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LJ has been totally failing for me all week :( It could’ve been worse, though; although it was v frustrating trying to post at crack_broom, and to comment on people’s posts, I’ve felt very quiet this week.

I will (one day!) be posting about Diacon, but for now I just want to say: Harry, I love you dearly. For all you’re not one of my favourite characters in the ‘verse, you’re at the centre of it. I really enjoyed toasting to you at Diacon’s Victory Ball, and celebrating your victory over evil. I hope you’ve enjoyed your thirty-first birthday.

And that you didn’t find that panel I did on making you have sex with everyone else too violating ;)

So, kids, what are you wearing to the Diacon Victory Ball? :DDD Even if you're far too cool for actually dressing up for it and going in jeans, do tell me! Is anyone cosplaying? Personally I've not been out in MONTHS, due to work and then losing my only form of ID, and I am going to dress up and dance with anyone who'll have me.

I just spent over an hour looking through my favourite fashion sites looking for a dress for the Diacon Victory Ball; the search confirmed my decision to wear a dress I already own. I haven't worn it out yet, though – and being the very definition of a fatshionista (which is one of those terms that wibbles between stupid and just. so. fitting) I do not consider any of the time looking at dresses wasted :D

( The dress I'm wearing is very pretty, but )

Okay, so as you likely know, Diacon Alley, a fan-run HP con, is happening this summer in Canterbury, England. It’s going to be fantastic. There are a couple of LJ comms with details (diacon_alley and diacon_chat) and I can answer questions if you’ve got ’em, but this isn’t meant as a pimp post.

I’ve got a programming proposal for Diacon – I think a panel looking at how characterisation of Harry changes according to who he’s paired with, and particular fanon portrayals that spring up around specific ships, would be really interesting. Unfortunately when I read Harry it’s almost exclusively Harry/Draco.

So, dear flist... I’m looking for people who’d like to help me out with that. If you ship Harry/Snape, Harry/Ginny, or Harry/Hermione that would be especially awesome; I’d like to have shippers from all the big Harry ships, especially if they ship more than one – ie fans of both Snarry and H/D – and know about the differences. But in a perfect world we’ll also have people who read Harry with others – Luna, Ron, Charlie etc. And really, if you’re thoughtful and going to Diacon and willing to be on a panel with PEOPLE WATCHING YOU, I would like you! Particularly since, as the tone of this probably suggests, I don’t have many fixed ideas. If someone wanted to do this with me and change the emphasis that would be totally fine.

But this is where I’m at now, and moving forward will be difficult without talking it over with other fans.

*pokes melusinahp* Come on, we’ll definitely talk about dark!Harry...

You guys? THE AWESOME IS HERE! (And here! And here! And here!)



This is gonna be AMAZING! It’s gonna be in Canterbury: beautiful and historic and awesome, and v right for the telling of Tales. We’re having this post-war celebatory theme with a fantastic Victory Ball!

And there’ll be a group showing of Deathly Hallows 2 for free! And panels, workshops, round-tables, meet-ups, lots of gorgeous art... THE AWESOME IS JUST OVERWHELMING. We’re giving our boy a proper send-off, big and beautiful and full of cool people. :DDD You know you wanna come!

See you there!