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Sirius Question
by Shandethe
Do you think when Sirius sent Snape into the willow after Lupin, he really meant to get him killed?
I don't deny that he'd be capable of it--he's not perfect, and he does have somewhat (dare I say it) sociopathic tendencies. I mean, I love the guy, but he's not perfect, no one is.
This question was raised on the Slytherin Society's forum, and I thought I'd bring it up here, too. (I love Severus as much as I love Sirius...combine them and you'd have one hell of a man! Of course, they're both great individually, too...)
Which was also brought up on the Slytherin Society forum, that Sirius didn't really intend to get Snape killed, just roughed up a bit to discourage him from following him around in the future. He might not have realized the seriousness of what he did, even as an adult, which may be why he doesn't show remorse for it. I like that theory better than Sirius being a sociopath.
I prefer to think that Sirius was just trying to see if Snape was really thick enough to belive him, when Sirius told him that Remus was going down there. Then, Snape, in a trihumph, ran down, not even stopping to think, "*Hey* this is Sirius we're talking about here. WHy would he tell me something so incriminating against his friend?"
but... perhaps, under the same format of Sirius just trying to see if Snape would belive it, he pretended to be talking to someone else about it, just so that Snape could overhear it.
I personally think it's a combination of all those.
by Cassandra
Hell, I think Sirius'd make a perfect sociopath! (Almost as good as me. Heh heh heh.) I like men with that bloodthirsty streak. It proves that he's a far more complex character than you'd think at first sight. (Anti-hero: booooorrriiiiiinnnng! Tortured sociopath with a paternal streak, a dark past, and a probable dark future: woo!)
Now, most likely Featherspy's right that Sirius meant Severus to get more roughed up than killed, and I think he knew darn well that Severus'd follow up his hints. I'm willing to bet that the possibility that Severus might be killed crossed his mind, but he probably A) didn't take it seriously, and B) didn't care. He'd think that the little bastard had it coming to him. This is real hatred we're talking about, people. I know one or two types that I wouldn't mind seeing being thrown off a cliff. I might be shocked, but I'd shed very few tears for their demise, let me tell you.
Add to that the fact that Sirius is just a very reckless, very unsympathetic wretch at times, and you can see why it'd be easy to mistake him for a murderer. He already is, as far as I'm concerned; he just hasn't had his chance to commit the crime yet. (No, I'm not talking about Severus. I'll be very, VERY surprised if Pettigrew lives through the next book. Wow, I can nearly taste Sirius' rage. Mmmmmm.)
okay. I would REALLY REALLY like to get the JP timeline going again! Of course, at this time, I feel it would be completely understandable to change the groups so that people who WANT to participate would be able to DO something. Of course, we would NEED to KNOW exactly WHO wants to do something! Anyone else who shares this opinion would respond, and maybe we all can orgnaize something (I'm good at that, though most of my things don't ever take off)
Now, I have to go watch an island of singing misfit toys, because it's the most wonderfulwonderfulwonderfulwonderfulwonderful day of the year. AWAY KING MOONRACER!
ach! I have agian been reduced to the slime that lurks around walls. either that, or NOBODY wants to get the JP timeline going, or they're too shy to say they do (WHICH I SEVERLY DOUBT).
Why don't you, Featherspy, get your group together and arrange a chat in which you can at least mutually write the First Task? You certainly have enough information to do that, and if you like, I can pass details of the next few tasks on to Therèse, always assuming that she actually wants to continue with the Jay Potter board, so that you can go further. She hasn't been very zealous about RPing lately, so I can't be sure.
Rest assured, however, that An, Kate and I will eventually get around to doing the next task or more. But remember, An has a schedule that's simply jam-packed with speech tournaments and band competitions and this that and the other. One we start trying, we might not actually get things all nicely arranged for minimum a week.
Remember, patience is our watchword, and coming from me that's saying a great deal.
But seeing as how I'm unfailingly polite until my very last nerve snaps, I'll be nice. ^_^ I'll also try not to sound too self-righteous, but I think I'll fail at that.
Anyway, I agree with Cass. If you want something to happen, go ahead and initiate it. Nothing's stopping you. Organize a chat yourself, or you could even do it post-by-post (though that would take longer). After all, nobody said that the GM has to be the one to initiate things. Personally, I try not to start things off if I can help it (unless it constitutes posting the very first message on a board, because that IS the responsibility of whoever's in charge) because I want others to be able to take part in the fun, too. What's the point of hogging an RPG? It's supposed to be interactive.
And Cass IS right about my schedule; I have speech tournaments and band practices/competitions up the wazoo. My schedule is lighter now that football and field show season is over, but that doesn't mean I'm not still busy. I try to make time for my RPGs, but I'm afraid school and my extracurricular activies takes priority. Might I add that I currently own and run four boards (though the fourth is very low-maintenance) and participate in a multitude of others? Trust me, the reason I have been relatively silent isn't because I'm shy or lazy or because I lack organizational skills (and if you're so good at organizing things, then why do your projects never get off the ground?).
And that's all I have to say for now. I'll try and post at the JP board sometime soon. You're in Remus and Therèse's group, right?
**toddles off to catch up on her English homework**
Yes, I am in Therese and Remus' group. The whole point of my posting the above message was to see who else wanted to try and organize a task. It's fine and dandy if I want to do it, but if I didn't tell anybody about it, I'd be {forgot the word}'ing on everyone else's character, and that would be not nice
I mean, when I read the message, at the behest of Cassandra, I saw something rather akin to "I think I'll just take everything out on you because you're not doing anything while I'm being all responsible and taking it upon myself to organize something!"
That's what I saw. I'm sure you didn't mean to come across as being so presumptuous, but that's what Cassandra and I both picked up. ^^ But it's easy enough to post a message that actually does something on the RPG itself, such as perhaps Featherspy taking it upon herself to talk to Remus or something, perhaps posting a little OOC note about doing this in the chatroom. I would then reply, try to open the door (in my post), and reply saying that yes, chat is fine, yadda yadda yadda. . . And it's not necessary to meet in a chatroom to do the first task, as you surely know, it just makes things go slightly quicker.
But I'm done ruffling feathers. Don't mean to annoy or insult or offend anyone, just trying to clear things up. **toddles off to do English homework again**
I tend to over gesticulate, and to empahsize a point, I tend to pause, or lay extra oomph to a word. Using caps is just my way of making a statemnt mine. Mariah and Kestrel can prbably vouch, that I am a very, erm, active person
And I apologize for jumping on your case about it. ^^ I tend to overreact to things as well. As you may have noticed, I tend to be rather. . . strict about some things.
Oh no, I'm turning into Professor McGonagall! **runs away screaming**
That's the new addy. And my newest Sirius drawing graces the top. I think I got him down pretty well.
I read on another site that Scott Cohen (from the 10th Kingdom) would make a great Sirius Black if they ever made a movie about book 3. So I used ol' Scott for my model. (I also used Kate Winslet as a model for Shandethe, and singer Sarah Brightman as a model for Ravenica. I didn't copy their faces outright, I just used the expressions and poses.)
Hey. If you guys had to cast somone to play James, Sirius and Remus, who would you pick?
I've actually always favoured Martin Short to play Remus. Despite his head and body being freakishly out of preportion (or at least in my opinion, with some make up (eye bags, and just general oldness lines) he could make a dencent Remus. I had a guy lined up for James, and I wrote it own, and he looked like SUCH an older Harry. I know he was in Sublet, which was a really weird movie about a guy livng in this other guys house, but then he finds out the other guy is actually himself. anyhoodles...
