From hermionesg at hermionesg.yahoo.invalid Wed Nov 3 09:45:27 2004 From: hermionesg at hermionesg.yahoo.invalid (hermionesg) Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:45:27 -0000 Subject: Seducing Hermione website Message-ID: Hey everyone, I'm new to this group and I would like to talk about my website called Seducing Hermione. And it's about, you guesed it, Hermione, lol. Anyway, you can pair Hermione with just about anybody and you can upload your own work. So hope you join. Here's the link: http://magical-worlds.us/seducinghermione/index.php Toodles, Chrissy From seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid Thu Nov 4 06:05:06 2004 From: seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid (shanti_50130) Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 06:05:06 -0000 Subject: Lost Souls Found Fanfic updated Message-ID: Hi! Chapter 27 is up on FFN as of tonight, might not be visible until tomorrow (11/4), "Pain, Poison and Patronuses", and Chapter 28 has just been sent to my awesome beta! I could still use a Britt-picker, though! Especially with my Weasley-twin dialog, *wink* Again I will remind everyone that the story has been more thoroughly 'polished' at FFN, because I find it more user friendly to my technophobia, but the 'juice' is left in the 'lemons' on AFN. My understanding is that AFN is in financial trouble, so if you are the sort who donates money to your free sites that you enjoy using, and if AFN is one of those sites, you might consider donating, I know I do because I like not having to be techie enough to do it myself! To reprise the summary: Severus Snape and OFC, Romance/drama. After OotP so loads of spoilers for that book, but before Half Blood Prince (hmm, is that one word, halfblood, or two?); so AU to that book when it arrives, Voldemort out in the open, Snape involved in DE activities because of his OotP Spy role, a researcher from Ministry offers to aid and assist Dumbledore and is reacquainted with our Potion's Master whom she knew slightly from school. Snarky Snape, in depth plot. (Way too much plot for those of you who want PWP.) WIP Rated for later chapters. Here are the links again: http://www.fanfiction.net/~lisasimaginings Author page http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1789723/1/ Story link at ffn rated R on this site http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/story.php?no=25336 Story link at afn. Rated NC-17 on this site, for later chapters (chapter 23, 25, and will be 28 to be specific) I am eventually going to get around to submitting it to Syncophanthex in Occlumency, but haven't gotten there yet. Hope you enjoy. Like probably the majority of fanfic authors, I thrive on reviews, so at the risk of sounding pathetic... Please Review! :) From jeff at ... Fri Nov 5 05:02:21 2004 From: jeff at ... (Jeff Guillaume) Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 00:02:21 -0500 Subject: HP Fan Trips partners with Accio, returns to UK in 2005 Message-ID: <0dc701c4c2f4$a21e4cc0$6401a8c0@cheeser> *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** *** WEBMASTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS: See bottom for important information *** # # # 'HP Fan Trips announces 2005 British tours for international Harry Potter superfans' November 5, 2004 -- Planes, trains and automobiles. All will be in use by Harry Potter aficionados attending HP Fan Trips' 2005 UK tours, the group unveiled today. Building on the success of its premiere trip in 2004, the group has partnered with organizers of the first British-based Harry Potter fan conference, Accio 2005. The academic symposium will be held in the days leading up to HP Fan Trips' tours, allowing attendees to immerse themselves in the real-world roots of the blockbuster series. Colorado company Beyond Boundaries Travel will once again operate the tour, which includes an exclusive ride on steam locomotive #5972 Olton Hall, the train used in the films as the official "Hogwarts Express." "I think the word 'surreal' only just begins to describe the feeling we had riding that train last year," said Jeff Guillaume, one of HP Fan Trips' organizers and webmaster of Harry Potter fan site HPANA.com. "It was definitely the highlight for many trip-goers." New for 2005 is a variety of tour packages that offer adult fans, families and those on a budget different options, plus an all-new itinerary that features Oxford, Alnwick and Edinburgh. The tour is open to all Harry Potter fans worldwide. "Naturally, we'll be going to locations in London, Oxford and Scotland that appear in the Warner Bros. movies," said Guillaume. "But we also want fans