Hello/questions/casting Cate Blanchett & others

[Joanne Collins]

No: HPFGUIDX 12717

Intro first.

Hi, I'm Joanne, from Australia.

I'm on a couple of other HP lists for slash, hpslash, Harry/Ron and
Twincest, and I see a few faces I know *waves*. I'm a writer, though I
won't attempt any HP till I've read through the books at least once, I'm
currently almost finished PoA and I keep finding slashy hints (oh, and for
the record, I don't think Black's going to turn out to be a bad guy. I have
no basis for this, I've read no stories with him, I just have a feeling
that things are ambiguous enough that they could go either way).

The first question is, when one puts SHIP in one's header, should that be
the same for slash or non-slash ships? For example, the same for Harry/Ron
and Harry/Hermione (or whoever).

Second question, does this list allow fan fiction to be posted or is it
discussion only?

And a comment or two on some of the casting suggestions (I *love* talking
about casting suggestions).

Shanna wrote:

>I agree that Cate would make a beautiful Lily. 

I completely agree, she most certainly would.

>Since she's a bit part maybe there is a chance that if they cast her,
>they'd do her late. 

I don't know if this would be significant, but I read an interview with
Cate and she said that she doesn't take only leading roles, she takes roles
that interest her, and they're not about how large the part is, but how
interesting it is to her. She was talking about the role of Meredith Logue
in The Talented Mr Ripley at the time. So if that's the case, if Lily
interested her, I think she'd do it.

The only slight problem I can see is that she's not British, but
Australian, and didn't I read somewhere that Rowling is (quite rightly,
IMO), insisisting on an all-British cast?

Michelle wrote re: Kenneth Branagh as Lupin:

>Yuck - I was watching him In Fortunes of War again the other day. How
>much of a luvvie is he ? 

I think he'd be very good.

BTW, has anyone suggested Hugh Grant as Lockhart? I can see him in that
role, very easily.

>Jeremy Irons or the like will do very
>nicely thank you. Someone understated. 

Yes, that could be right, too. Though Irons is a little older than I
picture Lupin. I see him as a little younger than Snape. Though of course
this could be incorrect.

>As for Lily and James, we need to
>see just how much page time they get in the next three books before
>condemning them to the awful fate of some popular actor/actress who >over
eggs the pudding.

Why would a popular actor/actress be an awful fate? It really depends on
the acting ability, not the popularity, IMO.

And what does over eggs the pudding mean?

As for James, I would love to see Samuel West in the role. He's one of my
favourite British actors, probably best known for being in Carrington with
Emma Thompson and the Hornblower movie The Frogs & The Lobsters.

Joanne, who for some strange reason sees James Potter as having dark blonde
hair, even though Harry's is brown.


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