A bit of piratical self-promotion on this appropriate day

[amanuensis1]

Arrr, seems a good time to show off my "Velvet Jenny the Cabin Boy" icon, and mention that I'm nominated for a few categories in The Sorting Hat. Besides my paltry contributions, there's some really good stuff nominated there, including some of my favorite fanfics of all time, so, if you're keen on themed HP fic such as Dark Lord Harry, Slavery, Voldemort Wins, Forced Marriage (all big draws for me!), check them out. Stories by fabularasa and cluegirl and rushlight75 and stellahobbit and lexin and mahaliem and geoviki and copperbadge and geneticallydead and lots lots more!

These are my nominated stories:

Forced Marriage category: The Worst Happiest Day of His Life (Harry/Draco, R)

Mpreg category: As Sharp as Sunlight (Sirius/Snape, Harry/Lucius, NC-17)

Slavery category: A Spell to Turn Tigers to Butter (Harry/Snape, Harry/Lucius, NC-17)

Voldemort Wins category: And Just Plain Wrong (Harry/Snape, Harry/Lucius, Harry/Draco, Harry/Voldemort/Snape, NC-17)

Go browse! Go vote!

Comments

[ellid.livejournal.com]

The competition is *fierce* for those...I think you've got the Mpreg category nailed down. ASAS is *intense*.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

There are some REALLY good stories up there! Including the mpreg. Heck, I'm not sure *I* would vote for ASAS. ^_^ But you are incredibly sweet to say so!

[ajat.livejournal.com]

Done.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Coolness! ^_^

[geniusartist.livejournal.com]

Yay, I voted! I love As Sharp As Sunlight so, so, so, so much. Your other fics, too. But that one, especially. It gets an extra "so."

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Aw, what a lovely "so"! Means so much. :D *hugs*

(And I LOVE your icon!)

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Eee, what a pretty icon!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

That icon marks me as part of the Hufflepuff pirate crew over on hogwarts_elite, where I really am Cabin Boy, arrrrr!! :D

[snapetoy.livejournal.com]

'Oy, Amy! #Knockturn tomorrow night? Pyjama party and ice cream! Nim and Clue are trying to get me into Firefly, so we're going to watch the first ep together and we want you there, while I resist their evil wiles. Help!

[nimori.livejournal.com]

*dances*

Clue and I tag-teamed her!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

You guys are ANIMALS. Mind, you have the right agenda! XD

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Eee, that was so much fun! You are being ASSIMILATED! --No, wait, wrong fandom!

[ariadneelda.livejournal.com]

I was happy to see so many of your fics nominated. :-)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

No less happy than me, I'll tell ya! I'm in such good company on that site, it makes me proud! *hugs you*

[sm-malfoys.livejournal.com]

Every single story there are some of my top favorites. I hope you win! It is well deserved

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

God, you're right about the top favorites thing--there's a few on there that are in my top top top fanfics of all time! Thank you for saying such nice things. I'm not even worried about placing at this point--it's just fabulous to be nominated. ^_^

[djin7.livejournal.com]

The Worst Happiest Day of His Life....

Even thinking about that fic makes me snort coffee outta my nose.

"WE BROKE THE SAMOVAR?! Oh, FUCK, we let the poltergeist out!"

BWAHAAHAAHahaahahHAHAHAHAHAH! *snorts*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Snort! I still have fondness for that fic. Thank you so very much! *hugs*

[aiji-yuywell.livejournal.com]

ooooh, As Sharp as Sunlight always makes me cry. It's style is so amazingly well done. and And Just Plain Wrong makes me all happy inside for some unknown reason which probably means I'm going straight to hell. :P

what? a time-travel category and no mention of Ouroboros (http://isis.arithmancy.net/ouroboros.htm)? scandal!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! And, yeah, what's the deal about leaving off Ourouboros? I ask ya!

[r-grayjoy.livejournal.com]

Yep. Totally voted for you in the 'Forced Marriage' category. 'Cause The Worst Happiest Day of His Life made me laugh myself silly. Then go 'awww' a bit. Then laugh some more. ;)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Awww! See, you make me go "awww" myself. :D *schnoogles*

[dartmouthtongue.livejournal.com]

Since I can't vote, for my own lame cockhead reasons, I'll give you congrats instead and tell you that if I ever wrote I'd want to write like you, which doesn't really mean much considering my favorite words are cock, fuck and shit, but there you go.

That's my version of a fangirl squee, 'n I'm sure you're flattered. ;D

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Believe me, this is high on the "nicest-and-neatest things anyone's said to me" list. :D You dear thing!