to experience the very real connection to British culture that influences JK Rowling's stories, by exploring more of the United Kingdom." Top international Harry Potter fan sites have offered their support for this unique experience, including the Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator (http://www.hpana.com), FictionAlley (http://www.fictionalley.org), MuggleNet (http://www.mugglenet.com), DanRadcliffe.com (http://www.danradcliffe.com) and others. The web sites for these organizations have loyal readers in more than 83 countries with over 35,000,000 hits per month. About HP Fan Trips HP Fan Trips debuted in June 2004 after a year of planning from organizers Jeannie Barresi and Amber Wilson of Beyond Boundaries Travel; Jeff Guillaume, a 24-year-old programmer and creator of Harry Potter news site HPANA.com; and Heidi Tandy, an intellectual property lawyer and co-founder of fan site FictionAlley.org. HP Fan Trips has since been featured in the New York Times, New Zealand Herald, Malaysian Star and other international media. Visit www.hpfantrips.com for more information. About Beyond Boundaries Travel Since 1991, Beyond Boundaries Travel has designed special interest group travel. It is an international tour company working with fandom web sites, The History Channel, the World Bank, the United Nations, the National Institutes of Health and other organizations. Beyond Boundaries works with a wide variety of suppliers to create uniquely themed experiences for their exceptional clients. Visit their web site at www.beyondboundariestravel.com. MEDIA INQUIRIES: Jeannie Barresi TEL: +1 800-487-1136 (U.S.) TRIP INQUIRIES: Contact online http://www.hpfantrips.com/contact/ # # # WEBMASTERS: By supporting and promoting this tour (absolutely free), we will happily link back to your site as a way of saying thanks. Plus, by referring 25 people, you automatically receive a free trip valued at up to $2,000! Go to http://www.hpfantrips.com/about/support.cfm for instructions. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid Thu Nov 4 19:46:36 2004 From: seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid (shanti_50130) Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:46:36 -0000 Subject: AFN fanfiction hosting website in financial trouble again Message-ID: I'm a long-time lurker and avid reader of all HP fanfictions, though generally I prefer any that involve our Potions Master. I frequent a lot of sites to find new stuff as I read fairly prolifically. I'm posting to all my lists today because I see AFN is in near-danger of closing down. I realize it is not anywhere near a top-quality site like PSA or Syncophanthex or even fanfiction.net and many others that I frequent, but it is one at which many budding fanfic writers take their first tentative steps. I personally like sites like AFN and FFN because I think encouraging people to write and express their imaginations, even if they are not "top notch" quality is a good thing. Anyway, I don't own or run or even KNOW the people who own or run AFN, but I thought I'd put this out there. If you enjoy the site at any level, please consider donating to them. I think anyone who has a story archived there out to especially feel a sense of obligation to help them out. Like many sites, they have a huge story archive and member base. If everyone who used the site just donated a few bucks it would make a difference. Website Link: http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/ I'm done now. *wink* Shanti (who should never make a career of collecting money for anything!) From comtnlady at ... Tue Nov 9 05:38:25 2004 From: comtnlady at ... (COmtnLady) Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:38:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: Please announce to your Fan Fic writers Message-ID: <20041109053825.3880.qmail@...> >From www.ProjectFerret.org Writing Contest, no entry fees, open to all good writers who love Harry Potter Fan Fiction www.ProjectFerret.org is a collaborative Harry Potter fan fiction site which was founded by several writers who met through writing Harry Potter fan fiction elsewhere. Most of our writers are college age to past fifty; this is not a kid's Harry Potter site, though we only accept writing that is "G" to "PG" rated. Our writing standards are high for submissions, so we ask that people register and show us their writing ability before they are allowed access to the whole site. We would like to announce our One Year Anniversary Contest, which will be held this November. This contest is open to all Harry Potter fans who are conscientious about their spelling, grammar, syntax