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Last year I left it almost a year, this year I'm doing this the day of the reveals. This total inconsistency is very me.

I wrote Of Wands and Trees for Saulaie and korlaena, for HD Erised 2018.

I wasn't going to write for Erised this year (I had a lot going on), but ended up signing up as a pinch-hitter, being asked to write about TREES, and then writing 45k in a huge leafy rush. I enjoyed every second of it. Also there is some smut in the fic (also involving TREES), and it had been so long since I last wrote anything remotely sexual that I had to look up my own guide to writing smut. Which was very helpful! Many thanks to my beta readers ICMezzo and Evilgiraffe, although I still snuck some typos past them. Thanks too to the mods for modding, proof-reading, and dealing with extension requests (cough).

I will be back with a proper rec post for some of the amazing art and fic in this year's fest, there was so much that was wonderful. <3

Crossposts: https://omi-ohmy.livejournal.com/27169.html

I strongly suspect this could end up being my only post this year - judging by the frequency of my posting over the past 12 months - but I'm so excited: I wrote something! It felt so good to finally be writing again. Remember my desire to write a ficlet each month? In the end I wasn't able to do that, but I did have bits of writing from it that became woven into this fic.

( I wrote the Kaiedoscope Charm, or 50 Shades of Rainbow Magic )

FIC and ART rec:
Also I was gifted with The Deeper Significance Behind Golden Apples, by the amazing

oldenuf2nb, which was a wonderful read and even incorporated some art! It has a wonderful Pansy, a sculptor!Draco (imagine how I tingled with the fact that I'd written a fic about a statue and received one about a sculptor for this year's fest), a past-fuck-buddies-who-were-more-but-were-in-denial trope (one of my new favourites), and a really well-written mystery. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and if you haven't yet, I highly recommend checking it out.

I wanted to post about writing - looking back over last year, and ahead - and I wanted to post about erised, so here is one squished-up post about them both.

( First, erised )

( And onto my writing )

And let me just finish by wishing you all a belated Happy New Year, and lots of <3 for all being so wonderful.

I wrote The Snitch-Maker for this years HD Career Fair. As I said in my A/N I rewrote it about four times, until I settled on Draco's PoV rather than Harry's. After that it all fell into place.

A huge thank you to

birdsofshore for pre-reading, and to

icmezzo for doing a great beta (and helping me untangle the tangled bits of the story).

I was hugely inspired on the Snitch-making front by this bbc interview with / video about a scissor-maker (US-friendly link) - such wonderful craftmanship and gentle intensity about getting his work just right. I watched it umpteen times while writing the story. :)

Title: The Snitch-Maker
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Content Notes: Small disability for Harry (permanently injured knee)
Summary: Draco is content with his Snitches, with the tap tap tap of his hammer, and the tiny gears and sharp scent of metal in his workshop - until one day Harry Potter appears, asking for help to solve a rash of Snitch-tampering in the Quidditch world.
Word Count: ~21.5k

I thought I'd better claim my Smoochfest fic. I had so much fun writing this, and it felt good to be writing again after quite a long break. I actually wrote this as a pinch hit (it makes no difference to how long I take though) so I wasn't expecting to write for Smoochfest, but I'm so glad that I did! I'm writing so much less at the moment, but when I'm actually in the middle of a fic it feels like I've never stopped. Anyway, I have a soft spot for Harry working with his hands and had always wanted to retell a fairy tale. And I became quite obsessed with pottery while writing!

( This photo, in particular, inspired me )

Title: Another Sun That’s Brighter Still
Summary: Draco’s parents are trying to force him to marry – just because of some stupid family curse – but Draco isn’t willing to settle for second best. After rejecting one suitor too many, he’s handfasted to a stinky and ragged minstrel and sent off without a Knut to his name.
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Word Count: ~26,500
Author's Notes: I’ve always had a fascination for stories like King Thrushbeard (The Taming of the Shrew is another that springs to mind) despite a sense of unease around some of the themes. Writing this story was a great chance to work out what I like about the trope, and to write a story that I can be happy with. I wanted, I realised, to focus on a humility without humiliation. I hope I’ve managed it. The two songs quoted in the fic are the Neapolitan song ’O Sole Mio (from which I’ve also taken the title), and Do The Hippogriff, from the Goblet of Fire film.

Thank you to my prereader

indyonblue, and to my beta

evilgiraffe. And thank you to the wonderful mods to this fest, who are always so helpful and, ahem, generous.

