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Quite a productive evening! I'm just about to start colouring Garreth's portrait (I'm going to go at my own pace, so it's not going to happen straight away, especially as being a teacher keeps me pretty busy 😅) And as I was really motivated, a little OS writing session ☺️

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Evangeline in her Beauxbâtons uniform

Whilst hanging around on pinterest, I saw an image (I think it was from a film) and I thought it made a perfect base for a drawing of Evangeline in her Beauxbatons outfit. After that I picked up ideas left and right from other images I found on pinterest, Beauxbatons costumes from the fourth film, and drawings of French fashion from the late 19th century.

Shall I put it in colour? 👀

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Crying Evangeline

A first for me! I'd never dared take a reference pose and make it my own to do Evangeline, plus do the colouring (I'm really lost without a model, especially to do the shadows and the folds in the clothes). Apart from the arm proportions and hands, which are… passable, I'm quite surprised in a good way!

At night, when she sought refuge in her bed, tears often flowed uncontrollably. The pain of being excluded, rejected, and ignored gnawed at her from within. She tried to convince herself that it would eventually pass, that the others would forget about her, but with each passing day, the weight became harder to bear. In the morning, she put on a neutral mask, trying to keep her head held high, but the emotional exhaustion always caught up with her. She felt trapped in a spiral of suffering, unable to confide in anyone, having no friends. This insidious isolation, this venom slowly dripped by those around her, was destroying her little by little.

There was no respite, not even in moments when she should have felt safe, not even in the silence of the library. Evangeline spent a great deal of time there, reading, studying, and trying to clear her mind. But the weight of the stares and judgements followed her everywhere. The memories of those smirking smiles, those glances exchanged over her head, were etched into her mind, impossible to forget. They haunted her, and she couldn’t help but recall her daily life at Beauxbâtons, a life she would have preferred to forget and never experience again. Books, however, were still the most effective way she had found to distract herself. As soon as classes ended, she would rush to the library to find solace among the shelves of books. The familiar smell of paper made her feel safe, far from the judgements and mockery.

(Very small extract from what I'm still writing. Another extract I've post)

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An attempt with colour 😂

To say that I have 0 models, I surprise even myself 😂

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Want to start my drawing of Garreth. After choosing my reference image, preparing my brushes/pencil & my watercolour, realising I've forgotten my watercolour paper in Paris (I'm on holiday visiting my parents) 🥲

Finally decided to try sketching Evangeline 😂

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I'm trying something for fandom artists/writers

Well, as I don't have anyone to tag (I'm really the least sociable person in the world and I'm too scared to talk to people in the fandom 😂), it's up to those who see this post to participate or not (if it turns out that it's not going to take at all, but never mind!)

Well, as my thing is drawing, I'll go with that (but you can adapt it to writing for those who write, or anything else for that matter!)

Last drawing:

Favourite drawing:

Well, I'm cheating, I'm putting two in because I can't choose 😖 On the one hand it's my best pastel drawing (to say it's also my second realistic portrait in colour) and on the other the painting I did with my grandmother and it's also the first time I've done anything other than a portrait in realistic drawing with a background and so on.

Hated drawing:

Right, then. Here again it's hard to put just one. I'm VERY hard on myself and I hate almost all my drawings 🥲 But really, if I have to choose, there are three that I really can't see any more because I find them so horrible.

Future project(s):

Following the poll, I'm going to start working on a new portrait of Garreth.

Next up, why not draw Ominis again (I've taken several in-game screenshots of him that I'd like to do to work on the backgrounds) and I'd also like to draw characters I haven't drawn yet, like Natsai or Amit.

And maybe one day, when I'm bored because I can't find any more images to use as models, I might draw some MCs from in-game screenshots.

