Hello, and welcome to the February issue of "The Anvil"!

If you're not into "Love Sucks" Day, we have a ton of content about our favorite couple as a lovely subsitute. We have added new 'sites for recc's - doubling our usual fanfics, fanarts, and community posts. There's AnndeeGranger's new puzzle, along with a question in Owls. If you're curious about what's been happening at Witherwings and Project Harmony, be sure to read this month's State of the Project Address - and while you're there, check out PotterMama's Harmonian of the Month, Miscard of Harmony Podcast.

And since Valentine's Day only comes once a year, if you loved (or hated) our current issue, please owl us and let us know. But of course all of you are our valentines, every day of the year. *sucking up, sucking up, sucking up...*

- The Anvil Staff

- News

- Jordan has a collaboration engine set up at Witherwings.net for those working on the Book 6 Project. It's a beta version, but it's truly awesome-looking. Go check it out, and register if you'd like to participate.

- AnndeeGranger just recently started up Hogwarts Harmony; which will be a series of Harmony-friendly communities and an RPG. She is currently looking for staff; so please go take a look if interested.

- The Harmony Podcast was updated once this month; on January 22nd. Miscard also added an option for leaving voicemail messages on January 16th, and her Podcast is also listed now at Podcast Alley. (Please make sure to go there and vote!) You can upload the latest podcast on iTunes, or listen to it here.

- Voting for The Harry Potter Academy Awards is underway; and sadly our favorite pair is lacking support. Please go nominate your favorite fanfic here. Voting ends February 11th, 2006.

- mctabby is hosting a 'shipping poll at their LJ. (And of course, H/Hr is behind.)

- You can now Pre-Order GoF on DVD from Amazon.com, posted by HPANA on January 14th, 2006.

- Daniel Radcliffe's latest Newsletter, posted by DanielRadcliffe.com on January 16th, 2006.

- Community

- For Project Harmony and Witherwings.net news, read the latest State of the Project Address; written this month by our own Co-Editor in Chief, Gwen.

- February's Harmonian of the Month is Miscard, of Harmony Podcast. Read PotterMama's report, The Show Goes On, here.

The Daily Snitch

- Ron/Hermione a Functional Dysfunction? posted by a-white-rain on January 23rd, 2006

Delusional Fans

- The cycle never ends posted by anndee123 on January 3rd, 2006
- Addendum posted by anndee123 on January 5th, 2006
- Ah Ha posted by anndee123 on January 10th, 2006
- Lil' Bro: "I think Harry and Hermione kiss in the next book..." posted by gomez23 on January 13th, 2006
- Icon Confusion - OBHWF Mocking posted by Herminia on January 18th, 2006

Portkey.org

- What about the Fanciable thing Hermione said? posted by hotye on January 7th, 2006
- Do You Believe That Harmony Is Still A Canon Ship, Why or Why Not? posted by tojot on January 19th, 2006
- Harry and Hermione posted by LadyLara_Ms.Congeniality on January 21st, 2006
- "The Beginning" -- of ? posted by annearchy on January 23rd, 2006
- How do you endure? posted by FALSE-S1GNS on January 24th, 2006

Team Voldemort

- Moronnet Finally Did Something Right - Part Deux posted by Voldys La La on November 8th, 2006
- Top ten things you'd like Harry to say to Hermione posted by Pru on January 5th, 2006
- Love Potions - Revisited posted by delusionize this on January 15th, 2006

Witherwings.net

- Now This Was Interesting posted by AnndeeGranger on January 4th, 2006
- How did you become a Harry and Hermione shipper? posted by ladycarrie1980 on January 23rd, 2006

- Fanfiction

- Year Seven:: Harry Potter and the Snares of Fortune and Folly written by Herminia: Unrated, Novel-Length Fic. As of this issue's release the latest chapter, Chapter 18, was uploaded January 24th, 2006.

Delusional Fans

- More written by bingblot: PG-13, Romance, One-Shot

Fanfiction.net

- The Legacy of Merlin: Part One written by Captain Traemel: PG-13, Romance/Drama, Novel-Length

FictionAlley.org:

- A Different World written by AdamantEve: G, AU, Chaptered-Fic
- Harry Potter and the Fifth Element written by Bexis: R, Action/Romance, Novel-Length
- Harry Potter and the Sixth Year Secrets written by Ethan: PG-13, Romance, Novel-Length
- In the Balance written by Joy_Cutting: PG-13, Romance/Drama, WIP
- The Play's the Thing written by WilliamEP: G, Romance, One-Shot

HHr_News:

- As Rome Begins to Fall written by fated_addiction and goldy_dollar: Unrated
- Untitled written by goldy_dollar: PG, Romance, Drabble

HPHG100

- Halfway written by chocfrgs4brkfst: R, Angst, Drabble
- Happy New Year written by demosthenes91: G, Romance, Drabble
- Knowing written by chocfrgs4brkfst: G, Drama, Drabble
- Need to Know written by autumnwish: G, Romance, Drabble
- Poised written by kundalakesi: PG, Drama, Drabble
- Promise written by rjade829: G, Romance/Drama, Drabble
- Syllables written by kmars44: G, Angst, Drabble

