#Eve Aurelian

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Eve Aurelian

Another girl with a homebrewed deity

Eve Aurelian Class: Warlock-Artificer Personal deity: Soteth the sundered Alignment: True neutral/she leans more lawful but can swing between good and evil

Soteth the sundered is the "offspring" of the deity her father is a cleric for whom at this time is simply called the Voice of Aegis (yes I know that is a buckler with the head of a gorgon on it I didn't really give him much of a name since its a neutral deity)

Soteth is split into two beings one Good and other Evil so literally an angel and a devil motif. When they agree on something they fuse into a faceless being (think of the Spot from Spiderverse or King Minos from Ultrakill) with a hands motif but also slightly eldritch

When Eve was 16 is when she and her twin (Adam) were able to make pacts with some of the offspring. Picking Eve was one of the few things they agreed upon.

Her pact is the pact of the lover(s)

She was told by them that she would be the mother of deities of course only if they could agree and Eve figured that if several people before her couldn't get the halves to agree then she would just benefit from having the two give her powers to try and just pick one of them and ignore the other (Hence why Eve's alignment can swing it depends on which half she is channeling more)

But when they do agree they are incredibly powerful to reality warping degree because they are a fledgling deity and Logar may or may not had tried to recreate the perfect meld of human and divine due to his eldest child being Argel Tal

The two halves do unselfishly love her but each half is selfish in the amount of time and devotion they want to give her so Eve is unfortunately having to deal with a deity who is split in two, willingly, so they're trying to get into her pants twice as much

Eve is a warlock as per tradition in her family to help her father's deity gain more of a foothold but she became an Artificer to slightly distance herself from how Logar can get with religion (that hardly changed)

She is less like how Martel is who is more of an artisan and she goes full on inventor/alchemist trying to put the power of the gods into the hands of mortals so it means she can get in trouble but that's what Soteth is there for to bail her out of trouble.

She duel wields repeater hand crossbows that she made (if guns were a thing in this setting she would be duel wielding flintlocks/revolvers)

Her skin is that lovely tanned color everyone gives Logar with short black-brown hair. And she has bright golden eyes.

When she is using Soteth's powers, runic tattoos appear all over her body and she will either have a halo or horns if she is heavily channeling one of the halves.

But when she channels both halves the motif becomes hands holding her body, covering her face, her chest, her waist, holding her neck in show of possession, just a lot of hands holding her in a lovers embrace and of course large lovely wings. (I see true neutral deities being just the casual eldritch vs like celestial Biblically accurate angels eldritch and the corrupted version of Biblically accurate angels eldritch for the devils)

Her attire is mostly practical with wearing thick trousers tucked into her boots with a buttoned up shirt tucked into her pants with a jacket over top. She traded out the far more simple attire of her father's love of tunics for something far more well Zazzlian

She's not super close with her twin as he went down a more clerical path while her elder brother Argel Tal is a paladin of sorts

She didn't inherit a lot of the Primarch aura

She's heard more about the plane her father comes from via Argel Tal's ramblings to which she doesn't put much stock into but his wife also says some out there things that Logar just seems to accept.

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I'm Star and my pronouns are she/they!

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dark fantasy

dark romance

fairytale/myth reimaginings

contemporary fantasy

mystery

new adult and adult but a wip or two are ya

dark with hopeful themes

queer characters

supernatural

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list of wips under the cut

Fates Woven in Shadow #1 | dark fantasy, new adult, editing stage, multipov, main wip

Fates Woven in Shadows follows five characters--Eurdyn, Aurelian, Andee, Lucy, & Haizley--as they struggle with accepting or defying the fates they have been tied to; all while trying to find a murderer who is targeting beings who have escaped from a facility known as the Hospital. Eurdyn and Haizley being two of the escapees and their friend Noella being a victim.

Stolen Roses #1 | dark fairytale reimagining, new adult, drafting, multipov

Stolen Roses follows Sylvie and Eve as they try to find each other as well as their mother in the Silverwood--a magical forest home to all sorts of mystical creatures and beings. The same forest that stole their mother years ago and that has now entangled both sisters in trying to find a way to heal the forest before it's too late for them all.

Others to be added but these are the main ones!

[dramioneasks]

Are there any fics with D and H as parents during the war? I just finished Aurelian by BittyBlueEyes and I'm obsessed with that idea of those two trying their best to protect their toddler from the horrors of battle! Thank you for the help, and have a nice day!

Choosing Destiny by AkashaTheKitty - E, 6 Chapters - Hermione is missing a year of her life, and nobody knows what she did during that time. Nobody, that is, except him. And he is a Death Eater. All the evidence point to her willingly erasing her memory and covering up all the evidence. So what did she do?

The Sacrifices We Make by LR Earl - M, 29 Chapters - After Harry Potter falls in the final Battle, a desperate Order of the Phoenix needs Draco Malfoy’s pack of werewolves to defeat Voldemort. Hermione plans to offer the reclusive Alpha the one thing he can’t refuse: a child of his own. But sometimes we find ourselves in the sacrifices we make. AU, Werewolf!Draco, Voldemort!Wins. 2018 Granger Enchanted Awards multi-award winner!

Waiting By: DracoDew17 - K+, one-shot - It’s Christmas Eve and a child is waiting.

A Loose Connection By: Tearle - T, 8 chapters -  A spy looking out for himself, a victim still adjusting to life after torture, and the daughter that binds them. AU, Post-Hogwarts, Pre-Final Battle.

The Power of Love By: cleotheo - M, 42 chapters - A teenage pregnancy leads Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy to seek the help of the Order. But when Voldemort discovers Draco’s secret he has the perfect leverage to get the young wizard to do exactly as he wants.

The Edge of the World - phlox - T, one-shot - The only thing worse than living in the world the way it is now… is to bring a child into it.

I Spy - gnrkrystle - T, 31 Chapters - Hermione is hand picked by Dumbledore to be the Order liaison for Draco when he decides to be a Spy for the Order in their 6th year. Read to find out more.

Title:Broken Chains Author: Leave it at that Rating: M Genre(s): Romance Chapters: 15 Word Count: 45,920 Summary: After Ron and Harry fail to rescue her from Bellatrix, Hermione is trapped in Malfoy Manor. Now she has to face Voldemort alone, but is she completely alone? Suddenly she is bonded to Draco. Then Draco and Hermione wind up somewhere they never imagined they’d be- bonded for life. Set during DH. EWE.

Breathe in. Bretahe out. by CosmicCthulhu - T, one-shot - Hermione is terrified. The Death Eaters have attacked her home and she has no idea where her husband is. Now, all she can do is hide away in the safe house and wait for him – while doing her best to shield her son away from the harshness of the war.

The Order of Serpents by bl_crtz - E, 43 chapters, Words: 190,103 - During the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter walked into the forbidden forest, died, and walked out with crimson eyes as the new vessel of the Dark Lord. Since then, Hermione Granger served as an elite member of the True Order, isolating herself from other Order members and going on missions alone, not only haunted by the loss of her best friend, Harry, but Ron who had run away after the battle. Three and a half years later, Draco Malfoy shows up with his two year old son on the Order’s doorstep seeking to switch sides. Together, Draco and Hermione are forced to deal with not only each other, but their own past and confront who they’ve become because of the war.

-Lisa

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07.23.2023 - Chapter 4 (Redux)

Another chapter edited! A lot of convoluted worldbuilding stuff was removed, and some narration was simplified. This whole bit is new; originally the ham was something that Cay and Ev found, but now that they’re both deleted from the story, it’s going to Bee and Idan. I think it’s more fun and also makes more sense.

I don’t know what “Aurelian gold” is supposed to be. I just needed a cool thing that sounded expensive.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

CHRISTMAS IS NOT PAGAN

So, please, stop saying that it is. There is no good reason to call Christmas "pagan" or to say Christmas "came from a pagan background."

Every year, both non-Christians AND Christians post all over social media that "Christmas is pagan." The majority of these people have no reason whatsoever for their claim, except they saw it on social media and blindly believe it's true. Let's go over the facts about supposed "pagan" traditions and Christmas:

SOL INVICTUS Sol Invictus was not placed on 12/25 until 354 AD when the Philocalian Calendar records this but doesn't specify any festival with regards to sun worship. Prior to this, the Julio-Claudian fasti inscriptions say Sun festivals were on August 8th, 9th, 28th, and December 11th, and maybe October 19th. The Philocalian Calendar says Emperor Aurelian honored the sun with chariot races every 4 years Oct 19-22 (Steven Hijmans, "Sol Invictus, the Winter Solstice, and the Origins of Christmas", Mouseion, Number 47/3 (2003), 277-298).

SATURNALIA Saturnalia was never on 12/25. Macrobius says Saturnalia began 14 days before January, which comes out to December 17th (Saturnalia 1.10.1-23), using Roman Calendrical dates. He says it lasted for 3 days, but according to the Fasti inscriptions, it lasted to the 24th during the days of the Republic.

YULE Yule was placed on 12/25 by King Haakon the Good in the 10th century AD to coincide with Christmas. This goes back to the early historian Snorri Sturluson, and his book "Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway." Snorri says before this, “Yule was celebrated on a midwinter night, and for the duration of three nights" (p. 106). He gives no specific dates, but St. Bede in “The reckoning of Time,” (Section 329) said Northmen calculated their seasons according to the cycles of the moon, so the date of Yule probably changed every year. Pliny the elder also says the Gallic tribes calculated their months according to the moon (nat. his. 16.95.250). Last, according to the Chronicler, Theitmar, the Danes sacrificed to pagan gods in January after the 6th (The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg, Book 1.17).

THE WINTER SOLSTICE The Winter Solstice had no festive significance to ancient Romans. There were no celebrations planned for the date and they disagreed on when it was. The Julian Calendar does say 12/25, but Pliny the Elder says 12/26 (nat. his. 18.59.221), and Columella says 12/23 (De Re Rustica 9.14.12).

DECEMBER 25TH The date of 12/25 was selected by Christians because (according to early authors like Dionysus Exiguus & Hippolytus) they believed Jesus was conceived on the same day he died and they thought he died on March 25th, so just count forward nine months.

CHRISTMAS TREES Christmas trees only go back to the 16th century in eastern Europe. The first mention of Christmas trees is in an Alsace ordinance in 1561. Almost no early pagans thought pine trees were sacred, let alone associated with 12/25. Germanic tribes believed the oak was sacred (Pliny, nat. his. 16.95). Maximus of Tyre said, "The Celts indeed worship Zeus, but they honor Him in the form of a lofty oak" (Dissertation VIII, section VIII). The most likely explanation is they morphed over from paradise trees. Adam and Eve's festival days is 12/24 and used to be honored with an Adam and Eve play. In Europe, in the dead of winter, not a lot of trees are available, so they would get a pine tree and decorate it with fruits and cakes. After the play, they could eat the treats on the tree and the practice probably just morphed into Christmas. We have no record of Christmas trees prior to this time. See "Christmas: A Candid History" by Bruce David Forbes, pp. 48-59;  Encyclopedia of Christmas by Tanya Gulevich, pp. 165-171.

SANTA CLAUS Santa Claus can only be traced back to Dutch immigrants in New York in the early 1800s. He came from the Dutch Sinterklaas, also known as St. Nicolas. His feast day was on 12/6 and was moved to 12/25 around this time to help make Christmas a family holiday. Newspapers promoted it and encouraged to give gifts on Christmas instead of New Years' like it traditionally was before this. Sinterklaas was rebranded from a catholic priest to look like a traditional dutchman from that time period, which included a big red suit (A dictionary of English Folklore, section: Santa). After this Santa was exported around the world and different countries added new spins. Stockings were also promoted around this time period and trace back to Clement C. Moor's “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” In 1927, in Finland, a radio broadcaster, Markus Rautio, morphed the old pagan deity, Joulupukki, into a Santa figure. Santa changed the Joulupukki figure, not the other way around.

FATHER CHRISTMAS Father Christmas, surprisingly, pre-dates Santa Claus. But he is not a pagan deity. Instead, he was a medieval personification of Christmas. Richard Smart of Plymtree is the first to write about him, referring to him as Sir Christmas, and his task is to announce the birth of Christ (Oxford Book of Carols, no. 21, 41-3).

MISTLETOE Mistletoes do not go back to paganism. The first we hear of using mistletoe as Christmas decorations are in Robert Herrick, "Hesperides poetry collection," (892, 980), and then William Coles mentions it is a decoration in “The Art of Simpling” (1600s). The tradition of kissing under it did not begin until the end of the 18th century in Britain. See "A dictionary of English Folklore," section: Mistletoe.

YULE LOGS Yule Logs do not go back to paganism, despite the name. Yule is also an English word to mean "mid-winter period." The first mention of yule logs is in Robert Herrick, "Hesperides poetry collection (number 784)" and he calls it a Christmas log. It wasn't called a yule log until Aubrey's “In the west-riding of Yorkshire on Christmas eve” (1686, p. 134).

NATIVITY SCENES St. Francis is credited for the first nativity scene in 1223 AD, Greccio. His followers then promoted the use of them during Christmas (Life of Saint Francis of Assisi  - Saint Bonaventure. Chapter 10.7).

There is no evidence that Christmas comes from paganism or that Christmas is pagan at all. So, Christian Thinkers, go forth and celebrate Christmas in the worship of Christ for the glory of God! Keep Thinking!

