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Pottermore Insider - 0 views

  • From the end of October, registration will be opened to everyone and we’ll be giving access to registered users in phases. Access may be granted quickly, but please note it could also take some weeks or months, depending on demand.
  • the Pottermore Shop, which will sell the Harry Potter eBooks and digital audio books, will now open in the first half of 2012
  • Registering means that you'll be able to create a Pottermore account and select a username. You won’t have immediate access to the site as we’ll be enabling people in phases.
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  • We expect to open registration to everyone from the end of October
  • Once you’ve registered, we’ll send you a Welcome email to let you know when your Pottermore account has been activated. This may arrive quickly but please note it could also take a number of weeks or months, depending on demand.
  • we'll be using the email address you submitted to let you know when Pottermore registration has begun
Sunny Jackson

Telepathy - Television Tropes & Idioms - 0 views

  • Mind Reading
  • Telepathy
  • Alfred Bester's novel The Demolished Man
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  • The Riftwar Cycle
  • Alan Dean Foster
  • John Wyndham's classic The Chrysalids
  • Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series
  • Maximum Ride
  • Mentioned at the end of The Lord of the Rings
  • J. R. R. Tolkien wrote a more detailed account of telepathy among Ainur (lesser deities)
  • Mercedes Lackey s
  • Mindspeech
  • Mercedes Lackey
  • frequency
  • Firebird Trilogy
  • Larry Niven's Known Space
  • One of the Hitchhiker's Guide entries references an entire planet of beings who were cursed with telepathy. Everyone on there entire planet could hear every thought in every other mind on the planet, whether they wanted to or not — which quickly threatened to drive them bonkers from information overload and/or sheer boredom
  • Heroes
  • NetHack
  • Project 0
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • FreakAngels
  • Think Before You Think
  • Whateley Academy
  • Whateley Universe
  • The Doctor
  • Global Guardians
  • The TARDIS
  • Firefly
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Sunny Jackson

Alternative Character Interpretation - Television Tropes & Idioms - 0 views

  • When a character is subject to multiple interpretations about precisely who they are and what makes them tick.
  • as long as the facts are accounted for, nobody is too badly hurt
Sunny Jackson

Winifred Burkle - Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel Wiki - 0 views

  • No, I am not—I am not the damsel in distress.
  • I am not gonna be cut down
  • What a wonder... how very scared I am.
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  • I am better than that!
  • Fred's memories, emotions, and personality traits remained with Illyria
  • something of a conspiracy theorist
  • she seemed to have a calming effect
  • I could even pretend to have a normal life. But the truth of it is... well, I'm not normal anymore.
  • the object of affection of Wesley, who attempted to step aside
  • but was still drawn to her
  • Fred and Wesley shared a kiss
  • Fred inadvertently managed to break free
  • Fred: "I'm sorry. I've been so alone and scared. I'm not like you, not a champion." Angel: "Everything I see says different."
  • Feigenbaum, a stuffed rabbit named for mathematical physicist Mitchell Feigenbaum who studied chaos theory
  • When Wesley asked her who Feigenbaum was, Fred replied that she did not know.
  • Cradling her in his arms, Wesley stayed with Fred until the moment she died, after which her body was taken over by Illyria.
  • "I'm not scared. I'm not scared. I'm not scared. Please, Wesley, why can't I stay?"
  • Illyria stated that there were remnants of Fred in the form of her memories
  • Fred's emotions sometimes emerged in Illyria, accounting for her great affection for Wesley
  • Illyria took on the appearance of Fred in order to go about unnoticed
  • Illyria took on Fred's form to comfort the dying Wesley
  • Fred reappeared, manifesting as a transformation of Illyria into not just the physical appearance of Fred, but also her personality.
  • The essences of Illyria and Fred had been struggling for dominance over their shared body
  • Seeing someone Fred cared for triggered the change, while dangerous situations transformed her back into Illyria.
  • Burkle Wyndam-Pryce
  • brilliant mathematical mind, immense knowledge of quantum physics and science, and a natural ability in designing inventions
  • crossbow
  • She felt too much.
  • Fred was stronger than anyone you'll ever know. To go through what she did and still come out able to love someone? If that's not strength, then I don't know what is.
  • perfectly willing to help others
  • kindhearted
  • worked tirelessly
  • to build a machine
  • the first to believe
  • worth saving
  • Her personality was, in a sense, similar to that of Willow Rosenberg.
  • perpetual gratitude
  • earned
  • vengeful against those who threatened her or her friends
  • often led people to underestimate her
  • unassuming
  • innocent
  • she used this to her advantage
  • great inner strength
  • an innate ability to survive on her own despite overwhelming circumstances
  • I haven't had this many big strapping men at my bedside since that night with the Varsity Lacrosse team...That was a joke.
  • the only person who wasn't scared by Angel's demon
  • had a crush
  • Fred did kiss him once
  • When she asked if he thought they bought it, he replied "I did."
  • Spike initially flirts with Fred
  • his feelings later evolve into affection and esteem
  • Spike sacrifices a chance at becoming corporeal to save Fred's life
  • Wesley had been enamored with Fred from nearly the beginning.
  • Joss Whedon originally intended for Fred and Illyria to be split in two
  • bringing Fred back
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