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Fic Spotlight

Title: Of Daisies and Stars
Author: elektra30
Length: 2.5K
Rating: G
Warnings: EWE?
Summary: Sometimes, this boy reminded him too much of too many people.

silvia_elisa's Thoughts: If there is one thing that I think it's difficult to portray in fanfiction, realistically portray, is children. It takes a skilful writer and a good story, Of Daisies and Stars has both; the way it unassumingly starts in medias res, without trivial preambles, is the perfect kick-off for a terrific fic.

The point of view stays so close to Draco that I felt a connection with the child myself, and as his thoughts pass you by, you'll find yourself breathing in the diary of scents, sights and sounds – as the author puts it. The strong emotions that Draco is experiencing are cleverly juxtaposed with his son's babbling and Hermione, almost imperceptibly, is with them both the whole time.

I wish I could quote just a couple of lines, but I'd end up quoting the fic in its entirety. The vocabulary used is so interwoven with the narration and so rich in detail that you'll get the scope of their lives together, instead of being hindered by the fact that it is a one-shot story. And the final part, well, the final part will take your breath away.

Hawthorn & Vine Reverse Challenge

hawthorn_vine Phase 1 Master List!

Art: D/Hr Potions Room Romance [T] drawn by itsbeenvery
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right [K] by dracodew17
100-99 Ways to Drive Draco Malfoy Insane [T] by ellielove
Art: D/Hr and Spider [K] drawn by itsbeenvery
A Tangled Web [M] by dynonugget
Death by House-elf [K] by pips_n_chiaw

Art: Hot Kiss [T] drawn by amandioka
The Beginning [T] by lorcalon
Fifteen Minutes [MT] by little dollface

Art: Piggy-Back [K] drawn by inspire
A Piggy-Back Proposal [K] by twist_myreality

Art: Midnight Escape [K] drawn by sitrusky
Ain’t It Grand? [T] by pokeystar
The Hours [K] by silviaelisa
Art: Wand Symmetry [K] drawn by sitrusky
The Outlier [T] by elektra30
Extracurricular [T] by dbshaw

Art: Yule Ball [K] drawn by kalina_blue
The Black Lake [K] by fourth_drink
The Magic of Ignorance [K] by imane nikko
Art: Couple’s Portrait [K] drawn by kalina_blue
The Timekeeper’s Watch [K] by pennilyn novus
Smithereens [MT] by strawberrykait

Art: Untitled [K] drawn by coconuggetx
I Think We’re Alone Now [PT] by hollywoodland
Tingles, Chills and a Heart’s Desire [MA] by margaritama

Art: Plump Unpecked Cherries [T] drawn by riptey
Undisclosed Desires [M] by pearlescent
The Goblin Queen [M] by yesterday4
Art: How to Pick Them [K] drawn by riptey
We All Fall Down [T] by blackestfaery
Dandy Lies [T] by vox_rowan

Art: Nostalgia [K] drawn by tyrande whisperwind
Et in Arcadia Ego [T] by luciannamalfoy
Where Did It All Go? [K] by suprockstar