+ The Christian Think Tank PH +

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(All of the above comes from Inspiring Philosophy - Michael Jones writing found here: https://bit.ly/3GVr0cR. You can also view Part 1 of the research here: https://bit.ly/3p5iQbU and Part 2 here: https://bit.ly/32ejgno)

[selena-snape]

Familia Snape

Primera Generación:

¤ Morphin Nikolai Snape y Tallulah Aurelia Snape

Segunda generación:

¤ Ilona Octavia Snape y Viktor Kirtking Snape

¤ Bellona Demetria Snape y Aurelius Amadeus Willowdee

¤ Tanith Marcellina Snape y Albion Casimir Snape

Tercera Generación:

¤ Gabriel Soren Snape y Conan Levi Malfoy

¤ Sonja Cassandra Snape y Lucian Rowland Snape

¤ Selene Belladona Snape y Michael Thomas Corvin

¤ Morgana Drucilda Willowdee y Octavius Mortifer Dollins

¤ Belvina Anastasia Willowdee y Alexander Andreas Kane

¤ Silvanus Alestair Snape y Minerva Dorinda Primrose

¤ Cornelius Devereux Snape y Nocturna Evelyn Nightwood

¤ Almeric Lazarus Snape y Amarah Senka Lonwood

¤ Esperanza Medea Snape y Mereida Azura Blackwood

¤ Theodocia Isidora Snape y Centar Ismaband Blackwood

Cuarta Generación:

¤ Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore y Gellert Amadeus Grindelwald

¤ Aberforth Florian Leighton Soren Dumbledore y Belvina Vega Black

¤ Ariana Odolette Wilhemina Dumbledore y Arcturus II Alioth Black

¤ Tom Marvolo Riddle y Kara Sonia Milford

¤ Valens Basilius Snape y Charles Hunter Levin

¤ Tobias Vincent Snape y Eileen Aiko Prince

¤ Pamela Demetria Malfoy y Elias Paul Voorhees

¤ Abraxas Ariel Malfoy y Renatha Edith Oswald

¤ Evageline Ethel Malfoy y Lazarus Granville Sparda

¤ Bianca Brooke Di Angelo y Thalia Eliza Grace

¤ Nico Ethan Di Angelo y Perseus Lorcan Jackson

¤ Theodore Lev Snape y Marcus Casimir Corvinus

¤ Ethan Joseph Snape y David Monsse Conberg

¤ Eve Ilaria Corvin y Logan Brad Fowler

¤ Raymond Vincent Dollins y Juliette Umbra Walker

¤ Sebastian Andrew Dollins y Adrianna Asura Walker

¤ Micah Vladimir Dollins y Raven Tenebra Walker

¤ Benjamin Caleb Kane y Aaron Leonard Luthor

¤ Natalie Eileen Snape y Bastian Abraxas Prince

¤ Octavian Demetrius Snape y Abigail Aura Cooper

¤ Percival Valentine Snape y Willow Delilah Lake

¤ Archibald August Snape y Phineas Atticus Moose

¤ Piper Delilah Snape y Alvin Nicholas Dream

¤ Flora Alyssandra Snape y Louis William Afton

¤ Colette Silver Snape y Kenneth Horace Orville

¤ Nikolaus Rafferty Snape y Nika Dominika Winston

¤ Evageline Danica Blackwood y Claude Tobias Harley

¤ Gabrielle Victoria Blackwood y Gideon Silas Murphy

¤ Belladona Tabitha Blackwood y Quentin Ulysses Orson

¤ Nimue Andromeda Blackwood y Balthasar Ignatius Fitzhugh

¤ Valtor Phoenix Blackwood y Ninette Madeline Sutton

¤ Dimitry Avalon Blackwood y Thalassa Estelle Rex

Quinta Generación:

¤ Credence Aurelius Dumbledore y Lycoris Lyra Black

¤ Modesty Orianna Dumbledore y Michelle Caroline Miller

¤ Valentine Desmond Dumbledore y Leroy Samuel Cooley

¤ Octavius Theodore Dumbledore y Minerva Ursula Parker

¤ Cassandra Eliza Dumbledore y Zivar Pollux Galanford

¤ Callidora Eridanis Black y Harfang Ernest Longbottom

¤ Cedrella Oriana Black y Septimus Ronald Weasley

¤ Charis Scorpia Black y Caspar Dorian Crouch

¤ Trish Clarice Riddle y "Lady" Mary Ann Arkham

¤ Vanessa Octavia Riddle y Tom Spencer Peters

¤ Delphinie Savannah Riddle y Serena Angelette Denford

¤ Dominika Hazel Levin y Thomas Downey Richardson

¤ Vincent Alexander Levin y Daphne Rosie Campbell

¤ Niven Finnian Levin y River Aura Stone

¤ Malorie Estella Levin y Ivan Adonis Novak

¤ Severus Tobias Snape y Ulaz Devereux Snape

¤ Ryou Nathan Snape y Krolia Serenity Kogane

¤ Jason Ezra Voorhees y Michael Gideon Myers

¤ Diana Madeline Voorhees y Mason Samuel Kimble

¤ Lucius Abraxas Malfoy y Narcissa Meissa Black

¤ William Joseph Dixon y Cassandra Allegra Lewis

¤ Vergil Amon Sparda y Faith Mackenzie Myron

¤ Dante Alastor Sparda y Hope Catherine Myron

¤ Victor Jethro Grace y Ryan Christopher Everett

¤ Aurelia Peregrine Grace y Sebastian Artemis Jensen

¤ Ian Mason Jackson y Bellona Damara Huxley

¤ Ada Demetria Jackson y Azura Jasmine Brooks

¤ Kitty Xanthe Jackson y Charlotte Marcellina Donovan

¤ Sansa Calypso Corvinus y Thomas Nicholas Parkinson

¤ September Lev Corvinus y Tanith Amara Walker

¤ Flora Pandora Snape y Xenophilius Leland Lovewood

¤ Thora Margot Fowler y Marc Anthony Marcelly

¤ Lyra Beatrix Fowler y Lorenzo Finnian Donnelly

¤ Morgan Ariella Fowler y Nolan Cassander Delaney

¤ Ruby Hilda Dollins y Miles Oliver Corwin

¤ Luna Stephanie Dollins y Theon August Dresden

¤ Noah Jonah Dollins y Helena Roxane Ansel

¤ Stanford Nathaniel Dollins y Nita Evelyn Paxton

¤ Mortimer Morphin Dollins y Martin Jonathan Flint

¤ Elizabeth Tallulah Dollins y Valens Vatlos Braken

¤ Janeth Mirella Dollins y Stefano Nova Fox

¤ Arya Eloise Kane y Constatine Nikolai Hudson

¤ Angelette Lucille Kane y Yuri Vladimir Ivanovich

¤ Azrael Finnian Kane y Luciana Angela Ortiz

¤ Niven Ezra Kane y Mikhaila Juniper Orion

¤ Carlisle Damien Kane y Serena Laurel Ranger

¤ Basilius Sebastian Prince y Ida Scarlett Lennox

¤ Felix Robert Prince y Jane Ophelia Miller

¤ Jasper Wyatt Prince y Marlene Elora Lawson

¤ Edward Henry Prince y Selene Stella Harper

¤ Adrien Scott Snape y Calliope Ivory Bronx

¤ Raphael Patrick Snape y Mirah Colette Cain

¤ Richard Lawrence Snape y Galilea Lyra Dexter

¤ Francine Eliza Snape y Michael Francis Oakley

¤ Connie Violet Snape y Tallulah Vera Lake

¤ Melissa Barbara Snape y Eugene Jordan Morrinson

¤ Morticia Moira Snape y Kiyoko Asahina

¤ Morterius Mortimer Snape y Reina Matsumoto

¤ Jeremy Vincent Dream y Sabrina Addison Riley

¤ Nathan Samuel Dream y Piper Aurora Harrow

¤ Bruce Steven Dream y Nicolette Grace Tyson

¤ Adeliza Morigan Afton y Emmett Blake Cartet

¤ Daemon October Afton y Darrel Cael Ossory

¤ Violetta Ursuline Afton y Jeffrey Hunter Jefferson

¤ Minerva Rowena Afton y Leonard Robert Leighton

¤ Doria Judith Orville y Dominic Alexander Edevane

¤ Ryan Joshua Orville y Alice Isidora Jones

¤ Agatha Rachel Orville y Jeremiah Andrew Evans

¤ Carlotta Katherine Snape y Owen Stephen O'Kelly

¤ Ethan Elijah Harley y Larissa Daphne Davis

¤ Giovanni Mortimer Harley y Ariel Danica O'Ryan

¤ Vincent Oliver Harley y Amelie Luna Roberts

¤ Bastian Lynx Murphy y Arya Ruby Forrest

¤ Theodore Niven Murphy y Ursa Aries Black

¤ Dominika Valda Murphy y Arthur Russel Glenwood

¤ Callista Eliza Orson y Callista Addison McCoy

¤ Morterius Finnian Orson y Jessamine Robinia Bathory

¤ Victoria Hilda Orson y Sabine Belladona Volkov

¤ Margot Elizabeth Orson y Pietro Leroy Carrington

¤ Riven Alexander Blackwood y Petra Victoria Hayden

¤ River Stella Blackwood y Jasper August Moore

¤ Chloe Henrietta Blackwood y Griffin Cyrus Lexington

¤ Vanessa Tabitha Blackwood y Miles Herman Goodwin

¤ Ivan Septimus Blackwood y Rosie Olive Brown

¤ Amadeus Artemas Blackwood y Hariett Emily de Loughrey

Sexta Generación:

¤ Lilith Moira Riddle y Julian Cameron Gray

¤ Bloom Larissa Peters y Sky Aurelius

¤ Hazel Opal Peters y Magnus Roman Watson

¤ Theodore August Peters y Meredith Mavis Monroe

¤ Cora Stephanie Riddle y

¤ Arabella Diane Riddle y

¤ Francis Ezra Riddle y

¤ Aaron Christopher Riddle y Verena Michelle Dyer

¤ Joshua Stephen Riddle y Esther Amalia Holt

¤ Charles Samuel Riddle y Ruby Stephanie Saffron

¤ Iris Aurelia Riddle y Marshal Everett Conrad

¤ Theophania Calliope Richardson y Corinne Roxanne Everleigh

¤ Arabella Beatrix Richardson y Henry Oliver Brookes

¤ Kai Dominick Richardson y Flynn Milo Wolf

¤ Willow Cosima Levin y Nicoletta Pomona Wilford

¤ Fern Violet Levin y Marie Honoria Ollivander

¤ Euphemia Alessandra Levin y Jhon Florean Palmer

¤ Dorothea Giovanna Levin y Elladora Eloise Gibson

¤ Salazar Lucius Levin y Holly Avalon Barnes

¤ Eleanor Hope Levin y Savannah Genevieve Shaw

¤ Gracie Isadora Novak y Marvin Declan Sullivan

¤ Alec Aurelian Novak y Claire Piper Johan

¤ Mason Ezekiel Novak y Clementine Octavia Albion

1)¤ Lotor Comet Snape y Raphael Percival Rosier

2)¤ "Moon Demon" Darius Angelo Snape y "Dark Angel " Arianne Alysson Snape

3)¤ "Killer Shadow" Lazarus Ignatius Snape y "Ice Demon" Urania Calliope Snape

¤ Morterius Viktor Snape y Hisirdoux Artemas Casperan

4)¤ Regris Niven Snape y Acxa Valda Snape

5)¤ Kevin Ethan Snape y Gwendolyn Stephanie Tennyson

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8)¤ Regulus Orion Snape y Abel Austin Khemse

9)¤ Cygnus Arcturus Snape y Frederic Alistair Weasley

10)¤ Elle Rigel Snape y Matsuda Touta

11)¤ Beyond Aurelian Snape y Mikami Teru

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15)¤ Alexander Valens Snape y Magnus Sebastian King

16)¤ Lysander Nikolaus Snape y Vladimir Micah Masters

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¤ Keith Akira Snape y James Oliver Griffin

¤ Morgana Kendra Voorhees y Karin Delilah Summers

¤ Jessica Lorna Kimble y Steven Malcom Freeman

¤ Audrey Andromeda Malfoy y Andre Perseus Bourgeois

¤ Gabriel Bastian Malfoy y Emilie Calliope Graham de Vanily

¤ Roynard Hydra Malfoy y Violet Rowena Deekers

¤ Raymond Lynx Malfoy y Cedric Atticus Diggory

¤ Draco Lucius Malfoy y Astoria Coraline Greengrass

¤ Merle Ariel Dixon y "Jesus" Paul Finnegan Rovia

¤ Daryl Hunter Dixon y Rick Jonah Grimes

¤ Vitale Astaroth Sparda y Luka Nicholas Sparda

¤ Neron Asura Sparda y Kyrie Serena Kiernan

¤ Merak Emory Sparda y Portia Manon Hendrix

¤ Loretta Margot Grace y Calvin Raphael Foxglove

¤ Julius Grant Grace y Ivy Roxanne Baxley

¤ Benjamin Vidar Grace y Edgar Zachary Maddox

¤ Ophelia Nozomi Jensen y Cordelia Avery Bkwie

¤ Eileen Victoria Jensen y Silvius Dael Sinclair

¤ Thomas Lysander Jensen y Othello Natalie Reeve

¤ Nova Genesis Jackson y Allison Leah Reid

¤ Losa Iris Brooks y Briar Anais Tedford

¤ Nina Rosie Brooks y Asa August Harding

¤ Connor Cyrus Brooks y Sandra Sabine Simmons

¤ Esme Aurora Donovan y Maxine Riley Crosby

¤ Arabella Cassidy Donovan y Robert Dashiell. Davenport

¤ Arianne Odette Donovan y Terrence Gideon Graves

¤ Kendra Alessandra Donovan y Alexis Scarlett Bishop

¤ Cassandra Abigail Donovan y James Anthony West

¤ Pansy Genevieve Parkinson y Theodore Phineas Nott

¤ Ursa Alexa Corvinus Y Narcissa Hazel Ripley

¤ Nora Alyssa Corvinus y Lydia Skylar Abernathy

¤ Annabelle Danica Corvinus y Rowan Vladimir Norwood

¤ Luna Pandora Lovewood y Rolf Elijah Matthew Scamander

¤ Ronan Artemis Marcelly y Adam Timothy Reed

¤ Giovanni Octavius Marcelly y Robin Mikhaila Mckinley

¤ Ivan Alistair Marcelly y James Christopher Peters

¤ Mika Valentina Donnelly y Arthur Ethan Bowers

¤ Damien September Delaney y Melione Rowena Robinson

¤ Kira Dominika Delaney y Marlon Oliver Williams

¤ Kanna Amelia Delaney y Gael Ethan Byron

¤ Nicholas Hadrien Delaney y Madison Edith Emerson

¤ Armand Demetrius Corwin y Persephone Aspen Cormac

¤ Tatiana Aubrey Corwin y Marcella Carolinne Cervenka

¤ Pandora Evageline Corwin y Cecilia Honoria Van Frietag

¤ Natasha Penelope Dresden y Donna Mary Berkshire

¤ Emily Alisha Ansel y Nana Eliza Martin

¤ Isabelle Veronica Ansel y Carmen Emilia Reyes

¤ Kenneth Paul Dollins y Ella Isabella Evans

¤ Joseph Herman Dollins y Juliet Corina Rogers

¤ Hailey Amelia Flint y Lucia Naomi Barnes

¤ Ashley Jasmine Flint y Maxwell Benjamin Norton

¤ Piper Savannah Flint y Louis Howart Daxton

¤ Chase Akira Braken y Felix Lucius Quinn

¤ Florian Narcissus Braken y Colin Leonard Frone

¤ Callum Daniel Fox y Marjorie Katie Vance

¤ Dante Ezra Fox y Leila Juniper Thomson

¤ Nathan Soren Fox y Matthias Isaac Parker

¤ Magnus Gideon Fox y Desmond Ethan McReynolds

¤ Lucian Harrison Fox y Apollo Anthony Greene

¤ Jude Eli Hudson y Theodore Declan Vesper

¤ Olive Genesis Ivanovich y David Cameron Canyon

¤ Tate Roman Ivanovich y Molly Aurora Wiley

¤ Ivory Leah Ivanovich y Diane Barbara Jennings

¤ Devon Julian Kane y Ophelia Pauline Colins

¤ Claudine Barbara Kane y Matthew Benjamin Rothchild

¤ Castiel Dominc Kane y Charlie Isaac Lauder

¤ Natasha Bella Kane y Mackenzie Riley Hills

¤ Caroline Samantha Kane y Sarah Emma Fuller

¤ Harper Eva Kane y Daniel Michael Baker

¤ Henry Jasper Kane y Duncan Joshua Evas

¤ Nathan Pietro Kane y Elijah Maxwell Crimson

¤ June Opal Kane y Felix Octavius Rhodes

¤ Jane Ophelia Kane y Angelo Dominic Lowell

¤ Aldora Corinne Prince Amora Lyra Stout

¤ Odolette Lila Prince y Thalia Cora Fulton

¤ Amon Rowan Prince y Elira Bianca Thorton

¤ Amelia Robin Prince y Nicolo Dorian Guthrie

¤ Alastor Robert Prince y Dinah Pandora Pearson

¤ Gavin Marshall Prince y Megara Eloise Lang

¤ Sean Colin Prince y Rebecca Odette Douglas

¤ Renee Tara Prince y Miles Edgar Lambert

¤ Eric Lance Snapey y Millicent Corinne Curtis

¤ Marlon Levi Snape y Lily Alyssa Yancer

¤ Luther Garth Snape y Judith Naomi Tailyour

¤ Hannah Ebony Snape y Lincoln Nathan Penfold

¤ Marie Clarice Snape y Leslie Regan Eastwood

¤ Jade Tiffany Snape y Leah Eliana Rees

¤ Grant Devin Snape y Geraldine Annalie Harfield

¤ Dean Leighton Snape y Fiona Charity Wheeler

¤ Mason Riley Oakley y Cartie April Willis

¤ Morgan Harley Oakley y Ian Paul Wenman

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Octava Generación

[whumpinparis]

I’ve never really posted anything about my WIPs outside of actual prompts and drabbles so I’m putting this here just in case anyone is interested! It’s long so the WIPs are under the cut!

