#artemisia black

[ladiesofhpfest]

Theme Roundup: Mothers & Daughters, 28 April - 11 May 2024

We are thrilled to share this list of works that were shared with us for the first two weeks of our fest, for the theme Mothers & Daughters! We had 17 total works! 14 fics, 2 artworks, and one podfic! Thank you to ALL our talented creators for kicking us off so beautifully. As Mother's Day wraps up in the USA, Canada (and as Mother's Day is/will be celebrated throughout many nations in May!), we have all these works to share with you that highlight the many faces of motherhood. Enjoy, and stay tuned for the kickoff of our next theme!

Father's Legacy, Mother's Love by @midnightstargazer, 2.5k words, G, Astoria & Scorpius

A Moon Amongst the Stars by @scrxpz, 2.2k words, T, Bellatrix & Luna

A Double-Edged Knife by @crookshanksagentofowca, 3.9k words, T, Druella & Bella, Bella & Delphi

sister, sister, daughter by @queenofstormyskies, 855 words, T, Andromeda & Nymphadora

A Greater Woman Wouldn't Beg (But I Looked to the Sky and Said) by @thecasualauthor, 466 words, G, Lily & Harry

A Tiny Speck in a Vast Universe by @saintsenara aka Asenora, 3.6k words, T, Merope & Tom

Euphemia and James by @celestemagnoliathewriter, 8k words, T, Euphemia & James

Mama (Of a wildfire with hazel eyes) by @nihilisticnomad aka Troubled_Traveler, 260 words, G, Bellatrix & Delphi

The Death of Winnifred Crouch by @midnightstargazer, 3k words, T, Barty Crouch Jr's mother & Barty

Artwork: Pandora & Luna, Pandora hugging her sweet child by @fiendishfyre, Pandora & Luna

My Family History by @snarkygranger1-blog, 1k words, T, Andromeda & Nymphadora

Mum (Of a trickster with pink hair) by @nihilisticnomad aka Troubled_Traveler, 335 words, Andromeda & Nymphadora

Artwork: Druella with her daughters, taking a portrait by @fiendishfyre, Druella, Bellatrix, Andromeda, & Narcissa

Mother (Of a dragon with alabaster skin) by @nihilisticnomad aka Troubled_Traveler, 263 words, G, Narcissa & Draco

Podfic: One Night in the House of Black by @sleepstxtic - a podfic read by @cailynwrites, M, Length: 15:26, Artemisia & Lysandra

Lullaby by @saintsenara aka Asenora, 2.1k words, T, Kendra Dumbledore & Ariana Dumbledore

As I Say by mimisays, 3.3k words, NR, Hannah Abbott's mother & Hannah Abbott

Thank you again to our brilliant creators who helped us start the fest strong!! Again, stay tuned for the kickoff for our next theme!

[bellwood-qudditch]

Artemisia Blackwood nèe Black

Faceclaim: Emma Kenney

“Artemisia was born out of wedlock to her pure blooded mother and a Muggle father. She was the wife of Eunon Blackwood nèe Wood and the mother to Lysandra Blackwood, a squib”

July 28th, 1426-March 12th, 1463

[womenofthehouseofblack]

Fic one

Title: One Night In The House Of Black

Rating: Mature

Summary: When a stranger comes knocking on the doors of her House, Artemisia Black must make a choice. What happens that night will determine the fate of her family forever.

Link: A03

Fic two

Title:Other Women and of Purer Blood

Rating: Mature (Reference to Rape/Non con)

Summary: Narcissa is adrift, rattling around Malfoy Manor, when an equally lonely man comes into her lonely life.

Link: A03

[casquecest]

From whence do we think Sirius got his fuck-off big knife in PoA? Does he use it to fillet the rats in GoF? Is it the same knife that flew off the board in OotP and nearly stabbed him in the hand? Does he sleep with it under whatever serves as his pillow on any given night?

[seriousbrat]

I have defo said this before but Sirius and Snape are so similar that it’s wild that their fandoms don’t like the other.

The main difference between them is exemplified by their fight at Grimmauld. Where Sirius shouts, but Snape gets quieter (but both are being petty af).

In other words, they present different (despite the immense similarities) because they are a Scorpio and a Capricorn. And us astrology girlies (gender neutral) know that Capricorns are just Scorpios in a business suit.

Right???? The Sirius-Snape parallels always get me 🥲 we should all just be friends about it.

ANYWAY what's also interesting to me about their Grimmauld place confrontation is that I see it as a reversal of their confrontations in school. For once Snape is the one with power and control over the situation, and Sirius is the one who can barely keep his emotional response in check. Imo it was the exact opposite when they were teens. 👀

[leogichidaa]

Murder is the Black family’s love language. Sirius was so ready to cut a bitch for Harry

So true, and they're so right for that. How can you be sure anyone loves you if they haven't even threatened to murder their childhood friend in front of you to ensure your safety?

[sirius-o-black]

Which of these cool paintings should I use as my banner image?

Old banner image - Jean d'Arc Kissing the Sword of Remembrance by Dante Gabriel Rosetti

The Eve of St. Agnes by John Everett Millais

Mariana by John Everett Millais

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of a Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi

Judith and Her Maidservant by Artemisia Gentileschi

[banefolk]

Mab’s Drawlloween Club Day 5: Haunted

“Ghost Medicine”

Artemisias were/are utilized by Native Americans to ward off ghosts and prevent spirit attachment and hauntings. The fragrant fresh herbs were rubbed on the body or the plant was worn for protection (source: Native American Ethnobotany Database).

In western magic, wormwood (artemisia absinthium) is uncannily used for similar purposes. Artemisias can be added to charms, sachets, baths, incense blends or magical oils.