I agree with you on the guy for Sirius. He was so totally cute! I can rememebr having a crush on him when the Tenth Kingdom (the tv show) came out. In all fairness, it wasn't that long ago ::embarressed grin::...
Well, if they ever did an animated version of Azkaban, most certainly my foremost choice for Sirius' voice would be Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea. Sure, he's not British, but he does have that good ol' Irish accent of St Johns. He wouldn't work for a live action film, though. I've said it before and I'll doubtless say it again: he's too soft-looking. The guy couldn't look murderous if his life depended on it.
As for Remus: Darrell Power, both for live action and animated. He'd make the perfect rumpled-tweed Professor! Though perhaps his voice is a bit too light.
I was just listening to Great Big Sea today while driving up to the vet to have Kyla's A#(*&(#@ eye stitched up again (that rabbit cannot stay out of trouble!), and I was thinking that he is the perfect Sirius voice. In fact, I was thinking that Sirius probably was lead singer in a celtic rock band, even 'way back then. Either that, or he played bass.
And a real actor to play him? GABRIEL BYRNE. No other.
Only problem is that Gabriel is already getting a bit long in the tooth (okay, he's younger than Alan Rickman, so I guess he'll still work), so they'd better hurry and get to Book 3 FAST.
How old would Sirius, Remus, et al. be in the Harry Potter timeline? I'm thinking he'd have to be in his late 30's, if he was at Hogwarts in the 1970's. Which is what I've been hearing from all these Potter Trio fans. So maybe Gabriel and Alan will be okay, after all, eh? (Can you tell I've been listening to Newfie music all day?)
(Ohhhhhh yes. Alan's most definitely the best Sirius voice around. Stop me now before I start talking my head off.)
**Goes off into one of her famous fits of manic giggling.** Sirius? In a Celtic rock band? I daren't wish that wildly. But perhaps I should, considering that in the wizarding world, music seems to be more along traditional lines.
Oh, but he'd certainly have to have the opportunity to play the 'lectric guitar from time to time at least! (It seems to be a popular opinion that Sirius is either Muggle-born or a halfblood. I'd vote for the latter.) Have you access to Loreena McKennitt's new CD, Live in Paris and Toronto? Try to find a chance to listen to the live version of The Bonny Swans. It's got an incredible fiddle and guitar arrangement, with piano as well. That's the sort of scene I can picture dear Sirius playing in. Come to think of it, I can see Remus ripping away at a fiddle as well. I asked An, too. She agrees: the idea makes so much sense it's scary.
But it's true: Rickman does seem younger than Byrne, from what photos I've found of him, which aren't many, mind. Byrne just seems so ... studious to me. His voice isn't deep enough, either. Keep in mind, though, that my opinions are totally uninformed, since I've only ever seen him in action once, and that was in a pretty crappy movie.
It's a pity Alan (Doyle) is so cuddly-looking. He's even got that beautiful long black hair. Maybe they could do something with putty to make him look more angular ... **Wanders off mumbling to herself.**
Yep, mid- to late-thirties, much as I wish they weren't that old. As it is, in my fic, I still find it hard even to imagine the Potters married and with a kid at twenty, despite what I've written down. (Yes, I really am that shameless.)
However, with JK's recent announcement that you can be thirty-six in the wizarding world and still look twenty by Muggle standards (which makes sense. I was always puzzled with her description of Remus as a young man before!), I don't feel quite so bad, insignificant larva that I am.
I agree, Taulai. I would imagine Sirius and Remus are about 36 or 37. And some people just have baby faces, and are constantly being mistaken for being younger than they are.
Like me. But I digress.
Ravenica, exotic? Well, yeah, I guess it is. Ravenica was a bounty hunter on "Xena". (Yes, I am a Xena fan.) As opposed to the name "Shandethe", which my friend came up with. I drew her and my friend Debbie named her. Weird how these things work out, huh?
Actually, I meant for a live-action "Azkaban" movie, but whatever. I love that they cast Rickman as Snape. Though I think Valentine Pelka, who plays the villainous Colonel Montonya on "Queen of Swords" would be a good choice too. He's so cold and snakelike, he'd be perfect!!
But...whatever.
I have /got/ to see the end of the 10th Kingdom someday! ARGH! Scott Cohen is HOT!(sorry.)
Martin Short as Remus? That could work. That would be cute, actually. But I think Dougray Scott is cuter (even though he may be a bit young.)
Could I have rambled any more? Sorry. And if you want someone to give your Sirius fan art a home, email me.
I'll have you know I just turned 41 and *no one* thinks I look "that old." (Being plump probably helps keep down the wrinkles.) In my HP timeline, I've got the Gang o' Guys as being born in 1959 (my age! yeah!), so that puts them in either their early or late 30s depending on whether you think the series starts in '91 or in '96.
**Backs away.** I sense that I've overstepped myself ...
by Cassandra
Peace, Taulai, peace! (And love! ^_^) If you must bite my head off, try not to chew, okay?
All right, let me amend my statement, before Taulai takes after me with that big ol' pitchfork she's wieldin':
Both Sirius and Remus have been dumped into situations over the last twelve years or so that would age anyone prematurely, right? And, of course, being the nasty, slimy, underaged grub that I am, I tend to define "young" as "twenty-five and under". I should be shot for that, really. So when JK Rowling said Remus was a "young man", my little teen-aged brain had trouble wrapping itself around the concept.
(Of course, it doesn't help that Harry is technically four bloody years older than I am!)
To be truthful, Jemima, I find your estimate of the Jay Potter Gang's respective ages the most probable. Of course I won't admit that to myself ...
(Shandethe, were you speaking to me about the fanart? Sorry, but as a rule I don't like to spread my art over a whole bunch of sites. Morwen's already got some, and I've submitted a few pics to the Unofficial Harry Potter Fan Club, and I think that's enough.)
The fanart thing was directed to anyone who wanted their art put up.
Oh, and here's a question for you guys: Ok, if Remus and Sirius are in their mid-thirties now, we can assume that Lily and James, if they were still alive, would be the same age, too, right? So how old would they have been when they got married? I'm guessing 21 or 22, but I could be off a bit.
Next to Sirius, he is one of my favorite characters, and also one of the more complicated characters in the series.
I imagine we'll find out what his deal is one of these days. I understand why he hates Sirius, that's a given. But why is he so nasty to Harry while at the same time trying to protect him? It's strange.
Of course, I have faith in J.K. Rowling, and I trust that these questions will be answered. But in the meantime, what do you guys think?
Please tell me. With a cherry on top, and sprinkles....and...stuff...
I'm interested in hearing what other people think about this. Personally, my theory is that he had a thing for Harry's mom, and the fact that Harry looks so much like his parents bothers Snape. Y'know, because James got Lily and Harry is a reminder of what Snape doesn't have.
It's kind of a stretch, but as we don't have any real solid answers right now, it's not a bad theory. Anybody got any others?
tiny, you have been reading too many fanfictions.
::wipes a tear of mirth from her eye:: hooboy did I laugh at that. no offense, but Snape didn't have a thing for Lily. It's just not physically possible. If you ask me, if Snape liked a person, people would know about it.