— Titled WIPs —

Aurelian: fighting ring set in italy, military deserter and disgraced royalty are forced to fight for the entertainment of others. (Cathal, Auden)

Bloody Valentine: vampire hitman and a disaster bisexual, set in a deserted prison morgue. (Paris, Austin)

Catharsis Avenue: romantic obsession, art student is kidnapped by whumper and has to play along. (Eli, Ashton)

Dead Weight: illegal fighting ring where whumpee entered into it voluntarily at first. after losing fights, he is passed on to someone new. (Cameron/Devin, Sterling, Christian, Pierce)

Lost in London: a ransom demand goes wrong and a billionaire’s son is kidnapped and held ransom, before managing to become independent. a jealous ex kidnaps both him and his caretaker. (Kay, London, Ferris, Halden)

Mercy: whumper loses their partner in a car accident and blames the first responders team. they take the first responder who they blame for their partner’s death. when traditional methods don’t work, they force the emt to caretake other victims. (Logan, Constantine, Nikolai)

ORNATE: photographer has a power trip and uses his money and reputation to manipulate others into doing exactly what he wants. (Alistair, Elliot, Chase, Langdon, Lennox, Zahlia, Eve, Brooke)

Red Lace: a couple’s vacation in amsterdam backfires. (Kaelen, Brennan, Benjamin)

SAFEHOUSE: a witness is placed into witsec with a constant companion. after flaunting the rules, the witness is kidnapped (Emory, Zi, Isak)

Serpentine: a prince is given responsibility of looking over a prisoner his family took. after disgracing himself, the prince relies on the prisoner for help. (Laurent, B)

Traditional Values: a lawyer fighting human trafficking was gifted a human pet by family. he selfishly keeps his pet, justifying it by what he does for work. (Dominic, Kaii)

Volucris: a scientist at the forefront of research uses a test subject to look into the increasingly trendy human-avian hybrids. after a failure on her part, she sells him off as an ornamental piece and begins work on a replacement. (Avery, Fern, Lindsay)

— Unnamed WIPs —

Rynn and Tate: cinnamon roll death row inmate is exonerated and moved to a lower security facility. (Rynn, Tate)

James and Roman: retired human trafficker gets lonely and digs up some old contacts to hook him up with someone of his own (James, Roman)

— Developing WIPs —

Slavery: a family with power is torn down, many of them killed or going underground into hiding. out of the few who remain, one is abducted and enslaved by the rival family. they keep him away from other workers. the son of the family gets arrested and brings shame on their family, resulting in a position even lower than the guy they enslaved.

2793, 744 and Edward: whumper has a pet they adore and cherish until they get sick. in a position with access to medical records, they find someone who is a possible organ match for their pet. hiding behind a monetary motive. (2793, 744, Edward)

Espionage/Civilian: one character is in a relationship with their partner, who works with sketchy organisations in information trading. he walks in on his partner working, and agrees to help out of love, before working out that he enjoys the process as much as his partner.

Gifted: a rich, depressed vampire is ‘gifted’ a human. a friend assumes having someone else around will help him get back on his feet. the human and vampire rarely speak at first, only when the vampire needs to feed. it isn’t long before a tense friendship is formed. (Elias)

Masochist’s Lullaby: *~relationship drama~* with an overbearing fan (Cherri, Riley, Yves)

Rite of Passage: an underground ‘vigilante’ infiltrates a gang operation and immediately screws up, ending up on the leader’s bad side, until an obsession ensues.

[luulyme]

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Dramione

A Wonderful Caricature of Intimacy  reviews

Draco loves his son more than anything in the world. So, when his ex-wife plans to take his son away, Draco asks the most unlikely person for help. Hermione must decide whether changing her entire life is worth helping the man she hates unconditionally.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 25 - Words: 136,998 - Reviews: 4129 - Favs: 10,834 - Follows: 2,560 - Updated: Sep 3, 2008 - Published: Nov 6, 2007 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

A Night Unfettered (One-Shot) reviews

A silly dare sends Hermione alone into the Shrieking Shack, and Draco thinks it the perfect time to play a prank on her. How was he to know that an unforeseen hindrance & a little Muggle-liquor could make the night go so wrong?

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,197 - Reviews: 53 - Favs: 401 - Follows: 106 - Published: Jun 27, 2014 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] - Complete

A Marriage Most Convenient  reviews

Hermione lost it all when she divorced. Draco would lose it all by age 30 if he didn't marry. Marriage to each other would be perfect, one would even say it was most convenient. Her daughter even looked like him, although, he wondered why that was.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 54 - Words: 183,905 - Reviews: 4502 - Favs: 4,789 - Follows: 1,788 - Updated: May 24, 2010 - Published: Oct 21, 2009 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

A Second Look   reviews

By: RiverWriter

Her best friend's life was a mess and she would have done anything to make things better for him and his sons. So, when she found her former enemy in a similar situation her heart went out to him as well... and the beautiful blond baby in his arms didn't hurt his case. It was certainly enough for her to give him a second look.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 30 - Words: 129,960 - Reviews: 2881 - Favs: 3,053 - Follows: 3,898 - Updated: Oct 12, 2019 - Published: May 26, 2018 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Harry P. - Complete

Accidental Proposal  reviews

Hermione finds out that she is really a Nott, and there are so many rules to being a Pureblood, too bad Draco Malfoy seems to have forgotten one of the most important rules of all! Hermione/Draco. Theo and Hermione are siblings. Ignores epilogue and off canon in some other places as well. Set in 8th year. Language, Fluff, and Lemons. Complete.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 36 - Words: 108,673 - Reviews: 1788 - Favs: 2,984 - Follows: 2,373 - Updated: Aug 26, 2017 - Published: May 24, 2016 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Ginny W., Theodore N. - Complete

After the Battle   reviews

By: WaitTilMyFatherHearsAboutThis

The Battle of Hogwarts is over. Not ten minutes ago, Harry Potter defeated Tom Riddle once and for all. As the initial cheering and celebrating dies down, Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger look at each other from opposite ends of the Great Hall and visibly sag with relief. He's alive.. She survived..

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 50,068 - Reviews: 200 - Favs: 1,341 - Follows: 368 - Updated: Sep 3, 2016 - Published: Sep 2, 2016 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] - Complete

And We All Fall Down  reviews

By: Rumaan

The spring term at Hogwarts starts with a bang with the return of Draco Malfoy, back for his eighth year after a stint in Azkaban. But all is not right with Draco and Head Girl Hermione Granger can't help but get involved. EWE

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 30 - Words: 127,964 - Reviews: 1963 - Favs: 3,881 - Follows: 1,451 - Updated: Oct 26, 2012 - Published: Dec 26, 2011 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Apple Pies and Other Amends  reviews

Sometimes you're sad. Sometimes you need dessert. And sometimes, it's a little of both. Runner-Up of the Winter 2017 Dramione Fanfiction Awards, "Best Epic-Sized Fic." [COMPLETE, Dramione]

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 30 - Words: 80,182 - Reviews: 736 - Favs: 1,880 - Follows: 613 - Updated: Nov 9, 2016 - Published: Sep 28, 2016 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Harry P., Ron W. - Complete

Aurelian  reviews

Two years after the war, a young stranger pays a visit to the burrow. His arrival alone is baffling, but the news he brings of an upcoming war turns the world upside down. Hermione's quiet, post-war life will never be the same.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 43 - Words: 270,577 - Reviews: 3632 - Favs: 6,870 - Follows: 1,956 - Updated: May 15, 2011 - Published: Dec 25, 2010 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Harry P., OC - Complete

Beautiful Things Can Come From The Dark   reviews

He finds her, broken and bleeding, and it will change everything. A rape aftermath story told from Draco Malfoy's POV. DHr

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 135,873 - Reviews: 1010 - Favs: 2,995 - Follows: 1,065 - Updated: Nov 28, 2009 - Published: Jun 7, 2006 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

Blood Traitor   reviews

Zalia

Draco Malfoy has been living a lie to protect the girl he loves. He has inherited the Veela gene and on his next birthday he will become the first male Veela for three hundred years. Canon (except the epilogue). Multiple other characters, detailed storyline and no patience for people looking for a smut-fest in every chapter. Apparently, my sense of humour can be rather entertaining

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 92 - Words: 186,031 - Reviews: 3134 - Favs: 3,614 - Follows: 3,991 - Updated: Feb 23, 2018 - Published: Mar 1, 2016 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] [Harry P., Ginny W.] - Complete

Bond  reviews

By: MrBenzedrine

What happens at "Bond" stays at "Bond" -Hermione is taken out for drinks at club "Bond", an establishment that can offer you anything from some alcohol and dancing to SO much more. When she, quite literally, falls into Draco Malfoy's lap, will she open up her mind and explore sexual desires she never knew she had? Kink. COMPLETE **FIRST PLACE: BEST SMUT 2017 Dramione Awards**

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 6 - Words: 51,654 - Reviews: 408 - Favs: 2,975 - Follows: 1,030 - Updated: May 24, 2017 - Published: Aug 3, 2016 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Pansy P., Blaise Z. - Complete

Christmas Eve Wine reviews

By: Columbrina

Relationships shatter at Christmas, but they also begin. ONE-SHOT.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,260 - Reviews: 115 - Favs: 197 - Follows: 57 - Published: Dec 23, 2018 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Chronos Historia  reviews

By: In Dreams

Hermione and Draco stumble upon a mysterious portal and find themselves hurtled back through time a thousand years. Forced to team up to find a way home, they quickly realize that much of the history they believed to be fact, wasn't true after all. A founders era, time travel Dramione. Winner of Most Creative Plot in the Granger Enchanted Awards 2018.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 27 - Words: 103,497 - Reviews: 1496 - Favs: 2,060 - Follows: 1,252 - Updated: Apr 8, 2018 - Published: Nov 5, 2017 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] Helena R., Bloody Baron - Complete

Conveniently Forgotten  reviews

By: RiverWriter

Draco wakes up in the hospital wing after taking a bludger to the head at quidditch practice and realizes that this just might be the perfect opportunity to finally steal the attention of his fellow Head Student, Hermione Granger. **My entry for the DramioneLove Mini Fest 2018** Prompt: "Who are you?"

Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,570 - Reviews: 75 - Favs: 360 - Follows: 95 - Published: Jun 11, 2018 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] - Complete

Count Your Blessings reviews

By: CJRed

Hermione is nursing a broken heart and planning a Christmas alone. But, when Draco Malfoy decides to crash her solo plans to avoid an arranged engagement, everything changes. One Witch, one Wizard, one Muggle cabin with an old record player, and two jaded souls. Can Christmas work its magic on these two? Long One Shot, written for Wordsmith and Beta's Holiday Aesthetic Fest.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,007 - Reviews: 141 - Favs: 1,062 - Follows: 204 - Published: Nov 26, 2017 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete

Eros & Psyche  reviews

By: RZZMG

Draco challenges Harry and friends to play EROS & PSYCHE, a scandalous card game with a dark, mysterious history. It's Slyth vs. Gryff, male vs. female, pride vs. desire in the ultimate game of hearts and amour! Pairings: Draco/Hermione,Blaise/Ginny,Ron/Pansy,Seamus/Lavender,Theo/Daphne,Harry/Tracey. AU 7th yr. Secrets, romance, angst, and sex await the turning of the first card...

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 66 - Words: 427,054 - Reviews: 7050 - Favs: 8,008 - Follows: 9,947 - Updated: Jul 25, 2018 - Published: Aug 2, 2010 - Hermione G., Draco M.

Every Day, a Little Death  reviews

(Didn’t like the fact that Hermione cheated on Draco- even more OOC thats I like)

By: lovesbitca8

It has become common knowledge that Hermione Granger cannot have an orgasm. Many have tried, none have succeeded. Can Draco Malfoy offer his assistance? / 8th Year AU - Complete

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 11 - Words: 69,214 - Reviews: 738 - Favs: 1,222 - Follows: 1,014 - Updated: Jan 25, 2019 - Published: Jul 4, 2018 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] - Complete

Everything Changes  reviews

By: inadaze22

“Thank you for cheating on me, Ron. It’s the best thing you could’ve done. Thank you for stopping me from making the worst mistake of my life.” My first Dramione story. Rated M for strong language and sexual content.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 76,191 - Reviews: 1100 - Favs: 5,110 - Follows: 1,043 - Updated: Jan 3, 2008 - Published: Dec 11, 2007 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

Fairy Stone  reviews

By: Colubrina

Draco is sentenced to one year in Azkaban, release contingent upon someone willing to vouch for his good behavior. Hermione does. "Oh, I want you," he said. "You, just you, always you. You forever and you for always and you until the bloody sun explodes." Dramione. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 13,827 - Reviews: 718 - Favs: 2,800 - Follows: 733 - Updated: May 1, 2015 - Published: Apr 25, 2015 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] - Complete

Genesis  reviews

By: Nautical Paramour

A series of drabbles to act as a sequel to Oblivion, based on the teased relationship from the epilogue. Exploring Hermione and Draco's relationship, where Voldemort is long dead, Lucius is in Azkaban, and they grow up as friends. Set in the Oblivion Universe. COMPLETE!

