User:	longbottom_wkly (posted by coffee_n_cocoa)
	Date:	2009-11-23 09:23
	Subject:	Longbottom Weekly: November 23, 2009
	Security:	Public

Fic (201 words and over)

Anonymous wrote Commitment Issues for hp_triangle. Every time something good happened in Ginny's life, they thought it would affect him, badly, it would manage to finally break his spirit. They still thought he had feelings for her. He hadn't told them why and neither had Ginny. (Neville/Harry, Harry/Draco, Neville/Draco, PG-13)
alisanne wrote Dangerous. “Kilts are very practical,” Neville replied, smirking. (Neville/Bill, Charlie/Kingsley, Snape/Harry, R)

Drabbles (200 words or less)

j_lunatic wrote Practice. (Neville, G)
alisanne wrote Boggart. (Neville/surprise, PG)

Various and Sundry

HP_Diversity is a new Livejournal community that welcomes posting of fanfiction, fanart, recs, discussion of characters of color from the Harry Potter fandom.
neville100 posted their newest prompt: Boggart.


Do you have or know of fic or artwork on Livejournal or Insanejournal to share? Comment here for inclusion in the next issue.

	User:	faynia
	Date:	2009-11-22 17:25
	Subject:	Dear Flist,
	Security:	Public

I need help! I plan on writing a grand and glorious teacher!au fic for Merlin. My question is this: what is the hierarchy in the school staff in public education in the UK?

For example in public education in the US we have: support staff, special education, general education teachers, vice principal, principal, superintendent and other administrators, school board and upward into the state and national government.

I have attempted Googlefu to no good results.

Anyone know?

Lots of love,
Me

	User:	faynia
	Date:	2009-11-21 21:50
	Subject:	Guys, I don't even know.
	Security:	Public

I don't like football, except for the lulz factor that comes from men in lots of padding falling all over the place, but in this case, I wholeheartedly approve of what they're trying to sell to me!

	User:	pre_raphaelite1
	Date:	2009-11-21 10:09
	Subject:	FIC: "Full" (Remus/Sirius, NC-17)
	Security:	Public

And because I never posted to my personal journal, here's my Daily_Deviant fic from September!

Title: "Full"
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Enemas, much swearing and insulting of vicars
Summary: “Because I want to,” Remus informed him in a low pitch that sent gooseflesh rippling up Sirius' spine. “Because I want to see just how much you can fucking take before you start begging me to stop. Because I want you to feel just what it would be like to have every inch of your arse straining and stretched until it's indistinguishable from your intestines and all you know and all you are is full.”
Author's notes: I think I need to change my username to "nooneelse" so when these particular themes come up everyone will know that "nooneelse" will right them. :P Written for iJ's alisanne after I promised her something fluffy in the wake of July's necro fic!

Fake cut to Daily_Deviant!

"Full"

	User:	pre_raphaelite1
	Date:	2009-11-21 10:03
	Subject:	FIC: "Alternatives" (Morfin Gaunt/Quirrell, Voldie/Quirrell, NC-17)
	Security:	Public

November's Daily_Deviant fic... I wrote the alternate pairing this month. For some reason no one wants to write Morfin Gaunt. :P

Title: "Alternatives"
Characters: Morfin Gaunt/Quirrell, Voldemort/Quirrell
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Non-con, Morfin Gaunt, Squickiness, slight crackiness? (Did you see the pairings?) castrati
Word Count: 1520
Summary: Quirrell lays in his bed at night, fidgeting. He used to sleep well, find comfort on his back in the softness of down blankets and the firmness of a good pillow and equally supportive mattress. But now he lays awake for hours, unable to deal with his own bony elbow poking into the side he has to lay on or to adjust to the soft pillow he must use now.
Author's notes: I'm sorry. Where was I supposed to go with this pairing? I mean, really? I think writing Morfin Gaunt in a fluffy romance would be far more terrifying than having him in a darker fic. Right? Right? :P

Fake Cut to Daily_Deviant!

