Title: As If By Magic
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating :R
Pairing: Harry Potter
Author: lilyseyes
Word Count: 100
Prompt: #8/Christmas Tree
Warnings: *AU, Harry is 5 years old, implied child abuse/neglect – my take on Harry's childhood. P.S.: These will have a happy ending!*
Disclaimer: JKR owns the Potterverse – I just play in it. No money is made from these amateur works.
Summary: Harry knows he is a good boy.
Note: This drabble series was inspired by the fabulous art drawn by oldenuf2nb of little Harry in his cupboard.

As If By Magic

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Open Hand by Anonymous in hp_yule_balls, NC17, ~6000 words.
Summary: After the war, Severus must decide whether or not he wants to pick up where he left off with Remus, and Remus helps him make up his mind.
Warnings: not canon compliant in that Snape and Lupin survive the war and Teddy isn't Remus' biological child, mutual masturbation, use of Legilimency during sex, desperation, established relationship

I will get to my darling snupin_santa soon, but I didn't feel it was right to make my Yule Balls writer wait for me. I don't often talk about gifts I've received in my journal, mainly because of my own hang-ups. It feels like I'm bragging even when I'm perfectly fine and think nothing of people talking about their own gifts. And this post doesn't mean I didn't appreciate or feel motivated to post about gifts I've received in the past or will receive in the future. I'm just wide awake and the moment has struck me when usually, it doesn't. Anyway, I'm a twisted little monkey sometimes.

Open Hand is a great "just after the war ends" story with Severus convalescing and Remus at his side. They'd had a relationship in the past, but Remus insisted on marrying Tonks for his own reasons, and they'd been not seeing each other for most of the last year of the war. Now what?

I'll tell you -- some h/c that's light on the hurt and heavy on the comfort, just the way I like it, and some great character moments and some emotionally satisfying Legilimency intimacy. The relationship between the men registers as particularly masculine to me (most stories don't ping me either way, so it's something I will notice if it swings one way or the other), with Remus' characterization adding to that sense quite a bit.

It's only 6000 words, it's well written, it's hot. But don't you dare read it unless you plan to leave Santa a comment when you're done. ^_^

love, lore

Comment on this post, and I will badly manip a santa-hat unto one of your icons (of my choice) :o)

Everyone can play, don't be shy!

December 8, 2009
Title: The After-Christmas Tree
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing/Characters: Severus
Rating: G
Words: 974 (yeah, this is not technically a drabble. It seemed a simple little story, but it needed more words.)
Warning: Too much angst.

( The After-Christmas Tree )

The Rest Here

Title: Ho, ho, ho.
Fandom: Star Trek TOS
Pairing: Kirk/Spock
Rating: G
Prompt: Father Christmas
A/N: A little late on this one, but my muse wouldn't cooperate. Thanks to brittanyksduh for saying, "I'd like to see Spock as an elf." Your wish is my command. *wink*

( Ho, ho, ho )

Title: Draco's Obscene Display or Draco Malfoy Supports Harry Potter!
Artist: chiakidark
Media: Drawn incredibly sloppy and fast on my Wacom tablet.
Rating: PG15
Character(s): Draco Malfoy
Disclaimer: This work is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers and Warner Bros., Inc. No profit is being made from this work.
Warning(s): Chibi!time, version 1M. Phallic shape? :3
Summary: Draco Malfoy is definitely in Harry's corner....

AN: For the talented oldenuf2nb who has begun, what is undoubtedly, another HP/DM Christmas classic. This was inspired by the inspiring Fic #7 entitled, "Solidarity." Reading it isn't necessary, but you should anyways because chaaaa it's awesome!! It began as the whole scene, with the park in the background, but white on white is horrendous--hence my shortcut! I hope this cheers you up, dearest! <3

( Obscenity behind the cut... )

• Actors and Movies: Video: Tom Felton talks Deathly Hallows final battle scenes & epilogue to BBC Switch.
  
  Deathly Hallows teaser trailer and screencaps.
  
  Harry Potter cast members attend British Independent Film Awards.
  
  It's a happy sparkling Christmas for Harry, Hermione and Ron.
  
  Video: Chris Columbus & Alan Rickman discuss casting Snape in Sorcerer's Stone.
  
  New photos of Matt Lewis at "B Someone" event.
  
