Things that will happen in Chapter 32:
A proper introduction to Professor Ramsay
A proper introduction to the girl at the staff table in Chapter 30
James bringing his
Insight about what's the deal with Charlie and Clancy
Matchmaker!Lily
A cameo by Jules' favorite card game
Yes to everything, but HELLS YES to what I have always called Nerds. I freaking love that game but haven't played it since the 10th grade.
ReplyDeleteJames patrolling= lets look at the map and get this shit done.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Nertz!!! (Side note, really hard to play after shoulder surgery and you're dominant arm is in a sling...)
ReplyDeleteDoes Lily play matchmaker with Reg and Mary? (it would be fitting after the discussion on the previous post)
@Sarah--Yeah, hand surgery might be the reason I stopped playing. I'm a righty but my left hand is better at cards.
ReplyDeleteNertz was a wednesday night tradition with my roommates, so since graduation was approaching, I figured I'd suck it up and lose magnificently with the sling....but I'm far too competitive, so the night ended in near tears and painkillers cause I'm dumb and tried to reach across the table with my bum arm....
ReplyDeletePSA: Don't play Nertz injured
Can't wait to see matchmaker Lily in action! Hopefully she's matchmaking Clancy/Remus (:
ReplyDelete^ I hope so too... but Clancy has a boyfriend...
ReplyDeleteAnd I think it would be too soon for Mary/Reg, cause the whole Stebbins thing was really reccent, and Reg thinks he likes Lily.
The descriptions doesn't say successful Matchmaker Lily
ReplyDeleteMaybe we're all wrong about Sam being the penpal, and it's really Lathe, and Lily is playing matchmaker for him and Donna....theory right out of leftfield...cause yea, it seems too soon to be setting Mary up (Lily doesn't know Reg likes her, so she might still try to set him up) and Clancy has a problematic (/loser) boyfriend
I want more of Adam questioning Donna, and Sirius teasing her about Lathe. Oh! I want Donna to have Lathe as a pen-pal! I know it probably doesn't fit into Jules' plan, but I'm just imagining the awesomeness that would be Donna's straightforward, probably unintentionally rude letter to Lathe...
ReplyDeleteExcuse me as I let my imagination run wild with Lathe's reaction...
its gotta be remus and clancy! i can totally see lily noticing remus noticing clancy. and i doubt lily even likes charlie plex. i mean remus hates charlie plex?! who does remus ever hate?
ReplyDeleteremus ftw!!
Lol, I say Matchmaker!Lily, but I totally forgot about her first role as Cockblock!Lily.
ReplyDeleteWhich is humorous for me.
"Lol, I say Matchmaker!Lily, but I totally forgot about her first role as Cockblock!Lily." :D
ReplyDeleteGod i can't wait for the chapter already!! I'm very curious about this staff table girl.
AND THIS
"James bringing his Marauder creative resources to Head Boy duties"
Can she PLEASE cockblock James and Carlotta by making him do more Head work (not intended to sound dirty...) cause we all know what a responsible kid James is
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh-- "making him do more Head work (not intended to sound dirty...)"
ReplyDeletehahahaha... I'm never going to think of "Head work" in the same way again.
lol nooooooo she's not cockblocking James.
ReplyDeleteI'm kind of glad she's not cockblocking James (never, or not yet?). I want James/Carlotta to run its course without interference from Lily.
ReplyDeleteI guess I was thinking more unintentional cockblocking by reminding him he has "The... the meeting with the... the... you know..."
ReplyDeleteyou know, Head work and such
Does she cockblock Shelley from trying to attack/molest James cause that would also be amusing
Lol, she's cockblocking and matchmaking the same people, actually.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, now I'm thinking she cock blocks Donna/Lathe by pointing out that Donna is just barely legal in wizarding world and not quite so in muggle world (which might make a difference to a muggle born), then during the chapter Donna celebrates her 18th (do we know her birthday?) and Lily writes to her penpal Lathe and tells him to jump on it
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, I'm going for amusing predictions, not likely accurate ones...though feel free to tell me to stfu if its getting old
sirius!
ReplyDeleteLOL@Sarah. ACCURATE! HOW DID YOU GUESS?
ReplyDeleteJK.
Donna's birthday is in December, tho.
If I might ask, how much does Donna's birthday play into the story?
ReplyDeletehahahahaha well, funny story. Donna' birthday is going to be really, really epic this year. For reasons that have nothing to do with Donna's birthday.
ReplyDeleteWell in December it's no longer statutory to ship Lathe/Donna, so that's one thing..
ReplyDeleteMaybe she'll matchmake Shelley with someone?
ReplyDeleteOh, good :]
ReplyDeleteI had a feeling the date was important.
