You can have it all

( Warsaw Film Festival )

Monday, work, one hour late.

"Um, I'm sorry-"

"Did you oversleep again?"

"Not exactly. I was at WFF in the evening yesterday, and I forgot to turn on my cell phone, and I woke up this morning and was just lying, waiting for the ring. I didn't want to get up too early, you understand."

Hell at work, but I had to go to my doc on Tuesday morning.

"Can I? I don't know how long it'll take me. You know, it works like this: I sit and wait until he has a few spare minutes."

"Will you show up at all?"

"Why, yes!"

"Go."

Luckily, I was back at 10. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish my work (deadline, Wednesday, 10 a.m. BUT I have tickets for the whole day tomorrow, first film starts at 9 a.m.).

"I need to take time off tomorrow, please."

"Did you finish your work?"

"No, but I will, I promise. I'll stay today till 6 p.m. and will go to work tomorrow morning, if need be." *twiddles thumbs*

"Is it something important?"

"Nooooot reeeeally. I'dliketogotothecinema."

"Is it that festival of yours, again?"

"Uhm."

"Oh-uh, go."

:DDDDDDD So I have to be at work at 7:00. I think I know what was wrong (I have to do some corrections) and I hope I'll manage to keep cool while doing it (I spent the last hour today correcting the wrong file *snerk*)

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Earlier today, clinic. My doc was explaining what I have to do.

"If everything's all right after a couple of days, you don't come to me. I will miss you, and everything, but, hey, that's life!"

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Yesterday, a guy on the street, talking on the phone.

"He's a prick. But I have him in my grasp."

( Warsaw Film Festival )

Title: Blood Can Wait
Author: Hecate/slippery_fish
Fandom: Twilight
Character: Bella/James implied
Rating: R
Words: 710
Warnings: disturbing content

It's another pressie for me in Fall Fandom :D Lucky, lucky me! It's Bella/James fic from Twilight fandom and an excellent one at that. This is what would have happened if Meyer hadn't needed James dead as soon as possible. She cut short all the good moments in this book :) Honestly, is there a better way of punishing someone than hanging a sword over their head? A blow you can deal only once, while threat... yeah...

( Warsaw Film Festival )

I've planted beautiful crocuses, grape hyacinths and tazetta narcisusses. Early this morning I found the bulbs scattered around on the sill and the soil ploughed through. It's either the neighbour's cat or bloody jackdaws. Whatever it is, I'll keel it.

( The Warsaw Film Festival )

Title: When We Were Alive
Author: orpheus_samhain
Beta: melusin_79
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Marauders, Frank Longbottom
Rating: G
Word Count: ~2,500
Genre: humour
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: JKR owns the puppets and scenery
Summary: Marauders' days of glory.
Author's Notes: Originally written for M in Polish, translated into English for amazingly_me at the Fall Fandom Free-For-All challenge.

( When We Were Alive )

Title: Show But Don't Tell
Author: redcandle17
Pairing: Pansy/Walden
Rating: NC-17
Words: ~1,300
Summary: Pansy's summer vacation takes a naughty turn thanks to Macnair.

Another Pansy/Walden goodness for me in Fall Fandom Free-For-All thanks to redcandle17! Pansy is delicious here. She knows she shouldn't, she isn't sure if she wants to, but she's oh-so-curious. Unlike Macnair, who knows exactly what he wants *snerk*. For Pansy, his unabashed manners are quite exotic and exciting. Besides, her mother didn't say 'no' ;)

Thank you, redcandle!

( my choice of the films with short descriptions )

( My schedule )

( Films that might be of interest to slashers )

from kennahijja

[01] -- Go to IMDB.com and look up your 10 favorite movies.
[02] -- Post three official IMDB "Plot Keywords" for these 10 picks.
[03] -- Have your friends guess the movie names.

1) subway chase, owl, boots
2) claw, pillow, death
3) aviation, footsies under the table, fish
4) police corruption, photo album, toe amptutation
5) ragtime, poker, con The Sting, guessed by kabal42
6) epic, plantation, dress from curtains Gone With The Wind, also kabal42 :)
7) Riviera, nun, police car
8) apple cake, neo-nazi, priest
9) drug addict, james bond, filthy toilet Trainspotting also kabal42!
10) farm, biplane, shampoo Out Of Africa, guessed by kabal42

pojypojy drew one of my dream!pairs: Pansy/Walden (flocked entry), R probably, for me at The Fall Fandom Free-For-All.

