No! Not Christmas... Something so much better!

That's right, THE SNARRY GAMES ARE BACK!!!

And while the other team has some nice things in the offering, I wanted to take this opportunity to point you toward the first two TEAM SNITCH entries. The games are mixed this time around, which means we have beautiful art entries as well as some incredible writing to show you.

The first entry is a gorgeous piece of art by the fantastic Ponderosa, and can be found here: A Firm and Fair Hand Heed the warnings before scrolling down to view the beautiful art. It's fantastic---rich and vivid and detailed. Just gorgeous.


The second offering from TEAM SNITCH is a bit of writing that I, admittedly, thought would make me too sad to really enjoy it.

I'm so glad that I was wrong!

The Shadowless Hereafter by perfica is just incredible. I'm not surprised that's it's wonderful, as perfica is a genius, but what I am surprised about is that I can come away from a story with those warnings (the very warnings that I usually avoid emphatically) feeling not only satisfied, but somehow as if I got my requisite happy ending. I still don't know how she did it, and I've been thinking about the story since yesterday.

Go. Read. Vote.

veridian_dair has made some gorgeous artses!! Go see it!

There's a beautiful Snarry bookmark that she made for Azkatraz, and a Ginny/Hermione she did on a suggestion by my very own partner.

You can look at it here: Beautimus Artses

It was my turn to post Neville goodness today. It's not the story I meant to post because of time constraints and lack of ... inspiration, I guess. So the long Neville fic waits in the wings still. Someday.

In the meantime, my offering for the celebration of Neville at xnevillelovingx can be found here: Going Down

Five, six minutes, top, to read it---that's really all you've got to lose and you might just be entertained in that time. *grins*

I think it's safe to say that I'm notoriously bad about the B-day greetings. However, I couldn't let this one pass without a word. So, to a lovely person and one of the most generous and supportive people in fandom, I must say:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, torino10154!!!

And many, many more!
*glomps you*

Words! More of 'em! Today!

Go me.

In other news:

10,000 BC? The movie, not the year... Unexpectedly entertaining. Plus. Stephen Strait. *sighs* Warren Peace is dreamy even as an unwashed Mammoth hunter.

Note to self:

Waterproof 45 SPF is not enough on your pasty-ass skin for 3 hours in the swimming pool. This is why you always avoid the sun. Now you're peeling and flaking and want to scratch your red, tortured skin off... literally. Was it worth it?

No. I think not.

Please limit yourself to indoor activities from now on.

THEEYYYY'RRREEE BAAAAAAAAAACCCCKKK!!!!!!!!

2009 SNARRY GAMES - Team Snitch vs. Team Cauldron!


WOOOOO-HOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Someone liked something I wrote enough to make ARTSES for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That someone is the delightful veridian_dair and the beautiful art is here: Expressing the Inexpressible

It is, you might've guessed by the title, a scene from one of my older stories of the same name. If you'd like to read it again, you can find it in my memories, here: Expressing the Inexpressible (the fic)

Now go look at the pretty art and tell veridian_dair how wonderful she is!


ETA: It seems that the lovely Veridian Dair has her journal set at friends only. So. Here 'tis: ( Expressing the Inexpressible )


If you'd like to say something nice about it (and you really should), let me know and I'll be thrilled to pass it on to her.

Happy day for me. I just found out that one of my stories, "Bred in Captivity", has been made a featured story at The Quidditch Pitch.



Yay!

The link I have above for TQP will take you to the list of my fics posted there. You'll have to be a member at TQP to read it there, which I recommend anyway, because TQP is lovely and houses all HP pairings and genres.

Hi, my name is Jen, and I am a clown hater...

EXCEPT

I'm totally not, when it comes to brilliant fics that make me love a clown or three. It's not even Snarry, so no excuses for most of you. (Except Maple, although you should totally read it, even though you don't read likable-Slytherin stories...) It's genius. Yes, of course, it was written by joanwilder for the hd_worldcup, but even she would not be able to make me pimp a clown fic, if it wasn't something special.

And this totally is. Please give it a read, even if you don't normally read Harry/Draco. You will absolutely not be sorry.

Title: Harry's Pockets
Team: AU
Author: joanwilder
Prompt: 10. Well, you just let the kneazle out of the bag.
Wordcount: 29,300
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: None.
Summary: Clowns are downright creepy, Harry's always thought, so when he and Luna hire one to work in their Party Props shop, he prepares for the worst.

Harry's Pockets

Read. Vote. Love.

Going through fics on my computer, I realized I never reposted this after the fest. So, in case you missed it during the overloaded fest season, I give you my contribution to the recent Snarry Hols fest:

Title: Puzzled Together
Author: jadzialove
Giftee: meri_oddities
Word Count: 11, 245 (or there abouts)
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Snape
Warnings: Epilogue Compliant, if that's to be warned for.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, but he sure as hell owns me.
Summary: At forty-two, Harry Potter finally felt it was safe to relax and enjoy his life, until his own life-long inability to resist a puzzle gets him into the sort of trouble only Severus Snape can fix.
Author's Notes: Written for the snarry_holidays 2008, for meri_oddities.

I'm not certain this is what you meant when you said plotty, Meri, but it was most definitely inspired by your prompt: 42 year old Harry must court/marry Snape for some very good reason. Hope you enjoy it. Happy Snarry Holidays to you!

Much love and gratitude for joanwilder for her exhaustive beta service and hand holding, and to blamebrampton for Brit-pickery and general encouragement.


