You can have it all

Title: Siren's Call
Author: orpheus_samhain
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Pansy/Walden
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JKR
Author's Notes: A drabble instead of a fic, but RL got in the way. Written for snapelike's Pillagers and Plunderers: Privateering for the Professional Pirate Phiclet Phest.

Walden Macnair stumbled backwards and steadied himself against the mast. It was late in the night, and he was drunk as a lord, but this was too much. A naked woman was sitting on the railing, humming and combing her long black hair, as if it was the most common thing on a ship with all-men crew.

The executioner sneaked up and caught her in a strong embrace.

"Ye're mine!"

"Yes." The girl reciprocated the embrace and kissed Walden with cold lips. "And you're mine."

She leaned back and swished her tail in the air, taking the executioner with her.


and a limerick:

An executioner from Halifax
Sailed the seas with his faithful axe.

The landlubbers and sea-dogs alike
Never knew when he would strike,

Until he plunged the blade into their backs.

x-posted to pirate_phest here

Title: There Are No Death Eaters In The Woods
Author: orpheus_samhain
Beta: torstai
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Draco, Pansy, Walden Macnair
Rating: G
Word Count: ~2,000
Genre: general, children's tale
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JKR
Summary: Pansy has a locket of great value and Lord Voldemort sent the ruthless Walden Macnair along with forty Death Eaters to fetch it. Does it matter that it all happened in a dollhouse? The adventure was real.
Author's Notes: Astrid Lindgren's short story "Ingen rövare finns i skogen" twisted into HP universe. Thanks to my First Reader serpahimerising and ficfinishing :)

( There Are No Death Eaters In The Woods )

Title: Ghosts In The Attic
Author: orpheus_samhain
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Ginny/Sirius
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~3,000
Warnings: underage
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JKR.
Summary: Ginny catches Sirius staring at her, as if he knows, as if he sees more than anyone else. She stares back. Hard. If he thinks that she'll back away, he's never been this mistaken in his life.
Author's Notes: A birthday present for pojypojy. This is not what I initially had in my mind for you back in October 2008 (eeep!), but out of four scenarios I've tried only this one rolled safely till the end. I hope you enjoy! Many thanks to brknhalo241, siriuslysnogged and melusinahp for their help and encouragement *hearts* Viva quill_sinister!

( Ghosts In The Attic )

Title: At Hand's Reach
Author: orpheus_samhain
Beta: sweetflag
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Lavender/Charlie
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 7,000
Disclaimer: JKR's, not mine
Summary: Sometimes you're so close, but still missing.
Author's Notes: Written for velvetmouse for 2009 weasley_fest. Many thanks to those who helped me to come up with spell's incantation! This is the most light-hearted thing I've ever written :)

( At Hand's Reach )
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I received Inhabits Common Clay by sullensiren. Bill Weasley (Charlie/Bill, Sirius/Bill, Ginny/Bill, Lucius/Bill, Fleur/Bill, Percy/Bill, Fleur/Ginny/Bill), NC-17, various warnings, ~7,000 words. Heeee! Thank you!

Title: Midnight Crawler
Author: orpheus_samhain
Pairing: Pansy/Walden
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.
Author's Notes: I asked for Walden Macnair tag at ff.net and wrote this drabble to try it out :)

Midnight Crawler

The silk glistened faintly in the moonlight coming in through the window. Walden let the smooth fabric glide across his fingers and fall back into a drawer. Stealing a glance at the sleeping Pansy, he felt around it again.

This time, his hand came across a lacy chemise. Pressing the see-through garment to his face, the executioner inhaled deeply. The flowery scent clung to everything that belonged to her. He hung the chemise over a chair and quietly slipped from the bedroom.

Tomorrow, he would be sitting at breakfast hoping, imaging that she would be wearing it underneath her robes.

Title: Lovers
Author: orpheus_samhain
Beta: QueenOfSpades
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Lily/Severus
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~2,300
Genre: AU
Warnings: yes
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JKR.
Summary: The Dark Lord spared Lily.
Author's Notes: Written for fanfic100 prompt No. 023 Lovers. My Little Damn Table

( Lovers )

Title: Of Good and Better Ideas
Author: orpheus_samhain
Beta: nathaniel_hp
Fandom: NaPolA (Before The Fall)
Pairing: Albrecht/Friedrich
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~800
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Dennis Gansel
Summary: Albrecht wanted to show something to Friedrich, instead he saw something himself.
Author's Notes: My first go at these boys *hearts*

( Of Good and Better Ideas )

Title: Starlette
Author: orpheus_samhain
Betas: Mony and sweetflag
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Ginny/Sirius
Rating: R
Word Count: ~1,600
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JKR.
Summary: A photo shoot gone wrong.
Author's Notes: Written for chimbomba for fanfics_express Ginny-centric challenge.

