"But Harry had eyes only for the man who stood in the largest portrait directly behind the headmaster's chair.  Tears were sliding down from behind the half-moon spectacles into the long silver beard, and the pride and gratitude emanating from him filled Harry with the same balm as phoenix song."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, pg 747, US edition

Since 2003 PhoenixSong.net has been a haven for lovers of quality Harry Potter fanfiction (specifically Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione fanfiction), and we have found that our little corner of the net has become "home" for us as well as our friends.  The site was born out of friendships built upon a foundation of a mutual love of reading, writing fanfiction, and Harry Potter (not necessarily in that order!), and we continue to focus on the relationships that developed because of our interactions within J.K. Rowling's world. Now that the series has come to a close with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, many of our pairings are officially confirmed:  Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione and Remus/Tonks.  However, despite the losses in Deathly Hallows, we have been gifted with even more of this magical world in which to play.  New generations and situations have been revealed, giving even more fuel to light the imaginations of our gifted writers and artists! As PhoenixSong continues to grow and develop, we look forward to bringing you new stories, poetry and artwork.  We welcome here all who value and love the incomparable works of J.K. Rowling.  We hope each of you will be as blessed by the friendships found here as we have been ourselves and invite all of you to share in the creative spirit she has inspired in so many of us through her Harry Potter series.  We're glad you're here! The Founders and Administrative Team of PhoenixSong.net

Current News: Fanfiction and User-Names

Posted On: Monday 11th July 2011 by Sherylyn

Hi, all!  Long time, no news, hmm?  For those of you who've been around for a while, I'm sure  you've become accustomed to that phenomenon, unfortunately.  It's not that none of the Admin Team are around or anything of that sort... it's just that, like so many others, Real Life seems to get busier all the time, and we just aren't "visible" as much these days, but we're still here, all the same. A few little bits and pieces to mention that we thought we should share. First, our wonderful St Margarets was the one who first alerted us to this article, from Time.com, about fanfiction.  We think it's rather brilliant and thought we'd share.  The Boy Who Lived Forever Second, with the release of Deathly Hallows 2 this week ( ), it's quite possible that we may see an upsurge in people attempting to register for on Perch (our message boards).  This info is posted there, too, but just as a reminder: if you're wanting to join our boards, please choose a username and email address that has some resemblance to "human" and not just some random collection of letters/numbers.  There are far too many spam bots in Cyber World as it is, and we try not to allow them on our boards as well.   As a related note, if you happen across spam-like reviews or other posts on the site, please be sure to click the "report review" link (or whatever is appropriate) and let us know to remove it.  We try to catch those sorts of things, but even the best humans and site codes can only do so much. Third, we'd especially like to invite everyone to visit our Facebook page.  If you'd like to chat about the movie, or whatever else, there as well, we'd welcome you to do so.  And there are always discussions for that sort of thing on Perch, as well. Fourth and finally, if you can think of things that you'd especially like to happen with PhoenixSong, please feel free to let us know either via PM on the site or the boards, or via our Facebook page.  We know that having submissions ASAP would be something that loads of people would appreciate, but I honestly can't see a massive submissions round happening terribly soon, to be completely honest.  I'm heading back to graduate school this fall, and everyone else is up to their eyeballs as well... So, for one thing, if you can think of some ways to easily simplify a submissions process (perhaps even using something like LiveJournal or Facebook or whatever!), please feel free to let us know.  We'd love to do more, but it can't cost too much, either in terms of $$ or time/energy, unfortunately. As always, we are all thankful for each of you, and for the support and dedication of so many lovely people who've always been the very heart of PhoenixSong.  Thank you, each of you, for helping to keep us going!