It's naughty, kinky, delicious and just everything I love about this pairing :) I do believe it's THE FIRST Pansy/Walden art ever!

Poggy, thank you again!!!! :DDDD

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Poll time!
Poll #2397 Almond/grape options:
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

I found an almond and a grape under my desk.

...and finally life has taken a bearable course.

Title: Dance Me
Author: orpheus_samhain
Beta: arbor_vitae, teacuppa, sweetflag
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing/Characters: Narcissa/Tom
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~4,000
Disclaimer: Characters belong to JKR
Summary: When Lucius gave the diary to the Weasleys' only daughter he knew what he was doing.
Author's Notes: Written for leianora for 2008 round of riddle_gifts anonymous exchange. Special thanks to sweetflag who made this story better.

( Dance Me )
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I received Playing The Game by honeybean, Tom/(implied)Minerva, PG-13. Thank you!

The leg belongs to a camel NightCrawler as pojypojy aptly pointed out. The confusion with camel can only be explained by the fact that NightCrawler has never been spotted at daytime. Till now.

Right, William?



( And whose leg is this? snorts No, don't answer that. )

sweetsorcery corrected me in my belief that THIS riddle has nothing to do with THAT Riddle. There is an almost direct connection. Let me explain: THIS riddle has two hunches, the thing connected to both THIS riddle and THAT Riddle has one hunch, and THAT Riddle has no hunch at all. Because he's cool like that. Am I talking in riddles? I'd much prefer in Riddles.*

If you want to know what exactly I'm talking about, you should read Kismet by sweetsorcery:
on her IJ, if you're friends or via this gate, if not. Are you in for a good, hard ride?

Kismet, Harry/Tom, NC-17, AU, ~10,000 words, A handsome young Egyptologist hires the best curse breaker in the business, and both get rather more than they bargained for.

Her Tom is sweet and sharp as a razor blade at the same time :)

*)If I sound like a lunatic, it's because I'm slowly going mad. I have too much to do, the days are too short and the clock's ticking reminds me of a time-bomb. tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock... KABOOOM!


ETA: Can you refer to camel's humps as hunches? Because I just did *snorts* All right, I'm off to bloody shop.

Paul Newman died yesterday :(

I've joined Fall Fandom Free-For-All challenge. One fic is already written and waiting for a beta, the other is writing itself. Yeah, just like magic. Also, posted my wishlist.

Sweetflag sent me betaed fic, but I am so tired of writing now, that I just might wait until Monday to even look at it.

I am re-reading OotP now, for the first time in 2 or 3 years. Strange feeling, as if I have never read it, although I know all the facts.

ETA: Needless to say that my darkfest entry lies fallow. All of a sudden it turned out melodramatic and I hate melodramatic. Maybe I'll be able to salvage it somehow, yet.

Aaaaand the riddle is as follows:

Whose leg is this:



( much larger pic under the cut )

Light

Gacked from hijja.

My Indian name is She-Who-Is-Herself.
Take English Native American Name Generator today!
Created with Rum and Monkey's Name Generator Generator.

Wow, I like that a lot!

New photos: Luna/Sanguini FTW! Blaise rocks my boat! What is it with Draco holding a stuffed bird?

Did anyone notice how the magical clothing attributes slowly disappeared from the books and now from the films? Hats. Who remember about hats? Who writes them? I can't recall. Who draws them. Glockgal, sun-chan from time to time, maybe a few others. In HBP Draco appears in a plain Muggle suit, without even his school robe. Not that I mind :D He looks good in about anything but the only son of a sworn Pureblood racist in a Muggle suit? Huh.

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After recent Windows update I can't play DVDs in Media Center. I uninstalled what I could but still no effect. I tried to reinstall the whole Windows but there is some problem with disc partition o.O

Also VLC doesn't work. Thank God, I downloaded something called InterActual Player, and now am watching Harry's Game, have wanted to for about 15 yrs, because of Clannad song, of course. Unfortunately, I'm not into political films any more *snorts* I still love the song.

I took the rest of the week off, I'm sick. With a little luck I'll finish some things I had on my to-do list.