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 30 - Words: 34,289 - Reviews: 694 - Favs: 269 - Follows: 333 - Updated: Feb 10 - Published: Sep 19, 2018 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Narcissa M., Regulus B. - Complete

Heavy Lies the Crown  reviews

By: luckei1

For seven years, Draco has carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, and just when he thinks he'll be released, something happens that will make him seek help from the last person he could have imagined.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 36 - Words: 289,967 - Reviews: 3186 - Favs: 5,679 - Follows: 2,091 - Updated: Feb 11, 2011 - Published: Jan 16, 2009 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

How to Win Friends and Influence People  reviews

By: olivieblake

Real heroes never quit. Real villains never die. Dramione with ensemble cast, post-war, espionage AU. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 42 - Words: 403,894 - Reviews: 3511 - Favs: 1,816 - Follows: 1,706 - Updated: Jun 4, 2018 - Published: Jun 15, 2017 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] [Harry P., Theodore N.] - Complete

Hunted  reviews

By: Bex-chan

Forced to work together when their old schoolmates start dying, Hermione & Draco must overcome their differences to solve the mysterious deaths. The tension in the office is getting rather...heated. Mature themes. 4years PostHogwarts/War. EWE. DMHG.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Mystery - Chapters: 36 - Words: 191,497 - Reviews: 2845 - Favs: 7,226 - Follows: 1,876 - Updated: Aug 28, 2010 - Published: Mar 29, 2010 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

I Spy  reviews

By: gnrkrystle

Hermione is hand picked by Dumbledore to be the Order liaison for Draco when he decides to be a Spy for the Order in their 6th year. Read to find out more.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 31 - Words: 128,676 - Reviews: 1060 - Favs: 2,769 - Follows: 795 - Updated: Nov 6, 2012 - Published: Feb 7, 2011 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Isolation  reviews

By: Bex-chan

He can't leave the room. Her room. And it's all the Order's fault. Confined to a small space with only the Mudblood for company, something's going to give. Maybe his sanity. Maybe not. "There," she spat. "Now your Blood's filthy too!" DM/HG. PostHBP.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 48 - Words: 278,881 - Reviews: 16000 - Favs: 26,380 - Follows: 15,171 - Updated: Apr 5, 2014 - Published: Sep 2, 2010 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

It's All Uncharted  reviews

By: Bex-chan

"Are you ready?" she asked. Draco brushed the back of his hand against her forehead before tracing it down her cheek. "I was ready the moment you came back into my life, Granger. Are you ready?" "With you," she whispered, "I'm ready for anything."

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 38 - Words: 232,163 - Reviews: 1917 - Favs: 6,116 - Follows: 1,951 - Updated: Jan 22, 2012 - Published: Sep 19, 2011 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete

Jealousy  reviews

By: rains rabble

"If I've harmed her?" He seethed, snaking into Harry's space, his voice dropping to a menacing hiss. "She comes to me crying and you have the nerve to question how I've treated her?"

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 23 - Words: 60,392 - Reviews: 1954 - Favs: 4,388 - Follows: 4,002 - Updated: Feb 20, 2018 - Published: May 17, 2005 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Law of Love  reviews

By: GraceAbbene

Hermione is living a semi-normal life as a healer after the war. Well as normal as her life could be, until one day she finds out she's not really a Granger. She has a lot to adjust to & then the Minister passes a marriage law! Will she find love in something she was forced into? EDITED AND EPILOGUE

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 24 - Words: 80,304 - Reviews: 818 - Favs: 1,333 - Follows: 768 - Updated: Nov 17, 2014 - Published: Apr 25, 2009 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] [Harry P., Ginny W.] - Complete

Lily Potter's Biggest Secret  reviews

By: StrongHermione

Following a moment of passion, Lily Potter finds herself in a difficult position. She does her best to hide it. What happens when seventeen years later, her biggest secret comes to light? A story chronicling the formation of a family. Rated M for swearing and suggestive themes. AU, EWE?, Post War, Mild OOC, Spoilers. Pairings: HG/DM HP/GW SS/OC - COMPLETE

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Family - Chapters: 47 - Words: 454,346 - Reviews: 1373 - Favs: 2,385 - Follows: 1,112 - Updated: Jun 10, 2013 - Published: Jan 25, 2012 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Severus S. - Complete

Love and Forgiveness  reviews

By: HarryPGinnyW4eva

After the war and university, Hermione Granger lives in New York City beginning a new life. Draco Malfoy fled his life of misery, fear, and cowardice with Blaise Zabini. Can time and distance lead to forgiveness, and perhaps, love? Post DH Spoilers

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 39 - Words: 177,189 - Reviews: 951 - Favs: 1,144 - Follows: 357 - Updated: Apr 13, 2008 - Published: Jan 3, 2008 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Love and Other Misfortunes  reviews

By: SenLinYu

Following the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione Granger has devoted her career to the rights of magical beings and works reluctantly with the sardonic ministry lobbyist, Draco Malfoy. But there is ancient magic at work in the aftermath of the War and its consequence will be severe if Hermione fails to look up from her legislation and notice it. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 99,603 - Reviews: 738 - Favs: 1,410 - Follows: 909 - Updated: Apr 30, 2018 - Published: Feb 11, 2018 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

Love Me Twice reviews

By: Bex-chan

'"They tore her apart and then wiped me out of her mind to send me a message. To mess up my life. To break..." he trailed off. Blaise nodded his head with understanding. "To break your heart," he finished for him.' Dramione. One-shot.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 11,792 - Reviews: 634 - Favs: 4,041 - Follows: 629 - Published: Jan 4, 2012 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

Manacled  reviews

By: SenLinYu

Harry Potter is dead. In the aftermath of the war, in order to strengthen the might of the magical world, Voldemort enacts a repopulation effort. Hermione Granger has an Order secret locked away in her mind. She is sent as an enslaved surrogate to the High Reeve, to be bred and monitored until it can be accessed. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst/Mystery - Chapters: 77 - Words: 384,000 - Reviews: 4892 - Favs: 2,056 - Follows: 2,191 - Updated: Aug 18, 2019 - Published: Apr 27, 2018 - Hermione G., Draco M., Voldemort, Astoria G. - Complete

Mine  reviews

By: HufflepuffMommy

Hermione Granger is a single mother. The last thing she needed was to get involved with anyone, especially Draco Malfoy. Love however, has other plans. Rated M for mature themes later on. (Hermione/Draco) (Harry/Ginny)

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 20 - Words: 53,004 - Reviews: 330 - Favs: 1,035 - Follows: 449 - Updated: Nov 20, 2015 - Published: Nov 5, 2015 - Harry P., Hermione G., Draco M., Ginny W. - Complete

Mugglefied  reviews

By: DragonGrin - former TeenTypist

"For crimes committed against the wizarding and Muggle world while underage, I hereby sentence you to one year without magic." Draco stood stiffly, his knees locked to help keep him upright. So many spectators. Potter and Granger were there, Weasel-less. His knees finally buckled and he crumpled to the floor in a faint. Chapter 66. COMPLETE. EWE. Dramione.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 66 - Words: 250,257 - Reviews: 1637 - Favs: 1,300 - Follows: 1,835 - Updated: Feb 7 - Published: Feb 27, 2015 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Harry P., George W. - Complete

The Nietzsche Classes  reviews

By: Beringae

The Ministry takes action against the remaining prejudice in the wizarding society and asks Hermione for help. “What do you want? Money? Power? Name your price, Granger. I’m not about to let pride get in my way when an Azkaban sentence is on the line.”

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 45,807 - Reviews: 2241 - Favs: 6,059 - Follows: 1,136 - Updated: Apr 8, 2006 - Published: Oct 2, 2005 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Observations of a Pure Blood Debutant reviews

By: rainsrabble

Narcissa watching Draco watch Hermione. She draws some very startling conclusions. One Shot. Complete.

Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,294 - Reviews: 856 - Favs: 4,023 - Follows: 604 - Published: Jun 26, 2005 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Presque Toujours Pur  reviews

By: ShayaLonnie

Bellatrix's torture of Hermione uncovers a long-kept secret. The young witch learns her true origins in a story that shows the beginning and end of the Wizarding wars as Hermione learns about her biological father and the blood magic he dabbled in that will control her future.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Family/Romance - Chapters: 38 - Words: 174,032 - Reviews: 6769 - Favs: 12,291 - Follows: 5,265 - Updated: Oct 27, 2016 - Published: Mar 31, 2015 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Sirius B., Regulus B. - Complete

Protective Custody  reviews

By: Colubrina

After the war the Ministry decided that all children and most wives of Death Eaters needed to be placed in 'protective custody' with 'trustworthy citizens' but no one wanted Draco Malfoy. AU. Dramione. COMPLETE

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 12,334 - Reviews: 490 - Favs: 1,770 - Follows: 347 - Updated: Jan 23, 2015 - Published: Jan 1, 2015 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] - Complete

Rebuilding  reviews

By: Colubrina

Hermione Granger returns to Hogwarts to help rebuild the shattered castle the summer after the war. She and the other summer resident - and eventually their friends - have to come to terms with how the war broke more than just the walls of the building. Follows multiple Hogwarts students through '8th year' and one additional year of early adulthood. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 300 - Words: 263,336 - Reviews: 37443 - Favs: 6,146 - Follows: 4,115 - Updated: May 11, 2016 - Published: Aug 10, 2015 - Hermione G., Draco M., Pansy P., Theodore N. - Complete

Rewriting Destiny  reviews

By: mayawrites95

They thought after Voldemort's fall that the world would get better. But they were wrong. The Death Eaters are still ruling, using politics instead of hexes. With the dwindling Wizarding population and no one left to fight, they must go back in time to before Voldemort rose to power to fix what broke in the past. Nominated for Best James and Best Peter in the 2018 Marauder Medals!

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 76 - Words: 327,788 - Reviews: 1284 - Favs: 949 - Follows: 1,084 - Updated: Feb 24 - Published: Jan 1, 2018 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Lily Evans P., Marauders - Complete

Sacrifice   reviews

By: Kyra4

Dramione. PostHogwarts. Hermione sacrifices her virginity for a good cause. Complete.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 8,505 - Reviews: 394 - Favs: 1,836 - Follows: 370 - Updated: Aug 17, 2006 - Published: Jul 22, 2006 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Sex Ed   reviews

By: MrBenzedrine

Hermione Granger comes to Hogwarts to teach a much needed Biology curriculum to the students. Draco Malfoy, the Potions teacher, doesn't approve of the sex ed. A bet ensues. Who will come out victorious? Rated M for lemons. COMPLETE. ****FIRST PLACE: BEST FLUFF/HUMOR 2017 Dramione Awards***

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 31 - Words: 142,690 - Reviews: 1479 - Favs: 2,867 - Follows: 1,236 - Updated: Jun 1, 2017 - Published: Jul 4, 2016 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Ron W., Neville L. - Complete

Simply Irresistible   reviews

By: bookworm1993

Draco gave a cocky grin. "I am going to give you a makeover." "I'm sorry what?" "You heard me Granger, I'm going to give you a makeover that will make every man want you,and make Weasley die of regret. You will be simply irresistible."

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 30 - Words: 77,494 - Reviews: 6069 - Favs: 14,305 - Follows: 5,000 - Updated: Oct 21, 2012 - Published: Nov 8, 2009 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

Static   reviews

By: galfoy

The Order rescued Draco and Lucius Malfoy after Lord Voldemort turned on them. All the safe houses are full, and Hermione Granger is the only one who can take them in. Will she agree after having suffered a drastic nervous breakdown?

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 21 - Words: 75,632 - Reviews: 1535 - Favs: 4,716 - Follows: 1,194 - Updated: Sep 23, 2011 - Published: Sep 6, 2011 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

Switch   reviews

By: RZZMG

Hermione wanted a night with an anonymous, skilled & sensual partner to teach her to be a sub in bed, but when Draco Malfoy pursues her after, can a girl avoid the sinful temptations of the flesh available at a fetish nightclub? PostHogwarts-EWE. Story won multiple categories at the 2011 Summer & 2012 Spring Rounds of the HP Fanfic Fan Poll Awards-see profile for details. COMPLETE!

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 18 - Words: 43,826 - Reviews: 1102 - Favs: 2,343 - Follows: 808 - Updated: Jun 9, 2011 - Published: May 7, 2011 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Tainted by the Past   reviews

By: CelticPagan-3

The Golden Trio have saved the Wizarding World & lived to tell the tale. What will they do with a future they never thought they'd get? The boys escape their last childhood restraints, Hermione finishes her education & tries find a way to escape the future her parents have planned. She develops an unlikely friendship with Draco Malfoy who returns to Hogwarts to escape his own past.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 31 - Words: 222,280 - Reviews: 534 - Favs: 1,314 - Follows: 611 - Updated: May 31, 2013 - Published: Aug 3, 2012 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

The Brightest Black   reviews

By: Enigmaticrose4

On that fateful Halloween night Bellatrix Lestrange decided to sate her bloodlust on an innocent muggleborn family. Life is never again the same for the Most Noble and Ancient House of Black.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 72 - Words: 278,018 - Reviews: 4468 - Favs: 3,955 - Follows: 3,237 - Updated: Jul 15, 2017 - Published: Mar 17, 2016 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Harry P., Narcissa M. - Complete

The Deadline   reviews

By: Lena Phoria

It takes the unexpected engagement of their children to get Draco and Hermione in a room together, but only the selfish acts of their estranged spouses and a 300 Galleon bottle of firewhiskey will get them in a bedroom. What starts out as a one time mistake soon becomes a full-blown affair with a deadline; the day their children say 'I do'. But things rarely go according to plan.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 39 - Words: 329,548 - Reviews: 3479 - Favs: 4,464 - Follows: 2,339 - Updated: Oct 3, 2014 - Published: Nov 8, 2013 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] [Rose W., Scorpius M.] - Complete

The Eagle's Nest   reviews

By: HeartOfAspen

COMPLETE: Hermione's eighth year at Hogwarts is already going to be difficult in the aftermath of the war, but it is further thrown into upheaval when Headmistress McGonagall orders a re-sorting of all students to promote inter-house unity. But when the Sorting Hat sends Hermione to Ravenclaw with Draco - and without Harry or Ron, how will she cope? [AU/Dramione] Prevalent alchemy.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 70 - Words: 306,322 - Reviews: 5315 - Favs: 4,380 - Follows: 4,470 - Updated: Jan 2 - Published: Apr 12, 2016 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Theodore N. - Complete

The Green Girl   reviews

By: Columbria

Hermione is sorted into Slytherin; how will things play out differently when the brains of the Golden Trio has different friends? AU. Darkish Dramione. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 150,467 - Reviews: 5417 - Favs: 10,784 - Follows: 3,723 - Updated: Apr 26, 2015 - Published: Feb 6, 2015 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Harry P., Daphne G. - Complete

The Longest Distance Between Two Places  reviews

By: RZZMG

Time is immutable... but filled with magical possibilities. Hermione Granger discovers this truth after an accident in the Dept. of Mysteries leads to a series of bizarre, random encounters with a handsome young man donning Slytherin colours. -"I never believed in fate until I met you."- Time-travel/star-cross love fic. Drama/Romance/Angst. 2013 Hermione-Smut Fest entry.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 48,244 - Reviews: 551 - Favs: 1,134 - Follows: 555 - Updated: Feb 8, 2015 - Published: May 3, 2014 - Hermione G., Rabastan L. - Complete

The Muddy Princess   reviews

By: Columbrina

Just another Pureblood!Hermione story. A hidden adoption revealed, a brother found, a new world to figure out: "What are you hoping for?" he asked as they stood ready to do the spell. "I don't know," Hermione admitted. "You?" His knuckles were white on his wand. "A sister," he said, his voice very low, "I'm hoping for a sister." Winner 2015 Energize WIP Awards. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 62,710 - Reviews: 3794 - Favs: 6,999 - Follows: 3,523 - Updated: Aug 18, 2015 - Published: Mar 30, 2015 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Theodore N. - Complete

