A lot of people recognized that the title of this chapter is, of course, paying homage to The Talented Mr. Ripley.

( Chapter 5: The Talented Mr. Potter )

This was where Harry found himself thoroughly immersed in the Alternate Universe, and got some nasty shocks (and remembered more than a few things that were presented to readers as flashback passages)

( Chapter 4: The World as we Know It )

The continuation of the annotation of Harry Potter and the Time of Good Intentions (or: The Last Temptation of Harry Potter)This was the chapter that really set off a LOT of people. So many cries about how I'd ruined the story, get back to telling Harry's sixth year, etc., even though this WAS my story of Harry's sixth year! That would be like ( Read more... )

I had a big, busy weekend, so no post on Friday, but I'm back now, so it's time to continue the annotation of Harry Potter and the Time of Good Intentions (or: The Last Temptation of Harry Potter) with

( Chapter 2: In Dreams )

The Annotation of Harry Potter and the Time of Good Intentions (or: The Last Temptation of Harry Potter) begins! I actually took a wee break between the first and second fics, way back in September of 2001--and then September 11 happened. Six months later, the incredible experience of the way the fandom came together at that time prompted me to ( Read more... )

Finally! Here are the annotations on the epilogue, after which I will begin posting annotations on the sequel. I'm still undecided about covering the third installment of the Trilogy on its own and then the prequel or doing the chapters of those two fics in the order that they were posted. (Both were being posted at the same time.) I'll decide soon ( Read more... )

I saw a thing on Facebook today about people being disappointed that JKR wasn't going to be writing any more books about Harry. Um, I thought we'd already established that? Yeah, I know she wrote the Quidditch World Cup coverage and people thought that the mention of Rita's new book was a hint that JKR would be bringing a book out next week. If she ( Read more... )

Almost done! I've started doing annotated chapters of the sequel, so I can amass a backlog of posts, to be more efficient about it this time around. After this there's just Chapter 32 and the Epilogue!

( Chapter 31: Legacy )

Another title for this post could be "Fandom-y things are fandom-y". Happy seventh birthday to Deathly Hallows! Oh, the marathon reading, the efforts to stay hydrated, the temptation to SLEEP before finishing (yes, I succumbed) and the tongue-biting to prevent spoiling family members who haven't read as far, or asking my daughter to clam up about ( Read more... )

Hello! It's been a little while, but the recent spate of JKR-related stuff in the news (and the reporting on the Quidditch World Cup!) has brought me back to my fandom journal and induced me to continue a project that has now been on hold for three years! I can't believe I let it go that long. But I am now going to finish the annotated posts for ( Read more... )