'...no more dreaming like a girl so in love with the wrong world...'

[marguerite_krux]

First order of business. My shiny new Hermione/Snape header! All hail the artistic awesomeness of ed_84! Much love and my eternal gratitude, darling! *hugglesquish*
 
Which brings me to this: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker

Albino heroine? Odd, I think. Hmm, this has potential.

The fated seventh member of the Guard that’s charged with saving the world from supernatural threats? Nothing out of the ordinary there. There’s always a group of misfits with powers responsible for safeguarding humanity on some epic quest.

Love interest is her Professor- whoa, hold it, WHAT?! Kudos to you, book, you have my undivided attention. I want to read this just so I can figure out how it got by the censors. I didn’t think YA novels promoting student/teacher relationships had a chance in hell. [Official book trailer]

My curiosity piqued, I hunted down an excerpt from the book- and nearly died from fandom flail…

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A door burst open, and the assembled company, ghosts included, started. Out from an office at the front of the room strode a tall figure in black, and the ensuing silence was deafening.

The newcomer turned to face his students. Percy’s breath caught. Here stood the most striking man she had ever seen. Lustrous dark hair hung loosely to broad shoulders. A few locks turned out in an unkempt manner contrary to the rest of his appearance, while a few strands clung to his noble, chiseled features—a long nose, high cheekbones, defined lips like a Grecian sculpture and impossibly dark eyes. He was dressed in a long professorial robe that hung open over a smartly buttoned velvet vest, and a crimson cravat at the throat was the only colour this distinguished figure sported.

…

He wrote a name upon the board in scrawling script. His voice took hold of his audience, a richly resonant, unparalleled baritone. "I am Professor Rychman. Welcome to my class.” He swept the room with his eyes, coolly evaluating his new students. When his gaze found Percy, it lingered. Caught in that stare, she shrank into her chair.

…

Class began. Professor Rychman was ruthless with his subject matter, and he flew through what he considered background material and began scribbling unending sequences of letters and symbols in all manner of baffling arrangements. Percy attempted to take notes but was soon lost. Hypnotized by the stern yet melodic sound of his voice, she found herself swept away by the cadence of his speech. Every movement and sentence held impossible confidence. His eyes managed to stare down every student over the course of the lecture, and even when his back was turned, his presence gripped the room.

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IT’S SNAPE. COME ON, TELL ME I’M NOT IMAGINING THIS.

I know that when I’m in the thrall of a fandom, anything and everything in my life relates back to it in some way. I’ll seize on the most tenuous connection just for the fandom related squee.

Like this old teacher of mine who had hair the exact style and shade as Scully’s. ‘Out of a bottle’, Jacob noted unkindly. [The teacher, as well as Scully] But who cares what’s needed to maintain the illusion? I stared at the back of her head for an hour on the bus trip, anyway. [Because I’m scary like that]

Like when this quiz show host asked ‘What’s heavier, a raptor or the two Veronicas combined?’ [The latter being the Australian pop duo, FYI] I immediately shrieked, ‘Raptors! Veronica! It’s The Lost World!’ Clearly, that is just me being a freak.

But people, read the excerpt. A stern ruthless teacher who intimidates students, whose appearance is described as being a tall figure in black robes over a vest, with intense dark eyes, shoulder length black hair and a prominent nose.

It’s like a ‘Snape: Physical Characteristics’ checklist! Except without the Harry!filter to ugly him up, no greasy hair or beaky nose here, oh no, his hair is ‘lustrous’ and his features are ‘noble’, likening him to a ‘Grecian sculpture’.

And his voice! Utterly mesmerizing, it ‘took hold of his audience, a richly resonant, unparalleled baritone’. I love it. Totally like the author was fed up with JKR mistreating the most awesome character ever and decided to appropriate him for her own story, lmao, after being suitably romanticized.

Also? His name’s Professor Rychman. As in, Alan Rickman? The author’s not even attempting to be subtle here!
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Legend of the Seeker.

This is highly irreverent. My love for the show has been revitalized and I'm fangirling it hardcore once more.

But I must ask this: so, the main impediment to Richard and Kahlan enjoying some well-deserved sexytiems is the fact that if she experiences the delights of orgasmic bliss, she will lose control of her powers and confess Richard, y/y?

So, technically, if the sex is bad, [blasphemy!] and she doesn't 'burn with an incandescent glory'...get swept away in the 'waves of tactile pleasure'...caught in the 'glorious, rippling cascade of sublime release' [don't mind me, I'm just quoting from romance novels]- then she won't lose control and won't confess him? Right? Is my logic undeniable?

Thus, Richard can still father the new line of Confessors, etc. etc. Just it wouldn't be much fun in the baby-making process as everyone would assume. Where's IVF when you need it?
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LOTS: 2 x 01- Marked



Bath sequence of hedonistic win.



This is an auspicious beginning to her time as a lead character, I must say. :D



I could watch her enjoying the back massage courtesy of two gorgeous ladies all day.
[Who do I have to kill to get such service?]