The Pretense   reviews

By: Columbrina

Voldemort died, but the Death Eaters live on. Hermione Granger traded herself to Draco Malfoy in exchange for safe passage for core Order members. Now he's pretending to love her, Narcissa is pretending to believe that, and Hermione is walking a tightrope behind enemy lines as she figures out what is going on. Unfortunately, people fall off tightropes. (no non-con)

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 50 - Words: 108,164 - Reviews: 6410 - Favs: 2,224 - Follows: 2,682 - Updated: Nov 7, 2018 - Published: Jul 25, 2017 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] - Complete

The Right Thing To Do  reviews

(There’s one from Draco’s perspective that I didn’t read because this one already had too much angst for my taste)

By: lovesbitca8

Hermione felt the pounding in her ears again. She would see him for the first time since the Great Hall, gaunt and stricken at the Slytherin table with his mother clutching his arm. She hadn't meant to look for him. Not in the corridors, not beneath the white sheets of the fallen, not on the way to the Chamber of Secrets with Ron, but she was a stupid girl.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 36 - Words: 181,287 - Reviews: 2948 - Favs: 4,004 - Follows: 2,142 - Updated: Apr 12, 2018 - Published: Jul 8, 2017 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] Harry P., Ginny W. - Complete

The Wrong Strain   reviews

By: Colubrina

Everyone knew what veela were. Veela were magical creatures, breathtakingly beautiful, who captivated men with a single look. It would have been nice to have been that strain. Instead, Hermione Granger was infected by another. Instead of captivating all men, she was captivated by one. She'd die without him. She was already in almost constant pain. DRAMIONE. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 48 - Words: 85,610 - Reviews: 12211 - Favs: 4,761 - Follows: 3,284 - Updated: May 15, 2017 - Published: Jan 4, 2017 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] - Complete

Unity   reviews

By: PalmettoBlue

Follows our favorites in the 8th year & Marriage law. "Don't you get it, Granger? We will belong to each other." EWE. Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to the HP universe. (AU/OOC/EWE)

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 22 - Words: 87,392 - Reviews: 831 - Favs: 2,319 - Follows: 1,243 - Updated: Aug 22, 2015 - Published: Mar 5, 2015 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] - Complete

Unmasked reviews

By: RZZMG

Divorcee-single dad Draco Malfoy goes to the Yule Charity Masquerade and sees the woman of his dreams, but will Hermione Granger still want him when he's finally unmasked? One-shot. Post-Hogwarts EWE. Dramione/Draco x Hermione. Romance/Drama/Hot Shag. Story won 2nd Place-"BEST DRACO" at the 2010 Winter Round of the HP Fanfic Fan Poll Awards-see profile for details. COMPLETE!

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 19,341 - Reviews: 176 - Favs: 1,750 - Follows: 245 - Published: Dec 22, 2010 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

Vibrations  reviews

By: Craft Rose

After three years of a mundane, sexless existence and far too much wine, our favourite brunette happens upon the magic equivalent of a sex line. There, an intriguing, deliciously devilish caller manages to pique her interest. It's all fun and anonymous, u

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 6 - Words: 23,452 - Reviews: 497 - Favs: 1,910 - Follows: 651 - Updated: Nov 14, 2014 - Published: Mar 10, 2014 - [Draco M., Hermione G.] - Complete

We Learned the Sea   reviews

By: luckei1

Draco Malfoy turns himself in after a very successful career as a Death Eater, then enlists Harry and Hermione to help him in a scheme to bring down the Dark Lord. DHr. A story of forgiveness.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 37 - Words: 201,007 - Reviews: 4712 - Favs: 8,112 - Follows: 2,079 - Updated: Sep 7, 2007 - Published: Sep 7, 2006 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

What the Room Requires   reviews

By: Alydia Rackham

Hermione is the one who finds Draco weeping in the bathroom. He flees. She chases him into the Room of Requirement, and the room forces them to face their greatest fears together in order to find the door.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 26 - Words: 111,821 - Reviews: 4410 - Favs: 6,845 - Follows: 1,937 - Updated: Feb 10, 2011 - Published: Dec 5, 2010 - Hermione G., Draco M. - Complete

Without Her Letter   reviews

By: Colubrina

A decision is made to protect Muggle-borns from the continual war by not inviting them to Hogwarts. This was, perhaps, not a wise choice. Hermione Granger was certainly not amused. Dramione. AU. COMPLETE.

Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,881 - Reviews: 682 - Favs: 1,868 - Follows: 764 - Updated: Jan 3, 2016 - Published: Dec 28, 2015 - [Hermione G., Draco M.] [Narcissa M., Lucius M.] - Complete

You Ought to Know   reviews

By: LittleEagle22

Ronald Weasley didn't know it then, but the day that he broke her heart, he drove her straight into the arms of the last person he ever thought he'd see her with.

Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 8 - Words: 38,216 - Reviews: 272 - Favs: 1,396 - Follows: 508 - Updated: Feb 19, 2013 - Published: Jun 20, 2012 - Draco M., Hermione G. - Complete

[sanjay-chem]

Organic Beef Meat Market Witness a Spike in Growth Pace Recent Improvements in Pricing Models: FMI

Growing consumer awareness and preference for natural and organic foods owing to associated health benefits have fuelled the shift to organic food in day-to-day edibles in consumers, especially in Eastern Europe. Large retail chains such as Whole Foods are already prompting the presence of organic agricultural produce in their store shelves, and this trend is also expected to boost the availability of organic beef meat.

The global Organic Beef Meat Market size is expected to reach US$ 16421.3 Mn by the end of 2027. According to a study by Future Market Insights (FMI), titled “Organic Beef Meat Market: Global Industry Analysis 2014-2018 and Opportunity Assessment, 2019-2027,” the market will show a steady rise at 6.4% CAGR between 2019 and 2027. According to the report, the rising demand for healthier options in Organic Beef Meat will stoke growth in the market. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the market, covering key growth drivers, restraints, opportunities, and prevailing trends. It uses unique research methods to offer the most accurate analysis of the market.

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Increasing awareness regarding the potential adverse effects of using antibiotics and chemical additives during the manufacturing of processed beef is driving consumers towards the global organic beef meat market. The increasing demand for organic beef meat among the consumers has prompted suppliers to increase the supply of the organic meet. The easy availability of the beef meat and increasing demand from consumers are propelling growth of the market.

“Increasing consumer preference for organic food and easy availability of organic beef through retail chains likely to boost the global organic beef meat market between 2018 and 2027” said a lead analyst at FMI.

It includes in-depth insights into the Organic Beef Meat market. Some of these are:

The estimated value of the market was at US$ 9904.0 Mn in 2019. Through the course of the report’s forecast period, the market will show a steady pace of growth.

Regionally, Asia Pacific excluding Japan emerged as a key market for Organic Beef Meat. Middle East & Africa (MEA) will remain steady as key markets for Organic Beef Meat.

The global organic beef meat market indicates North America and Western Europe as dominant regions.

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Presence of a Thriving Organic Beef Meat Industry Supports Growth in Developing Regions

Rising production of and the demand for food ingredients has considerably aided the market’s expansion across emerging nations. For instance, the food market in China is forecast to surge exponentially, creating growth opportunities for the organic beef meat market. While the market is still considered at a nascent stage, experts haven’t failed to notice high-volume offering of the category.

Organic meat is obtained from animals or birds raised in an organic system, this organic system is based on the behavioral and physiological needs of animals. Organic beef meat does not have any additives or growth hormones; they offer optimum nutrients thereby gaining higher adoption than conventional food products. Rising consumer preference towards organic food products and the easy availability of organic beef through retail chains is expected to accelerate the global organic beef meat market growth over the forecast timeline.

Competitive Landscape

Some of the leading players operating in the global Organic Beef Meat market are Neat Meat company, organic Prairie, Aurelian organic meat supplier group, Swillington Organic Farm Arcadian Organic Meat Co., River ford organic farmers and Eversfield.

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Product Type

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Ground Beef

Steak Beef

Chucks

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Patty

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[tipsycad147]

Celebrating The Winter Solstice

By shirleytwofeathers

Winter Solstice has been celebrated in cultures the world over for thousands of years. This start of the solar year is a celebration of Light and the rebirth of the Sun. In old Europe, it was known as Yule, from the Norse, Jul, meaning wheel.

Today, many people in Western-based cultures refer to this holiday as “Christmas.” Yet a look into its origins of Christmas reveals its Pagan roots.

Emperor Aurelian established December 25 as the birthday of the “Invincible Sun” in the third century as part of the Roman Winter Solstice celebrations. Shortly thereafter, in 273, the Christian church selected this day to represent the birthday of Jesus, and by 336, this Roman solar feast day was Christianized. January 6, celebrated as Epiphany in Christendom and linked with the visit of the Magi, was originally an Egyptian date for the Winter Solstice.

Most of the customs, lore, symbols, and rituals associated with “Christmas” actually are linked to Winter Solstice celebrations of ancient Pagan cultures. While Christian mythology is interwoven with contemporary observances of this holiday time, its Pagan nature is still strong and apparent.

Pagans today can readily re-Paganize Christmastime and the secular New Year by giving a Pagan spiritual focus to existing holiday customs and by creating new traditions that draw on ancient ways. Here are some ways to do this: Celebrate Yule with a series of rituals, feasts, and other activities.

In most ancient cultures, the celebration lasted more than a day. The ancient Roman Saturnalia festival sometimes went on for a week. Have Winter Solstice Eve and Day be the central focus for your household, and conceptualize other holiday festivities, including New Year’s office parties and Christmas visits with Christian relatives, as part of your Solstice celebration. By adopting this perspective, Pagan parents can help their children develop an understanding of the multicultural and interfaith aspects of this holiday time and view “Christmas” as just another form of Solstice.

Have gift exchanges and feasts over the course of several days and nights as was done of old. Party hearty on New Year’s Eve not just to welcome in the new calendar year, but also to welcome the new solar year.

Adorn the home with sacred herbs and colors. Decorate your home in Druidic holiday colors red, green, and white. Place holly, ivy, evergreen boughs, and pine cones around your home, especially in areas where socializing takes place.

Hang a sprig of mistletoe above a major threshold and leave it there until next Yule as a charm for good luck throughout the year. Have family/household members join together to make or purchase an evergreen wreath. Include holiday herbs in it and then place it on your front door to symbolize the continuity of life and the wheel of the year. If you choose to have a living or a harvested evergreen tree as part of your holiday decorations, call it a Solstice tree and decorate it with Pagan symbols.

Convey love to family, friends, and associates. At the heart of Saturnalia was the custom of family and friends feasting together and exchanging presents. Continue this custom by visiting, entertaining, giving gifts, and sending greetings by mail and/or phone. Consider those who are and/or have been important in your life and share appreciation.

Reclaim Santa Claus as a Pagan Godform. Today’s Santa is a folk figure with multicultural roots. He embodies characteristics of:

Saturn (Roman agricultural god)

Cronos (Greek god, also known as Father Time)

Holly King (Celtic god of the dying year)

Father Ice/Grandfather Frost (Russian winter god)

Thor (Norse sky god who rides the sky in a chariot drawn by goats)

Odin/Wotan (Scandinavian/Teutonic All-Father who rides the sky on an eight-legged horse)

Frey (Norse fertility god)

Tomte (a Norse Land Spirit known for giving gifts to children at this time of year)

Santa’s reindeer can be viewed as forms of Herne, the Celtic Horned God. Decorate your home with Santa images that reflect His Pagan heritage.

Honour the Goddess as Great Mother. Place Pagan Mother Goddess images around your home. You may also want to include one with a Sun child, such as Isis with Horus. Pagan Goddess forms traditionally linked with this time of year include:

Tonantzin (Native Mexican corn mother)

Holda (Teutonic earth goddess of good fortune)

Bona Dea (Roman women’s goddess of abundance and prophecy)

Ops (Roman goddess of plenty)

Au Set/Isis (Egyptian/multicultural All Goddess whose worship continued in Christian times under the name Mary)

Lucina/St. Lucy (Roman/Swedish goddess/saint of light)

Befana (Italian Witch who gives gifts to children at this season)

Honor the new solar year with light. Do a Solstice Eve ritual in which you meditate in darkness and then welcome the birth of the sun by lighting candles and singing chants and Pagan carols.

If you have a indoor fireplace or an outdoor fire circle, burn an oak log as a Yule log and save a bit to start next year’s fire. Decorate the inside and/or outside of your home with electric colored lights. Because of the popularity of five pointed stars as holiday symbols, this is a good time to display a pentagram of blue or white lights.

Contribute to the manifestation of more wellness on Planet Earth. Donate food and clothing to poor in your area. Volunteer time at a social service agency. Put up bird feeders and keep them filled throughout the winter to supplement the diets of wild birds. Donate funds and items to non-profit groups, such as Pagan/Wiccan churches and environmental organizations. Meditate for world peace. Work magic for a healthier planet. Make a pledge to do some form of good works in the new solar year.

by Selena Fox

https://shirleytwofeathers.com/The_Blog/pagancalendar/category/christmas-celebrations/

[korkrunchcereal]

Masquerade, Part One

It was at the estate of Lord Erimonte that the Winterborn Ball was to be held, and with it Aurelian’s first true taste of Nightborne nobility and decadence. He had sampled such of course, but this was to be his real experience with it all. All the pleasures afforded to the richest, most powerful men and women of the city would be within his grasp to sample. That is, provided he lived through the night.

He was in essence a sheep in wolf’s clothing; here amidst the high society of the Nightborne, no one was his friend. He would be surrounded by enemies who would kill him on the spot if they saw through his disguise.  Illuria had warned him that they would be on the lookout for any imposters, be they the rebellious Nightfallen or outlanders. Thus not only would this be his real taste of Nightborne comforts, but also his first real test as Lord Coren Woodborne.

Thus as evening drew close and the stars began to appear, Aurelian found himself at the front gates of Lord Erimonte’s home, adorned in an outlandishly decadent outfit, wearing a golden mask carved in the likeness of an avian creature, and wondering if he had made a terrible mistake. Beyond the gilded gates there was a rather spacious garden and central fountain, the home itself and a large number of people. The opulence of Lord Erimonte’s estate was enough to even make Aurelian somewhat jealous, though he would never voice such an idea.

He of course did not know a single person he saw, for not only were they Nightborne but they too wore masks of unique make, each undoubtedly a small reflection of the individual behind them. Some he saw were of a terrifying visage, whilst others wore more serene, peaceful things. He saw ivory, gold and silver aplenty along with more exotic of gemstones in a flagrant display of wealth. His eyes closed behind his mask as he took a deep breath; one wrong move and he was dead.

“Your invitation?” Aurelian’s eyes opened as one of the Nightborne pulled away from the gate to face him, having spotted him. He did not wear a costume as others did, instead adorned in what appeared to be ceremonial armor. Unlike the others as well, he was armed with a longsword that for the moment at least was slung at his side.

“Ah yes, of course. Lord Coren Woodborne, guest of the Lady Illuria Indaris.” He was lucky most of the Nightborne language was similar to that of the Sin'dorei, as he could at least passably speak with them. Reaching into a pouch at his side, he withdrew a small piece of parchment, offering it to the guard. The man snatched it, reading it over with a furrow of his brow. Satisfied, he handed the invitation back before opening the door.