"Alternatives"

	User:	nicbemused
	Date:	2009-11-20 16:59
	Subject:	Little things
	Security:	Public

When I write a check out to pay for a car repair I always feel grateful, because eight years ago I would have held out my credit card and prayed I could afford the payment next month.

	User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-20 13:47
	Subject:	REVIEW: Tunnels of Blood (Cirque Du Freak #3)
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	busy

Tunnels of Blood by Darren Shan


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Well, I've stuck it out for three books with Darren and I'm actually enjoying the ride. While I don't normally enjoy whiny main characters, there's something about Darren (perhaps his keen intellect) that keeps you coming back for more.

Summary: Darren Shan, the vampire's assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra the snake-boy and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses are discovered drained of blood, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to be the end of them all.

	User:	pre_raphaelite1
	Date:	2009-11-18 22:32
	Subject:	Uhhhh-
	Security:	Public

I think I need to apologise in advance to my readers for what I'm about to do in my Daily_Deviant fic.

So, I'm sorry.

The fic will be posted in a bit at (Insane Journal's) Daily_Deviant and I'll provide links here.

	User:	coffee_n_cocoa
	Date:	2009-11-18 18:35
	Subject:	Eep!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	anxious

I just received my wizard_love assignment...and they are all pairings I have never written before. On the one hand I can't help but think "Eep!", but on the other hand this means no one will be able to guess which fic is mine!

It's only Wednesday, but we're having leftovers tonight anyway. We'll have stirfry tomorrow instead.

Right. Off to work on my smutty_claus fic some more.

	User:	weasley_loving (posted by angela_snape)
	Date:	2009-11-16 22:25
	Subject:	The Deluxe Tour
	Security:	Public

Title: The Deluxe Tour
Author: angela_snape
Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Charlie Weasley
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~2300
Summary: Draco Malfoy goes to Romania to learn about dragon-induced injuries, but gets distracted by a certain dragon handler along the way.
Disclaimer: The characters contained herein are not mine. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.
Highlight for Warnings: *semi-public sex, oral sex, rimming, anal sex*
AN: Thank you very much to my beta, leela_cat, who greatly improved this story. Any further mistakes are mine alone. Written for lilyseyes in fall_fantasia, 2009.

The Deluxe Tour

	User:	coffee_n_cocoa
	Date:	2009-11-16 19:49
	Subject:	Top this for a boring Monday!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	blank

Happy Birthday, nefernat!!!

Hope your day was utterly magnificent!

Nothing much happened today. I got in touch with my sisters to firm up Thanksgiving plans: where, what time, who brings what. I've been tapped to provide the cauliflower gratin and a chocolate cream pie. Considering Middle Sis is the one doing the turkey and dressing along with one other pie and a couple of other side dishes, it's more than doable. There's also plans to do a Christas bingo this year, which will cut down enormously on our holiday shopping this year. Money saved is always a big Yay in our book.

Other than that, cold rain yesterday, cold rain today, cold rain tomorrow. Winter is definitely here...and it's depressing as all get out.

	User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-16 14:59
	Subject:	About me - now with photo links!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	calm

Well, I have failed NaBloPoMo already. Damn colds and busy working weekends! But, I shall continue on as best I can with the rest of the month, posting as often as I can.

Let's see... what can I blather on about today? How about a little "Get to know Minnie" meme since some of you are new to my journal and others likely know little else since most of my posts have been twitter horoscopes. Sorry about that!

1. I am Puertorican. Born in Aguadilla and raised in Ponce. Moved to Orlando, Florida in 1984 at the age of 11.


2. Though I am an island girl, I'm not fond of the beach. I may go and sit on the sand and read but it would take an act of God, and several hot, gay men to gawk at to get me to stay and enjoy it.


3. I used to love the beach as a child. Especially when we went as a family and my cousins got to go with us. We'd play mermaids and pirates in the water, eat crabs by the water and pretend to fish while we talked about who we kissed and who we wanted to kiss.