Silly Triana does not agree.


T: We’re wasting time, Cara.
You're wasting prime ogling time, Triana! This could fuel a million fantasies, hush now!


C: You’re disturbing my bath.
The regal disdain in her voice amuses me.


T: While you’re washing your hair, D’hara is going to pieces. We should go to the People’s Palace now.


C: And do what when we get there?


C: Loot the wine cellar?
I love the flirty way she nudges that wench. 'Let's all get drunk 'coz I'm all out of ideas!'
Wench is all, 'I only had to scrub your back every day for the past five years before you finally took me out on a real date'.

T: We swear our allegiance to Lord Rahl.
C: Lord Rahl is dead.


T: If he were the last of his bloodline, then our agiels would have lost their power.
Then she SHOCKS THEM THROUGH THE WATER.

[Let me point out how Cara doesn't even flinch at the pain. Those bath wenches are pansies. Then again, I'm guessing they report higher job satisfaction rates than the Mord'Sith. Sign me up!]


Ohhh, Cara's gonna cut a bitch.


C: If and when the new Lord Rahl should claim his throne, we’ll decide if he’s worthy of us. Until then, who better to bring order to the territories than the Mord’Sith? I’ve called for a meeting of the [fantasy concept] at the [fantasy location]. We leave today.


T: When did you become Queen? I must’ve missed the coronation.
Puh-leeze. I like Charisma Carpenter. In theory. But her whiny voice and high school comeback irritates the hell out of me.



If Triana had ever watched tv, she'd know that nothing good ever follows a naked woman emerging from water [in sci-fi and fantasy, anyhow, I can't speak to other forms of entertainment].



She is foolishly over-confident. Moron. Stands there with that superior smirk, waiting for Cara's comeback...




OMG. I cannot describe to you the awesome of this smackdown. Cara doesn't even bother with a cutting verbal retort, she just tosses Triana into the pool! And then half-drowns her into submission!




[C: Well? What do you have to say for yourself?
T: I'm sorry, I didn't mean it! Of course your boobs are way more fabulous than mine!]


T: I demand an honorable death. It’s my right as a Mord’Sith.


C: You deserve no honor. You will stay alive and serve me.
[Ohh, Cara. Never leave an adversary alive to forment disharmony in the ranks. *shakes head* Execute all your enemies, it's far safer that way, 'k, sweetie?]



I love the way that Cara flings people away from her. She does it a lot, like she doesn't want them tainting her any longer than absolutely required to discipline them.


C: Does anyone else have a problem?
*cricket cheeps in the dead silence*
All hail Cara, HBIC!

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Is it just me or was anyone else amused Cara's tone when she went, 'Lord Rahl?!' and then drawled, 'You've certainly come up in the world'. I was giggling so hard and I don't even know why! We rarely see her display emotion, so that moment of surprise and then resignation, like 'Oh, perfect, the cherry on top of a miserable, thrice-damned horrorshow of day, it figures'.


C: Any girls who were taken, my sisters must have taken them after they beat me and left me to die.


K: I’ll get the truth out of her. *reaches*


R: *grabs her arm* You can tell she’s lying?
K: Their training makes the Mord’Sith hard to read. But I’ll find out. *reaches*
R: *halts her again*

Subtext!
I am amused at how much of a cockblock Richard is in this scene. Or whatever the femslash equivalent is. Kahlen's all eager to get her hands on Cara but he just won't give her the satisfaction, lol.

Moral quandry.

In light of the revelations of Broken, I am troubled by Kahlen's attitude here.

Confessing a Mord'Sith causes them unimaginable pain before they die [although I didn't see any of that in the one that Kahlen 'executed'] and Kahlen was just so confession-happy here, she was a loaded gun ready to blow in a heartbeat and take Cara down but for Richard's interference. And this was before we found out about what Cara did to her sister.

She doesn't even want to give her the benefit of a trial as per Broken, Kahlen just wants to wade in there and condemn her to death right away. Am I missing something here or is she just singularly unconcerned with the whole sanctity of life thing that she's supposed to be all about?


R: She’s the one that helped me kill Darken Rahl.


K: Whatever she did, it was to save her own skin. Richard, we can’t trust her.

Kahlen! Stop diminishing your win like this! Cara helped save the world, FFS, give her a break! A thank you! A pat on the back! What's with the intense desire to off her? Sheesh!

Oh, hang on. Fiercely repressed attraction, sublimated into rampant hostility. *nodnod* That's gotta be it. :P


R: I’m not telling you to trust her. I’m telling you to trust me.

Go Richard! I'm loving him a lot more this season! It's like with the new growth of facial hair came a new infusion of maturity!

The way he handled Kahlen was perfect. She may loathe Cara all she likes, but she's following Richard's lead and she has to trust him to make the best decision in the circumstances or else undermine his authority. Well played, boy!


R: You’re going to help us find your sisters.


