Ask Us Anything!

[alt_moderator]

The cast thread is filling up rapidly, and while we don't have to fuss about comment collapse, it is getting difficult to navigate...

So here's a new post, where we're asking YOU to ask US: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

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[cheyinka]

That kind of charm (when the awful knick-knack purrs) is one of the things I found most fascinating in Alternity - the little things of magic. (The itchy socks are the other one that comes immediately to mind.)

Because if it were a gift for somebody else, Dolohov could have tweaked the charm so that it purrs whenever the recipient feels sad (which could be creepy if it starts purring while a visitor is waiting for the recipient to come back to their desk, hmmmm...), or to purr whenever someone in the room has hostile intent, but no, of course, it's whenever the interruption will be the least welcome.

[jenett]

Exactly! I really love the itchy socks, too. Especially the part about charming them so they rise to the top of the drawer every time they're washed.

(I am also glad to announce that as of last night, all the presents are in the spreadsheet, and also year by year in the wiki, so you will get to see many more such things in the very near future.)

[synecdochic]

Part of what I loved about Tosha is his ability to look as though he is being perfectly helpful while actually being ANYTHING BUT. It was in frequent flower with Umbridge, who would often leave a discussion with him wondering why she was so annoyed when he was nothing but courteous and helpful to her.

(He really did not like that woman.)