So harry is made on Donna's birthday? sweetness. A little AU but we can run with it :-p
ReplyDeleteIs Donna's birthday on 31 December?
ReplyDeleteno no no! remus and clancy i tell you!!! because remus and lily are prefect besties and once clancy comes to her senses and dumps charlie plex she'll totally want remus (who doesn't?!) and she'll wonder!
ReplyDelete^LOL. I was gonna say that's when Lily and james FINALLY kiss, but you know that works too.
ReplyDelete^^ So harry was made on Donna's birthday.
ReplyDeletehahahaha. priceless
I am fanatically in love with Lindsay M's first comment. :D
ReplyDeleteI don't think it would be on Dec 31 considering how last year Kingsley forced her out of the house to go to a party she didn't want to go to....but what if it's the last day of classes before everyone goes home for the holiday?
ReplyDeleteThe Marauder's throw a holiday celebration party, James and Lily kiss, but they both go home the next morning without a chance to figure it out, hence they don't get together immediately after the kiss, leading to some Three's Company-esque confusion and amusing situations, and they finally get together in January, so only the 1 kiss in 76
@939, me too =P
ReplyDelete@Marie, no Donna's birthday is earlier than that. It's mentioned briefly in Chapter 11, but I don't THINK I give a specific day. Still, it's before Christmas. (Btw, Chapter 11 was 14 pages, guys. chapter 31 was supposed to be short, and it was 68.)
@940, Donna's birthday will be on the last day before everyone goes home.
God, some of these predictions are spot on tonight. (not all, but some =P)
IDK why I called you 940, Sarah. Sorry, lol.
ReplyDeleteSo Harry is made on Donna's B-day?
ReplyDeleteI like that that's what you chose to extrapolate, Lindsay.
ReplyDeleteI am a selective listener. At least that's what I think my mom said
ReplyDeleteoh my gah, jules! siriusly you are killing me with all your shameless teasing. =p
ReplyDeletei CANNOT wait for donna's party- wait she is having one right?
@Sarah: Excellent theorizing and memory! :D lol going to go re-read the story now.
ReplyDelete@Jules: Is the Shacklebolts' former housekeeper (Lockhart) related to Gilderoy?
I'm selectively hearing that Lathe is Lily's penpal, and Lily helps him avoid jail time, but then plays matchmaker
ReplyDeleteNo worries 9:43...er Jules, lol
ok, work in the morning (MD)....enjoy college and the ability to skip class while you can
@Sarah- good call on the birthday!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this kiss idea but didn't Lily say she alternates christmas @ home and @ hogwarts? So, this year should be a hogwarts year, right?
maybe just James goes home:DDDD
Donna is not having a party, no. There will be a party, but the party will have nothing to do with the fact that it's her birthday.
ReplyDelete@Marie, probably.
a party? ....hmmm the toadies possibly?
ReplyDeletethe toadies!! that has got to be one of my favorite things about your story, jules! just the way james described all the past toadies to reg is hilarious! and i can so see it!
ReplyDeleteOh dear. It's so early to be guessing about December. Now these questions are going to be lodged in my brain until we find out.
ReplyDeleteIt's not the toadies.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the Toadies will feature shortly thereafter.
Sometime around New Years...
Jules is Charlie Clancy's first boyfriend, because then the reason why they're dating would make more sense?
ReplyDeleteYes. There'll be more of an explanation in the next chapter, too.
ReplyDeleteSo harry is made on Donna's birthday? sweetness. A little AU but we can run with it :-p
ReplyDeleteTHIS COMMENT :D :D :D
I think i might go into cardiac arrest when they first kiss. Just some warning.
I was about to guess that it's Slughorn's Holiday party until I realized that the Toadies take place at the same time. Hmmph.
ReplyDeleteUnless, the Marauders decide to go to Slughorn's party thus delaying the date of the toadies???
grasping at straws here.
I'm gonna go there and say Letter 3 is from that dream during the section called letter 3 and Lily is going to see Sirius and Reg at the toadies and they are going to tell her James went after Luke who has probably joined the death eaters by now because of some threat. Also I think this whole debacle will take place off Hogwarts grounds, and James is going to have to deal with the repercussions of the that with Dumbledore and the 75 rule.
ReplyDeleteBAM. that's my theory. for way down the line, but still
A party celebrating Lily and James getting engaged? yes I think so.
ReplyDeletethe toadies+james+lily= THE KISS
ReplyDeleteyes?
Kayla, I think half the people here are going to need a defibrillator when the first kiss occurs:P Including myself.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of which, Jules...
