Extra! Extra!
ofankoma24 Reviews | 4.17/10 (24 Ratings, 0 Likes, 1 Favorite )
Severus learns when to keep his trap shut.
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No wonder Severus never spoke to the press again
. Sketter and that bloody quill ,have a lot to answer for.
Gotta love Skeeter for twisting a story.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
No kidding! It's a good thing there's no such thing as libel or slander litigation in the wizarding world!
Wise descision, Severus. Does that mean the underage witches of Hogwarts were exposed to a obsession potion as well, or was that just tween foolishness?
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Oh, that's hysterical! I never thought about it, but who really knows? I like to think that Hermione, at least, was dazzled by the number of books he authored rather than his golden locks, but let's blame it all on the potion!
how do two absolutely different newspapers deal with the same subject.Yes this is always a tragic, sad and anoying chapter of its own.you made it fun to read by using this interesting theme.Lockharts narcissm. ideal for the yellowpress. He lives through them. they live through him. And the cricical voice is overherard. grr. reminds me of the muggle world*gg*thank you for sharing
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Thanks so much for your kind review! Yes, I really enjoy Lockhart as a foil to Severus (one's all style and no substance, while the other is all substance and questionable style). I think that the Quibbler would have a lot of fun articles on Gilderoy over the years.
Severus Snape never gave an interview in his first twenty-eight years of life. After a single lapse in judgment, he never gave one again.Can you blame him? Now you see why the circulation numbers of The Daily Prophet far outweigh that of The Quibbler. Nice job!
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Nope, no blame passing here! Poor Severus... at least we know he got back at Lockhart in their duel a few years later!
LOL. Rita's editing leaves a lot to be desired. :)
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
No kidding! Rita's a bit... selective, shall we say?
Skeeter has a heavy hand with the editing, I see. It's a definite recipe to make a fool.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Yes, the normal recipe for a fool begins with equal parts whipping cream and pureed fruit. I'm afraid that Skeeter made hers with a helping of pureed, minced, and mangled words!
I knew we were in trouble when I read "no knickers" credited to Snape! Love this!!!
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
There's actually a less-common version of that expression for blokes: 'all fur coat and no trousers.' I thought about including it, but the a/n was already pretty hefty. I think dear Severus was making quite a point in his choice of words there!
Very Amusing! I loved teh two version of what Snape said, and you just know, hardly anyone read The Quibbler!
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Poor Severus! At least one of the reports got out his full quote!
Without the initial note, this story's amusement factor would be halved. Thanks for that.I loved how tormented Severus was and how the story tied to his canon treatment of dear Gilderoy. It has flair, frustration and faliure of logic against hysteria. Pure real life. Wonderful.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Phew! That's a relief to hear the a/n explained enough! I firmly believe that British characters from a British author deserve the right to eat British food and speak in British idioms, but I know our readers here hail from all around the world. And a 'fool' for Gilderoy? How could I resist?Poor Severus. I'm afraid he's all too often experienced the frustration of people not believing him. (At least we know he gets Lockhart in the end, besting him in their duel!) Thanks very much.
Response from nata (Reviewer)
I'm all for word-games. Even when the joke needs to be explained to me. Lavender fool is a perfect desert for Lockhard. It would be a shame if he hadn't got it.
Lockhartmania? Gilderoydemonium? I like Lovegood's tabloid style here - 'But was it?' 'But is it?' 'But will it?' - and only wish the circulation numbers were different for poor Severus' sake!
Response from ofankoma (Reviewer)
Thanks so much!
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*mwahaha* Priceless! Poor Snape, having fallen prey to that darn beetle already back then... I'm just surprised he never made potions ingredients out of her.
Author's Response: Now there's a thought... let's call them missing moments in canon, shall we? Stories which have yet to be written? I'm sure Severus could have had lots of fun getting even with Rita over the years.
This. Is. AWESOME! I love it! What a great narrative structure. And Gilderoy would have something to do with unsettling Snape so...
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Thanks very much! This one was a lot of fun to play around with – quite the exercise in editing and concision. The admins gave us such a great prompt this week.
Rofl! I love the narrative structure of this.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Thanks! It was a lot of fun to play around with the structure on this one. Such a great prompt from the admins!
It would be funny if it weren't so darn true. I hate dealing with the media. No matter if their intentions are good or bad, it is ALWAYS twisted from the truth.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
No kidding! It clearly pays to read through the lines!
Muahaha, oh that Skeeter!
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
She's never one to be trusted!
Hahaha, poor Severus, doomed to suffer through even more Gilderoy than we knew! :)
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Poor fellow, indeed! His frustration with Lockhart was too intense in CoS not to have been preceded with something like this... at least we know he gets to take him out dueling in the end!
Love it! I'm impressed by how you manage to tell such a story with little more than two newspaper articles.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Thanks so much! Yes, this was quite an exercise in editing for me - whittling it down to 499 words was a challenge indeed.
Hahahaha! Brilliant!! Mystery writer, you're driving me *crazy* with your format technique & style (let alone the delightful content) - love how it's dynamics whooshes me along in the *mania* of Lockhart versus Severus! The Quibbler - HA! Bloody brilliant! Thank you!
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Thanks so much for your lovely review! This one was a lot of fun to play with – I spent a fair bit of time just having fun with the portmanteaux: Gilderoydemonium vs. Gilderoyndemonium? Ah, well!(And I've long wanted to read an issue of the Quibbler... but hasn't everyone?)
Loved it, very well done:-))
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
Thank you very much!
And somewhere in between lies the truth. But we can assure ourselves that the reason Skeeter didn't write all of that clap trap was because she understood nary a word of it.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
She's congenitally incapable of rifling through a thesaurus? Hmm... you know, I think you're on to something!
Oh, that's an interesting take on the prompt! I tend to think the Quibbler story is more accurate, myself.
Response from ofankoma (Author of Extra! Extra!)
I cast my vote with Severus as well! I'm afraid that Xenophilius himself is fairly convinced that invisible pixies are the real culprits, but at least he included enough of Severus' words to let his readers make an informed decision.