From coriolan at coriolan_cmc.yahoo.invalid  Wed Aug  3 13:54:28 2005
From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc.yahoo.invalid (Caius Marcius)
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:54:28 -0000
Subject: Harry Potter Filks: The First Full-Length HBP Musical
Message-ID: <dcqiak+g4p7@...>

Just in time to celebrate the fourth anniversary of Harry Potter 
Filks, we are now offering the first completed full-length HBP 
musical, Salazar's The Prince Loser, based on Mel Brooks' The 
Producers*


http://home.att.net/~coriolan/musical/princeloser.htm

Learn all about the mystery of Tom Marvolo Elizabeth Riddle, join 
Draco and Borgin for the ever-popular Voldemort Prance Dance, and hum-
along with that perennial favorite, Springtime for Sev'rus. 

   - CMC

HARRY POTTER FILKS
http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm



*don't know the songs? - no problem: bookmark the site, and come back 
after December 21 when the motion picture version is released

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movies.php?id=1089






From Feawen at ...  Wed Aug 10 20:49:05 2005
From: Feawen at ... (~Samantha~)
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:49:05 -0400
Subject: Fic--Over the Rainbow--S E Spotwood
Message-ID: <8432790f05081013492d4ed925@...>

<b>Title: </b> Over the Rainbow
<b>Author: </b> S E Spotwood
<b>Rating: </b> NC-17
<b>Pairings: </b> Mainly Harry/Remus (Sirius/Remus & Harry/Draco--switch to 
S/D & H/R)
<b>Summary: </b> Harry's had a fantasy since he was thirteen. Sirius and 
Draco plot to help him live it out. 
<b>Warning: </b> m/m slash. a bit of rimming, bondage, cross-gen.
<b>Word Count: </b>5,368
<b>URL:</b>http://www.livejournal.com/users/se_spotwood/132384.html#cutid1
 Written for the 'Switcheroo Challenge' at hpship_add (live journal 
community).


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From Feawen at hpforme123.yahoo.invalid  Thu Aug 11 03:21:59 2005
From: Feawen at hpforme123.yahoo.invalid (~Samantha~)
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 23:21:59 -0400
Subject: Fic--Over the Rainbow--S E Spotwood
In-Reply-To: <8432790f05081013492d4ed925@...>
References: <8432790f05081013492d4ed925@...>
Message-ID: <8432790f05081020215960f6b2@...>

Re-sending with working link.

 <b>Title: </b> Over the Rainbow
> <b>Author: </b> S E Spotwood
> <b>Rating: </b> NC-17
> <b>Pairings: </b> Mainly Harry/Remus (Sirius/Remus & Harry/Draco--switch 
> to S/D & H/R) 
> <b>Summary: </b> Harry's had a fantasy since he was thirteen. Sirius and 
> Draco plot to help him live it out. 
> <b>Warning: </b> m/m slash. a bit of rimming, bondage, cross-gen.
> <b>Word Count: </b>5,368 
> <b>URL:</b>http://www.livejournal.com/users/se_spotwood/132752.html#cutid1
>  Written for the 'Switcheroo Challenge' at hpship_add (live journal 
> community).
>


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From coriolan at coriolan_cmc.yahoo.invalid  Mon Aug 15 04:23:46 2005
From: coriolan at coriolan_cmc.yahoo.invalid (Caius Marcius)
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 04:23:46 -0000
Subject: Harry Potter Filks: Two New Lloyd Webber Musicals
Message-ID: <ddp5ci+a2sb@...>

I just finished my HBP musical, Harry and the Amazing 50% Blooded 
Turncoat, based on Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor 
Dreamcoat

http://home.att.net/~coriolan/musical/turncoat.htm

One thing I want to point out is that in the song "Fester Fester" the 
Chorus of Inferi make their HPF debut.  They've yet to achieve the 
professional polish of our accomplished Chorus of Death Eaters and 
Chorus of Dementors, but I think in time the Chorus of Inferi will 
take their place alongside such legendary groups as The Zombies and 
the Grateful Dead.

Speaking of accomplished, the ever-prolific Salazar has just written 
a CoS musical based on Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, titled 
Phantom of the Diary. It focuses on the Ginny-Tom Riddle 
relationship, and incorporates what we all now about horcruxes.

http://home.att.net/~coriolan/musical/diary.htm


  - CMC

HARRY POTTER FILKS
http://home.att.net/~coriolan/hpfilks.htm





From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid  Tue Aug 16 20:38:19 2005
From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:38:19 -0400
Subject: Win a Registration for The Witching Hour
Message-ID: <5913e6f8050816133861a021e3@...>

FictionAlley is one of the sponsors of The Witching Hour, the October
conference in Salem that's all about Harry Potter - the books, the
movies, the fandom and the impact it's had on literature, particuarly
YA (young adult) literature. ( More information is at
http://www.hp2005.org )

As a sponsor, we have the opportunity to offer one registration to TWH
(current value US$180.00) to the winner of a writing contest hosted by
FictionAlley.org.