4. My husband is a Newyorican. He was born and raised in the city (born: Manhattan, raised: Bronx) and misses it terribly. He doesn't miss the cold, but the pulse and life that is New York City, I know calls to him as much as Las Vegas does.


5. My husband is a poker dealer with All In Poker Series and is a damn good poker player. If we could get him into one of the local tournaments that award the buy-in to the World Series of Poker, he'd get in. I'm sure of it!


6. We have three kids; girl - 15, boy - 13, boy - 11 and they keep us well-entertained! Their sense of humor is amazing and they're at the perfect age to enjoy them! :D


7. We live next door to my Mom. We rent a 3-bedroom house, she has a 4-bedroom house. It's easier to live next door in a smaller house than it is to live in her house (which we did for over 5 years). We get along so much better this way too!


8. I work in textbook publishing and really love what I do. I just wish my bosses would see me for what I am rather than what they think I should be. Lots of politics and well, Latina women are not at the top of an Irish-owned company. Not stirring the waters, just stating facts.


9. I just completed my Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix online. I planned to go straight through for my Master's but without the guarantee that the company will help with tuition reimbursement (which they've balked at and made it damn near impossible to get) I figured it wasn't worth the aggravation. I'm proud of finally achieving a degree I set out to complete as soon as I finished high school. Now it's time to get my kids ready to achieve theirs.


10. My daughter has been in martial arts with my father (a 10th degree black belt and grand master in Iaido) since she was 3 years old. She's a jack of all weapon trades. She's a good marksman and she wants to be a Marine. Did I mention I'm a democrat in a family of right-wing, conservative republicans? Yeah... it's never a dull moment at my house!


11. I have a Min Pin named Dobby who thinks he's human. We've never put a pillowcase on him, but I did get him in drag for Halloween.


12. I'm a founder and captain of the Harry Potter fanfic archive, The Quidditch Pitch and am extremely proud of our staff, authors and members. Their generosity, dedication and determination have been a great strength to me and the other Captains.


13. I'm a Mac Girl (though I wish I looked like her!). I love Macs and only use Macs. I do not like PCs. I do not like them with a mouse, I do not like them in my house. I do not like them here nor there. I do not like them ANYWHERE! But seriously... I have several Macs in the house (most of them laptops) and I won't own a PC for many reasons. The first being, I don't like viruses. I've been a Mac owner for over 5 years and have yet to lose a laptop to a virus. Yes, they're more costly but no, I don't have to replace them every other year.


14. I've learned not to argue with people over politics, religion, income, GLBT issues or Mac versus PC. I value everyone's opinions and welcome opposing viewpoints. I draw the line at preaching, personal attacks and rants that lead to wank on my journal or any of my friends'. If we agree to disagree, life will be much simpler for us. Live and let live as my friend joesther says.


15. My car's name is Sevvie (2000 Black Mistsubishi Galant), my husband's car's name is Wheezy (1996 Red Buick Regal) which I owned first then gave to him when Sevvie came around. Both cars need major repair-work and since I married neither handyman nor mechanic, they are being run into the ground, the poor dears. Well, not really into the ground, we just can't replace the rear shock absorbers on Wheezy just yet and are waiting to get the CV joint for Sevvy at a price we can afford.


16. I love to slash all pairings. I do. I can slash pretty much anyone, though I had trouble with Neville Longbottom because I really just don't see him as sexual at all. Sorry coffee_n_cocoa, it's just been tough to do. But I will say, Neville's growing on me and I've been able to slash him recently in a trio with Harry and Remus.

	User:	pre_raphaelite1
	Date:	2009-11-16 09:55
	Subject:	Oh. My. God!
	Security:	Public

I swear, I'm not dead. Really.

I'm here! It's just been really crazy. For anyone who is lucky enough not to be in education in CA, the state budget has totally fucked with the university resulting in people having contracts/employment ripped out from under them at the last minute. I was one of the lucky few who was rehired for this fall quarter after being unemployed during the summer. Of course none of us will have jobs in winter quarter so.. um... life sucks ass in a bad way.

