Day 0/7:Brainstorming
I'm going to do some thinking aloud here so you folks can chime in....
Potential discussion topics:
Who showed up this year: Characters? Pairings? Minor or supporting characters? Different from previous years? Were there "breakout" characters this year? Subjective interpretations as well as counting character appearances.
Any dominant/new/interesting themes?
Impact of other fests, fandom events (Hoggywarty really cementing the teachers as a social group for me; Dudley Redeemed doing something important for that character)
What does it mean to be a Beholder character? Unattractive or unconventionally attractive? Just minor or unloved? Does Beholder match like with like? (Because theoretically we could be pairing Harry or Draco or Hermione with any of these characters, right?)
What is "unconventionally attractive?" Age; body size and type; disfigurement (Marietta, Moody); physical signs of mixed-species heritage (like Flitwick or Hagrid); what else?
What else? Ideas welcome below!
I'll try to put a discussion question up every morning by noon US ET from Saturday to Friday.
Potential discussion topics:
Who showed up this year: Characters? Pairings? Minor or supporting characters? Different from previous years? Were there "breakout" characters this year? Subjective interpretations as well as counting character appearances.
Any dominant/new/interesting themes?
Impact of other fests, fandom events (Hoggywarty really cementing the teachers as a social group for me; Dudley Redeemed doing something important for that character)
What does it mean to be a Beholder character? Unattractive or unconventionally attractive? Just minor or unloved? Does Beholder match like with like? (Because theoretically we could be pairing Harry or Draco or Hermione with any of these characters, right?)
What is "unconventionally attractive?" Age; body size and type; disfigurement (Marietta, Moody); physical signs of mixed-species heritage (like Flitwick or Hagrid); what else?
What else? Ideas welcome below!
I'll try to put a discussion question up every morning by noon US ET from Saturday to Friday.