  Half-Blood Prince Ultimate Collector's Edition DVDs release tomorrow.
  
  
• Communities: Posting at dmhgficexchange begins today.
  
  bottom_draco has a mod post and a poll.
  
  severus_lucius has a mod post.
  
  
• Discussions: niqaeli discusses how (not) to write smut that doesn't leave me dashing for IM to torment my friends with.
  
  territesting discusses Lily's behaviour in "Snape's Worst Memory.
  
  territesting discusses Severus and the Dark Arts.
  
  
• General Interest: Win tickets to see Potted Potter in London. (Correction from Sunday's post)
  
  
• Hot Rec: Amor Vitae by Anonymous (Rated PG-13, Flitwick, McGonagall, Snape, Moody, Lupin)
  
  By the Clock by Anonymous (Rated R, Snape/Dumbledore)
  
  No Greater Love by Anonymous (Rated R, Snape/Lupin)
  
  Twelfth Night, or Harry Potter Is A No-Good Tosser by Anonymous (Rated PG-13, Harry/Draco)
  
  
• News: New Wizarding World of Harry Potter sneak peek.
  
  Video: Harry Potter LEGO Years 1-4 video game preview vignette.
  
  Rowling listed as an EW Entertainer of the Year.
  
  
• Searches: daily_snitch is looking for fanworks and resources featuring Alice Longbottom.
  
  
• Updates: The Petulant Poetess's Snape/Hermione section, Potions Under Duress, has been updated with 16 new stories.
  
  Moonshadow, the Snape/Lupin archive, has been updated with one new story and one new piece of fanart.

Send your fandom news to Daily Snitch!

I had the most lovely surprise in my in-box today. Several thoughtful and generous friends sent me some virtual gifts. I can't tell you how touched I was by that. And how very surprised.

Know that I think of you all often. Nearly daily, truth be told. I still write stories in my head; I just can't seem to get them down on paper – how sad is that. One day, soon, I'll give you all a more detailed update, one that better chronicles my ups and down of the last year. It’s been…interesting.

Happy holidays to all.

With love,

TTT

(from HuffPo.)

Oh, poor preacher man, having to watch the pretty boys making out.

And I bet he has a whole 'nother list on the other side, with offensive stuff like "cat people" and "vegetarians." Wow, I'm going to hell in at least a dozen ways. Anybody going to keep me company?

Hello and welcome to today's issue of snapenews. Thank you all for your continuing support and useful links! Feel free to comment (either below or at snapenews@gmail.com) and let us know how we're doing!

COMMUNITIES
• quiz_sshg posted answers to the latest quiz contest: FFN Exclusive
• snarry_holidays posted its Week One Wrap-Up
• snapelyholidays posted Week One in Review

NEWSLETTER/ARCHIVE UPDATES
• hgss_digest Monday update
• The Petulant Poetess Snape/Hermione section, Potions Under Duress, has been updated with these G – PG-13 rated fics
• Moonshadow, the Snape/Lupin archive, has been updated in the last week

META/DISCUSSION/RANT
• territesting has a discussion going regarding Lily’s behavior in Snape’s Worst Memory

TODAY IN FIC

Threesome/Moresome/Other
• The Magic of Christmas by Anon in hp_yule_balls (Remus/Bill, Remus/Severus/Bill, NC-17, 5565 words, warnings: rimming, threesomes, light bondage, mention of double penetration)

Slash
• A Million Sharpened Pieces by Anon in snapelyholidays (Snape/Lucius, NC-17, see warnings)

RECENTLY RECOMMENDED
• No Greater Love by Anon in the Snupin Santa fest (Snape/Lupin, R)

EDITOR’S RECOMMENDATION
• The Dreams We Forget (Are The Ones We Most Regret) by Anon in hp_yule_balls (Snape/Harry, background H/G, R/Hr, NC-17, warnings: infidelity, dub-con, ~4500, + two pieces of art!)

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We aim to bring you the latest Snape-centric items in the fandom but some might slip through the net! You can help to ensure this doesn't happen by sending us links via e-mail to snapenews@gmail.com). There are submission guidelines in the snapenews user profile, but for the 'Today in' sections we just require the basic title/creator/rating/warnings/link info.