C: If you help me kill them.

Oh, scaryyyy! Cara's out for blood, big-time. She has officially got her psycho on. *bounces*

Gotta say, I am so relieved that she wasn't wrestling with any vestige of loyalty to them. I thought the brainwashing may have made her bound to their cause even after they beat her bloody [and how much does this remind you of Xena's similar ignominious fate at the hands of her army when they deposed her in the Gauntlet?] but thankfully, once they kicked her out [literally *winces*], she goes all Kill Bill on their asses.

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C: If they went that way, they took the girls to the Drowning Cave.


K: Drowning Cave?


C: During the rains, the river floods it. Uncooperative trainees are left there just before a storm.


K: Charming.
*snicker* She's reining in the obvious hatred now in favor of fake sweetness. Trying to impress Richard with how well you play nice?

[cut for exposition!dump]


K: Maybe this was their plan all along- lure you into an ambush because they knew you would do anything to save the children.


C: Yes, the Seeker’s kind-heartedness is legendary.
LOL. Nothing she said there was precisely insulting, but her inflection! Her taunting expression! PRICELESS.



It’s like she enjoys winding up Kahlan.



I love it, how Cara mocks her by picking on Richard. He couldn't care less but Kahlen gets all worked up and frenzied about the slightest insult to him issuing from her lips. *g* Cara has her all figured out and is playing her superbly here, lol.

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Tunnel of Inept Intimidation Tactics.


C: Give me your hand.



Kahlen doesn't trust her. Either that or she doesn't like not being in control.
['coz it's one thing for her to grab Cara, another for Cara to grab her]



I love how Cara's so strong, she hefts up Kahlen with no discomfort, no expression of effort.


Gratuitous hair!shot.
Also, Kahlen seizes hold of Cara. [Boy, she really can't keep her hands off that woman, can she?]


Cara really does not appreciate being touched.


K: I don’t know exactly what you did to make Richard trust you.


K: But if this is some sort of trick, I will kill you.

Jesus Christ. Kahlen. The woman is leading you to save some innocent little chickies and you want to waste time by throwing down and making threats? You thought this was the most appropriate use of your time? I thought that was singularly male flaw- idiotic male posturing rankles me so- but thanks for balancing the gender playing field, well done.




Cara has this feral look in her eye that I recognize from when the vicious family cat is about to attack someone. Aiming to draw blood and leave scars. *flinches* [Also- HELLO, LIPS. The very definition of plump and pillowy...]

But she restrains herself- I really admire her for holding back on the ass-kicking I know she was dying to give. This is what we call 'thinking of the greater good instead of indulging petty grievances and establishing hierarchy'.

This was ill-thought-out on so many levels. Just a few:
a) Wow, guess she doesn't trust Richard as much as we thought.
b) Cara's a MORD'SITH, honey, these childish intimidation tactics aren't going to work on her!
c) Innocent lives are on the line while she plays at being bad-ass. *eyeroll* Cara's been co-operative so far and she wants to risk alienating her like this? If I were her, I'd throw up my hands and be all, 'Fine, you don't trust me? If that's the way it is, I'm outta here, I don't have to put up with your crap'.




LOL. That dismissive once-over is hilarious. Cara wordlessly sizes her up and then turns her back and walks away- her body language insults Kahlen, by showing her that Cara isn't concerned by her at all, while she moves on.

This is the awesome thing about Cara. She doesn't waste her breath on empty threats- she is a living breathing threat just by existing as her own her bad self. She doesn't care about extracting any humiliation from Kahlen, it isn't necessary to knock her down a few pegs in order to restore her self-esteem because Kahlen's opinion is insignificant. She's too confident and self-possessed for her feathers to be ruffled by this incident.

Instead, she just gets on with the job. I love it.



*considers the alternate universe where she didn't make an ass of herself*
'Oh, well, at least my hair is prettier and swings in a more aesthetically-pleasing, gravity-defying way than hers.'

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Of Mind Games and Agiels.


C: Hello, sisters. I brought you a prize.
[Reminiscent of that Twi!vampire going, 'You brought a snack', no? *g*]



[Neither of the Mord'Sith wonder why the 'prize' isn't even attempting to run away from her mortal enemies. I'm new to this concept, so maybe there's Mord'Sith magic that'd hold her paralyzed in position, but otherwise, I'm guessing there's no minimum intelligence requirement to joing up with the leather-clad sisterhood]



C: *dramatic hair toss* The Mother Confessor.



OHHH, BETRAYAL! IT PIERCES MY BREAST WITH PAINFUL CLARITY.
Kahlan’s all, ‘But I just threatened you! Hand on your throat and everything! How dare you?’



Then Cara reveals her true colors and the fight is on.



For the pathetically brief period of time it takes to eliminate the two guards. Seriously, I thought they were an 'elite' fighting force? What gives?

On the other hand, how hot is Kahlen with her two daggers?



Philanthropist!Kahlen flows towards the kiddies.


