Some pimping/promoting to celebrate my post-vacation hype

[my_thestral]

Hellooooo, there, darlings!
Missed me? *this is where you say yes and nod furiously and try to look sincere, LOL! Also, squeal at will... ;)* Oh, damn, it's no use, is it? I guess most of you never noticed I left, because I post so rarely - BUT - those of you who did - I'M BAAAACK!

London was glorious as always (I'll make a separate post about that) - and The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child plays are definitely a thing to see (it's just not something you can read about and dis at will because seeing it is a totally different experience than reading about it and I'll argue with you about that until we're both blue in the face *picture feisty grin on a muddy face with a few teeth missing*). I'd definitely see them again in a heartbeat if I was offered a chance! They're just bloody adorable, that's what they are! :D That Ron... seriously. *big smile* And Scorpius, the show-stealing Malfoy! So, that was my Cursed child pimping - no spoilers without a warning, just like I promised! - and now to some serious promoting/pimping business:

- Our beloved hp_nextgen_fest will be back with us shortly (well, time is kind of relative anyway, but the fest's importance can't be overstated!) - so I can't jump at the chance to promote it fast enough - I mean just look at this adorable banner - who could resist, seriousyl?!:



come join hp_nextgen_fest!

Art by thiliart, Banner by capitu



- In case you're not aware, there's a new fest open that sounds interesting if one is a lover of music - and I am - and a Potterhead - blimey, I'm that as well! So, without further ado - please check it out and I hope you feel like giving it a go:



Aaaaand I think this is it from me before I disappear into the night. I'm kind of buried in e-mails and messages at the moment, so I apologize, if I won't be able to reply to all of you very soon - but I'll do my best to get back to you as soon as I can. I missed the fandom and you all! :)

Comments

[nia_kantorka]

Welcome back, my dear!
I've missed you too. Nobody who shares my various flailing about things in all the fandoms like you. *huggles*

Great that you had such a good time in London and so much fun to see the play. Can't write much today, you know, big game tonight, but I loved to see one of your positive posts.

Not sure if I'll be able to write something for nextgen when I have signed up to write something big in another fandom, but I'll keep my eyes open for 'the irresistible prompt'. One never knows, right? ;p

Have a lovely day! Talk to you tomorrow or over the weekend. *kisses*

[my_thestral]

Your flailing about various fandoms are very enthusiastic, inspiring and refreshing, darling - so fear not, I am back to listen and learn about frosti-rons and such - gladly! :)

I still owe you a proper reply to all your questions and that's in plan for today or tomorrow - because I plan to watch a certain game as well! :) I already promised my little one to root for Germany, because he'll be rooting for France and it's more fun that way! :)

I already have my next_gen written, but perhaps I'll squeeze in another one if inspiration strikes. I first have to do HTML for my cross-gen or risk missing a deadline, so that has priority - my saintly beta managed to finish reviewing it in my absence. I do hope there's a perfect prompt out there for you - I'd love to see some of your writing soon! But no pressure - I'll just settle for your writing in a different fandom if I have to! :)

*waves happily across the Alps and howls into the night "Los geht's Deutschland!!!" <-- sorry about the spelling, my German is rusty, LOL!

[nia_kantorka]

Well, that wasn't good enough (it wasn't that bad even if we lost) and in the end France had the better tactics. Tbh, I will never understand Löw's hesitant lineup. Didn't understand it against Italy, neither today. It's too late though and whining won't help a thing. Maybe next time. :)

Yay, there's a crossgen fest coming and that's an opportunity to read each other's fics. I'm looking forward to it. :D

Don't stress yourself hon. I'm here and will be hopefully writing some words tomorrow. :)

*hugs* and sweet dreams. <3

[my_thestral]

Oh, damn, too bad for us... The little one will be happy, though! The little fellow should seriously place bets, he's scarily good at guessing who's going to win! :P
Looking forward to your cross-gen story, yey! Did you tell me it was going to be a crossgen and I forgot, or were you very secretive up until now? :)
I'm busy with sorting pictures right now and if I have any time left, I'll definitely reply to you properly. :)
Hugs and congratulations on the great effort of your team! :)

[nia_kantorka]

Mmh, both. I told you about it but no specifics. Too easy to be recognised by people who know me. :)
You told me about yours not much either. I remember that the Malfoy didn't behave for a while, but I'm not sure if it was the younger or older one. So it's going to be a surprise too. Which is good as I love good surprises. ;)

Thank you, dear! They did fight and that's great.

Btw, nothing's wrong with your German. I'm super impressed. I don't even know any Slovenian words.

[nia_kantorka]

Mmh, both. I told you about it but no specifics. Too easy to be recognised by people who know me. :)
You told me about yours not much either. I remember that the Malfoy didn't behave for a while, but I'm not sure if it was the younger or older one. So it's going to be a surprise too. Which is good as I love good surprises. ;)

Thank you, dear! They did fight and that's great.

Btw, nothing's wrong with your German. I'm super impressed. I don't even know any Slovenian words.

[my_thestral]

Thank you! *blushes* My German was actually much better when I didn't learn Dutch yet, LOL! Now it is reduced to a few random words that suspiciously smell of Dutch.:) My Dutch is far from decent, but I wouldn't get sold for potatoes - I can find my way around.
Small wonder you don't know any Slovenian - it's a language of only 2 million people and we don't often make it to the championships so you could hear us yell, LOL! But if you're willing to know some cheering phrases, I'd be happy to teach you - though there's a good chance you'll end up pronouncing them wrong, LOL! :)

[nia_kantorka]

Yes, please. Send over some Slovenian phrases, some cheering and maybe some greetings and, maybe a tiny cussword? Swearing is imperative for getting by, isn't it? Phonetic spelling could be a way to get the pronunciation right. I fear even that might not work, but I'll try. :D

[my_thestral]

I'll write you a few in a message, of course! So if by any chance you ever see our team you can look them up and help me cheer - and you will definitely need curse words as well, because we're bound to lose at some point, LOL! :)