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[bubosquared]

Going to hell. Emma Watson? I hate you and your underaged self.

So what exactly have Dan and Rupert been up to? they look like they've not slept in three days. Oh, the possibilities, ...

(Molly? If you're driver of the bus to hell, I'm, like, the ticket checker, I think.)

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[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Were you ever into Sentinel fandom?

I read a lot of Senslash back when I was still a real multi-fandom reader, but then I actually saw the show, and I couldn't enjoy the slash anymore.

I was thinking along the lines of an ancient book of prophecies. You'd have to be careful, though, about how you worded it. It would have to be direct enough that it would definitely refer to Harry and Draco, but prophecies aren't known for being direct. Hmm. It could be very direct ("Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter must be together") and then rejected because it doesn't sound like a real prophet.

If it's direct enough that their names are named, wouldn't Harry have heard of it by now, even just in a "stupid laughable fake prophecy" way?

I'm leaning towards the "Seer's journal", myself, because then there wouldn't be the hassle of having to think of proper wording, and it'd explain why the book isn't known now -- it's a personal book, not a publication. (Does that all even make sense?)

Aha! I figured you were basing it on the Sybil.

Well, you would. :D It's not like I'm hiding my Ancient History-Geekness or anything.

Plus Ron probably has a better example of a stay-at-home parent to draw on than Hermione does.

*nodnod* Good point, I hadn't thought of that. (And now I'm seeing Ron feeding a baby like he's never done anything else, all professional-like, and Hermione just looking at the two of them, smiling. Awww.)

[rsadelle]

I read a lot of it, saw the actual show, thought "nothing can really be this bad," watched it again, decided I would stick to the fic. Anyway, the Nature series is really good for mythology in addition to slash.

Hmm. Maybe it could be a book of prophecies or some such that was published in a limited press run and then forgotten/ignored because none of them came true. Because, of course, they were all things that would happen far, far in the future.

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I read a lot of it, saw the actual show, thought "nothing can really be this bad," watched it again, decided I would stick to the fic.

Heee! See, I read a lot of it, saw the actual show, and while I was highly disappointed by Blair's distinctive non-femminess, I actually did like the show.

Hmm. Maybe it could be a book of prophecies or some such that was published in a limited press run and then forgotten/ignored because none of them came true. Because, of course, they were all things that would happen far, far in the future.

Hm. That could be a good idea. Or one that was written back before book printing was invented, so there's only a limited number of copies, and maybe it's one of these books everyone's heard of but no one's ever actually read because no accurate, complete copy's ever been discovered. Hm. Shall ponder this.

[rsadelle]

The show was just horrible. I couldn't believe there was a whole fandom built around something so awful. And Jim and Blair don't spend nearly as much time together on the show as they do in fic. They barely spend any time together.

And there could be one hidden in the Malfoy family library somewhere. (Do you think they'd have an extensive library? And if his parents were dead, do you think less-evil-Draco might donate the library to, say, Britain's Wizarding world's first university?)

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Eh, I rather liked it, but then I have a taste for trash. (Which could explain my Em-love, heh.)

I think they'd definitely have an extensive library. The Malfoys are an old family, so they've had time to aqcuire a lot of books, especially ones on the Dark Arts, or old, rare, expensive ones (or both). It's a magical resource, as well as something to brag about (the rare books -- the DA books will also be bragged about, but to a more select circle).

Hm. He may very well donate at least part of it, or loan it out on a permanent basis. I don't know if he'd be that willing to give it away altogether, since I imagine a lot of the books go back many generations, but I do think he'd be willing to share the knowledge.

OTOH, I'm not sure he'd think of doing this himself, unless he's been going through his parents's estate and deciding what to do with things, and I'm not sure if he'd trust just anyone with the really powerful DA stuff.

Wow, am I rambling. Never ask me about books, honestly.

[rsadelle]

See, it's the Astra-story. Hermione's unhappy because she's stuck at home with the baby while Ron works and Harry doesn't understand because he's rich and he doesn't get it, and Draco sort of gets it because he's not quite as oblivious to other people's suffering as Harry. What Hermione really liked about teaching at Hogwarts was having access to all those books because she wants to know everything. So Draco thinks about it, and then he goes to talk business with Tom (Harry's partner), who's made all his money investing, and they become the first trustees/financers of Britain's Wizarding world's first University. I'm thinking Draco would keep the things he really wants out of the Malfoy library and give the rest to the University (perhaps with strict restrictions on who can look at what, like the Restricted Section at Hogwarts) as part of his present to Hermione. Draco's the only Malfoy left, so it's entirely his decision.

I needed someone else to ramble about this

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I kinda figured it was that story, yes. in fact, I was thinking of Hermione as someone who would/couldthink of the possibility of Draco donating (part of) the Malfoy library to a school/uni, and also as someone whom Draco would trust enough with the really dark stuff.

Your scenario sounds plausible as well. :)

[rsadelle]

Yay! I make sense!

See, Hermione isn't going to be one of the teachers but one of the students. That's Draco's present to her. The only thing she has to do with the founding of the University is that Draco's going to put her on the child care hiring committee. Which, of course, is also part of her present because it means she'll know there's a safe place for Flora (the kid) to be while she's in school.

I haven't yet figured out how Ron feels about the whole school thing. (Harry's mad because Tom helped Draco with the whole thing, but wouldn't tell Harry anything about it.

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Well, you make sense to me, which isn't saying all that much. ;p

Hm. I think Ron would be more ... something (annoyed/angry/resentful/hurt) at the fact that it's Draco doing this than about Hermione wanting it or getting it. I don't know the universe that well, obviously, but I think Ron's likely to still really dislike Draco, and something like this would practically be rubbing his face in the fact that he (Ron) can't give Hermione something she really wants (because he doesn't have the money).

Did that make sense?

[rsadelle]

Ron's definitely somewhat upset/jealous about Draco being friends with Hermione, but he can't say anything about it to Hermione, because she'll be unhappy with him. I hadn't thought of the rich/poor angle in terms of what Ron's feeling. Part of the issue is that the whole thing is from Draco's point of view, and since Draco and Ron don't exactly talk, it won't necessarily come out clearly in the story.

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Ah, true that. Maybe Hermione realises it? She and Draco do talk.

[rsadelle]

I don't think Ron would let her realize. He doesn't want to upset her that way. Plus, he is happy for her about the university thing because it's making her so happy.

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Hm. in that case, I don't know.

[rsadelle]

Me either. Since it won't actually be in the story, it seems like I wouldn't need to know, but I always need to know the while backstory to everything when I write.