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

Watch your head this month, because it's been raining - anvils! We've expanded our coverage to beyond Livejournal, and our content has doubled in almost all sections! We have news of last month's Witherwings.net contest winner, along with information on a Harmony Convention and the new Harmony Podcast and HTV. We also have links to a bevy of Harmonian essays written last month, along with all the new and beautiful fanart. And - hooray! - Co-Editor in Chief Alex has returned to deliver the State of the Project Address, for all your WW.net and Project Harmony news. And if you're feeling savvy, test your HP wits in AnndeeGranger's new and harder quiz, which even stumped our Co-Editor, Gwen. (Awww.)

If you love us, hate us, or just plain don't care, shower us in owls at theanvil@theanvilezine.com. And just a handy tip for this month: Umbrellas do not shield a person from raining anvils. Just, ya know... rain.

- The Anvil Staff

- News

- "Eveything But the Kitchen Sink" has a winner! Witherwings.net March Contest Winner is... "A Little Closer" by lorien_niphredil! Congratulations to lorien_niphredil from everyone here at The Anvil! You can read the contest-winning story, here.

- Witherwings.net has announced it's April contest: "Just Another Sad Song". You can read the rules for this challenge, here.

- Bingblot's H/Hr fanfic "Loved I Not Honor More" won "Best Angst Fanfiction" in the Harry Potter Oscars 2005. You can read the fanfic, here.

- Harmony Forever is putting together a harmony convention for summer 2007. They desperately need volunteers and monetary support. You can read their news article here, then go over to volunteer, here. You can also donate money through their Paypal link, or by clicking on the Google ads on their website.

- The Harmony Podcast was updated once this month, on March 24th. You can read the transcript for Podcast #8, here. You can upload the latest podcast on iTunes, or listen to it here. Also, Miscard has started a Harmony Videocast, called HTV. The first episode was available for download on March 9th, and you can view that transcript, here. You can upload it on iTunes, or watch it, here.

- Alfonso Cuaron was interviewed by ComingSoon.net about PoA, and possibly directing future HP films. You can read the interview, here.

- Emma Watson sent out a newsletter to her fans on March 1st, 2006. You can read the newsletter at Veritaserum, here.

- 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, Alex.

- "Harmonian of the Month" is on hiatus 'til May.

The Daily Snitch:

- Book 7 Poll - "... scar." THE END. posted by mctabby on March 10th, 2006
- Guilty as Fandom? posted by furiousity on March 12th, 2006
- Why Are Harry Potter 'Ships Such Serious Business? posted by mellowpeep on March 12th, 2006

Delusional Fans:

- Cute Dan/Emma Moments from the GoF DvD posted by hpchik_dreamer on March 1st, 2006
- H/Hr Fanfiction... posted by mellowpeep on March 5th, 2006
- OotP Outlines on JK's Site posted by valeriehall343 on March 18th, 2006
- The Cast posted by forluck_yousaid on March 27th, 2006

Harmony Forever:

- Krum, Cho, and Lavender posted by Moonstruck on March 3rd, 2006
- Jumping the Shark in HP posted by Darynthe on March 9th, 2006
- Authorial Intentions posted by Vanceone on March 20th, 2006
- Little Romance posted by FlyingPhoenix on March 24th, 2006

Portkey.org:

- Should We Trust the IoD? posted by blueangel on February 1st. This thread has been continued, here.
- - The Pirate Ginny Club written by House_Elf_44 on February 18th, 2006. This thread has been continued, here.
- DVD Release of GoF posted by research_dome on March 1st, 2006
- Sick of the Imperius and Polyjuice? posted by jms_granger on March 9th, 2006
- HBP from Hermione's POV posted by gluglug on March 15th, 2006. This thread has been continued, here.
- GoF Film Moments posted by Kate_MC_8817 on March 19th, 2006
- Tarot and HP posted by House_Elf_44 on March 22nd, 2006
- H/G? Already finished... posted by fash_101 on March 25th, 2006
- Powerful!Harry... or not. posted by Missgrace on March 31st, 2006

Witherwings.net:

- Is Shipping Really a Faith? posted by AnndeeGranger on February 28th, 2006
- We Get Our Own Wank Community posted by AnndeeGranger on March 19th, 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, Herminia has started to edit and revise old chapters while contemplating new plot points. So far, the 'fic has been revised up to Chapter Seven, on March 27th, 2006.

