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- The House That Cedric Built was nominated for three Draco awards (Best Long Fiction, Best Angst or Dramatic Fiction, Best Romance) over at Draco Awards! Unfortunately, the title is wrong. As in, the fic is not listed as The House That Cedric Built, by
annafugazzi, but as Wrong by
annafugazzi.
Doh. I suck at naming things - I suspect my ancestry contains a lot of those folks who've given us place names like "Big River" and "Valley Town" and "Main Street" - so I was kinda proud of having finally made up a cool one. Ah well. - Remember the History Song list that I asked for help with, about a million years ago? I was looking for songs that told a story about a historical event or person. My kids fiddled around with it for a long time, looking up links to sound or video files, lyrics, and sites explaining the events/persons. Learned some HTML, and finally ended up with this:
Tell Me A Story
Go! Take a look - and, where possible, a listen! There's 86 songs there, rock and folk and country and not-English, covering history from The Mesopotamians to 9/11. - Ya know, I giggle at DH's Epilogue, and am far more likely to go EWE than Epi for both reading and writing, but I have a huge soft spot for it nonetheless, and (don't hit me) actually really like it. As a grownup it's a bit meh, but I think it's a fine end to a children's book series.
I was glad when I found out they were going to film it.
I was even gladder when I found out that they were going to keep the original actors for it in the movie.
Thrilled when I heard that they were getting coaching on how to walk and move like they were older.
A bit startled by how much closer to 50 than 37 Harry looked in the pictures that came out yesterday, but overall pretty optimistic about the whole thing. Couldn't wait to see Ron and Hermione and Draco.
Ickle Cuties
All Grown
Directing Albus
Breath freshening
James II
James II goes through
MiniMolly and Scorpius Malfoy's future husband
Is that a hairline I see receding?!
MiniMolly and MiniLilly
I was a happy girl this morning.
I go out for the day, and come back to this:
Ridiculous Ron
Decrepit Draco
Holy shit.
::scrubs eyes::
No, that's got to be a joke.
No, seriously.
Seriously??!!
This calls for either a massive drinking binge or a dose of fic.
Damn, all I have are three sangria coolers.
Fic it is, then: vanseedee's Lost In Reality is finished! Many many chapters of angsty/lovely/throat-achy George/Lee. I'm still unable to do much more than flail incoherently over this fic. The ending was one of those things that make you tear up and say "Oh... awwww..." out loud. Go read!
- And I'll Tell You No Lies and Ember to Ember are both in the new The NEW Most Read H/D Bookshelf! And so are a huge load of others - 285 fics in all. Am planning on plunging back into my original OTP H/D and reading until the godawful "Draco Grew Up To Become Filch" image has been scrubbed from my mind's eye. So I'll see y'all next summer, I think :(
- I hate to dwell on negativity, and I've never been pre-emptively upset by anything book or movie-related before, 'cause I always figure you never know what'll end up on the cutting room floor or what will, in context, end up perfectly fine despite disturbing sneak peeks. Also, I have pretty low standards.
But. This. Ohgod.
Does anyone think there's a chance in hell of convincing WB to refilm the Epilogue? So our last glimpse of the HP world can be fond and touching and satisfying, instead of horrifically embarrassing for everyone involved? Or are we doomed to have to watch this thing once and then pretend the last five minutes never happened, like the ending of The Abyss?
ETA: Still working on the Canon!Draco thing. Suspect I will be All About Draco for the next little while, and possibly All About Ron as well, in a vain effort to compensate for the ruthless violence done to both characters by the WB makeup department :(
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Date: 2010-05-26 08:48 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-05-26 08:48 pm (UTC)Those pics are both cute and scary.
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Date: 2010-05-27 08:12 pm (UTC)I was really pleased when the Harry & Ginny ones came out. Now I want to throw up :(
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Date: 2010-05-26 08:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-27 08:29 pm (UTC)Small comfort :(
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Date: 2010-05-26 09:06 pm (UTC)Not surprised if there isn't.
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Date: 2010-05-26 09:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-27 08:32 pm (UTC)ancestorfather.It's a sad day when an H/D fan is ardently hoping for less Draco screen-time :(
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Date: 2010-05-26 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-27 08:36 pm (UTC)I didn't much mind Harry; he looks rather old in repose, but I figure Daniel Radcliffe is peppy enough that he can make that go away as long as he's speaking. Might even be a good thing that they slightly overdid it, because I had visions of Radcliffe looking like a teenager trying to buy beer with a fake moustache.
Draco? Ron? All my admiration for Felton and Grint aside, nobody can make THAT look good.
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Date: 2010-05-26 09:35 pm (UTC)Even less reason for me to pay money to see this movie.
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Date: 2010-05-27 08:38 pm (UTC)I was looking forward to it, unfortunately :(
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Date: 2010-05-28 12:30 am (UTC)Scorpius is totally marrying Rose because they are both Ravenclaws. They are sad that Arthur will be disappointed because Scorpius is a pureblood, but giggle to think that Lucius will hit the roof over Rose being a half-blood. They look forward to interesting family holiday meals.
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Date: 2010-05-26 10:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-28 12:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-26 10:14 pm (UTC)Possibly Ron and Draco will look less ridiculous under the filming lights?
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Date: 2010-05-27 03:45 am (UTC)*examines self*
huh. i'm totally showing some ageism here. and...much as i love maggie smith, in my heart McGonagall will always be played by bebe neuwirth.
maybe casting adrian brody as severus?
maybe draco is only filmed from REALLY far away.