Question(said Dwightishly):
If one word could describe the first kiss, what would it be?
fuck work,
ReplyDeleteDoes Sirius throw a party for when J/Q break up? Separate of the holiday party bc it seems we've come to an agreement that's when the KISS happens and such will occur some time after the break up
@KK, if you want some theories about November, I can provide those too....Adam's sister Marlene is murdered
Reasons:
1. they are all reminded of the Week of Demands come November
2. Sarah is part of MFP (who were targeted during WoD)
3. Adam especially doesn't like November
4. PBD is the bright and sunny/can't handle it not being bright and sunny, which will cause problems for them
@Justine....AWESOME! duh (said Dwightishly)
ReplyDeleteHey Jules,
ReplyDeleteHave you by chance already written future scenes between characters? (hint, hint, the Lily and James Kiss??)
Thanks, Sarah. That's just what I needed.
ReplyDelete:/
@Justine (and 1022) I went to go read it (or how it currently exists) to come up with a good answer.
ReplyDeleteBut I still don't have one.
It makes me giggle, though.
wow, I so meant Adam's sister Sarah....not Marlene....it's too late..
ReplyDeleteYou did have me a little confused there, Sarah - and slightly creeped out... ;-P
ReplyDelete@Jules is alcohol a factor?
YOU DONT HAVE ANY!!!
ReplyDeleteand no, it's not. =)
. . . . No swooning, cardiac arrests, panic attacks?? Just giggling? Uh oh Jules. . .
ReplyDelete@Todd I read "Adam's sister Marlene" as a mistake. I didn't even consider the ick-factor there. Now it's all I can think about.
ReplyDeleteIt makes you giggle? like aww giggle, something funny is happening giggle, or just giddy giggle??
ReplyDeleteand out of curiosity how long have you had that scene written?
@1028, well, I wrote/have read it a dozen times. The major heart conditions subside after a while. Sad truth..
ReplyDelete@todd, no don't worry, just not thinking properly at this hour...
ReplyDelete@KK, I do what I can :) (now I feel as though I should change my call name from Sarah to smartass)
So Jules,
ReplyDeleteWhen will we be able to see your notable works on the shelves of the book store? Any intentions of publishing? (What are you majoring in, by the way?)
@Sarah--You could be Smartass Sarah. Use alliteration. Alliteration is for winners.
ReplyDeleteOh Jules, I really wish I was smart enough to hack into computers while the user was online. Kinda like they do spy movies only instead of stealing goverment documents or nuclear codes, I'm, you know, reading fanfiction.
ReplyDeleteIt would be a good way to distinguish from the Sara here too, plus there are too many Sarah's
ReplyDeleteKK is so right - alliteration rules everything. Jules, I was just reading that "Marauders Read My Immortal" you posted and then I saw your comment. Best transition ever.
ReplyDelete@Justine: Brilliant idea. Where do we sign up?
ReplyDelete@KK: Could you please post it?
ReplyDeleteRe-reading that comment, I'm left to conclude it made about as much sense as an elephant tightrope-walking with a top hat over a shark infested swimming pool. I am so sorry.
ReplyDelete@lindsay, well on my giant doc of random LAT shit, it's right above the list of students invited to the Toadies and right below a character brain-storm about Clancy. Now, since Clancy was solidified in my brain sometime around the first introduction of Prudence Bloody Daly (technically the second, b/c she was mentioned earlier, but nvm) in Chapter 18, and the Toadies came into play in Chapter 19, I would have to say that it was written somewhere in between the posting of Chapter 18 and 19. Which was.... I have no idea. Last spring? IDK. Wow, that's a long time ago. Although, to be fair, the scene has been edited significantly since its first writing.
ReplyDelete@1030, English. Lol, we'll see about the publishing, won't we?
@Justine, that's a legit fear of mine.
get a computer science degree...then a simple trojan horse to download a remote desktop program
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm advocating this..I feel I should point out I do not have a computer science degree..
Jules, don't open any unknown attachments...
@10:38--Hmm, confused. Could I please post what?
ReplyDeletewait, it's a legit fear that someone will hack to read TLAT? Or just getting hacked in general?
ReplyDelete@KK: Sorry, I believe I meant kneelb4toad. Opps.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know the number of readers of TLAT / people who post on Jule's blog? (As in, is it likely that I could walk up to a person in my school of 500 students, make a TLAT reference, and they would get it?)
ReplyDeleteHoly shit does that mean it happens at the toadies? wait wait wait wait wait is this a spoiler that was meant to be spoiled or am I stupid or did jules slip up?
ReplyDeletemini heart attack before bed. always fun
what is this about Marauders reading My Immortal? :]
ReplyDelete@1047 Ums, post what again? And you can just call me Todd.
ReplyDeleteJust never mind, everybody. I have no idea anymore. :D
ReplyDelete@Lindsay, no that's not what it means. The list of everyone at the Toadies was for Chapter 19.
