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2010-08-17T02:47:25Z

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16:17:25: RT @MuggleNet Our top story today - Deathly Hallows split is revealed, and lots of new stills! http://bit.ly/bdaSHC

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2010-08-13T04:50:13Z

Posted by: terrayn

10:04:13: @hawthorn_vine Featured Story of August: Beautiful Disaster by ashleyfanfic Q&A is up! | http://goo.gl/r8dJ
11:32:45: RT emwatson: Wow, only 100 days to go until HP7 is released! To celebrate there are 100 premiere tickets to be won at http://bit.ly/aLct80
23:25:07: RT leaky: Account of Footage Shown at HP Countdown Event Online; Glimpses of Dobby, Seven Potters, Giants, and More http://bit.ly/9b2Jn1

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2010-08-13T04:49:30Z

Posted by: terrayn

11:15:08: crack_broom | Admin: Criteria for Demotion/Promotion, Cross-Gen, Classics, & More | http://goo.gl/DGRu
22:35:19: slytherin100: Prompt #138: "Headline" - another week for "Deny" | http://goo.gl/zK2n
22:36:52: bringthehappy: prompt-or-write your own fest for happy-ending fics/art from any and all fandoms. Prompting now open! | http://goo.gl/fDDy
23:00:41: RT leaky: 100 days until Deathly Hallows: Part 1! Join us each day for our Quotedown with a quote from the first half of the... http:// ...

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2010-08-10T16:16:52Z

Posted by: terrayn

20:38:38: hpthemes - This Week's Theme: Fine Arts! Rec anything where painting, drawing, sculpting, etc. plays a major role: http://goo.gl/Z11G
20:41:57: interhouse_fest Prompting Post is up! Prompt to your favorite inter-house pairings to your heart's content until 8/15: http://goo.gl/wQIL

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2010-08-10T00:24:59Z

Posted by: terrayn

13:55:51: It's Sunday and that means, read this week's D/Hr newsletter! For all your Dramione needs: http://goo.gl/EVA3 #Dramione
15:13:45: dmhgchallenge: "need" drabbles due by August 14! - http://goo.gl/j2LO

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08 August 2010

2010-08-08T18:50:06Z

Posted by: terrayn

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.

Have any news/fic/art you wish to be included in the next edition? Comment to this post! :)

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2010-08-08T18:49:34Z

Posted by: terrayn

12:54:57: @hawthorn_vine - Scheduling changes for the Reverse Challenge: stories now due August 21 - http://goo.gl/q39z
13:07:39: RT leaky: Harry Potter: PotterCast 224: From Infinitus and Beyond! http://bit.ly/ddpnfu
18:08:36: mini_fest December Holidays Fest opened sign-ups! Use as many prompts & in any combo. Fic/art 500 words min, due 11/20: http://goo.gl/MnQL

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2010-08-07T13:08:53Z

Posted by: terrayn

11:53:19: mini_fest Holidays Fest sign-ups to start Sunday. Mod asks: What kind of prompting? http://community.livejournal.com/mini_fest/26612.html

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2010-08-06T20:23:15Z

Posted by: terrayn

13:28:05: dyno_drabbles announces August's ship: Harry/Hermione/Draco! Sign up now - http://goo.gl/LEY1
22:47:16: harry_holidays has a last call for sign-ups. They end tonight: http://community.livejournal.com/harry_holidays/108891.html

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2010-08-05T15:59:57Z

Posted by: terrayn

07:49:41: RT@hawthorn_vine: We'll be pulling the NEW server out of maintenance soon. If you're still only seeing old, you'll have to wait a bit longer
17:32:43: hp_wishes Summer Activity's Fourth Theme: Gen (friendship/family) -- grant a gen, romantic, angsty or crack wish today! http://is.gd/e31DU
17:33:59: deatheaterdrabs' prompt this week is Draco Malfoy: "Lies are essential to humanity..." http://is.gd/e31Ka
17:46:07: RT hphumpdrabbles: Next week's prompts: "Inside of You"- Hoobastank ( http://youtu.be/WcSZ7deAHbw ), Quidditch, and leather boots!
19:09:09: @hawthorn_vine Featured Author Q&A for bunney (Krissy) is up - ask away! http://community.livejournal.com/hawthorn_vine/17710.html
19:50:26: dmhg_icontest: Vote for your favorite HBP "Draco: The Right Kind of Wrong" icons! http://is.gd/e3cOg
21:02:50: This week's Fic Spotlight is on "No Name Woman" by bk11. Why? http://is.gd/e3jlz

