Fanart, Fanfiction and Fangirling

Day 3

In your own space, share a favorite piece of original canon (a TV episode, a song, a favorite interview, a book, a scene from a movie, etc) and explain why you love it so much. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Last year I wrote about Sherlock, which is still my main fandom at the moment, but this year I want to go back to one of my other fandoms: Harry Potter. One of my favourite moments of the whole saga is probably "The Prince's Tale" from "Deathly Hallows", because it shows the main events that made Snape the person he was. It's quite tragic that, throughout his life, Snape was humiliated, manipulated, treated as the villain, whereas in reality it was the opposite. I'm perfectly aware he's not a likeable character: he can be unfair and petty, he's selfish, he holds grudges, but that chapter shows why he became like that. Sure, he could've made different choices and become a different person, but considering his past, even Harry understands that Snape was much more than everyone thought he was. We also discover why Petunia became such a petty, unpleasant person and see that Dumbledore was manipulative and capable of terrible things, even if they were done for the "greater good".

And let's not forget the bit that makes me cry every time I read it:

"After all this time?"
"Always."

T_T

I'm not really surprised to announce that my first Inktober was pretty much a failure, as I only drew 3 pictures. It's better than nothing, but still. On my defence, I can say that my free time this month has been spent either sick (2 weekends in a row, definitely not funny), proofreading (I'm helping out a neighbour on a project of his) or trying to find a damn flat. I even found what had the potential to be my dream home, but it was on the third floor without lift. And I mean European third floor, not American: ground floor, first floor, second floor, third floor. The flat was great and the price reasonable, but the thought of walking up those stairs after a long day at work, maybe after a stop at the supermarket, carrying heavy bags... Not so much. Oh, well. It's frustrating, but I'm not giving up.

Anyway, here are my three Inktober drawings:

( Inktober doodles )

Christmas cards sent! I had to send my special errand boy (aka my dad) to the post office because I could barely stand this morning, but I'm feeling better now. The power nap I took in the afternoon definitely helped.

I also decided to be productive and doodled something:



I hadn't drawn anything Harry-Potter-related in years, and I mean literally years, and since I've been in a Hermione mood lately, the choice was predictable.

I should also work on the Mystrade fic I started, but I don't know if I can actually write the dirty bits. I'm getting old. XD

I forgot to mention one the funniest experiences I've had lately. Funny as in awkward and weird. I was walking back to the car with a friend the other night after having dinner at a Japanese restaurant (mmh, sashimi...) when we passed by a car that was parked on the pavement (that's quite common in Milan, people park everywhere). Out of the corner of my eye I saw a man sitting in the driver seat... and a girl giving him a blowjob! What the fuck, guys! Find somewhere a bit more private, won't you? We were just behind one of the most popular shopping streets (Corso Buenos Aires, for those who know Milan) and it wasn't that late. It reminded me of a friend who told me they saw 3 people having sex in the backseat of a car once. Well, that certainly requires flexibility...

Anyway, I finally drew the LJ interest doodle for dementordelta. Sorry for the delay!


Clic for bigger version

That was the second and last request I got, if anyone else want a doodle just leave a comment and let me know. :)

PS My icon is SO appropriate...

I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night. My reaction at the end of chapter 32:

( SPOILERS GALORE )

Free at last. I had the Sociology exam on Wednesday and now I'm finally on holiday. I'll have the last exam (Marketing) in September but I'm not going to think about that now. Also, I got a 26/30 in the Economy exam. I was a bit worried about it because I thought I'd totally messed up one of the questions; well, it turned out I did quite well in that question, but not so much in another one I thought I'd done fine. I'm a bit disappointed, but most of the class apparently got low marks in that specific part, and the average mark was 24 or 25, so I'm not complaining too much.

I still don't know anything about my damn internship, though. See, I wanted to do it in a booking agency in Milan, the one that manages the tour of some of the most popular Italian artists, but the professor chose another girl. Then the head of the agency told him he didn't want that girl because she hadn't made a good impression on him and things got really complicated.