( Puzzled Together -- Part One )

Also, I have an old friend (she's not old, just we've known one another since 6th grade... so yeah, centuries ago...), who is not so subtly hinting (read: pushing the propaganda and Kool-aid at me) to create a Facebook account. Anyone have one? What do you think of it/use it for? (I'm led to believe that I'm the only one left on the entire planet without one...)

( Puzzled Together -- Part Two )

Good news: I've nearly conquered the plague.

( Plague news... )

( On Australia: Give give give... )

( In other news... )

What's going on in your worlds?

Happy Birthday Glitter Graphics

to my bestest bud joanwilder

I wish I had something wonderful like a pancake Snarry or a personalized journal so beautiful that writing in it is out of the question. Alas, all I have to offer is my love and friendship, as well as my undying gratitude that you were born.

And free beta service. Forever.

*hugs*

Why do I have no Charlie Weasley icons? Why?

I might've mentioned in passing (thus not conveying the true strength of it), but I have an ENORMOUS Charlie Weasley kink. I'll read him paired with any other male HP character (save Voldemort), including his own brothers with immeasurable GLEE and utter delight (it's entirely possible I'd read him with any male characters outside of HP as well). I wonder why this is, I mean, yeah, he's all freckled, muscle-y, and dragon master-y, and he's generally depicted with delightfully placed tattoos, but he's the least known Weasley. Maybe that's it really. He's a mystery of sorts, or a blank canvas in some ways. He can be anything we want him to be. Generally, I want him to be dragon master-y and muscle-y and kind but funny in that great mate-y taking the piss sorta way that suits Weasleys to a T. And of course, all kinds of sex god-y. Gotta have that.... Mmmmmm..... *fans self*

Uhm, so.

All that being said, joanwilder wrote a fic for the hp_yule_balls that hits my Charlie kink delightfully. It's a bit of a rare pair, I think (though maybe I'm sheltered by my other pairings, and if so, please feel free point me to any and all Charlie/any male HP character fics...): Charlie/Draco Malfoy. But it's so much more than that.

Set after the war, we're introduced to a new Ministry with an unexpected Pureblood agenda, and now that there's a potion, no one is safe from it. And the books! Oh the books...

I won't say much more for fear of giving too much away. There is a masked paring on this fic, but you just might enjoy it even more if you go into it unknowing. Trust me. Seriously. joanwilder is a genius, and has once again created something incredible.

This is her summary: A year after the war, the Ministry takes steps to reverse the dwindling pureblood population by enacting the Pureblood Marriage Law. A year later, they introduce the Male/Male Pregnancy Program. No one is exempt.

Go read: Good Breeding

Did I mention trust me? If you can't trust me, trust Joan --- she's not a fan of MPreg either.

Now stop reading this and go!

Now that the hp_yule_balls Master List has been posted, I can claim this one as my own. It's slightly more angst-y than my usual Snarry fare, though there is still humor to be had.

Author: jadzialove
Recipient: foxestacado
Title: Bred in Captivity
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Harry Potter/Severus Snape, Harry/OMC, Ron/Hermione
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, but he sure as hell owns me.
Summary: Being sentenced to serve his time in Potter's custody is not the ultimate price Severus expected to pay for his crimes. It's not Harry's idea of post-war bliss either. But in making the best of a bad situation, they just might find something neither could have anticipated: understanding.
Warnings: EWE but otherwise DH compliant, Voyeurism, Wanking, Hurt/Comfort (and some associated Angst) and one masked warning: *Original Character Death*
Word Count: 14, 900 +/-
Author's Notes: Written for the hp_yule_balls fest for foxestacado! I went with the "Hurt/comfort. Author decides plot and relationship dynamic" portion of her prompt, which gave me a lot room to play. The resulting fic has plenty of hurt/comfort, I think, and is undeniably Snarry. Merry Yule Balls to you, foxestacado!

Thank you to my amazing friend and beta joanwilder for the heroic wrangling of deranged ellipses, and to my other friend and Brit-picker, blamebrampton for interrupting a lovely holiday for me. *Loves*


( Bred in Captivity )

( Bred in Captivity - Part Two )

Hope you enjoy!

See, the thing is, while joanwilder was seekritly writing the glorious 'Second Best' for me, I was seekritly working on something for her. It's the reason I didn't sign up for snarry_swap this year (which began posting today, btw).

This was my humble offering to her.

Title: Severus and the Doomsday Affair
Author: jadzialove
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: inadvertent Voyeurism, spanking, rimming
Word Count: roughly 11,000

Summary: Severus sets out on the journey of a lifetime, determined to live before he dies.

Author's Notes: Thank you to my betas: blamebrampton and amand_r. Special thanks to the latter for inviting me to write this in the first place, to be included in a book for her mom for Christmas. If you ever need a Sooper Seekrit Keeper, Mandie's your girl, because she was in on both sides of my unexpected gift-fic exchange with joanwilder and never let on to either of us!

Unexpected as well, was the odd twist that had both joanwilder and me unwittingly writing seekrit fics for each other oddly based on Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movies. Yep, that's right. This fic was inspired by the movie 'Joe vs. the Volcano' and borrows a few choice lines.


( Severus and the Doomsday Affair )

( Severus and the Doomsday Affair - Part Two )

I think joanwilder liked it, and I hope you do too. Thanks for reading!

Ahem. Sorry.

So, I hope that the proclamation in my last post that it was the rec to end all recs doesn't mean that I can never rec again.

Because I received the BEST Harry/Ron fic for hp_yule_balls!

Srsly.

It is absolutely, without doubt, everything I adore about the pairing. It couldn't be more perfect.

Go here: 59 Days and read it immediately. There is nothing scary here, so I will accept no excuses!! Then, shower the mystery author with the LOVE and ADORATION they deserve!