We all know Robert Pattinson is something to drool over but I’d like to take a moment and pay droolage to Peter Facinelli as Carlisle Cullen. And may I just say that this was an unexpected heat wave.
I was just minding my own business watching all that I could possibly absorb on the net that featured the filming of Twilight when I heard his voice and gazed into his eyes. For 15 very short seconds I watched as Peter (yes I’d like to think we’re on a first name basis) spoke about the character he plays. Such seductive voices these Vampires have.
I know this may be much too much drool spent over just one character when this film seems loaded with good looking people but I wanted to make it known that Edward is just a junior Carlisle.
I bring you a funny tidbit in which author Steve Almond predicts the outcome of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Obviously, this is not a new link, but funny nevertheless:
From Salon...
"I've read each of the previous books multiple times, and devoted most of the past year to sifting them for clues. To answer the Big Questions:
Is Dumbledore really dead?
Yes, though he is reincarnated as a newt.
Is Severus Snape good or evil?
Neither. He's got a substance-abuse problem. Toward the end of the book, he issues a public apology to his former Hogwarts students, goes into rehab, and emerges eager to launch a career in reality television.
Will Ron and Hermione finally work things out?
Yes. But not before some turbulence. Still smarting from Hermione's indiscretion with Viktor Krum, Ron hits his beloved with the dreaded Spell of the Itchy Sphincter. She retaliates with the Spell of the Asparagus Urine. Harry intercedes, dosing both of them with a philter that includes holy secretions from Oprah's adrenal glands. The lovers reconcile, relieve their epic sexual tension, and post the eye-popping results on the Internet.
Who is the mysterious R.A.B.?
An obscure wizard-rapper from Piggledon Province, whose theft of Voldemort's locket -- a publicity stunt -- backfires after he is shot in the throat by a rival, who runs with Draco Malfoy's posse.
Do Harry and evil Lord Voldemort finally throw down?
They most certainly do, in a 223-page rampage of blood, sweat, and potions. The action is pitched and plainly homoerotic. (At one point, transfigured into amorous bonobos, they tongue-kiss.) Having battled to a draw, they settle the matter in a most unexpected manner: a chili cook-off! Voldemort, allergic to the peanut oil Harry used to braise his tenderloin, goes into anaphylactic shock and perishes.
What about the death eaters, then?
Without Voldemort's leadership, they return to politics.
And Hogwarts?
One word: Disney."
Alas, I only got one prediction right on the novel myself. I guessed Snape was a good guy from the beginning (see artwork above and feel your heart breaking. FEEL IT!), but that's about it. I (wrongly) predicted Dumbledore's return, Ron's death, and a denouement at Godric's Hollow. As I said before, I'm no Trelawney/Alice/Yoda!
We've added a series of fabulous links to TriWizardJedi. You'll note that the three different "fandoms" are unevenly represented in the blogosphere. There are good reasons for this, which follow:
1) There are few Star Wars fansites. Lucasfilm has quite a tight hold on its copyrighted material. It just may be that this little (not for profit! not for profit! we own nothing!) site here gets a cease and desist notice from Mr. Lucas. However, the Lucasfilm approved sites to the right are quite good.
2) J.K. Rowling has been significantly more lax in controlling her material on the web. This very same generosity towards fans has landed her in this legal pickle recently, and is the very reason why the HP fandom has grown into such a sophisticated phenomena, as you'll see in the links to the right.
3) Ah. Twilight. There are a few good Twilight fansites, which we've linked to here. As you can see, the sites aren't yet as expansive as those you'll find dedicated to HP and Star Wars. Yet. Twilight fans are many in number, but when the new movie arrives later this year, things are going to get crazy. While I put little stock in Trelawney/Alice/Yoda-style predictions, mark my words--by the end of this year, Twilight news will hit the major cable networks, the fundamentalist Christian groups will begin decrying the moral turpitude of the series, and all those pioneering fansites on the right are going to have to buy some serious bandwidth.
Finally, and most importantly...