Three Days Of The Condor: Joe to Kathy, when he saw her photos:

"You aren't exactly carefree, are you?"

and later

"You're funny... and you take pictures of empty streets... and no leaves on the trees."

Kathy: "It's winter."

I always recall this fragment when someone's commenting on my photos: "No people, ruins, ugly, broken things - you're strange."

A few months back I found a photo album as if created especially for me: ruins, architecture details, old, ugly places, well, to me, the places that have their history. Immediately I thought 'I have to buy three or more. For M, for another M, for yet another M.' And then I backpedalled: no one but me likes this kind of photos.

Consider this a warning.

( So I took a walk in the rain yesterday. Giganormous pic spam )

better click here if you want to see the photos

Three Days Of The Condor's summary I liked the best (I can't remember by whom): "He (Joe) has lost his faith in people, she (Kathy) has gain it." Awwww....

Because I say so! Because I found this - in Russian TMR community. Because it's impossible to not appreciate this guy. The stills are from the Weirdsister College 2001 TV series. Weirdsister College in Cambridge is an institution where successful students from magical academies and institutes of Great Britain can further their magical education, and where qualified doctors and professors can teach and (along with the students) push the boundaries of magic with experiments. from Wiki Chris played a non-magical friend of a witch.

I had tears in my eyes. Literally. Christian makes me happy (in the pants and otherwise). There are his pictures with a python(???) --> Nagini yay! And at the very end photos of him grabbing some guy that could be young Snape :)))

But! I found these stills thanks to lurking in eneada's Russian diary. That led to another discovery. A lovely art of Tom Marvolo Riddle looking all festive and satisfied :) Probably just after some Muggle baiting :) At first I thought it was Eneada's art and left the comment praising the pic but later I read the other comments in which she said she isn't an author. So I left another comment asking whom it was by but the second comment vanished magically ;)

If anyone recognise the style or the signature, please, let me know. I'd like to see more of this artist. ---> found! Thanks to ariadneelda. It's by linnpuzzle, am currently looking for it :) ETA2: here: Becoming a Death Eater

Title: Shine For Me
Author: ildi
Pairing: Draco/Severus
Rating: R

Sweet, delicate, enthralling, sensuous. NWS

Channish Snarry pic by Marika. Does she take part in Snarry Games? OMG! I haven't recced Snarry in ages and this one just kicked my arse. Nnnnggggg....

* Comment on this post.
* I will give you a letter.
* Think of 5 fictional characters and post their names and your comments on these characters in your LJ.

I got S from kennahijja.

1. Sirius Black: I'd hate to meet him in RL, I'd hate his guts and be very clear about it. In fic, he's a great, versatile tool: clever, talented, faithful, fearless (not the same as 'brave'), biased, overconfident, cruel, opinionated, mindless, narrow-minded, immature, fails under high stress, handsome (in his youth or you can stretch it to some extent into his post-Azkaban life) or wasted (after Azkaban), from a noble family but a rebel, fugitive and outcast, drunkard, doesn't care for rules or law... Do I have to go on? You can make him a joker or a villain with an equal ease.

2. Scarlett O'Hara: a hard working girl. No, really, this is the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about her. Yes, she was pretty, charming, frivolous, self-centred, shallow, mindless, ruthless, quite daft sometimes, not sophisticated or wise, but smart, down-to-earth, stubborn and brave, but above all she was a support and breadwinner for quite a few families (as it later turned out). I hated that moment when India walked on her and Ashley, when Scarlett finally, finally started to understand him and gave him up as her lover.

3. Sherlock Holmes: brilliant mind, self-destructive when idle, the world inside his head was bigger than the real one. I loved that he combined different methods: deduction (of course!), chemistry, contacts among the demi-monde, knowledge about human nature, visits to the scene of crime, ambushes, provocations. I loved these moments when it was clear that he cared about Watson's well-being more than about his own :)

4. Old Shatterhand: oh, how I envied him the opportunity to learn such useful things as trailing animals and people, being able to tell how long ago the camp was abandoned and how far away the campers could go, to sneak imperceptibly to the enemy's camp, to steal away a prisoner bound to a stake in the middle of said camp, and then to escape without leaving tracks or waking anybody :) And to know Winnetou personally. You can hide with your celebrities, I have mine :) My bike was named after Winnetou's mare :) Oh, joys of early childhood!

