blamebrampton

Five years on LJ today. Five years in which I have
* Still not finished the first fic I began to post.
* Taken four years to complete the second (well, its sequel at any rate).
* Never once really managed being a good respondent to comments.
* Managed to avoid writing any sex scenes except for one het that only chantefable read, so that pretty much counts as none, yet still had kind readers.
* Had the loveliest, most forgiving readers and flist in the world! There's almost no one I prefer a natter or a debate or a polite argument with! (And AC Grayling never returns my calls)

I was going to post the sequel to Tidings of Comfort to mark the occasion, but it's not finished (tradition! Actually, it would have been, but it was the subject of my recent computer disaster and I have some tendonitis in my right arm from freelancing in poorly set-up offices, so expect it soonish.) Instead, have my recent Smoochfest fic, and a very happy Saturday to you all, especially the sternly sexy austrianschool, the lovely and lurky smth_evil, and the delightful drachengreif, all of whom enjoyed their birthdays yesterday, and today's birthday flistees, the absolutely fabulous asitha, the much-missed rosiew and the utterly adorable sirius_luva, who I hope is having a good time at home and will be back with her Perth pals soon! Best wishes of the day and hopes for good Scotch/margueritas/mead/hot chocolate/delicious icy beverage as appropriate, along with many gifts!

And now the fic … You may recall me declaring I wasn't writing for any fests, but the prompter asked for something with Estonians, so I assumed it was a personal request. And when I said as much to treacle_tartlet, she replied 'Oh yes, I definitely think you should totally write that one.' About a week of vigorous encouragement later, I twigged enough to say 'That was you, wasn't it?' but the damage had already been done. Sigh.

Author LJ Name: blamebrampton
Prompt Number: 12, gift for treacle_tartlet
Title: The Consolations of a Summer’s Day
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco and canon pairings, plus the odd fanonical previously for Harry and Draco.
Summary: Harry Potter is absolutely certain Draco Malfoy did not murder Pansy Parkinson. He’s almost absolutely certain he can prove this without sacrificing his career and having them both hauled up before the Wizengamot.
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): Dead Pansy Parkinson at the start of the story. And at the end, too, plus in the middle. No Zombie Pansy, that would be wrong.
Epilogue compliant? Only for Ron and Hermione.
Word Count: about 33,000
Author's Notes: Anyone JKR left alive at the end of Deathly Hallows is alive in this fic, regardless of what the films say! Thanks to the prompter for such a fun prompt: working your additions of tattoo and trench coat in was easy, the tiepin, on the other hand, alas … look, feel free to assume Ron is wearing one! Thank you very much to the mods who run an excellent fest and show enormous compassion towards the chronically slow! And especial thanks to jadzialove and raitala, the finest betas, Balt-picker and sanity checkers a writer could have! Any remaining mistakes are due to my inability to correctly make their edits.


( Aurors, crime, adventures and house elves! )

Part two

If you're here for meaningful posts about politics or loopy posts about ukuleles, this is not the post for you!

If you're here for the occasional attack of fanfiction, it is!

Part 1 is here
Part 2, Part 3a, Part 3b, Part 3c and Part 3d can all be found by clicking where appropriate
And the AS/S prequel is here

Title Fathers, Who Could Do With a Spot of Sinning,
Part 3e of 3e (The age of miracles is not past!) (Though this is in two parts because LJ hates me)
Author blamebrampton
Characters Harry/Draco, Ron and Hermione, Narcissa, the next-gen crew and sundries.
Rating PG
Words  64890 total, 10,983 this part
Summary After their sons fall in large amounts of teenaged love at school, Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter decide it's finally time to talk like adults about their own ties to each other. If only they could. Meanwhile, events of national importance conspire to distract them.
Notes Absolutely nothing to do with Jo Rowling, Bloomsbury, Scholastic or any other media titans. But affectionately nicked from all of the above.
My undying gratitude to jadzialove  who manages to do a wonderful job of beta-ing while I do an appalling job of meeting any deadlines, and then go and introduce errors afterwards. All the ghastly things should be blamed on me entirely, as my mentis has not been compos for years.
Thanks to everyone who has encouraged me along the way, but in particular to libby_drew  who kicked this all off, norton_gale , who is also responsible, and raitala  and everyone else who nagged cheerfully. Special thanks to treacle_tartlet  for additional beta-ing and general arse-booting, to leaf_light  for making me laugh at the same time as making me feel v guilty for my tardiness, and to goddessriss  for being consistently lovely – Happy late birthday! As always, all errors are mine and concrit and typo mentions are quite welcome.



