THURSDAY 26TH

Woke up and did some reading for my seminar which was a day early because we were meeting up in town instead. I walked in on my own and ended up in the centre of town where I promptly realised I couldn't work out how to get to Clifford's Tower from there. I rang Niall who was like 'find Gallery' but I wasn't sure how to get there either. So I rang Callum from my seminar group who was also like 'find Gallery' and then decided to come and find me. Eventually met Callum and we met the rest of our seminar group.

We went into Clifford's Tower first and stood on the bit on the top where you get an amazing view of York and Yorkminster Cathedral as well as the city walls. We found out the early Robin Hood stories are set in York. Go figure!

Then we walked through the city to get to the Minister while I talked to Ellie and Kataya and then we went into the Minster. We walked around for a bit and then had a seminar. It was interrupted by a prayer over the tannoy and someone playing an organ so it was very weird. Our tutor Sethina also said 'I don't want to say it's a bit fuck off but it was a bit fuck off... oh, we're in a church aren't we...' And there was also this discussion with me, Callum and Kataya as we walked in.

Sarah: It's really big.
Callum: I've seen bigger.
Kataya: That's what she said.

After, I got the bus back with Stuart and Ellie before going upstairs to complete my essay. I saw Niall briefly then recruited Helen's help with cutting down 500 words. I was successful with her help. Yay! Somewhere in the middle of that, (farmer) Tom wanted Niall and I to sing the Pogues and ended up carrying me down the corridor.

I cooked something and then some people went out (B, Josh, SJ and Ed) so I went around finding out if people wanted to go to the Charles. I walked there with Rory, Vicki and Aurora at about 9.45 and we met some people from first floor plus Charlotte, Ellen, Helen and Second Floor Sam there.

Will and Niall had started a game where you had to name as many famous black people as possible, and this had previously involved other people. They were now the only people left and it had been going on for two hours. I helped Niall cheat a bit, but ultimately Will won because he had the last name as they left the pub. Deservedly too, because Niall named white people that Will did not know, the cheat.

We went back and I sat in first floor kitchen and ordered some chips. I went down with Ryan, Tom, David and Alice to collect them and then went back upstairs. We listened to some Christmas songs before I decided it was time for bed. Not before watching Ryan perform a very sexy version of 'Santa Baby' mind, sitting on Tom's knee!

I sat talking to Aurora for a bit first, which was really nice and then went to bed.

FRIDAY 27TH

I'm not ashamed in saying I slept in until 1 because I had a lovely lie in. I also had a VERY hot Niall dream. So hot in fact, that I'm not going to share. But it was a very very vivid and nice.

I made a jacket potato, spoke to Martin for a bit and then went to grab Niall. We walked to our seminar together and we had to talk to our own individual groups. Up His Own Arse Ben was as arsey as usual and decided he didn't want to contribute his thoughts on the group essay we have to write, as though it's some sort of competition. Idiot.

Walked back and sat in first floor kitchen for a bit with Tom, Katy and Luke. We spent some time trying to name as many counties as we could (there are 48) while Niall was trying to distract us with US states. Niall wanted to get some coke and chocolate so I went with him to Costcutters and bought a bottle of wine.

There was cricket on, so after dumping our shopping, we went to the Courtyard, ordered chips and watched some of the cricket and debated it a bit... Niall hates cricket so we also argue how important a sport it is.

We went upstairs, had a snuggle while I tried to keep him awake. Basically, on Thursday, Niall still hadn't written his essay (that was due on Friday at 2.15). At 1.45am on Friday morning, he sat down to work, but gave up at 3.15am. This was after his floor had dumped a sack of potatoes on his bed as punishment for not writing it. The use of potatoes considering his Irishness was not lost on anyone. He then got up at 8.30 and wrote his essay. By 5 on Friday (and before) he was absolutely shattered but refusing to sleep.

Eventually I went upstairs and had a lovely conversation with Rhiannon about various things and then met Beatrix's friends that had come to stay.

I ended up in SJ's room with Sarah, Josh and Ed while SJ had gone to the station to pick a friend up, and Ed and Josh decided to go down to the 90s night at the Courtyard in one of SJ's jackets and hats each. It was quite amusing.

We went to the Courtyard and enjoyed their £1 pints (and 90p pints between 10 and 11) and had a dance to some 90s music. They were also giving out random toys, so I had some sort of weird snake thing, but it's pretty funky. Niall got a toy microphone. Me, David and Niall planned a meet-up in Bedford in January too which will be made of AWESOME. I also found out David knew where Harlington was and knew the house where my gran lives (it has a yellow garage and is right across from the shops so is pretty obvious). Small world.