K: Help me get them out of here.


C: I didn’t come for children.

WOOHOO! She's armed with agiels and ready to party! With a VENGEANCE.

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Battle of the righteous and morally superior.



Richard eyeballs Triana...



...who suddenly recalls an emergency fitting session for a new line of leather outfits. The honor of the Mord'Sith is at stake, lest anyone dare mock their fashion sense.


She turns just in time to acquaint Cara's palm with her face. A surprisingly girl move from the kick-ass warrior, but I'll let it go this once.



C: This belongs to me.  *reclaims agiels*



Cara is so gorgeous when she's caught up in battle lust and killing people. RAWRRR.




This time she doesn't make the mistake of leaving her enemy alive behind her. *cheers*




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The intensity of the eye!sex between these two could power a city for weeks, no joke.









*sighs with pleasure* Oh, how brilliant this new season is! Adding Cara to the cast has just made my year! *squees*

The conflict between her and Kahlen is exciting; sometimes, Kahlen is so perfect she's almost unreal, and it's good to see that she can be a little judgmental and make mistakes about people. 

The maturity Richard demonstrates is long overdue and character growth at its best, plus his faith in her is so heart-warming, I love that he doesn't give up on her.

Best of all, the snide, snarky banter Cara brings is the highlight of every episode and I'm just so, so thrilled!

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Meme:

30 Day Meme:
Day 02- favorite movie: 

Atm? My new loves- I'm hesitating between The Proposal and Star Trek. I watched them both again recently and they're made of so much win. Totally buying them when they're cheaper. [I refuse to pay $20-$30, kthxbai]

Classic favorite? Dogma. SO MUCH LOVE. I've seen it about a million times by now. ['I'm pissed off, is what I am! Do you go around drenching everybody that comes into your room with flame-retardant chemicals? No wonder you're single!' LMAO]

Tagged by odakota_rose.

FIRST: If you've been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new, original question.

SECOND: Tag eight sexy people. Don't refuse to do it like a pansy.

I don’t know who else has done this, feel free to disregard if so:

kat_rowe, labrt2004, luisa_f, mcgarrygirl78, sapph, spence_reid, sunkrux, woodchoc_magnum.


1. Who sleeps in bed next to you?
My imaginary friend. We like to snuggle.

2. What did you last eat?
Do pills count? I had my two Roaccutane this morning.

Otherwise, the water ices last night. I was reading HG/SS fic and I had one green, then one red. For Slytherin and Gryffindor. YES, I live, breathe and literally eat fandom, what of it?

3. What kinds of books do you read?
Romance. Fantasy/romance. Sci-fi/romance.
I’m a hopeless romantic, what can I say?

4. What are you reading right now?
Maria V Snyder- Magic Study.
Which is mainly fantasy! With only a smidgen of romance! My one serious book, haha! I feel so intelligent...

5. If you could be anywhere right now, where would it be?
Next to you, bb.

6. Tell me something interesting that happened today.
LJ worked perfectly! It didn't screw up at all!

7. Name one odd item within three feet of you.
Er...oh, my Coffee-Mate? Hazlenut flavored milk designed to enhance your coffee-drinking experience. :D

8. What's your current fandom obsession/addiction?
Harry Potter!verse. Because Snape and Hermione are epic win.

9. What did you really want to do today that you didn't?
Get a better picture with Katherine. She looks gorgeous, I look chubby and gross.

10. What are you most excited for?
Fangirling.

11. What websites do you always visit when you go online?
Yahoo email, livejournal, rewardscash.com.au, fanfiction.net…among many, many others.

12. What was the last thing you bought?
DVDs! Don't ask me why I bought Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium, it was an impulse buy...*facepalm*

13.What do you want right now, off the top of your head?
To never feel depressed and worthless again.
[Yeah, that’s gonna happen]

14. What's your biggest procrastination method?
To quote my dear odakota_rose-
“The internet. Doesn't really matter what, though LJ is a big portion of it.”

15. Are there any bits of childhood you miss?
Not really. Oh, the lack of self-consciousness, not caring what I looked like.

16. Spring, summer, fall, or winter?
Winter.

I like wearing layers, as opposed to showing limbs.
[Unless my chest counts. Mother and Ma have been making fun of me showing off the cleavage these summer holidays, lol]

Also, we have the house heated but not air-conditioned, so I suffer on those suffocatingly humid days, ugh.

17. Say something to/about the person/s who tagged you.
odakota_rose. My beloved Cylon twinny.
She totally gets me and isn’t afraid of the crazy!verse I permanently reside in.
Plus, she has great taste in fandoms… :P Not that I have anything to do with it...[what is the count now? Three, I believe, CM, TLW, Mentalist...?]