Title: "Pretending they don't know - Part III"
Author:littleblackbow
Characters: Alstromeria, Severus
Fandom: Harry Potter/Allieverse
Rating: G
Word Count: 176

( Advent Drabble 08: Christmas tree )

Title: "The Missing Part of Childhood"
Author:littleblackbow
Characters: Alstromeria, Jim, Harry, Severus,
Fandom: Harry Potter/Allieverse
Rating: G
Word Count: 198

( Advent Drabble 07: Father Christmas )

Title: Good for What Ails You
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Aurora Sinistra
Rating: gen

( hot buttered rum )


Title: Holiday Legend
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Aurora Sinistra
Rating: gen

( father christmas )

Title: Pixies and Poppets Annalise verse #54
Author: enchanted_jae
Characters: Draco, Annalise, Pixie
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Past mpreg implied
Word Count: 215
Written for the following:
♥ awdt Christmas Quickies #7 - cat in tree
♥ dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2009 - Saint Nick
♥ adventdrabbles - Prompt #7 - Father Christmas
Summary: Pixie is naughty, and Annalise is full of questions.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al.

Pixies and Poppets

Title: Pixies and Poppets Annalise verse #54
Author: enchanted_jae
Characters: Draco, Annalise, Pixie
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Past mpreg implied
Word Count: 215
Written for the following:
♥ awdt Christmas Quickies #7 - cat in tree
♥ dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2009 - Saint Nick
♥ adventdrabbles - Prompt #7 - Father Christmas
Summary: Pixie is naughty, and Annalise is full of questions.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al.

Pixies and Poppets

Title: Pixies and Poppets Annalise verse #54
Author: enchanted_jae
Characters: Draco, Annalise, Pixie
Rating: PG
Warning(s): Past mpreg implied
Word Count: 215
Written for the following:
♥ awdt Christmas Quickies #7 - cat in tree
♥ dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2009 - Saint Nick
♥ adventdrabbles - Prompt #7 - Father Christmas
Summary: Pixie is naughty, and Annalise is full of questions.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al.

( Pixies and Poppets )

We hope everyone has been enjoying the fest so far! Thanks so much for everyone who has been leaving such kind comments. We'd love to see even more comments, so that the wonderful authors and artists get love and to spread the Snarry cheer. ♥ So commenting and reccing are very, very welcome. If you make a rec for anything (fic or art) in the fest and/or see a rec, please leave a comment here or email us. :)

If anyone missed the Week One Wrap-Up post, it's here.

If anyone has any suggestions or questions so far, please email us (snarryholiday at gmail dot com) or leave a comment here. And, just FYI, our submissions have balanced out so that we'll be posting twice a day regularly (at 10am and 9pm EST, if you haven't already surmised *g*).

We hope everyone is enjoying all the great fests, the promise of snow (whether in real form or v-gift form), and the holiday season!

- snarry_holidays mods

Title: A Handful of Snow
Artist: Hagrid might have artistic talent...
Giftee: alchemia
Media/Medium: Photoshop
Rating: G
Pairing: Snape/Harry
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: One crystal clear snowy afternoon filled with fond memories of the season. A handful of snow to capture the magic of one perfect afternoon.
Artist's Notes: Happy moments are to be collected and cherished to live on in our memories for ever after. I hope you are enjoying their moment of seasonal fluff. Happy Snarry Holidays!

http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/10248593.html

I decided to knit knitty's seascape shawl (http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer08/PATTseascape.html) for my big sister for her birthday on the 15th. It is my first lace knitting project, and though it started out a little rough, it ended quite wonderfully.
Not sure what kind of yarn this is, it was given to me with no labels.


Please ignore the crappy background. I am living in a hotel in Saskatchewan whilst at work.

