Pictures, primarily Practical Magic, but also Draco/Ginny

Am searching Practical Magic stills to find a picture of Mary's house.  Am unsuccessful so far, BUT.

This was, of course, the movie that inspired about 70% of my story.  And while Rose is drawn off quite a bit from Nicole Kidman - but pertaining strictly to looks, not character (Nicole plays quite the slut in this movie) - but the pale skin, long, thin, light red hair that curled ever-so-slightly - yeah, that's all Rose.  Mary, however...

The pictures I am looking at it will be added later, after they're shrunk somewhat and I'm less pressed to go to bed.

Also!  Have brilliant idea.  Will make avatars.  Story-avatars.

Practical Magic stills

First review has been made on the boards to story post.  And yes - but wait!  I am mistaken.  Severus was not called a stalker, but a stoker.  Note the difference.

Also, stills from Practical Magic.

 

( See Mary )

Latest story quotes:

There was a moment of silence after her withdrawal, then Lily turned her head to Sirius. “Bastard.”
There was no venom in her tone, but it lacked the joking air the boys had when they swore at each other. Lily and Sirius had never been reconciled, and that became more evident than ever now.
Sirius was smiling, but it was a dangerous smile they recognized as one he saved for when he was very angry. “Do you want to discuss this, Lil?”
“Padfoot, lay off,” said James, but very quietly.

Oh.  When I wrote the scene, I actually went through it with Sirius calling her "Lily" all the way through, and only afterward did I realize, "hey, he always calls her Lil."  Then I decided it would be really sharp and things if he did keep saying Lil until the final moment where he says "fuck you," and then it would be, "Fuck you, Lily."  Ooooh. 

Possible good Sevily story

I believe I just might have come across a rather decent Lily/Severus story.  Found on fanfiction.net, entitled Dark Side of the Moon.  Which, of course, is a Pink Floyd song, so it immediately gives the impression of being culturally accurate.

I've just gotten into the first chapter - actually, I remember starting this story before, but having to go before I got too far.  Has a nice introduction:

There is one who seems to have maintained that youthful innocence despite the adversity, and there is one who never had any innocence to begin with, and they are sitting on opposite ends of the train.

And a lovely introduction to Severus:

Several cars down, there was a young man who had fallen asleep.

Or at least he appeared to have fallen asleep. His eyes were shut, his head was drooping, and judging by the pallor of his face and the dark hollows beneath his eyes, it would seem that this nap had been a long time in coming, and was exactly the thing that this boy needed.

However, he was not sleeping. He was quite awake, and had his few companions chosen to investigate, they would have discovered that he was not only awake but that he was as alert as an Auror that had just entered a danger zone. His hands, tucked beneath his arms, were trembling, not from the cold, as he wished them to believe, but with the tension of a deep and precise fury.

So possibly this story will hold some very nice similarities to my own story, like the friendship that has already been shown here between the boys and Lily (they're sharing a compartment).  And it's proved to have a great idea - a lunar watch for Remus!

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Am into chapter three of  Dark Side of the Moon.  It set up the usual tutoring situation very nicely, but made it original and realistic by havng Sirius egg Lily into it - "Yeah, Lily, go ask Snivellus for help."  So she ends up resolving to do it.  TAKE THAT, BITCH!

I'm not sure, but it seems that this is all taking place in fourth year.

But those details concerning the tutorial build-up - even There Is No Such Place doesn't have that.  Not that this will be better than that, of course...at least, the odds are it won't.

Read all there is of DSM

Finished the four chapters of Dark Side of the Moon.  The author, Jean Farwig, states in the first chapter's author notes that she does intend to finish this, but you never know.  The author LanaMariah announced she was re-writing her radical novel-length Lily/Severus story, spun out the first three chapters boom-boom-boom, and then vanished.  That was four years ago this day. (THAT IS A SONG.  Something something "years ago this very day."  A silly song?  What song?  I'll think of it...)

Anyway.  Excellent start.  Extremely realistic in the respect that fourteen-year-old Severus is very snarky to Lily.  It now has him tutoring her in Potions on Tuesdays, her tutoring him in Transfiguration on Thursdays, and James tutoring Lily in Transfiguration on Wednesdsays so she can teach Severus the next night.  Though of course James has no idea that's why she wants lessons.  Hahaha.

But I love the time length Jean's allowed.  Starting right away at the beginning of fourth year - that gives them plenty of time to grow used to each other, get more familiar, learn to respect, then like, develop a relationship, and become devoted enough to keep it a steady secret in time for fifth year OWLs.  That's one of the best things I like about this story - it's post-fifth book, and she's making it perfectly compatible, already making references to Sirius's family.

Have found her livejournal, and she announces in a recent post that she was going to post another chapter, even (I assume to DSM), but it is true: the only thing you can do on fanfiction.net right now is read stories.  I can't even log on to review her story, tell her how promising she is, and add it to my Favorites' and Author Alerts lists.

Oh, look, on her site she recommends Poggy.  She is indeed wise.  She also gives tribute to Cassandra Claire, and - why, look at that, she's a REPUBLICAN.  Or possibly she just hates Kerry.  Heh. 

Oh, wait, that post isn't recent after all.  Nevermind.  But the site is down now too anyway.

Many pictures of Mary's house

Aha.

I have located the pictures of the house that now belongs to Mary. 

Behold.

And my muse gave it the seal of approval, calling it gorgeous.

Such marvelous excellence.  I have a floorplan of the house.

BEHOLD.

Also have decided what part house will exactly play in upcoming parts.