ReplyDelete@1046, just getting hacked in general.
@1050, prolly not lol
Also, what is the ratio of female to male fanatics of TLAT?
ReplyDelete@Todd--If I had to guess, I'd say Anon wants the link to Marauders Read My Immortal. Yes? No?
ReplyDeletethis is chaos. There's a fanfic about the Marauders reading My Immortal. I linked it on the other thread. Haven't read it, but the summary made me lol.
ReplyDeleteIDK if that's what anyone is talking about, but there it is.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5914303/1/Marauders_Read_My_Immortal
now I'm bummed. I thought I caught something cool. oh well. nighty night west coasters. east coast out!
ReplyDeleteAww sleep well =)
ReplyDelete@10:50
ReplyDeleteHmm, I don't think so but yeah, it would be nice to know just how big the TLAT community is:)
Question: Why does Remus not know if he can dock points/what to do on patrols?
ReplyDeleteHe's not a little fifth year anymore, he's *Remus*--he should know these things.
Or am I just dense and not getting a joke?
lol, it's a joke, because no one in the fandom knows what the fuck prefects can do at Hgowarts! At one point, Percy claims to be able to dock points, and at another point, Ron claims that Malfoy, as a prefect, isn't allowed to.
ReplyDeleteBut, then again, they're all supposed to be wearing robes, and yet Malfoy tells Ron to tuck in his shirt, so God only knows what's going on.
^ Both of those things have always bothered me.
ReplyDeleteOh man, you're right. God, I love Hogwarts.
ReplyDeleteOr is it detentions they're not allowed to give?
ReplyDeleteSee, now I'm confused. I had it all sorted out, but I can't remember at the moment.
Anyway, Remus knows his stuff. He was just being *funny.*
@KK, I swear, the movies started to influence good ol JK after a little while. Not entirely, of course, but she was totally envisioning the uniforms from the movies when she wrote that "tuck in your shirt" scene.
ReplyDeleteaka trying to flirt with Clancy;)
ReplyDeleteBtw, Remus + chap 31 + tiger blood = winning. I would def like to see much more of it:D
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ReplyDeleteWhat the heck do the uniforms look like? I refuse to believe that the dashing men of Hogwarts run around in things that, in my mind, resemble dresses.
ReplyDeleteI mean...James is freaking hot (so is Sirius) and I just...can't picture them like that. Can you picture James throwing on a dress after running around the lake? It just takes away every bit of manliness he's made for himself...
aren't they suppose to wear those hats to classes too? Ugh, no one looks good in those pointed hats, no one.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I like the idea of open robes over uniforms. And I can't imagine how JKR could have avoided being influenced by the earlier movies as she wrote the later books, at least a little bit.
ReplyDelete(The idea of robes as school clothes isn't as hard for me to picture as dress robes. I just don't see how anyone really looks good in a robe, except for McGonagall.)
I picked up on the flirty bit--that was obvious (and cute). I just wanted to make sure about the patrolling thing. Derp moment over :)
ReplyDeleteI bet Sirius can rock a pointed hat.
ReplyDeleteAgain, only McGonagall would look good in a pointed hat.
ReplyDeleteI actually like the movie uniforms. Part of that is that I had a uniform throughout my schooling, so I felt like hermione was giving me moral support. 'Cept her uniform was waaay cuter than mine.
ReplyDeleteWhat city/state/country do you live in?
ReplyDeleteCalifornia, Japan.
ReplyDeleteJK.
California, USA.
Los Angeles? Do you like living there?
ReplyDeletelol... no.... not los angeles. california.
ReplyDeleteI'm in Northern California. and I do like it <3
fanfiction pet peeve: when an author is describing womens dress robes as such "Lily wore a tightfitting, sleeveless dress robe of emerald green. It clung to her every curve with a deep v down the back and plunging neck line."
ReplyDeletewha? That doesn't even make sense. Just say it's a dress!
lol, fanfic petpeeve: Lily only wears green.
ReplyDeleteI've a strange urge to cyberfistbump you, Jules. I think it's NorCal solidarity.
ReplyDeleteHave you met any celebrities?
ReplyDelete@1145 NorCal doesn't have a whole lot of celebrities. But I met Robin Williams once in a restaurant. Anyone else have celebrity stories?
ReplyDeleteLol, Robin Williams is everywhere here. He ordered pizza from the restaurant my siblings used to work at and my best friend attended a wedding that he was at.
ReplyDeleteI met Trivette from Walker Texas Ranger (also from "Die Hard"), and I saw Arnold in Sac a few years back.
ReplyDeleteoh, and my dad knows jon voight.
ReplyDeleteYou can't get away from him... Apparently it's the same with George Lucas. Everyone has seen him around town except me.