“Welcome, my lord.” Aurelian gave a nod of his head, walking into the estate. Now there was no turning back for him; from this point on, he was in the den of what he presumed was the enemy. Few heads turned to face him, for he was unknown even in a crowd of such people. One figure however broke away from one of the groups, her lithe form gracefully moving past several others.

“Ah Lord Woodborne, you have finally arrived.” Illuria’s voice was unmistakable, even behind the mask she wore. It was of strange make, with what appeared to be vines carved in a beautifully weeping face. She offered out a hand, which Aurelian took with a bow.

“Lady Indaris. Ah, as if I would ever miss such an event.” Illuria gave a chuckle that almost seemed forced, nodding.

“Of course my dear. Come, join me. The ball is to start soon.” She did not give time for Aurelian to protest, turning and moving back to where she was previous. Aurelian followed behind, noticing now several pairs of eyes turning to watch the two. Illuria returned to the group she had been part of previously, made up of three other individuals. “Apologies, Lord Valestorm; I had to fetch lord Woodborne.”  One of them turned to eye Aurelian up and down, face hidden behind an expressionless mask.

“So you are Lord Coren Woodborne. Lady Indaris has told us quite a bit about you. I am Lord Asalin Valestorm.” The man gave a bow, before extending his arm to his left at the other’s in the group. “This is my wife Esa.” The aformentioned woman gave a bow of her own.

“And I,” spoke the third figure, “am Lord Arcadion Vrayne, telemancer and engineer of the Magistrix’s court.” That name Aurelian had heard before. He was someone who with his brother Illuria had recommended watching out for; though for what reason he was uncertain. He gave a bow to the three of them, low enough to be respectful.

“It is my pleasure to make your acquaintances. Please, do not allow my arrival to interrupt your discussion.”

“Not at all. We were just discussing with Lord Vrayne here the intricacies of his new defense network and it’s vulnerabilities.”

“Please,” Arcadion protested. “There are no vulnerabilities to it. Your scenario of ‘militant withered’ is hardly sound.”

“Forgive me, but I am not familiar with the new defense network.” Aurelian stated. For a moment Arcadion looked offended, before brushing it off.

“It’s arcano-based telemetric crystals. Essentially, it targets those with low reserves of arcane or magical energy, such as that of the withered and exiled.  Nightborne would be immune thanks to our inherent arcane power and the Nightwell. Lord Valestorm here has created a rather outlandish idea as a supposed weakness to my designs.”

“That’s because it is. Rumors already abound that the exiled have been training Withered to act more cohesively. They can simply overrun the defenses you’ve proposed to the Magistrix with sheer numbers.”

“Please; the Withered are feral creatures at best. It would be easier to train an army of beasts than it would to control those mana hungry creatures. Trained withered are just as you explained; rumors.”

“Let us hear lord Woodborne’s thoughts on the matter then, and get his opinion?” The various nobles turned to face Aurelian, who for the life of him had no clue what an arcano-based telemetric crystal was until ten seconds ago and even still only understood such basics that if he said anything he’d undoubtedly come across as a fool…and a fool he could not afford to be tonight.

“I presume it-” Aurelian’s words were interrupted luckily by the sound of a horn blowing, soft and melodic. The group turned towards the sound, spotting the horn blower on the stairs to the entrance of the manor. Beside the figure stood a rather impressive figure. He was physically as impressive as any other Nightborne, made distinguishable by the golden mask and outfit he wore. Crisp, shining scales wrapped around his body in a spiral towards his face. Upon his features the mask had been carved into the likeness of a dragon, giving an air of both the intimidating and alluring. Behind him, a servant held up a crimson cloak, keeping it away from any dirt that might tarnish it.

“My lords and ladies,” the figure spoke aloud. “It is so wonderful to see you all here on this most auspicious eve. All of you here represent the cream of Nightborne society; those of the elite and powerful. As your host, you have all done me great honor in attending tonight. Whilst the Magistrix herself is unable to attend, she has wished us all a most celebratory evening. So come my friends; the doors to the Winterborn Ball are open!” Lord Erimonte, for it could only be him, raised his arms upwards. He was met with the applause of dozens, Aurelian quickly joining in.

“My my, Lord Erimonte is certainly dressed outlandishly.” Lady Valestorm quipped in.

“He always likes to be the center of all attention. Come, we should make haste to go in. We shall continue the discussion of Lord Vrayne’s work another time. Lord Vrayne, Lord Woodborne, Lady Indaris.” Asalin gave a bow alongside that of his wife, before moving with others who had already begun to make their way to the entrance.

“My lady, my lord.” Aurelian watched the inventor leave, ear perking as Illuria stepped beside him.

“You past your first test of the evening my dear. Well done.” Illuria offered out her arm for Aurelian, which he wrapped his own around, hand atop her own.

“As I said; I was born to such gatherings.”

“Do not grow overconfident so fast. That was but the first of many I presume you shall face tonight. Being my guest and conversing with those such as Lord Vrayne has earned you some looks, and I imagine at least some of those gathered here have taken an interest in an unfamiliar lord.”

“Not to worry, Lady Indaris. I’m a natural. By the end of the eve the nobility of Suramar shall adore my presence.” He turned, giving a wink behind his mask as the two walked to the entrance, trailing behind the vast majority. He could make out beyond the various people entering a vast hall, gilded and glittering as they ascended the vast stairway. In truth the estate seemed more a palace of sorts, large in both size and extravagance.

“We shall see how true that is, Lord Woodborne. Remember; everyone here is your enemy.” By now the two had reached the top of the stairs, allowing Aurelian a free look into the hall of the estate. He noticed that while those of the Nightborne often preferred silvers and purple, the estate of lord Erimonte was both golden and crimson. It reminded him of Silvermoon in some regards, much to his displeasure.

“I thought the Nightborne held silver, not gold.” Aurelian muttered to Illuria as the two approached a pair of guards, who flanked a thin man scrawling upon a parchment as each guest drew close.

“The colors of Lord Erimonte are gold and crimson, hailing from when the Kal'dorei Empire reigned. Gold is not a common amidst Suramar, for much of the gold came when the Empire was whole. Our host, however, refused to give up such and so hoards much of it, and as you can see shows it off.” Illuria turned up to the scribe, expression hidden behind the mask. “The Lady Illuria Indaris, sorceress of the Court of the Magistrix. Accompanying her is the Lord Coren Woodborne.”

“Very well, my lady. Carry on.” The two pressed past the man into the hall proper, where Aurelian saw at least a dozen guards here alone, and all wearing rather plain masks. The various nobles from before had been pressed into the hall, slowly moving to a grand an opulent doorway framed in the image of a roaring dragon. Aurelian could hear the nobility murmuring amongst themselves, picking out only a few words from the conversations.

The two drew closer and closer, and now Aurelian could hear not only more voices but also that of harps, violins and other music. It was sounds familiar to him, for the social gatherings of the aristocracy were second nature to him. He had not lied when he had told Illuria that he was born to such gatherings. Now he could make out more of the room, with all of its gilded statues and red tapestries mixed with the exotic attire and masks of its attendees. The smell that reached him was of fine perfumes mixed with the near sweet scent of the arcane, along with the various roasted, glazed and other cooked items.

“The Lady Cascasa, Blade of the Nightwell and mistress of the Lord of Vergeux.” Closer and closer the two came, as the nobility descended into the ballroom. There was only one couple before them now, and soon they too had descended down what was a marble stairway.

“Are you ready, Lord Woodborne?” Illuria did not turn to face him, staring ahead just as he did.

“Of course.” With a confident swagger, the two stepped forward.

“The Lady Illuria Indaris, sorceress of the Court of the Magistrix. Accompanying her is the Lord Coren Woodborne, patriarch of house Woodborne.” Now the ballroom was open for him to see, and more importantly for them to see him. Heads turned as the two were announced, including that of their host who stood opposite upon a balcony. At his side, Aurelian recognized that of Illuria’s brother Corvayon and a woman he did not recognize.

To Aurelian’s chagrin, the ballroom was more opulent than that of Castle Indaris. Indeed it would put his own ballroom to shame with its elegance, something Aurelian would never admit lightly. Each pillar of the balcony had been engraved in the spiral of a dragon, painstakingly carved into the perfect likeness of a real one, while the floor seemed to almost shine like glittering starlight. He had only a second to admire the work before he was forced to descend the stairs, keeping his haughty appearance going with each step.

“Impressive, is it not?”

“I must confess Illuria this is far grander than Quel'thalas.”

“Is it? A pity.” Aurelian turned briefly to her statement, eyebrow raised. What did she mean by that? He did not question her however as they moved across the ballroom in front of everyone, realizing they were moving to the balcony holding lord Erimonte. “We go to greet our host. The Indaris family has always been friends to Erimonte, and it would be rude not to personally thank him for the invitation.”

“Who is that with him and your brother?” Aurelian asked, eyes fixed on the woman beside the two. Whilst Erimonte was dressed to intimidate as was Corvayon, who wore a twin horned mask, she wore only a half mask that covered the top of her face. Her silver hair fell to her shoulders just above a golden torque that circled around her throat. Her attire was unsurprisingly revealing as was seemingly custom of the Nightborne culture, her well-toned thighs and defined musculature free to see.

“That is Captain Cassanora Stargrove. She is both guest here, and in charge of the guards.” Aurelian did not take his eyes off of her, though continued to speak to Illuria.

“I’ve noticed quite a few guards. Is Erimonte expecting trouble?”

“A gathering of the upper echelons of Nightborne society, all whom support the Grand Magistrix? It would be a field day for the rebellion to be here. Besides, it is not merely Nightborne who are here, I am certain.”

“Demons too?” She nodded at that, turning and bowing her head slightly as someone called her name.

“Indeed. Disguised of course, for their presence is rather…discomforting for even the most loyal amongst the Nightborne. They are both guards, and the eyes of the legion here.”

“A reminder of the fel shadow that hangs over this city…” Aurelian muttered, turning his attention now to their host. Erimonte was staring at the two, and it took a moment for Aurelian to realize that Erimonte was looking directly at him as they approached.

“My Lord Erimonte.” Illuria bowed low, with Aurelian following suit. He even bowed a touch lower, showing proper respect to their host.

“Ah, Lady Indaris. It is so good to see you here again; your presence is like a light in the darkness. And you are the lord Woodborne yes? Welcome to my home on this most glorious evening.” There was a slight accent to the man’s word that made each letter arrogantly pronounced.

“The pleasure is all mine, my lord.”

“How do you like it? This is your first time here, is it not?”

“It is indeed. To say I am speechless would discredit the beauty of this place.” He briefly looked to Cassanora, before returning his attention to Erimonte.

“Ah your words are good to hear; it is so rare we have newcomers amidst these halls. It is always the same lords and ladies, so fresh blood is most welcome. I must confess however I had not heard of the house Woodborne until some time ago.”

“We have only recently come into power. Our loyalty to the Magistrix during this time earned no small appreciation.” A lie, but one he hoped Illuria would work off of.

“Yes, it was Lord Woodborne who alerted the Magistrix’s guards to that rebel group causing trouble in the Crescent Glaive some months back.” Aurelian blinked; he had not done such a thing. Realization dawned upon him then, thankful his mask hid the fact his eyes went wide for a moment. When he had first travelled here, Illuria had showed him and Gardesia the legion’s presence on the city and what happened to those that were captured first hand. There had been a group of civilians, chained up and being escorted by demons onto a ship. He had little doubt that was the incident in question, which he had assumed was orchestrated by Illuria.

“Ah yes; I remember that. Was not Lord Valadance found guilty of aiding the rebels as well due to that?”

“Yes, thanks to Lord Woodborne here.” All three upon the balcony turned and looked at Aurelian then.

“I see. It is good to find such loyalty to the Magistrix; your recent rise to power is well warranted it would seem.”

“Not only that, but Lord Woodborne here is an accomplished duelist. I would wager he could give you a run for your money, Lord Erimonte.”

“Really now?” Cassanora finally spoke up, painted lips held in a smirk. “That would be a challenge I would love to witness.

"As would I,” Corvayon stated. “The only person I’ve seen defeat Erimonte is, well, myself.” Corvayon’s stare unnerved Aurelian, though he was not sure as to why it did. Erimonte seemed to visibly bristle at their comments, however.

“It would be a challenge I would accept one day…but for now we have a ball to celebrate. Go my friends; enjoy this night!” Erimonte seemingly waved the two off, turning now to speak with Corvayon. Whilst the two conversed, Aurelian noticed Cassanora still watched Aurelian curiously.

“Ah that was entertaining.” Illuria stated, smiling behind her mask.

“How so?”

“Lord Erimonte is rarely challenged, and so to have someone state he could be beaten? Ah that is one thing so predictable amongst all of us; arrogance. But, we did what we needed to do there.”

“And that is…?”

“Get you noticed by those in attendance here. I’ve created this persona for you, now you must use it.”

“Yes, so I’ve seen. I presume then those civilians captured when I was here with Gardesia were your work?”

“Mine?” Illuria placed a hand to her chest, as if indignantly. “Not at all; that was your work, my lord Woodborne.” Aurelian gave her a hard look, before nodding. “I figured with how you responded to that demonstration all those months ago that you would understand why I name you as responsible.”

“Clever, my lady.”

“And now, my dear, I must leave you. I’ve done the initial leg work, the rest is up to you. Socialize, mingle, and most importantly do not get caught. Have fun.” Illuria let go of Aurelian then, leaving him alone as she moved towards one of the many groups. Aurelian watched her go, turning to…

He paused as he stared right into the face of a mask shaped into the visage of a howling demon, twin fangs curled beneath an angered brow. Aurelian nearly jumped back in surprise, instead straightening himself however. Rather than the silvers and golds of the nobility, the mask was cut in what appeared to be some form of ebon stone, red lines carved harshly into it.

“Can I help you?”

“Ah, of course you do not recognize me. We’ve met before, at the Indaris manor several months ago.” Aurelian furrowed his brow at that. Who had he met? Recognition dawned on him then.

“Lord Kilrus Vaol, is it not?” Even behind the mask Aurelian nearly shirked under Vaol’s eyes. They were familiar and old, older than even Illuria was, of that he was certain. They spoke of power and cunning beyond most mortals, and it took everything for Aurelian not to run from the iron gaze.

“Indeed it is. I trust you have been well?”

“As well as can be expected in such times as these, what with rebels at the proverbial gates so to speak.”

“Agreed; there are many wolves closing in with their jaws open, ready to pounce. You’ll find that no clearer then in this room. All the nobles plotting and planning each other’s demise for the crumbs of their betters.”

“Yet you are here among them. Speaking of, were you invited by our host, lord Erimonte?”

“In a matter of speaking, yes.” Aurelian blinked at that, eyeing the man up and down. “My relationship with lord Erimonte goes far, far back.”

“Let me guess; to the time of Azshara’s rule?”

“I have had a long life.” Was all he said on that matter. “I see you have drawn the attention of quite a few people here.” He waved a hand to various groups, the last of the guests having arrived sometime during Aurelian’s conversation with lord Erimonte. Quite a few had already taken to dancing; a masked assembly of unknown individuals living in luxury.

