From dracos_boyfriend at dracos_boyfriend.yahoo.invalid Sun Dec 1 00:18:25 2002 From: dracos_boyfriend at dracos_boyfriend.yahoo.invalid (dracos_boyfriend) Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:18:25 -0000 Subject: Snitch! Chapter 11. Message-ID: I'm very pleased to be able to let you know that Snitch! 11 is now available to read at FictionAlley: http://www.schnoogle.com/authors/al/S11.html Or in the files section at its group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/snitch Bigging-It-Up!Alex From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Mon Dec 2 22:02:19 2002 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 14:02:19 -0800 (PST) Subject: Announcement: FF: Regulations of the Ministry: Werewolf Registry Message-ID: <20021202220219.2005.qmail@...> Ever wonder what the Ministry of Magic Regulations for the Werewolf Registry might look like? Well, this document is one possibility! All the most pressing questions, from the Identification of newly bitten werewolves, to issuing Travel visas, to the regulation and control of families with werewolves, are addressed in these Ministry policies. Although the document was created as background for the "Between the Lines" universe, a Sirius/Remus fic by the Beasties-Boys, it is not necessary to read "BtL" to read this resource. (Of course, "BtL" is a great fic!) It is a free-standing piece intended to fill in some of the gaps in the Wizarding legal system. This document is a must for anyone interested in the treatment of werewolves, the vestiges of the Werewolf Code of Conduct in the wizarding legal system, or the character of Remus Lupin. Gwendolyn Grace __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Mon Dec 2 22:11:37 2002 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (Gwen) Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 14:11:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: Announcement: FF: Regulations of the Ministry: Werewolf Registry Message-ID: <20021202221137.30707.qmail@...> Oy. It's been so darn long since I had to announce a new fanfic, I completely forgot to include the *location* of the archive! http://www.thedarkarts.org/authors/ggrace/RMWR.html Sorry about that! --- Gwen wrote: > Ever wonder what the Ministry of Magic Regulations > for > the Werewolf Registry might look like? > > This document is a must for anyone interested in the > treatment of werewolves, the vestiges of the > Werewolf > Code of Conduct in the wizarding legal system, or > the > character of Remus Lupin. > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Tue Dec 3 12:09:47 2002 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 12:09:47 -0000 Subject: The Leaky Cauldron's *Get A Clue* Auction Fundraiser Message-ID: As you may have heard, The Leaky Cauldron has started a fundraiser to raise enough money to place the winning bid on the card on which JKR wrote 93 words about Book 5. We've seen 13 of the words so far - and we *really want to see more*. More information is available at http://www.the-leaky- cauldron.org/auction.html - we're going to be adding more buttons and banners later today, but if anyone wants to make us a banner, button, LJ icon or FA avatar about the auction fundraiser then we'd REALLY appreciate it! Just sent it to staff at .... https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=donations%40the-leaky- cauldron.org&item_name=Get+A+Clue+Sotheby% 27s+Card+Fundraiser&no_shipping=1&return=http%3A//www.the-leaky- cauldron.org&cancel_return=http%3A//www.the-leaky- cauldron.org&cn=Anything+you+want+to+tell+us% 3F&tax=0¤cy_code=USD The above link (you may need to cut & paste) is how you donate right now - or you can just go to http://www.paypal.com and *send money* to donations at ... - if you open a new paypal account now, paypal will give you five dollars just for signing up (once you meet their terms). We really hope to have a good showing from HPfGU members, so please, even if you can only give a dollar, we'd love to have your participation and support. And if you can't give, but support what we're doing, please add a link to http://www.the-leaky- cauldron.org/auction.html in your sig file or (when we put them up Tuesday or Wednesday) switch to the TLC Get A Clue avatar. And if you have a chance, check out the article that the BBC did on us yesterday - it's right here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_2535000/2535745.stm Heidi Tandy Editor, The Leaky Cauldron From coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid Wed Dec 4 06:29:57 2002 From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc2001.yahoo.invalid (Caius Marcius) Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 06:29:57 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter Filks: Auction Card Message-ID: new filks ..Beatles . 