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I find myself almost repulsed by the amount of less-than-satisfactory themes for LJ. I suppose that since I don't have a paid-for account, my choices are limited. There are a couple of themes that I find myself pulled towards, but there's always one reason or another that I don't like them - it doesn't take up the entire webpage, it doesn't show my list of tags - the list of my qualms could go on and on. I'm not generally a picky person, but I do like the best, especially when I want to make a good impression, or be an individual. 

I have settled on this theme for now, but it will probably be changed in a short amount of time - the colors are practically gaudy, and the text is entirely too big.

Perhaps I'm being nit-picky? I don't want to seem entirely disgusted, because I'm not. There are a fair few themes that are really quite cute - but they're not exactly ones that I would use to portray my fiction. Hrm...lol, it's entirely too late in the night to be upset by these types of things. I really should be off to bed, considering I have to work in four hours. Ugh, perish the thought!

Rest assured, many changes will probably be occuring in the next few days - I plan on burying myself in LJ "fun", to get myself acquainted with the site and whatnot. I hope I warm up to it (or it warms up to me)! I suppose I get too easily frustrated with this type of thing, because I can generally solve problems quickly and when I can't, I work myself up about it and tend to make things harder for me than they should be.

I suppose I'll be leaving now. I don't know why I'm so reluctant to go; it kind of feels like I'm at a playground and have just discovered a fun place to play, but it's time to go home. Lol, I don't know if it's an entirely pleasant feeling. 

Right; again, fare-well!

Summary: Harry deserves so much better than Draco…so Draco leaves him, even though it shatters his heart into a million tiny pieces. What will it take to convince Draco that Harry doesn’t want someone better, and how long will it take for Draco to actually start believing it?

Rating: NC-17

Word Count: 16,178 (with more to come)

Warnings: Post-Hogwarts, Post-War, Somewhat AU, Adult Content and Sexual Situations. NO DH SPOILERS

Genres: Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Romance, some Fluff.

Completed: No 

Tell me what you think! ;)

Okay, so I wanted to have an LJ to host my HP fanfiction on - I've seen loads of other people do it, and I'm fairly sure it would be a good move on my part. I like to get as much feedback about my work as possible, and I know archiving on LJ will help in that regard. But I'm confused as to how I can (or, rather, should) start archiving. 

I've seen posts in an LJ in which an author links to recent chapters and updates of a specific fic, and the links take me to another place on LJ - but I don't know how to do it! I know this may be confusing anyone who is reading this, but I was wondering if anyone could possibly help me. I'm really excited to start archiving my fanfiction here, but I won't be able to do so until I feel confident that I'm doing it the right way. *blush*

I think there's a way in which I can post a chapter in my "memories" section, and then link to it that way, but really, I'm utterly confused as to how I can do that, or even if I can do that at all. As you can probably tell, I desperately need help. I don't like being the obvious newbie, but sometimes, I guess you just have to help, and now is one of those times for me, I suppose. If anyone has any pointers whatsoever, I am not adverse to taking advice!

Woo! I feel ever so accomplished; I have defeated the demons of annoyance and irritation, and have thusly figured out how to do exactly what I sought to do in the first place! 

Now, I'm not sure if I'll be able to remember everything that has been accomplished, because it's 2:10 am, and after all that fiddling and messing around, I'm not sure if I even know which way is up and which way is down anymore...but there you have it. 

I'm just pleased that I've managed to do something. It's definitely a help, I'll say that much! And who knows, maybe I will remember what I did come tomorrow...er...later tonight! So, I'm heading off to bed right now, but I do feel much better about having accomplished what I've been trying to do (all by myself, no less!). I'll attempt to post chapter two later this evening, as well as perhaps garner some publicity for the fic, so I'll get some of that feedback I so desperately yearn for. =D

There are still some things that I want to do that I ve no clue about, but I figure I'll either learn along the way, or do without. (I'd rather not do without. So, as I've said before, I'm not adverse to taking any advice anyone may have to give to an LJ newbie such as myself. ;)

Ta-ta for now!