I have a couple fics I've not yet linked here but I have been staying on top of my Daily_Deviant stuff and am now revving up for both hp_april_fools and for July's Infinitus in Orlando. And I'll get some recent student quotes up here eventually!

How is everyone else? *smooches everyone!*

	User:	longbottom_wkly (posted by coffee_n_cocoa)
	Date:	2009-11-16 10:42
	Subject:	Longbottom Weekly: November 16, 2009
	Security:	Public

Fic (201 words and over)

Anonymous wrote A Tale of Seasons for hp_darkfest. Her master’s victory is nothing like Bellatrix hoped for. She lost everything, and even the Dark Lord has no more use for her. The only thing that is left to her is one prisoner. (Neville, Bellatrix, R)
tealeaf523 wrote To Be Noticed. So, all right, maybe Neville was a bit… oblivious to his newfound status as ‘shagworthy’, but he was focused on other things. Like the fact that Harry Potter had become quite the looker since… well, since always, but that wasn’t the point. The thing was: he noticed. And noticing was not something Neville was quite used to, yet. (Neville/Harry, R)
magnetic_pole wrote Like Water on the Moon. Amelia is sitting just to her right, casting her sly looks, and Alice is counting the minutes until class is over, distracted despite her better judgment. (Alice/Amelia Bones, PG)

Drabbles (200 words or less)

alisanne wrote A Warm Welcome. (Neville/Blaise, R)

Art

zephre drew Entangled. (Neville/Harry, NWS, NC-17)
ani_bester drew Little. (Neville, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna, and Trevor, G)

Various and Sundry

nella_malfoy has created some Matt/Bonnie icons and a banner.
neville100 posted a new prompt: Hot Chocolate/Cocoa.


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	User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-16 09:43
	Subject:	REVIEW: The Vampire's Assistant (Cirque Du Freak #2)
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	sick
	Music:	Some show on Food Network

The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
If I had read the books and then gone to see the movie, I would have been very disappointed that Sam never made it to the big screen and that he was replaced by a monkey girl that so far, does not exist in canon (mind you, I'm only 2 books in).

Summary: Darren Shan was just an ordinary schoolboy - until his visit to the Cirque Du Freak. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a Vampire's Assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. But destiny is calling... the Wolf Man is waiting.

	User:	coffee_n_cocoa
	Date:	2009-11-14 19:01
	Subject:	Whee, Yuletide!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	mellow

Happy Birthday, venturous!!!

Hope your day was splendidly magnificent!

I received my Yuletide assignment, and it's more than doable. I'm looking forward to it.

Soooo much writing to do over the next six weeks. *headdesks* They will get done, I swear it!

However, tomorrow afternoon hubby and I are taking Bean and Mr C to the circus. Our next-door neighbor had free tickets and gave them to us (he's a Shriner). Hopefully, Bean won't be afraid of the clowns. She's never seen them before. *crosses fingers* She'll probably love the animals, though!

But now I have to put away the dinner leftovers and toss in another load of laundry. Oh, the excitement.

	User:	madam_minnie
	Date:	2009-11-14 16:22
	Subject:	Sick
	Security:	Public
	Music:	Hey Jude - Across the Universe Soundtrack

I hate getting sick! It's happening more often now and when you have to work on the weekend, it's even worse. I'm going to go crawl under the covers now for a bit. The kids will be home in 45 minutes and the peace will end then. LOL

Stupid hacking cough and head-explosive sneezing! GO AWAY!

	User:	faynia
	Date:	2009-11-14 01:33
	Subject:	You're a Wanker #9
	Security:	Public

Work tonight was really and truly an odd experience for me tonight. Aside from the fact that I feel like I drifted mindlessly through the first half, someone spilled a ton of honey mustard sauce on the ground, the CD player that was being used kept skipping and then self-adjusting the volume, and the dishwasher wasn't up to temperature and then it ran out of soap.

