Malory Towers Battle Royale - Chapter 2

[tallulahgs]

Chapter Two of Playing the Game is up HERE. Thanks very much to everyone who read and commented on the first chapter! ^^

Comments

[anbyrobanby.livejournal.com]

havent read this yet, but V8 claims are up!! :O

[tallulahgs]

I knew you'd post like half an hour after I'd gone to bed XD I dreamt about those damn claims. You'd made, like, a video announcing the game start.

[anbyrobanby.livejournal.com]

......Now I'm tempted. Dagnabbit.

OK, now I'll read this chapter XD *does so*

[tallulahgs]

... Please don't be Oneesan XD

[mandy-kay43.livejournal.com]

Still on the edge of my seat. Your characterisations are spot on, especially Ruth, June and Catherine. I've loved Malory Towers for a looong time.
I went to a Harry Potter discussion on the weekend, and it came up how similar Hogwarts and MT are, so we 'sorted' the MT girls into Hogwarts. I mentioned your fic and have now passed on the link to those who were interested.
(Also added you so I don't miss out on an installment.)

[tallulahgs]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you like Ruth, June and Catherine, those three are some of my favourite characters!

And thanks for promoting me ^^

How did you sort the girls? I discussed this on my LJ a while back - I'm curious about your conclusions ^^

(No problem!)

[mandy-kay43.livejournal.com]

North Tower = Gryffindor, West Tower = Slytherin, South Tower = Ravenclaw (Louella had to be a hard worker to remember her lines in the panto) and East Tower = Hufflepuff.
Darrell, Felicity, Mary-lou = Gryffs, Jean = Ravenclaw, Alicia= Slytherin (full-blood = generations at MT), also June & Moira, Catherine = Hufflepuff. Belinda & Irene I think also ended up as Ravenclaws for their talents, Bill & Clarissa = Hufflepuff. Sally fitted Gryff & Hufflepuff. The sorting hat sent Gwendoline home! Actually, based on her behaviour in the first book she went to Slytherin - self-importance & the imporatnce of good breeding!

[tallulahgs]

Hee, that's awesome! I like your rationalisation for Alicia being Slytherin ^^ Sally's difficult, I can't remember what I thought she was. But Mary-Lou is totally Gryffindor!

Gwendoline is like the Draco Malfoy of Malory Towers, only with fewer friends...

[sabethea.livejournal.com]

I have discovered I have no shame. I tried very hard to leave you a review ono Chapter 2, but the site was playing silly billies, so you may have got the review twice or not at all.

But... on the subject of having no shame.... "Tallulah," (imagine wheedling tone) "You know I'm on holiday next week? And taking my laptop? And maybe if someone were to email me the whole of their highly addictive story I could download it and take it with me?" I don't think I can cope with this evil installments thing. The suspense is doing me in...

[tallulahgs]

I'm afraid I didn't get it - would you be able to give me the gist of it again? Perhaps via LJ this time? *glares at skyehawke*

But the suspense is what makes it fun! >:D ... okay, okay, I think I can probably do that XD seeing as you have a life and all. Which email address?

[sabethea.livejournal.com]

sabethea AT gmail . com, please :)

Oh tthank you thank you thank you.

I *love* the family interactions and the differences. Darrell's feelings about Felicity, compared with the Connie/Ruth thing (love how that's related back to the school episode), and most especially, possibly, the conversation between Alicia and June, both being so very THEMSELVES. I've always loved your Alicia, she's just spot on... Smooth and sarcastic but actually having something behind that which is real.

Argh, you would get more but I am being monstered by Mouse and I'm about to go crazy...