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pauraque_bk ([personal profile] pauraque_bk) wrote2005-11-21 11:29 pm

New Yorkers puzzled by pleasant smell.

I have returned.

I went to New York and saw GoF with [livejournal.com profile] _hannelore, [livejournal.com profile] bethbethbeth, [livejournal.com profile] bowdlerized, [livejournal.com profile] gaeta, and [livejournal.com profile] idlerat. I don't think my opinion has significantly changed from the first time I saw it. (Of course it wasn't quite the same without [livejournal.com profile] noblerot clinging to me during all the Lucius scenes, though [livejournal.com profile] _hannelore did cling to me at some point when Cedric was being especially handsome, I think.) I haven't read any fandom reviews yet, but did anyone/everyone notice that in the scene where Harry approaches Cedric to tell him about the dragons, Cedric seems to be lying down with his head in a male student's lap, Draco/Pansy style? I mean, he is, isn't he? Or have I lost my mind?

[livejournal.com profile] bethbethbeth, who is not actually a polar bear, cried at the end, though no one else did because we're heartless bastards.

[livejournal.com profile] idlerat also enjoyed it, avec analysis. But then she got sick and we didn't see her the rest of the weekend, and that was the cause of much sadness. *sends healing vibes in a ratly direction*

I also hung out with [livejournal.com profile] ziggy1278 and [livejournal.com profile] sistermagpie. Magpie is very much like I imagined her, and it's probably not surprising that we ended up talking animatedly about canon for quite a while, with [livejournal.com profile] _hannelore. Canontalk! Live and in person! Major highlight. Magpie also led us out-of-town people around Manhattan way more than she had to, because that is the kind of person she is. ♥

Then I briefly saw [livejournal.com profile] ali_wildgoose and [livejournal.com profile] cleolinda er, make that [livejournal.com profile] jlh and [livejournal.com profile] epicyclical and about ten million other LJ types who aren't really in my circle at a Chinese restaurant. Does like half of HP fandom live in the NYC area, or what?

It was my first time meeting all those people, except for [livejournal.com profile] idlerat, whom I have been blessed with meeting three times now! I do love fan gatherings. Hm... When's Lumos, again?

Then I came home. As I predicted, the house is completely trashed, as I am the only one who cleans it. Plus, I think the apartment building next door stole my garbage can again. But the animals are still alive, so I will cope.

So, anything interesting happen on LJ while I was gone? Seriously, if there's anything you want me to see, point me. I'm not going to catch up with five days' worth of posting!

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