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Special Feature: Fic Spotlight

2010-08-05T01:51:14Z

Posted by: terrayn

Fic Spotlight

Title: No Name Woman
Author: bk11
Length: 20,303
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: profanity, sexual content
Summary: It’s a strange new world in which Hermione runs from the law and Draco is the one to bring her back.

Editor’s Thoughts: Wrenching, evocative, philosophical -- each word in this too-brief, too-lovely story batters against you, at times with the force of hailstones and at others, with the feather-touch of a drizzle. Told mostly from Draco's perspective, it's a time-disjointed tale of how Hermione Granger became one of Wizarding England's most wanted fugitives. The beginning of this story is also the beginning of its end.

Draco is an Auror in an AU-HBP-compliant world where extremists run a militant British government and fugitives are hunted down by hit squads. He finds Hermione in Casablanca and brings her back to be locked up in St. Mungo's until her trial. As flawed as Hermione is, and we're privy to much introspection on her part, we get to live and experience the turbulent times in tension-fraught flashes from Draco's eyes. He is/was a racist, he believes/doesn't believe in genocide, and he's no hero, barely a decent man, full of self-justifications, but just vulnerable enough to let another person in, and when he does and she does, it all comes together in a kaleidoscope of graphic, unusual prose that'll leave you with a thoughtful feeling for hours afterwards.

No Name Woman is not merely romantic; it's human.

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2010-08-04T22:37:48Z

Posted by: terrayn

14:37:29: interhouse_fest is a prompt fest for all inter-house pairings, any genre, era, rating, type of submission - starts 8/9: http://is.gd/e0Qc2
19:25:44: slytherin100 prompt #137: Deny. Another week for Scourgify - feel free to combine the two prompts. http://is.gd/e1eeT
19:27:09: harrypotterbang author/artist sign-ups are now open! 15k min, closes 10/18. Rough draft due 11/17; final draft due 1/7: http://is.gd/e1eoK

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2010-08-03T14:26:43Z

Posted by: terrayn

10:43:37: hpthemes is in Catch-Up Week mode. Feel free to rec any story that fits any one of the 24 themes. MasterList coming soon. http://is.gd/dYuQH
10:46:33: hd_birthdaybash "Look in the Bag" het-inclusive fest will allow posting until August 6. Write/draw what's in Draco's bag! http://is.gd/dYv8U
13:39:25: harrypotter_las - a new Last Author Standing contest! Biweekly prompts, 100-1000 words, winner gets $10 gift certificate: http://is.gd/dYK9T
14:17:17: August's "Fest Forward" is up! Want to know what fic/art fests and exchanges start sign-ups this month? Find out: http://is.gd/dYNax

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Special Feature: Fest Forward

2010-08-02T19:08:13Z

Posted by: terrayn

August Fest Sign-Ups

polybigbang: Round Two (big bang)
Sign-ups: July 15-September 20
Due Date: September 20 (rough); October 27 (final)

harry_holidays: 2010 Holiday Fest (fic/art exchange)
Sign-ups: July 20-August 5
Due Date: November 5 (new), November 20 (veterans)

harrypotterbang: Round Two (big bang)
Sign-ups: July 30-October 18
Due Date: November 17 (rough), January 7 (final)

hp_darkfest: 2010 Prompting Fest (prompts)
Sign-ups: August 1-7 (prompting); August 8-14 (claiming)
Due Date: October 17

