Re: a Magnificent Gift
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I'm so glad you liked it--and found it magical. ;-) I'm not Wiccan, so I wasn't sure if my lack of firsthand knowledge of "real" Wiccan (vs. Extremely Eclectic) ritual would hinder me, but my spirituality definitely incorporates broader Pagan aspects, and I was going for a magical/numinous effect. I'm still not sure if the dream was all Harry's, or if Severus' fevered dream-state and Harry's fevered dream-state crossed over somewhere in the ethers and blended into a mutual between-the-worlds sort of encounter.
On a literal level, I was thinking, well, none of the Potter characters are Wiccan, so this has to be a bit weird and seemingly out-of-context. Yet the themes and symbolism worked so well for Harry's inner turmoil and sorting things through, and it's plausible that he might have had some exposure to the religion, it being the late 1990s! And yes, poor Harry had so much grief and loss and new revelations to work through, more than a sandwich could assuage.
Oh, and the timing worked out when I read that the final battle with Voldemort took place on May 2 or something like that. Anyway, it was May. Close enough for jazz, and for numinous dreams.
That painting is so over-the-top,it embarrasses me
Any artist/writer worth their salt has plenty of stuff that embarrasses them. ;-) Sometimes the embarrassment is warranted--but that's all part of the process, eh?--but often it's just because less creative people don't get the Muse and Her ways. (Or His ways, in the case of Severus-Muse.)
but I had to try to express the intensity of my dance with Severus-as-Muse.
I didn't understand, on a conscious level, that that was what you trying to convey, but apparently I tuned in on the subconscious level. ;-) And thank you so much for remembering me at Solstice! I'm sure it helped, especially given the context of this holiday season. Have a blessed New Year!
On a literal level, I was thinking, well, none of the Potter characters are Wiccan, so this has to be a bit weird and seemingly out-of-context. Yet the themes and symbolism worked so well for Harry's inner turmoil and sorting things through, and it's plausible that he might have had some exposure to the religion, it being the late 1990s! And yes, poor Harry had so much grief and loss and new revelations to work through, more than a sandwich could assuage.
Oh, and the timing worked out when I read that the final battle with Voldemort took place on May 2 or something like that. Anyway, it was May. Close enough for jazz, and for numinous dreams.
That painting is so over-the-top,it embarrasses me
Any artist/writer worth their salt has plenty of stuff that embarrasses them. ;-) Sometimes the embarrassment is warranted--but that's all part of the process, eh?--but often it's just because less creative people don't get the Muse and Her ways. (Or His ways, in the case of Severus-Muse.)
but I had to try to express the intensity of my dance with Severus-as-Muse.
I didn't understand, on a conscious level, that that was what you trying to convey, but apparently I tuned in on the subconscious level. ;-) And thank you so much for remembering me at Solstice! I'm sure it helped, especially given the context of this holiday season. Have a blessed New Year!