the flower crushed conceives / a child of fragrance

Unsurprisingly, I do not agree with everything this reviewer has to say, but where Spirit of Eden is concerned he definitely Gets It.

Best. Review. Ever.

Thanks to meril for the link.

The truth about Snape

From a rather one-sided IM conversation I had with firelocks tonight (she'd had to leave her computer to answer the phone):

synaesthete7: I have just ransacked Quick Quotes for everything JKR has said so far about Snape, and unless she is a Big Fat Liar, she doesn't like him. She may have a plan for him to play a significant role, even a heroic role, but she still doesn't like him.
synaesthete7: She keeps using the word "horrible".
synaesthete7: Sigh.
synaesthete7: *hugs Snape*
synaesthete7: *gets hexed into the middle of next week*
synaesthete7: *ends up head-down in a boiling cauldron*
synaesthete7: Oops.