I hope everybody is having a wonderful Rectober! I come bearing fanart and fics. The stories are all under 5K so there's no excuse for you not to check them and read them and love them. :D

They are all Harry/Draco and awesome.

( 5 H/D Short Fics )

( 4 H/D Fanarts )

Don't forget to leave a comment to the artists and writers! Comments are ♥ ♥ ♥

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I'm very excited about today's recs because they are all from my Next Gen OTP. :D Which reminds me, hp_nextgen_fest starts posting in less than a month! \o/

But in the meantime, some lovely James Sirius/Scorpius fics and art recs for you. :)

( Fics )

( Art )

Please enjoy, and if you do, don't forget to leave some love to the writers and artists. Comments are ♥

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I think I'm going to divide my Rectober posts by pairings (well I'm gonna try because I do like multi-ship reccing ^^), and for this I spent all of yesterday tagging my recs by pairings. I feel so accomplished. (Man, I'm lame) I'm starting with Draco/Neville. :)

( 3 Draco/Neville Fics )

Enjoy! And on that note, anyone has any art of this pairing that can recommend? :)

Today hd_fan_fair's Pottermore Fair started posting. I'm so excited I've been refreshing my flist all morning like a nerd. And finally it's here! \o/

Also today is hd_erised's Check in!. Did you check in yet? Are you excited? Only 5 weeks till due date!

And and and! Prompting is Open at hd_fluff's Fluffy Halloween Fest!

Look what a cutest banner they've got:

( So cute! )

Yeah, I'm wearing my pimp sombrero. ^^

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For my third Rectober post I bring you art.

Well, I suppose officially is my second post because last time I totally cheated and didn't rec fanworks, which is what Rectober is all about, so, to make it up to you, I bring you eye candy! :D That's funny because there's actually candy in these recs. Please check these ones:

( H/D Art Recs this way. )

I started making this post and honest to God, I wanted to rec everything. I went through art tag and I started getting excited, like, oh yeah, I'm gonna rec this, oh, and this one! Yes, this one too! And like that with every single art.

Truly, I encourage you to check Career's Fair Art Tag and marvel at the creativity of all our artists.

And please, don't forget to leave a comment. Comments are love. ♥

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I figured for a change, I could rec you some of my favourite HP communities. I meant to do a small list with a few, but once I started a couldn't stop, and it turned into a HUGE list, and I'm probably forgetting a bunch of communities I also wanted to mention, but it's start.

( Communities I love, and you love too! )

Yes, well. As I said, I started doing this post, I thought I was going to mention just a few communities I love, but the more I wrote the more I realised there's no way to end. Still, I hope you find this useful! ♥

Wow, that took longer than you imagine. :D

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My first Rectober post. And I've got awesome stuff for you. I was feeling like reading Albus, and boy, these fics are all about him. There's naughty!Ablus, there's sweet!Albus, there's in-denail!Albus. Oh yeah. :D

Three Albus/Scorpius fics, one art, and a bonus Draco/Albus Severus. Enjoy!

( Recs )

I hope you enjoy these are much as I did. :) Also, I think I need an Al!icon. Love him so much. ^^

And don't forget to comment on all the fics and art you've been checking!!! Comments are ♥

This time, three Fanarts and one naughty fic.

Harry/Draco Fan Art:

Title: Breathing in you by furere22
Rating: R
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: Harry has got to deal with a merman, found chained in an old tank in the basement of some old Manor. He can`t report to his Auror inmates, nor to his friends, nor to the rest of the world. Because the merman was found guilty at his trial and condemned to Azkaban just before is escape. Because he wouldn`t survive a day in prison, in his present condition. And because he`s most fucking handsome, fuckable merman he`s ever seen. Actually, the only mermen he`s ever seen.
My Notes: This was drawn for the hp_creatures's Halloween Fest. And it's stunning, the colours are so vivid, the scales on Draco's tail are beautiful, actually, this whole piece is gorgeous. This is the sort of art I'd love to have hanging on my wall. It's amazing.

Title: Vipers are not cute, Potter by iwao
Rating: R Not Safe For Work!
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: Inspired by dysonrules's Hissy Fit. (If you haven't read this story, srly, what are you waiting for???)
My Notes: iwao is one of my favourites artists, so I'm probably going to rec every single one of her arts. But this one is particular is amazing. You have to see Harry's pose. It's called "lance torero". Bullfighters do it to challenge the bull, and it's dead sexy. Oh my God, the way Harry's arm and hand is curved just so, and of course, there's Draco as a snake wrapped around Harry's cock. So yeah, it's delicious.

