Ruminating on Plot Tiggers

[darth_stitch]

Plot Tigger No. 1
One of my absolute favorite Filipino writers, Nick Joaquin, wrote this wonderful set of books known as "Pop Stories for Groovy Kids." Alas, The Grand Old Storyteller's already gone to That Place Gandalf describes as having "white shores and a swift sunrise" so there will be no more stories from him.

But of all the stories Nick's left behind, my absolute favorite has to be "Lilit Bulilit and the Babe in the Womb."

Lilit's this teeny bit of a person - a "bulilit" which in our language means "little," hence the nickname. Scarcely bigger than a cat, she's got this beehive hairdo adorned with a pussy willow and a plastic straw you'd use on a softdrink bottle.

The catch is that Lilit is a type of vampire that's common in our local legends. The sort that feeds on unborn children. Straight from the womb.

*grins evilly*

Now, I've NEVER really detailed the events surrounding Snapercup's *cough* Snape's pregnancy and Waverly's birth...

When I do this, it'll be a one-shot short story (I already have enough WIPs as it is) and most definitely an hommage to one of my favorite childhood tales.

Plot Tigger No. 2
Blame aliciamasters for this. :P

Once I finish As You Wish, I think this will be my next Crossover From Hell Project. Ever since Alicia gave my Muses a copy of that classic swashbuckler The Scarlet Pimpernell, I've wanted to cast The Boys in it. Hee. I'm trying to decide which of them I'm going to cast as the Scarlet Pimpernell. Harry's brash enough and smart enough to do it. He's got leadership potential and the charisma to command the loyalty of the young men in the British nobility - say Ron and Neville. And he'd make a GREAT foppish Percy Blakeney - it will drive Severus up the wall.

And it's not a stretch to cast Severus Snape as this terribly brilliant man, feted by the rest of the world for his wit and looked askance at choosing a "fluffwit" like "Lord Harry Potter" for a husband. :P

Add Lucius Malfoy as Chauvelin.... hee. Make Harry's relationship with Sirius Black and/or Remus Lupin a point of contention with Snape. Have Snape's Death Eater past rewritten with Snape as a man sickened and horrified by the results of the French Revolution that he once ardently supported.... Hm. The possibilities!

The only drawback is that Snapercup will probably hex me silly for casting him in the "female" role again.... *snickers*

Comments

[aliciamasters.livejournal.com]

Never mind. I guess I can't make copies, because it's copy protected. I will, therefore, recommend a visit to Borders, where I think it was $14.99. Ah, well. I guess I can't subvert the system. And I do, after all, want to respect the rights of the creators of the property. I just wanted to give it to you as a gift. So much for my vast career in video piracy.

[joannindiw.livejournal.com]

Er... Went to the website; it didn't work. Search got me to:
http://www.blakeneymanor.com/series.html

Which I think is what you meant? Are thse ALL the books? So, if I read 'em, I'll have all the knowledge base to appreciate darth_stitch's next series the way I do As You Wish?

Not that (almost) any reading is wasted; I'd just like to be sure...

(and I'd not be posting this lengthy babble in someone else's LJ execept for the excuse that I'm tired...)

[aliciamasters.livejournal.com]

Darn typo! You are absolutely right. It is www.blakeneymanor.com. It is all the books, most of which are difficult to get. The two books that were used for the 1982 movie are The Scarlet Pimpernel and Eldorado, but all the movies have pilfered from different books. Enjoy!

[joannindiw.livejournal.com]

Thanks!