It Started with a Journal

I finished my part of IYOK7. It was apparently so inconceivable that when I called Jade to say that something exciting was waiting for her in her inbox, it took her over ten minutes to guess what it was. She had even narrowed down her guessing to something related to "fanfic" and still she couldn't imagine that I had finished it. She even guessed that Cassie had posted DV16 (I said "no," not realizing that Cassie had, in fact, actually posted DV16). But anyway, now we have to edit each other's parts, make sure that we've got all the details in that we need to get in for the chapter, and then do a final sanity check. Only spanner in the works is that Jade is going to be out of town basically from tomorrow through the weekend, so any delay can be placed squarely at her door. *shifts blame easily*

Know what else I do easily? Cry. Movies, TV, books, all can get me fairly emotional and the tears just well up. Fanfic, however, doesn't make me cry. I can't think of a single occasion in which fanfic has made me cry -- I'm not sure why that is, exactly, as there are certainly talented writers out there who write angsty situations. But man, DV16 came as close as anything to it!! I actually teared up! Which for me and fanfic, is saying something. Also, Blaise might be my new favorite character. Maybe she should take up with Ginny if things don't work out with Draco. ;) My two favorite passages were... ( Spoilers! And hypotheses. )

Want to hear something ironic? The thing that might make me actually stop playing World of Warcraft is the game itself. I've been too obsessed with it, and this is life's way of saying, "Stop playing that damn game." ( WoW woes. )

Wow. Read Cassie's DV14 cookies and have been reading the comments ... I had no idea so many people loathed DV Hermione the way I do! It's such a wonderful feeling! I thought I was the only one who couldn't stand the bitch. Actually, DT Hermione in general makes me want to kick her until all the bones in my foot break. She's just so ridiculously perfect (and I mean in the sense that none of the characters except Ginny think she can do any wrong). Oh yes, Hermione could never be wrong.

Hermione is beautiful and smart and serene and has all three heroes in love with her. Puuuuuuke. The worst thing about it is that she's a complete hypocrite (my biggest pet peeve), and so far from deserving the pedestal both Harry and Draco put her on that it reflects poorly on them. Everything about her makes me roll my eyes. I had ceased hoping that Hermione would ever get her come uppance (and perhaps she still won't, not really), thinking that this was just Cassie's preferred characterization of her. It's surprising and gratifying to think that I was perhaps not giving Cassie enough credit.

However, I'm going to table that until I see the actual scene. Just because Rhysenn has exposed what I consider a truth about Hermione (her unbelievable, unending selfishness), doesn't mean that that's actually the conclusion that will come out of it. It's very possible that Hermione's status as She Who Can Do No Wrong will only be affirmed, with Rhysenn shown as being "wrong." Bleah.