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[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Good to see so many members already. I sent a bunch of invites also, but quickly went up to the limit!
Just thought we could do with an extra place to discuss this stuff without interrupting the_snarkery. (I'm still posting there, btw, just in case you see me or anyone else who's at both and get confused!)
So I'm not any kind of boss here, anyone can post at anytime. But I thought we could do with a first entry, maybe see what everyone feels like doing:

[Poll #552911]

Comments

[biichan.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I'd love to do any of them but I suspect it would be easiest for me to do HBP as I wouldn't have to bother damienne for borrowing her copies of older canon. (Mine are either in transit in the case of OotP and maybe GOF or all the way back in Wisconsin in the case of PS (well, SS), COS, and POA.)

So. Um. Whichever you guys like?

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

I think I'd be into doing HBP, personally.

[q-spade.livejournal.com]

I chose GOF, mostly due to the "I've started so I'll finish" factor. But I'm cool with reading through HBP as well.

Thanks so much for starting up this community! :D

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

I'm happy with whatever people want to read. I've been really lazy about posting any meta recently, either way, maybe this will force me off my butt! ;)

S'cool. :)

[anbu-flunky.livejournal.com]

roxie, what is up with the horrendous tom felton icon? it makes my eyes bleed!

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

LOL. Isn't it wonderful? It's by Mad Magazine.
*looks around both ways* It's watching you, right now.

What should I replace it with then?

[pacoman.livejournal.com]

LIEK OMG 2ND MEMBER!!1

I can see why people would want to discuss HBP, but maybe it would be best to hold on that one until next summer. After all, one of the best parts of the Snarkery's OotP readthrough was that there was already enough distance from the fan uproar over that book.

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

UR HERE OMG TEH KEWLIES111!!11! ;)

Good point.

[biting-moopie.livejournal.com]

Hello! Thanks so much for setting this up - I adore the HP series and at the same time find that there is much to snark about. :)

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

Yeah, HBP is my favourite book by a long chalk, but even that's rife with snarkworthy gems ('We could have had years!' being a great big honking one ;)

[q-spade.livejournal.com]

Your icon is brilliant - love the combination of HP and All Your Base Are belong To Us. :D

[ishtar79.livejournal.com]

Great idea, Roxy!

I'd like to get cracking on HBP, because I'd love an excuse to reread and also because it's the only HP book I have with me now.

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

Hey, doll! Good to see ya.

Yeah, I wish to dissect Ginny Sue. And not put her back together afterwards. Of course, we can always just dissect Harry Stu if it's another book, it does seem to shift every so often.

[malafede.livejournal.com]

PS because of Draco's Stalinian bullying of his father.

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

PS is the only book I recall with actual Draco bullying (the Neville thing), come to think of it... Ah, JKR, you hadn't succumbed to your sweet, sweet crack addiction at that point, clearly.

[romeoambiences.livejournal.com]

May I friend you?

[little-aphid.livejournal.com]

I chose GoF for the "finish what you start" mindset, but I honestly wouldn't mind (although I do like the weekly schedule, instead of a posting whatever you like type system. I lessthan3 organization).

Hi, btw. Snarkery lurker here, who is really happy that this community was set up.

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

Heh, me too. *is v. anal*

Good! Glad to see people!

[jollityfarm.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm glad you set this community up :D Now I have somewhere I can post stuff and not feel unwelcome. Also, I can post chapter summaries etc now :)

I checked "PS onwards" because (a)I thought it'd probably cause less drama to do something different from the_snarkery and (b)it'd be nice to do the books in order so we can be sure of any decline - or otherwise - in characterisation or writing. HBP would be my second choice, although I think it might be a bit soon after the release. Possibly best to let the explosions die down first.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

Yes! It is one big bundle of YAYNESS!

[avis-fortuna.livejournal.com]

I'd like to do PS onwards, so we can attack each book on continuity errors. Bwahahaha!

Thanks for starting this community, by the way.

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

The early books don't get enough snark, really...

[fraught.livejournal.com]

HBP. Ginny Sue. Snarking on her would never stop being funny.

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

She's so gorgeous random DEs are obliged to comment! And compassionate, too!

[nymphgalatea.livejournal.com]

I say HBP! Because I really want to get my bitch on over Ginny-Sue.

Thanks for starting up this comm. (And is that Mike Teevee in your icon. If so, much love for you! I was rooting for him and Verruca over Charlie)

[pacoman.livejournal.com]

We can always bitch on Ginny-Sue by comparing her to Classic Ginny, though.

(And I think that's Mike Teavee, best character of the film and, paradoxically, the most out-of-place one)

[guza.livejournal.com]

ooooh, thanks so much for setting this up. :)))) Am v. happy.

Don't mind what you guys start on (although HBP and Ideal Ginny are very tempting) - I'll be happy to lurk and read no matter what. :))

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

Your icon! ;)

Good to see ya.

[mizbean.livejournal.com]

I've been enjoying the GOF reread on the the_snarkary, continuing with that would be cool.

*replies with krum icon*

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

Noted!