And apart from drawing, I'd like to finish writing my OS by the end of the year 😂

Favourite artist:

There are far too many talented people in fandom ❤️

But without hesitation I'd say @tamayula-hl! Long before I dared to post my drawings online, I admired her work so much and even today I jump on every notification as soon as she posts! I know I'll never reach her level but her work is a source of inspiration and motivation (even more so now that I've switched to watercolour and I'm still trying to figure out how to work with colours, the way she works with colour is so incredible 🥰)

And I can't thank her enough for her post showing all the possible angles for Ominis' and Sebastian's hairs, it was so helpful 🙏🏻

And I admire @choccy-milky too! These are the two fandom artists I've been following since I started on Tumblr a little over a year ago 😄

One or few points on which I would like to improve:

First of all, I've managed to stop transferring the outlines of my drawings. Yes, it's a bit cheating to transfer, I know. But if I don't do it, the proportions are going to be catastrophic and that's going to piss me off (long live my perfectionism) and I'm going to stop and stubborn as I am coupled with my lack of self-confidence, I'm never going to want to draw again. So for the time being, we're going to keep tracing 😅 We'll see what happens in time.

But most of all, I'd like to stop depending on images I find on Pinterest or Tumblr and just reproduce them as drawings. I'm incapable of doing anything other than faithfully reproducing an image 😢 It annoys me, because I'd also like to post lots of drawings of my MC Evangeline interacting with other characters 😞 And the worst thing is the difference in my drawing level when I do something that doesn't depend on a reference image! (the proof: my drawings of Evangeline and this drawing of Ominis)

I took it upon myself while writing this post and forced myself to do a drawing of Evangeline in 20 minutes without a model (I just traced a neutral pose from a drawing dummy to have my base and improvised from my watercolour of Evangeline for her outfit).

You be the judge:

The end of her leg and her shoe is a disaster 😭

Well, that's that. I don't know how it's going to turn out and whether any artists/writers are going to take part, but it was a fun post to make!

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A short extract from my OS

I've been writing this OS since July 😭 I feel like I can't see the end of it 😖

And the worst thing is that I'm having trouble motivating myself to write, so why not share the first page, maybe that'll motivate me to write 🥲 (after all, the best motivation is the readers, isn't it?)

“I would be grateful if you would cease experimenting with your potion, Miss Rosier. We already have more than enough commotion in this class. We certainly do not need a second Weasley. Therefore, I must deduct 10 points from Ravenclaw.”

Professor Sharp let out a weary sigh as he observed the contents of Evangeline’s cauldron. The mixture was bubbling dangerously, spewing out a greenish foam that was slowly spilling over the workbench. Occasionally, small sparks shot out, casting unsettling glimmers across the table. With a sharp gaze, Sharp scrutinised her for a moment, then shook his head with an expression that was part indifferent, part resigned, before walking away without a word.

Evangeline lowered her eyes to her cauldron, a deep sense of discouragement washing over her. Why on earth would he think she was doing this on purpose? Why would she deliberately experiment with random ingredients, especially in Potions? It made absolutely no sense. She had never excelled in this subject, and everyone knew it — at least back at Beauxbâtons. It was her nemesis, the subject she dreaded most. She lacked both the talent and the patience required to handle ingredients and formulas with precision.

Yet, here it was, undeniable: a complete disaster. The strange fumes, the alarming colours... Everything in her cauldron screamed chaos. She couldn’t exactly deny that a part of her was beginning to wonder if she really was incapable of succeeding, no matter how hard she tried to follow the instructions.

Evangeline stared at her cauldron, confusion mingling with anxiety. She was certain she had followed every step to the letter. So why this mess? Why, out of all the students, was it always her cauldron that looked like a failed experiment by a novice alchemist? Unable to make sense of it, she frantically reopened her Potions textbook, her hands trembling. But even after rereading every line, every word, she couldn’t find anything that explained the strange transformation of her concoction. She had done exactly what was written... or at least she thought she had.