5. Szarik: who wouldn't want a dog that was smart to the point of understanding human speech and was a part of a tank team, huh?

On the 31 of October 1981 the Potters have been killed. All because of the prophecy that Sybill Trelawney made, Albus Dumbledore listened to, Severus Snape eavesdropped and passed on to his master, Lord Voldemort, who in turn believed in it and acted on it.

Lily's death was the motivation of the whole adult life of Severus Snape, his deepest regret, something he has never forgiven himself for.

That Lord Voldemort made Lily, among others, his aim, Severus knew for about a year before that tragic night. What did he do to save his beloved? What happened that we haven't been shown in canon? Maybe there was only one tiny element that needed to be changed to change the whole outcome?


...or maybe it didn't happen at all?

details and dates at less_for_you

Tytuł: Co nam zostało z tych lat, czyli gdyśmy jeszcze żywi byli.
Autor: orpheus_samhain
Występują: Maruderzy (słowo 'Huncwoty' w odniesieniu do Jamesa, Syriusza, Remusa i Petera doprowadza mnie do szału, chociaż wiem, że w chwili nadawania tej nazwy Polkowski nie miał pojęcia do czego są zdolni) oraz, na gościnnych występach, Frank Longbottom.
Dozwolone od lat: b/o (czy ktoś jeszcze pamięta te oznaczenia w gazetach?)
Słów: ~2,000
Gatunek: humor
Ostrzeżenia: żadnych
Oświadczenie: Zabawki i dekoracje należą do JKR.
Streszczenie: Dni chwały Maruderów.
Uwagi autorki: Opowiadanie na urodziny koleżanki (prezent był w formie książkowej, ze wszystkimi szykanami, nawet ze stopką).

( Co nam zostało z tych lat, czyli gdyśmy jeszcze żywi byli. )

Chorałem dzwonków dzień rozkwita
Jeszcze od rosy rzęsy mokre
We mgle turkoce pierwsza bryka
Słońce wyrusza na włóczęgę.

Every time I see the mist in the morning I recall this song. It's about mist. And wandering.

Good news. What am I saying! Excellent news. Excellent news is that the bitch is changing work.

Bad news? I am to take over her duties. I did it once and for a long time I was finding 'mines' left by her :/ I know that I will curse later but right now I'm in heaven :)

For once in my email I found something that really amused me: Daniel Radcliff saying that he lost his virginity to an older woman. I shall pass over why he felt it necessary to share this information (true or false) in silence. My first thought was 'does this person have a livejournal?' :)

Emma Watson's session in Vougue. One picture. With a guy with long blond hair. Looks like Lucius, wouldn't you say? From up close, unfortunately, he looks like Filch in a wig *snorts*

Veritaserum do not load for me, never did. Not in work and not home. I suspect that it does open for some people seeing how the site appears in HP newsletters time and again.

"Half-Blood Prince" film: Narcissa is a total failure. I'll go to the cinema for two reasons and two reasons only: Draco and Fenrir ( Read more... )*licks lips* From me, the avid Riddle fan, it says something about the film.

Hopefully I will have better net access starting from 9th. Films and videos ahoy!

I found and read The Naked Pioneer Girl. I really recommend it. At first I was WTF? If he wanted to write porn why didn't he? What was the siege of Leningrad needed for? But he did need it. It's about indoctrination, mostly, and how a common sense raises its ugly head from time to time, and how it gets squished time and again.

I've written a short story for my friend's birthday and printed it as a book(let).

( Read more... )

'Grouply' – do not join. Bad, bad thing. Wants your logins and passwords.

Today was the last day of a quasi-archaeological exhibition in the University Library on the early settlements on the right bank of Wisła. Being me I failed to see it earlier. I also failed to check the summer opening hours. Till 16:00 on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Guh! But I was on errand from my work today and I decided to do a little detour. I asked the guards where the exhibit is and the guy said they closed it today at 10:00 He was very amused and said that there were several groups in here today to see it. I'm going to complain *snerk*

So how about a little concert in the evening integrated with lecture about baroque music? There was a lecture all right, but no music because the sonnets were meant to be played with an accompaniment and guy's basso continuo didn't make it. pffft

So how about a nice chit-chat?

"Doctors are in fact charlatans. This is the only profession that takes money for something they don't know and can't do. It's a corporation, a clan blah-blah-blah"

"What are you on about?"