One Shots:
alisanne: Promises Delayed - (Harry/Draco, Teddy, PG)
iulia_linnea: Seeing Fairies - (Luna, Lily Luna, G)
alisanne: Stockings Stuffed With Care - (Severus/Harry, NC-17)
Anonymous in snupin_santa: You Only Live Twice - (Severus/Remus, PG13)
Anonymous daily_deviant: Fleur-de-Lis - (Lucius/Harry, NC-17)
Anonymous in daily_deviant: You're as sane as I am... - (George/Luna, Fred, R)
Anonymous in snupin_santa: The Space Between - (Severus/Remus, PG)
Anonymous in snarry_holidays: Terms of This Conflict - (Severus/Harry, R)
Anonymous in snapelyholidays: A Million Sharpened Pieces - (Lucius/Severus, NC-17)

Drabbles:
lilyseyes: A Good Boy - (Harry, R)
ellid: Echoes of the Past, VI - (Andromeda, Narcissa, Teddy, G)
celandineb: Provocation - (Albus Dumbledore/Severus, R)
shoeboxes4all: Harry's Birthday Surprise - (Severus/Harry, PG)
drachenmina: Father's shadow - (Draco, PG)

Art:
Anonymous in snarry_holidays: Beware the Power of Mistletoe - (Severus/Harry, PG13)

Community News:
snarry_holidays: Posted their Week One wrap-up
harry100: Posted their latest challenge
draco100: Posted their latest prompt

Newsletters:
snapenews: Posted their Weekend Edition
longbottom_wkly: Posted their latest Edition

If you have any links or tips for us, please let us know. Email us at potterprophet.ij@gmail.com.

Prompt eight comes from romaine_24!

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			12	18	22
		15	20	17	09	05
	03	19	23	13	01	11	07
04	16	21	08	02	24	10	14	06

In case you can't see the picture, the prompt is:
Christmas Tree.

And remember, you can cross post your drabbles/drawbles/ficlets on the LJ Adventdrabbles community.

http://community.livejournal.com/crack_impala/250604.html

Untitled Star Trek XI Crossover
gladdecease | G | crossover with, and spoilers for, Star Trek XI, mentions of Sam/Uhura
From the "Kripke Started It" Changing Channels Free-For-All. Sam and Dean get stuck in the Star Trek Reboot universe.
Hilarious, brilliant and beautifully done. Every once in awhile a fic will just knock you flat with how awesome it is. This is one of those fics.

How Becky Totally Saved the World or: PLEASE R&R OR I'LL NEVER WRITE ANOTHER CHAPTER
girl_wonder | unrated [PG-13 to be safe] | Season 5 Spoilers, mentioned Chuck/Becky, mentioned fictional Sam/Dean
The upside of living with a prophet was the fanfic. And the forewarning of the apocalypse. But, mostly the fic.
This fic is the best flavor of crazy. Brilliantly written, hilariously executed, and so thoroughly believable. It could totally go down like this.

Untitled Holiday Fic
longsufferingly | Unrated | Pre-series
Teenage Sam & Dean make the best of spending Christmas in a motel room.
Sweet, gorgeous and touchingly genuine. This fic is completely adorable, and will leave you smiling.

Asterisms
roque_clasique | PG-13 | 5x04 AU
Let's just say, Past Dean's still in the future, Lucifer didn't kill Dean, and Dean is still trying to chase down Lucifer.
This piece twists and turns Dean by, literally, forcing him to face himself. Simply fascinating work.

http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/10248294.html

From Ravelry.
Mini Mitten Ornaments by Andrea Kopacek
[ http://www.flickr.com/photos/chia777/4165684732/ ]
and
[ http://www.flickr.com/photos/chia777/4164922887/ ]
This year, I will be using these mini mitten ornaments as my give away ornament, wrapping adornment, and general decorations! So quick and easy and of course, I can watch any type of TV show. Instant gratification.

Title: Stockings Stuffed With Care
Author: alisanne
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Summary: Harry makes up for a lack of pudding.
Word Count: 970
Genre: Erotica
Warnings: Cross-dressing. ;)
A/N: Written for adventdrabbles's prompt #7: Father Christmas. This is part 7 in my Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards series, the previous parts being: Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards Day 1 - Candles, Sexy Kinks for Sexy Wizards Day 2 - Plum Pudding, Inexplicably Bound, A Snog and a Cuddle, Tinsel Talk and Hot Buttered Harry.
Beta: sevfan
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

Stockings Stuffed With Care

Title: You Only Live Twice, for karasu-hime

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: It's not often that a tired, worn-out werewolf gets a second chance at life. It's even rarer for a bitter, cynical professor to get a fresh start. What happens when they get their second chance at the same time?

Rated: Gingersnaps (PG13)

Note: AU as of "The Seven Potters" chapter in DH.

