Did I Ever Tell You I Used To Read The Welsh Version Of Harry Potter As A Kid

HOW TO CHEER UP IN 2 EASY STEPS

WHISPER “BEEP BOOP” TO YOURSELF.

REPEAT UNTIL NOT SAD.

Science When the Sun Don’t Shine

About once a year, somewhere on Earth, the sun is blocked by the moon. This phenomenon – called a total solar eclipse – is one of the most beautiful natural events.

Blocking the light of the sun during a total solar eclipse reveals the sun’s relatively faint, feathery atmosphere, called the corona. The corona is one of the most interesting parts of the sun. We usually study it using an instrument called a coronagraph, which uses a solid disk to make an artificial eclipse by blocking the sun’s face.

To successfully block all of the sun’s bright light – which can bend around the sharp edges of a coronagraph disk – coronagraphs must block much more than just the face of the sun.  So total solar eclipses are a rare chance to study the lower part of the corona, close to the surface of the sun.   

We have sent a team of scientists to Indonesia, where they’re preparing for an experiment during the March 8, 2016, eclipse, visible from Southeast Asia.

The scientists are measuring a certain kind of light – called polarized light – scattered by electrons in the lower corona, which will help us understand the temperature and speed of these electrons.

The March 8 eclipse is a preview of the total solar eclipse that will be visible across the US in August 2017.

Remember, you should never look directly at the sun – even if the sun is partly obscured. This also applies during a total eclipse up until the time when the sun is completely and totally blocked. More on safety: http://go.nasa.gov/1L6xpnI

For more eclipse information, check out nasa.gov/eclipse

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The problems of writing

“And my name’s Malfoy, Draco Malfoy.”  

(insp. x)

Draco/Luna Fic Rec

I’ve recently become a fan of the pairing: Draco/Luna.  My main/fav het Draco pairing has always been Draco/Hermione and will always be Draco/Hermione; however, after reading a story that had past Draco/Luna in it, I really thought about the pairing and decided it made sense.

Please don’t hate me fellow Dramione shippers, but the more I think about it, if any Draco pairing were actually going to be cannon, it would be this one.  Luna is most likely a pureblood and since she spent all that time locked in the Malfoy dungeon, it’s possible that her and Draco had a chance to interact and get to know each other. As much as I love Hermione and Draco together, I just don’t see that pairing being compatible with cannon unless the two of them were to reconnect and start a relationship after Hogwarts.

The story I’m going to rec below is one of the first Draco/Luna fics I’ve read and it’s brilliant.  The writer does a wonderful job of keeping Draco very much in character, and Luna is her bizarre but endearing self.  To me, this story feels as it very much could be cannon and could be the lost scenes in DH that took place between Draco and Luna, which we never got to read. I hope you enjoy it.

Title: These Accidents of Faith

Author: Kihin Ranno

Rating: Teen or PG-13

Word Count: ~ 23K

Summary: While home for Christmas break, Draco gets charged with overseeing the prisoners, including the new addition of Luna Lovegood.

Link 1: These Accidents of Faith

Link 2: FF.net Link

Happy birthday to James and Oliver Phelps who played Fred and George Weasley!