Well, because I am feeling mad at certain people today, I will redeem myself by tellling you what I either KNOW or think.
for one thing, I can honestly tell you, as a mean person myself, that if there is any reason AT ALL why Snape is mean, it's because he just generally likes being mean. For some reason, we all get this sick sort of pleasure from lording anything whatsoever over EVERYONE. But of course, I belive Snape has his limits, as do I. Snape DOES remember what it was like to be teased, most likly.
Tha might be another thing. He might just be making up for his childhood, though I personally would feel ashamed of him if that was the reason. "Couldn't you come up with a better reason Snapey-poo?"
"Nah, sorry. I guess those slimy things I ate for breakfast must have made my mind a blank."
"Yeah, they do that sometimes."
But, anyhoodles if Snape must have several reasons for being mean to Harry inparticular. For one, there is the jealously facotr, which makes Snape jealous of Harry, because he sees how, even though he led a young life of ignorance and beatings, he still managed to become somewhat popular and respected, whereas Snape himself was called a slime-ball.
Then, there is the parental facotr. From what we know, Snape and James did not get along, to say the least. And I guess it didn't help that SIrius was James' best friend. The jealousy facotr counts in this instance too.
Then there is the history factor, or, as I like to call it, the greedy-bastard facotr, which has always proven to be so cheerful in the past. Snape, from what we know, was somewhat important in VOldemort's plan for the future. Then, he got caught, and was realesed on a trust. I feel that somehow the factor of Harry fit in there. A personal theory of how just popped into my brain, and feel like spewing it out now.
Here goes: Voldemoprt was relaying his plans to kill Harry and the Potters to SNape and several others. Because James had saved Snapes' life, and somehow, Snape still didn't want anything bad to happen, he argued with VOldemort, therefore getting himself in trouble. He got kicked out of Voldemort's lair, just barely alive, when Dumbledoer found him, and used him as a spy. Snape, who had been becoming quite prosperous then blamed Harry for his own demise. The ACTUAL reason Snape protected harry in the first book, was because, for some terribly trite reason, he had a tiny, little, bit of love (which made him "hate" harry all the more) for Harry, because ::breathe:: he knew that he was being stupid, and that being kicked out of Voldemort's little group had saved his life!
"Missy Feather? Why is that vein sticking out of your forehead?"
Snape's not the type to be just mean for the sake of meanness.
by Taulai
He's just not painted that way.
Yes, he's sarcastic and biting and can be downright nasty. But when he's really put on the spot, you get the strong sense of real pain.
But yeah. I have to agree that it would be far too simple for him to have just had a thing for Lily. There's more to it than that. And I'm betting, too, that JKR will have a rip-roaring good time with it.
I meant to put a disclaimer to all the Snape-fans that i could be totally wrong, not to mention a bad judge of character. But I just HAD to make a comment to her unfortunately ridiculous comment...
Personally, I don't think he's nasty for the fun of it. I don't know why, though.
I love his sarcastic sense of humor. Especially in (I think) Prisoner of Azkaban, when Hermione's teeth are growing, and he looks at her and says, "I see no difference."
My jaw dropped when I read that. I was laughing, though. It's sooooo bad it's funny. Cruel, but all the same....I'm still chuckling about it.
I love Snape. The series just wouldn't be the same without a sarcastic jerk like him.
Is to post them on a website, or find them on a website, or whatever (Be sure to credit the artist if it wasn't yours) and paste the URL of the pic wherever you want it to be in your message.
Like say I had a pic on my site I wanted you all to see. I'd put down the URL to the page the image was located on, and the file name. Or you could go to that page you had posted the pic on, right-click, and go to "Copy image location". Then paste that on the message box. Simple as that.
Personally, I never bother with thumbnails myself, but then, I'm lazy, and Corel hates my computer. Thus ...
Right, thumbnails. For thumbnails you need a good art program, like Photoshop or Corel Photopaint. They let you shrink your image down to the dimensions you want. Mind, most of the time, they just crop off most of the picture, and you're left with only one detail from it.
For resizing the images themselves, you can use the HEIGHT/WIDTH HTML tags to give them the dimensions you want in pixels. You do have to make sure the dimensions you pick correspond to the pic's own, though, or you might end up with a squashed monster.
Aigh, Cassy's hand hurts. She's going to stop now.
GAH! Geez, you weren't kidding when you said they were huge!
by Cassandra
I think I know what your problem is, Shandethe, and how to remedy it. It's rooted in the scanner, not what happens afterwards.
See, when you bring up the scanner program, take a good look at the DPI thingee. I'm betting it'll be set on 1000 DPI or something. Unless your pics were originally that size.
(DPI means Dots Per Inch. Stupid name, I know. You can figure out the rest yourself.)
I like the one of Sirius, although his hair is a little weird looking. But your biggest problem is that you need to link them. Just type out on your Geocities page (I assume you're using PageBuilder) the text you want to link to, (Example, for the Sirius pic, just "My pic of Sirius!) highlight it, click link, go to *My File*, and choose the pics. It'll be a lot neater, and easier to look at.
Thanks Cass, I'll look at that as soon as I get the chance.
And thanks for the compliment, Morwen. (There's a reason why his hair looks funny: I orginally had him with long hair, but he looked like Jesus Christ, I kid you not). I've done a couple of others of him in a different way, he looks a little better.
I've since colored the ones of Shandethe and Ravenica. They'll be up this weekend at the earliest.
there is NOTHING going on! No new movie news! No new book news! and Warner Bros. is STILL blatently mis-representing HP through capitalism! (Trust me, I DO NOT want to elaborate). Morwen is in PA, so I have no one to bother, besides all you good people.
By the way, Cassandra and An, I can tell you why Morwen has not posted for Hermione. Ever. It's because her computer is being a burro and kicks her off everytime she tries to sign on to the RPG boards. (I just made a bad pun, but I'd rather not completely point it out.) : (
You mean the little statues, and the game, and all the other nefarious plots by WB to destroy an excallent piece of literature? I don't know why she let that scum get their hands on it. She should have taken it to Lucas. BTW, what do you know about capitalism, Communist girl
I don't know how many Buffy fans are in the midst, but did anyone ever notice that the Dementors and the Inca Mummy girl from "Buffy" destroy people in exactly the same way?
If you don't watch Buffy, allow me to explain. The Inca Mummy girl was an Inca princess sacrificed to save her people. She was awakened thousands of years later. But the only way she could stay young and beautiful was to suck the life force out of others, a lot like the Dementors' kiss. The difference being was that the princess' kisses killed, while the Dementors' kisses do even worse damage.
um, alot of stuff in the HP books resesmble alot of things from other places in the real world and history. However, I doubt that a WB prime-time villain was exactly what JKR had in mind...
(BTW, you didn't have to add the "amiga". amigo counts for boys and girls ^.^)
Oi, Hallowe'en's over! No need to go scaring us out of our wits!
by Cassandra
**Hides under her bed.** And scared out of my wits is exactly what I am.
It's scary as hell to think of one of JK Rowling's glorious (though hideous, disgusting, demonic, et cetera) creations resembling anything from a TV show.
Though, to be really specific, Dementors feed on positive emotions, not life force, and destroy a person by sucking out his or her soul. That, I suppose, would explain why the Inca Princess killed, whereas the Dementors turn their victims into zombies, basically.
But I'm a-rambling. An's just informed me that she's posted on Harry Potter timeline, and I must be off to check it.
