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I've not yet seen HBP, however, I've just learned the following: Apparently Snape's presence in the sectumsempra scene is almost nonexistent and the "Don't call me a coward" line has been cut. These are, arguably, two of the most critical moments of Snape's characterization in the series and the "Don't call me a coward" thing was intrinsic to everything the books claimed (and ultimately weren't) about. I've never been one to get very cranky about the book/movie differences, but this is a big blow for me.

In my ongoing processing of Torchwood: Children of Earth, I'd like to note the following two petty things: wow, I could listen to Voltaire's Come Sweet Death over and over and over again. It's been my morbid cheer me up song since CoE. Meanwhile, any day now, my tailor will write to tell me my shirts and new suit are done and she's shipping them out. And then a big box will show up at my office containing a three-piece pin-stripe suit. If you're going to wager I'm not going to cry when I open that up (even though my ordering it had nothing to do with Torchwood beyond Ianto Jones has good dress sense), you might as well just burn your money.

We're going to Boston tomorrow and I'm behind on EVERYTHING. More later.

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[thunderemerald.livejournal.com]

Yes to this. The Marauder-era characters are DEFINED by their ages. They all had to grow up so fast, and so much of their present lives are defined by their past lives, that it's supposed to be shocking when you realize how young they are. Snape fucked up early in life, and has spent every moment since then (a) trying to atone for it with actions, and (b) failing to atone for it with words. Sirius made a mistake born of carelessness, and because he lost most of his life in prison as a result, he spends his "free" years as a grown-up who sort of thinks he's a kid. Remus lost everything when he was barely out of school, and became the Sad Lonely Old Man Whose Friends Have All Died way before his time. All of these play into character types that you usually see in much older people, and the tragedy, as you said, is that they're NOT. So when you cast older, it's not as poignant.

Um... in other words, IAWTC. :)