No spoilers, per se

I know a lot of you are complaining about emo!Snape, but you know what? I'm glad. It makes him so, SO much easier to write in a romantic setting. Whee! And it's not like he isn't a nasty git at all other times. ;-)

I've finished off the next chapter of SMHC, and have started on chapter 18 which is looking like it's going to be a long one. There's so much to get through.

And, well, I said there weren't any spoilers, but nowadays that applies only to DH, but...

( here be spoilers for the next chapter of SMHC, unbetaed. Otherwise said, a snippet. )

OotP

I went to see OotP today. I was... underwhelmed. I'm glad to see Radcliff's acting abilities improving, I was very, very, very sorry to see everyone else's performances suffering. Even Rickman was... well, during a couple of his scenes I flashed onto his Galaxy Quest character. Not good, folks, not good. (The flashes, not Galaxy Quest. I loved that movie.)

I was also underwhelmed by the general progression of the storyline. It clunked from plot point to plot point and occasionally screeched while it did so. As a movie, it sucked. As a representation of the book, it was okay, but still was pretty crappy. The only bright spot for me was Neville who actually got some character development going with a decent performance to boot. Oh, and the Phelp twins as eye candy.

So, overall, it's now my second favorite movie of the bunch with Azkaban in the lead by a furlong. Although, I might put Goblet in second when I see it again if it amuses me as much as I think it will. I enjoy camp quite a bit.

Overall, I wish we'd gone to see Ratetuille instead. Ah well. That's what videos are for.