Ed was completely smashed again, and one of his army friends (who I think could pull rank on Ed) asked me to look after him as they had a formal dinner the next day. Ed told me that he'd left a voicemail message on my phone and to listen to it later. I listened to it the next morning and it went as follows:

"Hello? Uhh. Oh. Sarah, I just wanted you to know how much I love you. I love you like a fat man loves cake. I love you like a whore loves the cucumber because she sticks it up her vagina. I love you like Jesus loves woodwork because he was a carpenter. I love you, full stop. Love you. Bye."

Bless him.

A few people (Josh, Ben, Lenny, Charlie, Katy, Emma and Alice) had gone on to a house party so I went in a taxi with Charlotte (absolutely, completely smashed, more so than Ed), Ed (completely gone), Niall (sober), Sarah (pretty drunk) and SJ (sober).

We got to the house and went into the living room. Immediately my head went 'not my sort of place'. There was a hookah on the floor and goodness knows what being smoked by pretty much everyone in the room. There was music playing (I think) but it was so faint you wouldn't have known, and though the room was full of A Block people, no one there knew the people whose house it was except SJ. I said 'no' to the smoking immediately though everyone else did. I kept an eye on Sarah who seemed to be having a lot more than everyone else. I was sat next to Ben on the sofa and Niall had his arm around me and was being quite sweet but I just wasn't feeling it.

I got up to find SJ in the kitchen, borrowed a phone and called a taxi. Niall got it with me and then we went back to his room. He kept asking if I was okay, and okay, clearly wasn't, but you know I'm not the sort of person to admit when I'm not okay. We heard people come back and Niall went to check on them before coming back.

He was asking again if I was okay and I kept saying yes, but when he asked if I was sure, I just couldn't lie to him and said nothing. He was saying how I could talk to him, and I said I'd do it tomorrow but he was pretty insistent and for some insane reason, there was some annoying emotion on my part. There's mascara on his pillow now. Oops.

I think he was a bit concerned because I was turned away from him (hate people seeing me cry) but gripping his hand that was on my shoulder really tightly.

He went and turned the light off, and then I told him the issue I have with the idea of smoking and he just said how I could always say if something was wrong, and if I ever felt uncomfortable we could both just leave etc and he was really lovely to me. And I felt like a complete dope. But hey, done now. And then we went to sleep.

SATURDAY 28TH

Niall and I didn't get up until 3, so I went and got dressed, made some pasta and then sat talking to Josh about the BNP and various other things after he'd made me a hot chocolate and gave me cookies.

We went down to the Courtyard together to watch Aston Villa v Tottenham and were joined eventually by David, Luke, Charlie, Will and Niall.

Niall was, for some reason, unbelievably cuddly and constantly had his arm around me and stuff. More so than usual, although he's always pretty affectionate. It was really nice. I love how he doesn't care that we're out with the lads and that it could be a situation where he should be more macho. He's consistently affectionate with me. It's nice. I ordered a waffle which was Delicious and Amazing and the game finished 1-1 which was an okay result for Will and Josh who both support Tottenham.

I went and stood in ground kitchen for a bit before going upstairs and having a nap for an hour since I was pretty tired. I finished my pasta and then got ready to go out.

I sat in B's room where SJ had started Ring of Fire and we played that for a while, along with one or two other drinking games. I ended up having to drink the mug in the middle of the ring, which was full of wine, and a bit of some tropical drink mixed with vodka. It tasted and smelt like Christmas. Seriously, it was just like drinking cold mulled wine. It was scrummy. So I didn't mind having that one bit.

Niall came up at one point and decided he was coming out after all and went and got changed. We got some taxis into town and went to the Duchess. They had an eclectic mix of music and it was a little strange, but we still had a really good night. We got some chips on the way back and actually walked home for once. In the coooold!

Niall and I went to his kitchen where (long-haired) Tom, Lenny and Charlie were sat and Tom gave us both warm towels, because he's nice like that. I borrowed Niall's hoody before deciding I was frozen. We put the heater on and got under the covers but it was So Cold. Niall actually pinned my arms behind my back so I didn't touch him 'cause my hands were freezing. After warming up though, we went to sleep.

And that was the weekend.

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malleable: capable of being shaped; also, adaptable.

