The Bitter Guide to Harry Potter Fandom

[thebitterguy]

Oh, yeah. You know those sad bastards who've read all the Harry Potter books, and are now gnawing at their living room furniture in anticipation of the last one getting put out?

Well, cover me in gravy and call my a cat treat, but I think I'm gonna have to join that club.

Just finished Goblet of Fire. Although one twist is rather excessive, it's a good story overall. And now I wanna read the OotP, so Snra's gonna pick it up from me from Chapters tomorrow.

Comments

No need for gravy

[terminal-pariah.livejournal.com]

We are all cat food. (http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive.php?s=1024)

Re: No need for gravy

[thebitterguy]

That explains the perching on my chest and licking my face.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

Yes! Come join the ranks of Potter Fandom! Great books, aren't they? They keep getting better with each one, too.

[thebitterguy]

I really like the fact that nothing gets left behind. Harry's STILL USING his invisibility cloak, and the Maurauder's Map is a vital part of his inventory.

Some books, the consistency is a weak, but Rowlings keeps everything that she's used before and doesn't get lazy.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I love that aspect, too. These are not mass-produced, committee-written serial books; they're an actual series about kids who are "just like us". I've never seen such lifelike characters in children's lit before. They breathe. They grow. And, as you point out, they use what they've learned and acquired up to this point.

In the next book, Harry ends up teaching a group of students who aren't happy with their Defense against the DArk Arts teacher. Logical progression, isn't it? I love it.

[mr-weasel.livejournal.com]

OotP?

What's with your excessive use of acronyms? Your typing speed is way better than mine so that can't be the reason.

signed,

Brad (not in the Potter fan club because J.K. Rowling doesn't need more gold bathroom fixtures)

:)

[thebitterguy]

FYI, TJME enjoys the use of acronyms because they allow me to sluice off some of the overflow from my GBB (Giant Big Brain).

And OotP is Order of the Pheonix.

[anidada.livejournal.com]

Psst: the library is your friend.

[noondaypaisley.livejournal.com]

"(not in the Potter fan club because J.K. Rowling doesn't need more gold bathroom fixtures)"

I have to say I love the fact that she has bags of money because people read her books. Sure the movies make her money, but really it's the book sales that matter. And frankly, they should, the books are great.

Acronyms mostly bother me, they tend to create an insider/outsider thing which is one of the worst things about fandom. Not that I never do it of course.

[thebitterguy]

Yeah, I'm SO deep into fandom. :) I figured it would be kinda obvious, since that's the latest book in the series and all.

I'll sheathe my surreptitiousness in the future.