and are good story-tellers. The first fifty to post a submission in the Contest will receive a paperback copy of Quidditch Through the Ages. We will also be awarding several copies of the Prisoner of Azkaban movie once it is released. Other prizes include quality, officially licensed copies of the wands used in that movie, official HP 2005 calendars, Amazon Certificates, and much much more. The Floo-Between Contest begins October 31st and ends during the first week of December. For your convenience, we have already drawn up this blurb (feel free to edit or whatever you need): www.ProjectFerret.org and the Floo-Between Duel Starting on Halloween and continuing through December 1st, Project Ferret will celebrate its first Anniversary by hosting one whiz-bang super-duper writing contest! Hundreds of dollars worth of Harry Potter merchandise will be awarded! Come join this delightful Collaborative Harry Potter Fan Fiction Community. Participate in the fan-fic writing games and win great prizes in the site's contests! Try your hand and brain at the dozen tricky Trivia Quizzes! Keep up on the latest Harry Potter news and chat with other Ferrets in the Lounge! http://www.projectferret.org --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From saitaina at saitaina.yahoo.invalid Tue Nov 9 20:47:26 2004 From: saitaina at saitaina.yahoo.invalid (Saitaina) Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:47:26 -0800 Subject: FF: New "Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautfiul" chapter! References: Message-ID: <01e201c4c69d$53403b20$01fea8c0@...> A new chapter of the hit story, "Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful" is up at the Astro Tower. Story Summery: A tropical island sets the scene for the escape of The Boy Who Lived from a life of routine. Romance, passion and Ginny all follow him as he stumbles through a vacation that may not end. Chapter Four: Who is the Blonde Stranger-- http://www.astronomytower.org/authors/saitaina/WIHWYWB04.html A not so private dance leads to a world of discovery as the foursome continue on at the bar. Please note that this story is slash. But it's fun, light hearted, slightly steamy and just something to read when you're not really into something "heavy". Saitaina **** 'The majority of older boys, like the pupils of Christ's Hospital whose dress is even stranger, favour retention of their uniform...There is no better cure for self-consciousness...than to walk the streets for five years in tails.' http://www.livejournal.com/users/saitaina "No, one day I'm going to look back on all this and plow face-first into a tree because I was looking the wrong bloody way. And I'll still be having a better day than I am today." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Fri Nov 12 23:30:57 2004 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:30:57 -0000 Subject: New Replay chapter Message-ID: A new chapter of REPLAY (http://www.thedarkarts.org/barb/R01.html ) is up on The Dark Arts at FictionAlley. Chapter Nineteen: Inheritance As deputy headmaster, Snape is obliged to visit new Muggle-born students and some new half-blood students during the summer--anyone who lacks the means to respond to the Hogwarts letter. His visit to Latere Farm, however, introduces him to a very familiar-looking boy, bringing back bad memories of Snape's own school days. So how will he respond to the mother's plea to look out for her son at Hogwarts? Go to: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=17634 Enjoy! --Barb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Barb http://www.thedarkarts.org/authorLinks/Barb From seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid Sun Nov 14 02:17:06 2004 From: seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid (shanti_50130) Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 02:17:06 -0000 Subject: Lost Souls Found Lemons Message-ID: Okay, AFN has decided to be dodgy, and even though I have donated myself to the site, and also advertised on every Yahoo group to which I belong, I still don't trust that it will be there indefinitely. I am not ready to apply to Sycophant Hex with my story, because I want it to be complete before I go there. So, for right now, I have no good hosting place for my uncensored "lemons". Hence, I will now be posting them in my own Live Journal, behind a cut, and you must be a friend to read it, sorry. There's an entry in my Live Journal that isn't locked to Friends that you can reply to if you need me to friend you, and I'll friend you. My live journal ID is: weasleyfan http://www.livejournal.com/users/weasleyfan/ Here are the links to the actual story