“Have I?” Aurelian turned as a servant walked by, grabbing a glass of arcwine from the table he held.

“There is no need to be humble in this regard; you arrive with esteemed company and speak with such; you have drawn quite a few eyes onto yourself.” He paused, looking over Aurelian’s shoulder. “Some hungry for you.” Aurelian’s ears perked as he heard footsteps behind him, turning casually.

“Lady Stargrove.” Aurelian gave a bow to the woman as she approached, no doubt having descended down shortly after Aurelian left.

“Lord Woodborne…"She paused, unsure of the black masked man.

"A friend; lord Vaol.”

“A friend?” She chuckled at that, seemingly amused. “Lord Woodborne, did I hear you were a duelist?” Aurelian could not helped but glance over her form; she was beautiful; indeed, almost as beautiful as Calithielwen was.

“I am my lady, though perhaps lady Indaris was a tad boastful.”

“A bit, though it got Lord Erimonte talking about you. Well, do you dance as well as you duel?” Aurelian gave his glass of arcwine to lord Vaol, uncaring of the man’s stature at that moment. The glass did not drop, so he assumed the man had grabbed it. Aurelian offered out a hand to the woman, smirking.

“Shall we see, my lady.” Cassanora took his hand, nodding.

“Indeed we shall; lead on, Lord Woodborne.”

[kit-williams]

40k & D&D crossover

So I've been playing with this idea for a couple of years now and only just recently started to work on it in earnest. So there will be headcanon posts coming/drabbles

So the D&D portion is based off of a homebrew (not mine I'm just a player) but I was making characters based off of the Primarchs and so I then decided hey why not expand upon this.

(God this is going to be messy as it's been ages since I've written last and somehow I recently got my ADHD ass dragged into lusting over COD men so forgive me)

The basis of this is all based on the fact that when Magnus fell to Chaos his soul got shattered (unsure if this was retconed or not) so one of these shards decided to save his brothers and through various points in time (and occasionally a space marine or two because time if flux for this Magnus shard)

* Debating on how much they actually know or if it's all Horus Heresy era knowledge. So when they all were brought to this new place the Heresy was still raw for them all. However they are all free from the corrupting influence of Chaos.

The brothers travelled together, which for a medieval setting they were practically a small warband of godlings, unsure of how long they travelled but during that time of them all figuring out their new home without Chaos or the Emperor around they helped Angron with his butchers nails.

Eventually the brothers split either due to a disagreement or just they found a part of the world they wanted to call home but eventually they split apart and each decided to start their own family.

Please let me know if anyone is interested in learning more as I'll need some help with names, classes, and races for some of them.

COD idea

Primarch Wife Child

Lion El'Jonson Gloria Luthor

Fulgrim The Matron Lucia

Perturabo Faustina Martel

Jaghatai Khan Help me Help me

Leman Russ Ylva Bjorn

Rogal Dorn Help me Sigismund

Konrad Curze Gloria Talos

Sanguinius Siv Vilka the Bloody

Ferrus Manus Help me Help me

Angron Nieve Kharn

Roboute Guilliman Help Me Cato

Mortarion Honeysuckle Lily

Magnus the Red Help Me Zahirah

Horus Lupercal Eirene Luna

Logar Aurelian Mary Eve

Vulkan Ulna/Migheth Ember

Corvus Corax Rook Raven

Alpharius Omegon The Face F: Gamma M: Zeta

[jo-shanerome18]

Vatican, Castel Sant'Angelo & Trastevere

14/05/2018: Today was a big day. Firstly, a trip to the Vatican to look around the Vatican Museums, something to fill in the middle of the day and then to the Trastevere for an evening food tour.

We made our way there by way of a couple of taxis, asking for Viale Vaticano and to be dropped off at Caffee Vaticano, straight across the road from the entrance to Musei Vaticani, the Vatican Museums. Waiting with the rest of the tourists on the steps at the end of via Tunisi and leading up to the Vatican from via Sebastiano Veniero, progress was made once everyone was identified and we were allocated our guide. As with the last time, although we did queue up in the Skip the Line line, we passed most of the people outside and went straight in, through the security and into the foyer of the museum.

Vatican Museum entrance

Making sure the ear plugs work

Unlike our last visit, this time our guide took us to the Cortile della Pinacoteca only to overlook the Giardino Quadrato rather than be part of it. Focus then quickly shifted to the Museo Pio-Clementino which was founded by a couple of popes from which it received its name, Pope Pius VI and Pope Clemente XIV. It held several galleries including Sala a Croce Greca and  the porphyry Sarcophagi of Helena and Constantina.

The red porphyry Sarcophagus of Costantia held the remains of the daughter of the Emperor Constantine the Great. A similar sarcophagus nearby once held the remains of her grandmother, Helena

Next stop was to check out the Flemish tapestries displayed within Galleria degli Arazzi. They were in pretty good nick, not sure if they were faded or not. One would think so if they were first displayed in the Sistine Capel during the first half of the fifteen hundreds.

Taxi!!!

From the tapestries to the maps. With both being in hallways, the only complaint would be that no one could get back far enough to appreciate the works from a distance. The Galleria delle Carte Geografiche was as before, excellent. Possible one of the best displays in the whole joint.

Old Italy, one of forty geographical maps painted on the walls depicting Italian regions and the possessions of the Church at the time of Pope Gregory XIII

By ten we were well into the museum thing and well into the  Stanze di Raffaello including Sala Sobieski e dell'Immacolata and stanza dell incendio di borgo. We had to move on though. The Sistine lay ahead.

She was Raphael'd out

One more room to go, the Sistine Chapel. But no, there was one before that, a contemporary display of more recent artists. They were long since gone but not as long gone as most in there. The small rooms contained the likes of Rodin, Morlotti, Van Gogh and Salvador Dali amongst other Spanish displays.

Franco Gentilini: Cattedrale con natura morta e cane

Unless one wants to clinically identify all the stories within the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, it doesn't take too long to check out. As magnificent as what it was, ten minutes pulled the place up. We all walked into the room and were immediately under the watchful gaze of the Noise Nazis. There were people everywhere which made it doubly uncomfortable. Wandering around like Brown's cows, our necks cranked upward, it was not hard to appreciate the beauty of the artwork, the striking scenes and stories, the complicated layout and above all, the tremendous feat Michelangelo managed in laying on his back for so long to get it all done. The room morphed from silence to rowdiness and back to silence depending on the frequency of the "shooshes" from the Noise Nazis as well as the constant bellowing of "No Photos", "No Photos". Stuff 'em. Typical Vatican, only allowing photographs of what they say. We got a few good ones in though.

Sneaky one in the Sistine Chapel. Scenes from the bottom up, the Separation of Land and Water, Creation of Adam, Creation of Eve, the Fall of Man and the Sacrifice of Noah

A sea of admirers continually flowed in and subsequently out of the Sistine Chapel, mostly shoulder to shoulder for the duration of their visit. The few minutes spent inside were both congested and claustrophobic and as such, we joined in the outflow and rode the wave, past Scala Regio, down the ramp and into the courtyard, Cortile San Gregorio l'Illuminatore below. It was time for a short break. People could refill their water bottles with Holy Water from the fountain in the courtyard while the guide advised everyone of what was on offer around the area. Tickets to the top of the dome, the elevator if one was too lazy to climb the stairs and the gift shop.  The next stage was to enter the Basilica so if anyone wanted to avail themselves of what was on offer in the courtyard they would have to return later. It was time to press on.

Looking down Scala Regia. The Bernini equestrian statue, Vision of Constantine was somewhere down there

Before long we were in the portico at the front of Saint Peter's Basilica and confronted by several doors which in at some point of time or for some reason allowed access to the Basilica. The first of five doors was the Holy Door, so named as it only opens during Holy Years which are twenty five years apart. Not only is it closed but bricked in so it cannot be opened inadvertently. The second was the Door of Sacraments, the one which allowed entry once through security. While queueing there was plenty of time to check out the oldest door from the early to mid fourteen hundreds. The Filarete Door was in the centre, showing six panels of religious stuff like Saint Paul losing his head and such, next to it was the Door of Good and Evil with each doors' panels showing as much and to the extreme left, the Door of Death which was the exit for funeral processions and the door where we would later leave the Basilica. Yes, we would be leaving via Death's Door.

On the first day of a Holy Year, the Pope strikes the brick wall with a silver hammer and opens the Holy Door to the pilgrims.

The first stop inside, and a very popular one, was the Pieta, one of the great religious works carved by Michelangelo over five hundred years ago, depicting the Virgin Mary holding the body of Christ after he was released from the cross. An equally interesting spot was further down the front, past many other treasures to near the altar. As far as Shane was concerned, an equally interesting spot was right down the front where Ewan McGregor self combusted at some stage in some famous Tom Hanks movie. It was a no go area though.

The Pieta, the only signed sculpture by Michelangelo. Not unlike Palestrina Pietà in Florence. Now behind glass due to some nutter taking to it with a hammer years earlier

Old mummified pope

Following the guide around the place, we ended up almost where we started, suggesting the tour was finished, but there was one more treat for us. She talked to someone in the know and ended up leading us down a tight staircase to an area within the foundations of the joint and to where many former popes were buried. We were warned that within this area no photos were permitted so we obliged by only taking a few.

Tomb of Benedict XV, Giacomo Della Chiesa, from Genova

Upon leaving through Death's Door, we hooked a right and checked out the shenanigans of the Swiss Guard. This dedicated and deadly security force that is charged with protecting the Pope could easily be underestimated given their clown suit outfits. But don't be fooled. The Swiss Guards have been the "Defenders of the Church's freedom" ever since a hundered and fifty of them passed through the Porta del Popolo and entered for the first time the Vatican, where they were blessed by Pope Julius II. It was right on twelve so the changing of the guard was underway. That was it. Tour over.

Changing of the Swiss Guard. Defenders of the Church's freedom

Upon exiting Piazza San Pietro and  keeping to the southern colonnade, we walked along via della Conciliazione and sat down at the entrance to Parco della Mole Adriana. Once the women caught up, Cecilia was thinking of her stomach again and insisted on finding a restaurant somewhere to eat. Shane and the boys chose a panini from Gastronomia,  a food van parked nearby. For a few euro instead of many they were fed, and within a few minutes instead of many. With the time saved they joined the short queue for Castel Sant'Angelo, the Mausoleum of Emperor Hadrian come fortress come Papal apartments. Jo and Cec looked for lunch.

Mausoleum Hadriani was built between 128 and 139 by Hadrian for Hadrian, his adopted kids and their adopted kids. Up until the rule of Emperor Nerva, Roman emperors' ashes were all put inside the Mausoleum of Augustus but the monument filled up. With no room left he had no choice but to build his own, not as big as Augustus's though. Cassius Dio wrote, "He had lived sixty-two years, five months and nineteen days, and had been emperor twenty years and eleven months. He was buried near the river itself, close to the Aelian bridge; for it was there that he had prepared his tomb, since the tomb of Augustus was full, and from this time no body was deposited in it." Nerva's successor, Trajan, was buried under his column in Forum Traiani leaving Hadrian out on a limb. Hadrian died  in 138 leaving it up to his adoptive soon Antoninus Pius to finish the job.

One hundred and thirty years later the mausoleum was incorporated into Rome's Muri Aureliani, the defensive walls begun by Emperor Aurelian and converted to a fortress, protecting Hadrian's ashes and his descendants until the Visgoths and King Alaric sacked the joint in 410, thereby seeding Rome's demise over the coming decades. Hieronymus, commonly referred to as Saint Jerome, in a letter to Principia wrote, "My voice sticks in my throat; and, as I dictate, sobs choke my utterance. The city which had taken the whole world was itself taken."

Hadrian's Mausoleum come papal residence

As the boys paid and moved into Ambulacro di Bonifacio IX,  an annular corridor of darkened walkways encircling the main structure within and bounded by the protective rectangular walls, founded on the original square base of the mausoleum, fragments of ancient statues lined the path which eventually led to the diametral ramp. This passageway was cut through the monument as part of the fortifications but halfway up was a substantial chasm based with earth and rubble, originally the sepulchral cell below. A nineteenth century iron bridge now breaches the gap, replacing the long gone drawbridge constructed almost five hundred years earlier.  

They had reached the second level of seven and at the rear of the structure, walking along the ramparts that linked all four bastions, and the first stop was to look around the area from above, passing a sentry box attached to what was said to be the armoury, a building modified by Pope Clement X Altieri during the late sixteen hundreds. The armoury at the top, prisons in the centre and powder deposits at ground level (could have been trouble if the prisoners escaped), all located adjacent to Bastione San Luca , at the northeast corner of the castle.

Armoury of Clement X. Notice the curvilinear tympanum and two lateral volutes above  

Moving back toward the Tiber, the next bastion, Bastione San Giovanni was the next of the polygonal bulwarks, within which the gunboats were located. This one also had a small representation of a sixteenth-century gunsmith's workshop.

Ponte Sant'Angelo from Bastione San Giovanni

A small section of the "march ronda". The marching rounds refer to the walkway around the top of the walls that link the bastions where sentinels would march and lookout while on duty. Suppose they were continually marching around

Cordonata of Paul III, leading up to Level 3. Busts of Hadrian and a togate in the niches halfway down

Level three contained the historical prisons. Three to be exact and were effectively built underground as the only light came from an opening to the level above.  One of the cells hosted the celebrated Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith, Benvenuto Cellini (remember Perseus with the Head of Medusa in Loggia dei Lanzi). He was a passionate craftsman, draftsman, soldier, musician, artist, poet and braggart. You name it he was good at it. He was also good at doing time, repeatedly prosecuted for sodomy, theft, and murder. He done time here for about a year and escaped after getting wind of the pope going to lop off his head for one of his crimes. The pope put it off though due to Corpus Domini in 1538. Getting wind of what was about to happen, he escaped with outside help but was recaptured and relocated in a more secure area, a cell and large cistern for water. Complaining of the tarantulas, poisonous worms and also of the fact that there was "a lot of water " must have done some good as he died many years later in Florence.

Sunlight from Cortile d'Onore above

The next level consisted of courtyards and linkages to the papal apartments. Cortile d'Onore was the first one that was visited, dominated by a marble and bronze statue of Saint Michael the Archangel after whom the castle was dedicated. This courtyard was bounded by the armoury to the outside and the rooms of the papal residence behind Saint Michael. On the other side of the papal rooms, the Courtyard of Alexander VI joined the off limits Courtyard of Pope Leo X.

A weather worn Saint Michael the Archangel. It sat atop the fortress until 1747 after exposure to the elements got the better of it

Overlooking Bastione San Matteo and the Tiber

It was then up to the Giretto of Alessandro VII, a walk around the periphery and above Cortile d'Onore. There were several places of interest there. Firstly the Armoury, consisting of four rooms which had displays of military uniforms, weapons, armour and other military memorabilia and secondly the café where we could have a rest and have a beer. The terrace café was quite popular with most tables for more than two taken. There was an impressive view across the city available from several tables as well but the stiff cold breeze explained why. A table was bagsed out of the wind and  a reintroduction to Saint Stephanus was made. Not since Caffé Pitti all those days ago in Florence did the two meet.