( Starlette )
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I received Ambition by humbuggirl, Ginny/Lucius, PG-13. Thank you!

Title: Good Old-Fashioned Hero
Author: orpheus_samhain
Beta: none
Pairing: Hermione/Sirius
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: JKR's, not mine
Author's Notes: Written for grangerblack100's prompt 'hero'.

Good Old-Fashioned Hero

"There's a lot of true and useful things in the novels."

Surprised, Hermione looked up from her book.

"Of course there is."

Sirius looked smug.

"Yes. One of the many ironclad rules is that a hero is always rewarded--"

Hermione put up her hand.

"Not always. In Muggle contemporary literature--"

"Oh, screw that! A hero gets rewarded."

Hermione furrowed her brows. She was so dumb sometimes.

"I've killed a spider for you this morning, remember?"

Puckering his lips, Sirius leaned forward. Hermione laughed and kissed him lazily, gasping in surprise when he tackled her down onto the couch.

I am addicted to some songs.



( Steve Gadd's drum beat and Muppet's version AND 'Been A Long Long Day' AND 'Scarborough Fair' with Muppets :D AND El Condor Pasa :p )

I don't have the time to read *cries* and am sooo behind with fest entries.

A Mutually Beneficial Arrangement Between Two Former Childhood Enemies of Pureblood Status, Draco/Neville, NC-17, ~5,000, confident (but not overly) Neville and mistrustful Draco, delicious, delicious read, I tell you, they are as much IC as it's humanly possible

Charmed Wool, Draco/Harry, NC-17, ~12,000, another fic in animal series this winter, an illegal knitter of charmed jumpers, sheep, and Draco. I absolutely adored Harry here, this is how he should have turned after Voldy, so level-headed and calm :)

May I?, Harry/Sirius/(Remus), NC-17, ~5,000, underage

The second round of Lily/Severus anonymous art and fic exchange will kick off in January.

sign ups: Jan 2-11
prompts out: Jan 15
works due: March 19
posting starts: March 23
reveal: 3 days after the last piece is posted

The sign-up form is already available at less_for_you.

I almost missed it. I did miss the lectures that accompanied the exhibition. I almost swore aloud in the entrance where the list was posted. I completely forgot about them *headdesk* (I also forgot about the Interbellum exhibition at the Royal Castle - and the fashion lecture was in November - fuckfuckityfuck - I think I will create a comm to store this kind of information)

Never mind.

So. One Thousand and One Nights. Arabian horses. Clothing. Characteristic, curved blade-weapons. Armours. Architecture. Floral motifs. Harems. Odalisques. Houri. Eunuchs. Sultans. Silk scarves. ehem

The thing I liked the most were sketches for a batalistic scene, step by step, from a naked man, through his clothes, arms (like in weapons), study of a horse, its finesse harness, with all those fanciful drapes and ornaments, then background. I was drooling and whimpering at the horses. There is no better thing than an Eastern steed.

Also, "L'enchantresse" I forgot by whom (I didn't have a single pen on me, so no memory-aids), a bored woman and a man completely, well, enchanted with her.

( some examples, photos from Museum's site )
There was certainly a shortage of naked men *snerk*

Then I strayed to Polish Art section (permanent exhibition) and was surprised by how much I missed some paintings. Some of them were the inseparable part of my childhood, the reproductions or prints were everywhere: in the kindergarden, local clinic, school, culture centre... To the point that I started to hate some artists because you could hardly turn your head without seeing their works. For example Wyspiański.

( the paintings from my childhood )

*yawns* time for bed

False Pretenses, Ginny/Draco, NC-17, ~21,000, lovely, classical g/d, with lively and not spiteful Ginny (why JKR did that to her?)

