todays bird
titsay
NASA
almost home
izzy's playlists!
wallacepolsom
Xuebing Du
PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
Discoholic 🪩
EXPECTATIONS
No title available
Janaina Medeiros
YOU ARE THE REASON
Cosmic Funnies
𓃗
cherry valley forever
Monterey Bay Aquarium
sheepfilms
Peter Solarz
Today's Document
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from Australia
seen from Russia
seen from Australia
seen from United Kingdom
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Canada
seen from Türkiye
seen from Italy
seen from Italy
seen from Australia
@official-hpff-blog
Donate!
If you haven't read Jay's post about the HPFF fundraiser, you should. If you like the site and could donate, but haven't then don't be surprised to see it gone. I've enjoyed HPFF off and on for 8 years and it helped me when I needed something. Please if it's touched you or you've enjoyed it, then donate.
victoire weasley.
Character Mannerisms
Here’s some considerations for the tiny little details that can add a lot to a character. Figuring out these mannerisms can do a lot for conveying character traits through their normal actions rather than just their thoughts, dialogue, etc.
How’s their posture? There are more options than just sitting up straight or slouching a lot. What’s their most comfortable sitting position? Do they have a consistent posture or does it change depending on situation / present company?
How’s their etiquette? Do they hold the door for people behind them? How do they handle handshakes and other kinds of typical contact? Does their language change or become more formal when speaking to strangers? To their elders? To their superiors?
In a crowded space, do they get out of people’s way, or do people get out of THEIR way?
How do they point something out? Pointing their finger? Nodding their head? A flippant wave of the hand?
What are their comfort gestures or self-touch gestures? Common comfort gestures include rubbing the back of the neck or gripping their own arms. Can they suppress these gestures or do they do them often?
Also consider the character’s common reactions to common emotions. Do they whoop when they’re excited? Do they tremble when angry?
What parts of the body are the most expressive? Do they shuffle and stomp their feet a lot when agitated or excited? Are they a hand talker? Do they have an impressive range of motion with their eyebrows?
How do they sound? Do their car keys jingle as they walk? Do they drag their feet? Do their heels clack resoundingly on hard floors? Do they breathe loudly? Do they fidget in ways that make a lot of noise?
How do they handle eye contact?
Any behaviors they reserve for moments when they’re alone? (Or possibly among family/friends that don’t care?) Do they pick their nose? Do they bite their toenails? Do they sniff their armpits? Or do they not care if people see behavior like this?
Apart from comfort gestures, what else do they do to comfort themselves in trying times? What’s their go-to self care? What’s their comfort food? Where’s their safe space?
What are they doing with themselves as they’re suppressing emotion? Lip biting, fist clenching, and avoiding eye contact are common methods of coping with strong emotions.
Happy Birthday to James Potter; Marauder and member of the first Order of the Phoenix.
banner for our forum header competition by abhorsen. @the-darkarts
Chirping birds, the smell of flowers, Singing to me in my lost hours. Find my home and hear me whisper: "Hello darkness, my old friend."
Riddle #3 in the Ravenclaw v. Hufflepuff match
One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours’ time by Mrs. Dursley’s scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley… He couldn’t know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: “To Harry Potter — the boy who lived!”
£5 Can Save HPFF!
£5 Can Save HPFF
Really?
Yes and No.
One donation of £5 will definitely not be enough - nor two or three. But just imagine if fifty people put in £5 each - HPFF would be £250 closer to the necessary goal to keep the site going.
Every little bit helps.
So here’s my pledge to HPFF. Starting now until midnight GMT March 28th, for each £5 donation made by anyone who hasn't donated yet this Fund Drive, I’ll put in £1. If you can donate £10, I’ll match £2. And so on - up to my max of £150.
But you can get creative. We are a creative community and I’m constantly amazed at how brilliant the ideas flow for the wonderful stories on this site. Surely we can come up with some creative ways to raise £5.
I know that not everyone can afford to donate right now, but if you haven’t got a credit card, see if a family member can donate as your next birthday gift - or better yet, ask a few family members, because every little bit helps out HPFF.
My goal is for 150 new people to donate £5. If we meet that - with my matching, together we’ll have a total of £900!
Because every little bit helps.
One of our wonderful members, who has chosen to remain anonymous, is generously offering to match donations from new donors. If you haven’t donated yet, please consider doing so on our gofundme now!
Tick tick, tock tock, there's a march around the clock; MIM was our last one; Two more wins - we're not quite done.
Riddle #2 in the Ravenclaw v. Hufflepuff match
Come seek me where your voices sound, but stay careful, lest your quest fall flat; My hiss will be your only warning, once stains spread, I shan't stop to chat.
Riddle #1 in the Ravenclaw v. Hufflepuff match
It all comes down to this!
The sixth and final game of our prefect’s Quidditch tournament is finally underway! Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff square off in a battle of gifs, riddles, and just plain who can fend off sleep the longest. The positions have all been taken, but there’s still plenty of room for reserves, and both houses would certainly welcome help with the upcoming riddles... the first one really stumped them!
HPFF fundraiser
One of our wonderful Hufflepuffs, banshee, has organized a writing challenge for our March fundraiser! She and many other members have pledged a combined $15 (and counting) for each chapter that goes up and is posted in the thread between now and the end of the month. If you needed inspiration to get that most recent chapter out, look no further. ;)
Stop by and get writing!
My childhood dreams come true as the actor who played Seamus Finnegan celebrates marriage equality in Ireland [x]
18/30: A ship you like but you think everyone else doesn’t: Deamus
Always check for mistletoe
James: Hey, Lily, I wasn’t going to mention this, but we’re sitting under mistletoe.
Lily: We are not.
James: I was hoping you’d kiss me before you figured that out.
Nobody wants Ron Weasley on Draco Malfoy's doorstep.
Draco: Do you remember what we talked about over the summer?
Scorpius: Yes.
Draco: Because I do not want Ron Weasley showing up on my doorstep because you got his daughter pregnant. Nor, for that matter, do I want my sixteen year old son getting anyone pregnant.
Yo, has anyone thought about audible fanfiction? Like how much cooler would it be if we also had audible versions of at least the fan fictions that are longer because let’s face it, some of them are novels in their own. I may be saying that just because I need more Carry on.
Podfics! I’m not aware of any posted in this fandom yet, but they definitely exist, in general! (Here’s an example of a podfic of a truly excellent fic…)
ETA: I lied! here’s one of a Snowbaz fic!
Harrypotterfanfiction.com is affiliated with an entire site dedicated to podfics, BUT I CAN’T FIND THE LINK. @official-hpff pls send help?
We were affiliated with HPPC (Harry Potter Podcast), but it branched off to become its own site at @fanfictionaudiobooks a couple years ago. :)