::Pulls out her umbrella, ready to block all objects that may mysteriously fly towards her in the ne
by Morwen
Well, so you're not alone, Shandethe, I once noted the similarity between alcatraz, off the coast of california, and Azkaban.
Alcatraz was closed because of the cruelty in showed towards it's inhabitents, such as beating, starving, solitary confinement, and so forth. Azkaban would be similar because
a) Isn't it an island?
b) I think being trapped with dementors is about a torturous as things can get.
c) Only those who commited truly terrible acts were sent to alcatraz, the same way it is with Azkaban.
d) No one was ever said to have escaped from Alcatraz, although there was a movie made on the idea that someone had... (The Rock, which has got to be the best movie...) And Sirius is the only one who ever escaped from Azaban.
and most unsubtle link. Hmmmm. They all have funny, Germanic accents! They act like Nazis! And the consonants for "Sturm und Drang" are mysteriously transposed.
Sheesh, JKR! You might not like Germans very much (this is a commonality of all Brits, I guess), but do you have to be so obvious?
(What do you want to bet they get Jurgen Prochnow to play the headmaster from Durmstrang whose name now escapes me. Hey, my brain ain't Azkaban....)
I don't think Durmstreng is in Germany. First of all, I don't htink Germany meets the description that Krum gives at the Yule Ball of there being little daylight in the summer. I mean, the northern most part of Germany is at about the same latitude as the middle of England, meaning that the Durmstrang students would most likely have come from further north to experiance noticably shorter days in the winter. Second, Krum is on the Bulgarian quiddich team, which is a pretty long distance from Germany. Third, the professor is named Karkaroff, and one of the student is refered to as Poliakoff, both of which seem more Russian (or from some ex-Soviet republic) than they do German. It is these factors which cause me to conclude that Durmstrang is most likely somewhere in Siberia or that area.
Sorry to correct you, I just take my books very seriously as Mariah and Featherspy can both confirm.
Kestrel likes to correct people too. And he has a point. Sweeden-no; Germany- porbably not; Norweigia- doubt it; Russia-why not?; Austria- same thing as Sweden (which I learned how to spell). there's only a few places, if not only one where Durmstrang could be...
::wrinkles nose:: I did not need to hear that! Poor Professor. Your poor virgin mind will be scarred forever. So will everyone else'. I bet this was all Dumbledore's idea. I always thought he was senile. (For which I repsect him all the more ; ))
{Boy, you really did hit all the forums, didn't you?}
Now, everybody come in for some nice chocolate cake... and confetti... and a big hug. And nobody loses any points unless they remind me about all this tomorrow!
Okay, I want the opinions of our Sirius Fans - Do you think that, in his Hogwarts days, Sirius could/would/might have had Lee Jordan's job as Student Commentator for the school Quidditch matches? And yes, this is all a part of the big, unorganized mish-mash of Hogwarts fanfic ideas I'm still struggling to sort out. Whaddaya think?
...I see him as more of a rebel than that. I can more easily imagine him on the sidelines with a happy little sneer on his face than announcing in the booth.
But heck, who knows? If he could have a little fun with it, he might take the job. I just don't see him as sitting still for all the correcting that he'd be subject to if he were up in the booth.
(Let's see if our Resident Sirius Expert, Cassandra, agrees.)
Yes, Sirius was most likely far too rebellious to participate in team sports - in any way. He probably spent most of the game making snide remarks, catcalling, and possibly killing time by playing nasty pranks while everyone else was occupied.
Speaking of fanfic ideas, I'm presently trying to capture the details of a very strange dream from last night. I think it was something like a crossover betwixt The Matrix, The X-Files, and wouldn't have had the vaguest connection to Harry Potter save that it starred Sirius, Remus, and, for some strange reason, Peter Pettigrew. There wasn't even any animosity directed towards him, he was just ... there.
Anyway, it was interesting. Full of amusingly surreal Funhouse antics like blood dripping down the walls and mental headgames.
That some how Lee knows that Sirius is innocent, (Like his dad was part of that little circle of truth-bearing-friends-of-the-Potters.) and has been idolizing him the entire time. Or will if he ever figures it out.
Well, maybe not, but I think it's a cool idea anyway. (I think my subconscience just made me say that because it enjoys irritating Cassandra...)
They might take your hand off. Just like Canada geese. (I love Canada geese. I always say that if we have to be known as the Nicest People in the World, at least our geese should be vicious. ^_^)
All right, this is pointless, but I can't resist the chance to debate.
James Potter may have been sickeningly popular, but I would hypothesize that Sirius, despite his choice of best friends, probably made his share of bitter enemies other than Snape. Besides, with a werewolf among their number, I'd guess that the Jay Potter Gang might have kept themselves largely to themselves, rather as Harry and Co. do today. Crowds of admiring hangers-on notwithstanding, of course.
Besides, why would they go spreading The Truth around if the Fidelius Charm-plus-Sirius'-decoy-plan were their only hope for survival? (Sure, it didn't work, but how were they to know that?)
Yeah, cause, see, if I knew that I had a guy who would be hunted down with torches if people knew what he was, I'd probably not want to drew more attention to myself then need be.
And anyways, if what we've all figured is true, then Sirius himself was under the glass quite a bit already, for various pranks and practical jokes. If he were in the COmmentator's booth, he might be watched a little, (though most eyes would be turned to the game). And whoever was at the game might be listening to the COmmentator's voice, incase they missed anything, so just about ever comment would be noticed by at least one person.
SO, in finality, I belive SIrius would not have wanted to be a COmmentator. Morwen, you would do best to concur (Cassandra? You're from Ca-ca-canada? Well, Morwen and I come from the Bi***y-est state in the USA. Our state proudly cranks out most of the world's road-ragers, tourists (only Florida can compare to our tourists) and generally not-nice people. And now you know why Morwen and I are so messed up. )
I had forgotten about being cautious because of Lupin's, er, little problem. Yeah, I suppose you're right. My mistake. ::Sweatdrop::: But what's this about canadian geese....?
Actually, I probably don't want to know, because it will either make no sense, or make me look stupid. (er)
And the race for the ultimate Sirius site commences!
by Cassandra
**Slaps on a fedora, rolls her shirtsleeves up, and starts tugging at her tie.** And it's Morwen in the lead with Sniffles for Snuffles, Cassandra moving up on her right flank with a formidable gallery of fanart! And here come Shandethe, roaring up on the outside ...
I should get started on my own shrine. Snag Studios is taking up far too much of my time.
I HATE competition... you can have your site, and I wish you luck with it, but pleeeaaaase, guys, making it a race for best site? Don't even JOKE about that, Cassandra! ::Whimpers:: I always find it discouraging, possibly because I'm never one of the best. ::Sweatdrop:: Nonono...
Morwen, I wickedly prod thee with remarks about website building ...
by Cassandra
Ah, I do but kid, again. ^_^ As you please, madam. No races for Sirius websites. (What d'you want the Snag Studios link for? You've already been there, haven't you?)
Oh heck, here it is again. I warn you, there's no Sirius stuff on it besides various and sundry fanart, though.
Hey Cassandra, do you mind if I use your Sirius drawings as a model for mine? I love the way you drew him. You're really talented. I'm still working on being able to draw cartoon people. Especially guys, I draw girls pretty well.
