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Eventually, with a sigh of deep satisfaction Draco stretched, extricated his arm from beneath Neville's body, and started to haul on a thin rope which had been looped around the winch and which disappeared over the side into the depths of the water.

I'd say that was a yes, connie.

The yacht trip! YES!

erm, oh, thank you, Am, that's nice to know.

Consuela, yes, she deleted her lj. I e-mailed her about it, because I was worried about the same thing, especially have seen some scuffles in HP fandom, and when she replied (on Friday) she was planning to be back when some stuff-- I don't know what-- had calmed down. That's all I know. I'm keeping her on my friends list.

Good to hear, Am. I hate to see the sensible ones go away, you know?

Did it have anything to do with the blacklist crap, maybe?

You're welcome, connie. And yeah, I've been looking forward to this for ages, too. Which is maybe why I'm posting, and reading a paragraph, and coming back to post again.

Consuela, so do I.

ita, that was on my mind, too. I sincerely hope not, but I don't actually know one way or the other.

Anyone who's interested in A.J. Hall's work

t makes loud whooping noises

t realizes she's still at work

t grudgingly bookmarks

<makes loud whooping noises>

t makes whoopee with shrift

Wait, no, that's not right...

Just finished The Kindly Ones. Lovely as ever, but she does have the habit of assuming you've caught every nuance of everything that's happened, and her dialogue isn't always clearly attributed. Oh, and her habit of revealing handy and unlikely relatives is still present. Still, I wish she'd go back and show what Draco did to those "psychologists" who played with Neville's mind.