by several staff members I was one of the most laid-back and chill people on the staff. This is flooring to me. I don't know whether I've made some personal growth, just felt more comfortable in that environment, or everyone else was just even more anal, lol . . .
It's good to be back. What is this air-conditioning thing? I'd forgotten all about it . . . lol . . . I can tell the adjustment back to non-Japanese food is going to be interesting (my stomach feels like lead, already!). I have had an ear of corn, already, though ^_^
I want to see people . . . today I'm probably mostly relaxing/unpacking, tomorrow I'm taking Tory, Neil, and Thomas (our exchange student; haven't gotten to talk to him a whole lot but he's very nice and is also trucking through Harry Potter-- no one in the house is finished yet! Neil is only like a chapter away, but the rest are like on Chapter 3!) to the fair. I can't be gone all the time since Thomas is here (but people can show up here? Perhaps those of you that speak French? Lol . . . ), but once he leaves I'll have a few weeks before school starts to do much, much hanging out. (Tiffany, when are you coming up to visit?).
Happy Birthday to Tiffany, btw, and a belated birthday to Alice!
I JUST FINISHED THE BOOK!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA So I've always said compromise is the key to enlightenment . . . and J.K. Rowling did just that; she killed Harry and also didn't kill him. It was beautiful. It was also totally stolen from The Black Cauldron. I love her, lol . . .
I was so scared he was going to die. I'm so glad she wrote it the way she did. I may be the only one. The death bit was beautiful and necessary and yet it makes sense he goes on. (I almost wish my suicidal character in my book had that option; too bad I don't dabble much in writing about pre-death limbos).
OMG Fred. I never seriously considered a twin dying, because I figured the Weasleys had enough trauma, but I used to ponder how one without the other would be the saddest thing ever, and I also wondered if maybe they were dooomed because of my theory that they were named for the killed Order members Fabian and Gideon (were they twins, too?) Prewett, as Molly was a Prewett.
OMG Remus and Tonks. I figured since Remus was married, he wasn't going to die, but, well, it was nice and neat all the Marauders ended up dead (Why couldn't Peter be in the forest of the limbo of death? Okay, yeah, I know . . . but still . . . ). I just had this vision of the two of them wrapped in each other's arms, peaceful and silent-- and that's when I started crying outright. It's so beautiful and sad; I am in love with them, even more than I was with them just having a kid. (OMG poor Andromeda . . . Hey, wait, where'd she end up in all this? Just a sad little widow bereaved of her daughter and her husband? Why doesn't she get to hang on to Teddy?).
Poor Colin. I'm not gonna lie; at that point, I barely felt his death . . .
The ghost forest pre-Harry's death was so sad; definitely cried there, too.
Okay, so I totally guessed the Snape having possession of the wand thing. Also guessed the doe bit, though I couldn't be sure about it since I didn't think your Patronus could take on a different sex.
MINI-SNAPE CHAPTER ALSO RULES. OMG. I knew he loved her, but I had never dreamed he had since childhood; that is SO adorable. They were viable friends, too; how neat! His Patronus as a doe . . . aww . . .
Yeah, we all saw the Dumbledore-telling-Snape-to-kill-him Gospel of Judas-teki thing coming ^_^
The Epilogue was like a ridiculous fanfiction. J.K. Rowling, I am going to smack you. Or else I am just going to laugh madly at how well you mock us, lol . . . I guess at least this way all the fanfiction about the future will have a set cast to work with. It's your little way of keeping around your legacy and making sure we all know who's boss, eh?
Some great lines . . . the bit Dumbledore says about Sorting too soon, I definitely agree with (I would have been Ravenclaw at age 11, Hufflepuff now . . . and look at Regulus, Peter, Snape . . . ). Also the bit about those who do not seek power being best to lead: Totally true. Also: "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
. . . and, of course:
I love you, Mrs. Weasley. And I love you, you slut, Bellatrix ("My Lord," *like a lover,* *on her knees*? Lol!). You died like Sirius. Totally the best way for you to go.
Aww, Malfoys, love won out (and not in that creepy anti-gay program way). You all lived! I'm floored! But it's cute, because, well, you ended up okay. Weak, but okay.
Neville got his big moment, too ^_^
SHE NEVER ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT TED BEING A NEWSCASTER!!!
Anyway, I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it. It's over, but, really, we have enough gaps to play around with for ages, and she can't do anything more to change what we've got; there's some security in that. I'm so happy. Lalalalala. I'm going to go do a dance.
Talk to me when y'all finish.
Oh, and, yeah, I am home.
The kids left Saturday morning, we cleaned all day, the new staff arrived, and then we all went out to dinner. The drinking-age sensei got drunk, but that's only funny for so long so Hideko, Akane, and I went out and got the HP book. I read aloud in the car, and then Hideko and I sat outside and read at approximately the same pace. As the night wore on, we switched off reading to one another while each other packed and readied ourselves for bed, etc . . . We got through like the first 100 pages this way.
We all slept in Nagano (I didn't have to move, woot!), and early in the morning departed on a bus for Minneapolis (goodbyes to a lot of people, then). I read most of the way, and ate all of the rest of Tory's chocolate zucchini bread loaf (which was about half of it! /-: no wonder I feel weird today) she sent me which arrived just before I left. I checked my bags at the airport, said goodbye to a few more people, and then hung out with Shuuichi, Kenji, Tomoko, Yukiko, and Keisuke at the Mall of America until Kenji and I had to make it back for our flights. The flight was painless-- except they lost one of my bags at the airport and it was supposed to get here by noon, and we're still waiting for it . . . It has my dirty laundry and all my toiletries (I slept without my retainer last night, poo /-:), and my candy!
I actually don't have all that much candy )-: The store was pretty much sold out before the kids went home, and they got rid of what was left when their parents came with cash on closing day. So the pickings are pretty slim and it's mostly just stuff to try that everybody has to share )-: and no ramune or Calpis )-:
Interesting thing: I was told by several staff members I was one of the most laid-back and chill people on the staff. This is flooring to me. I don't know whether I've made some personal growth, just felt more comfortable in that environment, or everyone else was just even more anal, lol . . .
It's good to be back. What is this air-conditioning thing? I'd forgotten all about it . . . lol . . . I can tell the adjustment back to non-Japanese food is going to be interesting (my stomach feels like lead, already!). I have had an ear of corn, already, though ^_^
I want to see people . . . today I'm probably mostly relaxing/unpacking, tomorrow I'm taking Tory, Neil, and Thomas (our exchange student; haven't gotten to talk to him a whole lot but he's very nice and is also trucking through Harry Potter-- no one in the house is finished yet! Neil is only like a chapter away, but the rest are like on Chapter 3!) to the fair. I can't be gone all the time since Thomas is here (but people can show up here? Perhaps those of you that speak French? Lol . . . ), but once he leaves I'll have a few weeks before school starts to do much, much hanging out. (Tiffany, when are you coming up to visit?).
Happy Birthday to Tiffany, btw, and a belated birthday to Alice!
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Date: 2007-07-23 06:40 pm (UTC)