Written for Cat's Birthday HP Drabblethon 5  at mctabby's lj.

Recipient: anitaray
Prompt: Arabella Figg and Petunia Dursley seek each other out after the events of DH.

Word count: 370

Rating: PG or G (unsure)

Trust Potter with the entire Auror force at his beck and call to ask her of all people to deliver it. He thrust the letter in her hand and ( Read more... )

 (with a small rant about "Someone's Gotta Go" inside)

But first THE fic recommendation! One of the few fics I started and couldn't put aside until reaching the end:

"The Golden Age" by Arsinoe de Blassenville:
"Post DH. In the wake of victory, Harry struggles with life, love, and the reform of the British wizarding world. He learns that life is ( Read more... )

\\Part 1 is here.\\

Seeing both of them at the parlor's door, Narcissa stopped smiling and quickly rose from the table. The guest rose too. He was a thin, tall old man with a very arrogant face.

Lucius was lost. If he really was a lover, it had to be acknowledged that Narcissa had quite peculiar taste in men.

Anyway, the guests had to be ( Read more... )

Author: valley
Translator: elanor_x

Beta: anthimaeria
Summery: Lucius, Narcissa, Snape. New Year's Eve at Malfoy Manor.  A situation comedy.

Link to the original fic in Russian: http://www.snapetales.com/index.php?fic_id=1733

On New Year's Eve.

"Sev! Quick, think of something! I've already told him that I'm a widow!"

"Did you write that explicitly ( Read more... )

Poetry:

More than a year ago I found 2 wonderful Harry Potter poems about Harry and Draco by an unknown author. After googling I found they (and many others) were written by Judy Nathanson, a retired theater arts teacher, who has written poetry all her life. On her site you can find both HP and not HP poems.

My favorites among HP poems are still ( Read more... )

A Time to Gather Stones Together.
Author: Ferry.
The original fic in Russian: here.

Harry was standing on platform nine and three-quarters, waiting for the arrival of Hogwarts Express. The smell of Christmas was in the air.  If he were asked what the smell was, he most likely wouldn't be able to answer, but Christmas definitely had that smell for him ( Read more... )

 The current UK election campaign reminded me of this wonderfully funny fic, inspired by… UK election

Swinging the Vote by Wormykins (Chapters: 1)

Rating: PG - Spoilers: PoA - 882 hits - 1084 words
Genre: Wizarding Society, General - Main character(s): NarM, RL, SB - Ships: None - Era: 1970-1981 (Including Marauders at Hogwarts)
It's election time ( Read more... )

                                 
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I decided to translate a couple (or more) of the best fics I have found in Russian fandom. Please, tell whether you would like to read more translated fics, any thoughts about this fic & if you see any mistakes in the translation, please tell me about them in your comments.

The title: EVERYTHING’S FINE, BEAUTIFUL MARCHESA…
Author: Fidelia .
Beta: ( Read more... )