Having a bit of a tidy... and some HBP weirdness

[rj_anderson]

I'm trying to cut back on the time I spend online, and will probably do some more pruning of forums, communities, feeds and journals from my reading list in the near future. No ill-will is involved toward anyone involved in said forums, communities, feeds and journals; no personal judgment is intended and, I hope, no offense given. See my userinfo for more details.

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I must be more excited about HBP than I thought (ah, who am I kidding -- I've already cancelled my online order and am planning to drive across town at midnight to buy the thing from a local bookseller just so I can be sure of having it RIGHT AWAY) because I spent all last night dreaming about it, one dream after another.

In the first dream, I had a copy of the book on the release date and was wandering around the grounds of Hogwarts and in and out among crowds of students and professors reading it. But for some reason the idea of brushing past a real-life Harry, Ron, Hermione and occasionally Snape was of much less interest to me than reading the actual book. Among other things, I was boggling over the fact that some of the text was highlighted in fluorescent orange and lime green, plus there was a little box on one of the pages that played a mini-movie when pressed.

Unfortunately, there was very little Snape in the dream HBP, but what there was, I enjoyed so much I made squeeing noises anyway. No big revelations I recall, just a lot of Snape being Snape in a manner I found both amusing and strangely endearing. And then, of course, Real Snape turned up and made some vitriolic comments about my lack of attentiveness, but that only succeeded in making me grin fondly at him. I guess I missed him more than I thought, or else I have been watching House episodes and reading transcripts to the extent that I have conflated the two characters, which is probably more likely. (I made my husband watch "Three Stories" and "Honeymoon" this weekend. House is H.'s new hero and soulmate, and his only regret is that he can't come up with snappy comebacks like that himself.)

There were two more HBP dreams, but I'll spare you the details, since I'm sure they bear no resemblance whatsoever to the reality of a) how and when I will get the book or b) what's in the book. I don't even feel like making predictions at the moment, except to reiterate my long-standing assertion (I've been convinced of this since GoF) that Dumbledore will die in Book Six, leaving Harry feeling more helpless and vulnerable than ever as he faces the final confrontation with Voldemort.

And now, off to make breakfast...

Comments

[pharnabazus.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm going to try and post all my ideas about what could happen in it in the next day or two. It means searching through eighteen month old saved chats and emails, of course, to save time! :-)

[kagiri.livejournal.com]

Very interesting. I think I'd grin at him if he made vitriolic comments about me too. The nature of a Snapefan, I suppose.

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

I make no predictions, but I hope that you are mistaken about Dumbledore, both because that's a little too reminiscent of Gandalf, and because with Harry having lost both his parents and his godfather, it's a bit of overkill. Though I'm not entirely convinced that Sirius is gone for good - why use a euphemism like 'beyond the veil' for death, when we've already had, you know, actual death? So I suppose Rowling could kill Dumbledore and bring back Sirius and it wouldn't be too much. Still, I think it would be enough to get Dumbledore out of the picture some other way; and preferably then Harry and Snape will have to work together.

[sunsethill.livejournal.com]

I can understand needing to cut back time online. Our family has recently taken a look at "disciplining the mind" as we have found over the last year or so we have become very prodigal in our time spent on "entertainment." But oh it sure is hard to cut back on all the bright, shiny attractions out there, isn't it?

I think my interest in the new book really ramped up after I saw the back cover of the British edition. I thought, "This is going to be fun--again!"

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

I'm totally with you on the Dumbledore. It's standard "Hero with a Thousand Faces" stuff - the mentor must die for the hero to reach his own potential.

[penwiper26.livejournal.com]

I know, I'm getting antsy too! Not enough to cancel my online order to go get myself a panic attack in a midnight crowd, but, you know, excited. There's also a party I'm going to scheduled for the 16th and if I haven't finished HBP by then I may be having severe problems. Wish I was a speed reader sometimes!

And I am with you about Dumbledore.

[stmarysalice.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on not making any predictions. Whatever JKR does will be brilliant and I'll be happy.

So glad to see you've jumped on the House boat. That's the one show I'll plan my week around.

[malabud.livejournal.com]

Real Snape turned up and made some vitriolic comments about my lack of attentiveness, but that only succeeded in making me grin fondly at him.

That's probably the best way to aggravate Snape that anyone's ever come up with. He loves frightening students and cowing anyone who gets in his way. Your reaction would make him grind his teeth in frustration. *g*