I just realised I never posted this after finishing the re-write last week! For those who may have read the old version which I wrote nine years ago, this version is about three times as long, and I am much happier with it.

Title: The Diary of Regulus Black
Word Count: 5134
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage
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I have scavenged the corpse of the fic once called Fuck Toy and The Redemption of Severus Snape to create something new. It's recognisably the same concept, but I've retained less than 10% of the original story, made the ending canon-compliant, and given it a new title, so it is essentially an entirely new story.

Title: Consolation Prize
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So my last iPod, purchased in early 2006, was named Sirius. Unfortunately, it died about eight months ago, and I have been without portable music since that time. I'd like to get an iPod Touch with all the bells and whistles, but I just cannot afford that right now. So as a sort of interim measure, this week I got myself a refurbished green Nano. ( Read more... )

I finally got around to putting up my Sectus photos. There's a gallery here. sermoa, there's one of you and me as well!

I also wanted to share with y'all a picture I took of St Rule's (aka St Regulus) Tower in St Andrews, Scotland:


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I guess it's about time I had another look at my pre-Deathly Hallows theories, and found out how many I got right. Shall we see how I did?

( Many DH SPOILERS follow.... )

This list is by no means complete or comprehensive. It is based on my first reading of the book and notes that I took quickly during a long stretch of no sleep and no food. I will be taking part in a more thorough chapter-by-chapter analysis on deathly_cntdwn starting August 1.

( Theories proven and busted )

*points at icon* That there is my mental image of both Regulus Black (Harry Potter) and Renly Baratheon (A Song of Ice and Fire). They are both young, pretty, mysteriously dead and *highly* slashable. And it took me until this very moment to realise that both characters have the same initials. So...Renly Baratheon *is* RAB!

Title: Excerpts From the Diary of Regulus Black (June 1971 - October 1979) (text-only version)
Rating: R for language, character death, underage sex and dubious consent
Status: Complete (~1500 words)
Genre: Angst, Slash, Multimedia (paper, pen, marker, water, chocolate, photoshop)
Characters: Regulus, Sirius, Orion & Walburga Black, Severus ( Read more... )

( Now that's a thought.... )

I've just gone through almost all my stories (though not Survivor's Guilt yet) and fixed them according to the official canon timeline.

1) Marauder birthdates: I'd been operating off the idea that the Marauders were born in 1959/60 rather than 1958/59, which is more likely correct. You wouldn't think it would make such a difference, but it does ( Read more... )