ReplyDeleteThere wasn't as much James angst as I was expecting in this chapter...
ReplyDeleteNo matter. It was still fabulous anyway.
The whole robes thing bothered me about the movies. But what I think is the absolute worst in the movies (costume-wise) is the muggle clothes they wear ALL THE TIME. I expect it from Harry and Hermione, although not really at Hogwarts, but the Weasleys??? The Weasley kids are pure-bloods and know very little about muggles, and certainly don't run around in jeans and sweaters except when forced to camouflage as muggles for the Quidditch World Cup and whatnot. Am I the only one who notices this??
oh yeah, he owns hella property in the bay area, huh?
ReplyDeleteAnd the Copollas live nearby, too.
@1153, James was supposed to have angst, but it got diverted to chapter 32
ReplyDeleteI spelled Coppola completely wrong.
ReplyDeleteHe has an entire hill to himself in Marin. An entire hill. That's separate from Skywalker Ranch (which is totally cool), by the way. Man, I don't know anyone cool. I fail at being a Californian. The best I can offer is knowing people who work at Pixar.
ReplyDeleteDid you watch The O.C?
ReplyDeleteokay, you're doing this on purpose, right?
ReplyDelete@Todd, What about people who work at facebook? I always feel cool for knowing people who work at facebook.
kind of relevant: the thing that gives me brain damage is trying to work out how many students there are at Hogwarts.
ReplyDeleteI know NO ONE who works at facebook. Like I said, Californian!fail. Oh, wait, I know a Desperate Housewives producer... ahem. Never mind, cool factor still out.
ReplyDelete@Kayla: Me, toooo! I always thought if there's 10 per year per house...280 students? But is there a set number or does it change yearly? Are there supposed to be 10 per year, per house? And what about the other two Gryffindor girls?
ReplyDeleteRight there with you kayla/beyonce.
ReplyDelete@Kayla 2.7--The thing that used to give me brain damage was the Priori Incantatem mistake in Goblet of Fire. And I lived out in the middle of nowhere with horrible internet until I went to college, so I didn't find out that it was an admitted mistake (and fixed in later editions) until after the series was finished.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's set at any one thing, but I think that's what it just about comes to every year. But IDK that seems like a really small number, unless tons and tons of witches and wizards homeschool or go abroad.
ReplyDeleteThere doesn't seem like there is too many but then none of the students seem to know all the other students and you think with such a small school you would at least know most peoples name/have seen them before??? Plus it always sounds like there is so many people at the feasts etc. It does my head in!!
ReplyDeleteAnd i wonder if there would be the same amount in each house because surely the hat wouldn't put someone in one house just because there was already a certain amount in another?
*explodes*
@.@
ReplyDeleteOhhh KK that would have been awful. I didn't even know there was a mistake in some editions until i had finished reading it.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it also depend on birth rate? One year could have a high birth rate, and the next could be lower. Oh! I remember reading from PoA that a third sported Gryffindor colors while 200 hundred had Slytherin colors.
ReplyDelete^Oops I meant 3/4 of the crowd were wearing Gryffindor colors, not a third.
ReplyDeleteThere were 20 in Harry's flying class, which was what? Gryffindors and Slytherins?
ReplyDelete@1229: Yup.
ReplyDeleteall the more confusion
ReplyDeleteThe questions about docking points: I'm pretty sure they are allowed to because Ron said that prefects weren't allowed to dock points from other prefects, which leads me to assume that they are allowed to dock them everyone else.
ReplyDeleteI find the cliche thinking of california as just L.A. and celebrities pretty funny. It's almost the same as people thinking florida is all retirement, theme parks, and beaches.
ReplyDeleteIt's cool hearing about your celebrity sitings. I'm surprised by how many celebrities stop by where I work. I sold a slytherin robe to jay from jay and silent bob the other day. Spoke to Mark Zuckerberg (hilarious) before.
Same here for Hawaii. A surprising number of people even think there's no electricity here. As for celebrity sightings, I've seen Beyonce (Kayla!).
ReplyDelete2:33 - Do you work at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter?
I do! I'm 2:33, by the way.
ReplyDeleteAbout uniforms: JK once said that the students wear robes over normal clothes. And once Harry specifically mentioned having a T-shirt underneath his robes.
ReplyDeleteThat's the reason SWM is so funny - Snape wasn't wearing anything under his robes other than pants.
About the Hogwarts number: Read this interview. Scroll about halfway down the page.
@megan - You work at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? I'm really excited because I'm going this June!
ReplyDelete- Kat
This is like five topics ago, but has anyone pointed out that New Years kisses generally happen AFTER 12:00:00 AM. That would mean if Lily and James had a New Year's kiss, it wouldn't count as a the foretold kiss of '76.