Prompt from Karasu Hime: "De-aged fic: Severus and Remus come back with the help of Hermione, however they come back in their 18 year old bodies. And boy is Remus horny! With his wolf hormones on the rampage, he tries every which way to get into uptight Severus pants. I'd like to read the different ways he tries, how he gets snubbed, obstacles, angst then the happy ending. No over the top fluff, please!" I hope this works!

Other pairing: Charlie/Tonks

Word count: 6606

Moar recs. For those keeping track, these two completely blew my mind and are both going on my list of stories to put in the vault to be stored for all time. Yes, really. They are that good.

His Father's Son by rickey_a (Albus Severus/Scorpius, Draco, NC-17, 7K)
Scorpius Malfoy tries to find his own way in the world.

Okay, so, first of all, you can't tell a single thing from that header, really, which is not the author's fault. I sympathise, to which any of you who might have read my Albus genfic last month could attest. "Al wakes up and has a nice day," or whatever the summary was, doesn't tell you a goddamned thing. But in that case, I hope it was evident by the end why the summary couldn't really be any more specific. Same applies here. It's nearly impossible to review this story without giving away the farm. At heart, it's a lovely teenage romance story between Al and Scorpius. Underneath a few layers, it's also a slightly unsettling Malfoy family drama. Underneath a few more, it's an incredibly clever play on all the elements that make the Potterverse so compelling in the first place: the magic, and all that entails. This story eventually takes one crucial scene from canon and flips it completely on its head. You will never read that scene the same way again. You might not ever read these characters in any other fic the same way again. I don't think I will. This universe is now the only one I can see for them. It's astonishing how Rickey did it, really. Absolutely stunning, in terms of narrative construction, in terms of characterisation, and in terms of a plot that could not be more brilliant. I'm being vague, I know, but trust me. It's an unbelievably well-crafted story. Damn, I can't even use one of the tags I want, without spoiling it! :)

Give Chase by Anon at hd_holidays (Harry/Draco, NC-17: EWE, some D/s, bondage, 6K)
All Draco knows is that he can’t stop running.

I just. I can't even. *flail* The sheer originality of this fic is amazing in itself. I've never seen anything like it. It plays on every Potter/Malfoy rivalry you can think of, especially Auror/suspect, and crafts an ongoing game of CHASE as the basis for a slowly evolving D/s relationship. Like, running through the streets kind of chase. Maggie mentioned her running kink in reviewing this fic, and yeah. Seriously. The action sequences are incredibly well written, and that cannot be easy. By the time you finish it, you'll be panting yourself, charged with adrenaline and ready to take off down that alley once more to try to get away. It's exhilarating. Both men are wonderfully characterised, but the way we see Harry from Draco's POV especially got under my skin and tugged hard. “Malfoy.” The hairs on the back of Draco’s neck stood on end. “Why the fuck do you run when you know I’ll catch you?” al;ksjdfl;askdfjl;askdf. Fresh and original and hot like burning and tense and adrenaline-fuelled, and just, wow. Amazing story.

Read? Liked? Think I'm on crack but read and liked something else instead? Either way, go on and leave a bit of feedback for a hard-working author or artist today!

Title: Present
Pairing: Severus/Bill
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Prompt:Father Christmas
A/N: written by angela_snape for adventdrabbles 2009. Follows Waiting

Present

Title: The Heavily Warded and Secret Diaries of Scorpius Malfoy, aged Eight and A Half

Author: shiv5468
Fandom: Harry Potterl
Pairing: Gen
Rating: G, so far

Summary: Scorpius rallies


The Heavily Warded and Secret Diaries of Scorpius Malfoy, aged Eight and A Half

9 [] Rated PG-13 for violence and scary images. Runtime: 79 minutes. Director: Shane Acker Summary: When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.

My notes: BFF ordered me to watch this film 'cos she had seen a couple of scenes from it and fell in love with the visuals. So I did.

I liked it fine, especially the visual side, yes. Landscapes, the dolls, those factories and machines. If you like steampunk, go for it! I did find it very, very pleasant for the eyes. Not quite an eye candy 'cos it's all greyish-brownish and raw and dusty but it looks really nice.