4) Giving. At the bottom of the page, we've posted links to good charities, and urge you to check them out. All three of the stories we honor here are about the power of love. Let us not forget that "it is our choices that show what we truly are...far more than our abilities" (Chamber of Secrets). Professor H.
The Volturi. A secret society that keeps the hidden Vampire community at bay. Although the Volturi only play a small part in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Series, there's always some kind of underground coven of Vampires trying to keep order. So, with that I would like to say thank you, Volturi, for keeping down the number of blood sucking, beautiful people on our streets.
I belong to the generous and just house of Hufflepuff, founded by Helga Hufflepuff and home to the late, great Cedric Diggory (I hear he's been reincarnated into a vampire, but that may just be scuttlebutt...). The Sorting Hat got it right with me. Let me offer a scenario to explain why:
If I were to, say, wind up on the forbidden third floor of Hogwarts and run into, say, a three-headed dog named Fluffy, I would instantly wish for:
1) The Gryffindor courage to level my wand at the beast and fight it off. 2) The Ravenclaw brains to conjure a pencil into an enormous doggie treat with which to distract said dog. 3) The Slytherin sense of self-preservation which would lead me to fling Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris, at one of the dog's heads to ensure my safe getaway, and ridding the school of that horrid cat.
While I would wish for these qualities, the truth is that I would land in a dead faint at the dog's feet, and then, Merlin only knows what my fate would be.
This is not to say that Hufflepuffs are cowards, though I am of the more chicken-y sort. We are just and hardworking, and above all else, loyal to the ones we love. There can be no greater gifts that those.
One of the many reasons why I love Star Wars is Princess Leia. Leia is not your typical Princess. She is not too delicate, she grabs hold of that blaster, aims, and fires. Okay, so in "A New Hope" she closes her eyes when she shoots, but the point is that she does not stand there and fumble around with the blaster. She is a take charge kind of girl, risking her life for cause that she believes in and the man that she loves. Leia can keep up with the guys and still be a sex symbol. But most important to me, she does not have blond hair and blue eyes.
Growing up I would imagine that I was Princess Leia. First of all, in my mind my hair was better suited to me playing the part. My playmates (my sister and cousin) both had light brown hair and light eyes and here I was with my black hair and dark brown eyes. I would dread the day that my mother would take me to cut my hair because, after all, Princess Leia never cut her hair. When I finally got old enough to take myself to get a hair cut, I would wait until the constant nagging from my family finally outweighed being able to duplicate Leia's hairstyle while she was on Cloud City. To this day, I grow my hair out so that I can turn around and donate my long tresses (16 inches both times). Click here for a link to Locks of Love.
Then there was Leia's ability to play with the boys and still have a feminine side. I used to play football with the neighborhood boys all the time. I would rather watch a sporting event than go shoe shopping (a fact that still is true). In elementary school, I had more male friends than female friends. Still, when the occasion called for it, I was ready to show off my softer side. Dressing up was fun and exciting. I never passed up a chance to wear a cute, new outfit.
Finally, my love for Leia is apparent in my family. My husband has Han's hazel eyes and dimpled chin. My daughter bears the name of Leia's daughter. In my own obsessed way, I have made myself out to be Leia. I love it when I go pick up my daughter from school and the other children yell, "Jaina's Mommy is here!" Deep down inside I smile because I AM Jaina's Mommy and in the Star Wars universe, Jaina's Mommy is Princess Leia Organa Solo.
Consider TwiWizardJedi your new home for news and fun relating to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter-verse, and George Lucas' Star Wars galaxy far, far away.
The three co-creators of TriWizardJedi are fans of all three series and realize, with great sadness, that we are not associated with Stephenie Meyer, J.K. Rowling, George Lucas, nor any of the works associated with those creators. We own none of the characters, human, vampire, werewolf, house elf, bantha or otherwise.
We hope to enrich the TwiWizardJedi fandom with our little web presence, and as soon as we get a handle on our web handles and secret identities, we'll introduce ourselves.
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