Another Sun That's Brighter Still (on AO3)

ETA: I've been on painkillers and antiobiotics all week, and my poor head is all over the place, otherwise I would not have forgotten to link to

dustmouth's amazing little sketches for my fic (and others - they are all wonderful)! I am so lucky and honoured that she chose to illustrate my fic. <3

Merry Christmas!

Here's a little epilogue for you. I've really enjoyed writing this, and will miss these boys. Thank you to everyone who read along as I posted! I will probably have a bit of a read through myself and tidy this up, then repost on AO3 etc.

I've been thinking about the title: how about 'Twenty-four Reasons to Remember'? Or is that lame? (No idea).

Enjoy your day, whatever it brings. <3

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~600 (and the whole fic came in at 17,600 - woohoo for writing little bits in the middle of the night!)
Rating: NC-17.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended

Want to read from the beginning? Part 1

( Epilogue for Christmas day. )

Happy Christmas! Santa has been and I wrote this with stockings and a half-eaten mince pie balanced on the mantelpiece for company. I got to memory twenty-four! I'm so pleased to have got this far. I've written a little epilogue-y but that I'll post in the morning. Thank you for reading along. :)

BTW, if you're reading this with your mum in the room, don't let her peek over your shoulder. Smuttage ahead... (Also, if this matters to you, I've gone for my more switchy-tendencies. Sorry!)

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~2,100
Rating: NC-17.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended

<<parts 18, 19, 20.

( Non-fluffy advent parts 21, 22, 23, 24. )

Happy Christmas Eve! <3

I stayed up far too late last night. I wrapped presents, then wrote this at 4am. Today is going to be fueled by caffeine and adrenaline. Anyway, enjoy this little update, and there will be another one tonight. I'm still determined to finish this on time! (ish)

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~740
Rating: NC-17.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended

( Non-fluffy advent parts 18, 19, 20. )

I will see how much I can get done tomorrow - maybe up to part 20? We'll see. I'll try to post tomorrow and on Christmas day. I am still clinging to my hope that it will be finished by then.

In other news, I lost my hat today. I would be sad, but it was only a hat and now I have an excuse to knit another one.

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~1,450
Rating: NC-17.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended

( Non-fluffy, very late advent, parts 15,16 & 17. )

Sorry about my absence. My son was ill, all he wanted was his mummy (certainly not any of that nasty medicine that might actually make him feel better, no matter how it was presented/disguised), and Mummy definitely wasn't allowed to ever open her laptop. I spent three days knitting myself a hat and watching children's TV. And I learned that sleeping on the tiled kitchen floor is not as bad as it sounds and can be very cooling when you have a fever. So, that's something.

And then I spent the next few days catching up on all the things I'd had to leave undone while I sat with him. As this is the week leading up to Christmas, this involved a lot of rushing around and stressing. I have fallen so far behind with my reading and my writing, but I'm going to try as hard as I can to catch up with both over the next week or so.

I had hoped to catch up entirely before posting, but I will have to do it in stages, so I hope you enjoy days 12-14, with days 15-16, and then 17 and 18-20 to follow. I would like to finish this by Christmas Eve, but being realisitic it might be a little late. That said, I will try!

Unfortunately, titles don't usually come to me until I finish writing a fic, so this may end up bearing the current lame-ass working title until it's done. Originally my working title was 'Stupid, Useless Words', which I felt was a tad too negative for an advent fic. Er, any suggestions on postcard, please! Or in a comment below. Although I may still waver until it's done, because I'm like that.

Um, just ignore all the typos. It's late.

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~2,500
Rating: NC-17.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended

( Poorly-title advent thingy, parts 12,13,14. )

I didn't have time to write an advent post today, but I really wanted to write this one. So, er, hello 2am! Also, apologies for typos etc. It is late.

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~790
Rating: NC-17.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

( Non-fluffy advent, part 11 )

I had a bit of rubbish day today, somewhat saved by a gentle feeling of peace this evening. My moods might be a little reflected in today's offering...

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~1,450
Rating: NC-17 overall.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

( Non-fluffy advent, part 10 )

I'm not quite sure where any of this came from... at some point I will ease up on the angst. Not quiteyet though. :D I have not even read this part through yet, sorry for typos / bits that don't make any sense etc.

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~800
Rating: NC-17 overall.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

( Non-fluffy advent part 9 )

I had to wait all day for a chance to write, and technically it's Monday now... But for me, and Harry, it still feels like Sunday night.