Delusional Fans:

- Just Friends written by avonlea_dreamer: PG, Romance, WIP
- Until Our Wedding written by avonlea_dreamer: PG, Romance, One-Shot

Fanfiction.net:

- A Glimmer of Hope written by Sapphire Water Elf Princess: PG-13, Romance, One-Shot
- Moonlight Sonata written by Sea of Fire: NC-17, Romance/Angst, Chaptered-Fic
- Star Light, Star Bright written by The Steppy One: G, Romance, One-Shot
- Young Love is so Stirring! written by BookwormxxInxxBlack: G, Angst, One-Shot
- You're Beautiful written by LunaChaos: G, Romance, One-Shot

FictionAlley.org:

- Watching Harry written by Daniel_Rowan_Potter: PG-13, Romance, WIP

Harmony Shippers:

- Shamrocks and Smoochies written by hms_harmony: PG, Romance/Fluff, One-Shot
- What She Saw written by hms_harmony: PG, Drama/Fluff, One-Shot

HHr_News:

- The Brink written by goldy_dollar: PG, Angst/Romance, One-Shot
- Parseltongue written by oh_honestleigh: NC-17, Angst/Romance, One-Shot
- Safe written by shellydkitty: R, Angst, Sequel to Second Tuesday of Every Month
- Some Things Are Meant to Be written by inell: NC-17, Romance/Angst/Humor, One-Shot
- Very Fanciable, Indeed written by amethyst_j: PG, Romance, One-Shot

HPHG100:

- Real written by kmars44: G, Romance, Drabble

Portkey.org:

- All Nights written by Goldy: NC-17, Romance/Angst, WIP
- Honey Boy written by Stoneheart: PG-13, Romance/Mystery, WIP
- It's You written by ChocolateFrogsForBreakfast: G, Romance/Humor, WIP
- Kissing Frogs written by J&M Ink.: PG-13, Romance/Humor, WIP
- Torn written by Beth Brown: PG-13, Romance/Action-Adventure, WIP

Witherwings.net:

- 101 Reasons Why Ginny Never Buys Harry a Gift in 3000 Words or Less written by Hermione_Crookshanks: PG, Romance/Humor, One-Shot
- Dreamt written by xRanax: PG-13, Romance, WIP
- Everything But the Kitchen Sink written by Natibaby13: PG-13, Humor, One-Shot
- I'm Not Neurotic! The Diary of Hermione Granger written by Hermione_Crookshanks: PG-13, Romance/Humor, WIP
- None So Blind written by romulus lupin: PG-13, Drama, WIP
- She is Everything to Me written by Piccolo: G, Romance/Fluff, One-Shot

- FanArt

Delusional Fans:

- 8 H/Hr Icons (rated G) posted by hhr79 on March 3rd, 2006
- Wallpapers and Headers (rated G) posted by lothus_prison on March 9th, 2006
- H/Hr Wallpaper (rated G) posted by lothus_prison on March 11th, 2006
- 38 HP Icons (rated G) posted by li_potter on March 23rd, 2006
- Icons from rjade829's Artwork (rated G) posted by herminia on March 27th, 2006

DeviantArt.com:

- Autumn Harry and Hermione (rated G) posted by amandioka on March 2nd, 2006
- The Island HH (rated PG) posted by bloodywoman on March 27th, 2006

HHR Art:

- Secrets of Love #4 (Intimacy) (rated R) posted by demosthenes91 on February 28th, 2006
- Autumn Hug (rated G) posted by rjade829 on March 11th, 2006
- Wallpapers, Icons, and Headers (rated G) posted by david_lucena on March 16th, 2006
- Wedding Bells (rated G) posted by harpsi_fizz on March 24th, 2006

