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Post by En on Dec 10, 2002 18:01:45 GMT -5
Um... I have always seen you as a Hermione figure Gabi... always ready to think about the meaning of things and always ready to take on the world in whatever way you can....
Gen can be very Lupinesque, for some of the same reasons she just said, or Dumbledorean....
me... *thinks about what Gen said, and what other people have been pointing out today*
*recants*
*revises*
I think I'm pretty much Dudley. Except I can do math.
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Post by Leia Skye on Dec 10, 2002 20:58:38 GMT -5
Wow, Gen, it's a good thing for me that glowy fonts look horrible over at Glenmore or we'd never be friends! But hey, I thought it looked pretty...ahhh such a Fleur I was...still am, really. I mean, who else can I relate to? No one, off the top of my head. There has been talk of the Cho connection, but she's probably too...goody-goody for me. Heh.
Nialle...I am really not seeing how you are Dudley. *shakes head* Crabbe, though. Or Goyle.
I think you and Gen are a lot alike, in that you both most remind me of either Lupin or Dumbledore, and it's a toss-up between both. I see more of Min in you than in Gen, though.
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Post by En on Dec 10, 2002 21:22:41 GMT -5
Leiers, if there were a teacher who had taken on Hermione as a sort of mentor-thingy when she was all into SPEW, that would be you. Maybe you're like Vector or Sinistra--we don't know yet. Can't see you as Cho, though, except for looks and voice. There's just so much more to you than who you're dating
*has thought about the other bit and amends as follows*
I'm like Fleur. Not for looks -- not even slightly -- but because I'm pretty arrogant, and if I'm not careful I think I deserve more than I do. And because it is highly likely that the merpeople would steal Lumie or Lizzie (my other sister) if I were doing the second Triwizard Task.
or someone else I could name... but that person is not a sister so that doesn't work for the analogy.
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Post by Leia Skye on Dec 10, 2002 21:50:38 GMT -5
Oooh...the creative juices in my head begin to flow once more!
En, you are not arrogant. Okay, perhaps a little. But it's something you've earned. You are a highly intelligent individual. Why shouldn't you be proud of who you are?
I feel I am the same way. Maybe not because I am intelligent so much as I think I am. But anyway...It was interesting the way you looked at it, the merpeople analogy. If I used that, I would be Hermione. Because the person they would take would most likely be my guy best friend, which, if I were Hermione, would be Harry (because I am a Hermione-Ron shipper ;D). So there we have it.
Now that you mention it though, I definitely can see myself as Professor Sinistra. I could do the whole astronomy teacher-deal. Couldn't you see that? *giggle* I sure could. I've always loved constellations and star patterns and such. Don't think Vector's a possibility though, only because Arithmancy sounds a lot like Arithmetic only more painful...and that is just not something I would pursue as a career.
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Post by En on Dec 10, 2002 22:04:30 GMT -5
Sinistra then. Cool
ehh. It has been one of those Nuke En's Bubble kind of days, so just ignore me.
Back to what Gen was saying about romantic love... Actually I was responding to Calantha sort of sideways. Because I would be perfectly happy to find out that Minerva and Albus are buddies but don't have a Thing Going, and perfectly happy if Harry didn't have a Thing Going either.*
*Mostly because I'm 100% sure JKR isn't going to put Harry with the only person I'd be interested in reading about him having a relationship with, so I don't wanna hear about it at all
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Post by fico the fur on Dec 11, 2002 0:42:59 GMT -5
Damn computer! Grr! *kicks the weird, grey container it's sitting on* I had to reboot it, and I lost my entire post! Glargle-frump!
*calms down*
But you know how your heart just isn't in it when you lose a post? You have to repeat what you already said, but it never sounds as good as it did the first time. *blargh*
Anyway, Gabi: Er, why's Snape a beast? I can understand not liking the guy, but "beast" is a bit far, no? I understand him, and I even like him ot some extent, 'cause he's like me in a lot of ways. I mainly get the "yeah, I'm an outsider, and don't you dare pity me for it" vibe from him, and I've developed one of those, big time. And I trust Dumbledore, and Dumbledore trusts him. *shrugs* I wonder what Snape was like growing up, and what his family was like, and stuff like that.
And I'm like Dumbledore? ! ? What? *re-thinks about what Gabi said* I can see why you'd say that, but honestly, you're the only person I can think of, wait, and this girl Kristina that I know, who I'm like that with. That isn't to say that I'm a different person with you, but you know how different people bring out different aspects of each other's personalities? My Dumbledoreyness is rarely used.
Nialle: *perks up, hands closing slowly* What have people been pointing out today?
Nialle and Leia: Okay, you guys. You can't just tell me I resemble my favourite/2nd favourite character in all of Harry Potter and then not get into why/how. That's just plain cruel. It's mean and ornery (though I don't exactly know what that word means), and I don't like it.
