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During the train ride before third year Harry has a close encounter with a dementor that causes him to absorb the soul fragment within him, granting both knowledge and power. Features Harry with a ...
Chapter Thirty-Eight
by Lionheart
Out of all of the reactions Dumbledore was known for, screaming frustration was not usually among them. But he did so as he paced around his office that evening as he contemplated the growing tide of events.
The struggle between him and Voldemort, while on its surface a bitter one, had down beneath some of the markings of a gentleman's duel or a stately game of chess. Each side considered and contemplated their actions, then made a move. The other then waited, considered that move and thought about it a while before making a countermove.
All very sober, relaxed and gentlemanly, each one granting the other plenty of time and chances to make their next planned attempt to gradually outwit the other, using the rest of the world as their pawns.
It was a game at which he'd excelled.
This Dark Muggle, on the other hand, fought like a dirty old ruffian. Albus had never seen anything like it in magical culture. This Colonel struck, and struck, and kept on striking without any pause or respite.
It was maddening. Albus hadn't even properly formed a response to his first attack yet!
It took time for information to filter back from his contacts. It required time for careful thought to consider the opponent's move and plan how best to counter that. And, of course, the more there was to consider the longer it required to think things through properly.
Dumbledore was shocked by the sheer volume of information pouring back to him about this Colonel. He was used to asking his contacts and subordinates for "anything you might know" about someone or something. Most of the people knew little enough that it was the work of but a moment to put it all together and assemble a coherent whole.
But information hadn't stopped pouring back yet!
It was more than a little humbling to the old man to find out how widespread Colonel Sander's influence was, and that made him really worry. So far he had found businesses openly proclaiming allegiance to him in almost every nation, and the image of Colonel Sanders was iconic in several of those. He made no attempt to hide who he was or that he was present and active.
The implications of that frankly scared the old Headmaster!
Virtually all Dark Lords found secrecy to be their greatest ally. Dumbledore himself had achieved much that he credited to having kept his secrets better than the rival Dark Lords he opposed.
But then... it struck him. Their patterns were the SAME!! Both he himself and this Dark Colonel had deceived the public, holding forth a front of a kindly old man for their own dark natures to hide behind!
The thought was chilling.
This Sanders had seen through one of his greatest advantages, or done the same by himself. Albus had believed himself to be the only one clever enough to have pulled off such an immaculate deception. But here it was, he had a rival, no, an ENEMY who had flawlessly achieved the same general image!
What was worse, this Dark Colonel had information sources that Dumbledore knew nothing about, and had been using them to terrifying effect in all of his strikes. Dumbledore was an old hand at secret wars. He knew the kind of data you needed on your foes before you could safely initiate attacks on them. Worse, the informational requirements grew more and larger to pull off the kind of success rate this Colonel's minions had achieved, and worse still, they grew larger yet again to accomplish anything like his stealth.
Those kind of strikes required a detailed knowledge of your enemy, his tactics and defenses, and precisely how to bypass them. One of the perfect examples of this was how they'd taken Trelawney: in and out without fuss or bother, even managing to strike his own office in the meantime!
The most dismaying thing to the Headmaster was how they had achieved all of this without setting off any abnormal alarms.
Dumbledore was now unsure whether his pocket oracle was alive or dead, if the chicken left in his burned out office was a warning, or the body of his seer. But he had reviewed what he knew of the occasion and tracked his being dosed with malaclaw venom to that point, when he'd last spoken to his oracle in his office.
That raised several uncomfortable questions.
For one, he had to consider Trelawney having been turned by the Dark Colonel - but discarded that at once. He knew her mind too well, had implanted too many suggestions and subconscious orders, and had seen her too recently for her to have been subverted away from him that easily. But then he had to ask if that person in his office had been an impostor, and could not see how that could be. She had given a true prophecy, one he had personally seen the accuracy of too many times for it to have been faked, and more than that the wards had detected her as having Trelawney's magical core!
Of course, those two intruders who'd been through Snape's potion stores had managed to flawlessly duplicate the magic cores of two of his students. But that brought him back to the prophecy.
Unless, the Colonel had sent a seer to impersonate a seer?
A second chill went through Dumbledore's old bones at the thought of his enemy having such a resource, and MORE! A seer he was willing to RISK on such an endeavor!! That implied he might have more than one, enough not to miss one terribly much if she got lost out on assignment.
A very small thought way at the back of Dumbledore's head began to wonder if this Colonel Sanders had indeed surpassed him in so many ways, if the Dark Colonel might not just surpass him in everything?
Already he had reason to believe what he'd thought was his own trademark victory as a Dark Lord, being taken as the Leader of the Light, was not done first and better by this Dark Muggle. Surely he'd surpassed him by defeating him and taken mastery of the Elder Wand, even if Dumbledore himself retained actual physical possession of the device. But then to also have a pet seer, or more than one if he went on risking one like that...
The Headmaster felt genuinely scared for the first time since he was a small boy as he sat gingerly down in his seat, lowering himself slowly and wondering if the legs on this one would fall out from under him also.
Still, it did no good to dwell on fears, and the Dark Ravenclaw firmly dragged his mind back from speculation to what he did know.
His guest, whether Trelawney or not, had dosed him with malaclaw venom by dipping a corner of her hankie in his tea; an ingenious approach that put him on edge with how adroitly she, whoever she was, had slipped by his defenses.
If his guest had uncorked a potion and poured that into his tea, the paintings then hanging around his office would've told him. But women especially are dipping napkins or handkerchiefs to wipe something more or less all of the time! If his wards went down to that level of detail nothing he could've done to himself could've handled it. Tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of warnings per real problem was just too much!
