28-03-2009, 11:13 PM
Hey folks!
So, I know we have a HP thread, but it's old and cluttered with posts now... I wanted to start a fresh, clean, new one for the other HP fanatics. {yes}
Oki poke, I had a reread of the books the previous two months and it's sent me on another one of my infamous Potter-Highs!
I don't know how many major Potter fans there are here... I know there's Bambi and I. I know there a lot of people here who like HP but I'm not sure how many people are, obsessed?
Anyhow, I wanted to make this thread, fresh and new so we can discuss all things Pottery as we wait for HBP. Personally HBP will be one of the BEST things to happen to me this year. I have a lot of things going on later in this year, but this is very high up on the list of favorites, just ahead of TS3 by one place.
Some things I think would be amazingly awesome if we could do in the months leading us to HBP:
* Have a house sorting. I can't begin to explain how many times I used to join random forums just for the sorting when I was younger. I ALWAYS wanted to be in Gryffindor. Since I got older, however, I always thought Slytherin was 'cooler', hehe. It has the bad boys, and they sport green scarves and ties! GREEN, folks. The best colour to have ever existed. Anyhoo, I totally think we should set-up some kind of sorting quiz (we can find one online or make up our own, whatever), so the frequent members of this thread can have their own houses. However, I don't really think there are THAT many HP fans to fabricate this idea... not sure... but thought I'd put it out there, anyway. I'm not too sure of the differences it would make, however, as it's not like a thread can have 'subthreads', otherwise each house could have their own common room, haha.
* Reread the series together. Bambi and Paul (if he were still here) may recall we did attempt this last year, to no avail. I don't think we throughly planned it. It'd be easier if we just read, say, 3-5 chapters a week, taking it slow. I know that'll take us MUCH longer than a few months, probably more like to the end of the YEAR, but all the more fun! Then we can come online at the end of the week and discuss those select chapters we read in detail. Sort of like, what they do over at the COSForums. But our own little version. =]
* Character Analysis. This is always a good time! Almost every character has a role to play in the story of Harry and his friends, be it minor or crucial. I love character discussions. Obviously the bigger characters usually provide the most diverse discussions but it's fun to pick details and ideas out of those smaller characters too.
* Films 1-5 discussions. The books may be superior but the films are a good time too. It's amazing how the actors changed in their roles, particularly from Movies 1-4, they changed a LOT between those films. They've reached a stage now (movies 5 & 6) where they look similar in both films. They're aging is more gradual and less apparent now. =[ Personally I thought they all looked the cutest when they were in POA. Rupert was so smexyy during that time, hehe! And Dan wasn't half bad, either. But yeah, a good movie analysation wouldn't hurt, would it? Does anyone want to do that?
* HBP Predictions and Discussion. We've not got so much to predict anymore, after all the trailers and images that have reached the online fandom. But if there's some things we can scrape, which I am sure we can, then this would be fun. And even if we can't, we can always discuss the movie in deep detail once the film hits cinemas, right? Although it may need it's own thread for that... But I cannot wait for this film! Our first piece of fresh HP since Deathly Hallows, can you believe it? Almost two years straight with no Harry... this is probably one of the most difficult periods ever for HP fans. =]
* Deathly Hallows Film [1 & 2] Predictions and Discussion. TWO films! How amazing is this? I literally died, when I heard this news. Although, this is talking a while back. Was it 2007 or 2008 when they announced this? If it was 2008, it must have been very early 2008. Either way, filming began in February, and since then a few pictures of Harry leaked. These films are the penultimate and final editions to the HP series of films. It's sad. =[ It took a whole 10 years (well, is going to take, anyway). But we have SO much to look forward to! Including an aged-up trio and their children at Platform 9 and three quarters!
* Write our own HP oneshot (or longer if you wish) FanFics. Everyone's read a HP Fanfic right? I've personally NEVER written one... well, I've tried a couple oneshots, but never published them, I'm too embarassed for that. It's not my writing I'm too fussed over, it's how I structure the characters... sometimes I feel I make them too out of character. There's only a few FF Authors out there who completely capture the trio's personalities flawlessly.
Either way, it could just be a bit of harmless fun. We could even write one large fanfic, each posting a section of the 'fic each, over and over until it's finished. Could be stupid, could be serious, whatever. =]
* News Posting. This is just for posting news updates in the Potter world that are worth discussing. Leaky and MuggleNet do post some pretty dull news these days, but that's not their fault, we did start having a news drought ever since DH came out, really. Hopefully it'll pump up closer to the film. But some news posts, like actors portraying our HP characters, and images/posters, trailers etc may be worth a little talk about, hey? =]
That's just a few ideas.. I'm sure there's way more we can do, but I'm sort of tired after typing all this, hehe. I'm not seeing many people taking an interest in this, but it doesn't hurt to let it all out, anyway. I love HP, it NEEDS an official thread. So... here it IS! (:
I'm hoping at least Bambi will take an interest in a few things I mentioned, and we can go back to our good old, rich discussions about HP. If anyone else loves Harry though, please, reply!
