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Fannish Thoughts - Heated Potter
Mar. 25th, 2026 04:21 pmI started reading the Heated Rivalry a few weeks back and wasn't feeling it. But I started watching short videos from the television series as I got further into the story and it's started to sink in. The novel itself is reminding me of really good Johnlock fanfic and I mean that as the highest compliment. I know there are a bunch of other books in the series but I have started hunting down fanfic. I am more invested in the revisiting the romance of Hollander and Rosanov than I have been in any romance, including any of the Bridgerton Stories.
I need to post some more about Bridgerton because the series 5 couple just dropped. I knew this was going to be the one.
Also just dropping is the first trailer for the Harry Potter TV series, and even if JKR wasn't a huge goddamn bigot, I still would not have liked the trailer. First and foremost - not enough Snape. Second - the lighting is rubbish which also makes it harder to see Snape! Third, this is a MUCH darker introduction to Harry's story. The whole series is deals with dark themes and war eventually, but it the first several books foreground a lot of Harry's wonder and discovery and that is played down in this trailer which is going for some Game of Thrones level of lighting here. Fourth, it feels like a lesser imitation of the movies. This is partially my own bias because I am familiar with Dan, Rupert and Emma as the trio and this new set of kids look wrong. But also, it's not that unique. The guy playing Hagrid is wearing Hagrid's clothes but his voice and dialect are not nearly as gruff and distinct as Robbie Coltrane's.
I need to post some more about Bridgerton because the series 5 couple just dropped. I knew this was going to be the one.
Also just dropping is the first trailer for the Harry Potter TV series, and even if JKR wasn't a huge goddamn bigot, I still would not have liked the trailer. First and foremost - not enough Snape. Second - the lighting is rubbish which also makes it harder to see Snape! Third, this is a MUCH darker introduction to Harry's story. The whole series is deals with dark themes and war eventually, but it the first several books foreground a lot of Harry's wonder and discovery and that is played down in this trailer which is going for some Game of Thrones level of lighting here. Fourth, it feels like a lesser imitation of the movies. This is partially my own bias because I am familiar with Dan, Rupert and Emma as the trio and this new set of kids look wrong. But also, it's not that unique. The guy playing Hagrid is wearing Hagrid's clothes but his voice and dialect are not nearly as gruff and distinct as Robbie Coltrane's.