ReplyDeleteErgo there must be other factors, besides NYE.
@828 - Well I dunno about that. New Year kisses happen during the countdown don't they? Which still count as 1976? And the fact that it's NYE means that they might all get a bit tipsy, which would explain the confusion of "Or was it the other way around?"
ReplyDeleteBut that's not to say I think that it will definitely happen on NYE... just that from the wording it *seems* like they only kiss once in 1976; and it being on NYE (at the very, very end of 1976) is one possible explanation for that. (Or it could just be that they kiss at the very end of term, and don't see each other for the rest of the hols, so the next time they see each other is 1977... OR it could be that following the kiss, they get into an argument, or there are serious pride issues on both sides and... stuff... so nothing else happens. Idek what I'm saying tbh.)
Although that's still not to say that they definitely only kiss once in 1976... we know not to take Jules' wording at face-value (think back to "In 1976, Alice Griffiths got engaged").
Ok now, re-reading the teasers something came to my attention: "In 1976, Adam McKinnon said "I love you." Twice." <--- It just occurred to me that it doesn't say "Adam Mckinnon said 'I love you' TO THE SAME GIRL twice"... so it's a possibility (that literally only just occurred to me) that maybe the second time he says it, it's actually to PBD?
"In 1976, Adam would give up. Almost."<-- Ok just saw that teaser and I've changed my mind again. I *do* think it's to Marlene both times.
ReplyDeleteYeah, shutting up now before I say anymore stupid things.
Oh shit sorry Eliza, don't know why I called you 828 when it clearly says your name. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteJules! Is "Remus hated Charlie Plex." an AVPM reference? Or a ... something refrence? The wording of that whole bit where Remus finds out about Clancy and Charlie Plex have been niggling away at me because they sound so familiar.
ReplyDeleteAnd seeing as everything nowadays is an AVPM refrence... is that one too?
@922, no it's not AVPM reference, lol.
ReplyDeleteOh, and touching on this, people have been asking why Remus hates Charlie Plex. Well, I don't imagine he LOVE Charlie Plex, but I don't think he'd ever bothered to form an opinion on him before either. His hating Charlie is a reaction to recently transpired events.
Aww poor Remus. But my only 'celeb story' is that my brother met Chuck Norris at some concert and got a picture with him. Apparently Chuck Norris just follows this one band around... so you could meet him too. But I forget which concert it was, so that doesn't really help.
ReplyDeleteJuuuuules I just realised I asked you a question like a week ago and you never answered so I'm re-asking, because I'm needy like that.
ReplyDeleteIn your AN to chapter 10 you mentioned that you had a sort-of romance storyline in the works for Donna. I automatically assumed over the next few chapters that you had meant Plex (which disappointed me as I hoped you meant a proper romance storyline, as in properly falling in love etc. which would be interesting for Donna). But now obviously I'm thinking you were talking about Lathe, but that was like, litearlly 20 chapters before the Lathe/Donna idea got introduced, so I'm thinking maybe not.
My question is this: in that AN did you mean Plex or Lathe? Because if you planned that far ahead for Lathe... well then I'm very impressed (even more than I usually am). Or did you have both Donna/Plex and Donna/Lathe planned from the beginning? I'm really curious to know if you had at least Donna/Lathe planned from their first meeting in chapter 4.
Another thing: where did you get the name 'Lathe' from? From the metal-turning machine thing? I've never heard of it being a name before for anything other than a machine.
ReplyDeleteI think Eliza is correct, new years eve kisses happen after the countdown, so it would be 1977...that being said, I'm sticking with my last day of classes, marauderers throw a party theory
ReplyDeleteI don't live in cali, but my celebrity story is I met Tiger Woods and shook his hand before I knew I needed to sanitize immediately after...
Jules 934 - Ok I was just re-watching AVPM, and I'm quite sure I was thinking AVPM being the reference, because Harry goes from being "Who's Cedric Diggory?" to "I fucking hate Cedric Diggory" in the space of 5 seconds, which I think must be why I thought that lol. Like... we don't know if Remus had ever even spared any thought whatsoever over Plex until he found out that he was Clancy's bf, and then he was all like "I hate Plex".
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, that wasn't an intentional?
I've met Cheryl Cole. I pwn all of you. Because everyone knows Cheryl Cole is the most awesome person on the planet.
ReplyDelete@957, Without flat out CONFIRMING anything, I can say that what I currently have planned for Lathe is what I've always had planned for his character. Actually, his storyline was invented before Charlie Plex ever existed. Originally, Donna hooked up with Miles.
ReplyDeleteYeeaaah.
His name DOES come from the machine tool, sort of. I read the book "Lathe of Heaven" once upon a time and I just think "lathe" is the coolest word. So that's how he got his name.