So, I know we have a HP thread, but it's old and cluttered with posts now... I wanted to start a fresh, clean, new one for the other HP fanatics. {yes}
Oki poke, I had a reread of the books the previous two months and it's sent me on another one of my infamous Potter-Highs!
I don't know how many major Potter fans there are here... I know there's Bambi and I. I know there a lot of people here who like HP but I'm not sure how many people are, obsessed?
Anyhow, I wanted to make this thread, fresh and new so we can discuss all things Pottery as we wait for HBP. Personally HBP will be one of the BEST things to happen to me this year. I have a lot of things going on later in this year, but this is very high up on the list of favorites, just ahead of TS3 by one place.
Some things I think would be amazingly awesome if we could do in the months leading us to HBP:
* Have a house sorting. I can't begin to explain how many times I used to join random forums just for the sorting when I was younger. I ALWAYS wanted to be in Gryffindor. Since I got older, however, I always thought Slytherin was 'cooler', hehe. It has the bad boys, and they sport green scarves and ties! GREEN, folks. The best colour to have ever existed. Anyhoo, I totally think we should set-up some kind of sorting quiz (we can find one online or make up our own, whatever), so the frequent members of this thread can have their own houses. However, I don't really think there are THAT many HP fans to fabricate this idea... not sure... but thought I'd put it out there, anyway. I'm not too sure of the differences it would make, however, as it's not like a thread can have 'subthreads', otherwise each house could have their own common room, haha.
* Reread the series together. Bambi and Paul (if he were still here) may recall we did attempt this last year, to no avail. I don't think we throughly planned it. It'd be easier if we just read, say, 3-5 chapters a week, taking it slow. I know that'll take us MUCH longer than a few months, probably more like to the end of the YEAR, but all the more fun! Then we can come online at the end of the week and discuss those select chapters we read in detail. Sort of like, what they do over at the COSForums. But our own little version. =]
* Character Analysis. This is always a good time! Almost every character has a role to play in the story of Harry and his friends, be it minor or crucial. I love character discussions. Obviously the bigger characters usually provide the most diverse discussions but it's fun to pick details and ideas out of those smaller characters too.
* Films 1-5 discussions. The books may be superior but the films are a good time too. It's amazing how the actors changed in their roles, particularly from Movies 1-4, they changed a LOT between those films. They've reached a stage now (movies 5 & 6) where they look similar in both films. They're aging is more gradual and less apparent now. =[ Personally I thought they all looked the cutest when they were in POA. Rupert was so smexyy during that time, hehe! And Dan wasn't half bad, either. But yeah, a good movie analysation wouldn't hurt, would it? Does anyone want to do that?
* HBP Predictions and Discussion. We've not got so much to predict anymore, after all the trailers and images that have reached the online fandom. But if there's some things we can scrape, which I am sure we can, then this would be fun. And even if we can't, we can always discuss the movie in deep detail once the film hits cinemas, right? Although it may need it's own thread for that... But I cannot wait for this film! Our first piece of fresh HP since Deathly Hallows, can you believe it? Almost two years straight with no Harry... this is probably one of the most difficult periods ever for HP fans. =]
* Deathly Hallows Film [1 & 2] Predictions and Discussion. TWO films! How amazing is this? I literally died, when I heard this news. Although, this is talking a while back. Was it 2007 or 2008 when they announced this? If it was 2008, it must have been very early 2008. Either way, filming began in February, and since then a few pictures of Harry leaked. These films are the penultimate and final editions to the HP series of films. It's sad. =[ It took a whole 10 years (well, is going to take, anyway). But we have SO much to look forward to! Including an aged-up trio and their children at Platform 9 and three quarters!
* Write our own HP oneshot (or longer if you wish) FanFics. Everyone's read a HP Fanfic right? I've personally NEVER written one... well, I've tried a couple oneshots, but never published them, I'm too embarassed for that. It's not my writing I'm too fussed over, it's how I structure the characters... sometimes I feel I make them too out of character. There's only a few FF Authors out there who completely capture the trio's personalities flawlessly.
Either way, it could just be a bit of harmless fun. We could even write one large fanfic, each posting a section of the 'fic each, over and over until it's finished. Could be stupid, could be serious, whatever. =]
* News Posting. This is just for posting news updates in the Potter world that are worth discussing. Leaky and MuggleNet do post some pretty dull news these days, but that's not their fault, we did start having a news drought ever since DH came out, really. Hopefully it'll pump up closer to the film. But some news posts, like actors portraying our HP characters, and images/posters, trailers etc may be worth a little talk about, hey? =]
That's just a few ideas.. I'm sure there's way more we can do, but I'm sort of tired after typing all this, hehe. I'm not seeing many people taking an interest in this, but it doesn't hurt to let it all out, anyway. I love HP, it NEEDS an official thread. So... here it IS! (:
I'm hoping at least Bambi will take an interest in a few things I mentioned, and we can go back to our good old, rich discussions about HP. If anyone else loves Harry though, please, reply!