17 of 47 Abby Road ..staggering works of genius .not easy being green .three new versions .TBAY . utterly incomprehensible ..Xmas carols comic and whimsical..new contributors ..Jason Big Head Girl Kristi Jennifer . Charlene .V- Star ..cmshaw our veterans Eileen ..Eloise Pippin ..Ellen Anglin Lilac .Gail B ..Tann ..MagicPoni highlighting Chamber of Secrets ..10 new filks .Lockhart ..demise .tragic circumstances Voldemort ..cute baby bunny rabbit Mister Ollivander rare appearance .did I mention Beatles? Yule Ball .revisited again ..Pettigrew hand it over . Riddle ..Quidditch Dudley's TBAY filk Forbidden Forest .gala tour ..HP4GU update - CMC HARRY POTTER FILKS http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm From fanfictionmaniac at fanfictionmaniac.yahoo.invalid Wed Dec 4 13:07:00 2002 From: fanfictionmaniac at fanfictionmaniac.yahoo.invalid (fanfictionmaniac) Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 13:07:00 -0000 Subject: Big brother Message-ID: I am a HP fan and one of the mods of Big Bro HP version. To join, click on the link below!!! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HarryPotter_BigBrother2002-2003/ Chris From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Thu Dec 5 13:13:39 2002 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi Tandy) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 09:13:39 -0400 Subject: FictionAlley, SugarQuill, GT in today's Guardian Message-ID: http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,6000,8535 53,00.html You may need to cut and paste the url for an article in today's Guardian that discusses Harry Potter fanfic. From karin at siamkatze.geo.yahoo.invalid Sat Dec 7 20:34:40 2002 From: karin at siamkatze.geo.yahoo.invalid (Karin ) Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 20:34:40 -0000 Subject: Announcing the new Harry Potter H/C list Message-ID: Hello HP fans! :-) Noticing the distinct lack of Hurt/Comfort (H/C) fic in the HP fandom, my friend and I decided to take matters into our own hands and start a group devoted to this genre. The new, first, and only H/C discussion and fanfiction list can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HarryPotterHC/ What is H/C? Basically, it's about stories where a character is hurt (physically or emotionally) and another character comforts him. If you want to join us, visit the Yahoogroups page at the URL above. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at HarryPotterHC-owner at yahoogroups.com Regards, Aline and Siamkatze Moderators/Administrators of HarryPotterHC From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Thu Dec 12 17:09:45 2002 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heidi tandy) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:09:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: TLC outbid in auction :( Message-ID: <20021212170945.60594.qmail@...> We're sorry guys. You all raised almost $24,000 for charity. We didn't even have a chance to bid; someone bought the card for nearly $38,000 (24,000 pounds was the final bid). That's almost $47,000 with the added taxes. We can't believe it was that much either. But hey - you guys are giving TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS to charity. Sure, it would have felt better to have gotten the card - but look what you did. Thank you. More details soon over at http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org. Thanks, again, to the fandom - thousands of donors and hundreds of webmasters and mailing list mods, and dozens of artists, all made this a wonderful thing for Book Aid, International. Love, heidi, for The Leaky Cauldron ===== heidi tandy They say its a sign of mental health to hold apparently contradictory ideas in your mind. The world of late has been a particularly exotic stew of horror and beauty. There are killers, there are saints. The trick is to find the right spot on the spectrum between abject despair and total obliviousness. And then carry on... Joel Achenbach From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Fri Dec 13 18:46:31 2002 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:46:31 -0500 Subject: New pack of Nifflers needed Message-ID: <011101c2a2d8$0d1b3e00$0301a8c0@Frodo> Thanks to all of our Nifflers for making the FictionAlley Nifflers Recommendations Pack (http://www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=106) a great success in 2002! We've seen a wonderful range of fiction pass through those boards, and hopefully have helped some authors gain some new readers and more exposure for their excellent stories. And