dhr_news | 08 August 2010

Announcements/Discussion
- interhouse_fest for pairings between Houses prompts tomorrow!
- harrypotterbang opened sign-ups: 15k words min, drafts due 11/17.
- mini_fest Christmas Fest sign-ups have begun!
- hp_darkfest opened sign-ups, closes August 14.
- hp_unfaithful Mini-Fest unveiled prompts, fic/artworks due 9/30.
- deatheaterdrabs new prompt: Draco Malfoy, sign up by 8/11.
- harrypotter_las is a new Last Author Standing competition.
- hp_wishes Summer Activity's Fourth Theme: Gen (friendship/family).
- hpthemes theme this week: Catch-Up Week.
- lazysundaydrabs asks: When should we begin drabble-posting?
- hawthorn_vine posted headers for writers, extended deadline to 8/21.
- hp_fringeart August Challenge: Scene You Wanted to See in Books.
- hp_prisonerfest posting will begin August 10.
- smutasticawards's final voting will start August 12.
- hawthorn_vine finished switching servers and should be back online.
- harry_holidays will send out all assignments by August 15.
- hawthorn_vine revealed August's Featured Author: bunney.
- malfoy_icontest issued Challenge 141: Malfoy plus another character.
- dmhg_icontest needs for votes for Challenge 56: HBP Draco.
- slytherin100 prompt: "Deny" - "Scourgify" open until 8/12.
- hphumpdrabbles prompts: Inside of You, Quidditch, leather boots.
- riptey asks: What's your fave parallel Dramione couple, i.e. Harry/Sally?
- infusiion wonders: Why do you ship Dramione at all?
- elyaeru announces: accioDHr will be revamped, any suggestions?
- Fic Search: Hr works in Spain, wears red dress/red shoes, D/Hr tangos.
- Rec Request: prophecy!Dramione like "The Prophecy".
- Rec Request: new!fic, written within 1-2 years ago.
- Rec Request: Hermione and Blaise as friends, similar to "My Brother Blaise."
Graphics/Art
- Dramione Header (D/Hr) [G] made by infusiion
- Dramione Wallpaper (D/Hr) [G] made by infusiion
- 8 Hermione, 3 Draco icons, 1 D/Hr wallpaper by thismellark
- 1 PoA Dramione .gif by wendleberry
- 7 Emma, Hermione icons by jimen_a
- 5 Hermione icons by akihito
- 10 Emma icons by fragiledelirium
- 7 Emma icons by rusts
- 7 Emma icons by welshgirl15
- 21 Emma icons and banners by dechanter
- 3 Hermione, 2 D/Hr icons by _veronique
- 6 DH Emma icons by thisisagift
- 5 A Very Potter Sequel Draco icons by forever_a_fan
- 3 DH Emma icons by xintax
dramione fanfiction
- A Royal Mistake (2/?) by xsunspotsx [PG-13 | Summary: Draco makes a terrible mistake. A mistake that leaves him torn between heavy guilt and a desperate urge to gloat. What could make a Malfoy ashamed of himself? Fearful? And better yet, how does he gloat without gloating?
- In View (6/?) by atratuslupin [PG-13] | Summary: Hermione and Draco have never really been friends, but when seventh year rolls around and Dumbledore appoints them Head Girl and Boy, it should change things right? The way they act has everyone wondering if they will ever get along. Do they really loath each other, or is it all an act?
- Never Crossed Their Lips (3/3) by thatromantic [M] | Summary: A series of oneshots exploring unanswered questions in JK Rowling's books concerning Hermione and Draco.
Hawthorn & Vine
- Completed:
- WIP:
  - Forge by dormiensa [T] / Summary: Narcissa is tired of her son's playboying ways and has enlisted Hermione to help break him of his habits.
  - What they never knew by Nitsrek [MA] / Summary: Hermione thinks about her time at Hogwarts and a particularly disliked fellow student. She remembers the secrets she always had to hide from Harry and especially Ron. - Rated for later chapters. Don't worry, they won't do anything explicit when they're still...
  - Once A Month by pokeystar [T] / Summary: A collection of drabbles written for the Live Journal community, DMHGchallenge.
  - He Walks by Elysium [PT] / Summary: Change is looming closer, and he does not want to think of it. He only wants to think of her and how she holds it all at bay.
  - Interludes by dormiensa [T] / Summary: A series of drabbles, snippets, vignettes, day-in-the-life-of snapshots in my corner of the dramione-verse. Mainly just excuses for fluff. In chronological order by writing date.
  - What Remains by joythecat [MA] / Summary: After Voldemort's defeat, Hermione becomes Wizarding England's expert in a form of magical illness making its way through the nation's children. But when a certain blond wizard turns out to be one of her most difficult patients, they struggle to come to terms...
  - Friend Number Three by riptey [T] / Summary: How do you deal with the pure-blood aristocracy, a corrupt Ministry, Muggle culture invasions, Doing the Right Thing, getting back at your dad, and constant questions about your love life - all while juggling more than two friends and not being a total jerk?...
  - An Aversion to Change by Misdemeanor1331 [M] / Summary: After his failed attempt on Dumbledore's life, Draco seeks refuge at the Order of the Phoenix. Sent back to Hogwarts with suspicious title of Head Boy, he is forced to share a dormitory with none other than Hermione Granger. But with war looming on the horizon...
  - Beautiful Disaster by ashleyfanfic [MA] / Summary: Veela!Draco! discovers that his mate is the least likely person on the planet, and the discovery leads him and his father in new directions...
  - Covered in Crimson by cklls [MA] / Summary: Draco awakens to find himself in an unfamiliar place, having committed an unspeakable crime, with no wand, and no memory of how he got there. Will he save her from certain death, or will he be the coward he's always been?
Other
- crack_broom recs Dystopia [NC-17] by fangirlyness
- crack_broom recs Glass House [PG-13] by jenjou
- thegoldenseeker recs What a Witch Needs [NC-17] by Petalsoft
- hermioneville recs Hermione Dreaming Beauxbatons [G] drawn by LagoonNymph
- Road Not Taken by sarahyyy @ dramionedrabble [G] | Summary: You and I...we're not that different. We don't have a choice.
- The Unknown by scarysnapey @ dramionedrabble [G] | Summary: 'Yes. I married the Weasel.'
- Awash in Memories by foggybythebay @ dramionedrabble [G] | Summary: Brown eyes twinkle a warm hello.
- Aeternitas is a 500-attendee max HP conference in NH on 4/28/11.
- yubuh posted The Ultimate Harry Potter Friending Meme.

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