( The final chapter )

Part 3eii

In the few minutes between the last post and this one, my dear friend bryoneybrynn  has mocked me in public AGAIN for failing to finish this story. I put it to her that if she hadn't convinced me to do the AS/S fest this would have been over by May ;-P Anyway, she mocked me in an update for Certain Dark Things, so I'm actually prepared to wear that ...

People I like much more, including mic and anabellhenry have been asking kindly what I'm up to, too. Being stressed and mental is probably the honest response. And sleeping on the sofa to wake up covered in kitties.

So, in a special sneak preview and with the caveat that I could actually decide to change anything in the following, a special sneak preview of the last part of Fathers Who Could Do with a Spot of Sinning (and a less ridiculous title). This time I really am writing the rest of this before I do ANYTHING else fic-wise.

A thousand thank yous to pingrid  who held off getting ready for dinner to cast a weather eye over this.  Ooh! and a big thank you to eynhashofet for Comment of the Day the other day! I can mock Twilight and be rewarded! Life is good!

December and January hated me. And the person who laughed at my theory I would finish in two parts was wholly right. Part three is well underway and I am off on holiday for a week with my computer for company! And probably no internet to distract me! You do not want to hear about the action scene angst. If I ever finish the scale model I will post a photo. So:

Title Fathers Who Could Do with a Spot of Sinning, Part 2/3
Author blamebrampton
Words 6975
Rating PG violence this part
Characters Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Narcissa, the next-gen crew, sundries, the odd Muggle extra.
Notes Absolutely nothing to do with Jo Rowling, Bloomsbury, Scholastic or any other media titans. But affectionately nicked from all of the above.

Thanks to jadzialove for her beta-ing skills! And to anthimaeria and calanthe_fics for encouragement and niceness above the call of modern humanity.

And, after a few comments from part one,  the Thames Barrier is, as the name suggests, a barrier that protects the Thames from flooding caused by storm surges. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of modern engineering I know and it is also extremely cunning. There is talk of having it replaced by 2020, but since it will be a public work, I think I'm safe leaving it unfinished in 2023. The current Barrier looks like this:



Part One

I had a theory that this story would take me a weekend. As it turns out, that ranks up there with my theories that the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolised a fresh new start for the West where we would propel a global shift to universal peace and that personal jetpacks would be feasible and freely available by now.

So, several weeks late, a 'DVD extra' for Sins of the Fathers. Because anthimaeria would never forgive me if I didn't give her some H/D resolution. Though I have to tell you that the temptation to end it at the completion of the first scene below just to hear her yell was fairly massive.

I'm still not wholly sold on the writing in present tense thing, but it seemed to make sense to keep it up for stories in the SotF series. I am sure it will become less strange with practice. I really should have sat through more than half a meeting when I went to check out the writers' group at the local council all those years ago, because then I'd have sorted all this experimental stuff out in my 20s. Alas, I sat next to a good-looking poet at that meeting, and my natural strumpetiness won out. Funnily enough I can't play chess for a similar reason. I am convinced that this is why religious young women are so accomplished, because they do not run off for nights of drinking, long walks and debauchery.

The title started off as a joke, and then I just couldn't think of it as anything else. I hang my head in shame. And this is part one of two because I've gone over the word limit and feel mean enough to make you all wait for the last bit. Yup, pure evil. Off to eat a few baby hedgehogs.


Title Fathers, Who Could Do With a Spot of Sinning, Part 1/3
Author blamebrampton
Characters Harry/Draco (eventually), Ron, Hermione, Narcissa, the next-gen crew and sundries.
Rating PG Adult themes, politics, long words
Words 8588 (this part)
Notes Absolutely nothing to do with Jo Rowling, Bloomsbury, Scholastic or any other media titans. But affectionately nicked from all of the above.

Completely dedicated to the people who welcomed me to fandom through their help, comments and suggestions of things I should read. Thank you. My free time is now completely booked up until 2014, but I am surprisingly at ease with that.

All the good beta-ing is thanks to jadzialove, who is marvellous. All the stupid errors and recalcitrant lack of commas can be put at my feet.

And if you are thinking "Sequel? To what?", go here.