It's okay, I've done it before.

*holds hd_holidays prompt close to heart*

Could it get any better?

THANK YOU, LOVELY MODS!

and I'll be *whispers reverently* reserved next year




Have you joined leo_palooza? Why the eff not?

Hello, as you can see, I've made it back safe and sound and then promptly got sick. I blame Justin Bieber and Draco's cock, but I don't think anyone is going to believe that...

It only takes a couple of drunk and desperate fangirls to come up with what sounds like a good idea, but it takes a whole load of sober and talented fen to pull it off. I would like to say a huge thank you to all of the people who attended Crucio 2010 either in person or in spirit who helped to make it the success it was!

So, without further ado, thank you to:

accioscar, alovelycupoftea, annephoenix, arineat, aurora_sky, being_here, citrus_lime, chthonya, cleo_jay, croatoan6000, daiseechain, delorispea, delphipsmith, dora_the_nymph, dorotea, dripping_cherry, dysonrules, elequent_toast, enchanted_jae, girlofavalon, groolover, hereticalvision, joan_waterhouse, jtsbbsps_dk, katelinmr, kabal42, kennahijja, lady_of_clunn, lazy_neutrino, littleenglolita, lkaet, leochi, lolafalola, lokifan, lotuslizzy, luciusmistress, melusinahp, moonlitdark, morettaallstar, okydoky, phoenixacid, phoenix_on_ice, r_grayjoy, reira_21, robs55, scabbyfish, scarletladyy, seraphimerising, sesheta_66, snarky_scorp, softly_sweetly, sonofdarkness, sra_danvers, thilia, treacle_tartlet, utteramusement, ville_sweet_666, vix_spes, wickedblonde, wwmrsweasleydo and anyone else I've probably forgotten in this cold-medicated state. Please tell me if I've left you off and I shall amend this list and iron my ears, post haste.

I'd also like to say a special thanks to dorotea for my lovely VK (with a leetle hint of VK/HP) drabble! And a huge thank you to delorispea whom I'm going to kill if she doesn't write more of the AS/S WITH YOUNG TOM fic which I got!!!

And wo-ho, thanks to the tattoo-designing-tastic thilia, I got this!!! *dances around coughing*



Speaking of gifts, I've been blessed with two absolutely wonderful hd_smoochfest pressies: How fantastic was it to find out that the lovely joan_waterhouse wrote my giftfic Friendly Fire??? And how wonderful was it that she told me in person before the reveals so I could hug her and fangirl her? Another huge thank-you goes to the brilliant artist citrus_lime for Got Ya!, in which she managed to draw in loads of my kinks without even knowing she was doing it! Thank you!

I wrote three drabbles for the meet-up, none of them H/D - shock horror. I even wrote one in two different languages (poorly) and then enlisted help for proofing and the the translation into the third. Anyway, here they are: Madam Hooch for the lovely joan_waterhouse, the Twins for the talented moonlitdark, and Marcus for the bonita sra_danvers. There's no warnings, as they're mostly gen, although they all got a little introspective rather than silly, and that's so not like me.

( Drabbles )

One last interesting point to the whole weekend was my flight back to London. The cockpit and cabin crew were made up of one woman and five blokes. You'll never guess what the woman was doing...*nods* yup, flying the plane! Right on!

EDT: THANK YOU so much for the lovely flowers - croatoan6000, cleo_jay, softly_sweetly, and wwmrsweasleydo!!!!

Of course, I can't finish this post without thanking the one person, without whom fandom, meet-ups, fests, and everything else in the world would be completely meaningless.

I love you tonnes, Dan cassie_black12!

