Manga series on hiatus

MangaBlog linked to a very interesting article on the Tokyopop website about the need to support manga series and why they go on hiatus, and how they can sometimes come back from hiatus with enough support from the fans. Quite frankly, even though I have a Tokyopop membership, I only found the article because of the MangaBlog link--I almost never visit the Tokyopop website because it's so damned cluttered and hard to navigate. But I digress...

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FIC: Pink Confetti

A reader recently e-mailed me to ask for links to the stories from my Always series, which made me a bit nostalgic. So for this month's Decade of Snape/Lupin entry, I decided to return to that universe. I had a lot of fun revisiting those characters--Blaise and Allegra put in a brief appearance, too!

Title: Pink Confetti
Rating: PG
Pairing: Snape/Lupin
Word count: ~1,500
Disclaimer: No money is being made off this story; consider it a little wish fulfillment on my part.
Sequel to: Pumpkin Lattes. (This takes place in the school year following Scars, about two years after Harry has left Hogwarts.)

Summary: Snape and Lupin are drafted for supervision duty on a Hogsmeade trip, which is how they find themselves at Madam Puddifoot's on Valentine's Day...

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