Title: Partners
Author: leopion
Beta: Lolabri
Characters: Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger
Genres: Romance, Humour, Mystery.
Spoilers: DH minus epilogue
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I solemnly swear that I am no owner of Harry Potter. Some dialogue lines in this chapter were taken from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, chapter 23.
Summary: An unexpected proposal shook Hermione to her core. Reeling, she staggered through the night and found herself in Malfoy's dungeons. Hermione thought it was the end, but it was really just the beginning...
(Written by Darkwinter999 from ff.net)
AN: This fic was inspired by marmaladefever ’s Eight and Eighth. Therefore, I want to thank her for the great fic and for giving me permission to use some of her ideas from it.

Partners – Chapter 4 – Arrival

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I finally got my Lake Michigan sunset pictures! Spent over six hours on the road today to do it, but still! Worth every second.


( 70 pictures in all )

The amount of time I felt peaceful has already all but expired, but it was still worth it.

Summary: AU. Three years after Voldemort won the war, Hermione Granger is a fugitive concealed in the ruins of Hogwarts. For three years, she has sent up signals for the Order, and hoped someone would answer. And at last, someone has - the last person she wants to see...

Rating: 15

Spoilers: All HP up to HBP
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is the property of JK Rowling. I am of course only borrowing it, and making no money from this. All for fun, not for profit.

Previous parts: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine

(Midnight Chapter Ten: His Soul Stretched Tight)

Thanks so much: comments and criticism very much appreciated!
Halo

Seven years of casually taking pictures, and I finally found one that I can sum up as me... or at least it speaks to me that way in my head.



...there I am.

I don't know if you all have read this fic before but I highly recommend it. Actually, I don't know what to do with myself now...

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Any suggestions of fics that are powerful in a similar way?

Oh, I had so much fun writing this one!

Title: Wuv, Tru Wuv
Author: rivertempest
Rating: G
Summary: Written for alexajohnson at luvlikerocketz Halloween. She wanted a one-shot based on the Rascal Flatts song, "See Me Through." I used several lyrics from the song and also lines of dialogue from the movie The Princess Bride throughout the piece. At the annual Halloween party at Malfoy Manor, Draco searches for his true love admidst the crowd. Will he find her in time?
Disclaimer: Song belongs to Rascal Flatts, The Princess Bride belongs to their respective parties, and JK Rowling owns the rest. Sadly, I make nothing. *sigh*

( Wuv, Tru Wuv )

And again...

Title: Playing The Hero
Author: rivertemepst
Rating: PG
Summary: Wrtten for little_dollface at luvlikerocketz Halloween. Draco and Hermione are Head Boy and Head Girl in year 7. The War is over, Voldemort is caput. Draco wants to get to know Hermione better and uses Crookshanks to do so.
Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns it all.

( Playing The Hero )

And another one...

Title: The Master's Tool
Author: rivertempest
Rating: NC-17/AO/MA - whichever one you adhere to!
Warning: Contains non-con, abuse, slavery, infidelity, harsh language... my God, what did I write?
Summary: Written as a pinch-hit for scarletlady at dramione_duet. Under his father's orders, Draco is entered into a charity slave auction in an effort to rebuild the Malfoy image after the end of the war. When his Master claims him, he's inadvertently drawn into a game he wants no part of, especially if it involves a certain know-it-all.
Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns it all, I don't. If I did, that Epilogue of Doom would never have happened.

( The Master's Tool )

It's been a while since I posted here, so here goes...

Title: Infragilis
Author: rivertempest
Rating: PG - a swear word or two
Summary: Written for suprockstar on luvlikerocketz Halloween edition, but never posted. Draco and Hermione have to complete an assignment for university in Muggle Social Studies by studying fear in children. When a child is threatened, Draco comes to the rescue in a unique way.
Disclaimer: Besides this being UTTER FLUFF, all recognizable characters and places belong to JK Rowling and I sadly make nothing. I wonder if I make them unrecognizable...

( Infragilis )

Author: yourebrilliant
Beta: the_willows
Pairing: DMHG
Rating: PG-13 (for mild language)
Disclaimer: *checks* nope, still not mine
Summary: It's the kind of project she loves with the kind of guy she...hates?

Chapter 13 behind the fake cut

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rusticate: to go or send to the country.

Hi, I've been reading Snape/ Granger fic for years but think I've read everything in that fandom. So my friend suggested I read Dramione. I've read one and am thirsty for more. But fanfic.net seems full of Mary sue-esque teen speak, "i suck at summaries" stuff which makes me cringe.
Are there are Dramione fic sites? Can anyone recommend decent Draco/ Hermione fic? Especially still at Hogwarts pre-war fic?
Thank you in advance.