Accio programme..

[potioncat]

Potioncat's coding terminal shuts down, so she takes the time to
join the coffee klatch in the corner of the office that pretends to 
be a staff lounge. As usual several conversations are going on at 
once.

Carolyn is saying:
> Just made the mistake of catching up with the main list. Here is my 
> contribution, for anyone that missed it last time this debate came 
> round:....
> 
Potioncat shakes her head. Carolyn, slandering poor Molly Weasley, 
the kind, loving mother who is so often misunderstood. Potioncat 
wonders if she's up for a tennis match with Carolyn
hmm
perhaps a post on "Lilly as Madonna and Molly as Elizabeth with Harry 
the Christ figure and Ron as John the Baptist"
that would set
Carolyn's teeth on edge
.no, it's not worth my job
.

Jen however is laughing about it:
 Hehehe--Dumbledore retreating to his tower to fiddle with his 
silver balls? My only disappointment was the lack of counter-attack, 
 dismissing you as a cruel & heartless reader who doesn't understand 
these are *children's* books for gosh sakes, and could you show a 
little compassion for a mother of seven, please?

Potioncat:
Dumbledore's silver balls
. Carolyn is spending entirely too much 
time around Kneasy. Of course, someone has to write those sorts of 
posts to fill in the gap that he left.


Sean's talking about Perdue and his chickens. I remember those 
commercials and I still buy that brand chicken. Wednesday's
suppers will never be the same. And what did he expect to find at 
DeviantArt? Still as repulsive as a Snape/Granger ship is, Crouch!
Moody/Granger is worse.

Now the Accio conference comes up. Topics are listed and eyes
roll, but a few look interested. There are a couple of noted authors


Kneasy is saying:
> I thought it was supposed to be fun?
> 
> Unless there's entertainment/wit/mischief hidden beneath some very 
> anorak-type headings I fear that some may be taking themselves too 
seriously by far.


Potioncat chokes on her coffee. We're spending hours reading, 
evaluating, coding, and reviewing posts from years ago about a 
children's series that's still being written, taking time off
to discuss rules and regulations to make future posts better
.and
Kneasy thinks "they" take "themselves" too seriously?

Case of a kettle calling a cauldron leaky if you ask me.

Potioncat's cell phone rings, (or what ever a T-Bay equivilant
would be) She listens, then yells, "How many times do I have to tell 
you kids not to bother me when I'm coding!" Potioncat hangs up
just as Ginger says:

 
Besides, isn't the fun going and meeting people?  (Preferrably over 
drinks?)  Kind of like we do here, but without the categories.
> 
> Glad to have met you all, Ginger


Potioncat nods, Yeah, it is a pretty interesting bunch of
people
.She heads back to see if the coding machine is working
..