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Not for me. An acquaintance has asked for proofreading and concrit on an original scifi story of hers. Sadly, I don't know much about scifi and I'm not very good at giving suitable concrit. Can someone tell me where I could direct her to some more suitable potential proofreaders?

ANd to date, it's up to 8,940 signatures. Again, it make me laugh.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/ultimate_betrayal

That's the one that says they'll 'Ban' the book if she doesn't put HP and HG together.

'It was revealed by J.K. Rowling, while making a joke, that Godric Gryffindor is still alive: he is the Giant Squid that lives in Hogwarts' lake, and thus makes him the biggest Animagus in the Wizarding World. At the eleventh hour of each night; the Squid transforms back into Gryffindor, who wanders the school grounds before returning to his Squid form. This explains why the Squid, despite its dangerous-looking appearance, is kind and gentle in nature (revealed when he saved Dennis Creevey from drowning).'

She did say it while joking though, so it's possible it may not be true. I'll have a look around for the interview though. I'll keep you posted.

This is... weird. Fascinating if it's true, but... where did you find it? I drop into mugglenet every day and I haven't heard a word about it.

There are a handful of places that try hard to distrubute all the public domain they can get their hands on. Apparently there's one for sheet music, too, though I can't find it.

I'll work it into the beginning of the next mission, maybe. The report, I mean. Thanks!

I don't suppose any of you know where I can find online evidence of that petition, do you? Otherwise I'll just have to say "I've been told that..." in my essay.

Cheers!

every student gets one to keep an eye on them. So we'll be holding adoptions then. No sooner!

I especially like how Fyes - I believe that's the one - seems to have taken a liking to the taste of Makari-brat's flesh.
..darnit, now I want one.

Hilarious. Also slightly traumatizing, as I had no idea stuff like this existed. o.O

The article made it funny, which is good because otherwise I think I might have tried to break something.

Thanks for posting the link. :) Laughter is a good thing.

Er, really? o.O

*resists urge to pounce on usage of 'begs the question'* Huh. Interesting. It would explain so much, and yet leave so much unexplained. You found this tidbit where?

However, we got such weird prices (and in a few cases, didn't get any at all) that we had to drop that idea. So I decided to just work them into Yuuko's lesson. As for what we're doing now to replace our original plan...

This has my curiosity peaked.

... that makes people think that all ficcers are delusional, mad, live in their parents basements, are perverts/paedophiles, have dangerous obsessions and will quite likely snap and kill people if they aren't humoured.

Honestly. It's. A. Work. Of. Fiction. The Earth will not cease rotating because Harry Potter doesn't marry Hermione Granger. Gah.

Heavens, that epilogue must have been only the beginnings of the evidence that she'd snapped.

How on earth did none of the students rampaging around out of bed late at night not run into him?

How did he live this long?

What's the *point* of this concept?

JKR, you're mad.

Arti, you got a source for this? If it's an interview or something I would rather like to read all of it.

And it would have to be a European beech. And since the nymph's assimilation assimilated the tree as well, three hundred would fit.

The European Beech has a life span of 150-200 years, but can live to 300. There is no life expectancy given for any of the other species (Japanese, Chinese, American etc).

What is the life expectancy of a beech tree, if all goes well?

Very nice! Can't wait for more.

I am so totally going to exploit the mental image thing. *cackles maniacally*

I think I'll make this into an interlude thingy instead of just a scene. Because now it's starting to deserve its own story.

Y'know, I totally would have picked a lion for his Animagus form, since all the symbolism points that way...

...but then again, what says courage and nobility like the avatar of Great Cthulhu himself?
Gryffindor? Squid? I seriously fail to see a connection here, despite the fact that I like squid.

But hell, why listen to me? I'm just a Ravenclaw, babbling on about logic in the corner over here... I mean, that's pretty cool, but the giant squid?

I'm so sad I missed talk like a pirate day here (as well as so many other things because I haven't been to the PPC very often recently).

But just to let you fellow pirates know, if anyone uses facebook out there, you can change your language preference to English (Pirate) down at the bottom of the page. It's been making me laugh and smile all day. I thought that just might be the crazy off topic sort of thing some of you out there might enjoy.