Enemies to Friends … girls object!
(my post on the topic on Reddit)
I have just re-read Tangerine-Alert trilogy on Harry avoiding his
participation in the Triwizard Tournament (volumes one, two,
and three), and although I generally liked the stories and some
of the ideas are really good, there was one overwhelming feeling
which made me almost puke: the ease with which Harry collaborated
with Lucius Malfoy. I understand that enemy to friends is a
lovely trope and gives it a good dramatic tension, but if you
want to really span the dramatic arch, then you have to span it
and not ignore it. All these stories are from the GoF time-frame,
so it is just not possible to get over the fact that Lucius
Malfoy intentionally tried to hurt Harry's best friend's sister
(if not more, we all know, that according to the fairy-tale rules
the knight slaying the dragon and saving the princess has to
get her hand in a marriage and half of her father's kingdom …
OK, the latter wouldn't be too much, true), also intentionally
(he knew the beast will go after muggleborns) tried to kill his
other best friend, tortured Dobby, etc. Draco was not a sweet
boy but aside from bullying Hermione he tried to kill Buckbeak
just because he was not willing to admit his mistake. It is not
possible for Harry to just skip over this with “Oh well, we
have different opinions on how to lead magical society and it
is probably my fault because I am not educated enough about the
magical culture.” No, Malfoys (and Snape) are horrible human
trash, and if they want to turn to the Light, they have plenty of
turning to do.
So, the story I would love to be able to read would be something
like one of these stories, where Harry decides that Lucius Malfoy
is the ally he needs (BTW, truly, Harry didn’t know about anybody
else who could help him after going for three years to one class
with Susan Bones?), and when the information leaks out, Ginny and
Hermione go ballistic, because Harry betrayed them. Dobby just
cannot take to his big heart that The Good Harry Potter allied
himself with his Bad Former Master and commits suicide.
List of XKCD clips for my daughter
So, you have admitted that you don’t know what XKCD is. That
is totally unacceptable that my daughter, breath of my life,
wouldn’t know enough about the site which formed so much of my
life. Of course, most of it is just a joke, but plenty of those …
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Sequel to “Harry Potter and the Cloud with the Silver Lining”
“Harry Potter and the Cloud with the Silver Lining” by
ev11235813 is one of those stories which frustrate me to no
end. It feels like a prologue to a much larger story, but the
writing has stopped exactly at the moment when I felt the
real story may finally start …
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On Violence in the Magical World
(a comment on the Reddit thread “Lavender Brown is a good
friend.” started by u/Fan_of_Fanfics; more discussion on
that thread)
This is actually a very good comment, because it forced me
to think more about the magical world. Of course, I agree,
that culturally we are learned to be …
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Kind of sexy lamp test
(another discussion on the nature of bashing by /u/Chocokuki1993)
It is not about bashing, it is always (as with everywhere in
writing) about the plot. I would suggest something like the
sexy lamp test: “What would happen to the plot if you remove
this particular paragraph, chapter negatively portraying …
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Normal Hogwarts Life
(my comments during the thread
“Any fanfic or oneshots that are about deal with everyday
shenanigans that the Hogwarts staff go through?” by
/u/euphoric77)
Let me add here a dump of my “elsewhere_at_hogwarts/” folder (for
later reference):
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Poděkování sestře Černé
(napsáno pro sborový časopis evangelického sboru ČCE Praha-Braník
„Brána“)
Loučili jsme se s drahou sestrou Růženou Černou. Při smutečním
shromáždění jsem nejprve nechtěl obtěžovat a když jsem se nakonec
rozhoupal, tak už bylo pozdě. Chtěl bych proto alespoň touto
cestou přidat tuto svoji malou vzpomínku, která velice silně
ovlivnila můj …
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Effortless genius?
(my comments on “Is Hermione actually that smart?” by /u/sullivanbri966)
/u/VisenyaMartell:
I heard someone once claim that she is ‘a genius through
effort, not an effortless genius.’
I don’t think there is such thing as an effortless genius. Thomas
Alva Edison (who could be easily qualified as …
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JAFF Resources
(the reddit thread of the same name by RoseIsBadWolf)
Does anyone have some invaluable resources for writing that they
would like to share? Here are some of mine:
Budgets that show the cost of living near Jane Austen's time
Every named character in every Austen novel (made these myself, excel …
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Oba dva, muž i jeho žena, byli nazí a nestyděli se
(kázání, silně krácené pronesené ve sboru ČCE Praha-Braník, 27.
srpna 2023)
Starozákonní čtení: Genesis 2:20-25 (B21)
Evangelium: Lukáš 12:1-3 (B21)
Novozákonní čtení: 2. Korintským 12:1-10 (B21)
Základem dnešního kázání bude poslední verš starozákonního čtení:
„Oba dva, muž i jeho žena, byli nazí a nestyděli se.“
Když jsem …
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Ebook formats
This is just collection of alternatives to EPub for electronic
books and similar stuff.