Night Terrors, Harry/Sirius/Remus, NC-17, ~7,000, guilty pleasure of mine, the pairing is so rare that I read it with my tongue lolled out, warning: Harry is underage

Stregati, Harry/Hermione, NC-17, ~17,000, infidelity, this is probably the first time I've read H/Hr fic deliberately o.O

Misuse of Muggle Artifacts, Draco/Harry, NC-17, ~17,000, misunderstandings, tossing back and forth, comb --> *melts*

The Closing of the Year, Harry/Tom, PG, ~5,000, post-DH, epilogue-compliant (not contradicting it), strange but lovely :)

Elephants, Draco/Harry, NC-17, ~5,000, humour bordering on crack, contains the abusive elephants: my bitchy ex-coworker would have something to say about it, thankfully, I'll never hear it *snerk*

James and Sirius preferred to go to Hogsmeade on brooms. On some days the view was better than on others. In general - totally worth detentions they got for this.

Yesterday I received "Beedle the Bard", exclusive edition, and I squeed like a child. I am such a sucker for unusual books *g* I'm saving it for Christmas I don't have the time to read it now anyway

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fanfics_express organises a Ginny-centric drabble (500-1,000 words) exchange:

Sign Ups Begin: December 9th
Sign Ups Close: December 14th
Assignments Sent: December 15th
Assignments Due: December 31st
Posting Begins: January 1st

This is my chance to break the dry spell concerning Ginny/Sirius or Ginny/Lucius that I wanted to write very much for a long time.

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December is a free-flying month at crack_broom. It means that you can rec one fic or art in December. Detailed info

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Sign ups for hp_springsmut will run from Dec 14th till Dec 19th. Detailed info

First off, I've got your card ariadneelda! Mine is on its way. And, no, you didn't mangle my name :)

Fisher King, Percy/Moody, NC-17, ~7,000, surprisingly lyrical.

A Chronicle of a Selection of Rita Skeeter's Conquests, or, Confessions of a Quick Quotes Quill, Rita/Severus, NC-17, ~6,000, not one-dimensional Rita, mentions of Lily/Severus.

Four Weddings, Pansy/Theo, NC-17, ~3,000, Pansy is a Slytherin through and through.

So Hard a Master, Draco/Harry, PG-13, ~20,000, angst, sweet angst!

Old Dog, New Tricks, Charlie/Teddy, NC-17, ~5,000, first time, I-didn't-know-who-you-are type of fic.

Out From Under, Draco/Harry, NC-17, ~14,000, humour and then again not.

Time and Turn Enough, Pansy/Ron, NC-17, ~12,000, grown-up thing with kids, usually not my cuppa, but it's really good.

Yuletide Treasure, Draco/Harry, NC-17, ~10,000, one step forward, two steps back.

The Sound and the Fury, Draco/Harry, NC-17, ~5,000, kinky goodness :)

Desperate Times Call for Sirius Measures, Remus/Sirius, NC-17, ~7,000, I read it at 3 a.m. and I had to bite my fist to not howl with laughter, then again, not many people share my sense of humour; the only fic I know of where Sirius doesn't give a fuck about Harry.

Payback, Hermione/Fred, NC-17, ~3,000, I really, really enjoyed Fred here, his exchange with Hermione seemed very natural, very IC; he never allowed the initiative in converstaion or otherwise to slip from him for long, he was funny, but never thoughtless, he knew what he wanted but wasn't too pushy.

ariana_master posted a beautiful photomanip of Bella and James. The entry is in Russian. If you want to see the manip bigger, click on it. To see the original photo (and to appreciate Ariana's skills) click on the first link. The second link leads to her fanfic (in Russian).

[x-posted to trackingtheswan: here]

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I saw the film today. It's emo, it's cringe-worthy, it's worse than I thought. Pattinson acted worse than I expected him to, worse than Stewart. Still, it didn't kill my love for certain characters or motifs.

I tried not to be disappointed too much, and I concentrated on what I liked or what I could use in the fics: Carlisle/Edward *snerk* no, not my kind of pairing, but it was obvious; James/Edward - James was so focused on Edward right from the start that he didn't even notice the snack at first; Bella/James - yes, despite what I wrote just a moment ago, and this is definitely my kind of pairing; Jacob, I really liked film!Jacob, well, I liked the book!Jacob, too; Victoria, she was really good, not exaggerated, although it would be easy with that role.

I can't not mention what I didn't like: Carlisle (the actor) - his nose is fake and it will fall off the moment when you least expect it!; Esme (actress) - she's so stiff, what about vampire agility? she couldn't take the stairs two steps at a time if she tried and she looked ridiculous in the baseball cap; Rosalie - my pet peeve, she looked like a cheap, battered hooker, although the actress herself is pretty; hey, you, director! I noticed how when Bella and Edward were supposed to talk there was silence and the camera was circling them in pseudo-artistic way: they had nothing interesting to say and you left it to the audience to fill in the gaps. Gotcha! And I would like to talk to the person who gave James that wig.