I even liked the story for the most part. It's quite charming, and the story of a small individual becoming a hero in order to save the world, figuring things out, gathering courage and strength, well, it's cliché of course but it's a sure win as far as modern action/adventure goes. But at the same time, I found it annoying. I mean, if you have such a well-established heroic cliché, there's no need to make it even more cliché it by making the villain a Hitler in such a non-metaphorical way. I mean, sometimes it's OK to believe that your spectators aren't completely stupid, so there's no need to put things in their mouth and chew for them. Sometimes you can create a more far-fetched metaphor, say, as Tolkien did in LotR or as Hiromu Arakawa does in Fullmetal Alchemist, and your audience will get it. Or on the contrary: make him Hitler, no a Hitler-like something. Don't dance around trying to side-step every dangerous thing.

Another thing that annoyed me was 7 at the very end of it. The dolls are more or less sexless, more boy/men-like than girl/woman-like but whatever. I liked it that the story wasn't about love, that it wasn't about how family saves everything -- which, let's be frank, Hollywood feeds us so much as to make one want to stay single forever. But then [spoiler]7 acquired some distinctly lady-like expressions, nearly batting eyelashes. WTF? Will they now hold hand and knit baby dolls or something?[/end spoiler]

And this leads me to the following. I liked Dragon Hunters much better (my review). They are seemingly nothing alike, Dragon Hunters and 9. It's just that they both are about small people saving the world and that something in the animation looks similar to me. So, while I'm ready to rave about Dragon Hunters for ages, this review is about 9 and regretfully, I'm not prepared to squeal about it. Yes, I enjoyed it. Yes, it's a real pleasure for the eyes. But I expected more. The animation made me expect more originality from the plot, and it might be completely my fault that I was so ready to fall in love but in the end, merely liked it. But like it I did. Give it a try!

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I decided against the LadyCup, as I'm worried it'll be too short for me. (And I'm actually worried my ridiculously narrow entrance - yes, that's right, I said "my narrow entrance" on your f-page! - will make cup use difficult/impossible. Except lots of virgins at the LJ menstrual cups comm can use them, so presumably so can I.)

At any rate! I ordered a Fleurcup - shipping was free compared to the Mooncup (UK), and supposedly it will arrive by Friday. So yay, I hopes. Look forward to future reports of skuf/cup shenanigans!

P.S. I got the purple, of course :oD

I made Spiced Tea over the weekend, and today, I took a break from grading long enough to put together some Peanut-butter Pumpkin bread, which is warm out of the oven and goes perfectly with spiced tea. My world is a little bit better now.

This entry was originally posted at http://scribbulus-ink.dreamwidth.org/519942.html. It's cross-posted to LJ and IJ, and comments are enabled at all three journals.

fair chance nobody of my LJ buddies will see me here, so I can say:
Its awesome, that LJ is kaputt!!
I am reading SPN porn instead, and otherwise, being awesomely productive with clearing my inbox!

LJ should be kaputt one day per week XD

http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/10248141.html

So, my husband has expressed a need for a Domo-kun for the holidays. I searched Ravelry and the interwebs in general and I couldn't find any patterns. I found one or two patternless projects and a crochet pattern but no knitted pattern.

The main reason I want a pattern is because I am not particularly familiar with the franchise. I don't want to go sit on the floor of a store alternately knitting and measuring against a prefab stuffed Domo-kun that I don't intend to buy. And I'd rather get a pattern than pay for a machine-made stuffed animal that I won't have any use for other than to reverse engineer it...

So, does anyone know of a knitting pattern for a Domo-kun, or even some basic guidelines as to its size and proportions?

Thanks in advance!

http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/10247845.html

I have just started knitting http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=117&d_id=10&lang=us This pattern, and am a bit confused by some of the directions... Can anyone explain what this means:

"Cast on 42 sts on double pointed needles size 3 mm. K 2 rounds and continue in rib, P4/K2. When piece measures 2¾'' work next round as follows: P4, K2, P4, K2 in each of the next 2 sts (i.e. K2 becomes K4 – this is mid upper glove), continue with P4/K2 as before = 44 sts."

So am I increasing or something? These are translated instructions, so that probably does have something to do with it...
Help, pls?

