Thank you for the tag @fightfortherightsofhouseelves and @clarensjoy!!Â
Also, Iâll take this opportunity to apologize for all the tag-chain/game I ignored lately! Iâm quite busy this period and while I do still check tumblr almost daily â especially now that I canât wait for new @giblimortâs amazing portraits *_* â itâs more like a few-minute scroll in the homepage and maybe read the occasional ficlet so I might miss the tags or more probably I might be lazy about answering them ^^â But it always makes me smile that someone thought of me, so be aware that itâs appreciated and it makes my day lighter <3 @narukoibito @sybill-the-seer @ballerinaroy and Iâm surely forgetting someone ^^â
Fandoms: Harry Potter, the one and only ;)
Where you post: Tumblr and Ao3, but I also have an account on the italian fan fiction page EFP (but my last stories are missing and most of the old ones that Iâve translated needs to be changed/edited, so I would kinda beg any passing italians to read them in English or ask me what version I would suggest XD). And one on Wattpad that I havenât updated in a long while...
Most popular one-shot: Well Iâm not sure what defines âpopularâ here, so Iâll kinda cheat and check the Ao3 stats I think for the first time ever and give you:
one for âmost hitsâ: Fantasies [NSFW and basically Hinny PWP, so maybe I shouldnât be surprised itâs the one with most hits XD]
one for âmost kudosâ: Standing on tiptoe [whoa, hadnât seen it coming!]
one for âmost bookmarksâ: Letters for beyond (featuring the Potters)
one for âmost comment threadsâ: so there are 4 with the same number, two of them are the two above, and between the remaining two Iâll pick A new beginning, a post-war chat between Harry and Neville ^^
Most popular multi-chapter: among my only two proper multi chapters, of which one is incomplete so far and with just 2 chapter and the other is complete with just 3 short chapter (what an achievement XD), Better than fireworks is the one among all of my stories, including one shots, with âmost bookmarkâ, âmost subscriptionsâ (by far) and also âmost comments threadsâ: [all this support is absolutely amazing, but I admit also kinda make me feel guilty because itâs almost been a year since I posted it and promised to finish it, ups ^^â And the ironic thing is that I still plan too. One day. Maybe XD]
But Iâll also cheat a little bit again, naming a4 one-shots series, âHave a biscuitâ. If you like Neville and McGonagall, Iâll be honored if youâd give it a try ^^
Favourite story written so far: Ahhh thatâs a tough one, I tend to be quite fond of my stories (yay for the modesty, lol â I swear that when Iâm not that thrilled I always admit it, though XD)... Letâs say âAs though by a motherâ but I might give a different answer in a week XD
Fic you were nervous to post: Iâm not sure Iâm never actually ânervousâ before posting (more like, afraid that the story wonât appreciated as a I hope/that it wonât interest people), but I guess I must have been a bit nervous before posting my first ever pic translated in English, which also happens to have a not-so-usual writing style: And yet it tastes good
How you choose your titles: Ahhhh, good question. I guess it depends. Tbh Iâm not that good at titles, or sometime I have a (supposedly) great one in Italian that doesnât really translate (or isnât that good) in English or viceversa. [Example: the âHave a biscuitâ serie has English titles that I like way better than the italians, but a story like âSouls of Inkâ, while having a good ring in English, to me itâs way more powerful and poetic in Italian, âAnime dâinchiostroâ].
Sometimes I donât have a title until the end and I kinda throw something there, sometimes I have the title from the very beginning and it could be a big part in inspiring the story. I tend to use title that are neither too short nor too long, and I donât usually use songs quotes or the like. Plus, Iâm very happy if the words/phrasing of the title recur literally or metaphorically in the story! I also try to match the âfeelingâ of the title (and the summary) with the âfeelingâ of the story. Like, Iâd go for a more poetic/dramatic one for an angst story, and for a more comedic-like one for something more fluffy or silly.
Complete: Well, thatâs easy, since I mostly stay away from multi-chapters XD (and for good reasons â see above XD) All my one shots, and most of my âclosedâ series, as in, series that I imagined with a beginning and an end or something like that (so, series like âNext Generationâ donât really have a complete/incomplete status)Â
In progress: Again âBetter than Fireworksâ, and Iâve also just realised that Iâve yet to finish translating (despite being at a decent point) the second and last chapter of âOf Matilda, war and Peaceâ [speaking about being bad a title, lol XD] Ups ^^â
Coming soon/Not yet started: ahhh coming soon probably nothing, ehm, but Iâve at least 4 one shots in the making and that I want to finish one day (most of them started months if not a years ago... Iâll list them below), plus the draft for the rest of Better than Fireworks, plus several random missing-moments or AUs ideas and a long Hinny post-war story started few years ago in Italian (roughly 100.000 written) that needs to be heavily rewritten, translated and possibly finished ^^ Same for a shorter bit of a Jily seventh-year story, if we have to say it all...
âGhost of the pastâ, a Hinny one shot from Ginnyâs pov with a difficult conversation â Iâm very fond of this one, but I have to work on the second part/end. The first/main part is finished and even betaed by the amazing @narukoibito! <3
âOf those who stayedâ, a silver trio one shot â again from Ginnyâs pov â during DH, when they try to steal the sword. Iâve the first (long) chapter done and again, even betaed by the wonderful @floreatcastellumposts but knowing myself I want to finish it first. I might decide that itâs okay like this (in Italian Iâve already posted it a one shot), but since I had a sort of sequel in mind for now itâll stay in my drafts ;)
âThe man who livedâ â This one is all in just Italian so far (Iâm rewriting an old piece â Iâd probably restart it directly in English now); again Ginnyâs pov (wow, hadnât realised it!), again DH, this time since she (in my head canon) realise Harry might have gone to Voldemort during the battle, until the end of the battle
A one shot thatâs itâs a series of Hinny snippets about James Sirius Potter coming to life (from the very start). Old one written in Italian and never posted, that a again needs to be finished. Same for a collection of snippets around Hinnyâs wedding (but this is âdraftierâ)
A one shot of Harry and the Potters waling Teddy at King Cross; Iâve just a very little bit of it written + most of the draft, and it would be the sequel of the one shot âWhat parents would wantâ
The random Missing Moments that Iâve have in mind are: a conversation between Bill and Ginny in the hospital wing in HBP, plus maybe a bit more from Ginnyâs pov in that period (like going back home from Hogwarts); a conversation between Bill and Ron in DH, not sure if during Ronâs first or second stay and Shell Cottage; Hermione finding out about Arthurâs attack;Â Dumbledore taking Slughornâs memory (when it happened, how he found out... Iâve several head canon about it!)
The random AUs moments (and I say moments just because I wouldnât really be interested in writing a whole story, I only imagine few moments of it): Hermione brining Harry at the Burrow at Christmas after Godricâs Hollow, with is locket attached to his chest (I think I stole the idea from Floâs!); the trio finding Ginny in the cell in Malfoy Manor as well; and some dumb âLily and James are resurrected post DHâ trash XD Oh, also a real muggle AU with Harry as a self-defence coach and Ginny as trainee!
Do you accept prompts? As you can imagine especially in this period Iâm not very good at commitment ^^â, but if you have a specific idea and want to give it a try (maybe during the winter holidays?) Iâd be honored, if not able to make any promises!
Upcoming works youâre most excited about: definitely âGhost of the pastâ!
Iâm tagging @ballerinaroy again, @remedial-potions, @thedistantdusk, @thebiwholived and whoever wants to join ^^
EDIT: Ehm I got caught up with the stats when I wrote this and without realizing it I put a multi chapter in the âMost popular one shotâ section, lol XD Problem fixed ;)