"Let's take Alzheimer or any other genetic disease. They will tell you that it's genetic, oh yes. But which gene is actually responsible, that they cannot tell. And forget about curing it. They will treat the symptoms." *accusing stab of his finger*

"From what I know the cause of Alzheimer isn't known, so how can you cure it?"

"Exactly!"

"Exactly what?"

"They claim they can cure people and in fact they are cheats!"

"Who claims that they can cure Alzheimer?"

"Not Alzheimer, and not many other diseases. But they are specialists in medicine and who should know that things if not them?"

"Nobody knows it. How can they practise something that isn't known to any human being?"

"That's not the point. They don't know it. Imagine going to the engineer and telling him that you want to have a bridge built. He takes full responsibility if the bridge collapses. And doctors? You might die and nothing happens to them."

"Bridges and people aren't the same."

"They are. On a quantum level."

"Do you go to a doctor on a quantum level?"

"That's not the point. Aristotle said-"

I don't know what was the point. The discussion changed the course and it ended with him learning that there is a way of being granted medical services from your insurance even if in your local clinic they say that they don't have free places this year. You simply call the insurance and they give you addresses. He seemed satisfied and didn't discuss Aristotle and bridges any more.

I rarely had the sense of unreality this strong. At first I was suspecting that he's joking, that this is some kind of Monty Python sketch, but it wasn't, he was serious. What I wrote doesn't render his speech in its full glory.

Do I even want to go to work tomorrow?

hp_wishes works like this: people post their wishlists (pairing, genre, prompt) and fulfil other people's wishes. I'm going to try, but first I try to write something for someone and only then post my own wishlist.

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Estee Lauder's nail polish no 88 FTW! Smoky plum with a hint of dark chocolate, not quite warm and not quite cold.

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I can't write Ginny/Sirius smut for the life of me. I tried three different scenarios and it all turned out R at best. I know exactly what I want to read, what I want them to be but as I sit down and write, it all goes to hell. It's either mellow or completely bland.

This pairing just asks for plainly wrong kind of completely twisted and fucked up relationship.

Sirius never grew up mentally but now, as an adult with a lots of money, he can do whatever he wants. And his 'wants' were always quite harmful. The death of his Siamese twin best friend and his own imprisonment only made it worse. Being locked at Grimmauld Place must have made him quite deranged at times. That's enough for me.

Ginny's penchant to live on dreams: of the hero, of the best friend; ignoring reality when it's not how she'd like it to be, trying to distract herself with temporary solutions to fill the void, to numb her feelings. She uses people like she feels she's been used, dumping them like she's been dumped (I don't think she does it with cold blood, planning, etc, she just does it as she goes, she realises it but can't help it? doesn't want to help it?). Her 'adventure' with Tom dramatically and probably permanently deflated her self-esteem. Being the seventh child after the six boys made her need to prove that she's as tough as they are.

What else do you need to write a smutty, little piece, ah? Man of lax moral standards and a reckless girl, who's trying to prove that she's mature enough and can take care of herself, thank you very much. Well, somehow it's not enough for my muse *curses*

Berries and green things posted in virtualgarden

I posted three photos at day_on_earth here here and here. I wanted to do a picspam but it's midnight again and instead I say goodnight.

Draco and Harry by _lile. Worksafe. I adore her art for serenity, calmness and solace. I don't want to tear my eyes off of them.

Title: Monsters, Livid With Desire
Author: musesfool
Characters: Ginny/Sirius
Rating: NC-17
Words: 2,000
Warnings: underage, darkish
Summary: He remembers being young and strong and beautiful. And sometimes, over the summer, Ginny looks at him as though he still is.

With a twist right up my alley.

( in five <s>acts</s> screencaps )

x-posted to wolfshead here

Old news but I was busy with LE/SS exchange:

A unicorn! In fact a deer with single horn in the middle of its forehead: photo and video.