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~640
Rating: Probably will be R or NC-17 overall.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

( Non-fluffy advent, part 8 )

Oh my goodness, I think it has only just sunk in that I've committed to writing and posting a whole fic this month. This morning I told my husband: 'I only need an hour today, I'll only write about 500 words.' It's dark outside now. :/

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~1,230
Rating: Probably will be R or NC-17 overall.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

Also, I should probably mention this again: sorry, this thing is totally unbetaed. And as predicted I am posting this about two minutes after typing the last word, so apologies for typos etc.

( Non-fluffy advent, part 7 )

I hope today's offering(s) make up for ~~Harry being an idiot~~ the past few days without posts!

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~2,300
Rating: Probably will be R or NC-17 overall.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

( Non-fluffy advent, parts 3,4,5,6. )

Erm, just a short one today. And then nothing for a few days, sorry. Blame Harry...

Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count (this part): ~530
Rating: G (Probably will be NC-17 overall. Yeah, baby!)
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

( Non-fluffy advent, part 2 )

Hello there! I've had a bit of a break from LJ recently but I'm back. And, er, somewhat coincidentally I finally submitted my erised. *coughs* *waves at everyone*

I've decided to write an advent fic this year. I haven't posted a WIP in ages, but er, I think it's manageable (and some is already written, thank goodnes!) It's a non-fluffy tale of heartache, love and Christmas cheer.

I won't post every day - the story itself will explain why, but there will be 24 parts of varying length to read by the time Christmas day rolls up. And it's going to be unbetaed, as I will probably only finish writing each section about five seconds before I hit 'post'! I will probably return to tidy it it all up at some point, so if you notice any glaring errors please feel free to send me a pm. If I get ahead of myself with the writing (I do have it all planned out) I will see if my betas have time to help out, but as Christmas approaches I think that the answer will be 'no'. They already think I'm mad for doing this in the first place. :D

Um, I have spent an hour on coming up with a title and still nothing. I will think of one, promise.
Summary: Harry has almost forgotten what it is to be happy in love and life, until Draco gives him twenty-four chances to remember.
Word count: ~2,500
Rating: G (Probably will be NC-17 overall. Yeah, baby!)
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.

( Click here for part 1 of this advent thingy without a name yet )

Here's my fic for this year's

hd_fan_fair. I was inspired by a beautiful man I saw in the distance on holiday this summer, a walk on Hampstead Heath with

evilgiraffe and also the lovely gift fic Riches Ready to Drop Upon Me that

birdsofshore wrote for me earlier this year.

Title: A Future Unknown
Author:

omi_ohmy
Prompt: # 10
Book Title: Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself Against Shocks
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: Draco had always thought that the ability to see the future would have saved him a lot of grief. The choices are no easier, however, when he is cursed to see an endless set of futures featuring Harry Potter.
Word Count: ~25,000
Author's Notes: When I picked

bryoneybrynn's prompt, I thought that it might be a bit of a fun challenge to write about future visions. And indeed it was – I have spent hours scratching my head and figuring this out. Thank you to my wonderful trio of betas,

birdsofshore

evilgiraffe and

icmezzo for helping me with plotholes, typos and all the usual mess. Thank you too, to the eternally patient (ahem) mods.

A Future Unknown (on AO3)

I really wanted to join in with Rectober, but I was really short on time in October. So here are some recs now! Um, consider it me carrying the baton on.

I am still catching up on all the amazing fics in this year's

hd_fan_fair. I have recced one I particularly enjoyed below, but may well end up reccing more in the future.

( HD Level 2 )

( These two fics really touched my heart and I found them both original and beautiful )

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Entries tagged with harry/draco

Claiming my HD Erised 2018 fic: Of Wands and Trees

Fic claiming and a rec (HD erised 2015)

Claiming my erised fic, and some musings on where I'm at with my writing in general

Claiming my HD Career Fair fic: The Snitch-maker

Fic: Another Sun That's Brighter Still

Non-fluffy Advent fic: complete!

Non-fluffy Advent fic, parts 21, 22, 23, 24.

Non-fluffy advent, parts 18, 19, 20.

Non-flufly advent, parts 15, 16 & 17.

Non-fluffy Advent fic, parts 12,13,14.

Non-fluffy Advent fic, part 11

Non-fluffy Advent fic, part 10

Non-fluffy Advent fic, part 9

Non-fluffy Advent fic, part 8

Non-fluffy Advent fic, part 7

Non-fluffy Advent fic, parts 3,4,5,6.

Non-fluffy Advent fic, part 2

Non-fluffy Advent fic

Fic: A Future Unknown

Some recs