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Vidspam:
Thom Yorke's Hearing Damage is my favorite song of the moment. I've been listening to it on repeat for hours on end this past week. So amazing. *sighs happily* And it's the soundtrack for one of the coolest scenes in New Moon- Victoria pwning  the wolves and eluding them on her epic running scene through the woods. It makes running for your life from a pack of werewolves look sexy and glamorous! [Say what you will about the series- here's my movie review- but it has amazing music]

Comments

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

Hey Annie!!!! I just want to say hi and give you *squishes* since most of what you're talking about in this post is kinda beyond me. But your excitement about it makes me smile like you wouldnt believe : )

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Hello, darling! *glomps* Been ages since we've chatted! Thankfully, the holiday obligations are over and I am free to live online again. I feel so disconnected from myself when I'm not here, if that makes sense.

Btw, thanks for the card you sent- I really appreciate the message. *huggles* Mother's taken down all the cards from the living room, unfortunately, but I'm keeping mine up in my room, so there. :P It can be Christmas all year round if I say so!

your excitement about it makes me smile like you wouldnt believe : )

Hee! Well, I'm glad! I'm mainly just gleeing over pretty chicks being hardcore with swords and agiels, my excitement is purely shallow, lol.

But dude, LJ didn't make my life hell! I had all these pics and it didn't freeze or reject my post for being too large, it was heavenly! Might be time to start doing CM recaps again- I don't know whether I should pick up where I left off or start on the new season...thoughts?

ETA: I added a meme to my LJ. Don't know if you've done it before, but I tagged you. :P
I'm so caught up in the habit of posting half my entry and then adding the other half in because of how finicky LJ used to be, I'm really hoping that now I can stop doing that, and it'll behave itself in the future. *fingers crossed*

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Sweetie, I'm guessing you missed the part where Cara CONFESSED to killing Kahlan's sister Denne (sp?). That's where Kahlan's hatred of Cara comes from. Kahlan & Richard rescued her sister (who was preggers at the time). Don't remember when it was but Denne was killed shortly after her son was born. Richard & Kahlan were trying to protect the baby.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I'm confused! 'coz I thought it was in Broken where Cara was all 'No point going to the rescue...they're all dead. I killed her myself' etc. etc. and then Kahlen got all black-eyed and tried to kill her and Richard had to hold her back? No? Am I making this up? Or did Kahlen have another sister?

I haven't seen half of s1, so maybe I missed something there...

[labrt2004.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha... yes and no. It's Snape, all right, albeit, written from an overly SQUEEFUL point of view, which, as you pointed out, lacks all subtlety whatsoever :-) And lots of Mary Su-ing. Wow, is this YA fiction? I must have not read YA fic in a long long time because I don't remember this craziness at all.

Oh, and lovely icon! Beautiful emoticon, too! :-D

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I knew it, I knew I wasn't crazy! Lol.

written from an overly SQUEEFUL point of view

Ah, excellent description!

I swear, it's the kind of book that, if I were so inclined and capable, I would write out of my overwhelming love for Snape. A book in which he has not led the crappiest, most tortured life imaginable with everyone betraying him and leaving him to die an awful, senseless death. Nope, the book would have him as the romantic hero with the young heroine completely enamoured of him. Because Snape totally needs more appreciation than he ever got in canon, I want him to bloody well get the girl and that is where fanfic steps in and restores my calm and sanity.

Unfortunately, this chick doesn't seem to remotely resemble Hermione. Shame, that. *sighs* Would've been too good to be true. She does come across as a mega Mary Sue- all meek and insipid yet still attracting the hero's attention, being all needy and requiring him to boost her confidence and restore her self-esteem, etc. etc. Poor little Bella Sue. I never understand why people would want to substitute themselves as these characters by proxy. I'd rather imagine myself as Hermione- talented and intelligent, even if not the most popular girl and terrible luck with boys- than someone like Bella or this chick. Grow a spine, FFS.

Oh, and lovely icon! Beautiful emoticon, too! :-D

I do adore them both! HG/SS is slowly taking over my life. Started off with the odd icon here or there, then the HP/Emma Watson mood theme and now my pretty banner! *luffs it*

Btw, thoughts on this icon? I'm not so sure about it. Ones where they're manip'd into the same icon is one thing, but when the artist makes it look more intimate, I'm a little more hesitant.

[miamadwyn.livejournal.com]

I downloaded the first chapter of the Percy Walker story but had not a single freaking idea.

So, I wonder if this is somebody who wrote ss/hg fanfic and went ofic?

I guess I'm going to download the rest of the book and read it. Is it getting good reviews?

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Is there a site or something where people can d/l books? *iz ignorant* Could you link me? Because I'm so interested to read it, just 'coz of the Snape likeness. Yes, I am that desperate, lol.

I checked out amazon.com to see what people thought of it [that's my first recourse when I research a book I'm interested in] and one of the reviewers said:
a Twitter conversation with the author revealed that she imagined Alexi as Alan Rickman when she started writing the novel

So it's not a coincidence!

