Mad Dogs and Englishmen

JKR to kill off everyone

"I was never tempted to kill [Harry Potter] off before the final because I’d always planned seven books," said Rowling. "But now, I've got so much bloody money, what's the point? I don't want to be that person who wins the lottery one night and goes back to work the next day. I'd rather get gang-shagged by a group of horny Death Eaters."

But what about the ridicilously-profitable Harry Potter franchise?

"I'm already filthy rich," said Rowling, who has assets in excess of one billion dollars. "I don't need to write screenplays, sequels, or spin-offs. I don't need to write at all. But I'm so bloody famous, if I had to, I could probably scribble a few words in lipstick on a cocktail napkin and make the New York Times bestseller list."

You know, if this was real, it would completely redeem my faith in JKR as an author. If nothing else, it'd be a brilliant way to end the series.

*sigh* if only...

Sometimes I wonder where people keep their brains, because it sure as hell isn't anywhere near their skulls. I'm really fed up with arguing with JKR's trained attack morons, especially since it doesn't appear to do one whit of good. If these people want to believe that HP6 really was the best thing ever, let them, I'm not going to bother wasting my time over them.
So I'm taking ataniell93's way out and leaving the fandom to its collective stupidities, to quote Vegita from High Tide: "I wanna go home. This dimension is stupid."

 Saw the film of GoF this weekend.

The first half was... dreadful. There's no other word for it, I'm afraid. They skipped the world cup, Moody was blatently Barty, Dumbledore was mental (Lucius Malfoy was right, he should never have been allowed to come back to Hogwarts), Radcliff's acting skills were as bad as ever, the schools' entraces were cringe worthy, the Yule ball was horrific (the romance was gag-worthy and the moshpit scene... have we even read the same book?), and as for the first task....*shudder*. Am I the only one who thought they could have skipped the whole mad!dragon scene, used the timing to put in something more important to the plot (like having the Minister vs Headmaster showdown that will become so importaint next film)? Plus, they killed a dragon. Damned be thee who slays a dragon. (look at what happened to St George).

After the Yule Ball, though, things improved. The scene where cedric tells Harry to go the prefect's bathroom... Good, he was trying to come onto Harry, there's no other explanation for that look on his face! Leering, of all things! The second task was okay, pretty true to the book, although they made Fleur look a little too pathetic. That's a major picking point in the film (and the book, in truth), it's rather sexist, particularly Ron's comment that a girl going to the Yule Ball alone would be just sad. Chauvanist pig! I KILL YOU! *avada kedavra*

Anyway, other than that. I actually liked the third task, I thought the crazy hedges were pretty scary (scarier than the book), although I'm iffy about Imperiod!Krum, surely there wouldn't be much confusion about who's acting under the curse and whatnot if those under the curse have their eyes filmed over. Surely they could have made him look normal and have Crouch slip something about how he imperiod Krum. Daft.

Again, the scene where Harry saves Cedric just screamed slash, which was fun.

Mercifully, the graveyard scene was no where near as bad as I'd feared, Voldemort looked okay, and I loved his robes (I got to get me robes like that!), only... I'm sure the actor was a good one and everything, but he had Voldemort being a) shorter than Lucius, which looked wrong, and b) jumping around like a sugar overdosed fangirl.

I think the scene will probably win us Harry/Tom slashers a ton of converts. I couldn't stop giggling and I hope Jade Tastu enjoyed it!

I swear, I agree with whoever said it that Harry had chemistry with everyone but Cho!

The Priori Incantato bit was decent too, much like it was in the book, and the moment where Harry arrives back at Hogwarts is the best one in any of the films! I just adored that moment, the triumphant music still playing, people cheering, and Harry crying his eyes out over Cedric's body (they had to be together, there's no other explanation), then slowly, one by one, the crowd realises there's something horribly wrong... Wonderful scene, Radcliff's best.

After that it was downhill all the way, so that by the last scene the film had gone back to it's usual crapness. Oh well.

Skull Bearer.

Thank you, whoever put this link up on Fictionalley. It totally made my day, I am going to keep goign to that site and laugh my fragging socks off at the brilliance of the artist and the hilarity of her pictures. It's a pity there's no slash, but if I want that, then I can go to Elfwood.

I love the Trial!Lucius...

Judge: Mr Malfoy, you have been charged with treason, attempted murder, use of an Unforgivable curse, impersonating a cleric of the church of England, and conspiring with Lord Voldemort. What do you have to say in your defence?

Lucius: Uhh... I'm pretty?

Narcissa: *hanging off judge's arm* SOO PRETTY!

Judge: Uh, Mrs Malfoy, please let go of me.

Of course it's twice as good with the pictures, it's not anime, all the better, and this artist is a killer for expressions!

And then you have the coloured section, not as big as the black and white, but her rendition of the 'Crooksmiester' had me in stitches.

Oh yeah, and she draws seriously cool Death Eaters, and the front page is brilliant.

GO THERE!

IMPERIO!

Skull Bearer.

Have finished HP 6. Am going to drown self in river.

( SPOILER ALERT )

Harry Potter this time. Whoo-hoo, this one is right up there with "You can never win", very dark, very nasty (if you happen to like Harry, as I hate the brat, it was really cool instead) very much copying JKR's writing tone and style.

Mirror, Mirror