@10:04, lol, no it wasn't intentional, but, to be honest, it's not that original of a thing. I mean... my friends and I do that IRL more often than is probably healthy.
@1006, are you that person who's all about Cheryl Cole? lol, the one who LOVES her but doesn't like her music?
I saw Imelda Staunton aka proff Umbridge. She talked at our school Assembley.. So glad I didn't skip that one.
ReplyDeleteAnd the girl who replaced Emma Watson for the Burberry adverts goes to my school :)
Donna was supposed to hook up with Miles??? Omfg you have no idea how glad I am that didn't happen!! So ok she was supposed to sleep with him at the New Years Party while he was still with Marlene?! Okay, but how was it supposed to pan out after that? Please don't tell me that your plan was that she was going to carry on sleeping with him aftwerwards as well, like what happened with Plex, because... I really don't like the idea of that.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you changed that!
Jules - huh? No I just like Cheryl Cole...? Her music is ok, not great, but ok, but that's not the reason I love her.
ReplyDeleteI'm confused. What are you talking about?
The cheryl cole thing --> LOL
ReplyDeletesorry sorry what does AVPM mean ?
ReplyDeleteBtw Jules, in the original story, how on earth did Donna end up with Miles??
ReplyDelete1021 - A Very Potter Musical. Watch it. It's amazing.
ReplyDelete1026 thanks !!
ReplyDelete@1020, lol, there was someone on another thread who really liked Cheryl Cole and I was just wondering if that was you. Like, I thought my life was in dangah for liking Lilly Allen music.
ReplyDeleteSo, originally, Donna hooked up with Miles at New Years, but told Marlene, spurring the Miles/Marlene break up. Also, the Everyone/Donna fight was supposed to occur then. Then, after Miles/Marlene are broken up, Donna continues to hook up with Miles, and that was going to resume in seventh year.
Reason I didn't do this: Donna would be irredeemable. Too soap opera-y. I didn't want to write Miles that much. Miles is much more fun when he's like his is in 31... just a confused tool. Charlie Plex, on the other hand, aside from having the coolest name ever (why did I waste an awesome name on the biggest douche ever? Idk), is a lot of fun to write in his evilness.
1. I live in the state of NY and every time I tell someone that they inevitably talk about the city. I have only ever been to NYC twice. I live in a little rural-ish town 20 minutes from Cornell. I've seen Bill Nye around before but that's the extent of my celeb sitings.
ReplyDelete2. Jules, have you ever been to the Yuba City/Marysville area? That's where my mom grew up and we're driving cross country to visit family in July.
3. Finally onto TLAT:
I loved this chapter for various reasons. Donna's response to Madame Keepdown had me giggling like a madwoman. Remus really came out of his shell and I really enjoyed how you made that happen (Hurray for Remus kickin' ass!). I'd really like to let you know that I love how you make Peter personable. Most fanfics shut him out or make him a creep, but obviously James, Sirius (yummmmm :]), and Remus must have liked him and I trust their judgment. So brava on being an objective writer. Someone posted earlier they wished for more James drama and I do too. Also some more Sirius please and thank you. Oh, and will we hear from Alice and Frank anytime soon?
Every time someone said "inconceivable" in this chapter, I heard Vizzini from the Princess Bride. Am I the only one?
All in all, great chapter and I'm looking forward to some answers in chapter 32.
ooooh! one more thing. Why has no one asked about Lily trying to set up Marlene and Adam? That seems plausible. Is it Marlene and Adam? *bounces in chair excitedly* I bet it is :]
Lindsay, I envy you so much. Chuck Norris? OMFG when Chuck Norris jumps into the ocean he doesn't get wet, the ocean gets Chuck Norris'd. The Great Wall of China was built to keep Chuck Norris out and it failed. Chuck Norris sleeps with a nightlight - not because he's afraid of the dark. He sleeps with a nightlight because the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris.
ReplyDelete@Alyssa--I also heard Vizzini every time, and pictured Jules giggling madly as she typed. "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
ReplyDelete@Jules--Charlie Plex is amazing, and not just his name. I'm really glad that at least one person from every house is getting hate. I mean, all the jerks can't be in Slytherin. Look at Cormac McLaggen and Zacharias Smith, for example.
Adam is dating PBD though...
ReplyDeleteJules - oh ok lol. No I'm not that person. And no, I don't automatically hate Lilly Allen just because I love Cheryl. I hate Lilly Allen because she's a total bitch =P Lol. But no seriosuly she is a bitch. But I can appreciate the fact that she has amazing music, so you won't be getting any death threats from me or anything. (And I feel kinda ashamed, being a Cheryl-lover and all, but I own both of Lilly Allen's albums. And there was a period when I listened to 'It's Not Me, It's You' at least everyday.) But, yeah, total bitch.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm glad you didn't go down the Donna/Miles route, because she is one of my fave characters and that would be... pretty bad.