[There were 28 reviews, 16 of them 5 stars, if that's of any interest. The four or five book reviews I found through google were favorable as well- people seem to agree that even if it invites critcism, it's still a decent read. Which is good news for me, I like sporking things I enjoy, lol]

As for whether it was SS/HG and then altered for publication- I only WISH. If I had to distil my romance fiction preferences down to one single example, it would be Hermione/Snape. That's the dynamic I adore beyond belief and search for in all the books and fics I read, but my craving is rarely satisfied, especially these days, when I've finished with the truly epic fics [such as yours].

Percy Parker is nothing like Hermione, though. The book's clearly geared toward teacher/student romance and yet the author makes her seemingly weak and insecure. I don't get that. With Hermione, it'd be hard to make the case that anyone, teacher or otherwise, was taking advantage of her, because she's so strong-willed and confident and can stand up for herself and others. She wouldn't meekly let someone manipulate and take advantage of her.

This Percy chick? Just takes one look at Rychman and swoons into a crush of epic proportions. FFS, the kid can't even concentrate in class because she's so bewitched by the sound of his voice! WTF? [I guess that's a ploy to make her do badly to make it plausible for him to later offer her tutoring sessions to catch up] And she's so desperate, it seems like she'd seize on anyone who offered the slightest bit of appreciation, leaving her ripe for the plucking. Hmm. Makes Rychman seem like more of a predator when she's such an innocent little lamb.

But yeah, when I read the excerpt, it sounded exactly like one of a thousand fanfics I've read before- the student falling for his voice, the professor suddenly noticing them and being interested in spite of himself and his position... *eyeroll*

[speckleberry.livejournal.com]

Dude - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuJ7MhNeYyk

*squishes*

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Ooh, excitement! I'll definitely check it out tomorrow. I'm on mother's crappy laptop right now. After about ten mins? It got like, two secs into the vid, with the horses galloping through the forest. *facepalm*

AINSLEY! LOVE!
*stabs cousin for stealing Ainsley's season of WW and not returning it in over a year*

I really want to watch that scene of her dancing in her robe when the President walks in. That ep KILLS ME. Why, oh why couldn't she have become a regular?

[woodchoc-magnum.livejournal.com]

New banner is shiny and new! I approve this banner.

And I haven't even read any of the Harry Potter books (have seen a couple of the movies but) and even I can tell it's Snape!

And... Cordelia? *wibbles* You're not dead? Oh wait, there you go. Dead again. :-/

Tagged for a meme huh? Well I guess that means I'll have to do it!

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

*huggles* I love how you support my banner even though you're not a fangirl. :D

Lol, all you need is to see Snape in ONE SCENE to realize that's him in the book! And miamadwyn says that the dedication is: 'To Alan, my muse' so it's definitely based on Snape! What a fangirl, I really admire her doing all that just to express her love for the man! *envies*

And yes, I've ordered my copy. *facepalm* I can't resist!

*wibbles* You're not dead? Oh wait, there you go. Dead again. :-/

*comforts* I'm sorry, this must be bringing up old traumatic memories again. I hadn't even thought of it like that...well, she might not be dead-dead, people seem to be rising from the dead because some dude's taking over the underworld and releasing randoms to do his bidding, so she might yet return!

Haha, someone heeds my tagging power! I love memes, I have so much fun doing them!

[kat-rowe.livejournal.com]

shiny header is shiny *pets it*

interesting-sounding book and methinks you could have a point about the Snape/Rickman thing *wants to know how old Percy is before she'll touch this book with a 10-foot pole*

*giggles at the Kahlen/Richard bit and has something to contribute but is quickly rendered incoherent by pic!spam of epic win*

*wonders how much editing the fight-scene took to keep it at TV-14 and then gets distracted again*

Kahlen can be such a-- hottie when she breaks out the sharp and phallic toys *drools*

you know, half.com has much better prices for DVDs than buying them retail. Star Trek starts there at like $6.50 now (still under $10 with shipping & handling). i never buy books or DVDs retail any more. half.com rules

*hugs you* having a good one, hon?

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

:D Isn't it just? *squees* ^_^ I'm so thrilled!

Lol, it's DEFINITELY based on Snape/Rickman- miamadwyn [who bought the book, sold it, then bought another copy when she read my post about the similarities!] says the dedication is: 'To Alan, my muse'! That's the coolest thing I've ever heard of a fangirl doing- getting a book based on her love for a character published? What dedication! *admires*

Oh, and re: Percy-

Percy guessed that he might be twice her own eighteen years.

Safely of age. I have a feeling I'm going to want to claw her eyes out, though. Just reading the excerpts, I found her fawning over him so irritating.