[calmboyl]

she located them quite quickly.

@rotg-halloween

[coffeefrenchandhistory]

The Veil of Death

So @artemisia-black​ asked me to write up a meta commentary, and I’m absolutely going to do so. 

The Veil of Death in the Ministry for Magic. A giant stone archway in the Death Chamber of the Department of Mysteries. When Harry and co. arrive to rescue Sirius from the Death Eaters, they encounter it. 

But more importantly, this stone archway had whispers emanate from it. Hermione couldn’t hear it. Harry could, whispering that he couldn’t quite make out, and Luna could as well. Luna says “there are people in there!” It’s curious that it’s Harry and Luna who hear the whispering — two individuals who had seen and understood death. Harry, who saw Cedric be murdered; and Luna, who saw her mother die. 

In the book, Harry "had the strangest feeling that there was someone standing right behind the veil on the other side of the archway... all that could be seen was the other side of the tattered black veil." (OoTP, Ch. 34). Harry’s instincts and deduction skills are usually very good. Look at his deduction in Chamber of Secrets when he works out how the students had gotten petrified. If he thinks there’s someone right behind the veil, there probably is. 

But where does the Archway come from? It’s said to predate the Ministry, that they built the Department of Mysteries around the Veil of Death. How could that be? Where would the Veil come from? 

Because it’s not just a veil. 

It’s a bridge. The bridge. 

In the story of the Three Brothers — Antioch, Cadmus, and Ignotus — the three of them were: 

“travelling along a lonely, winding road at twilight. In time, the brothers reached a river, too deep to wade through, and too dangerous to swim across. However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands, and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water. They were halfway across it, when they found their path blocked by a hooded figure, and it was Death. He was angry that he had been cheated out of three new victims, for travelers usually drowned in the river.” (The Tale of the Three Brothers)

Death was furious at the brothers and pretended to congratulate them. So why would he give them gifts, angry and frustrated as he was, and not ask for anything in return? 

I think he did. But first he gave them gifts that were from the river. The river that separated life from death. 

To Antioch, Death “crossed to an Elder Tree on the banks of the river” for the man who wanted an unbeatable wand. Elder trees in Celtic mythology, after all, symbolized regeneration; the end and the beginning. To Cadmus, he “picked up a stone from the riverbank” for the man who wanted to bring back those who died. A stone which had touched the waters that always killed. And for Ignotus, who wanted to be crafty and slip away from Death... he received a cloak. 

Something fluid and silvery gray went slithering to the floor where it lay in gleaming folds. Ron gasped. 

“I’ve heard of those,” he said in a hushed voice, dropping the box of Every Flavor Beans he’d gotten from Hermione. “If that’s what I think it is -- they’re really rare, and really valuable.” 

“What is it?” 

Harry picked up the shining, silvery cloth off the floor. It was strange to the touch, like water woven into the material.” (Philosopher’s Stone, Ch. 12)

The water of the river, which always killed the traveler, woven into the cloak. And that brings me back to the cloak and the veil. Death was angry at the brothers. They had cheated him of his due. The river always killed the traveler — and the brothers had cheated him. And Death is not the kind of entity who would let these three get the better of him: the braggart with the unbeatable wand, the obsessive who craved his loved ones beyond the veil, and the brother who wanted to hide away. 

So Death gave the brothers their gifts, their prize, in exchange for something. 

Antioch was killed by his own bravado. Cadmus died for his obsession. But Ignotus? How do you catch a man who can hide invisibly? 

You lure him, of course. You get him to cross a bridge. 

Death gave the brothers their gifts, yes, but he took something in return. The bridge that forded the chasm between life and death. The bridge the brothers had created out of stone. Death created an archway and placed as a veil the remains of the cloak he wore as a curtain. 

He would tempt them. Luna and Harry, after all, and seen and comprehended death. Luna saw her mother die. Harry saw Cedric murdered. They saw and understood death. And when they were near the veil, they heard the whispers of their loved ones. “There are people in there!” said Luna. 

Death would give the brothers Peverell a gift, yes — but he would never again be cheated his due. He would ensure he would never be cheated again. He would lure them to the bridge, to ensure he would never have to hunt for who he wanted for years. 

The bridge would lead always and forever lead to Death…

[dobnny]

Kreacher in the streets, A creature in the sheets.....

Kreacher makes both men, women and creatures preach…while listening to Ready For It

[ladiesofhpfest]

One Night In The House Of Black by sleepstxtic - a Podfic read by @cailynwrites

With just a couple days left before we start our next theme, we are so pleased to share that we have our first podfic submission for the Ladies of HP Fest! This podfic was made for the fic One Night in The House of Black by @sleepstxtic, which was written for last year's @womenofthehouseofblack fest!

Instead of a snippet, here's the cover art that podficcer @cailynwrites chose for the work:

Cover Art includes "The Gleaners" by Jean-Francois Millet.

Come check out the first podfic submission for the fest!

[bellwood-qudditch]

When was someone gonna tell me they gave us two new members of the house of Black 😭🤧

[artemisia-black]

Shipping you with Narcissa...you might as well complete the set

[padfootswhiskers]

Biriyani is the best thing ever. Just needed to say it haha

[seriousbrat]

”being a good lover like bro is a sixteen year old boy be fr.”

this is exactly how I feel when I see Sirius depicted as the Hogwarts shagger. Like be FR about a 16 year old.

lmao right? especially as I don't think Sirius would honestly be that bothered. I don't see that version of Sirius as much anymore because often he's paired with Remus these days but it used to be pretty much standard in marauders era fics.