hp_creatures: Halloween Creature Fest (prompts)
Sign-ups: August 1-13 (prompting); August 15 (claiming)
Due Date: October 21

interhouse_fest: Round One (prompts)
Sign-ups: August 9-15 (prompting); August 16-29 (claiming)
Due Date: November 1

hp_wishes: Summer Themed Activity (themes)
Sign-ups: now to September 20
Due Date: September 20

hp_unfaithful: One Night Stand Mini-Fest (prompts)
Sign-ups: now to September 30
Due Date: September 30

minifest: December Holiday Fest (prompts)
Sign-ups: now to December
Due Date: December

Missing any fests/challenges? Leave a comment! All comments screened.

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Special Feature: Fests in Review

2010-08-02T14:38:49Z

Posted by: terrayn

July Fests in Review

hp_porninthesun
2010 Master List and Reveals!

hawthorn_vine Phase 1 Master List!
Art: D/Hr and Spider [K] drawn by itsbeenvery
Death by House-elf [K] by pips_n_chiaw

Art: Couple’s Portrait [K] drawn by kalina_blue
Smithereens [MT] by strawberrykait

Art: Plump Unpecked Cherries [T] drawn by riptey
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

hp_wishes
Flashbacks of Fancy [PG-13] by liebedance

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2010-08-02T14:24:03Z

Posted by: terrayn

10:45:35: malfoy_icontest has 13 terrific Draco icons. Vote for your favorite three: http://is.gd/dWIKA #DracoMalfoy
10:54:49: First Issue of "The Hogwarts Express," a gen fan magazine has been published! Get the .pdf here: http://is.gd/dWJsN
13:43:23: It's Sunday and that means, read this week's D/Hr newsletter! For all your Dramione needs: http://is.gd/dWW6P
14:02:05: RT hawthorn_vine: We're in the process of moving everything over right now! :) - E
15:22:50: It's August 1! If you've missed any fest fics this past month, find them all in July's "Fests in Review" edition: http://is.gd/dX2K8
22:10:35: RT snitchseeker: New Harry in Grimmauld Place Deathly Hallows: Part I promo http://bit.ly/91fnMo