Title: Frequent Patronage by talithan @ hd_fan_fair
Rating: PG
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: Draco sells books, and Harry is looking for a book. Harry is looking for another book. Harry is looking for a lot of books.
My Notes: This is a multi-panel art, and it's all about Harry going again and again to Draco's bookshop to buy books he doesn't even need. It's cute, and funny, and the drawing is lovely, their hair, their clothing, their sheepish expressions on their faces… it's adorable.

Harry/Teddy Fic:

Title: Persuasion by writcraft
Rating: NC 17
Pairing: Harry/Teddy
Word Count: 2,300
Summary: Harry doesn't want to think about Teddy that way, but Teddy is nothing if not persuasive.
Warning(s)/Content: Flangst, Comeplay, Fingering, Post sex fingering and rimming.
My Notes: I love Teddy/Harry, and this fic comes with a bit of a twist. The thing is, once Harry starts thinking about Teddy in *certain* way, he can't stop; Teddy is not going to let him. It's not only hot (so hot!), Teddy's characterisation is amazing! God! Teddy is so confident and flirty, he knows what he wants, and knows how to get it too. Poor Harry, never stood a chance. XD But don't feel bad for him, he's loving every second of it.

Thank you birdsofshore for doing this. This month was been a celebration. ♥

I hope not because here some for you. ^^

Title: White Roses by nattish
Rating: NC 17
Pairing: Harry/Draco, Harry/Lucius
Word Count: 5,600
Summary: It’s 1924, and Harry is a Chosen Boy. A Chosen Boy must be groomed. A Chosen Boy must be betrothed. And he must be chaste and true unto the House he is wed. Technically...technically...Harry has done all those things.
Warning(s): Magical AU, Mpreg
My Notes: If I ever asked you anything, I ask you again, just click on the link and read. Written for hp_silencio. It's such a powerful story. You're going to start reading it and it's going to grip you. The language, the prose, the characterisations, they are just so original. Harry is a Chosen Boy, this means he can bear child, get pregnant, and this is incredibly rate; it's a gift. And once he finds his fiancé he thinks his life will finally begin, but at first his life is nothing like he imagined. It really takes you to a different universe. It's one of my favourites by Natt.

Title: A Different Fate by lordhellebore
Rating: PG
Pairing: Gen, Petunia Dursley/Remus Lupin
Word Count: 6,500 Approx.
Summary: AU: JKR portrays Harry as completely unaffected by the Killing Curse cast at him. But how would things have gone if it had been different?
Warning(s): disability
My Notes: Oh my god, the feels this story gives are going to squeeze your heart and make it ache. But it's lovely. It's such a different portray of Petunia, one that I fell in love with, because Harry here is so, so loved, so cared for, and even if the story this fic is telling is very angsty (Harry has a disability here), you will feel warmth in your heart.

Title: Another...and another...and, fuck it, just leave me the bottle. by bryoneybrynn
Rating: PG 13
Pairing: Harry, Draco, and Albus Severus/Scorpius
Word Count: 1,200 Approx.
Summary: When Draco is early picking up Scorpius from the Potter's house, he has no idea what he's in for.
My Notes: This story is hilarious! It's as the summary says, Draco came early to pick up Scorpius from the Potters, and finds him and Al in a very compromising position. Yeah, of that sort. Role playing as himself and Harry, and his reaction, Draco's, is simply priceless (as is his reaction to Harry's reactions!).

Title: Do I Dare to Eat a Peach? by traintracks
Rating: NC 17
Pairing: Harry/Teddy
Word Count: 7,600
Summary: In which Harry is having a mid-life crisis and Teddy is just having a crisis.
Kinkys/Theme Chosen: sex clubs
My Notes: This fic is not only seriously hot, but I love how Harry is written here, perfectly flawed, aware of himself, of his flaws, and then there Teddy, acting bratty and being cheeky, until you understand what's going on. You will feel for them at the beginning, but as the story unfolds you'll get to the scorching hot sex, the misunderstanding and the happiness. It's amazing!


H/D ART:

Title: Afterglow by iwao
Rating: NC 17 Not Safe For Work!
Pairing: Harry/Draco
My Notes: Gah! Have you seen it yet? You have to see this! This is such a beautiful piece, it shows Harry and Draco in the Afterglow, but god, the details about it, they are all gorgeous. Their hands, the peaceful the way they are sitting so close, how loving it is. And then there are Harry's bits. They are magnificent, okay? I could wax poetic about them, and I did! But I rather you get enthralled by them yourself. :D

And finally, did you read the latest episode at hd_level_two (which is here by the way ^^)? OMG!!! Read it because that thing we've been waiting for all season finally happened! And it's brilliant! And the art...beautiful and lovely as ever. The artist spoil us. :)

Ever since eidheann_writes made her post about The Formation of head-canon, I've been thinking about it and wanting to do my own post.