Current News: Kathryn is trying to get her book published

Posted On: Sunday 5th September 2010 by Sherylyn

Hello all... Many of you will remember Kathryn, who has been a very popular author here at PhoenixSong.  She recently emailed to let us know that she has finished writing her first book of original fiction, and is endeavoring to get it published.  You can find out more about her efforts at her new web site (Kathryn Wild), and help support her efforts. Also, she wanted to convey her appreciation to all of her PhoenixSong friends and fans.  She said: Without the support (both reviews and the personal emails I got), I never would have made it this far and would really like to thank those who have helped me start this journey. It was their words that both encouraged me and challenged me to grow as a writer, and got me to a position where I was not only able to think about starting my own universe but also to write the book. We wish you every success in the future, Kathryn!!

Current News: Harry Potter Alliance info

Posted On: Tuesday 6th July 2010 by Sherylyn

Hi all...  The admins received an email from the Harry Potter Alliance, and wanted to pass along the information to all of you.  For further information, please check out the Harry Potter Alliance home page. Please take 30 seconds to vote for The Harry Potter Alliance to win $250,000. Vote for The Harry Potter Alliance in the Chase Challenge on Facebook, and the HPA could win $250,000. It takes only 30 seconds. Here's how: 1.) Go to FACEBOOK, click "Get Started To Vote" and "Like" the Facebook app, then vote (green button, top right)! 2.) Allow Access and then click "Like" 3.) Click "Vote now" (green button, top right) 4.) After you vote click here to tweet automatically. Voting ends July 12th, but don't wait. The HPA is competing with over 500,000 organizations. Vote! Then find a friend to vote. Harry Potter Alliance for the win!

Current News: Myth & Legend has a request

Posted On: Friday 23rd April 2010 by Sherylyn

Some of you may remember Myth & Legend, author of Shadows of Silence, Eternity Lost and Cursed here on PhoenixSong. Sadly, she stepped out of the fandom's spotlight a while ago, but now she is hoping to take her writing talents one step further and put her original work into print: and she needs your help! Her young adult fantasy, Relic, is currently ranking at #27 on authonomy.com, the writing community run by the publisher HarperCollins. At the end of each month, the top five ranking books are given to HarperCollins for feedback, and if the writer's really lucky, it could result in a publishing contract. Myth knows that, without fanfiction — without the support and encouragement of you guys (her wording ) — she would never have thought of writing professionally. Now she's asking for a little more help on the rough road. If you want to help her out, please go to the link below (click on the book title), register at the site and click "back the book". Feedback would also be lovely! Title: Relic Summary: Everyone knows the rule: Stay inside the Wall, but Tisha believes rules are made to be broken. Tisha Tremayne does not believe the Realm Riders' stories. Monsters, demons and dead things brought to life again — they are nothing but a fairy-tale. Every day she looks at the steep, towering wall that surrounds the city of Relic, and she swears that she will find out what lies on the other side. She never stopped to think that she might see too much. For the rest of you who might know of other authors with similar requests — let me or one of the other Admins know, and we'll see what we can do to support you!

Current News: Submissions from August, and beta applications

Posted On: Saturday 26th December 2009 by Sherylyn

Well, as we approach a New Year, I have some good news at last!  For those of you who submitted stories back in August, those have now all been sent responses at LAST!!  I am sooooo sorry it's been so insanely long a wait -- this last semester was just *nuts* around here! For those of you who sent in applications to be a beta around the end of the summer, you haven't been forgotten, either!  I haven't yet finished responding to all of those emails, but I *will* get through the rest of them within the next week, if not sooner.  I'll make another note here once I finish, so you'll know to check email or whatever, at least! On another sort of note... the company that hosts PhoenixSong's server recently had a physical move of their facilities and equipment, and a "side effect" of that move is that our server's clock got re-set to show that it was January, 2002 (before PS even existed!!! ), which made some things show up reallllly oddly on-site for awhile (including having all our news posts disappear!).  If you notice anything "weird" still showing up on-site, please let me/us know and we'll do our best to get things sorted out. Thanks for your continuing support and we hope you continue to enjoy PhoenixSong as we head into another New Year! (And if anyone happened to have received any holiday gifts of money that you have no other use for [], feel free to drop in a bit of a contribution via our PayPal account.   No pressure, EVER, on that, but the server costs do come out of our family budgets, ultimately, so any help is always MUCH appreciated. )

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