again: http://www.fanfiction.net/~lisasimaginings Author page http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1789723/1/ Story link at ffn http://adultfan.nexcess.net/aff/story.php?no=25336 Story link at afn. They will be more enjoyable to read if you've read the whole story, of course... but then who doesn't like to read lemons just for the sake of lemons? This seems to be a workable solution for me at this time, that way I'm not trying to upload to a bazillion places at once. Hope that helps anyone who's been trying to get onto AFN for the lemons. Shanti. From coriolan at coriolan_cmc.yahoo.invalid Mon Nov 15 04:30:45 2004 From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc.yahoo.invalid (coriolan_cmc) Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 04:30:45 -0000 Subject: Harry Potter Filks: New Musicals, New Red Scharlach Message-ID: Harry Potter Filks was updated today with two completed musicals ? Murasaki's House-Elf on the Roof, and my Three-Act musical comedy Snape-Specific, plus a new musical by Salazar titled Slytherins, based on Sondheim's Assassins. We also have four new Red Scharlach illustrations, as well as 31 other filks by 12 contributors. Stop by for a visit today! - CMC HARRY POTTER FILKS http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm From s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid Tue Nov 16 18:11:35 2004 From: s_ings at S_Ings.yahoo.invalid (Sheryll Townsend) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:11:35 -0000 Subject: Call for Papers: The Witching Hour Message-ID: CALL FOR PAPERS: THE WITCHING HOUR Salem, MA October 6-10, 2005 A Harry Potter Symposium presented by HP Education Fanon, Inc. The Witching Hour is an interdisciplinary symposium designed to allow scholars and adult enthusiasts of the Harry Potter series to gather and share research. The conference programming will engage attendees in a broad exploration and understanding of the Harry Potter texts and phenomenon, as well as foster dialogue between academics and fans. The theme of the symposium ? as befits the season, locale and current tone of the series ? is choice, moral ambiguity and the darkness within everyone. While we shall warmly receive submissions dealing with our theme, we wish to stress that we welcome proposals on any and all topics ? whether academic, creative or fan ? relating to Harry Potter, including examinations of writing, art and young adult fantasy literature. Suggested topic tracks include, but are in no way limited to: - Literary: critical issues concerning the novels themselves, as well as the wider arena of children's and young adult literature, including structural analysis, genre considerations, and the response of the academic establishment and publishing industry - Social Sciences: critical responses to the texts through the lenses of anthropology, sociology, psychology, folklore, and so forth - Education: The use and abuse of the novels in the classroom and libraries, censorship controversies and teachers' and librarians' guides - Creative: Examinations of the writing or artistic creative process - Legal: Analyses of legal issues raised by the text of the novels, including wizarding law as set forth therein, and legal controversies relating to the phenomenon or the fan community - Fandom Studies: Studies of the fan response to the novels, including discussions of specific fan activities (e.g., vidding, artwork and fanfiction), and critical examinations of fanfictional tropes - Guides: Examinations of subjects such as the history of the wizarding world, a beginner's guide to the online fandom, and an overview of the numerous Harry Potter "companion" encyclopedias - Film: Critical responses to the Harry Potter films - Music: Studies of the use of music in the Harry Potter books, films and fan culture, such as analyses of the John Williams score or an examination of fans' musical activities In addition to formal papers, The Witching Hour is seeking a variety of presentation models, including pre-organized critical panels, round table-style discussions, and craft-based workshops. Round table discussions will be in-depth explorations of academic, creative or fandom topics led by a presenter. Round table presenters must select a topic for discussion and moderate that discussion at the conference. Workshops are presenter-led, hands-on explorations of methodology and craft, be it writing, art, music or business. We intend that the round tables and workshops, in particular, focus on audience participation and interaction. Finally, our website contains a list of panels for which we are seeking participants. The Witching