Argentine Rose

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since	: 07-08-04, id: 627381

Author has written 17 stories for Les Miserables, and Harry Potter.

I've been away far too long. Finals. And the amount of Marius/Cosette fluff doesn't really act as an incentive, bleurgh!

I have a hugely research intensive plot bunny, should anyone want it. Y'know all those "Les mis in the 20th century" fics? Well, I got bored at work the other night and started thinking about how well it would translate into India during partition/the last days of the Raj. I've briefly thought about how this might work in terms of character, timing etc but the huge amounts of necessary reseach is most off-putting. If anyone else wants to go on a research kick -or actually knows anything about the subject anyway - then feel free to adopt the rabbit :-)

"And so Jean Valjean could die knowing that he had driven Javert to suicide and had significantly changed France by being an all round nice guy"
(Forbidden Broadway, Les Misérables synopsis)
Hhhmmm, now when you look at it that way . . . .

Well, I'm Sophia. Third year English Lit student, sometime bar nazgul and literary agent's assistant, and artistic Jack-of-all-trades (acting, writing, directing). Despite the pen name I am, in fact, not Argentinian at all. I am an anglo-australian national living in a parrallel universe much like this one but for the fact that in my world people sing a lot more, Javert was the hero of Les Miserables and it rains chocolate muffins.
My least favourite characters in all literature are Marius Pontmercy and Lucien de Rubempré. And, because I think peoples' dislikes are often more revealing that their likes, I would also like to take this opportunity to complain about the Iraq war, the hunting debate and people who speed up rather than slowing down when they drive past someone on a horse (Do you want 600lbs of frightened equine on your dashboard? Well SLOW DOWN)
As you can tell from these complaints, I'm a real student radical "sarcastic eye roll"

"We're neither pure, nor wise nor good
We'll do the best we know
We'll build a house and chop our wood
And make our garden grow
And make our garden grow" (final words of Bernsteins musical version of 'Candide')

I'm currently playing with different interpretations of Javert in my fics. I'd love it if people could let me know what they like and what they don't about how I write him, what background I give etc so I can settle on one coherent interpretation. Cheers, me dears!

Random amusing quote: "There was a time when I was young and gay . . but straight" - Mel Brooks, The Producers (stage version)

I've recently acquired an account at FictionPress so if you're really bored and masochistic you could check out my stuff there - not that there's very much of it. I publish under the name of ViveLaBagatelle

Speaking of which, that's also my livejournal account (also newish); http://www.livejournal.com/users/vivelabagatelle
But you'd have to be really truly, madly, deeply bored to look at that, I surmise

There are some great advertising jingles about at the moment. Personal favourites being
1) "Can hate be good? Can hate be great?"
2) "Shepards Pie! Shepards Pie! You're gonna burn in hell tonight!"

The purge continues (Gah! It's more fun than a Cabinet reshuffle!)
1) Added a couple of things to Les Amuse Bouches
2) over the wall just go slashier (and longer, but that's by the by)
3) Have just given my new Javert fic (another) new title - it's become a bit of a mania!

I'm quite disturbed by the fact that I'm seriously considering writing a pro-Marius fic. Does anyone know a good analyst?

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1. And I'm Javert! » reviews
There are so many different interpretations of Javert, what would happen if they all met? To be honest, you probably dodn't want to know . . . Javert himself certainly doesn't!
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 4 - Words: 2,118 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 1-18-06 - Published: 1-2-06 - Javert

2. Confessions of an accidental deatheater reviews
Prudence Yaxley never meant to get arrested, become a deatheater, hurt anyone, or even be friends with Severus Snape. All she wanted was to pass potions and get a certain boy to notice her. Unfortunately, life's not like that
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 776 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-20-05

3. Not Another Wizarding Teen Movie » reviews
Handsome popular boy makes a bet to capture the heart of indivdualistic rebel, despite interference from bitchy girls and nerdy best friend. And you though Hogwarts was so unique!
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,987 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-31-05 - Published: 7-26-05