• 12:26 Just pre-ordered Street Game by Christine Feehan, Archangle's kiss by @NaliniSingh, and Blood Magic by Eileen Wilks. #
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• 17:03 I don't think my husband realizes he's not an actual member of the football team, and that when he yells at the tv, they can hear him. #
• 09:10 Why did no one remind me that Alice started last night? This is why I had to record it at zero dark in the morning. #
• 09:40 The schools are on 2 hr delay. We are supposed to get more snow today/tmrw . This better not interfere with my braces coming off tmrw. #
• 10:44 What the hell? My Ebook was connected to my PC all night, didn't charge and the pc keeps giving it a write failure. WHY? #
• 11:14 I have a tension headache. I need a massage. But I need massage money...shoot. #
• 11:14 @deliriumbubbles I once held a twenty minute conversation with my sister, she responded, her eyes were open, but she was dead asleep. #
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I think it's very nice that Livejournal is offering a free virtual gift, and I've even sent a couple of snowflakes myself. I'm also amused that snowflake mania appears to have taken over my flist, but I'm still not tempted to enable virtual gifts for my journal. Sorry about that!

Meanwhile, I've been pushing exceptionally hard to finish grading the last set of papers for my comp classes so I can have a tiny respite before final exam material starts coming in later this week, and if I see one more comma error, I may well scream.

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http://community.livejournal.com/knitting/10247438.html

Hi all,

I've been scouring Ravelry and past threads here for a good men's scarf pattern, but haven't been able to come up with anything that quite fits the bill.

I'm looking for a simple, reasonably masculine pattern. What I've gathered from the recipient-to-be is that he's ok with an all-over repeated pattern, but nothing too complex (i.e. nothing with cabling). He already has a bulky alpaca scarf that I made him, so he wants something thinner, flatter, and lighter than that. I think he'd be happy with a plain seed-stitch scarf, but I don't want to get too bored knitting the thing. Any suggestions?

Title: Belated
Author: sweetmelodykiss
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Past Severus/Albus, Present Severus/Harry
Rating: PG
Summary: All good little children need a pony for Christmas.
Word Count: 480
advent_drabbles Prompt 7: Father Christmas
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters herein.

Belated

Kristmas Wish Fulfilled for: leni_jess
From: An Amazing Member!

Title: Fleur-de-Lis
Characters/Pairings: Lucius/Harry
Rating: NC-17
Kinks/Themes Included: D/s, hair kink
Other Warnings: None
Word Count: ~4,000
Summary/Description: When he'd left the Manor five years earlier, Harry hadn't planned to return. He'd only dreamt of it.
Author's Notes: Happy Kinky Kristmas, mystery prompter. I hope this story makes at least some of your kinky dreams come true.
Thanks to my betas: M, F, and R.

( Fleur-de-Lis )

Kristmas Wish Fulfilled for: ceria
From: A Magnificent Member!

Title: You're As Sane As I Am
Characters/Pairings: George/Luna (with Fred. Sort of)
Rating: R
Kinks/Themes Included: Blindfolds (Prompt: Invisible)
Other Warnings: Voyeurism, if you squint. Sort of a strange take on the afterlife, inspired by the movie Always
Word Count: 3513
Summary/Description: George has been waiting nearly two years for his brother's ghost to make an appearance. It took someone like Luna Lovegood to show him that he never really left.
Author's Notes: Wow. This got way heavier than I planned. I hope it is what you had in mind, dear recipient. Big thanks to my beta, who is all things wonderful and knows who she is.

( You're as sane as I am... )

Title: Provocation
Fandom: HP
Pairing: Albus/Severus
Rating: R
Note: For cruisedirector, who wanted Snape/Dumbledore, "not just Lily."

( Provocation )

Title: Provocation
Author: celandineb
Fandom: HP
Pairing: Albus/Severus
Rating: adult
Length: 242 words.
Summary: It is not just for Lily's sake that Severus changes allegiance.
Note: For cruisedirector, who wanted Snape/Dumbledore, "not just Lily."

( Provocation )

Thank you so much to ingridmatthews, spectralbovine, tygress girlmostlikely, tartanshell, midnitemaraud_r, devildoll, and also to the anonymice for the snowflake cookies! ♥♥♥♥♥ *twirls you all*

[eta] Thanks also to the folks at crack_impala for the snowflake they sent to unfitforsociety. *g* [/eta]

I have been very meh recently and now I feel all warm and loved.