We hope to see everyone (and more) for Engorgio 2011 in Cardiff. When we can sort it out:D

Title: Awhile Back and Down the Road
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (Ron/Hermione, Neville/Luna, Lucius/Narcissa)
Summary: A young Jedi and his crew get lost in hyperspace and end up on an unknown, almost uninhabited planet. It’s the perfect chance to train in the Jedi arts and fall in love. THIS ISN'T A CROSSOVER, THIS IS JUST SILLY.
Rating: R
Warning(s): A little evil and a lot of crack.
Word Count: 8899
Author's Notes: Written for hd_smoochfest 2010. If you’re looking for references/dialogue (and there’s tonnes), this is Old School Star Wars. Huge thanks to my betas delphipsmith and cassie_black12, and a big wave to my Farmboy fangirls, who gave this their seal of approval.

( A Long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.... )

Title: Out On the Tiles
Prompt: from melusinahp - Fighting that turns into semi-violent but consensual and very passionate sex.
Summary: This is what Myrtle really saw.
Rating/Word Count: R/1954
Warning: That nebulous dubcon no one agrees on.
Author's Notes: This should have been longer, but Harry wasn’t co-operating. In fact, he even tried to leave early, the selfish b*stard; I got him to stay a bit longer, at least. Thanks to delphipsmith and cassie_black12 for the betas. Title taken from a song by Led Zeppelin. Written for serpentinelion's Summer Kink Fest, 2010.

( Less Blood, More Smut )

Title: Was It Something I Said?
Prompt: from perpetualmarble - Hot and heavy parseltongue action. Draco has a kink he had no idea about until he hears Harry speak in parseltongue, and Harry finds out! I would LOVE a dash of bondage (as in let's-tie-Draco-up-and-taunt-him-until-he-combusts!)
Rating/Word Count: R/2167
Author's Notes: What’s not to love about this prompt? I’m sorry — the boys wanted to be slow and smexy rather than fast and rough, but they got there in the end. Thanks to delphipsmith and cassie_black12 for keeping me from throwing a hissy fit. Written for serpentinelion's Summer Kink Fest, 2010.

( Thisssss way )

Lookie! Draco and I both got pressies yesterday!!!

I've received a sweet little birthday fic by crimsonxangel12 called Compare and Contacts with the cutest Scorpius in the whole world talking about how Papa reckons Harry would look better with contacts. Go read as it's a-dorable! Thank you, muchly, my love!

And OMG! More hd_smoochfest wonderfulness for me in the shape of art this time! Go check out the hawt and cute Got Ya! It's glasses, and train!smut, and absolutely fan-effing-tastic! Get over there and look!!!

Title: I’ll Show You Mine
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, 8th year
Rating: R
Summary: Whose scars are bigger and better?
Warnings: Nil, nada, zilch.
Word Count: 3,007
Author's Notes: Here’s my other offering for hp_kinkfest, inspired by a scene from a well-known movie starring Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Sheider and a great big shark. Many thanks to my betas delphipsmith and cassie_black12 and to my cheerleaders okydoky and alovelycupoftea!

( I’ll Show You Mine )

Here's my offering for hp_art_tales - it's all about luuuuuurve:

Title: Ringing the Changes
Rating: Just barely R
Summary: His mother’s wedding gift to his father finds its way to the love of Harry’s life. Another (but not-so-epic) journey of a ring. Written from Snape's and Portrait!Snape’s POV.
Warnings: Boy love and a wee bit of angst
Pairing: H/D
Word Count: 7,012
Inspiration Art: Draco, willyoumarryme?, by phoenixacid
Author's Notes: phoenixacid, I saw this pic and thought, if I don’t choose that one, I’ll regret it. I had a good idea about what I wanted to write and how it would sound. But in the course of writing it, Real Life snuck up on me, and because of that, the story is a bit disjointed. This was written over a long period of time, just as the story takes place over a long period of time and as a result, the tone changes dramatically throughout. I make no apology for that, as we all feel differently at different points in our lives (even the good Professor who’s narrating, despite all evidence to the contrary), so please indulge me. If you don’t like it, feel free to blame my children and the RAF. Ginormous thanks and Happy Valentine’s Day to my betas, delphipsmith and cassie_black12 and my inspirational fangirl moonlitdark! And Happy Chinese New Year to the lovely artist!


( Ringing the Changes )