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I am Okay, you? turned 2 today!
"I have never known anyone like you, and I never will. You humble me. I am unworthy of even breathing the same air as you, but I still do because I can't bear to leave you alone."
D: No blackmail required. Errand boy, remember? Order me about, Ms. Granger.
H: Stop flirting.
D: Does it make you nervous?
H: Is that really necessary? D: What? She extended a hand and waved it up and down to indicate his attire. D: Oh, looking good? It's absolutely necessary. He said with a cheeky grin
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It's been so long. I am reading Lionheart and I am so into it! I wonder why it wasn't finished?
I saw you again in my dreams. It felt like home, but it was more of a nightmare if you tell me. I wish it to be true but I suppose nature has its own way of telling me that it is best that I keep you in my dreams instead of the reality. I wil always love you, E.
"Do you regret it?"
"Which part? Choosing you? Leaving Britain? Raising two tiny hurricanes while teaching you how to use the toaster and sort whites from darks?"
"The whites still confuse me."
"Then no. I regret nothing. Especially not you."
D: You heard Zabini. My name is tarnished. I'll be atoning for everything I've done for...maybe the rest of my life. You deserve more than that. I want to end things now while I still could. I knew if we'd go on the way we were, it would get harder to...let you go.
H: I don't want you to let me go.
Iād like to respond to a comment you made a few hours ago about not wanting to translate Alchemised in Russia and in Israel, and Iād like to contribute to the conversation from the other side of the map. I have no intention of insulting or underestimating your personal opinions and decisions, which are yours alone.
I understand the concerns regarding the funding issues in Russia and am not aware if there are any āacceptableā publishers out there. But personally, I canāt find value in cultural boycotts. I believe they can even cause harm, especially in literature discussing wars, by closing one of the few āwindowsā into the world of people in countries that could benefit from a variety of perspectives. If the only books available to Israelis were written by people who support the war, wouldnāt that make their perspective narrower? As an Israeli teen who does not support an eternal war, my complex view of the world - and specifically of the conflict - could never be what it is today without the books I have read, whether they were written by pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli supporters. Books can be both an influential and powerful force.
It is important to express opinions and to protect freedom of speech against wars or policies, but I donāt think cultural boycotts do more good than harm, being mere statements. I donāt know which Israeli publishers reached out to you, but I know there are liberal translation agencies out there.
Needless to say, I adore your writing, and I am planning to purchase your book the moment I find myself abroad.
I don't disagree. It wasn't an easy choice to make because I was constantly second guessing what the appropriate decision would be. Objectively speaking, I don't think withholding Alchemised from translation does anything inherently meaningful. Especially given that Alchemised is a deeply anti-war story with specifically tissue paper thinly-veiled criticisms of the US, Russia, and Israel in particular.
Additionally, I am very adverse to the conflation of people with their government because it is that manner of othering that is used to increase division and drive extremism and nationalism. As an American I am bitterly aware of the things my taxes are funding against my will.
I felt incredibly grieved at the thought of excluding my Russian speaking readers in multiple countries from being able to read Alchemised when they have been so enthusiastic and supportive of me for many years. Or from any Israelis who are staunchly protesting their governments' genocide of Palestinians.
I considered accepting the deals but then donating the entire advances and potential royalties to charities, but given the amount, and my newness to the process of publishing and international deals, it wasn't something I had the knowledge or any of the resources to commit to while on an incredibly tight writing deadline. With the Russian deal in particular, I consulted with several Russian friends, as well as journalist-activists like Ksenia Mironova in trying to find a publisher/translator outside of Russia in order to have an authorised edition of Alchemised translated. Unfortunately due to international legal constraints my literary agency was not able to find an alternative that which could pass the vetting process that publishers were required to undergo. Perhaps that will change in the future, but that is the situation presently.
Ultimately what my decision came down to was that saying "I don't think people should be excluded from art, and that's why I'm taking this translation deal' sounds very hollow if I'm standing there, accepting enough money to buy a house, while other people are having their houses blown up.
While I don't hold individual citizens responsible for their oppressive government's actions, I have chosen to prioritise the feelings of the people suffering invasion and genocide.
It is not a perfect solution, but it is the best one I have the capacity to make right now.
Honestly, being told about how widely distributed pirated translations would be actually made me feel even more at peace with the decision. I hope the story still finds all the people who look for it.
Thank you, SenLinYu!
Hermione, Ron, and Harry having a conversation:
Hermione: I have been hanging out with Malfoy, I think.
Ron: *choked
Harry: Draco Malfoy?
Hermione: No, Narcissa. I've decided I am a lesbian and I require the attentions of widows in their middle age.
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Lady Snowblood (1973) dir. Toshiya Fujita
Woman rage is the best!
You're a good girl. And I don't wish you were different. But you don't have it in you to walk on the darker side. To choose yourself over the others. But I do, and I choose you, Hermione. Every single time.
Romance is not dead!
"Ah, yes. And what do you want to know?"
"Hm...likes and dislikes would be a good start."
"Well, I like you."
"That's... That's not a real response."
"Very well, I love you, then."
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H: I wouldn't call this seeing me, we're hardly dating
D: No, but I still have you don't I?
Oh goodness gracious. This is one of the weirdest possessive Draco I have ever read. And, I like it too much! What's wrong with me? š¤£
And who takes care of you, Hermione? I'm starting to think it should be me.
I suppose you think that's news to me Malfoy, but it only makes sense that you get off to the things you can't have.
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