The Harry Potter meme
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fernwithy
Have you actually read the books?: Yes. Multiple times.
...All of them, including the Quidditch one and the schoolbook of Harry's?: Yes.
Have you seen both movies?: Yes.
Do you own both movies as well as all 5 current books?: No
Do you even LIKE Harry Potter?: Love it.
Who's your favourite character?: Um...Ginny, I think. And I like Neville and hermione and Ron and Herry too! It's so hard to choose! can I just say the Hex? Lupin, among the adults.
Who's your least favourite?: Umbridge. I have to agree withfernwithy that Hagrid is irritating.
Who's the one you wish you could gouge their eyes out with a spork?: Umbridge. Voldemort. Fudge.
Who's dead that you wish you could bring back to life?: Lily and James.
What's your favourite couple?: Harry/Ginny. Ron/Hermione, it's a close-run thing.
What's your least favourite couple?: Um...I don't like Draco/Hermione or Ron/Luna. Most Snape pairings, certainly with Harry's age group!
Do you read Harry Potter fanfiction?: Yes.
Do you write Harry Potter fanfiction?: I've written some ficlets.
What's the weirdest Harry Potter couple you can think of?: Harry/Hedwig.
Do you like the books better than the movies?: Yes.
Or do you like the movies better than the books?: No. They're quite good, but I don't like the 'cool'-ing up of the kids in PoA, specially seeing as Ron's left out of it.
Did you sit there and hate the movies at first?: No.
Did you pick apart the movies, finding all the errors?: Yes.
Did the movies seem a little better with repeated viewings?: Yes.
Did your friend smack you upside the head and tell you to get over it?: Nope.
Do you think Harry will die in the end?: No, I don't think so. I think Pettigrew will, though. Possibly in Harry's place. Voldemort will definitely.
Can you recite the names, nicknames, and animagi forms of the Marauders?: Yes.
Do you go through things and pick out all the misspelled names?: Yes.
And then do people get annoyed 'cuz you corrected them?: Occasionally.
Did you know how to pronounce Hermione before the 4th book/1st movie?: Yes.
Do you hate Harry or love Harry?: I love him, the poor baby.
Do you despise Umbridge?: YESYESYESYESYESYES!!!!!
Do you despise JK with a passion for the end of book 5?: No. I actually liked OotP a lot. Not as much as PoA and CoS, my favorites, but as much as Gof and more than PS.
Do you know what the J.K in J.K. Rowling stands for?: Joanne Kathleen. She added the K to have a middle intial, and Kathleen was her grandmother's name.
Can you name all the Weasley children in order from oldest to youngest?: Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred/George, Ron, Ginny.
This or That...
Draco or Harry?: Harry.
Draco and Ginny or Draco and Hermione?: Draco/Ginny. Guilty pleasure, brought on by Rising from Ashes. Shuttup.
Harry and Hermione or Ron and Hermione?: Ron and Hermione.
Draco AND Harry or RON and Harry?: Um...neither?
Lord Voldemort or Albus Dumbledore?: Dumbledore.
Severus Snape or Sybil Trelawny?: Snape.
James or Lily?: James, but probably just because we know him better. I'm more curious about Lily.
Petunia or Lily?: Lily.
Vernon or James?: James.
Petunia and Vernon or Lily and James?: Lily and James.
Hogwarts or Beauxbatons?: Hogwarts... duh.
Wizard or Witch?: Huh?
Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade?: Diagon Alley
The Three Broomsticks or Hog's Head?: Three Broomsticks
Quidditch or studying?: Studying
Potions or Transfiguration?: Transfiguration
Charms or Defense Against the Dark Arts?: Defense Against the Dark Arts... Professor Flitwick looks just like my Quantum Physics professor, which causes amusement to the HP geeks in the class.
House Traits...
Are you brave?: Not particularly
Are you intelligent?: Yes
Are you loyal?: Yes.
Are you sly?: A little.
Are you ambitious?: Big dreamer, not big on the action.
Are you sneaky?: No.
Are you bold?: No.
Are you witty?: Moderately.
Are you courageous?: I hope so.
Which house do you think you'd be in?: Ravenclaw.
FANDOM - FANFIC STUFF
1. What is your favorite Fandom?
I started out in LotR (long before the films--I got a zine), but it's been taken over by Orli fangirls. I'm in exile till it returns to normal. Star wars is the fandom I'm probably most active in. I've written a lot of one-shots and a novel-length fic, and am in the (slow) process of writing another.