I remember scientists saying that people got this image of unicorn from a narwhal. I could never understand why take a horn from a fish-like creature and attach it to a horse/deer/some other hoof-legged one. Why not monkey? Why not pelican? Why not bear, dog, anything else? Now I know why *g*

Um, speaking of narwhals, from Wiki: The purpose of the tusk has been the subject of much debate. Early scientific hypotheses suggested that the tusk was used to pierce the ice covering the narwhal's Arctic Sea habitat. Others suggested the tusk was used in echolocation. Scientists recently discovered that the elongated tooth is packed with nerve endings, making it extraordinarily sensitive. The whales may use it to determine the salinity of water and search for food. Male narwhals are also known to rub their tusks together, presumably because it gives off a unique sensation <-----I can imagine *snerk*. In yet another theory, some scientists believe the tusk is primarily used for showmanship and for dominance: males with larger tusks are more likely to successfully attract a mate. This hypothesis was suggested by the activity of "tusking", in which two males rub tusks

A Greek machine sometimes called the world's first computer could have helped sports fans track the cyclical schedule of ancient athletic contests-including the Olympic games, new research reports.

Ancient Greek Computer's Inner Workings Deciphered

the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project

Neanderthals Didn't Mate With Modern Humans, Study Says. Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans likely did not interbreed, according to a new DNA study.

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Apparently flimsy's journal has been purged and name made available. For a moment I thought she returned but I checked and I don't think so. If you have anything credited to this name you might want to change it.

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I got rid of the old creep. Easy. Show yourself with young and handsome guy while ignoring said creep. He stormed out of the room and later avoided me in the corridor. :D

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I saw Batman and was disappointed. Cillian Murphy had 3-second scene. Well, longer, but I didn't know it was him, heh. Then there was that scene with removing the headcloth and I gasped. You cannot expect me to be cool, calm and collected when I'm suddenly exposed to the innocent blue eyes of his. *gasps at the mere thought*

Batman's (and Two-Face's) girlfriend was a major letdown. Fugly-Face and Two-Face. Pug-Face and Two-Face. It's a comic, for Christ's sake! Why couldn't they have chosen someone attractive? Or at least not.so.ugly? When Joker called her 'beautiful' I thought "Rubbing it in, you bastard."

ETA: Check out this post in abandonedplaces. Be sure to see all pics *snerk*

can be found here, waiting to be turned into a lolcut.

I'm not impressed with it. Not that I expected that I would be.

The most important figure: Tom. I don't have a very clear image of him. It's vague good-looking, dark-haired, dark-eyed kid who, with his facial expression only - sometimes only with his eyes, can indicate that he is capable and willing to do cruel things. Many a kid could play this part appearance-wise but talent and acting ability? Nope. And I don't think Yates lead Hero-what's-his-name-Fiennes in the right direction.

Canon!Tom was alone in his room, reading a book - indicating that he was not associating with other kids but he wasn't idle, either. He was intelligent, gathering knowledge, actively seeking remedy to his condition (poor, orphaned kid with no power). At first he was neutral, almost polite, he was testing the water and then when he thought he was being transferred to an asylum - aggressive and arrogant because he thought he was dealing with another weak and easily influenced man. When he learned the truth and believed it his whole stance changed. At least, he tried to change it. It's not so easy when you were getting away with all things you've done for years. Tom's reaction for setting his wardrobe on fire was described as 'shock and rage' and later he 'rounded on Dumbledore'. All 'his' 'treasures' were there. Besides, in his world when somebody did the show of strength it was the last warning or not warning at all just groundwork for harm.

Film!Tom is frightened not arrogant, and when he sees the fire he seems cheered and amused as if he saw a trick in the circus. When he enlists the things he can do he seems frightened again and when he claims he can talk to snakes it seems as if he was trying to stop DD from leaving, trying to tell him something interesting to make him stay a bit longer *shrugs* I felt sorry for the kid but I didn't get the impression that it's Dark Lord in the making. On the other hand I saw the guy who is gonna play the teenager!Tom and he was much worse. Much, much, much worse. On both pictures he had a Photoshop-made smile. If it's his natural than he should play some person related to Radcliffe!Harry. So maybe in the end I will praise that orphanage scene *snorts*

Hero is not similar to Ralph (as Yates claimed), all the more to Voldemort. And why would he be? It was important in the books that Voldy didn't remind anyone of Tom. I don't think Hero (is it common name in England?) was chosen for any other reason than the fact that he is Ralph's nephew. Or some other relative, I don't care.

Middle-age!Albus is actually old with shorter hair, that are not auburn. Unfortunately, he looks like the scavenger in my area, the only thing lacking is the cart. Does wearing a scarf indicates that you're gay? Meh.