with the New Year, it's time for some new Nifflers! FictionAlley needs a new pack of Nifflers (those little creatures from GoF who find glittery things) to pick a few fics each month - things that might have been overlooked when they were first uploaded, or fics that you feel really deserve a wider audience - and recommend them to the fandom. All you have to do, if you want to be a Niffler, is send an email (by December 24) to FANifflers at ... with the following information: 1. vBulletin User Name: (you must be a registered user of FA, although you can register today as long as you're over 13) 2. Email address: 3. Review of a multichaptered story that is archived on FA (where the first chapter was uploaded no later than October 31, 2002): 4. Review of a one-shot story that archived publicly: (where the first chapter was uploaded no later than October 31, 2002). Notes (for both the application and the Niffler Program): A. Each review must be between 100 and 300 words and must contain proper grammar and spelling. B. You cannot review a fic that you beta-read or wrote. C. Prior Nifflers cannot reapply at this time. How will FA pick Nifflers? We're looking for up to 10 people who point out the good things in a story - these are recommendations after all - but don't shy away from offering constructive criticism if necessary. However, we're not looking for counter-recommendations. Good grammar and correct spelling (especially for character names) - both are necessary! What will the Nifflers actually do? Each month, each Niffler will submit at least four recommendations (all at once or one a week). The recommendations will be fics that the Niffler thinks are good reads. Each recommendation will be between 100 and 300 words, and not violate the terms of use. Nifflers can recommend any Harry Potter fanfic (except NC-17 ones), whether it's on FictionAlley or on another site - no matter how old it is, as long as that fic hasn't been recommended by another Niffler in the past six months. If you have questions, please post them to FictionAlley's Writers & Artists Yahoogroup (http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/FAWA) Heidi for FAWC http://www.fictionalley.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From Schlobin1 at susanmcgee48176.yahoo.invalid Wed Dec 11 05:33:07 2002 From: Schlobin1 at susanmcgee48176.yahoo.invalid (susanmcgee48176 ) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 05:33:07 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter for Grownups Over Forty Message-ID: HPFGUOver40-subscribe at yahoogroups.com Any elderly, antiquated, old old people out there? I've started a new group for us! Susan McGee From saitaina at saitaina.yahoo.invalid Tue Dec 17 05:25:36 2002 From: saitaina at saitaina.yahoo.invalid (Saitaina) Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:25:36 -0800 Subject: Just in time for the holidays! References: Message-ID: <019601c2a58c$bb471ec0$474e28d1@oemcomputer> A new Harry Potter Christmas ficlet by me. Once Upon a December ( http://www.thedarkarts.org/authors/saitaina/OUAD.html ) -Harry celebrates Christmas with his friends while memories of long ago float through Read, review and enjoy. :o) From lmrourke at lmrourke.yahoo.invalid Wed Dec 18 14:50:35 2002 From: lmrourke at lmrourke.yahoo.invalid (Lisa Rourke ) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:50:35 -0000 Subject: Winter Fan Art Message-ID: Hi, All! Just a quick note to say that I added a couple of winter related new drawings to my portfolio at HPforGrownUps-Graphics. The first one is a portrait of a young Lupin wrapped in a scarf (based on a GAP model-something about him just said "Remus" to me! ^_^). http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownUps-Graphics/files/FanArt/% 20LMR%27s%20Drawings/Winter_Lupin.jpg and the other is a portrait of Draco all snuggled in a scarf. He's a bit older looking than I intended (I was going for late teens as in Cassandra Claire's "Draco Veritas" fanfic) but he was quite happily adopted to represent Draco from Carol Estes' fanfic "A Sirius Change" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownUps-Graphics/files/FanArt/% 20LMR%27s%20Drawings/Scarf1.jpg Oh, one more quick note. After becoming frustrated while waiting for my daughter to complete my website, I finally started my own Yahoo Group to house all my artwork. It has all my HP artwork as well as a few from LOTR and the "Outlander" book series by Diana Gabaldon. If you're interested it's here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LMRourkeArtGallery/ Thanks so Much! And of course, comments, critiques and feedback is always welcome!