2. What fandom crossovers, if any, do you like to see in your fanfic?
I don't really do crossovers. My fandoms are too differnet to mesh well. Though I did have this bunny of Frodo and Luke turning up at Hogwarts to advise harry on the Hero's Journey: 'Your chances of getting out of this with ten fingers are next to nothing...'
3. What are your favorite pairings and why?
Ron/Hermione: They're just sweet, and they balance each other so well.
Harry/Ginny: I like the complexity, the potential angstiness of the relationship, and yet it has great strength as well. Just like the kids themselves.
Remus/Tonks: She's so warm and bubbly and endearing when she knocks things over, and he's lonely and a victim of predudice and it would be lovely for him to have someone--and they seems like good frinds.
Molly/Arthur: Just because.
Neville/Luna: Because he introduced himself 'I'm nobody.' I think they have a sort of similarity, being both loners. Though I'd ship Neville/Ginny if I didn't think she would be with Harry.
These next questions are Harry Potter slash specific:
4. Which pairing do you prefer to read?
I don't read slash much. Sirius/Remus is okay.ajhalluk writes excellent Draco/Neville, but it's not just for Teh Slash!!111eleventyone!11!
(I'm assuming it breaks away from slash here?)
5. At Hogwarts or post Hogwarts?
Both. Either.
6. What professions do you like to see your pair in and which do you hate?
How does this work with pairings? What does it have to do with pairings?
Harry I'd actully see as the DADA teacher, but JKR has ruled that out. Ginny I think would make a great Auror. Hermione...something like a Healer, or campaigning for a good cause (rights for non-humans and Muggleborns). Ron, I'm not sure, something that involves working with people. Neville; herbologist and luna editing the Quibbler :-D
7. What kinks do you like to see in fics?
Not large on the kinks.
8. What totally squicks you?
Incest and adult/minor. Human/non-human
9. Are you a happy ending person?
Not a simple "happy ending," but a complex one, the "eucatastrophe" that Tolkien talks about. I like a happy ending that's bought and paid for in sacrifice. (Copied straight fromfernwithy)
10. Hurt/comfort, angst, romance, AU. What is your favorite category/type of fic?
I like most sorts of fic, but I'm not too great on excessive pain. I liek fics to fit with the source thematically.
11. Describe the ultimate fic, how it makes you feel, what it must have, etc.
I like fics with lots of layers, a good balance of plot, angst and humour or romance. Good characterisation a must.
fernwithyHave you actually read the books?: Yes. Multiple times.
...All of them, including the Quidditch one and the schoolbook of Harry's?: Yes.
Have you seen both movies?: Yes.
Do you own both movies as well as all 5 current books?: No
Do you even LIKE Harry Potter?: Love it.
Who's your favourite character?: Um...Ginny, I think. And I like Neville and hermione and Ron and Herry too! It's so hard to choose! can I just say the Hex? Lupin, among the adults.
Who's your least favourite?: Umbridge. I have to agree with
fernwithy that Hagrid is irritating.Who's the one you wish you could gouge their eyes out with a spork?: Umbridge. Voldemort. Fudge.
Who's dead that you wish you could bring back to life?: Lily and James.
What's your favourite couple?: Harry/Ginny. Ron/Hermione, it's a close-run thing.
What's your least favourite couple?: Um...I don't like Draco/Hermione or Ron/Luna. Most Snape pairings, certainly with Harry's age group!
Do you read Harry Potter fanfiction?: Yes.
Do you write Harry Potter fanfiction?: I've written some ficlets.
What's the weirdest Harry Potter couple you can think of?: Harry/Hedwig.
Do you like the books better than the movies?: Yes.
Or do you like the movies better than the books?: No. They're quite good, but I don't like the 'cool'-ing up of the kids in PoA, specially seeing as Ron's left out of it.
Did you sit there and hate the movies at first?: No.
Did you pick apart the movies, finding all the errors?: Yes.
Did the movies seem a little better with repeated viewings?: Yes.
Did your friend smack you upside the head and tell you to get over it?: Nope.
Do you think Harry will die in the end?: No, I don't think so. I think Pettigrew will, though. Possibly in Harry's place. Voldemort will definitely.
Can you recite the names, nicknames, and animagi forms of the Marauders?: Yes.
Do you go through things and pick out all the misspelled names?: Yes.
And then do people get annoyed 'cuz you corrected them?: Occasionally.
Did you know how to pronounce Hermione before the 4th book/1st movie?: Yes.
Do you hate Harry or love Harry?: I love him, the poor baby.
Do you despise Umbridge?: YESYESYESYESYESYES!!!!!
Do you despise JK with a passion for the end of book 5?: No. I actually liked OotP a lot. Not as much as PoA and CoS, my favorites, but as much as Gof and more than PS.