Actually my main problem is drawing guys in general: I suck at it! They all come out looking kind of girly. (Which is why no one will ever see my priliminary Sirious drawings--he looks more like a Siria. No joke. And this is really sad, because I'm a freshman in an art college!)
Sorry, but let me explain my reluctance: You see, I'm generally very jealous about my art. I can't help it, it's in my nature, I guess. I certainly don't mind it when people study my art, and incorporate some of the finer points (if it actually has any) into their own style. I admittedly can't stand it when people mooch off me. It brings out the raging beast in me, it really does, and I simply cannot help it.
So, I don't mind if you study my work to add to your own, but I'd rather you came up with your own design for Sirius. I'm sorry! (I look like the nastiest miser in the world now, don't I? **Hangs head.**)
Miser? lol Well yeah, actually, you kind of do. It's understandable,though. But let me explain something.
No art is purely original. Everyone is influenced by someone else's work. Some is more subtle than others.
I respect your right to your work. Sometimes I'm pretty possessive about my work, too. I wasn't asking if I could 'mooch off' your work. I'm not like that. I just asked if I could use it as a model. I could have put that better though, so that's my bad.
So, to summarize, I will come up with my own design, but I do plan to incorporate some of what you did with him. Don't worry, he won't be a clone. I'll make sure of that.
Oh, and this is OT: I saw Charlie's Angels last night. It wasn't too bad. But it wasn't that good, either. If you're looking for a great movie with a great plot, this isn't it.
oooo, shandethe is getting in alittle over her head here
by Featherspy
shandethe, let me warn you. don't insult Cassandra. I ticked her off before, and now I pay threefold. And besides, it's called modesty, because see, Cassandra is a pretty nice person, and instead of bragging all over about how good her art is (it is Cass), she degrades it and says it isn't good just so that when people compliment it, she feels good (not a bad thing). It's sort of a defense mechanism, I think. Oh well. At least I'm not the one in the path of the volcano here ^.^ for once.
Thank you, Shandethe, I don't need as such explained to me. No, really, I don't. I don't make a habit of sitting around on my rear going "PHBHBHBHBHBHB" with my lips, I swear it. Please forgive me for my broad interpretation of your request, though. I've recently had a lot of people talking about copying my art openly on messageboards. Ticks me off no end, and so I jumped to conclusions.
Well, I must admit, there isn't much that can be done with any other version of Sirius that won't resemble mine in some way. Long hair? Ragged robes? Gaunt face? Been there, done that. There's not much that's unique about my Sirius ... besides the nose and the bare chest, of course. But I couldn't help that.
**Giggle.** I'm afraid my incessant sniping at my own art isn't a defensive reaction, Feather. Like most artists, I tend to see all the little details that I didn't get right in a piece, instead of the ones that turned out well. I know full well that my art is only mediocre compared to others, which possibly aids to lower my self esteem. And Feather? Don't worry, I'm not going to bite your head off. Our personalities clash, is all.
Yep. Miserliness. Printed nice and clear on the box I came in.
I shouldnt've said that bit about miserliness. (Did I even spell that right?) It wasn't necessary at all. Luckily I do sort of have an excuse. Y'know, that time of the month, so I've been a rampant bitch to everyone.
I can forgive jumping to conclusions. Who doesn't do that now and then?
You drew Siri with a bare chest? Where's that pic? *stampedes to go see it*
And one more thing: I don't consider your art mediocre at all. Just my own *falls down and worships Cass and her artwork*
So...*sticks out her hand to be shaken* allies, then?
p.s. I finally read the fourth book. I borrowed it off my cousin. It rocks!
p.p.s. Thanks for the warning, Feather. But just so everyone knows, I don't want to start trouble. Well...not too much, anyway.
Those generally don't associate with The Curse, of course, but how many men can go around saying: "Sorry I've been such a jerk, my reproductive organs are being a total bitch"? They shouldn't either, the bastards. After all the pain we go through to further the damned species ... **Trails off into a lengthy ramble about males and how bloody ungrateful they are."
Well ... not a bare chest, exactly (though I did draw him in a towel once. Did the same to Remus). Sirius just has no shirt, the way I draw him. He's got pants and robes all torn down the front, so that the upper half of his torsal area is always nicely prominent. Speaking of which, that gives me an idea. **Makes mental note to draw Sirius without his robes bound up all decent-like at the waist.** Down, Taulai!
Allies and more, my dear Shandethe! **Removes palm-buzzer and shakes Shandethe's hand.**
((Ooooooh, yeah, doesn't it, though? One can't help wondering what sort of trap JK's gotten herself into, making each book longer than the last. I tell thee, I'll be severely disappointed if Order of the Phoenix, or whatever it ends up being titled, doesn't turn out to be at least eight hundred pages long. Woo woo!))
Yes, I agree with what your ungrateful males rant. It's weird. Normally I really can't be mean to people, but when it's that time....whoa, I am the Queen Bitch of the Universe. (But then, what chick isn't every now and then?)
The only problem I have with JK's books getting longer is that they're HUGE! I mean, it's not like I can whip it out for a little light reading between classes or anything. Books that long are meant to be read while you're stretched out next to a roaring fireplace with a glass of cider. (That's how I spent my Thanksgiving, in between talking to family members)But how often do most people get those circumstances?
Not that often, at least not if they're me. But I can endure it.
Side note: Doesn't Draco's mom have the coolest name? If I had a daughter, I'd name her Narcissa. It's a beautiful name.
Battle on, HP fans!
*couldn't resist the Xena joke*
Oh, and I'm working on my first HP fanfic. It's called "Coming Home" and yes, it is about Sirius (how DID you figure me out?). Wish me luck!
Sure, the flower is pretty, but would you really want to be named after the Greek GOD (not Goddess) of vanity? If I were to be named after a God, I'd at least want a cool one, like Mars (I know the Roman ones, but not the Greek equivalents. Or do I have them mixed up? Damn dead races), the God of war, not some little pansy god.
It sounds cool. When I was younger I wrote stories about a detective named Narcissa Steinburg. (No one will ever read them, they're really stupid.) I think I got the name from some missionary woman, Narcissa Whitman.
No, you've got the name right. Mars is the Roman god of war. His Greek equivalent is Ares. Like Roman Venus to Greek Aphrodite, and all that jazz.
nooooooo nonononononononono. ::sob:: I just read, THE MOST deheartening thing in the whole-wide-and-ever-condensing world! I heard that book 5 might not come out next year! ::sob and moan::
"I really want to take my time and just make sure that it's as good as I can get it." ROwling explained in a recent phone interview." I don't want to be running against an artificial dead-line. I working on it now, and have no intenetion of taking a break."
I mean, we ALL want quality work J.K darling, but we just CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG! ::sob:: Damn you for making us love Harry (and NEVI!) so durn much!
But you know? I don't mind if it doesn't come out next year. It just makes me want the book all the more, which will make the moment sweeter when I finally get it. Plus, it'll mean that the final book will come out the year I turn twenty. What a beautiful way to celebrate a milestone!
In fact, now I rather hope it doesn't come out next year ... **Runs away at top speed.**
I mean, we don't need another Brian Jacques from all this (if you don't read Redwall, you may not know who he is). His first few books were good, but then the quality just went down and the plots seemed very regurgitated and predictable. I'd rather that Rowling take her time and make sure that the book is well-written. Personally, I'd prefer no Harry Potter to bad Harry Potter.