^_^ Lisa From love2write_11098 at love2write_11098.yahoo.invalid Fri Dec 20 05:37:22 2002 From: love2write_11098 at love2write_11098.yahoo.invalid (Stacy ) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 05:37:22 -0000 Subject: Chapter fourteen of Darkly Inclined Message-ID: Hey everyone, Chapter 14, "Ghosts and Memories," of "Darkly Inclined" is available at both Schnoogle: http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/S_Hart/Darkly_Inclined/ and HPFF: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFF_Fics/files/Darkly% 20Inclined/14DI.htm In which Harry has his interview, a trio of a different sort sneaks into Hogsmeade, and some plotting goes on under Voldemort's nose. I hope everyone is having a good holiday season. Please give the gift of a review. :) Stacy From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Thu Dec 26 13:41:46 2002 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (gwendolyngrace ) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 13:41:46 -0000 Subject: Nimbus announces first of several featured speakers Message-ID: John Granger, author of the newly published "The Hidden Key to Harry Potter," has graciously agreed to be one of our featured speakers at Nimbus - 2003! Mr. Granger's book, based on his lectures of the same title, details the "Harry Potter" series in terms of the alchemy and mysticism that he believes form its foundation. His examination is thorough and often insightful, including a full listing of predictions for the remainder of the series. He gives detailed analyses of each character's role in the books to date and possibly to come, and even pays some attention to the relationships that might result in the story. For anyone who wishes to study Harry Potter as literature, the book also has a valuable and somewhat reasonable assessment of other critical readings, including Dr. Philip Nel, Connie Neal, and Elizabeth Schafer. In addition to his presentation in our formal programming sessions, Mr. Granger will be signing copies of "The Hidden Key" at Nimbus. From gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid Thu Dec 26 13:39:18 2002 From: gwendolyngrace at gwendolyngrace.yahoo.invalid (gwendolyngrace ) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 13:39:18 -0000 Subject: Happy Boxing Day from Nimbus! Message-ID: The Nimbus - 2003 team wishes you and yours a magical holiday season! Did you get everything you wanted? How about your reservations for Nimbus? Well, if "Santa" didn't come through for you, we can help! Even if you haven't registered for Nimbus itself, yet, you can make your hotel reservation by following the link from our website (http://www.hp2003.org/nimbustravel.html). Our block of rooms at the Swan is relatively small, so make sure you get your room at the low rate of $139 per night while they are available! If you're looking for someone to share the costs, simply visit our Roommate Finder at EZBoards (http://pub35.ezboard.com/fhporlandofrm2)! You can connect there with others in the same situation, advertise for a roommate (or a couple of them), and make your trip to Nimbus as cost-effective as possible. The best part is, you might discover fandom friends who are going--or you might make some brand new friends. How cool is that? Also, remember that on January 16, the registration fees for full participation in Nimbus - 2003 will increase. So if you want to access all the fun for the least expense, register on or before January 15, 2003. Note that payment must be *received* for your registration to count, so if you're sending a check, plan to post it in time to reach us by the deadline. You can find more information about the great things brewing up at Nimbus on our website: http://www.hp2003.org Nimbus - 2003 Bring your own broom From irina at irina_author.yahoo.invalid Fri Dec 27 07:33:43 2002 From: irina at irina_author.yahoo.invalid (Irina ) Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 07:33:43 -0000 Subject: fanfic: Galatea 9 Message-ID: Hi All! This is just a quick note to let you know that chapter nine of Galatea is up at the HP Pendragon yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPPendragon), schnoogle, Gryffindor Tower, and ffn. In all locations, author name is Irina. Galatea is the second act in the M?rr?gna trilogy. Five years after the events in The Rebirth (which you'll probably want to read first to cut down on confusion), Draco Malfoy is finally ready to overthrow the Dark Lord and take his place as the head of the Death Eaters. Ginny Weasley, an Auror disillusioned with the light side, is the last thing he needs to turn his dreams into reality. But Draco has underestimated Harry...and Voldemort. Adventure, angst, romance, humor, and a bad-ass Celtic goddess ? what more could you want? Thanks for reading! Irina From HMaffioli at drdsculy.yahoo.invalid Tue Dec 31 07:36:24 2002 From: HMaffioli at drdsculy.yahoo.invalid (Heather Maffioli) Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 23:36:24 -0800 Subject: [HPFGU-Announcements] References: Message-ID: <000501c2b09f$54282180$96166b44@...