A teensy bit of rec'ing...

[valis2]

If you've been reading then you know that I'm a fan of sarcasm.

So let me, without further ado, mention one of my favorite things recently:

the_snarkery.

In this community members dissect OotP chapter by chapter in a delightfully snarky manner. I really, really love this community. They point out inconsistencies, skewed characterizations, and they don't seem to hold back. I don't always agree with the points that get brought up, but each commentary usually has a few things that ring true, and a couple laughs.

If you hate things like deleterius and pottersues you will not care for this community at all. If you enjoy seeing things skewered then this could be the culmination of all your sarcastic HP desires. I'll warn you, it's mean-spirited and deconstructionist. But well worth it if you are a fan of MST3K.

sistermagpie's commentaries are my favorite.

Comments

[gillieweed.livejournal.com]

I love it. I can't believe I've been missing out on it for so lont! There were lots of things I didn't like about OoP and so far the comments have been pretty much in line with my feelings--but funnier.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yes, many times they've touched on things that I had vague thoughts of while I was reading the books.

When I reread OotP for the third time, I really noticed that Umbridge isn't really that bad a character when you ignore the quill/hand punishment, the Dementor event, and the end of OotP. If you look at her carefully, she seems to be something Hogwarts needs, considering the odd way classes are run, and the fact that some of the teachers don't have any teaching credentials.

Oh well. I mean, I know she has her bad points, but I don't she's a Death Eater or anything...I think she's just a bit too zealous about rules and perfect behaviour.

[gillieweed.livejournal.com]

Umbridge = Hermione + 20 years.

And Harry coulda complained about the pen. McG would have loved to have heard about that!