Oh, and did Meyer make an appearance in the bar? I thought I recognised the pullover. :/

I couldn't believe my own eyes when I checked emails this morning! My Narcissa/Tom fic "Dance Me" became a featured story for December at Lumos/Sycophant Hex. And they gave me this banner to show off *hearts*

many overdue matters need to be attended to *snerk*

001 _lile and squirmy deleted their LJs, and didn't appear on IJ *wails* How can you forget Lile's Gellert or Draco, so serene, or Squirmy's Lily? Her "Independence" gained another meaning after DH. Anyone knows if they are gone for good or maybe it's just temporary? *crosses fingers*

002 pushdragon is leaving fandom. *sigh* She has just posted the last part of her sequel to the Reliquary (Harry/Lucius), and she writes one of the most delicious and mouthwatering and heartwarming (or heartbreaking, depending on POV, I suppose) lovescenes so check it out. She's going to lock her journal entries, except for her fics.

003 I failed at NaNoWriMo: 4,193 words. I'm still going to write it.



004 There was a Witcher contest on DA, here you can browse the most popular entries.

005 Another Harry/Lucius fic rec, from hp_darkfest. Heed the warnings.

Title: Balanced on the Sword's Edge
Author: anon
Pairing: Harry/Lucius
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~24,000
Warnings: Consensual sex, nonconsensual sex, and dubious consent (yes, all three). Rape, sexual slavery, piercing, whipping, bondage, blood, forced exhibitionism, double penetration, first time.
Summary: Harry Potter never escaped Malfoy Manor after being brought there by the snatchers (though Ron, Hermione, and the rest did, taking Draco with them). Without Harry there, the Battle of Hogwarts went quite differently, and now, after several months as Lucius Malfoy's personal pet, Harry's mind, body, and soul are quite different than they were as a schoolboy. He clings to his prophesied purpose, though, and knows he must stay alive to have a chance to fulfill it.

006 Guns don't kill people, Molly Weasley kills people by NinnyTreeTops on DA mwahahahaha

007 Slasher by MarikaArt on DA (NWS) *snorts*

008 The Weight of Secrets by ponderosa || Harry/Severus, PG-13, maaaasks!!!!! *dies*

( Sputnik 2008 )
Over. I shall never go to the cinema again.

( Sputnik 2008 )

( Sputnik 2008 )

My alarm clock committed suicide jumping off the shelf. I didn't have anything to do with it, your highness.

I take bets: at what time I'll be tomorrow today at work?

( Sputnik 2008 )

( Sputnik 2008 )

( Sputnik 2008 )

Title: The Only Thing That Counts
Author: anon as for now
Characters: Peter, Sirius, Remus and James
Summary: For Peter, survival is the only thing that counts.
Prompt: When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. -- Michael Ende
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1,600

Great, little fic at hp_darkfest . Peter the stupid Marauder, Peter the coward. How did he even get sorted into Gryffindor? They were friends, everything was all right, and suddenly he betrayed them. Was that so? Or maybe everyone followed their own agenda, and their paths finally diverged. This fic could be considered a meta of sorts.

( Sputnik 2008 )

( Sputnik 2008 )

Rudolf Nureyev as Rudolph Valentino and Anthony Dowell as Vaslav Nijinsky dance tango in 1977 film Valentino :D This reminds me of a certain scene from sweetsorcery's fic The Love Of A Good Wizard an AU time-travel Harry/Tom fic, NC-17, flocked entry. Summary: "History of Magic" has something to teach after all, and two resourceful students decide that the key to having any future at all lies in the past, and in Tom Riddle's heart. Assuming he has one.



And on the same note: Rutger Hauer as Erik and Derek de Lint as Alex in Soldaat van Oranje, also from 1977 (what a good year it was!), also dancing tango. Alex looks like Tom to me in same shots. Erik is blond, so he could be Abraxas :D As we can see Abraxas had his objections but Tom unfolded all of his charms *sporfle* The film is even set in the right epoque :)

I wish I could see this document. Why am I reminded of fandom!Draco while watching this? I still prefer Baryshnikov when it comes to dancing, but Nureyev was so sparkly, like champagne.

