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Ah ha! A fic rec! Been a while since we've seen one of these on this page, hmm?

(Really, because more friends were added and as such, I'm not sure how many of you want to see me recommend fanfics that I read from various fandoms including Harry Potter. So, if you don't want to see this just scroll right on by. And in all seriousness, if you don't want to see any fics recommended on this journal, let me know. I can set up a filter. (Or I can lj-cut them or something.) :> )

Cartographer's Craft by copperbadge.
Summary from copperbadge: In the summer after Harry's sixth year, Harry and Remus uncover a section of the Marauder's Map which has been hidden for the past twenty years, releasing a carbon copy of sixteen-year-old Sirius Black from its depths. As they prepare for the impending war, Sirius must find a place for himself in this new world, Harry must find a way to destroy Voldemort, and Remus must face his own past while trying to build a tenuous future with Tonks. PG through R rating, RL/NT, RW/HG, HP/SB. Post-HBP, contains extensive spoilers.

I've been re-reading this fic over the last couple of days on my Palm and I just finished it again. I love the feeling of finishing a really good fic. And this fic is very, very good! I highly recommend reading it. It does contain slash and not a common pairing but its very well done. If you're interested, give it a try. The page its linked to is the journal that it is posted to. Just scroll down a little until you find chapter one. There are 43 chapters with epilogue.

I just finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist volumes five and six.

All I have to say about it is: woah, that's just...wow.

(Need processing time, so I might post about it again later but that was a lot of info shoved into two discs.)

I have a feeling that this series is now really getting going. I'll be watching volume seven tomorrow.

Also, according to the Leaky Cauldron, Box Office Mojo is reporting that Goblet of Fire is the tenth highest grossing movie of all time. Narnia is currently listed at 30. Let's see how high it can climb.

ETA: Also, need to make that database I've been thinking about lately. I'm starting to forget what I already have since half of my books are behind other books. *shifty look* And my doujinshi...

Finally! A Ravenclaw scarf!

I saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire today.

So good! Oh so damn good! It jumped around a lot (I was all ready for Quidditch match then...back to camp) but it still was very good and was able to convey plot. I thought Dumbledore was much more forceful in this movie. And Alan Rickman just as awesome as always...

And Jason Isaacs is teh smex. *drools*

sarcastic_elf and I plan to view it again soon, well repeatedly while its in its theater run, but also in huge version...aka IMAX.

More on this later...when I'm more coherent (hopefully).

Bring on the slash! Woo!

So! The new Harry Potter trailers are out, both a new international one and an actual domestic one released by Warner Brothers. Links are available at The Leaky Cauldron or your favorite Harry Potter news site. ^_^

My reaction: Yaaaaaaaay! I only got to watch the new domestic one once (it took forever to download on my home connection) so I hope to watch it on the big screen shortly. ^_^

And in other news, .hack//GU Part 01 was given a release date of November 14, 2005. Also, Xenosaga Episode III screens have been posted here. They look very nice! I just need to start Xenosaga II over the holidays or summer since the cut scenes are so long, I can't play it on school nights. Although the subtitle for Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra makes me laugh as it is very familiar. ^_^

In interesting news, the Harry Potter audio books can now legally be downloaded from the iTunes site. You can download them singly by book or the entire series released so far. And you can buy an iPod with the Hogwarts crest with all of the audio books.

That would be somewhat tempting since I've always wanted an iPod and having all of the books available to listen to outside of my car would be nice too. But I don't have the money available for something like that. Probably a good thing too.

Thanks to The Leaky Cauldron for the news!