Ten Fucking Years

Eomer is too pretty for my taste. I fancy The Hound.

I would go straight for Viggo.

Fight yer for it !

Here's to the next ten and hopefully more to follow!

(Still have a bit of a soft spot for Liv Tyler myself...)

I really wish Eldy wouldn’t post new threads in plain sight where I have no chance of noticing them!

But for what it’s worth, you are a good girl, Eldy... ...a very thoughtful person... ... or are you a .... err....a bad girl???? Um... a very thoughtful bad girl... maybe... but never fear, because I like thoughtful bad girls... just ask Julia....

That was rather hypnotic. Must be fab when under the influence. The middle eastern fusion really adds something.

I was too busy watching the cars The horse brings it all together, so iconic

such a good music video. and music. perfection.

Orwell wrote:I really wish Eldy wouldn’t post new threads in plain sight where I have no chance of noticing them!

But for what it’s worth, you are a good girl, Eldy... ...a very thoughtful person... ...  or are you a .... err....a bad girl???? Um... a very thoughtful bad girl... maybe... but never fear, because I like thoughtful bad girls... just ask Julia....

See! Told them what you were like! Sassy!

Ten Years! Wow!!!    

Well, I would say that I'm late to the party, but a wizard is never late. Nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to.



As to which lands this Grey Pilgrim has been wandering, my journey along the road which goes ever on has taken me to the world of Harry Potter fandom and fanfiction, and to the Land of Quora as of late, setting right the wrongs done to the denizens of Potterverse--a task set for me by none other than Eru himself.

Not only must I contend with setting right the wrongs of Mortal Wizards, but the mistakes of Potterverse's supreme deity, whose battle with her Muse is ever ongoing. She is now wreaking havoc, fumbling through her own Creation as she attempts to shoehorn in an Alternate Universe version of Potterverse into her existing Canon.

This is a task no less controversial than the offering of my full-throated approval of Peter Jackson's luscious adaptation of The Hobbit.

Heh!  

But never let it be said that I would ever let a little controversy still this cranky old wizard's voice.  
 
My many thanks to Eldy for seeing the Land of Forumshire through the past ten years. To Petty, Orwell, Halfwise, and the rest, well met I say! I do declare, this calls for a celebratory display of fireworks.

Gandalf's Beard wrote:Not only must I contend with setting right the wrongs of Mortal Wizards, but the mistakes of Potterverse's supreme deity, whose battle with her Muse is ever ongoing. She is now wreaking havoc, fumbling through her own Creation as she attempts to shoehorn in an Alternate Universe version of Potterverse into her existing Canon.

Yeah, I didn't like it when she started talking about how Harry and Hermione should have ended up together either.

It's wonderful to see you on here, GB! I've read some of your stories on FFn and AO3, but best of luck with Quora! I've posted there a few times but haven't ventured into the HP section as far as I can recall. I'm delighted you saw this thread and especially that you decided to comment. Hope all is well on your end even beyond the world of fandom.

Merlin's beard! Gandalf's beard! I guess it was the newsletter that lured you back?

I am afraid I agree that Harry and Hermione would have made a great couple. But that is food for fanfics, canon should remain canon.

I was mostly just yanking his chain; GB's actually written at some length about why he thinks H/Hr has a solid textual foundation, and even though it's not my ship I must admit he states his case well.

I have a lot of reservations about Rowling's recent additions to the Potterverse, though it's given us some good meme material, such as the recent return to prominence of the Pottermore "fact" that before the advent of indoor plumbing Wizards just shit themselves wherever they stood and Vanished their excrement.

Yes indeed Amarie, the call of the Newsletter did indeed lure me back for a visit.

It's great to see you again too Eldy!

Yeah, Quora has been both entertaining and a challenge. I spend most of my time in the Harry Potter section, though I do follow some Tolkien aficionados for my Tolkien fix. Anyone who wants to can find me there under the handle of Nathan Beard.

{{{ How drunk am I?  Could have sworn that was ole GB!!     Well bugger my kilt if its not!! Welcome back old friend! Its great to see you back home again  Hang on, wasn't it your round just before you left?   


I guess it was the newsletter that lured you back?- Amarie

We have a news letter?! Since when? Does Pure Publications know about this- I smell a lawsuit coming   }}

Cheers Petty!!! Aye, 'tis I!

I don't remember whose round it was, but have another on me anyway.

And yeah, it feels good to breathe in deep the fresh crisp air of Forumshire... not to mention the the Halfling's Leaf.




What the hell??? Saruman?



Bite me, Saruman!

Okay, I got rid of him. I think I'll have a nap, then take a stroll around Forumshire when I wake!

Wizards! they pop up when you least expect them, then just as you are getting used to having their smelly pipe-weed blown up your schnozzle, off they go again for years at a time.

I think this is the ideal time for me to say Welcome Back! to GB (I've been too busy taking him to task on the other threads). We've gotten small, and fond as we are of each other it's good to have a breath of fresh air blown through.

Seems there's a secret newsletter seeping through the palantir network. We weren't consulted, which means it probably contains a lot of factual content.

Greetings friends!

I think I'll be visiting a bit more often when I'm not slaving away at my writing and doing battle with the Dark forces (Snape-Apologists) at Quora!

Hey - I thought turning Snape into the hidden hero of HP was one of JK's grandest accomplishments!