There is that scene in the second half of the film (01hr 30min) when Jack and Laureen went dancing and met some other pair there - the Malones. They talk, or rather this other gal talks away like a wind-up toy, and:

1. Both Randall Malone and Jack Twist don't dance with their wives.
2. Both Randall and Jack eye each other up and down, and it's Jack actually who looks away first.
3. When Jack asks Randall's wife to dance, Randall doesn't mind at all, and he even seems disappointed/suddenly bored, as if just a second ago he thought that there might be some fun in it for him, and Jack went and spoiled it all by showing interest in a woman.
4. After the dancing, they sit together and the code-words are said: get away, cabin, fishing, whiskey. Randall seems interested, Jack seems hesitant. (hesitant because he's unsure if Randall means what Jack thinks he means, or hesitant because of Ennis?)

Then, there's that scene when Jack and Ennis meet (01:37) and Jack says "I kinda got this thing goin' with a... ranch foreman's wife" and he falters before he says with whom. But then he goes on pretty easily about the circumstances, not as if he made it up at the last second. He seemed to be genuinely amused in Lashawn's company, and called her a 'lively little gal', and hey, that was exactly the reason he chose Laureen.

But. When Ennis went to see Jack's parents (01:52), his father said that this spring (ie I think after their last unfortunate meeting) Jack went with some 'ranch neighbour of his from down in Texas' to settle there.

So. He switched Randall's wife for Randall? It was Randall all the time? It was some other guy? Maybe someone read the story and it was explained there?

“Grownups force their children on me,” Isaacs said and then laughed. “They’ll tell their children that I play Lucius Malfoy, and the children say, ‘No, you don’t.’ And then the adult goes, ‘Do the voice, do the voice!’ So I do the voice and the child says, ‘That’s not what he sounds like!’ And then I want the earth to swallow me up.”

Eeee! Isn't he cute! The whole article in Boston Herald.

At least, I hope so.

On the other hand, from this director I fear the worst.

On the other hand again, Draco in a Muggle suit... mmmmmm..... many AUs come to mind.


Draco stomping on Harry's nose. Angst, angst, angst!!!


Angry Draco. Angst, angst, angst!!!
(ignore grandpa!Snape, and look over his shoulder)

Pumpkin simulator - carve your own pumpkin!

Fenrir (they had to spoil even this for me, didn't they?),
Narcissa (Lucius married his own mother - those Purebloods are SO perverted, and the film director's even more),
teen Tom (no comments, I have no more tears to cry).

Chciałam sprawdzić kształt liści dębu bezszypułkowego w Wikipedii i znalazłam tam informację, że "Drewno dęba bezszypułkowego, nieco bardziej miękkie i lżejsze, niż dęba szypułkowego, jest jednym z najbardziej cennych gatunków drewna i jest powszechnie wykorzystywane." Drewno dębu lub dębowe. Usunęłabym przecinek przed 'niż'.

I wanted to write an original story, but decided against it. There are a few longer fics that I'm scribbling atm and I would like to see them finished. Pansy/Walden, for example. 50,000 words in a month gives about 1,667 words per day. My usual rate on a good day is 500. O.O

( I even prepared the cover )

The Fall Fandom Free For All for damalur:

Luna's Hubby by Meteoricshipyards
Harry Potter And The Evil Summer Vacation by Meteoricshipyards
Harry Potter and the Freak Parade by The Caitiff
How To Tell The Truth From The Lies by Lady Azar de Tameran
Bungle In The Jungle by jbern
Turn Me Loose by jbern (sequel to Bungle)
Family Reunion by JJ Rust
Larceny, Lechery and Luna Lovegood by Rorschach's Blot

Arts:
Harry and Luna by buttfacemakani
Just Lurking Out of Sight by gredandfeorge
The rest by rainmaker135
Wake up
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/Double-Burger-98022495
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/we-are-the-champions-59194104
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/coming-49674681
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/to-Weasleys-from-47688741
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/So-beautiful-and-wild-47355561
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/My-life-is-brilliant-33160091
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/Beloved-31164155 NWS
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/Show-the-world-to-me-30353016
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/I-will-remember-you-22903659
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/Summer-at-Burrow-maybe-21414428
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/Good-luck-18744120
http://rainmaker135.deviantart.com/art/Sweethearts-17629726

Title: The Twisted Mind of Severus Snape
Artist: xbloodsugarx
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Rating: PG-13

Complex, evocative, strong picture in delicate watercolours. I love the symbols she used. At snarry_games.

( Warsaw Film Festival )

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( Warsaw Film Festival )

Happy Birthday to strawberry_acid and slytherinfiend!

( Warsaw Film Festival )

( Warsaw Film Festival )