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01 August 2010

2010-08-01T18:46:41Z

Posted by: terrayn

Announcements/Discussion
- hp_prisonerfest submissions are due today!
- hp_ssc_fest submission are due today!
- hp_mhealthfest reminder: prompt claiming over, submissions due 10/17.
- hermione_smut mod note: all assignments sent, can use any prompt.
- hawthorn_vine is switching hosts, will be offline from 81/-8/3
- hp_unfaithful One Night Stand Mini-Fest prompting ends today.
- smutasticawards announced a contest as incentive to second/pimp.
- hp_darkfest prompting for 2010 Round has started!
- hp_creatures began Halloween Fest prompting, must join comm.
- mini_fest opened Winter Holiday prompting: any December holiday.
- crack_broom admin: rarepairs = featured, permpairs need 5 reccers min.
- hawthorn_vine revealed the third of July's Featured Stories.
- dmhgchallenge opened sign-ups for August: Need.
- hawthorn_vine revealed the third of July's Featured Stories.
- dramionedrabble mod note: all drabblers will receive banners.
- slytherin100’s Prompt 136: Scourgify.
- hp_humpdrabbles prompts: Faded Memories, Ain't a Love Song & more.
- malfoy_icontest Challenge 140: vote your 3 fave Draco icons!
- withdrawnred wonders: Which songs are Draco and Hermione?
- Fic Search: Hermione forgets her baby, Draco doesn't know the mom.
- Rec Request: comedy, Harry/Pansy, Ron/Pansy, no anti-relationship.
- Rec Request: marriage-law or parenting-class!fics.
- Rec Request: time-travelling!fics.
- Rec Request: Hermione-accidentally-pregnant!fics.
- Rec Request: epic-length introductory-ship fics.
Graphics/Art
- Dramione Wallpaper (D/Hr) [G] made by thismellark
- A Day at the Café - AU photo story (D/Hr) [G] made by cunning_croft
- 10 Wallpapers [G] drawn by samsamtastic
- 3 Emma, 10 Draco, 3 D/Hr icons by infusiion
- 7 Draco icons by so_unbearable
- 51 Emma icons by citycrash
- 4 DH Hermione, 1 Draco icons by tomorrowbleeds
- 10+ Hermione icons by todayland_icons
- 4 DH Hermione icons by wellsi
- 3 HBP Draco, 1 Hermione icons by infusiion
- 4 SS Hermione icons by ajcher
- 5 DH Hermione icons by adair7
- 9 Emma icons by birdhaus
- 20+ SS Hermione, 3 Draco icons by quasico
- 8 Hermione, 6 Draco icons by golden_edge
- 6 GoF Hermione, 1 D/Hr icons by cunning_croft
- 19 Emma icons by thenarnianqueen
- 1 Hermione icon, 1 Draco wallpaper by potioned
dramione fanfiction
- In View (4/?) & IV (5/?) 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?
- He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not> by girl_in_stripes [G] | Summary: "Talking to yourself again, are you, Granger?"
- Flashbacks of Fancy by liebedance [PG-13] | Summary: Hermione pays a visit to Draco's house late one night to confront him about something that didn't shouldn't have happened. Prompt: "I had a flashback of something that never existed."
- The Things You Know by withdrawnred [PG-13] | Summary: Draco muses over what he knows about Granger whilst she broods.
- Two Lungs (1/2) by vexia [T] | Summary: Theirs is an ordinary love story. (Draco would beg to differ.)
- Beautiful Disaster (25/?) by ashleyfanfic [NC-17] | 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...
- A Royal Mistake (1/?) by xsunspotsx [R] | 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?
- Claustrophobia by infusiion [G] | Summary: It was intoxicating, this feeling of taboo.
Hawthorn & Vine
- Completed:
  - H&V Offline for Maintenance until August 3rd
- WIP:
  - H&V Offline for Maintenance until August 3rd
Other
- crack_broom recs How to Pick Them [G] drawn by riptey
- crack_broom recs Admission by eevilalice
- crack_broom recs Bring Out Your Dead [MT] by riptey
- Sometimes [PG] by elektra30 @ dramionedrabble | Summary: Sometimes, she sits in the Hogwarts library, staring into space, thinking of how he used to push her stack of books over, his mouth a sneering, mocking curve.
- Raindrops Pinnacle [PG-13] by azura_caelestis @ dramionedrabble | Summary: Our Love Story was Such Romeo & Juliet that Never Ends at a Beautiful Life.
- The Break [G] by blackestfaery @ dramionedrabble | Summary: Draco may be determined to complete his task, but it doesn't stop him from being tired too.
- expresszine released the first issue of The Hogwarts Express.

Have any news/fic/art you wish to be included in the next edition? Comment to this post! :)

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2010-07-31T13:49:28Z

Posted by: terrayn

01:13:04: @hawthorn_vine needs 3 pinch-hitters to write fics for K-rated D/Hr art, with an absolute final due date of 8/21. http://is.gd/dShXd
15:34:03: mini_fest prompting is now open! Prompt (picture, word, scenario, anything) about any December Holiday: http://is.gd/dTyDk
18:28:18: RT snitchseeker: New Tom Felton Great Twitter Portrait Project photo shoot http://bit.ly/djh82s

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2010-07-30T16:38:26Z

Posted by: terrayn

08:15:46: slytherin100's latest prompt: "Scourgify." Another week for "Manual." For 100-word true drabbles: http://is.gd/dQJYy
23:10:19: hp_darkfest will begin prompting 8/1. Sign-ups start 8/8, all art/fics due 10/17: http://is.gd/dS7vk
23:19:55: RT leaky: Harry Potter: July Edition of The Quibbler Now Online http://bit.ly/cyaTQu

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Special Feature: Fic Spotlight

2010-07-29T15:09:04Z

Posted by: terrayn

Fic Spotlight

Title: The Universe is a Great and Beautiful Thing | FFN
Author: basicaquatics
Length: 17,938
Rating: R
Warnings: character death
Summary: “One of the greatest surprises in life is finding out how you’re going to die, and the fact that nobody can ever spoil it for you.”