I've fallen behind completely on answering comments, so I am declaring today comment amnesty day, and getting rid of all the unanswered comments (on anything but fic - those I will try to answer) from before today.

I have three sets of minutes to write now, plus yuletide and broken toys. Yay?

Have a poem:

Rhymes and Songs

It's late now, December, a few trees
continue translating.
A menorah
holds up its little buckets of light.
An old woman with hands to her ears,
two homeless men discussing the nature of evil.
It's a clear morning.
Everyone's carrying luggage. There're gaps
between passersby, larger than usual.
The sun sets silver shields
in a row of window frames, all but one,
where a girl in a fur hat looks out.
Dawn riddled with memories
fading and dispersing among the trees,
fever subsiding —
you think, at last I can do what I want,
but mostly
you're building on the silence,
the solemnity of things left to themselves.
White limousine at the corner: an
intricate, depressed millionaire
trolling for a girl so beautiful
& frightened she might be enticed.
And a new life, arduous
and dire, commences. Years
on a backcountry farm near one of the Great Lakes,
a bent for poetry, little rhymes
& songs
to soothe yourself
and children you've come to know.

~Charlie Smith

~*~

This entry at DW: http://musesfool.dreamwidth.org/104108.html. people have commented there.

Fic (201 words and over)

Anonymous wrote Cultivating Trust for harry_holidays. Narcissa Malfoy sends an entreaty to the one and only person that may have the resources to save the rare and exotic flora of the Malfoy Gardens from a mysterious blight. (Neville/Draco, R)
Anonymous wrote Protective Measures for smutty_claus. After the war is over, Neville and Ginny attempt to pick up the pieces. (Neville/Ginny, NC-17)
Anonymous wrote Falling For You for mini_fest. Neville and Ginny run into each other while Christmas shopping. (Neville/Ginny, PG)
ragdoll wrote Honey to the Bee. When Neville was forced to attend the Ministry's Fancy Dress ball, the last thing he expected was to end being pulled by another man, least of all Ron Weasley's eldest brother. After all; who'd ever want to snog a grown man dressed as a daisy? (Neville/Bill, hard R)
irana wrote Again. Neville finds himself serving detention with Snape once more. (Neville/Snape, NC-17)
celandineb wrote Family Christmas. Neville and Ginny compromise about what to do for Christmas. (Neville/Ginny, G)
iulia_linnea wrote A Hasty Transition from Prim to Perfect. Percy's mortification leads to a welcome release. (Neville/Percy, NC-17)

Drabbles (200 words or less)

suntzu_s wrote The Spice of Life. (Neville/Draco, PG)
unbroken_halo wrote three drabbles:
Do Not Open Before Christmas. (Neville/Bill, PG)
Pretty Ribbons. (Neville/Bill, PG)
Warmth. (Neville/Bill, G)
torino10154 wrote From the Heart. (implied Neville/Draco, G)
kaellite wrote Sucking...Um, Make That Saving Face. (Neville/Charlie, PG)
alisanne wrote Fun Fight. (Neville/Remus, Snape/Harry, PG)

Art

Anonymous drew Nargles!!! for mini_fest. (Neville/Luna, PG)

Various and Sundry

hp_spring_fling sign-ups have begun.
neville100 has issued Prompt 98: Pillow.


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Title: The Space Between, for rudika

From: Your Secret Snupin Santa

Summary: Prompt: AU/AR Remus is a college student majoring in Physical Anthropology. Snape is in the medical program, studying phlebotomy. They begin meeting in the cafeteria every Wednesday (the day when Remus' rowdy friends are usually in classes without him). But when the next semester comes around, Remus and Snape are in the same Anatomy class... along with Remus' annoying friends.

Rated: Gingerbread & Cocoa (PG)

Warnings: AU/AR, some not-so-nice language/attitudes on the part of Sirius and James (homophobia and gay bashing), SERIOUS Sirius bashing ^_^

A/N: Erm, the story is not 100% correct because the University that I chose does not offer the program that you wanted, but I wanted to stay true to the prompt. Remus and Severus are Americans in this story for purposes of plot and because all I am familiar with is American college culture. This story took me many places that I had no idea about. I hope that I have lived up to your original prompt well enough, while adding a little bit of me into it.

Betas: The wonderful D and B who came through at the last second when I needed them most. Thanks girls ^_^

Word count: 6411