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Dominic McLaughlin in the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley

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cross-posted from: https://diagonlemmy.social/post/3415

But what comes next?

You wake at 05:30 in the morning, feeling somewhat groggy.

Instead of the alarm clock ringing like it normally does, a cheerful hologram appears: “Hi! I’m Kyle, your new alarm clock assistant!” You get dressed as Kyle explains all of the fantastic things he is capable of.

You head over to the coffee machine. “Hey there! I’m Evan! Are you ready for AI in your coffee? But first - tell me about yourself!”. You ignore Evan’s monologue and close your eyes as the synthetic coffee replacement is brewing. Real coffee costs more than your coffee maker nowadays, so it has to suffice.

You also brush off George the intelligent shoelace assistant, Cate the smart front door, Maurice the brand new elevator AI.

You try to ignore Eunice the walk-and-talk side-walk talk smart-AI as it pursues you tirelessly to tell you about its fantastic capabilities.

You arrive at the gym. The receptionist is out of order because its API has exceeded its quota, so you just walk into the locker room and change.

You put your stuff in the locker, accept the new terms and conditions, give the locker permission to share your personal information with all the different data brokers. The locker clicks as the lock engages.

As you step on the treadmill a holographic running companion joins you and starts monologuing about this fantastic new meal replacement powder they’ve been using recently. You’re not in a mood to listen so you put on your headphones and listen to ad jingles instead.

You head back to the locker room and shower. George the intelligent holographic shower buddy appears and tells you about his new AI features.

Your locker session has expired so you need to log into the gym again. First enter a pin code, then 2FA via text message on your phone, then verify your email, then you need to identify firehydrants and sidewalks for 15 minutes to prove you’re human, then accept the a new set of terms of conditions. As you click on firehydrants, George cheerfully keeps going on about his AI features.

Finally ready to head to work. You step into your car, which greets you as Ulysses, the new smart AI passenger. The car drives to work as you listen with closed eyes to a cheerfully enumeration of its fantastic new AI features.

You arrive at work just on time, you slip into your cubicle, sink into your chair, and put on your headset. You take a deep breath, and cheerfully speak into the microphone “Hey there! I’m Evan! Are you ready for AI in your coffee? But first - tell me about yourself!”

It’s gonna be a long day.

https://literature.cafe/ seems to be down.

https://lestat.org/ indicates that it has been down since midnight UTC.

Obviously only sh.itjust.works users will see this post right now, but I'd be curious for more info when the server is back up. Is there any way to get in touch with an admin when the server is down?

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/23422835

What is the earliest mention of Draco's birthday?

Both harrypotter.fandom.com and hp-lexicon.org list 1980 June 5th as his birthday. A JKR tweet does confirm this, but as it was a reply to another user, it seems as though this was already known. Where was the date published prior to 2015?

I don't believe the exact date is ever mentioned in any of the books, though upper and lower bounds could be established based on what year he is in and when he is eligible for apparition tests and such.

Any thoughts?

MORE MURAKAMI BAAAA. ILL NEVER STOP

McGonagall finds a Animagus Harry as a Red Tailed Hawk going by Tobias in an America town.

With a flick of her wrist he's human again but he immediately asks her "Do you have a Worm in your head?!" Grabbing her shoulders.

McGonagall shakes her head, casting a spell showing a display of her brain then testing it on a Controler revealing a Worm in the skull.

Harry immediately introduced her to the Animorphs and tells them she can reverse permanent morphing and she can scan brains.

McGonagall turns into a cat when the rest of them turn into animals themselves and then is shown the Cube and learns these are muggle children who have super powers who are fighting an alien invasion.

McGonagall becomes the only adult that can be trusted by them against the threat and she brings them bottles of Animagus reveal potions that seem to cure permanent morphs and it turns out mixing Animagus training with The Cube grants Speed Morphing.

Hermione and Harry go full Sherlock but Harry has a habit of making jokes that cause Hermione to laugh so hard it effects the mood they try to set.

Hermione: examining a grave He fell into his work.

Harry: impossible, this is was no accident....it was a Plot. gesturing to the grave

Hermione: cackling like a mad witch

Hey all,

I hope I can post my request here.

I recently finished and self-published my first fantasy novel. It’s a mythical-action kind of story, set in a made-up world where Light and Night are locked in an ancient struggle.

I know the writing isn’t perfect, that’s why I’m here. I’d love some honest feedback on the first 20 pages: pacing, clarity, style, anything that stands out. If you’re up for reading, I can share it via DM or a secure link.

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to take a look. Really appreciate the time and critique.

Oddly lovely. Very worthy of analysis, deserves to be thought about.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/18577916

CoS17:

‘I’m going to be expelled!’ Ginny wept, as Harry helped her awkwardly to her feet. ‘I’ve looked forward to coming to Hogwarts ever since B-Bill came and n-now I’ll have to leave and – w-what’ll Mum and Dad say?’

This comment seems slightly strange once you calculate that Ginny was barely a year old when Bill left for Hogwarts. I guess she was a precocious baby?