Dear thing?! Ruin my rep why don't you.

[dartmouthtongue.livejournal.com]

lol

It's incredibly cruel of you to make me like Mpreg, you know. I was so proud to say I categorically hated the genre, and that it was a vindictive fantasy invented by my sisters. Ah, well.

[(Anonymous)]

You're an amazingly talented author. Will you ever write original?

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I'm sure of it! I've dabbled once or twice with some original stuff this past year, and I used to write original short pieces before I discovered HP fandom. I'll just have to get to a point where the original characters tickle my muse more than other authors' characters!

You are so sweet, thank you so much!

[ravenna-c-tan.livejournal.com]

pardon me as I try to reform my ability to type after the babbling incoherence that "Sanguine" just made me. I asked for Harry/Lucius recs in my LJ recently and several people pointed me to it and...

i dont' actually have enough words of praise to describe my enjoyment of the story. the writing was top notch, the voice absolutely perfect, the plot beyond terrific, the sex so hot that it was one of the rare fics I actually...um...wanked through while reading, and the ending just oh.

So, lots of praise and praise and praise. btw, I also liked A Spell to Turn Tigers to Butter, and some of your other stories as well.

OK, I must lie down now as I'm pretty much just a puddle of goo at this point.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness. I'm so thrilled you liked it! And I always get huge giggles (in the best way) out of being told that a story affected someone that way. Never be afraid to tell me that! :D Thank you SO much!

[ravenna-c-tan.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was quite a mess when through. Thank goodness I work at home. ;)

[godlikepiro.livejournal.com]

The Worst Happiest Day of His Life, A Spell to Turn Tigers to Butter and And Just Plain Wrong. I voted for them all. Because I lurvh them oh so very much, as much as I lurvh you. Muahaha..ha..hmmm..I hope you win. It'd be awesome. I'd totally see it coming though. Amanuensis is numbar 1!!!1!!! oh yeah..I see it coming.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*blushes hugely* Aw, g'wan with ya. But I'm so happy you liked 'em! *hugs*

[godlikepiro.livejournal.com]

~hugs back~ Anytime! You are just that wonderful! And so nice too, very very rare for a lot of people. ^-^

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

A Spell to Turn Tigers to Butter is one of those classic stories that you can go back to again and again and still deeply appreciate. Dark and disturbing, and yet amusing, too, with its resourceful Harry.


Pesti

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Aw, you sweetheart, thank you so much! I'm glad you found it amusing; it cracked me up no end to put it together. ^_^

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

No, I'm not surprised you were amused-there was a feeling of evil glee all through the fic. I must admit I've had a few fantasies of how Harry works his way through the DE, pair by pair-they're dropping like flies and Voldie's all pissed off and baffled, "Wtf is up with my troops?! They've all gone bloody mad!"


I wonder how long it would take Voldemort to figure it out-or would he? *grins maniacally*



Pesti

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I always had this image of Harry, naked and collared, sitting on top of this pile of dead death eaters (Voldemort on the top of the pile, obviously), looking "There, that wasn't too hard," and sort of dusting his hands off. ^_^

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

No fair just jumping to the ending, though-you'd have to write it up, pair by pair! That's a lot of stories, too. *laughs* I'm especially intrigued by how in the world would he manipulate both Wormtail and MacNair.


I know you're not gonna do it, but a girl can dream, can't she? This and "An Eye for an Eye" by...er, I forget...are 2 of the main fics I'd love to see continued.


*is wistful, dreams of leg shackles, computer desks, and authors who write just for me*




Pesti

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh! If that's the "An Eye for an Eye" I know, and which was written for me!, that's by isiscolo. It's deeeelish!

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

If that's the one where Lucius forces Harry to marry him as revenge for accidentally killing Narcissa in battle, and ends on Harry being able to get pregnant because of Draco renouncing the family-then whoa! *fans self*


It's one of those, "but what happens next?!" fics you just want more of.



Pesti

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

That is the one! It's the kind of story that really does end perfectly, but still makes me want a whole 'nother sequel, y'know? ^_^

[callistianstar.livejournal.com]

I know this is one of your way old Journal Posts, but I wanted to at least write in one that mentioned: "A Spell To Turn Tigers To Butter."

I only found the story because it was nominated for an award in the Smutastic Awards Community (http://community.livejournal.com/smutastic_award/21551.html).

I found it so entirely fabulous. I didn't read the summary [and I'm glad I didn't] so to see it unfold as Harry played the pair, was amazing. What a way to fight back. ^^

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, how sweet of you, thank you! I have a lot of fondness for that early fic; it was so much fun to do. ^_^ *hugs you*