But that wasn't the odd part. That part came after work as I was walking back to my room with my co-worker/friend. We somehow got into a conversation about how glad we are that sweatpants are allowed in college after getting out of high school, where they mostly were not allowed. I think I may have been the one to bring up gender specific dress-codes and what the heck are school authorities supposed to do with those gender confused children.

And then I got this gem thrown at me:

"You know, I don't believe they exist. Transgender, bisexuals, and gay people? They're not born like that, I think it's a choice."

I think my face got frozen like this: O.O for a good solid minute before asking if she thought that, then shouldn't all sexualities be nonexistent? Her answer: No, because we need to reproduce somehow.

And by then we were in the building. I couldn't get angry. I was too shocked and confused to honestly get mad. If we'd spent more time talking about it, I'm sure I would have got worked up about it and screamed something about existing. I AM RIGHT HERE HELLO *waves in her face* But I didn't, because I'm not sure what I identify as right now. Heterosexual with some leanings the other way? IDK because, like I just told accioslash, I am the virginest virgin to ever be virginful. I've been kissed twice, both times were with boys, both times it was so awkward and tense I was shaking and feeling nauseous and pretty sure my brain blacked out during it.

Helpful right?

I don't wish I had been angrier with her, because I like her, and I don't want to lose a good friend over something so fucking weird like a 12:30 at night conversation. I do wish I had a better rebuttal to give her though. Something to make her stop and think for five seconds about what she had just said.


To make up for the TMI and sheer WTFness of this post, I bring you the sappiest ending to a movie ever. It has Tony Head being adorable and Angel Coulby on a plane.

The fact that it's incredibly relevant to this post doesn't mean I wouldn't have shared eventually anyhow. ^_^

	User:	coffee_n_cocoa
	Date:	2009-11-13 15:05
	Subject:	Sunday dinner on Friday
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	busy

Apparently I'm in the process of fixing a Sunday dinner on Friday. I've got a roast on the stovetop and a pear crumble in the oven, and once that comes out I'm going to start on au gratin potatoes. There's also going to be carrots. All this in addition to the brownies I made yesterday!

The kitchen used to smell like beef and onions, but Bean got hold of my cologne and now it smells like Dark Vanilla. She's very much a tomboy in many ways, but she likes to 'smell pretty' and insists on being rubbed down with lotion after her baths. Right now, we both smell a little too pretty (she wanted me to wear cologne too), as do one of her stuffed frogs.

However, my yule_balls_fic is finally started, and I'm mentally composing my Dear Yuletide Writer letter while I cook. I'll probably write it down and post it tonight.

	User:	coffee_n_cocoa
	Date:	2009-11-12 21:06
	Subject:	Why yes, it's another fic rec!
	Security:	Public
	Mood:	impressed

Yes, I'm back with another rec!

A Tale of Seasons by Anonymous at hp_darkfest. (Neville, Bellatrix, gen, R). Summary: Her master’s victory is nothing like Bellatrix hoped for. She lost everything, and even the Dark Lord has no more use for her. The only thing that is left to her is one prisoner.

This story is a Voldemort-won AU as the summary suggests; but this is not your typical dystopian tale. The story revolves around the strange and oddly compelling relationship that grows between Bellatrix, who has been left behind in the wake of her Lord's victory; and Neville, who has been given to her as a prisoner. To say more would be to give things away, but the story unfolds with pervasive sorrow, guilt, anger and regret. The anonymous author manages to accomplish the impossible: we feel sorry for Bellatrix.

And Neville is absolute perfection. Stolid, strong, torn between hatred toward his enemy and what she's done, pity for how far she's fallen, and guilt for feeling that pity. The ending, while not unexpected, will still blow you away with its graceful simplicity.

This is darkfic, but it's one of grief and sadness rather than the typical torture-'em-until-they-break trope so commonly found in the genre. There hasn't been a Neville and Bellatrix fic quite like this one until now, and I can't recommend it enough.

*shoos you off to read*

And now, to try this Write or Die thingy...