Here's the challenge: write up to 5000 words from a paper, essay or
answer to an O.W.L. or N.E.W.T. question from the perspective of any
character in the HP books - what would Dumbledore have written about
in his fifth year History of Magic class? What essay did Sirius write
for Slughorn at the end of his fourth year, and what did Regulus focus
on in his upper-level Defense Against the Dark Arts class? What was
the theory behind Hermione's rune translations for her O.W.L.'s? Did
Bill Weasley ever write about werewolves in Kettleburn's Care of
Magical Creatures?

You might want to take a look at Sublimation & the Snitch by Samvimes
(http://www.riddikulus.org/authors/samvimes/SSBRJL.html), who'll join
two of the teachers on FA's mod squad as the judges for the challenge,
for an example of a term paper as written by an HP character; the
entirity of the fic is Remus's Freudian analysis of Quidditch, written
for his History of Magic term paper.

Essays, erm, we mean fics, are due by August 25, 2005 at 11:00 pm UK
time, and the winner will be notified by August 30, 2005. Every
entrant will see their Owl Box on FA double in size for a year,
effective on or before September 15, 2005.

To enter, post your fic in the forum located at
http://www.fictionalley.org/fictionalleypark/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=217
by the deadline. Remember - this is supposed to be a school essay so
we ask that all submissions for this Challenge be rated PG-13 or less.

You must be past your 18th birthday as of October 6, 2005, or between
the ages of 14 and 17, and able to comply with The Witching Hour's
rules at http://www.witchinghour.org/registration/#restrict; you are
responsible for transportation to The Witching Hour, and all ancillary
expenses at and regarding the event. You will also have to provide
your real name during the TWH registration process, but not to FA.

If you win, and have already registered for TWH, you can sell your
registration pursuant to TWH's rules.

Any questions? Ask them in S&Q or send an email to help at ....



From heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid  Fri Aug 19 20:44:08 2005
From: heidi at heiditandy.yahoo.invalid (Heidi)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 16:44:08 -0400
Subject: Nimbus - 2003 Compendium Now Available via Amazon, BN.com, etc.
Message-ID: <5913e6f805081913446fea9a8a@...>

Well, it may've taken two years to collect all the papers, edit them,
have the thing published and manage to have it available on
Amazon.com, but finally, you can order the book version of Nimbus -
2003. It includes nearly four dozen papers, presentations and panel
summaries from Nimbus - 2003, and even though most of the works were
completed a little over a year ago (we gave the authors time to edit
after the conference) the themes, concepts, and analysis are
interesting, entertaining and even useful if you're trying to puzzle
out what may happen in Book Seven or solve the mysteries in the first
six books. You can read the press release from xlibris at the bottom
of this post.


Check out the table of contents here - 
http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/book_excerpt.asp?bookid=27108 and
the gorgeous cover at
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/1413497039.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg 
featuring an image from <lj user=ursamajr> and some excellent art
direction by <lj user=emmylaughed>.

The book includes papers and other contributions from Lexicon Steve,
Peg Kerr, Edmund Kerns, Roger Highfield, Phil Nel, John Granger and
others (if you're in there and want me to add a link to your LJ too,
let me know! And don't miss the transcript of the unforgettable Ship
Debate!

You can now order it via Amazon (it's also available at bn.com, too)!
I would really appreciate it if you used any links at
http://www.livejournal.com/~hpef_news

Now, here comes the request. If you want to get it, get it now. I saw
the amazingness of HP parodist CleoLinda Jones' announcement of her
Movies in 15 Minutes book via Amazon.co.uk two weeks ago, and how it
skyrocketed to number one on Amazon's charts - and while I don't think
we can do that well on Amazon.com, it would be amazing if we sold
enough copies this weekend to find ourselves in the top 500, or even
the top 100. It would be great publicity for TWH and for Lumos, and
for the fandom as a whole, becuase this is an amazing work generated
by academics and adult fans in tandem, which is a first for the HP
fandom, and may be as unique as Nimbus - 2003 was.

So please, buy the book! It really is interesting, and pretty, and a
good resource and a good snapshot of academia and fan-stuff, and I
think it deserves a place on everyone's bookshelf.