• Announcements/Discussion
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  • hp_mhealthfest prompting closes on July 14.
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  • slytherin100 issued Prompt 133: Wait, due July 22.
  • hp_humpdrabbles issued prompts: exotic cooking spices, kitchen smut.
  • dmhgchallenge reminder: “Divination” drabbles due July 14.
  • hawthorn_vine revealed the first of July’s Featured Stories.
  • malfoy_icontest extended Challenge 139 to July 17.
  • draco_chorus needs icons by Tuesday, July 13.
  • hanily wants some dark!Hermione recs.
  • dracodew17 searches for secret romance, hidden room, key rings!fic.
  • graciela_r would like sick!Draco or Hermione recs.
  • hobbit985 is looking for D/Hr as prefects, pregnant!Hr, by Sphinx?
  • tania158 wants to find singlefather!Draco, Hr pretends to be mother.
  • tania158 needs angst, happy ending, Hermione falls for Draco first!recs.
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  • blackestfaery wonders: Do you share plot bunnies with others?
• Graphics/Art
  • 40+ Hermione, 7 Draco, 7 D/Hr icons by pokecharm
  • 20+ Hermione icons by shamx_rock
  • 20 PoA Hermione icons by xsecondstar
  • 7 Hermione, 4 Emma icons by jimen_a
  • 7 Hermione, 1 Draco icons by ajcher
  • 4 DH Hermione icons by jaiyley
  • 8 Emma icons, banners by forblueskys
  • 30 House, 2 Hermione icons by thrillicons
  • 9 Hermione, Emma icons, 1 Draco icon by satin_resonance
  • 40 Emma icons by piratesoul
  • 9 DH Hermione, 16 Emma icons by uremy1
  • 9 HBP Hermione, 67 Emma icons and banners by timexturner
  • 8 Hermione, Emma icons by thenarnianqueen
  • 4 Tom icons by so_unbearable
  • 6 Emma icons by handlewithflair
• dramione fanfiction
  • The Path of the Cold and Heartless by scarletladyy [NC-17] | Summary: Rowle catches Draco in a compromising position, and locks both he and the Mudblood in an empty classroom while he goes to fetch Bellatrix. Furious that Granger got him into this mess, he decides to teach her a lesson... and make her enjoy it, too.
  • A Marriage Most Inconvenient (4/?) by yesterday4 [R] | Summary: Draco Malfoy has a plan to avoid an arranged marriage: quickly marry a dying woman, end up a widower, and then reap the societal benefits. If only his bride had acted accordingly. If only his bride didn’t have a plan of her own.
  • Reluctant Promises (1/?) & RP (2/?) & RP (3/?) by penny1200 [NC-17] | Summary: As a part of his punishment for his part in the war, Draco was sentenced to a year living as a Muggle in the Muggle world. Harry ropes Hermione into serving as Draco's liaison with the Ministry and guide to the Muggle world. Can she open his eyes to the joys of Muggle living or will she Avada him first?
  • The Bracelet (103/103) by akashathekitty [R] | Summary: When Hermione Granger loses a bet she was sure she'd win to Draco Malfoy, it's the beginning of her own personal hell. And his.
  • Tender Vengeance (8/?) by margotlefaye [MA] | Summary: Setting out to capture Ginny Weasley, the Death Eaters also take Hermione Granger. Instead of killing the Muggle-born outright, Voldemort subjects her to an insidious bit of dark magic which turns her into a prize for one of his faithful.
  • Faded (1/?) by sensestwisted [NC-17] | Summary: It all began with Chocolate Frogs for Draco Malfoy and ended with heartache for Hermione Granger. Hermione Granger wanted to help this man who seemed lost but instead lost her own way. One where Victoire is childish, love is not what the novels say it is supposed to be, and battle of the wits have just begun.
• Hawthorn & Vine
  • Completed:
    • The Duel: A Sonnet by Marmalade Fever [K] / Summary: Fourteen lines of rhyming, in which Draco and Hermione have a duel with one another.
  • WIP:
    • Jam by dormiensa [T] / Summary: When coincidence is liberally doused with magic, it's called Fate. Marriage Law crackfic.
    • When I Look At You by NaTTyKiinz [M] / Summary: What would happen if Draco was on his way to Azkaban and he had to leave the love of his live clueless to the situation he is in behind. Set during the 7th year after the war. (in my story all of the battle happened in the 6th year)
    • Hostage of War by lady_of_clunn [MA] / Summary: At the brink of extinction, the leaders of Light and Dark invoke an age-old custom to secure an armistice. For some, peace will come at a great expense.
    • Then Somebody Bends by Dayang Lucilla [MT] / Summary: Sequel to ‘To Love Life Again’. They love Ireland, but will they stay? Something, someone, is calling them back to England. Andrei MacElroy becomes Draco Malfoy again. Sparks and verbal sparring fly again. Hermione never does anything halfway....
    • Need by WickedDiSaster [MA] / Summary: Hermione is attacked by her nemesis, but what should become a traumatic experience turns into the catalyst of a very complicated relationship.
    • Never Expected by adorlee malfoy [T] / Summary: They both had their own demons, their defaults, their own fears and nightmares. How can they understand, much less work together, each other when they live at different ends of their world? No one expected them to bond. They were opposites, no common ground....
    • An End Has a Start by This Rhythm [M] / Summary: It's been a couple of years since the Second Wizarding War, and Draco Malfoy's lost it all. That is, until he is given another chance to attend Hogwarts, although it comes at a very high price. He expects nothing, aside from the shame and humilation. But neither...
    • 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.
    • A Smattering of Drabbles by thesixthconclave [K] / Summary: Various drabbles written for different challenges.
• Other
  • crack_broom recs She measures her life in cups of coffee [PG-13] by dysenchanted2
  • The Third Pillow [PG-13] by sdk at dmhghp | Summary: Draco suspected this day would come from the moment their little arrangement had begun.

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