HHr_News

- Harry Potter (rated G) posted by littlecup on March 3rd, 2006
- 45 HP Icons (rated G) posted by gabilha on March 3rd, 2006
- Magical Flowers (rated G) posted by autumnwish on March 4th, 2006
- Harry Potter (rated G) posted by miggy on March 9th, 2006
- 23 HP and Dan/Emma Icons (rated G) posted by gabilha on March 14th, 2006
- Harry Potter (rated G) posted by teawithvoldy on March 15th, 2006
- 90 HP Icons (rated G) posted by venus_ice on March 16th, 2006
- Playing with Crooks (rated G) posted by fools_trifle on March 16th, 2006
- 16 H/Hr Icons (rated G) posted by lil_pixiedevil on March 17th, 2006
- Library (rated PG-13) posted by belegwathien on March 19th, 2006
- 90 GoF Icons (rated G) posted by _takethecannoli on March 24th, 2006
- 42 HP Icons (rated G) posted by 0oh__snap__xx on March 26th, 2006
- 15 Funny/Pervy Icons (rated PG-13) posted by alexia_drake on March 26th, 2006

Portkey.org:

- Seduction Games (rated R) posted by stefy on March 6th, 2006
- Here Comes Trouble (rated PG-13) posted by siangwu on March 16th, 2006
- Nap Time (rated G) posted by weasleytwin101 on March 20th, 2006
- Things... (Wallpaper) (rated G) posted by _Half_Blood_Princess_ on March 24th, 2006
- Flame (rated G) posted by weasleytwin101 on March 26th, 2006
- the one I turn to (rated G) posted by Kaykos on March 26th, 2006

PumpkinPatched:

- Wallpapers and Icons posted by colorshine on March 14th, 2006

-Essays

The Daily Snitch:

- The Robber Bridegroom: Generations of Obsession written by kaskait on March 7th, 2006
- Vis Fortibus Arma written by kaskait on March 14th, 2006
- Getting Into Hogwarts - Harry's Letter and Muggle-Born Students written by skylar_inari on March 18th, 2006

Harmony Forever:

- Interview of Doom written by FlyingPhoenix on March 6th, 2006
- Pet Parallels written by Crookshanks6 on March 11th, 2006
- Impossible: Symbolic Flight written by FlyingPhoenix on March 15th, 2006
- "Emma" and "HP" written by bamaslamma29 on March 26th, 2006
- Seeing the Forest written by Sherbet Lemon on March 28th, 2006

Portkey.org:

- Clues and Anvils written by undeadben on January 24th, 2006. This thread has been continued, here.
- Harry's Ideal Woman written by Bingblot on February 20th, 2006
- Have I Lost the Love of the Series? written by blake_burna on February 27th, 2006
- Magically Binding Contracts written by Salamon2 on March 2nd, 2006
- Extreme Out-of-Characterness written by MarauderByMoonlight on March 8th, 2006
- Emotionally Involved With Harry written by Salamon2 on March 27th, 2006

- Games

This month's quiz is brought to us by the lovely AnndeeGranger.

The quiz is on an external website, and can be accessed here.

When you're done, share your score on the forums, here.

- Owls

Last month's question was: What other couple(s) do you 'ship in HP fandom?

Myrhlyn: "Ron/Luna and Snape/Lupin are the only other ones I actively participate in. I like a lot of slash, but these are the only ones I really seek out. I'm also interested in Ginny/Tonks (as in, an older, nicer, AU Ginny), and Oliver/Cedric, and Luna/Remus; but they're fairly rare and I can't seem to find them. "

Jordan: "I ship Ron/Luna and Ginny/Neville or Ginny/Draco depending on my mood. The great diversity of possibility and uniqueness among the characters in Harry Potter is a testament to how character driven the books are, and why a plot driven book, (such as HBP), feels disruptive."

AnndeeGranger: "Well I don't ship anything other than H/Hr in the true sense of the fandom word, "ship". I do like the ideas of Ginny/Draco and Ron/Luna though. Not really sure why at all."

You can continue reading comments, here.

Next month's question: Do you know other HP 'shippers in "real life"? If so, do your 'ships clash, mesh, or hinder your relationships?

Discuss your answers, here; or send us your answers in an owl to theanvil@theanvilezine.com - and your letter might appear here, next month!

See ya then!