And though I disliked Miles, I think that would be low even for him. Or, at least, I think Marlene would deserve to be treated better, even if it's post-breakup.
I LOVE!! Chuck Norris facts. They're the best.
Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.
Some magicans can walk on water, Chuck Norris can swim through land.
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.
And my favourite: Chuck Norris is not hung like a horse... horses are hung like Chuck Norris. <-LOL!
Does Prudence have a legit middle name?
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris once visited the Virgin Islands. They are now The Islands.
ReplyDeleteIt was my brother, not me. I wasn't even in the same state. So it's a cool story, just not my cool story. But apparently my brother and his friends (who were more than slightly intoxicated)kept looking over at this guy because he looked exacty like Chuck Norris then my brother struck up a conversation with him because that is just how Patrick is, and long story short Chuck Norris really likes either Slightly Stoopid, Phish, or Old Crow Medicine Show and follows their tour around. Then they all got a picture with him
ReplyDeleteCheryl Cole cropping up is so random :D I just have to say this again!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I can't wait for more Adam/Marlene, Donna/Lathe
@Lindsay- That could change :]
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris can believe it's not butter.
ReplyDelete@Alyssa, OMG yeah I've been there, unbelievably! We played basketball and soccer against a team there in high school! OMG THAT WAS THE CARPET GYM! They had this carpeted basketball gym... like, we played basketball on a carpet. It was bizarre. Gave me hella rug burn, too, and on my knees, which, as you can imagine, spurred so many just WONDERFUL jokes from the high school boys in my life. Sorry... memory lane.
Lol, as if to seal my Northern California-hood, i even used "hella" in that response. Wow, Jules.
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris is the reason why Wally is hiding.
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris lost his virginity before his dad did.
Chuck Norris doesn't sleep, he waits.
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad Chuck Norris never cries
I've met Prince Will and Kate. Do I win?
ReplyDelete(Also I've met Cheryl Cole too. And half the english cricket team, and a Blue Peter presesnter (don't even know his name; he was on Strictly Come Dancing a few years ago.))
I'm pretty sure Rowling or the Queen would be the only things that beat Prince Will and Kate, so you prolly win, Nia.
ReplyDeleteI've met the lead singer of Senses Fail. Too bad no one here is likely to care at all =P
OMFG YOU'VE MET PRINCE WILL?? HOW?
ReplyDeleteChuck Norris was walking down a street with an erection. There were no survivors.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if anything could beat JK Rowling... like even if you could bring someone back from the dead and they could tell you all of life's secrets I would still choose JK
ReplyDeleteI was staying in Holyhead for a few months about two years ago and literally bumped into Prince Will twice. I asked for his autograph and he was like "Sho' thang!"
ReplyDeleteActually no he wasn't, he was more like (super posh voice): "Of course yes. Just let me finish paying for these eggs." Or something.
And then I saw both him and Kate in a pub but I didn't ask for her autograph because I didn't think she was going to be the future Queen :/
omg todd i just died
ReplyDeleteOh - and Kate is way waaaaaaay prettier in real life. She wasn't even wearing any make-up and she looked lovely. Prince Will, eh, not so much.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'd have rather met Harry. He's awesome.
^ That was me again btw.
ReplyDeleteLindsay: Not even Jesus?
@Jules - As soon as I read "hella" I was thinking "She's so from northern Cali, that's what my cousins say" and then I read your next post :] haha. And really, a carpeted gym? I'll have to ask about that when I go up there.
ReplyDeleteOk Let me re-phrase. Short of God, JK Rowling pwns all.
ReplyDeleteHolyhead? As in the Holyhead Harpies? That's an actual place, is it? Lol I never actually considered that.
ReplyDeleteAre Chudley, Wimbourne, Appleby and Puddlemere (those are the only ones I can think of) etc also actualy cities and stuff?
Hmmm.... I don't know. It'd be pretty cool to meet Chris Heyerdahl. I think he's actually above JKR in my book.
ReplyDelete^ Yes they're all actual places lol. Holyhead is a town on a small island off Anglesey, which is itself a small island off the north of Wales.
ReplyDeleteThe rest are all small towns or villages.
Just googled Holyhead... what was Prince Will doing there? I thought they lived in like Kent or something.
ReplyDeleteI met David Tennant (saw him a few times actually) and I've seen Catherine Tate though I never spoke to her. They shoot Doctor Who in Cardiff and that's where I live :)
ReplyDelete(I've also seen Russell T Davies but I don't really care for him so much so I'm not going to boast about that.)
I went to school with Charlotte Church. She was several years above me.