That's the problem with YA fiction these days, it's the Twilight formula of instantly falling in love with your soul-mate in a heartbeat, unconditionally, irrevocably, irreversibly...*gags* I want to see the falling in love stages, I want them to appreciate each other as people instead of getting distracted by the packaging, y'know? The books are all about the star-crossed lovers realizing they're meant to be from the first page and then struggling against obstacle after ridiculously contrived obstacle to keep them from being together. *eyeroll*

*giggles at the Kahlen/Richard bit and has something to contribute but is quickly rendered incoherent by pic!spam of epic win*

Thank you! On both counts! You're the only one to mention the K/R theory of mine, and I thought it had some merit to it. *pouts* And lol, if the picspam didn't make you lose your ability to speak, I wouldn't have done my job right. *g*

*wonders how much editing the fight-scene took to keep it at TV-14 and then gets distracted again*

Dude, IKR?! The water froths so much, it obscures any details...and when Cara emerges from the pool, there's this convenient fog that creeps across the relevant body parts for modesty, lol.

Star Trek starts there at like $6.50 now

Holy crap, for real? WOW. That's a major discount. But I think the site requires credit card, ugh, story of my life. DENIED. *sads*

*bounces* Feeling on top of the world at the moment! *smooches*

[spence-reid.livejournal.com]

Ah, Cordelia! tee hee. I'm still in thrall to my Whedon obsession. Always will be,I'm sure. I'm still not done watching Angel...need to hurry up. That book sounds....special. Are you going to read the whole thing?

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they were trying to attract the Whedonites over to this series by guest starring her? ^_^ You should check it out, lol, give in to their master plan, dooooo iiiiiit. *hypnotic eyes* @.@

I am totally going to read that book. I am so in thrall to my Snape obsession that I am prepared to pay good money for that book, just 'coz it's in homage to his character, lol. FANGIRL, hello, it's my duty. *nobly complies* :P

[duskybelle.livejournal.com]

goooood picspam!!! I love Cara's badassery as well. LOVE IT.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'd call the capping and transcribing of this ep a labor of love except that I had such a fun time doing it that it hardly felt like labor at all! Cara's...'easy on the eyes' is an understatement. And when she gets her badass on...*swoons*

And holy crap, Cara GIF! *flails* Running off to stalk your userpics page!

[carpenyx.livejournal.com]

Love your Cara/LotS picspam. Cara's hawt. HEE. So obsessed w/this show. It's insane!

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it, I'm so in love with her that it was hard to move on 'coz every frame, I'd just want to stop and gaze at the pretty. She's HYPNOTIC, the way she talks, the way she moves...!

I credit her with restoring my love for this show- I gave up halfway through season 1, then she comes along and suddenly I'm eagerly d/l the eps and picspamming!

And ha! Icon twin! We both used the same icons at the same moment. See my comment above? Spooky! I suppose Cara fans share the same brain, but this is eerie... :P

[halfabubble.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed the Cara picspam immensely.

Oh, hang on. Fiercely repressed attraction, sublimated into rampant hostility.
Exactly, A+! I kinda ship them like burning.
This season has been brilliant so far, Cara has made me love the show twice as much as before ♥

And dude, I've been creeping your profile and we sorta have about a million fandoms in common. A Cara/Kahlan shipper, HP, anti-twilight Prentiss fangirl and you watch Castle and The Mentalist? YOU WIN.
Wanna friend?

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm happy fellow Cara fans are enjoying this!

It's been wonderful how little backlash there's been- to my knowledge, anyhow. I remember the massive wave of Prentiss!hate when she first joined the show, and it seems to happen every time a new character is added to the cast on most shows, but not here. Win!

I kinda ship them like burning.

I'm not at the rabid shipping stage like where I go reading and writing fanfics, but I confess to checking out youtube for vids. Sadly, very little so far, but I did post a vid in my previous entry that I thought was well done, at least, one of the better offerings. Fingers crossed as the season goes on that there'll be more fanvidding!

Cara has made me love the show twice as much as before

WORD.

See, I felt a little- claustrophobic? I'm not into Richard/Kahlen, I think he's too much of an eager puppy dog with good sense in the first season, he's like an idiot kid brother or something, someone she has to look after and that's not what I like in my ships, so the epic romance left me cold.

And the only other character was Zedd! Interesting dude, but not enough. So there was nothing to hold my interest- then Cara shows up in all her stunning, bad-ass glory and OMG, my eyes did that bulging-outta-their-eyesockets Wile E Coyote thing, y'know?

we sorta have about a million fandoms in common.

Whee! Excellent, I vote friend! *squishes*

[luisa-f.livejournal.com]

Pardon me, but that doesn't sound anything at all like Snape to me, but then I find it extremely difficult to find anything likeable about this character. Sorry, I know you love him but I loathe him.

I don't watch LoTS but that woman is so hot, I don't find the main characters the least bit attractive, but Cara is beautiful. Seriously, I've been seeing pics of her all over the place and she's stunning.

The music in the movies is so good, I have no idea about who plays what but one of things I loved about the first movie was the music. Haven't seen NM (and I'm not planning to, I've already decided my hatred for Failcob/Sharkboy is by far superior to any desire I might have had to watch those movies), I can't remember Victoria showing up in New Moon, or there being a chase scene, I think it happens all off screen in the book.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Oh, but it's definitely his physical description- the way he bursts into the room and startles all the students, the billowing black robes, the large nose and long hair, etc. etc. Definitely received a personality makeover so as to not traumatize the delicate, sensitive little Bella Sue. *eyeroll*

I find it extremely difficult to find anything likeable about this character. Sorry, I know you love him but I loathe him.

