OotP, fic meme and various rantings

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WHY is my Remix being so difficult? I know the plot! I know what I want to do! Probably because of the same problem I had when I was writing We Could Be Heroes- I'm starting in the wrong place. I'm starting a LOT earlier than I should, I think. And that's why it's not flowing. The problem is, that's the part that interests me in a big way. :P (I originally started "We Could Be Heroes" at Sirius's escape from Azkaban. There's, like, 4 pages of that somewhere on my desktop.) And it's almost time to go to playgroup, so my 500 words aren't getting written this nap.

Is anyone watching American Idol this year? Is anyone else finding the contestants quite dull? ::sigh:: It would REALLY be nice if they'd sing something from this millenium. I'm liking Blake for just that reason. And how could the judges not have known that song? It's not my style of music at all and I knew that song (311's "Mix It Up.")

Oi. Instead of "writing" (which ended up being surfing the net for Idol spoilers), I should have spent time playing with my shiny new iPod. :)



So I've read the reviews (sort of) about the OotP movie, and I'm vaguely excited. OotP was actually my favorite of the books in a wierd way, even though I think PoA was the best, with GoF being #2. Much of it sounds good, and I am delighted that Ron is, while getting less screen time (boo!), getting more quality screen time. I've never been happy with the films' treatments of Ron.

So, no underwear from Snape (with the way the kids were dressed I wondered how they were going to do that), and no Lily-Snape argument? Ick. That takes away a lot of the potency of SWM. Also, minimal Remus? That sucks. Although I am very happy that there's no Remus/Tonks interaction, because come on, there's none in the book, either. (I also don't mind no Remus/Sirius shippiness, because a.) I've always thought most of those sections could be cut in general from a movie, and b.) Remus/Sirius ain't canon.)

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the movie, although I'm far from jumping out of my seat. And as I realize it's March 7 already, I am seriously wondering about the odds of finishing AIL before Book 7 is released. I've put it on hold because Remix has a deadline and not meeting that deadline actually affects other people, but we'll see how it goes.





Speaking of fics, that "post five of your favorite fics" meme is around, and what the hey. I'm splitting this up into two: five favorite non-AIL fics, and five favorite AIL scenes.

Five Favorite Fics

Mentors. I was so proud of this idea and of this fic, and one of the things I love about it is that I can safely say it's quite unique in the HP fandom.

Sparkles and Sugar Plums. This one was just so much FUN to write. And as soon as I realized Narcissa was the prima ballerina, it just flowed. I love this fic- any time I write humor and pull it off successfully, I'm happy.

A Boy Thing. See the above note about humor. But also, I really liked poking fun at the "unrequited love makes you lose your powers" shit that was in HBP. It was a very theraputic fic.

Let the Water Hold You Down. Because I kicked ass on that one. It was long, but at the same time, I was concise. I was hard-hitting. And I got inside Peter's head. I normally try to maintain a level of humility, but this is one of the rare occasions where I'm just like, "I KNOW I did good!"

Though I Speak With the Tongues of Men and Angels. As much as I love Let the Water Hold You down, I think this is my favorite fic of all time that I've ever written, even over AIL. It's probably the most honest fic I've written (aside from maybe Come Talk to Me, which I still need to post on omniocular, in that I definitely used my own faith as a basis for Sirius's. I loved this fic very, very much and am very, very proud of it.

Top five favorite AIL scenes

AIL chapter 7: the spot where Sirius "comes out" (unwillingly) to James. The speech Sirius makes there is one of the best I've written, and it just flowed so well. I still have a definite feeling of triumph whenever I reread that scene.

AIL chapter 8: the spot where Sirius tells Remus he loves him. They're looking over the river, and Sirius just opens up and says it, and Remus doesn't quite know what to say because it's caught him by surprise, and he just can't manage to be that open. I love that scene, and it's one of the few where I feel like I did a good job with the setting as well.

AIL chapter 10: the spot with the first Pegulus. I loved Regulus's childish, uninhibited happiness after being a Pegasus. I loved writing that, because my Regulus is as intensely emotional as Sirius but as closed on himself as Remus, and it was so nice to show the "real" Regulus.

AIL chapter 12: the spot where Sirius lets James in to see Harry and Lily. I couldn't do the scene justice (I tried a couple times), but I think it worked out that not showing the scene was more powerful than showing it.

AIL chapter 2: the spot with the first kiss. I do like that kiss :)

Comments

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*shields eyes from OotP spoilers*

Oooh, you have a new iPod? Which model? And, more importantly, when on earth do you find time to listen to it?

How goes Sesame Street? :D

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You know, LJ sucks about telling me I have comments :P

Yeah, I got one last weekend! It's a blue nano. I haven't had time to listen to it yet (I'm having a hard enough time loading on to it!), but what I really wanted it for was working out. Toby will still sit in the stroller for walks or runs, and it's nice to have music for those.

Sesame Street factoid of the day: Did you know that Miss Noodle on Elmo's World is played by the same chick that played Annabeth on West Wing?

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Yep - completely cracked me up whenever I saw her on WW. :D

Toby will still sit in the stroller for walks or runs, and it's nice to have music for those.

Ah - I suppose this is the advantage of having a child who is still too young to want to have conversations with you every minute of the day. :p