It's been a long time since I posted. Went to see 'The Woman in Black' and it was one of the scariest, creepiest films I've ever seen. I actually screamed out loud at one scene, something I hadn't done since the severed arm dropped out of the closet in 'Jurassic Park' and the head bobbed up in 'Jaws' and the little alien popped out of John Hurt's ( Read more... )

Since Grimmauld Place is protected by a Fidelius charm and is also Unplottable, would the Trace from an underage witch or wizard performing magic be detected?

And if it were, would the Ministry know who it was and where it happened?

I'm working on a story where this situation is likely to be a factor.

Thanks for any input.+

The wife and I drove down to Durham, NC yesterday to see relatives and I'm sure it was via the Twilight Zone ( Read more... )

I want to thank everyone who took time to comment on my ramblings on my daughter's marriage. I appreciated your comments and your kind and encouraging words ( Read more... )

My youngest daughter got married last night. Am I happy? Well, no. Not really.

( Why not? )

I haven't posted in a long time. Here's a very interesting little piece of trivia ( Read more... )

Title: Dark and Stormy Doesn't Always End Badly
Author: pettybureaucrat
Rating: R
Words: 1984
Warning: Just sex
Summary: A cold and wet Harry wakes up to find something warm in bed with him.

( Dark and Stormy )

Title: The Night Nurse
Gaining Access: Open access
Author: hollyboo2001
Length/Word Count: N/A
Alternate Links to Fic/Art: None that I know of. There is additional art on her in LJ Jounal, on Hump Day Smut, and on IJ's Daily Deviant
Pairing: Harry/Ginny
Rating: NC-17
Author's Website: hollyboo2001
Why everyone should read this: I didn't introduce myself on my first red, ( Read more... )

A very violent line of thunderstorms swept through the DC area last Sunday, with winds clocked as high as 75 mph.

We lost power for two days and also lost the big tree in the back yard.


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Gakked from luvscharlie and numerous others.

One True Pairing Ship: No doubts here. Harry/Ginny all the way. She’s the only one that doesn’t take any of his ‘oh, poor me’ crap from him.

Second Favorite Ship: Tougher, but I think Harry/Luna. They’re both outcasts in a way and I think Harry truly finds comfort in some of Luna’s views and her whole gentle ( Read more... )