Oh god, to see precious JK Rowling devolve into something like Brian Jaques ... Urk ... **Feels ill.** Quality first priority, Jo, dear! Go for it!
Featherspy: To be honest, no, I don't hate your guts. At times I feel rather irritated, but, as Therèse points out, I feel irritated most of the time. You're more than welcome to ignore me if I start acting snappish again.
I mean, EVERYBODY wants quality. And J.K. COULD use some extra time to put into her plots, cause, let's face it, she's only finshed up to book four, and the books are already becoming redundant. But during the summer, I nearly had a NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (which wouldn't be as much a change from usual as one might think) from waiting so long (Morwen can vouch). I was wearing practically 6 watches on each arm, checking the time every five mintues!
SO FINE! I CONCEED! JK, TAKE AS MUCH FRIGGING TIME AS YOU WANT. ::pant:: sorry evryone. heh heh. no need to comment on my blatant display of pent of energy and plain ol' annoying-icity. (Cassandra, don't deny it. You hate my guts. and I can't honestly blame you ; ))
I thought it was so SO COOL that I would actually be the age that Harry was in the books every year... But no more. :( :( Though, on the bright side, it'll probably be a REALLY good book. :) :)
First, for the record, let me state thahtI'm the last person to want Harry Potter to descend to the level of Redwall, with identical plots every book. But I WANT MY POTTER! I've read all the good Sci-Fi and Fantasy books in the library all ready, and am running out of books to read. I mean, you can only read Anne McCaffery, Issac Asimov, and Douglas Adams so many hundred times before you begin to get bored. I agree with Mariah. Though it was cool being Harry's age, and I despiratly wnt to read the next book, if JK Rowling wants to take some more time writing, let her. I'd much prefer quality to quantity.
::Clears throat hesitently::: Er... Pics... I guess.
by Morwen
Well, assuming that no one will kill me for posting any artwork, seeing as we have plenty of artists that are way better than I, and also have the patience to commit themselves to art classes out side of school... ::Sweatdrop::: I give you... artwork be lil ol' me. Both rather messed up because my friends MAC isn't compatible with windows, and because... well.. they're messed up.
Neep.
James Potter timeline... er, I hope you can interpret the story behind it...
And...
"Padfoot". Or at least, that's who he was supposed to be. Looks a bit more like Moony from here. ::Squints::
Feel free to comment. ::Pulls out marshmallows:: Strict and/or down-right mean critisism accepted. (I'm gonna regret that)
And it continues, most likely fated to end with Sirius slinking off with a black eye.
Actually, I don't take art classes outside school. I can't afford it. All I have is A-block Art 11, complete with strictly structured projects and lessons.
sorry if I be reading into Sirius' charicter a little too much, but he be sayin', "SHAKE IT MAMA!" James, on the other hand, would prefer to dissapear, or at least blend in with the scenery
No, I can't really see him being quite so crude as that. Sarcasm, cynicism, and heartless quips are mainly the order of the day where Sirius is concerned, methinks. But that's just my interpretation of him.
you know, making suggestive comments, being a general perv just for the fun of it. Maybe his charicter has matured, and therefore, we have yet to see that side of him
Well, general idiocy is to be naturally expected from any male younger than ... thirty ... but Ron's really not that bad. Yes, that's mainly because JK Rowling would get slammed if she made him worse, but the fact is there.
But the thing is, Sirius isn't like Ron, in certain ways. (Okay, I can definitely see him telling Severus to "do something [James] knew he'd never have dared say in front of Mrs [Black]".)
For one thing, I can't see him being such a sidekick. He was supposed to be the one who came up with all the wildest schemes, right? He is (and probably was) much smarter, in a generalized sort of way, than Ron, and he's got more of the ne'er-do-well spirit (Hey, he almost killed his best friend's arch-enemy. Does that spell "merciless jerk" or what?). Oh yes, he almost certainly made his share of vulgar cracks as a kid, but I see him being somewhat more intelligent about it than Ron is.
Or maybe I'm just desperately over-analyzing because I don't want to think of dear Sirius ever acting like the boys I used to despise in elementary school.
(But come on! Can you really imagine the man who was "capable of murder at the age of sixteen" stooping to vulgar commentary for a laugh? No, don't answer that question.)
Well, I'm so glad that my artwork can inspire such wonderful debate on Sirius's character... Erm, no chance that anyone has any comments for improvement?
Commentary doesn't work all that well when you want to improve your drawing skills. It's observation and time that do it.
But that's in my experience. I'm typically a very self-directed artist, and what's my style may not necessarily conform with yours.
I can't really give any commentary relating to the drawings themselves, but I think if you'd fully coloured in Padfoot, the picture might have looked better. The secret, I find, is to let your pencil run with the flow of the fur or body when you're colouring, instead of going crosswise in the hope of filling the space completely.
You must invent a Hogwarts identity for yourself and let Kat post it in the Student Roll Call with the rest of us. (psst, I'm Therese, by the way, from the animation forums.) Also, be sure to check out the work by all our talented artists here!
But to be on the safe side, I'd take a student identity. This is the Professor's site, after all. We don't want to be taking her authority away from her, do we? ^^
Ok, so from here on in I'm Shandethe (Shaan-deh-thee) Sanders, the smartass fifth-year girl who dreams of adventure, excitement....and marrying Sirius Black. (Oh wait, that's me, sorry I bet I have competition for that one, too, don't I? lol
Mayhap we need to make a Secret Society out of this ...
by Cassandra
Oh yes, do you EVER have competition there! You'll have to fight us all off. >:D
Truly, I can just see it now:
"I can only let you into the Sirius-Stalkers' Secret Society when you've given me the secret password, shown me your secret tattoo, given me the secret handshake, and ... er ... found the key."
**Yells after Sirius.** I WAS JUST JOKING! SHEESH!
'Sides, I don't like tatooes, point objects scaaaaare me. But if you're serious, we could always call the webring "The Secret Society of the Sirius Black Fans"... (Nee, getting carried away with a joke... but then, that's the only way I ever get any work done. Perhaps I should consider the idea)
Yes, Cassandra's right, you've got a lot of competition, especially from her. ^^ And we have many another Sirius Fans here besides her, myself included. D'you have a Sirius Website? (I do, and I think Cassandra has one, or at least part of it's dedicated to him...)
So, welcome. ^^ Hope you enjoy the MB. ::Goes off to get Featherspy to post::
Yes, a webring is definitely a good idea. I'd be happy to draw graphics for the logo if someone else agreed to edit and colour. (Or we could ask Teja to do it and get a guaranteed-quality job.)
As stated above, though, I unfortunately don't have a Sirius-dedicated section of my site, not yet at least.
Victor Hugo is one of the best authors in the world! As every one who knows me knows all to well (and as everyone who encounters me online can tell from my sn, Javertboy) I am totally obsessed with the book Les MIserables. Well, I'm obsessed with quite a number of things, among them Star Wars, Harry Potter, and American History, but Les Mis is one of my current primary obsessions. Anyone who is reading this post, go out and get a copy of Les Mis, now, and read it!
Why would be do that? We can just e-mail you, and you'll try to tell us the whole plot, and then, as an added bonus you'll sing the score of the musical, which a heavy emphasis on "Stars", and then you'll sing the Stars club remix, and then you'll play the Stars: Yanni remix.
and besides, why read Hugo, when you can read Tolkein?
