valarltd | Spoilers for everything

Been a media sort of weekend. When I came up for air on Harry POtter, we went out for lunch/dinner. Ryan's was beyond packed at 2 PM. No cashiers, no one taking orders, 30 people waiting to be seated, and fifty more waiting to give an order.

We said forget it, and went to Sam's Town. A very nice lunch indeed.

Came home, I worked a bit, and folded clothes during QAF

The streets of Gayopolis are safe once more for perverts everywhere.

Brian! Oh how do I love thee? Peter Pan has grown up, learned a few things, and sacrificed a whole lot of material possessions.

Justin, still the cutest twink, but has acquired a spine instead of just an attitude.

Michael is so good for Ben, and vice versa. He's coming out of a protracted adolescence as well, I think, largely due to Ben's influence. And Hunter's.

Hunter, Hunter. is he lying again? Is it the truth? All I know is that M&B are getting him on the right track, and now Mom shows.

I so feel for Mel, with her superstitions. I wouldn't talk about being pregnant until my second trimester after losing Benjamin Elizabeth.

And Blake! Squee! Oh Blake! He's adorable, and fabulous, and has himself together! Squee!

This was so good. I'm sorry I gobbled it all at a go, instead of spreading it and savoring it. I just had to. It was a compulsive page turner: gotta see what happens next!

JKR rocks my world, in a way she hasn't since PoA.

Harry is definitely 15: angry, difficult, and a bit rebellious. The whole story is a very British take on how he needs self-control.

I love how the Durselys are more fleshed out. Uncle Vernon does care about his family. Petunia is so in denial. She's worked so hard to make herself believe the wizarding world doesn't exist and now it has all crashed in on her. Dudley is still repulsive, but Harry saves him anyway. (I'm not as nice, I think I would have let the dementor have my enemies at age 15)

Feel the fluffy Neville love! We always knew there was something to Neville. In SS, he stands up to Harry and company (gets petrified for it). He's coming into his own. No more "may be pureblood but can barely stand a cauldron upright."

Speaking of pureblood: I want to see a copy of the Black family tapestry!
Also, doesn't the emergence of magical skill in muggle-born children kind of make the whole pureblood thing a crock? In 10 generations, Hermione and Justin's (hypothetical, to name 2 muggle-born) mutual kids would be pretty much all wizards, and call themselves pureblood.
Then there's the whole squib issue, which lends further credence to the idea that it's nonsense.

Speaking of squibs: Mrs. Figg! Who knew?

Fred and George were in top form, especially when they decided "chocks away!" and really let loose. Their triumphant departure is one of the highpoints.

Christmas present from Sirius and Remus. Together. My OTP does it doggy-style.

Black's family is a nasty piece of work. Beheading house-elves, petitioing for muggle-hunting season, etc. Sheesh.

Umbridge. She is quite the nastiest we've encountered so far. Not because she's more powerful than Voldemort, but because there are so many people (IRL) who think just like this lady-like control freak. I grew up around women just as conniving and controlling, covering it all with a veneer of "manners, grace and lady-like behavior" as well as fluffy kitten plates and doilies. I love her quill. I want one. Somehow, just the threat of writing sentences with it should be enough to keep my kids in line. And signing the order to allow Filch a free hand with the students! I know exactly who would be first in line for the whippings.

Molly, Ginny and Cho were all good. But Tonks and Luna stole the show. Tonks is fabulous, right down to her clumsiness and lack of domesticity. And Luna Lovegood is strange, but her heart's in the right place.

Peter was sooo hot for James it was pathetic, but James was showing off for Sirius (and Lily). Harry is much like James, but hasn't the streak of adolescent cruelty that comes with being popular and handsome.

And how about Harry taking on the DADA classes? THAT was something.

McGonagell and Peeves. In league. Is that a notion to conjure with? I'd hate to be the focus that makes them work together.

Oh my. I am ranting a bit.

Cut-rate Tales from the Crypt. I found myself shouting at the screen (esp during "Gas Station"). Did that chickie take a stupid pill or what?

And when your dr. is David Warner and his nurse is Debbie Harry, do you stick around for treatment? Honestly! I think Stacy Keach got his brain eaten BEFORE he went to the clinic.

But mmmm, Mark. Mustaschio'ed goodness, and the brown eye was VERY sexy, matching his hair. And a nice butt. Very nice. The screen cap that launched a thousand illos? Once I get a proper set-up, I'll have it. But eeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Massively yucky, gorey segment. Ewwww!