4. Over The Wall » reviews
Which tells the story leading up to Valjean's first escape from prison. Bigger. Longer and Uncut! Beware the very badly writen i don't do romance slash. Expanded for AmZ. Finally finished.
Les Miserables - Rated: T - English - General/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 11,492 - Reviews: 29 - Updated: 6-10-05 - Published: 11-1-04 - Valjean & Javert

5. Bienvenu a Pantin, Maitre Javert! » reviews
When Javert moved to Paris he was hoping for mystery and intrigue, and, what with a dememted burglar, the hyperactive head of the Surete, the increasingly erratic behaviour of the girl upstairs and a couple of unwelcome faces from the past, he gets it!
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - General/Mystery - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,501 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 4-13-05 - Published: 2-9-05

6. Mizzy Python's Flying Circus » reviews
Ever wondered what Les Miserables would have been like had it been written by the Python boys rather than Hugo? No, I didn't think so. Neverless, I am going to attempt to show you
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 3 - Words: 2,934 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 4-4-05 - Published: 3-26-05

7. Au Revoir Yellow Brick Road » reviews
Valjean and Cosette DO set off for England, and Marius and Javert decide to follow them. Cue rampant stupidity, parody, OOC-Ness, cross-over and the odd musical number
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 8 - Words: 7,759 - Reviews: 59 - Updated: 3-25-05 - Published: 12-2-04

8. Les amuses bouches » reviews
Ignoring the dubious food imagery, this is a collection of oneshots and short stories, some amusing and others not (intentionally) so.
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 4 - Words: 5,488 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 1-30-05 - Published: 9-14-04

9. A woman's claws » reviews
Post Gorbeau and an exasperated (and slightly OOC) Javert strikes a bargain with Eponine. Unfinished. Rated because Eponine has a dirty mouth.
Les Miserables - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,387 - Reviews: 29 - Updated: 1-28-05 - Published: 10-11-04

10. Insignificant Details » reviews
AU fic with a crappy title. Javert finds himself saddled with Cosette in 1820 - how will this affect the unfolding of events in M-SUR-M? Could get a bit mushy - but might not (depends which side of evil I'm on)edging closer to the end
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 11 - Words: 18,046 - Reviews: 47 - Updated: 1-9-05 - Published: 8-17-04

11. Huitres ou escargots? reviews
Dinner with one's boss is nervewracking enough, but when he presents one with with a choice of snails or oysters things can start to get a little odd. Poor, poor Javert is all I'm going to say
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 767 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-1-05

12. An Actor Prepares reviews
Interior monologues for three characters that I don't feel get an opportunity for self-reveloritory speach in the novel. Starting with Fantine
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 582 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 12-17-04

13. Patria reviews
Expansion of a scene on the barricade. Javert takes it into his head to give Enjolras a history lecture. Warning - this is utterly pointless
Les Miserables - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,542 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 11-25-04

14. Seven Dead Mariuses reviews
I love AU fics and I hate Marius. So I have perverted cannon seven times, each one resulting in the demise of M Pontemercy.
Les Miserables - Rated: K - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 835 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 10-25-04

15. Error of Judgement reviews
Drabble written because I was feeling morbid in a lecture on Jonson's satires. Things don't quite go according to plan at the Gorbeau tenement
Les Miserables - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 470 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-11-04

16. Every Student's Dream » reviews
How do you get every student in Paris together for police surveillance? Agent Rougemont - inspired by Grantaire - has a plan involving opera, free oranges and a certain famous courtesan. But can he get Javert to agree to it? V silly story FINISHED
Les Miserables - Rated: K+ - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,593 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 10-6-04 - Published: 9-6-04

17. Interview with a Miserable » reviews
Just what it says on the tin! My screen persona asks assorted mizzies some v silly questions. Will we gain insight and wisdom? Probs not. Will we have a laugh? Hopefully yes. FINISHED
Les Miserables - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 8 - Words: 8,677 - Reviews: 62 - Updated: 9-28-04 - Published: 9-7-04

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