Rest time at Caffetteria Ristorante Le Terrazze Castel Sant’Angelo

Meanwhile, not impressed with just a panini, Cecilia took Jo and went in search of "proper" food, heading off through some alley ways where they finally settled in at the little café, Panico Ristorante Pizzeria just across the Tiber. Cec could now have what she had been yearning for ages, an authentic Italian pineapple pizza.

Mmmm….. She finally got her pineapple pizza

When the breeze was braved the Roman roofscape was on offer. Looking out the embrasures allowed a view of Bastione San Marco and the Passetto di Borgo, the protected walkway that shielded the Pope as he made his way between the Vatican, some eight hundred metres to the west and Castel Sant'Angelo. It paid for itself in spades during the Sack of Rome of 1527 when Pope Clement VII Medici and his entourage fled to the safety of the fortress through Passetto di Borgo while the remnants of a massacred Swiss Guard Unit held off the attacking Habsburg soldiers of Emperor Charles V. The rest is history.

Bastione San Marco and the Passetto di Borgo leading off to the Vatican

After the break the men pressed on to the papal accommodation and associated rooms. Keeping to Giretto of Alessandro VII and moving clockwise, they found themselves within Loggia di Paolo III, built during the mid fifteen hundreds and overlooking the area to the north and west. Overlooking Prati and out to Monte Mario, and over towards the Vatican area. Adjacent to the loggia was the entrance to the private apartments of Paolo III Farnese.

Welcome to the mad house. Door to the Pope's pad

Over the threshold, a right turn, and they were in what was once one of the most protected areas in the fortress, Sala della Biblioteca and Sala del Tesoro where the Archives of the Papal States and the Secret Archive and other documents were stored as well as the treasury and other precious objects.  Sala del Tesoro was a round room utilising the original roman central tower of the mausoleum, secured by two closed doors and only opened with keys held by the Pope's Secret Treasurer and the Cardinal Dean.

Sala del Tesoro. The "treasure" was held in the large iron treasure chest, only accessible through the opening of six locks. The keys entrusted to different people

The seventh and last level consisted of a couple of small rooms, one of which contained some sort of modern type art. Sala Rotonda was located directly above Sala del Tesoro and was created by building a floor to separate it from the room below. Originally a chapel, around sixteen hundred it was utilised for storage of the secret papal archives that the Sala del Tesoro couldn't handle. These documents took the name of the "Old Archive".  Sala delle Colonne was built in the mid seventeen hundreds to house the "New Archive".  Two smaller adjoining rooms, Saletta dei Labari dei reparti d’assalto and Sala degli Stendardi della Cavalleria were decorated in patriotic war themes, after World War I and intended to hold Italian war relics.

Sala degli Stendardi della Cavalleria, horse head ceiling decorations

They were finally at the top of the fortress, overlooked only by the Statua di San Michele Arcangelo perched on high, sword drawn from his sheath as if protecting all from those who would dare to strike. The archangel also overlooked the terrace that had been the scene of the Girandole, the fireworks that, for hundreds of years marked pontifical elections and religious or city celebrations (after ensuring that the shutters on the Sala Rotonda windows were well shut). The terrace also provided a beautiful view of the surrounding city, from the Vatican Museum to the west, across the Tiber and to the Mausoleum of Augustus to the east. After some time enjoying the scenery, it was time to move back down to pick up what they missed on the way up.

Terrazzo dell'Angelo. Archangel Saint Michael has been overlooking the terrace for nearly 270 years

Basilica di San Pietro from Terrazzo dell'Angelo

Retracing their steps somewhat, dropping a couple of levels and moving counter clockwise through  the Revolution and rooms of Pius IV, they moved through the Giretto displaying Hadrianic fragments from the original mausoleum and to where they were a bit earlier, the Loggia di Paolo III.  A set of stairs leading to Cortile di Alessandro VI in turn led to   impressive papal rooms including Sala Paolina, Sala del Perseo and the Sala di Amore e Psiche, culminating in a  collection of arms at the Armerie and the Sale di Clemente VIII.

Big weapon

Sale di Clemente VIII and the monumental fireplace decorated with the heraldry of the Barberini, family of Pope Urban VIII. The doors either side came along a bit later

That was it. Exiting through Sala di Apollo, the exit was made via Rampa elicoidale to the Dromos e Atrium. The helical ramp, built around the time of Trajan and Hadrian and significant with the funeral procession and the emperor's last journey, was sealed during the sixth century for defensive reasons. It wasn't dug up again until the early eighteen hundreds.

The helical ramp leading out

The ramp ended out onto the street to some extent, so heading back down through more tunnels and walkways to a section that would have been below water when a moat existed, remnants of the fortresses past with architectural bits and pieces positioned in rooms and in varying stages of decay appeared. The rooms also had scale models of the fortress depicting the different constructions over the centuries. This display should have been in a more prominent place.  The end was nigh, everyone exiting Castel Sant'Angelo very satisfied with the effort. This place was money well spent.

Model of the castle

By mid afternoon it was time to return to the apartment via  Piazza Navona and the  Temple of the Nymphs along  via delle Botteghe Oscure. Upon arrival, energy was being expended on washing clothes. Jo and Cec had had their afternoon nap, were catching up on some chores and preparing for the soon to be, Trastevere Food Tour.

Shortly before six, we jumped into a cab and were duly dropped off across the Tiber from Piazza di San Bartolomeo all'Isola, the meeting place and where the tour would commence. It was a little after six when we headed off to the first restaurant due to one couple being a few minutes late. There were the five of us, two other Aussies and four Yanks.

Crossing the Tiber again, our group were taken through a few side streets until we were in Via dei Vascellari and shortly after outside of Da Enzo Trattoria. From the roadway we were given a piece of advice. We were eating before the evening rush hours of the restaurant as later on it was so popular that it was always booked out, and as such there was plenty of room so we were shown inside and introduced to the owner (or just the waiter). The two courses that stood out was the Carciofi alla Giudia (fried artichoke) which had the centre removed and deep fried, positioned upside down in the middle of the plate and covered in a sprinkling of olive oil, salt and pepper. An apt choice given that the meal is Jewish in origin and we were in the Jewish Quarter. The other was a delicious serving of Burrata cheese, served as a ball of what looked like runny, lumpy yoghurt covered in a mozzarella skin. We could have had more of that.

Da Enzo on Via dei Vascellari

Next was a trip through the narrow streets to Restaurante Spirito di Vino a short distance away. The front door was on Via dei Genovesi where we entered the last time but this time went through a side entrance from a side lane, Vicolo dell'Atleta. This took us straight down the stairs to the basement to sample some wines and morsels. The building itself was extremely old but where we were served, cavernous ancient cellars were B.C. type old. The room was quite dark with wine racks covering some of the walls, bottles covered in a healthy layer of dust. The mood wasn't dark though, everyone loved it.

Restaurante Spirito di Vino side entrance

Ancient cellars of Spirito di Vino

Cheers, big ears

After the experience at Restaurante Spirito di Vino and on the way to the biscuit shop, the guide pointed out a distant Santa Cecilia. Declaring her interest, Cec suggested that we drop in their in the coming days for a look. After all she was named after Saint Cecilia. Years ago Cecilia's mother had piano lessons as a young girl, taught by the nuns at the convent. She hated the lessons but loved the paintings of Saint Cecilia that hung on the wall near the piano.

The biscuit shop, Biscottificio Artigiano Innocenti was on Via della Luce.

We were sat down here and given samples of their produce. The Brutto ma Buono (translation-ugly but good) made from sugar, egg whites and nuts was particularly nice so we took a bagful with us.

Then given the opportunity to work off the biscuits with the hike to the next place, we moseyed onto the delicatessen, Antica Norcineria Iacozzilli, porchetta being their specialty. The slow roasted  pork was nice and juicy within and crispy without. Three generations have made it so.

Antica Norcineria Iacozzilli

Waiting for the porchetta

Then the hole in the wall on Via di San Francesco a Ripa. The I Suppli sell takeaway suppli only. Once you buy the risotto, marinara and mozzarella egg shaped rice balls, take them outside and eat on the footpath. As we did.

Rice ball heaven

Another long walk then ensued, onto  Casa Mia in Via della Renella. Our guide stopped for a while at a church in Piazza di Santa Maria called Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere. This place, we were told held the head of Saint Apollonia, the Patron Saint of dentistry who had her teeth smashed in by an unruly mob some time back. They then built a fire to burn her but she jumped in before they had the pleasure of throwing her in. Bits of her are all over the place in European churches.

Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere holds the head (probably toothless) of Saint Apollonia as well as a couple of holy men. Pope Callixtus I and Lorenzo Cardinal Campeggio

Then to Casa Mia on Via della Renella.

Plenty of pasta and plenty of wine was consumed here

The conversation must have been a bit boring. For Jo anyway

To finish off, it was back across town to Fatamorgana ice cream shop on Via Roma Libera. The gelato here wasn't the fluffy stuff in the tourist areas. It was fair dinkum gelato, characteristic of the natural colouring that would be expected if nothing artificial were added (we eat all types).

With gelato gone, we said our goodbyes to the other foody tourists and headed to the nearby taxi rank. Tomorrow, Cec and the boys are booked into the Coliseum. Jo and Shane will tackle Forum Romanum.

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I'm looking for a fic , d and h is married and while they're sleeping , a death eaters attack they're house or something like that, thankyou! Your blog is always be my fav blog❤️

Anyone?

Edit: Many options!

sofisamu: Is it Aurelian? I think something like that happens in a flashback.

murmurous-haunt: Hmm.. Also Divided we stand, united we fall, I think. There’s an old ask in here.. :)

owleyes374: something like this happens at some point in The Token

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dehaev: Could also be "For the Greater Good" by Damnedscribblingwoman - "A tale of two Christmas Eves -- the one that was and the one that might have been." One-shot.

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Galatasaray-Beşiktaş Derbisi

Derbilerin sonucunu kestirmek her zaman güçtür. İki takımın form grafiğinden bağımsız koşullar bu tip maçların sonucuna etki eder. Bu hafta oynanacak olan Galatasaray-Beşiktaş derbisi için de tahmini zorlaştıran pek çok etken söz konusu.

Ev sahibi Galatasaray sezonun ikinci yarısına iyi başlayamadı ve Riekerink ile yollar ayrıldı. Sarı Kırmızılılar ikinci devrede oynadıkları  5 maçta 8 puan kaybederek lider Beşiktaş’ın 7 puan gerisinde kaldı. Özellikle ligin 20. haftasında  Türk Telekom Arena’da Sergen Yalçın ile iyi bir çıkış yakalayan Kayserispor’a karşı alınan mağlubiyet, derbinin ev sahibinin şampiyonluk yarışında geride kalmasına yol açtı. Sarı Kırmızılıların puan kayıplarında Sneijder, Carole, Selçuk İnan gibi isimlerin sakatlıkları ve takımın en önemli hücum silahı Bruma’nın önce kart cezası sonra yeni teknik direktör İgor Tudor tarafından kadroya alınmaması büyük rol oynadı. Ancak sakatların dönmesiyle Tudor’un eli güçlenecek. Tolga Ciğerci’nin maç ritmi yakalaması ve Aurelian Chedjou’nun affedilmesiyle Galatasaray derbide ideale yakın bir on birle sahada olacak.

Lider Beşiktaş ise takipçilerinin yaşadığı puan kayıpları sonrası rüzgarı arkasına almış durumda. Ricardo Quaresma ve Cenk Tosun’un yükselen formunun yanı sıra Anderson Talisca’nın takıma dönmesi Şenol Güneş’i hücum anlamında rahatlatıyor. Siyah Beyazlılar Galatasaray deplasmanına çıkmadan önce Perşembe akşamı Uefa Avrupa Ligi 2. tur rövanş karşılaşmasında Hapoel Beer Sheva’yı konuk edecek. İsrail’deki mücadeleden 3-1 gibi avantajlı bir skorla dönen Beşiktaş, derbi öncesi oynayacağı maçta önemli isimlerini dinlendirebilir. Yine de Avrupa dönüşü Galatasaray deplasmanında oynamak Siyah Beyazlılar için kolay olmayacaktır.

Derbide mutlak galibiyete ihtiyaç duyan taraf Galatasaray. Sarı Kırmızılıların bu maçta yaşayacağı bir puan kaybı şampiyonluk yarışından kopmaları anlamına geliyor. Konuk Beşiktaş için ise bu deplasmanda 2 puan bırakmak yalnızca arayı açma fırsatını kaçırmak demek. Bu yüzden Galatasaray, kendi taraftarının önünde oynamanın da etkisiyle baskı kurmak isteyecektir. İki ekibin de savunmada zaaflarının olması ve kaliteli hücum ayakları karşılıklı gol veya goller izlememizi sağlayabilir. Bu zorlu mücadele için gollü beraberlik veya tek farklı Galatasaray galibiyeti en muhtemel sonuçlar.

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Merry christmas and happy new year in greek

Christmas is a yearly celebration honoring the introduction of Jesus Christ,[7][8] watched most ordinarily on December 25 as a religious and social festival among billions of individuals around the world.A devour key to the Christian ceremonial year, it is gone before by the period of Advent or the Nativity Fast and starts the period of Christmastide, which generally in the West keeps going twelve days and comes full circle on Twelfth Night;in a few customs, Christmastide incorporates an Octave. Christmas Day is an open occasion in huge numbers of the world's nations,is commended religiously by a greater part of Christians,and additionally socially by numerous non-Christians,and structures a basic piece of the Christmas season. In a few nations, observing Christmas Eve has the principle concentrate as opposed to Christmas Day.  merry christmas in greek

In spite of the fact that the month and date of Jesus' introduction to the world are obscure, by the ahead of schedule to-mid fourth century the Western Christian Church had set Christmas on December 25, a date that was later embraced in the East.Today, most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the Gregorian date-book, which has been received generally in the common logbooks utilized as a part of nations all through the world. Be that as it may, some Eastern Christian Churches observe Christmas on December 25 of the more seasoned Julian timetable, which at present compares to January 7 in the Gregorian date-book, the day after the Western Christian Church commends the Epiphany. This isn't a difference over the date of Christmas all things considered, yet rather an inclination of which date-book ought to be utilized to decide the day that is December 25.

In spite of the fact that it isn't known why December 25 turned into a date of festivity, there are a few factors that may have impacted the decision. December 25 was the date the Romans set apart as the winter solstice,[23] the most brief and darkest day of the year, and the main day in which the days would start to stretch and the Sun would have a more drawn out nearness in the sky; Jesus was related to the Sun in view of an Old Testament verse.[24] December 25 is precisely nine months following the Crucifixion of Jesus, which, around the third century, moved toward becoming related with his origination in light of understandings at the season of the way salvation is bound up in birth and demise; a few speculations at that point had the date of the Crucifixion as his birthday, others took the date nine months after the fact: Christmas day. Also, Ancient Romans had a progression of agnostic celebrations close to the finish of the year, and Christmas may have been planned right now to fitting, or rival, at least one of these festivals. Some researchers can't help contradicting this last elucidation and express that the Roman Emperor Aurelian put an agnostic festival on December 25 so as to contend with the developing rate of the Christian Church, which had just been observing Christmas on that date.[