Portkey.org

- Harry Potter and the Circle's End written by madscientist: NC17, Action/Adventure/Drama, Fanon Book 7
- Magic Never Dies written by Lynney: R, Romance/Action/Adventure, Fanon Book 7
- Memory's the Word written by fudgie: PG, Romance, Chapter-fic
- Never Yours written by xink_slingerx: PG-13, Romance/Angst, Chaptered Fic
- Resistance written by lorien829: R, Angst/None, Chaptered Fic
- She Knows Me Better written by Hermiones_Twin: PG, Romance, One-Shot
- That Girl written by AnndeeGranger: G, Romance, One-Shot
- There's No Tomorrow written by MisCard: PG-13, Angst/Romance, One-Shot
- Wreckage written by midnight_pain: PG-13, Angst, WIP

Witherwings.net:

- Cry For Him written by Bingblot: G, Romance, One-Shot
- The Final Truth written by Bingblot: G, Romance, One-Shot
- Need You to Need Me written by Bingblot: G, Romance, One-Shot
- Snow Angels written by PhoenixFirebolt: PG, Romance/Humor, One-Shot
- Take My Breath Away written by PhoenixFirebolt: PG, Romance/Drama, WIP

- FanArt

Delusional Fans:

- Dan and H/Hr Wallpapers (rated G) posted by leonhart-17 on December 30th, 2005
- H/Hr Manip (rated G) posted by claidissa on January 14th, 2006
- Snarky Icons (rated G) posted by Herminia on January 14th, 2006
- Hon Seng - Wallpaper (rated G) posted by lady0fshallot on January 23rd, 2006
- Icons (rated G) posted by lothus-prison on January 25th, 2006
- Movie Icons (rated G) posted by dflataphilia on January 25th, 2006
- Romeo and Juliet (Tristan and Isolde poster manip) (rated G) posted by xx-sparkle on January 27th, 2006

HHR Art:

- Artwork for the story "Marionette" (rated PG-13) posted by demosthenes91 on January 1st, 2006

HHr_News

- Icons (rated G) posted by _darkestdream on December 28th, 2005
- Icons (rated G) posted by parkerx on January 5th, 2006
- Icons (rated PG) posted by super_prat on January 5th, 2006
- Random Drabble Art... (rated PG) posted by demosthenes91 on January 8th, 2006

Portkey.org:

- Merry Christmas (rated G) posted by Kaykos on December 29th, 2005
- hhr (rated G) posted by Nivea on December 30th, 2005
- S.P.E.W. (rated G) posted by stefy on December 31st, 2005
- Kiss (Corrected) (rated PG) posted by rjade829 on December 31st, 2005
- Occlumency (rated R) posted by siangwu on January 2nd, 2006
- "When It's Real, It's Forever, So Don't Forget" (Wallpaper) (rated G) posted by Carlo on January 3rd, 2006
- In the Broom's Closet (rated PG-13) posted by berenice_potter on January 4th, 2006
- H/Hr (rated G) posted by Nivea on January 5th, 2006
- Hold Me (rated G) posted by posted by stefy on January 6th, 2006
- Look What Have You Lost (rated G)posted by berenice_potter on January 7th, 2006
- Nivea Remixed: An Unbreakable Bond (rated G) posted by Carlo on January 11th, 2006
- H/Hr (rated G) posted by Nivea on January 14th, 2006
- The Best of Portkey: Up Close and Personal (rated G) posted by Carlo on January 14th, 2006
- Kiss (rated G) posted by Luna_Tyler
- Close (rated G) posted by rjade829 on January 16th, 2006
- Distractions (rated G) posted by stefy on January 22nd, 2006

- Essays

The Daily Snitch:

- The Dreaded Love Triangle posted by a-white-rain on January 15th, 2006.
- Hermione in Ron/Hermione posted by a-white-rain on January 15th, 2006.

HBP_WTF?:

- A Journalistic Take on HBP posted by vorrothiel on January 3rd, 2006

Portkey.org/Kindred Spirits

- Harry's Two Best Friends: A Comparison posted by Dragoncateliz on January 1st, 2006
- Platonic? Now I get it! (I think.) posted by Pocatello on January 26th, 2006

Witherwings.net

- Right vs Easy posted by whatevahoe on January 21st, 2006

- Extras

- The Power to Be: A Harry and Hermione Fanmix posted by krisdalooney on January 14th, 2006

- Harry Potter Sodoku posted by captainnorma on January 6th, 2006

Advice Column:

Unfortunately for Professor Lupin, there were no advice letters for this month.

Lupin: Here... chocolate?

Though a normal person would use Oppungo, Lupin is willing to forgive all of you.

Lupin: No, really... it'll help...

Next month we're featuring Harry and Hermione - so if you have any questions about life, love, hexing Quidditch players -

Lupin: That's not very nice...

Send in your owls to theanvil@theanvilezine.com.

Lupin: But really, the chocolate will help...

See you next month!

- Games

View this month's brick scramble, created by AnndeeGranger, here.