Editor’s Thoughts: Some stories are universal; they transcend pairing, genre and fandom. This is such a story. Draco is dying, and he wishes he were dead. Fully paralyzed, he spends day in and day out locked in his own body, drowning in thoughts and fears and regrets for which he has no outlet. What a depressing premise, you might be thinking. But it's not. Attica drags you into Draco's skull so that you live every excruciating second with him and when he finally lets you go, you aren't sad. You're hopeful, hurting, wistful, glad. I don't have the words to describe the feeling, but I was moved. Utterly.

You owe it to yourself to read this fic. Some people find love and self-love early, some late, and some just in the nick of time.

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2010-07-29T15:07:36Z

Posted by: terrayn

We recently crossed the 100+ tweet-mark and I'm proud to count 80 watchers at dhr_news! But what about those of you who don't tweet but still want up-to-date D/Hr news?

It's your lucky day! We've just started dhr_news_tweets, an RSS feed that you can add to your f-list as easily as friending a journal or comm. And our tweets will show up on your f-list like a journal update, no fuss, no hassle.

Subscribe lj or just subscribe to dhr_news because all tweets will automatically be posted once a day.

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25 July 2010

2010-07-29T15:05:07Z

Posted by: terrayn

Announcements/Discussion
- harrypotterbang will begin Round Two sign-ups on July 30.
- harry_holidays opened sign-ups for all ships, fic/art.
- smutasticawards opened up the Seconding Phase.
- hp_wishes issued Summer Activity's third theme: Crack!
- hp_unfaithful polls about their inaugural One-Night Stand Mini-Fest
- dramionedrabble mini-challenge: the road not taken, 1499 words max.
- crack_broom has a feedback-wanted post for questions/suggestions.
- hp_creatures gauges interest in a Creatures Halloween Fest.
- deatheaterdrabs asks: How often should we have contests?
- hp_ssc_fest submissions are due August 1.
- hp_tarot will archive fests at AO3 and start a new fest.
- hpthemes’s theme this week: Mental Illness recs.
- lazysundaydrabs prompt: ...never so vulnerable than when we trust...
- slytherin100’s Prompt 135: Manual.
- hawthorn_vine revealed the third of July's Featured Stories.
- malfoy_icontest extended Challenge 140: Darkness to Saturday, July 31.
- draco_chorus extended Challenge 112 to Tuesday, September 7.
- dmhg_icontest extended Challenge 56: HBP Draco to Friday, July 30.
- msadrianamalfoy searches for middle names, swearing, admiring rack!fic .
- ecstasied hopes for some Muggle life recs.
- fangirlyness asks: Feelings about translations/saved copies of your work?
- pink_martini2 linked to a D/Hr scene in A Very Potter Sequel.
- thatromantic wants to find dad!Draco, mum!Hermione fic recs.
Graphics/Art
- New Heels (D/Hr) [G] drawn by cowboifunk
- Plushie Love, or How Draco Met Hermione (doll!art) by bunney
- 6 Emma icons by satin_resonance
- 1 Draco, 15 Emma icons, graphics by addicted_smiles
- 4 AVPM Draco icons by brainaches
- 2 Hermione, D/Hr wallpapers by mariay_m
- 7 SS Hermione, 4 Emma gifs by sunshinefun27
- 8 HBP Hermione icons by kirjava17icons
- 5 SS Hermione, 1 Draco icons by xsecondstar
- 5 DH Hermione, Emma icons by dazzling_cullen
- 172 House icons by mintygraphix
- 4 Emma icons by gildedanddusted
- 6 D/Hr icons by wendymalfoy
- 5 Draco, 4 Hermione icons by aiken_4graphics
- 4 DH Hermione icons by jeuxd_enfants
dramione fanfiction
- Tingles, Chills and a Heart's Desire by margaritaabate [NC-17] | Summary: The book was a myth. Or so it was believed. The book’s power wasn’t real. They were wrong. And Hermione Granger was about to find out how wrong.
- In View 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?
Hawthorn & Vine
- Completed:
  - Seven for a Secret by Musyc [MA] / Summary: Draco celebrated Beltane with a woman whose face he never saw. Eight years later, he meets a little boy whose face is a match for his.
- WIP:
  - 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.
  - Jam by dormiensa [T] / Summary: When coincidence is liberally doused with magic, it's called Fate. Marriage Law crackfic.
  - Bring Out Your Dead by riptey [MT] / Summary: Draco only needed to keep his father's death a secret for a week so he could collect on a Quidditch wager, and everything was going according to plan until Hermione caught him in the act. Now she has to find the corpse before she can report the death, but Malfoy...
  - Never Expected by adorlee malfoy [M] / 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....
  - Blood of Angels by Audrey414 [MA] / Summary: Hermione, recently changed into a vampire, is struggling with her control while teaching at Hogwarts. Draco, also a vampire, is busy teaching her the secrets of their world. An unknown danger lurks in the shadows, waiting to strike innocent lives.
  - Awakening Dreams by spikeluv84 [MA] / Summary: Draco Malfoy is a conflicted man. Two years after taking over his father's businesses, he constantly feels as if something is missing. To make matters worse, the Ministry has approved a Marriage Law.
    
