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Abandon the search for truth. Settle for a good fantasy.
-Anonymous, and why I write and read

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
-Oscar Wilde, and why I read what I read

All happy families resemble each other, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
-Leo Tolstoy, and why I write what I write

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
-Jerome K. Jerome, and why I love the fandom as much as I do

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The light by your bed burns brightly, and in the silence of the room you flip the page of a book, but the black ink bleeds into the paper and the lines blur into meaningless jumble.

You stop to rub your temples and you fetch another cup of tea.

You sip, and the aroma nudges your senses awake, so you resume waiting for him to come home, with alcohol in his breath and the marks of other men on his skin. You open the book.

Nothing still makes sense.

It is late, and you are as blind as the night.
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Title: Salvation by Slytherin
Author: [info]slumber
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~8,700
Warnings: Nothing, really. Plot, probably, and a disappointing lack of darkness.
Summary: All Terry Boot wants to do is author a book and perhaps rewrite history as wizarding society remembers it, but the Slytherins just won't cooperate. When a civil war erupts and Terry's only chance of escape involves working with a poorly-acronymed rebel group and an army of questionable professionals to take down the largest magical empire in the world, is his potential bestseller really worth all the trouble? (Theodore/Blaise, Draco/Terry, shades of Draco/Theodore.)
Disclaimers: If I owned Harry Potter, it wouldn't be about Harry Potter. Made up facts and figures derived from actual facts and figures found in Wikipedia.
Notes: Though the Slytherins were nowhere in the Battle of Hogwarts in the book, JKR has stated in later interviews that they were, so I've taken that for fact. This was written for [info]mr_mercutio during the recently concluded [info]hpvalensmut, originally posted here. Much thanks and love to [info]ccharlotte for the beta.


Salvation by Slytherin )

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Title: Never the Straight and Narrow
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Draco/Astoria, Draco/Pansy
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1000
Summary: The problem with Slytherins was that they never did anything in a straightforward manner.
Additional Notes: Muchos gracias to [info]ccharlotte for the beta. Written for the [info]hp_unfaithful's Fabulous No-Pressure Laissez-Faire Challenge. Prompt: "Why didn't you just ask her to marry you instead?"

The problem with Slytherins was that they never did anything in a straightforward manner. )

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Title: Pansy's Presents
Pairing: Draco/Ron
Rating: PG
Word Count: 101
Summary: Pansy comes around to show her approval of Draco's new beau.
Additional Notes: Written as a pinch-hit for [info]hp_kris_kringle in Christmas '05.


For Christmas that year Pansy had given Draco a present for a night out on Muggle London, providing them with dinner reservations at a classy restaurant as well as luxury accommodations for the night. Her note had instructed Draco to introduce his 'companion' to culture and that she still did not quite approve.

Ron had been stunned.

"Close your mouth, Weasley, unless you’d like to put it to better uses," Draco smirked, tugging his companion to the bed of their hotel room and hoping Pansy forgives him for ignoring dinner reservations, and the socks Ron thought fit to get her.

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Title: Colour-Coded
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Draco/Theodore
Word Count: 100 words
Rating: PG
Additional Notes: I'd forgotten that I hadn't posted this yet until [info]ccharlotte prompted me to write Theodore/Blaise and something with colours. :|


Colours have a way of defining, shaping, Theodore's life. Green for the colours he proudly wears, black for the colours he soon shall. All shades of these colours, cool and dark, are good for him--blend in the black of night, wear robes of dark green, make acquaintances with Ravenclaw blue.

He avoids all hues and shades of red, warm and bright, like the red and gold of Gryffindor arrogance, the happy yellows of Hufflepuff inanity, red-orange of Weasley poverty, and he slips into black night from Draco's bed to his just before the sky turns orange and betrays him.

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Title: A Cultural Thing
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Draco/Zacharias
Word Count: 100 words
Rating: PG
Additional Notes: Yes, I shipped Draco/Zach, especially after reading the stuff [info]sarahtales wrote. Had a bit of trouble with this one, though.


"Look, it's bad enough you're a Hufflepuff."

"What's wrong with being a Hufflepuff?" Zacharias asked indignantly. Draco gave him a long-suffering look. Zacharias glared.

"We just need my parents to warm up to the idea of you, is all I'm saying," Draco mumbled as means of explanation.

