The Lair

Last HP post. I promise. No, I mean it. No matter how amusing subsequent events are; I’ll restrain myself from posting. You know, people look upon my reading of Harry Potter with a mixture of disdain, despair and amusement. At my age? Reading a children’s book? The horror, etc. This is the ideal time for me to play the snooty lit-critic and say that the writing is shoddy, that JKR sucks etc etc. It’s not that. I actually do like the books. But then, I also read Da Vinci Code for the entertainment value; so take this with a pinch of albino monk.

No, the most fun is reading the reactions before, during and after release. I alluded in an earlier post to the wildly overused phrase “internet history”. But it’s really true. Each book release was a larger and larger event, as the hype machine took over. The fan fiction (which I have mostly avoided); the ships - it all contributed to the buildup.

So this is not really anything original, but more a pointer to the hilarious outpouring of emotion (call it wank, everyone else does).

Oh that Epilogue was kind of not that great, but the anger it will engender (and the amusement I will draw from said anger) will probably make up for it.
Probably? Who am I kidding?

(source).
Word. I’ve stopped pretending to work, I’ve found myself some food, and I’m ready to trawl through the anguish. Onward.

WHY DO I HATE MY CAPSLOCK?!!. JKR, please use some of that dosh to go into protective custody. Somebody really doesn’t like you - in a very Molly Weasley/Bellatrix sort of way.

Extra credit - accusations of raping the fans.

Ah, the innuendo. Reminds everyone of the classic bash.org wand/wang mixup.

The infamous AS/S ship. In flames. Oh the angst.

we loved snape. Very special, extra disturbing commentary found here.

I study literature. I’m 23, allegedly. And I’m crying? Over this? Oooooook.

Carpetbook perp may be tracked down. The book is released. It’s over. Let it go.

Not exactly wank, but a brilliant precis. Not short and sweet, this.