I like Tolkien, but Victor Hugo's books have much more of a meaning to them. BTW, what is your favorite Tolkien book? I like the Lord of the Rings, but the Silmarilion is also pretty neat.
you couldn't disagree! and I LOVE LoTR! Have you ever noticed just how very much the HP books resemble LoTR? I mean, Gandalf is like Dumbledore, and Aragorn (eeeee! Smoochies!) is alot like Sirius, very rugged at first, and what not, but then he is the King. and Harry is sort of like Frodo, becayse he has a burden, and people try to kill him alot, and it just resembles it alot in so many ways!
Sirius: "Hagrid will wear a tutu on the day she agrees to go to the Yule Ball with you, Old Chap!"
(Yes, Cassandra, Sirius can say "Chap." Remember: it's the 70's. Also, he's being ironic.)
Remus: "Now, James. It's not polite to stare and slobber."
Peter: "Drat! The Brie I stored in my pocket has melted! Should have put it in my cheek pouches. Oh, wait. It's hamsters what have cheek pockets, in't it?"
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(And that's a nice Padfoot! His nose looks cold!)
**Laughs helplessly at the idea of Sirius saying "chap".**
by Cassandra
Don't worry, I'm not going to argue. "Chap" constitutes a level of sophistication, which I will never protest.
Ah, I can't imagine Peter being so verbose, though. He's more the Monosyllabic Mutterer, in my opinion. Or maybe he just whimpers constantly in place of verbal communication.
Tush, Sirius, you cruel boy! Go to your room!
Uuuuuuugh, the seventies. Don't remind me, please. (The BeeGees can sing higher than I can. That I find both incredibly sad and blatantly terrifying.)
Okay, admit it, Cassandra. Anything we say about Sirius will get you giggling! You can't help it! You're in love!
Let's try an experiment. Imagine...
1. Sirius dressed as a hippie for Halloween (This is the 00's now. He's nostalgic.)
(eeeeeeheeheeheeheehee!!!!)
2. Sirius mishandling his utensils at dinner so that his fork (peas still impaled thereon) goes flying and hits Snape in the forehead.
(*swoon*)
3. Sirius with beer foam hanging on that famous 5 o'clock shadow after he's guzzled a pint of
Guinness.
(**SWOOON**)
4. Sirius being fitted for bifocals.
(*squeeeeeall!* {{thump}} (Cassandra hitting the floor)
5. Sirius leaning back in the dentist's chair, feet wriggling, as he gets a root canal filled.
(Think: Big Book of British Smiles)
(CALL AN AMBULANCE! She's passed right oot and aboot))
... someone's about to be sacrificed! Ah, I do but kid.
Yes! I'm in love! I admit it! **Dramatic swoon.**
1: Cruel laughter pending.
2: Uncultivated barbarian. (One of my favourite insults.)
3: Ah, the good old Irish stout. Puts hairs on your chest! (Not that he needs it. **Insane giggles.**)
4: Blatant cracking up. Sirius, I always knew you were a nerd! **Ducks flying blunt objects.**
5: Oh god, the dentist drill. The dreaded dentist drill! (Dig my alliteration.)
Don't try to hide it from us, Taulai! You were laughing the whole time you were writing that, weren't you? Weren't you?
Ah, Vivaldi's fluttering little birdies of Spring are chasing each other with handaxes through my brain, and I must off to draw something fluffy, happy, and most likely psychadelic.
I somlemly swear to never divert the attention from your art work unto the caracter of sirius:: breath:: or anyother character's character.
::mutters:: yeah, cause it would save me alot of trouble teh keep my mouth shut
My little sister just finished Goblet of Fire today when she stayed home sick from school. Poor girl was 4th in line for the book behind others.
Anyhow, when I got home from college she came running up to me (so sick. ;-)) to tell me she finished it AND to mention a strange thing to me. She had been listening to the "Anastasia" soundtrack and said that Rasputin's song, with a few obvious word changes, fit Lord Voldemort to a "T". I looked at her skeptically and relistened to the song. I'll be darned if it doesn't fit so well it's almost spooky. Of course, that then conjures up a too funny image of Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters in a full song and dance number. };-)
So, are we completly insane and need to go get a life?
heeeey. I got this song in an e-mail this weekend. I DID NOT write it. All concubines and supposed-wives must grumble and throw objects elsewhere...
*The scene: James Potter's bachelor party. Late at night. SIRIUS BLACK stumbles to the front of the room, clutching a tankard of some inidentifiable alcoholic substance and grins winningly at the assembled party, swaying slightly on his feet.*
"Er, my besht--besht friend, in the whoooole world, Mr. James William Potter, is getting maaaaaried tomorrow," *raucous cheers from the audience*," he's a wonderful guy, and she's a veeeeeeeery luc-ky la-dy,"*cat-calls, hoots and laughter*, "so, in appreshilliashishon of his...talents..."*wicked grin; more hoots*" I would like to shi-shing him a little ditty enttled, "I may be a tiny chimney sweep, but I've got an enourmous broom."
seeing as this post is getting long, I will wait for the go-ahead from my peers, before I post the rest of this extremely sugesstive little song. (Trust me, it gets longer.) If I am shunned and yelled at, anyone who would like me to send them the whole thing, via e-mail, just tell me, and I'll do my gosh-by-golly best...
:::Ducks as tomatoes, rocks, and other catapultable objects are thrown at her:::
by Morwen
::Sweatdrop::: Heh heh heh... ::Gulp::: I'm not sure, but this last few weeks may be what you people refer to as "lurking".... And to that, all I have to say is this; (Dramatic pause) lynching is illegal. So don't do it. ::Ducks as more hard, not-shiny objects are thrown at her::
Eeep!
Although, perhaps my presence was not missed. ::Grins hesitantly and breaks into a run:::
This time, Remus is not in an embarrassing situation. Neither does he have his back turned. Neither is he featured in the background of an ill-planned pic.
Cassy did another pencil headshot. Woo hoo.
He's ... um ... well, he's smirking. Sorta. Unlike many other pics, this one actually looks better IRL. The shading got partially eaten in the scanner. Like the hair, though. Copied it off an ole piccie of Darrell Power from Great Big Sea. He's a total shoe-in for Remus.
Gripe: Were I a real witch, I would not sleep until I'd found the best hex available to use on Mr Emde. I bloody HATE THAT MAN! **Snarl.**
I'll have to go back and look at my CD cover to see if he really looks like Remus. (Isn't there a guy with long hair who could pass for Sirius? Or am I thinking of another band?)
I thought I was the only one here who even knew about Great Big Sea. I don't suppose you also know Figgy Duff...
Oh yes, Alan Doyle. The guy who shares my last name and has the grooviest voice in the West. I've thought long and hard about pushing for him as Sirius, but he's too soft-looking. Lovely hair, but not enough angles. And I'm not talking about my personal vision of Sirius here. Even half-starved the guy couldn't look like anything more than a puppy-dog.
BUT, if they did animate Harry Potter, Alan's my first choice for Sirius' voice. His has got just the right amount of raspy, masculine undertone, and a hint of that obligatory sweetness. Listen long and hard to "Consequence Free" (he's the lead singer) and you'll see what I mean. (I had visions of Sirius hollering into a mike and strumming at a guitar all through it. I still do.)