Oh, and we can have another old character playing the role of much younger man but not Chris as post-Hogwarts!Tom. Yay, consistency!

( HBP trailer 1:30 )

Title: Aurors
Author: orpheus_samhain
Characters: Draco, Harry
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.

Harry jumped from around the corner and shouted three spells in quick succession, sending two figures flying. The third one, whom his spell had missed, tried to dive behind the boxes littering the dingy street. Before he got there, a sickly yellow light reached him. Harry turned around. A pale hand gripping the wand was still protruding from around the corner, the wizard in black, hooded cloak attached to it on the other end. The grey eyes narrowed in anger.

"Do it again, Potter, and I'll kill you if they don't!" he spat.

"Hey, I knew you were behind me!"

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I need 7th prompt, puh-leaze.
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x-posted to harrydraco here

Title: Hardboiled
Author: orpheus_samhain
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.

Harry didn't put his jacket on and Draco didn't take off his hat. This way they showed their mutual disrespect without resorting to insults.

"I'm not taking any case from you, Malfoy. Forget it."

Slim fingers played with an unlit cigarette. The way Harry looked at it suggested that he was waiting for Draco to light it only to have an excuse to throw him out.

"The Lestranges escaped yesterday." The voice lacked its usual haughtiness, the lips didn't smirk. The wrist propped against the edge of Harry's dusty desk seemed surprisingly fragile.

"Bring the locket," Harry heard himself saying.

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Title: Sorcerer's Apprentices
Author: orpheus_samhain
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: PG-13
Words: 100
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.

"Look, it's changing colour!" The messy-haired boy hopped excitedly.

"Of course, it is. You've just added gentian roots."

"I never thought it would work."

The blond shook his head in exasperation. They were using The Potions Book, older than the oldest wizard, its origin lost in the mists of time.

Harry carefully measured out the dried verbena leaves into the cauldron. Suddenly, the froth covered the entire surface of the brew.

"What! I followed the recipe!"

"It says nothing of soaking one's sleeve in the potion." Draco fished out the edge of overlong, dripping fabric and held it out accusingly.

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x-posted to harrydraco here

Title: The Darkest Magic
Author: orpheus_samhain
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: PG-13
Words: 100
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.

"It won't change anything between us, Draco."

"Why would your marriage change anything?"

"This is only to keep up appearances."

"I don't know if I want to keep up appearances. Maybe I should find myself another lover, not so clandestine for a change."

"Don't you dare!"

"I have to be sure you won't leave me."

"How?"

"The Unbreakable Vow."

"It's Dark magic. Besides, we would need a bonder and we can't risk telling anyone about us."

"There is other way to bond us together forever. It will only require your and my blood."

"Fine. How much?"

"To the last drop."

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x-posted to harrydraco here

Title: Irresistible Desire
Author: orpheus_samhain
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.

The forefinger and middle finger massaged the inside of the wrist. The veins protruding over the tendons were pulsing wildly with blood.

"You said you didn't want to do it ever again." The voice wasn't accusing, merely sad.

"I'm still saying it."

"Why did you come, then?"

The wrist was roughly wrenched from the tender grip, the outline of the stiff shoulders and flaxen hair visible against the light pouring through the door left ajar.

"Maybe-- Maybe I wanted to check if sober I would see the same in you."

"And your verdict is..."

"It isn't safe to meet here."

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Title: Follow
Author: orpheus_samhain
Pairing: Draco/Harry
Rating: PG
Words: 100
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.

The glint, the hint, the rustle.

Out of the corner of his eye, on the periphery of his field of vision, almost there... Draco stops, turns around and waits. Nothing, as usual. But just let him move and continue on his way and the shadow, the feeling at the nape of his neck will be back. Another ghost in the castle, this one completely invisible. This one causing the waves of heat to travel through his body, instead of the cold freezing blood in his veins. The shimmer and fingers close around Draco's wrist.

The kiss, the sigh, the moan.

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I've been so happy that I finally got to have some time to myself that I decided to make an icon with my initials. I love them fancy letters and I wanted to try all that looked interesting. They are all made to suit my LJ layout. Here's what I've got:

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If you'd like to have similar, matching your layout, comment with the number of icon you liked, give me letter(s) and I post it for you tomorrow.

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Here's a baker's dozen of recs for fangirl_tour. HP fandom, art and fic, slash, het and gen, different ratings.

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