We don't make this stuff up.

[pauraque_bk]

Two-thirds of the way through GoF. I think I'm gonna make it this time! A couple of random things:

'Nice socks, Potter,' Moody growled as he passed, his magical eye staring through Harry's robes.

'Oh -- yeah, Dobby the house-elf knitted them for me,' said Harry, grinning.

'He is so creepy!' Parvati whispered, as Moody clunked away. 'I don't think that eye should be allowed!'

(GoF 365 UK paperback)

Emphasis mine. I'm with you, Parvati. o_O

The ropes of weed tying the hostages to the statue were thick, slimy and very strong. For a fleeting second [Harry] thought of the knife Sirius had brought him for Christmas -- locked in his trunk in the castle a quarter of a mile away, no use to him whatsoever.

(432-433)

Okay, WHAT is up with this? The knife, the mirror -- agh! JKR, what are you doing?


When I've finished the book, I'm sure I'll have more to say, but I don't want to get ahead of myself.

Also, I've just realized how you can make a two hour movie out of GoF: Ditch the first two Tasks.


[EDIT: Oh, I wanted to say -- happy birthday, Neville!]

Comments

[cleverthylacine]

You might as well provide the text to go with fiendling's illustration.

Seriously, though, a queen is like that guy on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, a boy (even if he's 60) who gets men to do for him like a Southern belle, drops handkerchiefs and sends them running and thinks he's in charge of the world. Queens are dramatic in a different way from Moody. It's an attitude, not a top/bottom thing. Mulciber is a queen but I wouldn't call him submissive. He doesn't need his favourite spell; he knows where all of Alastor's buttons and strings are (which is all the more remarkable since he can barely manage his own buttons and laces).

They don't have to dress up in drag either. Dylan would hate having to wear women's clothes.

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, I know Moody's much too butch to be a queen in the 'fabulous' sense - but in common parlance, the word is often idly used to denote any gay man. But if you'd prefer, next time I'll just stick to 'gentleman of the robe-lifting persuasion' :-P

[cleverthylacine]

Sorry. I live within walking distance of Castro Street in San Francisco. :) It, um, sinks in.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

And this is yet another reason I'm damn well going to find a way to visit you next summer :)

[pauraque]

Oh, a bay area visit, eh? Make sure you stop by Berkeley too. :)

[biichan.livejournal.com]

Sure! If we have time, anyway. SF's a big place, ya know :)

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean - I spent too many of my formative years on Toronto's Church Street. I dig the lingo - I know my bears from my breeders, my chickens from my chasers - but 'queen' still seems fair game for me. And is even more amusing to use in the context of Moody, who's probably the last character any non-slasher would ever imagine to be gay :-P

[biichan.livejournal.com]

I shall never understand this. He's so obviously queer that I can't get how anyone would think he wouldn't.

Then again SKJAM thinks he's got a thing for old widow women, so I suppose people will think everyone. (But Scott has odd notions period so I don't know if he counts.)

[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

Hee - you know, I can kind of see Moody as the type to bring flowers around to some recently fallen Auror's widow. But then again, I'd much rather see him rattling the bedframe with big buff Kingsley Shacklebolt. And of course the enjoyable thing about Moody is that he's unlikely to get a love interest in the books, so we can slash away to our heart's content.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's the BEST part about him. :D :D :D