"Didn't take you long to warm up." Zacharias smirked.

Draco studiously ignored him. "It's only for Christmas."

"It's not even a proper Jewish holiday."

"You're Jewish too?"

"Brilliant. I've Nazi in-laws."

"Close enough," Draco said. "Don't we have any common ground?"

"We're both boys?"

Draco held his face in his hands and sobbed.

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Title: What Happened After Harry Died Laughing
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Length: 200 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Harry dies laughing, and then this happens. Um.
Additional Notes: For [info]klave, who requested Harry/Draco and tinsel. Brings back GnH memories, that it does. ;) Happy Christmas, love. <3


"Tell me again how this happened?"

Draco glared at the look of amusement which Harry was trying, and - as his was a very poor attempt to begin with - failing, to hide.

"No, really," Harry hastily said, straightening his face so that his mouth didn't twitch slightly up.

Draco continued giving him a suspicious look, but relented after a few moments. "I wanted to surprise you," he started.

Harry nodded, willing himself to keep a straight face.

"So I got the idea, and, well, you get the picture," Draco gestured feebly, face flushing.

"I think you'll have to be more detailed than that," Harry said, shaking his head. God, the things Draco got himself into. Harry almost felt sorry for what he had to say next. "I won't help you if you don't tell me."

Draco's eye twitched.

So did Harry's lips.

"I thought it would be a good idea to wrap myself up for you," Draco gritted out finally. "Except--"

"There'd been no wrapping paper," Harry supplied.

Draco nodded. "Only--"

"Tinsel."

"And a spell gone mad," Draco pouted from where he lay sideways on the floor, naked and tied up in different sparkly colours of tinsel.

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Title: Slytherin Affairs
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Draco/Blaise
Length: 100 words
Rating: PG
Additional Notes: For [info]sailorsimba, who prompted me with "party". And posting it now because this is when they celebrate Christmas. :P Happy Christmas, love! <3


Like all Slytherin affairs, it starts late.

He strolls in unapologetically, wearing navy blue robes and a pretty young heiress on his arm.

He nods coolly from where he stands. Their eyes lock for a split-second.

Like all Slytherin affairs, it ends promptly.

The guests mingle by the ballroom, leaving in small groups.

He comes back from the lavatory twenty minutes late, hair combed back and winning Italian charms put on to soothe his impatient date.

He barely turns his blond head to watch as they leave the hall.

Like all Slytherin affairs, nobody talks about what happens in between.

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Title: In Which Draco is a Budding Artist
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Length: 100 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Summary: Draco draws. Harry finds out.
Additional Notes: For [info]illuminations, who requested Harry/Draco and art/drawing. Haven't written H/D in a while, hee.


"What are you doing?"

"Nothing," Draco answered hastily, but Harry caught the flash of white that disappeared behind Draco's back.

"What's that, then?"

Draco attempted to scramble away, but Harry snatched the piece of paper from him.

"Hey!"

Harry grinned. "I didn't know you drew."

"I don't, that's not mine!"

"Aw, come on, it's nothing to be--" Harry's jaw dropped, his face turning several shades of red before finally settling on a bright pink blush.

Draco looked away.

Harry cleared his throat. "Well, it's, uh, quite detailed..."

"Damn right it is."

"...Shall we try it?"

"Thought you'd never ask."

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Title: Born Blessed
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Pansy/Draco (implied)
Length: 100 words
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: The life of a pureblood
Additional Notes: For [info]longsunday, who requested Pansy/Draco and "being pureblood". Not entirely shippy. Er.

You were born lucky, they tell you, with a silver spoon in your mouth and the world in your platter. Or you would have been, if only.

You were born to privileges, they remind you, with generations of purity before you, superior over all, inferior to none. Or you would be, if only.

And you believed it, took it all in, and let it shape your life.

He let it shape his, too.

And when both your arms burn, you waste no time hesitating, and Apparate immediately.

Because blessed are they whose blood is pure, for the world is theirs.