One more thing! If you were at Nimbus, and requested an Amazon gift
certificate instead of a CD-ROM, next week, when HPEF president Gwen
gets back from Pennsic, we'll be sending you a gift certificate that
you can use via Borders' Amazon.com store on any purchase via that
store - you can use it towards the book, but if you want to purchase
the book now and help our ranking, and use the actual gift certificate
in your friendly neighborhood Borders bricks & mortar store later, you
can do that, too. It's your call.

And if you want a review copy, let me know and I'll put you in touch
with the person at Xlibris who's sending them out.





From seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid  Mon Aug 22 06:11:55 2005
From: seuferer at shanti_50130.yahoo.invalid (Lisa)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 06:11:55 -0000
Subject: Harry is now available on Haunted Chambers
Message-ID: <debqbb+leho@...>

Haunted Chambers, a Harry Potter RPG run by adults!

Many new character openings as we begin to blend the new HBP canon 
into our game, and now Harry Potter is newly vacated and available.

This game is run by adults and geared toward adult/mature players. 
We do allow older teens (16+) with mature writing styles and a firm 
grasp and understanding of canon and their characters. We carefully 
screen new players to ensure good quality players and maximum game 
enjoyment for everyone.

Hogwarts and the student population is by no means our only focus. 
We have many adult players out and about in the wizarding world and 
even mingling with the Muggles. There is a great deal of room for 
creativity and imagination while still keeping true to the heart and 
feel of JKR's universe.

Our game has numerous forums and boards to allow our characters to 
play in many time-frames, including Hogwarts history, MWPP era, past 
Harry Potter years, up to year 6. We are just now integrating HBP 
canon into the game?please beware of spoilers if you come to view 
the board. Some minor aspects of canon we have chosen not to 
integrate as the characters involved do not wish to alter 
established `ships' right now, etc. but the core plotline of HBP 
will be followed.

Our Homepage can be viewed here:

http://www.hauntedchambers.net

And our currently available character listing can be viewed here:

http://www.hauntedchambers.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=732#732

We have newly vacated positions of crucial characters, which we are 
very anxious to fill. Please note: We will be screening these 
applications especially closely for firm grasp of canon, firm idea 
of character interpretations, and writing style.

Harry Potter--this is a newly vacated position and we are highly 
anxious to fill this. Harry should be run by someone with a firm 
grasp of the character, who is pro-active about starting threads and 
suggesting/driving plots and who can come to the board a minimum of 
five times a week to read/post with the character. Preference will 
be given to applicants over the age of 18, though all well-written 
applications will be considered.

Peter Pettigrew
Rufus Scrimegeour
Alastor Moody
Dean Thomas
Seamus Finnegan
Parvati Patil

There are many, many other available characters, these just happen 
to be the highest needs at this time.

Please come and have a look around?it is a fun and interesting way 
to get even deeper into the core personalities of your favorite 
characters as we angst away over the cliff-hanger of HBP and 
anxiously await Book 7!

Lisa/aka Board Mum






From jodel at jodel_from_aol.yahoo.invalid  Tue Aug 23 20:23:34 2005
From: jodel at jodel_from_aol.yahoo.invalid (jodel_from_aol)
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:23:34 -0000
Subject: Red Hen Collection updated
Message-ID: <deg0k6+i8ul@...>

For those who are familiar with the Red Hen Publications HP essay collection, I have finally 
finished dragging it back into canon-compliance, post-HBP. 

It's a "first pass" job. There will probably be further refinements over time. And there are a 
number of new essays that I want to add. But those may not be ready to go up until the 
usual semi-annual update at Halloweem.

Still, everything has been gone overr and while in some cases "compliance" only translates 
into "not absolutely contradicted yet", the material *has* been modified to reflect the new 
material from Book 6.

http://www.redhen-publications.com/Potterverse.html







From der_nanan at der_nanan.yahoo.invalid  Wed Aug 24 15:18:49 2005
From: der_nanan at der_nanan.yahoo.invalid (der_nanan)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:18:49 -0000
Subject: Harry Potter FanFiction World has a new URL!!!
Message-ID: <dei34p+gid4@...>

Harry Potter FanFiction World has a new URL!!!

http://hpffworld.schulle4u.de

!!!POST YOUR GERMAN AND ENGLISH HP STORY!!!







From katmac at ...  Fri Aug 26 05:34:51 2005
From: katmac at ... (lagattalucianese)
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:34:51 -0000
Subject: La Gatta's FanFic Debut
Message-ID: <dem9lr+v3de@...>

La Gatta Lucianese would like to announce her debut in Harry Potter
fan fiction. Her maiden venture is at:

  http://www.katmac.cncdsl.com/FromTheNewWorld.htm

Enjoy! 

La Gatta Lucianese (Gatta to her friends)
 
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