*I reject JK Rowlings Fiction and substitute my own*
(at least in regard to Books 6 and 7)

I believe in feel good stories. There is enough angst in the world without adding more for entertainment sake. My stories might not all have happy endings, but I hope never to write one that makes someone feel worse after the story than before. I believe in honor and friendship. I believe in a word given is a promise that must be kept.

And I believe in Love - It is the most powerful magic. If more people believed in it, I think the world would have a lot more happy endings.

BTW - if anyone didn't get the clue from my writing the Champion's story, I really do not like Ron Weasley. And since Hermione is my favorite Harry Potter character, any story that puts the two together isn't something I will enjoy. Hermione does most of the work for the trio and gets stuck with RON as the prize? Talk about a booby prize.

In the first book, when Ron looks into the Mirror of Erised, he sees himself with all of these awards. So his deepest desire is to be better than his brothers but he NEVER does anything to make himself better. He gets jealous when anyone else wants to put the work in to better themselves though. He is the walking epitome of most of the Seven Deadly sins.

STATUS OF MY STORIES

Neither of my two active stories are abandoned though neither has been updated in a while. I moved in January and that made my muse flee. Just as it was returning, my life once again went into turmoil. Mt wife and I will be moving again in August. My wife is finishing her PhD and shall be accepting a position in a college in Florida. If any of my readers are in the Vero Beach/Fort Pierce area of Florida (US), I'd be interested in knowing 1) is it a good place to live and 2) if anyone knows of an IT position open? I don't mind being a househusband for a while, but eventually I'll get bored.

PICS from my stories.

This is something new. Every once in a while I wished to be able to display a picture of what I am trying to describe.

This is my idea for the wand ring necklace as mentioned in Price of Being Noble chapter 41.
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l637/driftwood1965/wandring.jpg

Reviews!!

Unfortunately I had to turn off anon reviews. I guess it's a part of my personality that I want to respond to negative feedback. Unfortunately when it comes in anonymous I spend half the night formulating the response I WOULD have made if I could have. So for my sanity I have turned anon reviews off.

OK I've turned Anon back on, we'll see how it goes. I figure I've lost my sanity anyway.

Critical reviews for every chapter in a long story drive me nuts as well. Look, it's pretty simple, if you don't like the story don't keep reading it. Just click the back button and find a different story.

Various thoughts.

(P)atronus otter = Potter. Shows Hermione does get her happiness from Harry :D. I found out after I noticed this that other authors had thought of it first so I definitely do not take credit for it.

Things I like

Authors - McCaffrey, Moon, Asimov, Heinlein, Grisham, Cussler. I usually like strong women characters.

TV Shows - CSI, Bones, CHUCK! (I HATED the final episode though), NCIS, Hawaii Five O, Covert Affairs, Once Upon a Time.

Stupid Stuff found on profiles

I'm sure all of you who read profiles have come across the supposed love story where the guy and the girl on the motorcycle and he gives her his helmet...blah blah blah before he dies because the brakes had failed...sorry but I really hate stupidity so this is my tribute to that story.

TRUE LOVE:

A girl and a guy were speeding over 100mph on a motorcycle.

Girl:Slow down, I'm scared.

Guy:No, this is fun.

Girl:No it's not, please, it's so scary.

Guy: Then tell me you love me.

Girl:I love you, slow down.

Guy:Now give me a big hug

She gave him a big hug

Guy:Can you take my helmet off & put it on yourself, It's really bothering me.

Suddenly she gets suspicious and realizes the brakes are out and the guy was making some stupid idiotic gesture or was suicidal. She yells...CUT THE ENGINE OFF! THE KEY IS RIGHT THERE IDIOT!! THE CLUTCH ALSO WORKS TO DISENGAGE THE ENGINE!! YOU CAN EVEN DOWNSHIFT!! MAYBE EVEN TRY RELEASING THE THROTTLE!!!

When the motorcycle coasts to a stop a short time later she gets off and storms away refusing to ever speak to anyone that stupid again.

If you have warning on a motorcycle, which this guy obviously did, it is EASY to decelerate and there are MANY ways to cut power to the engine. Even laying the motorcycle down is preferable to RUNNING into a building. If you have the above thing in your profile, remove it. Do not pay homage to stupidity.

:D