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  - Seventeen by Flaming Moth of Doom [MA] / Summary: Draco and Hermione find that "happily ever after" can be more than you dreamed...even if it doesn't look at all like what you might expect. Begins the summer after war's end and covers a span of several decades.
  - When I Look At You by NaTTyKiinz [MT] / Summary: "You want to know a little secret?" he asked me. With my eyes still closed, I nodded. He leaned into my ear and whispered, "I believe I have finally fallen for you, hard."
Other
- thegoldenseeker recs We Learned the Sea [PG] drawn by celestialsoda
- crack_broom recs Five Minutes to Midnight [R] by terrayn
- broken_deity updated her Master List of Dramione rec lists.
- A Very Potter Sequel, the Musical is now online!

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Special Feature: Fic Spotlight

2010-07-29T15:04:44Z

Posted by: terrayn

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.

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18 July 2010

2010-07-29T15:03:11Z

Posted by: terrayn

Announcements/Discussion
- hawthorn_vine posted Reverse Challenge Phase 1’s fic/art Master List!
- epilogue_girls is a new comm for all girls in the epilogue.
- polybigbang opened sign-ups for poly!ships, threesomes, triangles, etc.
- hp_mhealthfest began sign-ups for prompt-claiming or your own fic.
- mini_fest entries can be posted to your own journals.
- smutasticawards will start seconding Thursday, July 22.
- hawthorn_vine asks: What do you want in a forum?
- hpthemes’s theme this week: Revolution recs.
- slytherin100’s Prompt 134: Button, due July 29.
- hp_humpdrabbles’s prompts: Ayo Technology’s Milow, corset.
- hawthorn_vine revealed the second of July’s Featured Stories.
- malfoy_icontest reminds everyone Challenge 139 ends tonight.
- draco_chorus needs icons by Tuesday, August 3.
- dmhg_icontest extended Challenge 56 to July 30.
- dmhgchallenge congratulates: swimnsail, blackestfaery, ldymusyc, ningloreth.
- eleanorblack wants some Hermione falls first!recs .
- gabrielle48 hopes for multi-chapter recs w/ slow romance.
- jaimelepink would like classic!Dramione recs.
- bebe_jinx is looking for IC D/Hr at Hogwarts, slow build-up, R+.
- 5oldier_girl wants to find dominant!Hermione fics.
- terrayn posted a Coloured Grey update: archive’s gone.
Graphics/Art
- Seashore (Draco) [PG] drawn by stellamoon
- Chapter Icons (art) [G] drawn by beth633
- 8 Draco, 2 Hermione icons by hybridtrauma
- 9 Emma icons by lightened
- 3 DH Hermione icons, 5 Emma icons by kirjava17icons
- 2 DH Hermione, 5 Emma icons by thenarnianqueen
- 6 Hermione, 3 Draco icons by _carnimirie_
- 7 Hermione, 5 Emma icons by jimen_a
- 3 DH Hermione icons by clios_colors
- 36 Emma icons, banners by socialxscene
- 4 Draco icons by vanillanymph
- 35 Emma icons by frikisa
- 6 Emma icons by iheartian
- 4 Emma icons by analandgraphics
- 4 SS Hermione, 16 Emma icons by sunshinefun27
dramione fanfiction
- Revenge Is Sweet (4/?) by siriusisbest [PG-13] | Summary:All the fame of being a famous Quidditch player has gone to Ron's head. It's no secret that he sleeps with his fans even though he's engaged to Hermione Granger. What would happen if Hermione gave him a tast of his own medicine by using Draco Malfoy?