The thing is, like hers, my head-canon is very fluid.

I do have my own personal ideas of how Harry and Draco are, they would act and even look, but the bottom line is, if a story is well written, I enjoy it even if I don't fundamentally believe Harry and Draco grew up to be that way, you know?

I like not having a specific, clear-cut, precise headcanon for Harry and Draco. I feel it gives me liberty to enjoy different characterisations of them and love them because of the story I'm being told.

So, for the most part, I tend to believe Harry and Draco are this way or that way, except when I don't.

Continuing with birdsofshore's Rectober Celebration, this post comes with Recs.
( Recs, recs and more recs. )

So yeah, my head canon is all over the place, I admit. :D

Wow. This entry ended up taking entirely too long to write. XD Now I want to do this FanArt. Oh, that'll be fun!

Because apparently I wasn't done spamming you about Bird's Rectober Celebration. XD

It's just that this art and poetry just got posted at hd_fan_fair and it's fantastic!

Title: Potter's Poetry by phoenixacid & writcraft @ hd_fan_fair
Rating: PG
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: After finding himself on the receiving end of the infamous Sonnets of a Sorcerer curse, Harry Potter decided to draw on his experiences and produce ‘Potter’s Poetry’, a selection of poems which have absolutely no discernible theme which ties them together. Click on the link provided below to view an exclusive excerpt of 'Potter's Poetry' courtesy of D.A. Malfoy Publishing. To purchase the full copy, send us a mail order by owl, or visit Flourish and Blotts or any other Wizarding bookstores near you!
Notes: This probably the coolest thing ever done. It's a little poetry book written by Harry Potter, with the most hilarious, darling, deliciously witty marginal notes written by Draco, who also published. Everything is brilliant; the notes, the drawing in the books, the poem titles, the poetry!, the reviews, the very book order. It's just… wow. Go check it out.

And since we're here, let's share the excitment of new H/D communities, new and old fests and holiday love:

hd_familyfest was announced here
hd_hurtfest was announced here
hd_remix vol. 6's sign ups opens in just a few of hours!
hd_smoochfest has their Smoochfest Holiday Kisses open for requests here
hd_fluff's Fluffy Halloween has prompting open here
And something to keep an eye on: hd_timeline

Also don't forget:

serpentinelion's 2013 starts posting November 1
hd_fanart's 2013 Art Fest also starts posting also on November 1st
hd_erised's 2013 start posting December 1
slythindor100's 25 Days of Harry/Draco: December 1 through 25, 2013
hd_owlpost also starts posting December 1.

As for non exclusive H/D comms:

mini_fest claiming is on, and works are due on November 18
And the yet to be announced hp_darkages: The Harry Potter Dark and Angsty Age-Disparity Prompt Fest

Excited much? Oh yeah. :D

Continuing with birdsofshore's Rectober Celebration this time art I bring you, beautiful, sexy, lovely H/D Fanart:

Title: Trust by iwao
Rating: NC 17 Not Safe For Work!
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Notes: Have you not seen this yet? Seriously? Have you not? Then you must, it's exquisite! It's not just smoking hot, and oh, my, God, it is, but it's gorgeous. The shading, the way their bodies are drawn, so expressive and sensual. I've stared at this piece for ages, taking in details, their hands, Draco's hands are so lovely. You know how fics describe Draco having beautiful hands? These are the hands all those stories are talking about. And then there are all those other things; the pose, the way Harry's body is leaning back against Draco, their chests. Yeah, I could talk about this piece forever, and trust me, I will! But just go and see it, and if you have, go and see it again. :D

Title: Be My Angel by mayfly_78
Rating: PG 13
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Notes: I love Mayfly's style, the way her art is so colourful and detailed, and you really can appreciate that in this piece. Here we have Draco as a Veela, an Angel I should say with Harry (naked!) kneeling in front of him. The wings are stunning, I loved how she drew Draco's face, too, it gives the impression he's simple there allowing himself to be loved, but there's also an air of melancholy about him, you know? I'm crazy like that, I see things. ^^

Title: Asleep by faire_weather
Rating: R (Unsafish for work?)
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Notes: This art is a moment, both Harry and Draco asleep in each other's arms. It's beautiful, the colour and their bodies, actually, the colouring of their bodies is amazing, their hair, omg, Harry's eyebrows! :D It's peaceful and beautiful.

Never forget to leave some love to the authors! ♥


ETA: Waiiiit, don't go! I just saw writcraft's epistolary comment meme! FUN.

There's H/D art, fic and communities recs!


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( Harry/Draco Art: )

( Fic: Harry/Luna: )

( Community: Harry/Ron Holidays )

And finally, While we wait for Episode 5, let me tell you about about hd_level_two.

( H/D Level Two )