In a moment of despair, Evangeline cast a furtive glance around her, observing her classmates’ workstations. At first glance, everything seemed normal, almost too perfect. But then something caught her attention. Everyone had dittany leaves neatly placed on their tables… except for her. Her eyes fell on her own leaves, and her heart sank painfully. She had, instead, fluxweed leaves—an ingredient that had no place in this regeneration potion.

The truth hit her like a ton of bricks. She had been using the wrong ingredient from the start. A mix of humiliation and frustration overwhelmed her as she fought back tears. How could she have made such a basic mistake? This stupid, elementary error had made her cauldron the laughingstock of the class.

Around her, she could hear the mocking whispers and muffled sniggers from a few students. Smirks were exchanged, condescending glances bore down on her, like needles pricking her skin. She could even feel the disapproving, impatient stares of some Ravenclaws turning towards her. She knew what they were thinking. They were probably wondering how she could still be one of them after so many failures, after already losing points for their house earlier in the week. She was just an extra burden, a weight on her house, and each mistake seemed to prove it a little more every day. But the worst part was, Evangeline couldn’t even blame them. Not after what had happened in Herbology…

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"Speak to me, Slytherin, greatest of the Hogwarts Four."

I know it's not HL, but the photo I used as a model ways into my Pinterest HL feed and I thought ��why not’ 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Visiting my artist grandmother at the hospital, I show her my watercolour of Tom Riddle (as she taught me the basic techniques and helped me a lot –especially with my drawing of Sebastian and Ominis–)

My grandmother: Wow, that's beautiful! You're good, do you post your drawings on the internet?

Me: Yes, I do.

My grandma: With your talent, I'm sure you'll be in demand for commissions on your Harry Potter theme!

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So, what can I say, mamie? I clearly don't have the talent to take on commissions 😂 (And what I do as art isn't that exceptional either, other artists are much more talented)

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Today I was going for a Slytherin-inspired outfit 😂🐍

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I was tag by @myokk so let's go.

Last Song: Luktelk - Silvester Belt

Since I listened to it, I've had a huge crush on it and I listen to it whenever I'm not feeling well 🥹 And I think Lithuanian is a very beautiful language (as are all the languages of Eastern Europe) 🥰

Currently Reading: Apparition and La Chevelure by Maupassant, as well as Vipère au Poing by Hervé Bazin. I'm obviously reading them in French as I'm preparing my French lessons to work on them with some of my classes.

Currently Watching: When I was looking for a replay programme, I saw that lots of BBC mini-series were available. Adaptations of Victorian novels. Ah I made myself a marathon 🤣 Great Expectations; Pride and Prejudice; Sense and Sensibility 🥰; Wuthering Heights; Jane Eyre 😍❤

Currently Craving: I don't know if it's to do with the rotten weather we're having or the time of year, but I'm craving winter dishes 😭 Tartiflette; Mortau sausage/lentils; and hot tins of Mont d'Or 🤤

Coffee or Tea: TEA! I can't start my day without drinking my tea, Earl Grey 👌🏻. I think my mother (an English teacher who passed on her love of English culture to me) has rubbed off on me too much 😂

A Hobby You Would Like to Try: Sewing and embroidery. I shared a post about my embroidered patches and the Ravenclaw cosplay I'd made. In the future, I'd like to stop relying on my grandmother to help me sew and my dream would be to make clothes for everyday use (I've only made cosplay pieces).

An AU You're Working On or Thought Of: Nothing in particular. I'm not really interested in AU.

But having been to the Louvre today, I did at one point think about what the characters in HL would do if they visited the Louvre 🤷🏻‍♀️

No pressure tags: Nobody, as usual.

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When we have time because our classes are on work experience (long live the vocational lycée), we keep busy as best we can 😅

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Thank for the tag @myokk.

Well, the personality and the way I've imagined Evangeline are not conducive to silly facts about her, but I'll try.

By reflex, she says ‘ouch’ when she knocks an object against something.

