The Gleam! Oh No!

[derannimer]

Catlady wrote: 

>The problem is NOT that some of the theories are deranged. 

Oh, no. Hey, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to suggest that it was. As I 
said, I *enjoy* deranged theories. I'm a TBAYer, after all. I was 
just. . . oh, I don't know. Trying to convey a sense of the stir and 
confusion--and just sheer-number-of-things-hung-on--caused by these 
few lines. (Largely a general sense that Dumbledore really might be 
Ever So Evil!)

>The problem is that when GoF was released, some 2000 newbies joined 
>the list over the next four weeks, and it seemed like HALF of them 
>(1000 posts) began by posting: "Hi, I just joined, I'm so-and-so. I 
>was wondering, did anyone notice that gleam in Dumbledore's eye 
>blablabla, does anyone have ay idea what it could mean? I don't want 
>to think it means that Dumbledore is evil!" It was worse than the 
>main list and then the movie list when PS movie came out and 10,000 
>newbies joined but only 5% of them began by posting "I saw the movie 
>and SEAN BIGGERSTAFF IS **HOT**". 


Ah. I missed all of that, for which I am none too sorry. 



Derannimer (who has never thought that Sean Biggerstaff is 
particularly hot. ::shrugs::)