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The Strange Disappearance of Lizzy Bennet
(my comments on “The Strange Disappearance of Lizzy Bennet” by
HelenaMira, originally published on Reddit)
I really wanted to like this story. The beginning of the story
promised a good plot and I like neglectful!Mr Bennet and evil!Mrs
Bennet as a fresh alternative to otherwise generally boring canon …
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Modesty Barebone … after being left alone
Originally published as “Modesty Barebone … after being left alone”
on Reddit.
One of the most interesting characters in the first Fantastic
Beasts film, Modesty Barebone, was left alone in her old
childhood home, abandoned both by all adults and her brother
Credence (yes, he turned into Obscurial, so he was …
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Geeky Mary Bennet
I have originally commented on “Mr. Collins, a male lead??? Is
this possible?” by u/JenniferRAKim on That Site, but now I
think I would just leave it here as a prompt:
That’s one way, or of course if it leads to my preferred ship Mr
Collins/Mary Bennet …
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Letter to Danijela on Protestants
Dear Danijela and Miljenko,
you have asked me during the John’s birthday dinner about the
difference between Catholicism and Protestantism and I have
apparently completely misunderstood your question and bored you
with my lecture on the history of the Czech protestantism. I am
sorry about that. Let me remedy …
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Was Lisa Turpin descendant of Dick Turpin?
(my reddit thread of the same name)
That is Lisa Turpin and Dick Turpin. I am not sure where to
go with it, just a thought. Perhaps just that not everybody at
Hogwarts is so boringly middle-class bland?
Also Harry and Theodor are descendants of Dick Turpin's partners
in …
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Sun-c’ a pět základních faktorů vedení války
Sun-c’ v „Umění války“ tvrdí, že je pět základních faktorů vedení
války: způsob boje, roční období, terén, vedení a řízení.
Připadne mi jako by marketingový tým Andreje Babiše o těchto
faktorech vůbec neuvažoval (je zajímavé, že jak popisovala Anna
Shavit ve „Vinohradské 12“, jeho členy moc neznáme, kromě
nešťastné Tünde …
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Několik poznámek k Holodomoru
Několik poznámek k Holodomoru. Nejprve standardní disclaimer: ani
vteřinu samozřejmě nezpochybňuji, že se jednalo o strašný zločin
proti ukrajinskému národu ze strany Moskvy a že množství mrtvých
jenom na Ukrajině šlo do milionů (z pochopitelných důvodů přesná
čísla neexistují, normální se udává kolem tří, čtyř milionů, ale
mohlo to být …
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Molly Weasley, the Potion Mistress?
(a record of discussion about the topic on the Reddit thread
“Could Molly and the ‘Love Potion’ incident be a communications
misunderstanding?” started by u/varrsar; more discussion on
that thread)
The biggest problem with Molly Weasley and Love Potions is that
everybody seems to remember something completely different than …
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Ohrožuje „manželství pro všechny“ tradiční rodinu?
(k diskusi na interní lidovecké skupině na Facebooku)
Hodně dlouho jsem přemýšlel jestli se k této otázce vyjadřovat, protože obecně
se snažím otázkám homosexuálních vztahů spíše vyhýbat (každý si musí vybrat
bitvu, kde se investuje), ale nakonec mi připadne, že tohle vlákno vypadá
docela civilizovaně, a tak mi to nedá …
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Marshall plan for Moscow?
(my comments on the Facebook comment by Doug Hart)
I really don’t feel any hatred towards the Moscow nation as whole
(I don’t like to use the word Russia, Russian, because it is a
contested term, and just its use makes the speaker agreeing to
some parts of …
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On healing prayers and pain
(můj komentář na článek Dana Drápala „Uzdravování dnes“)
Nejhlubší zážitek ohledně uzdravení (kromě tedy několika případů,
kdy jsem se za uzdravení skutečně modlil) byl výjezd našeho sboru
v Americe, který vedl Randy Clark. Bylo to na dva dny a bylo
neuvěřitelné jak prostý a autentický byl, i když vyprávěl věci …
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Difference between Hungary and Czechia vis-à-vis Russia
Comment on the Reddit thread “Jana Černochová, Minister of
Defence of the Czech Republic, makes a statement”
and answer to the question by rocygapb)
Why is Hungarys suffering a case of amnesia? What is
different between these countries that suffered soviet
occupation and violence?
There were so many differences (I …
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Broken Dumbledore
(my comments on “Anger and Albus Dumbledore” by u/HorseLaw14)
I think he doesn’t understand emotions at all. Yes, I will say,
he knows nothing about love. And, no, I don’t care whether he is
gay or straight, there is absolutely no evidence anywhere for
Dumbledore/Minerva (or …
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Soul bonds and arranged marriages
Comment on the Reddit thread “Soul bonding fics with depth?”
by ZappyFence discussing “Error of Soul” by Materia-Blade)
Can you elaborate? As someone who read it, I'm still not sure
what people mean when they say this.
In the end every soul-bond fanfiction story is a story of
imposed/unintended …
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