She spends a lot of time in the library, getting lost in her books. When she's reading, she gets very involved in the story, reacting quite explicitly (in silence) to what's happening in the story.

She sometimes skips meals when she's in the library reading or revising because she's so involved and enjoys the peace and quiet of the library.

Being very hard on herself, she sometimes violently hits herself in the face to lecture herself. This often happens when she's reflecting on her lack of self-confidence.

Having been rejected by others during her time at Beauxbâtons, she started creating imaginary friends based on the characters in the novels she read, in order to feel less alone.

As usual, I don't have anyone to tag, so… Anyone who sees this is free to participate or not.

I FOUND AN HP PICREW RAAAAAHHHH

lets chain post this stinker. Make your MC in this picrew and give me five quirky facts about them! And I mean quirky! Gimme the most whimsical goofy silly facts about them you have!! I want them! 👀👀👀 Tag your friends to make some too!

I’ll go first!

This is my MC, Allan Waite!!

GOOFY FUN FACTS:

Allan is prone to finding things like rocks and giving them to people he cares about- like friends

He HATES putting metal in his mouth and has a special set of wooden utensils just to avoid that sensation

He knows how to use a sword from his father- sorta- or at least- however much someone might retain from being five years old. (The age his parents passed)

He has a sword he shrinks and uses as a brootch, as his muggle weapon of choice is a cane to wack people with.

He’s hit his head on small doorframes before (6’1 ft tall my poor boy)

🥺🥺🥺

GIVE ME YOUR CHILDREN

NOW

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tagging( no presh!!): @the-chaotic-scilla-aster @boxdstars @heyitszev @theladyofshalott1989 @endless-starlight-legacy @ravenwind-75 @honeybadgerdontcare394 @ you!!!!

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Maggie Smith 🥹

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I had no idea that returning to my region over the weekend would have done me SO MUCH good! Because morale has been up and down lately...

1) Seeing the love of my life back in good health and climbing like crazy on my furniture in my bedroom, seeing that she's back to her normal weight and no longer dying, that's priceless ❤

2&3) Being able to walk in the countryside and see my Alsace again 🥰 As much as the Haussmannien style of Paris is beautiful, I missed the half-timbered houses so much! (Plus Miyazaki used it as inspiration for one of my favourite films 😍)

4) I was able to go back to my horseclub to ride (I've been riding there since I was 6 and there had never been a year when I didn't stop riding, this year in Paris it's really difficult 😭) Anyway, I'm so happy to have been able to get back to riding (well, doing dressage for a recovery wasn't ideal and my god the aches and pains the next day 😂)

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The last two weeks have been pretty sporty 😅 Between finishing my course preparation, finishing my move to Paris (driving alone for 5 hours was hard for me, as I hate driving 😖) and my first week at my new lycée (well, actually I've been accompanying the new students' integration days with days of tree climbing and canoeing, there are worse things 😂)

1) The fact is that I'm starting to decorate my flat with some of my drawings (I've bought frames just for that) and that's when I realised that in terms of sizes there's favouritism 😂 It's like the cliché of ‘no, but I love all my children equally’!

2) Yesterday was a nice day, so I decided to go for a walk around Paris (and it was also the last chance I had to go and see the Olympic flame in the Tuileries Gardens). It was then that I realised that Haussmann-style Paris really is magnificent. And I'd forgotten the charm of the little bookshops along the Seine (all those old Parisian posters from the late 19th and early 20th centuries 🥰) And it was also nice to see the rain at the end of the day just as I reached the Eiffel Tower 😂

3) And as I have a bit more time to myself, I'm in a dilemma 😂 On the one hand I want to continue writing my OS about Evangeline (even though it's taking me a long time, and the motivation isn't always there. I haven't even done half of what I have in mind 😭) and on the second hand I want to draw and try experimenting with watercolours (to try and find my style as I only know the one my grandmother taught me). Long live my indecision 🥲