May I ask why? I don't seek to change your opinion on him, but I am curious what it is you don't like. Or MOST dislike, if there's too many flaws to enumerate.

[Hey, this convo seems oddly familiar- I wracked my brains for a few minutes trying to work that out...then I remembered: Bosco! I hated his guts and you asked why...of course, the minute I started liking him, the writers killed him off. *sighs* I knew he was slated for death and I still let you persuade me into liking him! But Jane was being such an asshole and I couldn't help but sympathize with him. Why the writers want to make their lead so unlikeable at times, I don't know, but I hope it stops soon]

that woman is so hot, I don't find the main characters the least bit attractive, but Cara is beautiful. Seriously, I've been seeing pics of her all over the place and she's stunning.

This, all of it. I have an unbelievable overwhelming love for her. Firstly, because she's so attractive, secondly, because she's so interesting as a character.

She reminded me of Xena, you know, fearsome warrior that people distrust and are prejudiced against [well, with good reason, though it hurts me to say that] as they embark on a mission to redeem themselves and make up for past wrongs, etc. etc.

[She reminds me of Snape in some ways, too, lol *hides*]

I've already decided my hatred for Failcob/Sharkboy is by far superior to any desire I might have had to watch those movies)

*g* I read this interview where they made a note of how well he took to fame and how he shone in the spotlight and RPattz was saying how the media attention was so much more Lautner's scene and he was well suited to it. Made me think of you and what you'd have to say about his fame whoring, lol.

It's amusing how something that's intended as a compliment can be read as an insult in a different context. One other thing that amused me was an interview with Ashley Greene [Jessica]:

Jessica, she says, was fun and easy to play. "I know what my purpose is in those movies. I'm a device to move along certain scenes..."

That sums up the role of everyone in the movie that isn't Edward or Bella, pretty much! They're not characters in their own right, just tools to engender angst!

I quite liked Jessica, though, her snarkiness amused me, when she was all WTF at Bella's 'adrenaline junkie' ways.

[sunny-serenity.livejournal.com]

Cara is KICK. ASS.

And yes, that is the BEST part of that movie. I was knocking on the projector window asking the guy to rewind that part. No joke. It's Thom. How can that NOT be awesome?

HERMIONE!!!!!! *ahem* [/end comment]

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

CARA FTW! I thought no character could be as awesome as Kahlan, then lo and behold! *bounces with fangirly glee* Cara, with her moral ambiguity and snarkiness and so broken, oh my heart...

was knocking on the projector window asking the guy to rewind that part. No joke.

No joke, like, SERIOUSLY? Because...dude, that is hardcore obsession if so, lol. I salute you. :P

HERMIONE SQUEE!

Honestly, if there was a meme asking me who I'd want to be? It'd totally be Emma Watson, how cool is she?!

[silentwilight.livejournal.com]

It's funny how fast I went to not liking Cara to loving her :) She's awesome.
Great picspam :)

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

She's the best thing to happen to the show! I only got into it again because of her!

Thanks. ^_^

[odakota-rose.livejournal.com]

*snicker* Yes, it's at least three fandoms. You probably won't let me forget that, like ever.
Speaking of which, is it me or are they subtexting the hell out of H/P this season? Because I wasn't seeing much of anything between them.(*hides* I know- terrible, but it's true.) Admittedly, 'Minimal Loss' did make me wonder, but all the guys were pretty freaked so I wasn't sure that that counted for anything. (Looking back and having seen it a few more times, I think differently, but I was new at the time!)
And then season five happened, and there was ship, and it was good.

*snuggles* If you are in crazy!verse, I think it's crazy!verse of epic awesome, and should be shared with the rest of the world. :P

Btw, I'm pretty sure Glee should've arrived in the mailbox today, I didn't get to check because we were at the doctor's with my grandmother all day, but I shall check in the morning and try to get it shipped off to you right away.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Your commitment to my fandomis is like, my proudest achievement ever. Of COURSE I'm not going to shut up about it. :P I'll try to restrain the obnoxiousness, but it will insist on slipping loose, lol.

I hear you on Em/Hotch, it's very subtle and we so rarely get a bone thrown our way, but when it is...I feel so vindicated, because it is one of my toughest ships, y'know? Then we get moments like in that icon of yours and it feels great that I held on, for there is hope!

it's crazy!verse of epic awesome
You're a darling, that makes me feel so special, lol.

OMG, OMG, I got Glee! IT ARRIVED, HURRAY!
I'm already plotting on how to get different people hooked onto it. *cackles* Thanks so much, hon, that's so cool of you! :D

PS. I love the postcard, too- it's wedged against my study-light so I can see it when I'm on my laptop. :D *glomps you*