> >From CNN: E! is reporting that Michael Gambon will take on the role of Dumbledore in POA: http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,11044,00.html http://us.imdb.com/Name?Gambon,+Michael From heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid Mon Dec 30 16:51:39 2002 From: heidit at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (heiditandy) Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 11:51:39 -0500 Subject: New in 2003 on FictionAlley Message-ID: <019401c2b023$ba2424b0$0301a8c0@Frodo> In the next week, we're going to start unveiling a few things we've been working on over the past few months - we're sure there will be something new on FA that interests you! First, debuting at 11:00 pm New Zealand time on December 31, 2002 (check http://www.timezoneconverter.com for the time in your time zone) will be FictionAlley's brand new (semi-moderated) chat room. Please familiarize yourself with the rules - they're at http://www.fictionalley.org/chatrules.html - before you come to the room (url will be live on the front page when the room is opened). Second, http://www.fictionalley.org//fictionalleypark/forums/forumdisplay.php?&f orumid=122 is the location for the newest forum in the Sorting Section - it's called Bouillabaisse and it allows registered users to post links to fics (not hosted on FA) that are written in other languages. If there's a fanfic in a language we've forgotten, please let us know and we'll add the language. It will be live on January 1, 2003. Third, as you may know, earlier this year, FictionAlley's management team incorporated in Minnesota as a non-profit corporation. We're now FAWC. What does this mean for you, the FA author, reader or Park user? A few things - if you want it to. Anyone who's contributed to FictionAlley since June 1, 2002, and anyone who contributes going forward will be a Member of FictionAlley, much in the same way that a donation to any other nonprofit or charity (like a local public broadcasting channel if you live in the US) gives you that certain status. Members will have the ability to create bookmark lists on their Control Panel pages, and Members who donate at a certain level (to be announced) will also have notepads in their Control Panels as well. Members who meet certain qualifications (like being a parent, an educator, media specialist, published author or professional editor) will also be invited to serve on certain advisory panels. Keep your eye on http://www.fictionalley.org/members.html for more information, and if you'd like to make a donation, click here: https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=SupportFA%40fictionalley.org&item _name=FictionAlley+Membership+Subscription&item_number=010103&no_shippin g=1&return=http%3A//www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark&cancel_return= http%3A//www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark&cn=User+Name+%28required% 29&tax=0cy_code=USD Fourth, Wibbles.org will be opening early in 2003. Wibbles.org is our new help desk email address - we're moving away from help at ... to a slew of new email addresses that correspond to specific problems, questions or issues that you might have with FA. Look for the list at http://www.wibbles.org early in the new year. Fifth, you may've heard about the small computer glitch with our new and comprehensive Cafe Press store - Cafe Press has recreated the T00b Top Shoppe, and the beta version of it is back up at http://www.cafeshops.com/fashoppe . Obviously, it's still under construction, but if you put your (metaphorical) hard hat on, you can browse around! Last, but certainly not least, this winter, look for FictionAlley's Writers In Residence Program to make its debut. A number of published authors and editors from around the world have offered to answer questions about writing fiction on FictionAlley's boards and in scheduled, moderated sessions in the chat room. A few have even offered to "beta read" sections of FA users' original works! More details are still to come, but we thank the authors who've offered their time - we're really looking forward to featuring this unique and helpful program! Let me close by wishing all of you a happy and healthy new year - may 2003 be wonderful for all of you! Heidi for FictionAlley Mods [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]