#endrina

[nocturnus33]

The meaning of mistletoe by Endrina, first volume of The secret language of plants. @llendrinall I have read this charming story several times. The voice of the narration, with its fairy tale reminiscence, is something I really like. Endrina is a great author, it is worth reading their novel length fics.

Typeset by Lindsey P. For those inexperienced in fandom, this story can be read for free at AO3.

What I like:

It's quite a simple binding, but something in it remind me of the old editions of my childhood. Reading it give me a special kind of joy, it's both, the comfort of this story and the childhood-like feeling this tome brings me while holding it

What I could do better:

I had problems with the guillotining of the edges, but went ahead [I had already lost a lot of material with a failed first printing]. I couldn't say what happened, but - for me - that mistake gives a Je ne sais quoi to the edition that I love. I don't know why, but when I was a child, back in the 70's, I had many books with the same feeling. The paper was a bit thicker than usual, and the edges weren't perfectly cut. I didn't realize, until I sat down to read this edition, that this binding conjures up memories of my childhood.

Special thanks: During the process, I had a severe case of printer hiccups (Or binder's brain hiccups, to be more precise) but @getfuckedblr hold my hand and helped me.

@llendrinall 

[If I learned to bind, you can do it too. It's not that difficult... ok a little at first, but it is doable. Don't buy fic binds, ok? It spoils fandom's fun]

[getfuckedblr]

my completed bind of the secret language of plants!

this was one of the hardest fics i’ve bound yet; the small spines really worried me, and didn’t come out perfect, but i’m pretty happy with it! i made mistakes with the wording on the spines, and the guillotine is still very hard to use LMAO so all of the book blocks are different sizes. but i just make sure the cases are the same size bc good enough is good enough u know?

[bubu0h]

The secret language of plants Series by Endrina

The Meaning of Mistletoe

American Mistletoe. Phoradendron flavescens (1925) by Mary Vaux Walcott

The Meaning of Dandelions

Dandelions by Bertha Wegmann

The Meaning of Geranium

Geranium argenteum (1781-1793) by Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin

Floriography

Album of cut-paper flowers Pl.01 (1835) by Ellen W.

[dewitty1]

Life skills outside the curriculum

Endrina @llendrinall

Chapters: 11/11

Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Characters: Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Remus Lupin, Order of the Phoenix, Death Eater(s), Narcissa Black Malfoy Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, No Hogwarts, Don't copy to another site

Summary:

It was "Witch Weekly", of all people and organizations, the first to notice and comment on The Boy Who Lived’s absence from the ranks of first years at Hogwarts. The magazine went on to elucubrate that the young hero was studying at a foreign school, possibly Beauxbatons or Holzschuhkäse.

Excerpt:

They were coming out of an exhibition on post-war pop art that Draco hated. It was still a bit chilly out there, spring coming late this year, and there was a faint drizzle in the air.

“Anyway, you can’t just rely on message to make an impact if your technique is so poor. Unless you have a really strong message, which they don’t, because their message was that nothing makes sense. So at least show some skills. If the medieval can do it, you can too! And the use of colour was so simplistic and unimaginative that…”

One moment Harry was half listening to Draco’s usual vehement tirades and the next he had turned deaf and was struck by… by the thought of Draco’s existence. By that mad, opinionated boy who had to be so passionate and argumentative about everything. A boy who insisted on getting proper silver for the earrings hooks and snuck little good charms on every piece he crafted and who brewed him potions and was so belligerent because he actually looked at everything.

Harry was so suddenly and violently overcome by emotion that he just had to grab his face with both hands and kiss him.

“Gah” said Draco when Harry’s lips landed on his, and after the kiss “don’t interrupt me!”.

And then he seemed to think about it and kissed Harry instead.

꒰˘̩̩̩⌣˘̩̩̩๑꒱♡

[dspd]

Endrina on AO3 is going to be the reason I leave this earth.

I don't think I can handle her depiction of Percy Weasley.

[silkhy-john]

It’s really fun to read a fic and go “I want to bookmark this” (it’s already bookmarked) then “I want to leave a comment about X” (I already did. Twice.)

Also “you already left Kudos here :)” LET ME LEAVE MORE

people always talk about leaving comments on ao3 like it's a nice thing to do, or the best way to encourage writers to keep writing, or overall like it's how you Do Your Part in fandom

and yeah, all those things are true, but having spent the past few months leaving enthusiastic comments on as many things as i can, i have a different perspective

you should leave comments on fics because it's fun

taking the time to stop and focus on what i like about a story has made me way more aware of what's going on in stories and what i like about them. there's bit more actual comprehension and appreciation and not just beaming content into my eyes to fill time

i like noticing cool little things in fics, or riffing on funny events. i've never been very good at speculating or picking apart characters, but sometimes something clicks and it rocks.

and of course it's pretty nice when you get a response and it's clear you've made another person happy

so yeah, you should leave comments for your own sake, too. it makes reading better!