- Kegs and Eggs by chimmy101 [PG] | Summary: Eastertime, in the library, year 5. Draco and Hermione.
- Bring Out Your Dead (6/?) by riptey [MT] | Summary: Draco only needed to keep his father's death a secret for a week so he could collect on a Quidditch wager, and everything was going according to plan until Hermione caught him in the act. Trapped in a semi-sentient house without a master, there's nowhere to hide from the ancient Dark Magic that wants them both dead.
- In View 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?
- Ardent Bonds by ldymusyc [NC-17] | Summary: Maybe it was wrong to think about this, maybe it was horrible to even consider, but if Draco Malfoy liked to dominate, she couldn't stop herself from picturing it. Picturing him.
- Tender Vengeance (9/?) by margoletfaye [NC-17] | 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.
- The Day by chimmy101 [R] | Summary: Story of Dramione: Draco is Death Eater, Hermione’s secret love, Hogwarts years.
- We All Fall Down by blackestfaery [PG-13] | Summary: Hermione had always been drawn to the odd, the strange, and the rejects. This apparently applies to both plants and people.
Hawthorn & Vine
- Completed:
  - Muffins by Flaming Moth of Doom [MT] / Summary: Ron unwittingly sees more than he wanted to see. A short story about baked goods.
  - Come Fly With Me by Flaming Moth of Doom [MA] / Summary: You try cigarettes, try drinking, try numbing yourself to sleep with spell after spell but nothing really works. You need a distraction. Eventually, you find one, the most unlikely distraction you could’ve imagined...
- WIP:
  - Awakening Dreams by spikeluv84 [MA] / Summary: Draco Malfoy is a conflicted man. Two years after taking over his father's businesses, he constantly feels as if something is missing. To make matters worse, the Ministry has approved a Marriage Law.
  - 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?...
  - 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...
  - 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?
  - Hysteria by lady_of_clunn [MA] / Summary: Wizarding medical care is not always the route of choice.
  - Babysitting Blues by scarlettcat [MA] / Summary: The summer before her seventh year, Hermione gets her first official Order assignment. Babysitting Draco Malfoy! Lots of banter, hexes, Weasley products, puns and general craziness! Some unusual pairings (or so I'm told anyway!)
  - Sucker Punch by riptey [M] / Summary: After an unfortunate bar fight, Hermione Granger accidentally invites Draco Malfoy to crash on her couch indefinitely, but at least she's got his wand. She's struggling to hang onto her sanity and pleasant disposition, despite those nasty thoughts that keep...
  - 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...
Other
- crack_broom recs Parade of the Sun [NC-17] by everythursday

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Special Feature: The Reverse Challenge

2010-07-29T15:02:45Z

Posted by: terrayn

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

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