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Date: 2010-05-26 10:18 pm (UTC)(On the other hand, maybe being a wizard wears you out? I mean, Snape. I mean, look at...Snape. Snape. Supposed to be 38 at time of death. Played by an actor in his 60s. No amount of botox is going to make that look right...)
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Date: 2010-05-28 01:05 am (UTC)See, I didn't think so. I thought it was trite and cliched and chockful of mockability, but still had a huge soft spot for it. It was like JKR had read all the fanfics written by tweens and teens where they all lived happily ever after, and gave the kids what they wanted, as a gift. Sure, the grownup readers were put off, but it's not supposed to be a book for grownups. They're not supposed to be movies for grownups either, but they started ignoring that around PoA.
OTOH, my kids, who dislike Draco, chortled quite a bit over the Draco pic. Which is probably what WB was going for.
::sigh::
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Date: 2010-05-26 10:19 pm (UTC)But. Draco! Does anyone on the shoot remember that wizards live much longer, as in to around 200? That doesn't look like a Muggle at 36/37 much less a pureblood wizard. EWE has taken on new meaning!
I was afraid that filming the epilogue would be problematic. Bringing older actors would have been wrong, but putting prosthetics on the young actors often goes very wrong.
Ah well, I didn't think the book!epilogue was any good, so now the movie!epilogue looks to slot right in.
(Ron does indeed look ridiculous!)
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Date: 2010-05-27 12:28 pm (UTC)But yeah, Draco being 80 at 37 is ridiculous. All I can think is that his face got really, really cut up in the final battle of Wizard plastic surgery sucks.
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Date: 2010-05-26 10:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-28 03:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-26 11:19 pm (UTC)Wait. Wait, no, that's not right.
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Date: 2010-05-28 01:22 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-26 11:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-28 01:24 am (UTC)UGH.
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Date: 2010-05-27 12:05 am (UTC)I have a hunch that if they were filming in the States it would be the opposite problem and they would all look only about five years older than their real age. You know how we are about youth.
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Date: 2010-05-28 01:30 am (UTC)I think you're right about the States v. Britain thing though. I wonder what would be worse: this, or trying to make them look like grownups with the addition of a couple of laugh lines and a moustache or two.
::sigh::
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Date: 2010-05-27 01:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-28 01:35 am (UTC)::spitdrink::
My brother is in his 50s and looks much hotter and healthier than that.
Well someone else did point out that one good thing about the Epilogue is all of us on this side of 37 can feel pretty good about ourselves. 'Cause no matter what love handles and frown lines and grey hairs we have, at least we look better than the Epilogued kids!
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Date: 2010-05-27 02:44 am (UTC)But omg HOW CUTE IS ICKLE AL?!
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Date: 2010-05-28 01:42 am (UTC)Ickle Al is awfully cute, you're right :)
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Date: 2010-05-27 06:00 am (UTC)Draco looks like a Caveman! And Harry.... he's more like 73 than 37. Ginny actually looks alright, it seems. Wizards should live longer too.. I mean how old has Dumbles have to look like?
I think the message of DH will be: you think the book epilogue already screws up the whole canon before it? We will show you how screwy it really can be!!! :)
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Date: 2010-05-28 04:04 am (UTC)An elf caveman!
And Harry.... he's more like 73 than 37.
I didn't think he looked that bad, tbh. I figured if he kept his face expressive, the makeup might be pretty necessary so he didn't look like a kid pretending to be in his thirties.
Draco, though. OMG.
I think the message of DH will be: you think the book epilogue already screws up the whole canon before it? We will show you how screwy it really can be!!! :)
But only if you're still in the theatre to see it! Go! Beat the rush to the parking lot!
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Date: 2010-05-27 07:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-28 04:21 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-05-27 06:04 pm (UTC)It's exactly what I expected from this team.
Crap.
Sorry.
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Date: 2010-05-28 04:32 am (UTC)So they give him a draggly beard and balding elf hairline and stop short of tuffty hair in the ears. That's low, people. Very low.
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Date: 2010-05-28 04:38 am (UTC)Actually, I've been reminded that humour is a good coping mechanism. Wanna see (http://faithwood.livejournal.com/221513.html)?
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Date: 2010-05-28 03:06 am (UTC)(I am lol at the above comments.)
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Date: 2010-05-29 01:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-29 12:53 pm (UTC)Oh, I nominated that one! :D I first nominated "Volunteers", but it was disqualified because it was published a bit before the cut-off date, so then I nominated its sequel. The mother of Draco's kid simply ROCKS! She's one of the best Original Characters ever: lesbian, black, Wiccan... talking about every minority! <3 These two fics ("Volunteers" and "Ember to Ember") touched me deeply while I was reading them, and remained in my mind afterwards, because by some funny coincidence reflected my life and how I'd like it to become.
As for the Epilogue photos... ugh! In the same way the Epilogue destroyed the enjoyment I felt reading the last book and left me with a dissatisfied feeling, the movie Epilogue will destroy the enjoyment that the viewers will have felt up to that point! Authors and film directors should know WHERE to end something!
(btw, I friended you)
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Date: 2010-05-31 04:48 am (UTC)Oh, I nominated that one!
Oh cool! Thank you :) :) :)
The mother of Draco's kid simply ROCKS! She's one of the best Original Characters ever: lesbian, black, Wiccan... talking about every minority! <3 These two fics ("Volunteers" and "Ember to Ember") touched me deeply while I was reading them, and remained in my mind afterwards, because by some funny coincidence reflected my life and how I'd like it to become.
::bouncing a bit:: I'm so glad people still remember them. Had a lot of fun writing both, and got to care deeply about the characters.
As for the Epilogue photos... ugh!
::sigh::
(btw, I friended you)
Cool! Can I friend you back?
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