[kid-called-crow]

God, I'm such a sucker for clairvoyant characters. Let them take the world upon their shoulders. Let them see someone's death and know there's nothing they can do to stop it. Let them collapse from the sheer power of their prophecies. Let them always be two steps ahead of everyone else. Let them be disoriented and so, so tired of being a seer. Of carrying that burden alone. Let them reference things that won't happen for another month. Let them be quiet and subtle but always in the plot, always leaving the right tools for unlucky travelers who wouldn't need them for another week. Let them grief eons before a tragedy even begins. Let them know the ending and still fall.

Just...let them.

[tenacious-minds]

I’ve been listening to endrinas the language of flowers fic, and in the authors notes of chapter 1 of part three, they mention how the book never explained how Sirius got his wand back, and my immediate reaction was “I always assumed they never bothered to take it off him”.

[the-colourful-witch]

Twenty-Nine

This illustration was commissioned by @roshnirangwani_ based on her favourite fanfic: Twenty-Nine by Endrina (free to read on AO3). It was so fun to work on this piece, because it challenged me in the best way possible 😊⚡️

Also, this fic is so good! I read it and I have to say, it made me a Percy Weasley fan 🥹🧡 Go read it if you want a really good and really interesting post-war story ☀️

Here is the link:

[cinturon-cadena]

Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!! I love it so much!! Thank you @insanelyadd <3 <3 <3

Yes, Endrina (little gremlin on the left) is my head mate's OC by the same name! Lumia (overly enthusiastic nerd on the right) is mine!

Go check out Addy's art!! Their Skele Chara AU is absolutely adorable! And the rest of their art is absolutely amazing!! Go check them out!!!

The prize for the first place winner in my 5k follower raffle was @cinturon-cadena ‘s OC and their headmate’s OC. :>

[mutant-distraction]

Rheyn Endrina

Queen of Sheba orchids is one of the rarest plants on earth,only found in parts of Western Australia.

[nocturnus33]

The meaning of dandelions, by Endrina. This is the second volume of "The Secret Language of Plants".

As with most of my bindings, this book is "not perfct" at all, yet it joins my bibliographic collection of beloved imperfections. I like how it turned out despite everything.

This tome is full of errors due to my lack of concentration. I think I should change the name of this blog to "Adventures of an ADD fic binder". As some of my worst ADD days, yesterday wasn't the best day for me to try anything! The thing is, I had a great time binding this weekend, so no amount of mistakes will take that away. I still like my little green book.

Unlike volume 1, this time I remembered to put the headbands, yet I forgot the bookmark. More importantly, I got the series name wrong on the spine!

What I like?

I like the green cover, and how it looks next to its companion, the yellow tome. Likewise, the little dandelion seed on the back cover really charms me.

What could I have done better?

Apart from placing the correct title of the series?, I could have transferred the HTV with less temperature. There are plate marks on the cover.

I should have added the endpapers - I had them ready and forgot!

Plus, add the bookmark.

For those with little experience in fandom, this fantastic fic can be read for free on AO3. Just remember to leave a constructive comment for the author.

 @llendrinall 

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: A story about murder, the power of writing lists, the interest of the press, the politics of the Department of Magical Transportation and the struggle of being Percy Weasley.

Author: @llendrinall

[bubu0h]

Life skills outside the curriculum by Endrina

Black Circle (1916) by Kazimir Malevich

[a-sunset-outside-my-window]

fic rec friday

The Meaning of Mistletoe

by Endrina on Ao3

“Just… tell me. Tell me what is going on, Snape.” What was going on was that Severus Snape had no trouble tracking down one Petunia Evans, now Dursley, to a little town in Surrey where he saw how exactly she was treating her nephew. Which somehow led to last night and Severus knocking on Lupin’s door with a toddler half-asleep in his arms.

so time totally got away from me this week so I'm a tad bit late with the fic rec but I hope the fic makes up for it

when I first read this I couldn't stop reading until I was done and I love love love this fic so much! It is part of a series and I recommend setting a weekend aside to read all the works in it in one sitting because you won't be able to put it down (at least I wasn't lol) this is also one of my rare snupin fic recs but since romance isn't the main focus of the fic I feel like it can be enjoyed by most everyone.

favourite tropes included are:

remus raising harry potter

heavy angst

but also hurt / comfort

found family

domestic cuteness

severus is sort of an uncle to harry

getting over prejudice

harry is the sweetest little bean

werewolf lore

feels

sort of friends to lovers

some lore

fluff

so many more things but they happen in other fics in the series

some drarry and platonic wolfstar in later installments

as always leave lots of love and kudos to the author and have an amazing rest of the day <3

[duchessdulce]

Day 22: a series

The Secret Language of Plants by Endrina

Harry is raised by Snape and Lupin. A gorgeous, heartbreakingly beautiful series.

Snape/Lupin and eventual Harry/Draco

@hprecfest