*pokes Nialle* So who do you think Harry should have a relationship with?
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Post by Leia Skye on Dec 11, 2002 20:58:37 GMT -5
Gen - Oh, go on. Don't tell me you don't know. Why are these two of your favourite characters? Because you can identify with them most.
But if you do demand an explanation...Well, you're just so logical. And always calm and collected when presenting arguments. You seem like an old soul; you emanate wisdom. There's just that something about you. I'm sure it has something to do with your open-mindedness and vast general knowledge. Also your love of literature. Lupin seems like a bookworm, doesn't he?
And I think Dumbledore is definitely an Ani fan. ;D
Nialle, you really do have to tell us now. (((prod)))
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Post by fico the fur on Dec 12, 2002 0:29:14 GMT -5
But that's not why I like them so much. I like Lupin and McGonagall because they have the values I wish I had. And the ones I hope I have. They're people I want to be more like, because they do things that I don't think I can do. (*remembers what Nialle's Sorting Hat said in Min's story and thinks about whether or not he belongs in Gryffindor*) So if you guys think I'm like them, then it's big for me, 'cause I think I have way too much to learn from them.
And the ways that I can identify with them... Well, those aren't all that important, because I can only think of one character that I've ever read that I couldn't identify with in some way or another. Wait, no, at least two. And the one or two that I couldn't identify with, I could somewhat understand. So identity was never a hint with me, having other people make connectoins was my clue. 'Cause I either end up being really tolerant of myself or really conceited, and neither of those is usually accurate.
*thinks* Weird. I can only think of Dumbledore listening to Classical and kids singing on completely different tunes... Because I picture Dumbledore more the type to, I dunno, make his statements more through reading and writing and speaking than through singing. So I don't picture him listening to statement-music as much. And that's pretty much all that Ani writes. Other thoughts?
(And of course Lupin's a bookworm. That's why he can't afford decent robes. He spends all his money on books and food, in that order. ;D )
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Post by gabi on Dec 12, 2002 18:34:33 GMT -5
No, see, Dumbledore is a definite Run DMC fan. Why? Because it's not what you expect. Like when Harry was trying all the different passwords to get to his office, and the one that finally works is Cockroach Cluster. I think Dumbledore's quirkiness could definitely come through the music.
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Post by Leia Skye on Dec 12, 2002 21:02:18 GMT -5
I think Dumbledore likes what is unconventional; that's why he would like Ani. He's a big friend of the underdog, you know?
Gen, I find it interesting that you said you admired their values and hoped you had the same ones. I find myself wishing that same thing, to be more like the characters...but to me, you really do remind me of them. So good job!
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Post by kaoru on Dec 14, 2002 6:28:00 GMT -5
Amazing how I said I was like Sirius back then He's still my top favourite character but I'm not nearly like him. I don't think I am like any Harry Potter character, you know? Bah. There isn't a moody character, is it? Like venting at everyone for no reason at all and then apologizing in the same minute? And there isn't a character with self-esteem problems, is it? So there.
But I guess I'm starting to be a little like Draco. ;D Not in the boards of course, but IRL. I don't know, people've done such bad stuff to me all over the years that now I'm just cold and witty to them. What did they expect? You know that I sometimes start wondering what makes you guys all so different from the IRL people I know? It's such a difference... everyone here is pretty much the same and thinks through the same patterns. When one person wants to put me apart, they all want to put me apart. So it may sound stupid but I actually start wondering how you accepted me. Back to the Draco thing. I'm starting to act a little like him over some people. The way I look at them, the way I reply to them, the way I mock them. But to the close ones, I'm like Ron.
So yeah. I guess IRL I'm a mixture of Draco (to my enemies) and Ron (to my friends). I don't know about the boards, though. I guess in the boards I don't have to wear any shields or take attitudes non Rita-ish to protect myself from people so I'm just....yeah, just me. But I like being like Draco IRL. Gives me a sense of power. ;D
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Post by En on Dec 14, 2002 10:59:06 GMT -5
*is currently exploring her Slytherin side*
It's weird, I started thinking back on my life and realizing how some years I am more one house than another... and this year, I'm more Slytherin. I don't mean I've stopped caring about civil rights and started looking down my nose like the children of Death Eaters, but... I'm thinking about what I want, how to get it, and... sort of what Rita's saying. Being a little colder, a little more separate, because of the power that gives me to ignore the little crap.
So maybe I'm just a bit more Snape-ish, IRL, than I was before. Just a bit. Because I'm still intensely loyal to what I do and the people I know (last year was Huff, can you tell?) and I still love to read and know stuff, but I have my people I care about and my things I do, and that's it.