As for Darrell: nowadays, with his hair cut short, he doesn't look much like Remus, but way back in ... 1990 or something, in their early days, anyway, he was a perfect blue-stocking boy. I'll show you the picture I pinched the hair from.
http://www.geocities.com/city_celt/GBS-pose.jpg
I ask you: does he not look EXACTLY like a Remus? (The guy on the farthest right, for you non-GBS girls.)
I'm still trying to find the time to indulge in an intensive project. Namely, a portrait of the Guys in the same pose as the above. Most likely coloured in monochrome like that as well. With a few little switches in the posing. I'd probably put Sirius where ... um ... the guy on the furthest left is. More visibility.
All right, since the Network54 staff seem to be in no particular hurry to fix their BLOODY FREAKING SERVER PROBLEMS, I present again that Great Big Sea pic that showed up perfectly(along with all the paragraph separations) in the preview, and then got screwed up somehow.
This damn well better work, or there'll be blood spilled.
Okay, maybe a little rounder in the face than "our" Remus, but he's just right!
I have only one Great Big Sea CD (got it at the Irish Festival last year, where they were performing live), but I have to get their others. They are too much fun.
Hey, maybe they could be the band for the next Hogwarts Christmas Party? I'm *there.*
I don't think any normal man could get a face that narrow.
by Cassandra
He's so PERFECT! Now if only Alan Doyle had a few more angles on 'im. And if Séan McCann had black hair, and ... that other guy was short and fat. They could be the original Hogwarts band!
I only have one as well; Turn. I have to get Road Rage, but it's rather second on my list to Loreena McKennitt's Live in Paris and Toronto. And the last few Paperboys CDs. You must know the Paperboys, no? All right, I'll put Road Rage before the Paperboys CDs. (Tom Landa, baby. Beautiful voice. **Drool.**)
They'd be positively furpect! Plus it'd mean that Sirius wouldn't be occupied up on stage! Hemhemhem.
Actually, I wasn't thinking that (Snape probably hardly knows Jemima and could not care less if she and Remus have a thing going...). I was thinking more along the lines of "Where did Harry get this parchment that keeps insulting me? From the MANUFACTURERS??"
Okay this is completely Harry Potter Unrelated but I suppose it could be one of Zonko's joke shop gags...it's goofy enough...whether it's actually funny or not is entirely up to you
And so...the one, the only, and the original stud, he's very literally a bag of hormones...so here's...
I thought you were going to draw Sirius in one of those horrible spandex jumpsuits they wear in professional wrestling. Euuuugh. **Goes rather green.** Or maybe something worse. Not to give you any ideas or anything.
Yes, Watson, it appears that some primitive individual scrawled these incoherent scribbles upon this bleached sheet of pulped cellulose at around 2000 AD, most likely during her second class of the day. You can see the marks where her crude drawing tool scratched the cellulose. This picture appears to indicate the presence of animals - a stag, a mouse-like creature and two canines - possibly for the purpose of appeasing personal dieties or to bring luck in the hunt.
From The Prisoner of Azkaban to my First Nations Studies notebook to my scanner to you, I present (drumroll, please) Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, all the way from Hogwarts, England, nineteen-seventy-something.
Poor James. I don't really know anything about deer, so I sort of presented him as a rude interpretation of one.
I feel that an explanation of the composition present in this piece is in order, before the various Unnamed Remus Fangirls come after me with knives and other such pointy weapons of gross hurting.
You see, it began as Padfoot's head. Then the rest of Padfoot. And since Padfoot is a healthy-sized canine (yes, you are! YES YOU ARE! Who's a big, healthy boy, den? **Pinches Paddy's cheeks**) he took up most of the page. I din't 'ave much space fer every-wun else!
Somewhat more Disney-esque than I usually like when drawing Animagi, but it still came out relatively well.
Stunning! I wish I could draw animals. Humans, even testosterone laden ones, get rather tiring to draw after a while. Hmm, I should take some little pointers from you now
Did you use a ballpoint pen/ colerase/ colorpencil/funny purple blood? The shade gives it a slightly surreal look...don't ask me how...
I'm doing an awful lot of posting today. Not bad for 10 in the morning...
Me Zebra can't take that much stress, Cap'n! It JUST DOON'T 'AVE THE POWAH!
by Cassandra
Really, it couldn't. It'd have busted out and I'd have been screwed over good and proper in the FNS test today. The ol' Zebra's the only pen I remember to carry around.
Besides, if I'd coloured him black, I'd have had to colour everyone, else the pic look reaaaaaally screwed up. And I didn't wanna.
So quit'cher whinin'! >:D
I don't get those little grinnin' emoticons. It looks like they're trying to sing ...
**Has totally forgotten how to spell the name of those mountains in France and Spain.** I was going for wolflike, but not too wolflike, hence the floppy ears. Methinks he needs to look bulkier.
o/' Girl don't tell me that it's morning
Can we keep the curtains drawn?
I haven't given you fair warning
But our ship, she sails at dawn
And it's true I must be going
But I swear it won't be long
There isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. Johns
I'm a rover, and I'm bound to sail away
I'm a rover, can you love me anyway? ... o/'
My supply of Great Big Sea mp3s is virtually inexhaustible.
I like it alot. My best picture of Sirius and Pettigrew is of a very badly drawn man trying to grab a rat who's eyes happen to be going "boink". (The rat is thinking, "Uh-oh") It was actually my first decent drawing, but enough of about me. PRAISE CASSANDRA! ALL HAIL! ::bows low:: That is probably my favorite of the ones you've done so far. I always have like animals better than people...
I'm not going into detail, I just wanna say that a few more cast members have been confirmed; Crabbe;Goyle; mah Nevi-poo, Dean, and Filtch. Plus, Warner-Brothers is FINALLY updating their site! Skippy-hoo!
(Ew, I still can't believe JK Rowling actually let WB get their greasy little paws on her creation. Ugh.)
Woo, Filch.
I have the perfect actor for Peter Pettigew: my very own band teacher, Mr Emde. He's a ratlike, pudge little bastard with tiny eyes and a pointed nose. He's so perfect! (I'd also greatly enjoy watching Sirius rip him apart, when and if that happens.)
Speaking of Sirius: Taulai, you're right. Gabriel Byrne all the way. He even has a freakish nose! (But MAN, does he need the long hair to balance it out.)
The movie itself sucked. Really sucked. I'll make sure I get one of your preferred films soon, hopefully this weekend. Stigmata didn't do Byrne the proper justice - even I can tell that!
That is just the most amazing film. Hey, Kevin Spacey's in it, too. Can't we find a role for him in the Potter movies? There has to be at least ONE American in there, somewhere....
um, howabout Malfoy's dad, though we'd have to wait until the second movie. And his eyes are too soft. And as for who they cast for the other parts, I have no idea. All I know is that I begged Andy Haggins to find a pic of my Nevi-poo,.
I wanted Pete Postlethwait or Alun Armstrong, but this guy should be good, too...
Blaise's link says Filch is to be played by one David Bradley. There are several actors by that name on IMDB, but this has to be "David Bradley (IV)" - he was Rogue Riderhood in the really good TV version of Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend" from a couple of years ago! He was really good in that, and I think he'll be suitably Filch-like.
Once again, PreRequisite Number One for being in the HP movie is prior work in a Dickens adaptation.
(Being plump probably helps keep down the wrinkles.) In my HP timeline, I've got the Gang o' Guys as being born in 1959 (my age! yeah!), so that puts them in either their early or late 30s depending on whether you think the series starts in '91 or in '96.
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