Do you know what the J.K in J.K. Rowling stands for?: Joanne Kathleen. She added the K to have a middle intial, and Kathleen was her grandmother's name.
Can you name all the Weasley children in order from oldest to youngest?: Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred/George, Ron, Ginny.
This or That...
Draco or Harry?: Harry.
Draco and Ginny or Draco and Hermione?: Draco/Ginny. Guilty pleasure, brought on by Rising from Ashes. Shuttup.
Harry and Hermione or Ron and Hermione?: Ron and Hermione.
Draco AND Harry or RON and Harry?: Um...neither?
Lord Voldemort or Albus Dumbledore?: Dumbledore.
Severus Snape or Sybil Trelawny?: Snape.
James or Lily?: James, but probably just because we know him better. I'm more curious about Lily.
Petunia or Lily?: Lily.
Vernon or James?: James.
Petunia and Vernon or Lily and James?: Lily and James.
Hogwarts or Beauxbatons?: Hogwarts... duh.
Wizard or Witch?: Huh?
Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade?: Diagon Alley
The Three Broomsticks or Hog's Head?: Three Broomsticks
Quidditch or studying?: Studying
Potions or Transfiguration?: Transfiguration
Charms or Defense Against the Dark Arts?: Defense Against the Dark Arts... Professor Flitwick looks just like my Quantum Physics professor, which causes amusement to the HP geeks in the class.
House Traits...
Are you brave?: Not particularly
Are you intelligent?: Yes
Are you loyal?: Yes.
Are you sly?: A little.
Are you ambitious?: Big dreamer, not big on the action.
Are you sneaky?: No.
Are you bold?: No.
Are you witty?: Moderately.
Are you courageous?: I hope so.
Which house do you think you'd be in?: Ravenclaw.
FANDOM - FANFIC STUFF
1. What is your favorite Fandom?
I started out in LotR (long before the films--I got a zine), but it's been taken over by Orli fangirls. I'm in exile till it returns to normal. Star wars is the fandom I'm probably most active in. I've written a lot of one-shots and a novel-length fic, and am in the (slow) process of writing another.
2. What fandom crossovers, if any, do you like to see in your fanfic?
I don't really do crossovers. My fandoms are too differnet to mesh well. Though I did have this bunny of Frodo and Luke turning up at Hogwarts to advise harry on the Hero's Journey: 'Your chances of getting out of this with ten fingers are next to nothing...'
3. What are your favorite pairings and why?
Ron/Hermione: They're just sweet, and they balance each other so well.
Harry/Ginny: I like the complexity, the potential angstiness of the relationship, and yet it has great strength as well. Just like the kids themselves.
Remus/Tonks: She's so warm and bubbly and endearing when she knocks things over, and he's lonely and a victim of predudice and it would be lovely for him to have someone--and they seems like good frinds.
Molly/Arthur: Just because.
Neville/Luna: Because he introduced himself 'I'm nobody.' I think they have a sort of similarity, being both loners. Though I'd ship Neville/Ginny if I didn't think she would be with Harry.
These next questions are Harry Potter slash specific:
4. Which pairing do you prefer to read?
I don't read slash much. Sirius/Remus is okay.
ajhalluk writes excellent Draco/Neville, but it's not just for Teh Slash!!111eleventyone!11! (I'm assuming it breaks away from slash here?)
5. At Hogwarts or post Hogwarts?
Both. Either.
6. What professions do you like to see your pair in and which do you hate?
How does this work with pairings? What does it have to do with pairings?
Harry I'd actully see as the DADA teacher, but JKR has ruled that out. Ginny I think would make a great Auror. Hermione...something like a Healer, or campaigning for a good cause (rights for non-humans and Muggleborns). Ron, I'm not sure, something that involves working with people. Neville; herbologist and luna editing the Quibbler :-D
7. What kinks do you like to see in fics?
Not large on the kinks.
8. What totally squicks you?
Incest and adult/minor. Human/non-human
9. Are you a happy ending person?
Not a simple "happy ending," but a complex one, the "eucatastrophe" that Tolkien talks about. I like a happy ending that's bought and paid for in sacrifice. (Copied straight from
fernwithy)10. Hurt/comfort, angst, romance, AU. What is your favorite category/type of fic?
I like most sorts of fic, but I'm not too great on excessive pain. I liek fics to fit with the source thematically.
11. Describe the ultimate fic, how it makes you feel, what it must have, etc.
I like fics with lots of layers, a good balance of plot, angst and humour or romance. Good characterisation a must.
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Date: 2004-03-29 09:53 pm (UTC)