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Title: Like Every Flavour Beans, Only Better
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Blaise/Draco, Blaise/various
Rating: none
Word Count: 1900
Summary: Blaise is a whore, and Draco would like to know what's going on.
Additional Notes: Written for [info]qo_ficexchange back in 2004. Have just gotten around to posting it now, but I'm backdating because I don't actually want to show people the way to fic I wrote four years ago. :|

The first time Draco walked in on Blaise with someone was during fourth year, after the Yule Ball. )

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Title: A Photograph in 1987 Sepia
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: Draco/Daphne
Rating: GP
Summary: Draco, Daphne, and a tree
AN: Written for [info]jetsam_porridge, who is right in saying there is hardly enough Daphne Greengrass fic going around. Hear hear for obscure character love! :P


"Swing your leg up like--no, not like that, are you mad?"

"No, but I'm no barbarian either."

"What?"

"Barbar--OW!"

"Take it back."

"Shan't--HEY!"

"Apologise!"

"N-Will you STOP kicking me?"

"Only if you stop acting like a prissy brat."

"Am not!"

"Prove it."

"..."

"..."

"Oof."

"..."

"..Hah! Told you."

"Not bad. I guess you can marry me when we grow up."

"Why'd I want to--OW. Alright already."

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Before she had to be a proper lady, Daphne knew how to properly climb trees, and before he learned to be an heir, Draco learned to do whatever Daphne told him to.

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Edit: The Terry/Justin is also for [info]fanfic100, for the prompt Triangle.

Hullo, these are all for [info]sailorsimba on the occasion of her birthday last week. The greeting came on time, unfortunately the presents didn't. *snuggles and loves anyway*

And in no particular order:

Zacharias/Harry: Justin )

Terry/Justin: Michael )

Blaise/Theodore: Draco )

Pansy/Ginny: Hermione )

Draco/Blaise: Theodore )

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Noooo, I haven't been particularly prolific. These are just fics I did for challenges a couple of weeks back and I thought I should be posting them here now. I shall cross-post to other communities sometime this weekend, perhaps.

Title: The Ex-Files
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Cho/Pansy Harry/Draco, mild Ron/Hermione and one-sided Susan/Hannah
Length: 4,250 words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: None
Summary: Pansy enlists Cho's help in exacting revenge on Harry and Draco after she finds out about their secret relationship. The trouble is, being evil is harder than they thought. (Light humour.)
Additional Notes: Written for the Harry/Draco Fuh-Q-Fest ([info]hd_fqf), and beta'd by the lovely [info]fallen_memories. Finished July 25, 2004.
Edit: For [info]fanfic100, for the prompt Weeks.

The Ex-Files )

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Neighbourly Deeds )

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The challenge for the new drabble community [info]hd100 was Beginnings. I came up with two drabbles, yay! :D

Title: Red and Green
Word Count: 100.
Characters/Pairings: Harry and Draco
Summary: Sometimes, even the end can be the beginning.
Author's Notes: Not sure it turned out the way I wanted it to.

There was red everywhere. )

Title: Alternatively
Word Count: 100.
Characters/Pairings: Harry and Draco
Summary: It could have started then.
Author's Notes: Er, I have no words. LOL. Just general hints of angst. Hints, not outright stuff. And I like drabbling. :)

Even now, seven years after... )

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Title: Faces of Love: Three Vignettes
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: R/Hr, D/B!B, HP/SB & RL
Rating: R for the third vignette
Warnings: Slash, Het
Summary:

There are three vignettes here. )

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Created this journal. Yay! Um, no friends yet, because mostly this is going to be hidden, until I have new material. Haha. Anyway, some reposts for now, just so I have my old fics archived in here. Will repost the rest next time.

Title: Never Real
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Length: one-shot, er... some few hundred words, maybe
Rating: G
Warnings: cliches? Redeemed!Draco, Evil!Ron
Summary: Harry and Draco are together during the war against Voldemort, but on nights when dreams are unforgiving and memories prove to be cruel, Draco realizes that not everything he'd like to believe in is real.

He frowns slightly )

Title: The Jealousy Gambit
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Length: a few hundred words
Rating: PG13
Warnings: kissing?
Summary: Short, sweet, and slashy. Zach asks Harry for wand lessons, and someone isn't very pleased at all.
Author's Notes: Much thanks goes to my betas, Hijja and Twisted, for both nit and Britpicking. You are both wonderful wonderful people and I am in awe of you. :) Cheers! (And I know Zacharias isn't Seeker, but well, I didn't know it at the time I wrote this. And apparently, nobody else did. LOL.)

Harry left the Room of Requirement a good thirty minutes later than usual... )

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