Hour is also looking for individuals to participate in a variety of fan-based programming. Fanfiction authors are invited to read their work before an audience and participate in a discussion of that work. We also seek a variety of staffers for the booths we are making available for attendees: beta booth, art critique booth, drabble booth and sketch booth. Fanfiction authors should be prepared to attach their work as part of the submissions process. Booth staffers should be prepared to demonstrate their qualifications through a test or inclusion of past work as part of the submissions process. All works used during presentation at The Witching Hour must comply with our NC-17 policy. All submissions, whether for programming, fanfiction reading or booth staffing, must be made electronically via http://www.witchinghour.org by May 15, 2005. Applicants for programming should be prepared to provide a 400-500 word abstract, a 50-100 word summary for program schedules, and a 50-100 word personal biographical note. Fanfiction authors should be prepared to submit the work they wish to read and a 50-100 word personal biographical note. Booth staffers must be prepared to either submit past work or take a test, as appropriate. Presenters and staffers must be registered for the conference by August 1, 2005. Please direct all queries regarding programming to programming at witchinghour.org. Please visit our website, http://www.witchinghour.org, for more information on these elements and the conference itself, as well as an overview of our review process for submissions and biographies of our review board members. To subscribe to our conference newsletter, please e-mail updates at .... HP Education Fanon, Inc. (HPEF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2002 to promote and produce educational, Harry Potter-themed symposia on an international scale. HPEF produced its first event, Nimbus ? 2003, in July 2003. More information can be found at http://www.witchinghour.org/who/hpef.html. From allycatherm19 at jesstina22.yahoo.invalid Mon Nov 22 23:07:05 2004 From: allycatherm19 at jesstina22.yahoo.invalid (jesstina22) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:07:05 -0000 Subject: Choices and Trials Message-ID: This is a group for the series of fan fiction by jessie (granger2malfoy) and Chrissy (allycatherm19): The Given Choices and The Trials of Love. It all starts with the choices given to Hermione Granger and goes through the strengths of relationships. This is for all interested in the series. Feedback is always welcome but keep flames down low. ;) Please feel free to add pics for this ship and these stories. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/choices_and_trials/ Thanks chrissy and jessie From prongs at tarheel_drummerchild.yahoo.invalid Tue Nov 23 05:22:28 2004 From: prongs at tarheel_drummerchild.yahoo.invalid (Betty Landers) Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:22:28 -0000 Subject: New Harry Potter fanfiction archive Message-ID: A friend and fellow Potter lover has started up a new HP Fanfic site. Welcome to HPFanFic.Net An new and exciting Harry Potter Based Fan Fiction Community. Authors signup and get your stories posted. Readers, do what you love "Read" and then Review... For the world of Harry Potter is hidden from all the world but not to ours.. Site nearly completed. This our new site is nearly completed. feel free go go ahead and post your fics. as the site itself is fully functional. Also this site will be 100% ad free we own the server its hosted on so we don't need to advertise to support it.. http://www.hpfanfic.net Betty From psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid Mon Nov 29 16:55:21 2004 From: psychic_serpent at psychic_serpent.yahoo.invalid (psychic_serpent) Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:55:21 -0000 Subject: New chapter! Message-ID: A new chapter of REPLAY is up on The Dark Arts at FictionAlley. Chapter Twenty: Harry Redux Severus takes young Harrison and his mother shopping in Diagon Alley, trying to refrain from dwelling on memories of James Potter and not always succeeding. After Ollivander correctly guesses the identity of the boy's father his mother asks Severus to look out for her son at Hogwarts, never dreaming that she is asking him to be the protector of a boy who is the spitting image of his old nemesis.... Go to: http://www.thedarkarts.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=17924 Enjoy! --Barb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Psychic_Serpent http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Barb http://www.thedarkarts.org/authorLinks/Barb