Anyway, since my "first choice" wasn't available, I went with my second one, that is, an internship abroad, and more specifically at the Gewandhaus Orchester in Leipzig. Which would be AMAZING, because that would mean I'd be in Germany for the Ärzte CD and tour next autumn. BUT I still don't know anything about it. Well, if they don't accept me there I'll do the internship at the symphonic orchestra in Milan, so that's not a big problem, but I'd like to know if I have to spend 3 months abroad, I'll have to find a flat and everything. SO complicated.

Other than that, I finally saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix! I admit I didn't re-read the book before watching the film, so all the things they left out didn't bother me too much, also because I had found the book waaay too long, when I read it. Only a couple of things bothered me:

( Under a cut, for those who haven't seen the film yet )

All in all, I liked it. And Snape and Sirius, boy, I was drooling half the time. The Italian actor who dubs Alan Rickman is brilliant, I was squeeing every time Snape spoke. And how can Gary Oldman look so hot at his age??? Helena Bohnam Carter was simply perfect, she was exactly how I imagined Bellatrix would be. And Tonks was cool as well.

Argh, tomorrow is the big day! :O Here, have a Snape sketch.



And last night I saw the new edition of "Lupin III and the Castle of Cagliostro". That's one of the funniest films I've ever seen. They can do ANYTHING with that Fiat 500! XD And Jigen is my soulmate, yes. ♥♥♥

This is a little piece of birthday art for einheitstochter. I drew something yesterday and was about to post it, then I looked at it and decided I didn't like it, so I did something else. I was playing around with it in Photoshop, my original idea was to erase the red pencil sketch and add a bit of colour, but I did something wrong and got this effect. I liked it and decided to keep it that way, I hope you'll like it too, Itty. :)

Come get your present... If you dare... Character: Lucius Malfoy Medium: pencil, red pencil, Photoshop Note: Late birthday art for einheitstochter

( He's waiting for you... )

Damn, I'm getting a cold. =/

Oh, my. The Easter Bunny bit me this morning and wouldn't let go until I sat down and drew this. I blame it on the awful amount of medicines I've been taking lately, they clearly must have messed with my brain. Well, what was left of it, anyway.

I hope you find it as funny as I do. But we all know I have a weird sense of humour. :P

Easter Crossover of DOOM!
Characters: Bela B (Die Ärzte) + Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
Black ink, coloured pencils and Photoshop


( Easter crossover of DOOM! )

*goes to take some more cough syrup*

I'm still alive. I've been feeling rather crappy these days and decided it was best if I didn't bother my flist with useless whining entries. There isn't a specific reason for my feeling low, well, there is, but it's long and complicated and there's nothing any of you can do about it, so let's just talk about something else.

Let's talk about drawings! I've wanted to draw Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter for a long time, because even if she's evil, bitchy and totally insane, she's the sexiest character of the whole damn series. I imagine her with long, dishevelled black hair and full crimson lips. A typical gothic beauty. The kind of beauty I long for and will never have. *sigh*

All right, I did say no whining, didn't I? Onto the art, then.

Sexy
Character: Bellatrix Lestrange
Black ink, coloured pencils and a tiny bit of Photoshop to smooth the background


( She's so damn sexy, damn her... )

I also got a "commission" from one of my colleagues, he asked me to draw a colleague of ours during a football match, because he scored twice in their last match and they wanted to celebrate the event. I accepted and the result was silly to say the least. They posted the pic in their team's blog, here's the entry with my drawing.

http://doitcalcio.blogspot.com/2006/02/pizzi-superstar_03.html

Click on the pic to see it in full size. :)

It's time for another doodle! Itty, this is for you. ♥ I was very undecided and didn't know which interests to use at first, then I got this idea. I wonder what's going on in my brain sometimes... *shakes head*

LJ-interest doodle # 2
For einheitstochter
A clockwork orange, Bela B, der Graf, Severus Snape

( Der Graf... ist nicht das was er mal war... )

Also, a quiz nicked from schwimmerin

( OMG, NO! )