Anyway... yeah, about Harry's relationship... well the only one that would interest me is one that would REALLY challenge him to step outside his way of doing things, REALLY make him think, REALLY force him to work to find and appreciate good in another... meaning... Draco.
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Post by fico the fur on Dec 14, 2002 11:35:13 GMT -5
Mina (psst, what do you want me to call you?), hmm. I can see you as the Ron type. But I think you're very right in saying that you're not very Draco-ish on the boards; I don't really get that vibe.
*thinks about Nialle as a Slytherin* I'm having a little trouble seeing that. I mean, I do see it, but it's. . . It's more like it's a haze, rather than something I can put my finger on, yes? So it's hard to figure out what's going on with it, since it's hard to recognize it. *thinks* So what do you want, anyway? And what types of little things have you been ignoring? And the big question: Are you actually more Slytherin than you are another house, or is it that you're more Slytherin than you usually are? 'Cause there's a big difference between the two. And maybe it just feels like it to me, since I don't see you IRL all that often, but it seems like you might be much more Slytherin than usual, but not necessarily more than any other house. Does that make sense, even if it's not right?
Draco, hmm? Okay, we're going to have to have a long talk sometime about exactly what would happen to Draco and Harry as people if anything along those lines ever came up. 'Cause I've talked to a good few people about it, and they usually fall into one of two categories, a) they'd be so cute , or b) the angst is so cool . I mean, there would be so much more to it than that, right? Because it's not the angst that's interesting, it's how they get around it all. And, like you said, it's the challange of changing your attitude about a lot of things. Most writers just sort of "skip over" that transition period, and it makes me really mad. So, yeah, I want to hear some good reasons, sometime, about why Draco and Harry ought to be together, or at least try to be.
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Post by Sphi on Dec 15, 2002 1:49:28 GMT -5
about what you guys were saying about Harry/Draco... I have read fanfics that develop the relationship nicely. I don't really have a favourite for pairings, but if a fic is written well, I'll take it. But I do kinda have to agree with fico when he said that people only take to that pairing for one of two reasons. I guess I'm partly like that too, but I also value the way the fanfic is written and developed. The few good H/D fics I've read did have a reasonable explanation, in my opinion. ok, back onto topic... I think I'd be a mixture of a bunch of characters, seeing as how complicated I can be. I guess all this depends on my mood and other things as well. It's sorta hard to figure out who you're like. Here's what I can think of... regarding looks, I'm part Hermione and part Cho regarding mental side, I'm part Hermione and part Remus regarding attitude/personality, I'm part Hermione, part Draco, part Ron, part Remus, and part Ginny ...I guess to generalize, I'm most like Hermione, but again, I'm much too weird to narrow it down to just one person.
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Post by En on Dec 15, 2002 11:23:07 GMT -5
I'll vote for Mina=Ron.So what do you want, anyway? And what types of little things have you been ignoring? And the big question: Are you actually more Slytherin than you are another house, or is it that you're more Slytherin than you usually are? You're right, it's I'm feeling more Slytherin than usual. I'm still a Ravenclaw when you get right down to it. I mean... look at my bookshelf. It's about 65% nonfiction and except for the pure reference material, I've read every book that is actually ON the shelves (the ones I haven't read are still stacked along the walls). And here's the really Raven bit: I've read a lot of the pure reference material too
But I'm Slytherinish this year because I've been thinking a lot lately about setting goals at the office and meeting them... e.g., I want to make the database more user-friendly so my boss actually uses it... then maybe I could copyright the structure and sell it... though that is farther down the road. I want to get a couple of writing projects done, redesign my book/film review site and get it back online, that kind of thing.
And I'm working on ignoring anything that gets in my way. Like my boss no, not really. Like, I'm not going to take on any new computer-building contracts until I've got space and time for it.
And... you know how I open my mouth sometimes and my grandmother falls out? That's the kind of wit that Slytherins appreciate. Scathing remarks. I'm not sure if I like the fact that I make them, but I don't think I've totally offended anyone yet At least in the office, it makes people laugh, especially if it's directed at that dorky lawyer.Yeah... which is why I don't read very far into a lot of the fics I've found about them. I do think a good writer could get a lot of mileage out of the fact that they would be cute... dark and light, you know... and out of the natural angst of teen years and early gay relationships. But that's not the point. The point is I want to see Harry really step outside of himself, really work to learn someone else's opinions and needs, especially very different opinions and needs. I want Harry to try to understand Draco and Slytherin in general. Because I think that would round out Harry as a character, and Draco for that matter.
Also... if I'm going to read a romance ( ) it might as well be either funny or moving. And Draco and Harry could be very, very funny, especially at the beginning. And at the end, especially with a confrontation coming between bad guys and good guys, if Draco and Harry have learned each other's strengths and would help each other deal with the bad guys... that would be moving.
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