People did certain things as normal parts of their routines. Even he could not record every sip, sigh, or snigger to occur in Hogwarts! Every time a button was buttoned, or page read, was something that might've been done against him by a foe on this level.
Dumbledore himself was known for how elegant were his schemes, but even he would've hesitated to venture a plot as carefully crafted and risky as this! The Colonel was truly a terrifying foe to have accomplished it. And that was only the beginnings of what he'd uncovered about these plots and schemes!
With a tired sigh, Dumbledore leaned back in his chair, only to have the seat collapse, dumping him onto the floor just as a tripwire set for just such an occasion released a heavy rock from his office ceiling, crushing the old man beneath its tremendous weight and leaking a puddle of blood out over the office floor.
Before he died, Dumbledore had an instant to wonder at the ease and utter contempt with which this Dark Muggle kept killing him. Then the boulder had crushed down upon him.
After Severus brought him back again he had to pause to consider the artistry this Colonel Sanders displayed, as having fallen backwards in his own chair Albus got to watch the boulder accelerate in the microsecond before his life got extinguished by the weight.
Truly, he had so far been mere prey for 'the Chicken'.
That would have to change. That MUST change. But how?!?
Bellatrix stepped into the quaint little muggle house and smirked as she beheld the occupants.
Prime fodder.
Vernon had just looked up and was about to use the word 'freak' when his chin disappeared, along with the rest of his jawbone, as the operative part of his scowl disintegrated into a shower of blood, bone and tooth fragments.
As Petunia's shrieks, that would've lit up the neighborhood, were met and canceled out by the silencing wards placed around the house, Bellatrix smiled at her prey.
In an innocent sounding sing-song the Death Eater declared. "Ooooh, is the widdle bully scawed?"
Casual flicks of her wand transfigured the fireplace into a giant hand holding Petunia, and stretching her abnormally long neck out just a touch more, while another sent Dudley careening over the counter into the kitchen and crashing into the cabinets there, where the cutlery drawer sprang open and dozens of knives leapt out to impale him dozens of times through soft tissue, nailing him to the broken cabinetry without killing or even seriously injuring the boy.
Bellatrix had learned how to take her time with these things.
Vernon had rolled backwards off his chair. One hand was investigating the bloody ruin that was his face, and from the shocked look in his eyes Bella deduced he was not quite able to bring himself to believe that part of him was no longer there.
Pity. He'd be so much more fun to play with if he could grow a pair.
Bellatrix adopted a playful air, doing a fair McGonagall impersonation as she instructed, "Now, so you know, you aren't the only ones who have tortured the helpless. Union rules required that I come explain a few things to you so you scabs can be appraised of the regulations on this sort of thing. First."
She disintegrated the shoe and blew off the toes from Vernon's left foot.
"The strong bully the weak. Second."
The Death Eater looked into his eyes and smiled sweetly before doing exactly the same to his right foot. "Magic users are strong, and muggles are weak. You've been upsetting the Union Board terribly with the way you've mixed THAT one up!"
She laughed. It was a disturbingly innocent sound, proving to her listeners that the woman could not be terribly right in the head.
Vernon had run out of hands for clutching at his missing body parts, and now his eyes had begun to widen with a terrified belief. Petunia, on the other hand, though she clawed at the stone finger around her throat, had not yet been cowed enough to calm her rage at magic using individuals. Part of that had to be that she could not tilt her head down to see what had already been done to her husband, and she had no personal experience with how dangerous a witch or wizard could be. It had to be that last that convinced her the brief glimpse she'd had of Vernon's disintegrating jaw had to have been something else. She couldn't let herself be convinced his injury was as bad as it was.
Petunia could not take a world where she and Vernon were not in charge.
"You can't be here!" The horse-faced woman insisted in defiance of all logic. "The Headmaster promised us! No magical folk! No repercussions!He even got us out of that freakish court!"
"Yes, but he's not in charge of the Union," Bellatrix declared pleasantly."So guarantees from him are useless." One more flick of her wand and the electric appliance exploded out of the fireplace, which gouted actual flames. Bellatrix smiled as Petunia screamed, but the flames drew back into the hearth before they'd done much more than consumed most of the muggle woman's clothes and hair, and perhaps singe her a bit.
Petunia was whimpering, yet still as much hopeful as defiant as she declared, "You can't be here! The Head..." she sobbed and closed her eyes as sparks began to fly up threatening her face, "headmaster insisted that no witch or wizard could come here so long as we had the boy."
"The Headmaster is full of promises he can't keep," Bellatrix replied sweetly, before swiping her wand at Vernon and levitating him onto his favorite chair, an overstuffed recliner that she transfigured into a bare steel electric chair surrounded by torture implements.
"But the wards!" Petunia kept insisting weakly in defiance of the reality before her, unable to accept what was happening.
Bellatrix laughed, then raised her eyes toward the stairs and gloated,"Perhaps I should introduce you to the man who got me past those puny wards. The head of the Torture and Violence Union: Lord Voldemort himself."
Petunia's eyes grew wide in horrified shock, stilling her into silence.
Moments later footsteps came down the stairs. Bellatrix bowed as a man hove into view.
It was Harry Potter.
Vernon was too miserable strapped as he was to a hard metal chair dealing with the squirming pain of his bleeding injuries to care. But as Petunia inhaled to shout and make up the difference, Bellatrix hit her with a short Crucio, and the tirade of verbal abuse the horse faced woman had prepared instead turned into throat-tearing screams of unbelievable agony.
Bellatrix held the curse for only a second. It wouldn't do to damage her toys too much this early in play, after all.
Harry seated himself at the dining table, ignoring the evidence of blood and violence around him as if those things were ordinary. As he sat, he spread out the thick sheaf of files he'd been reading.
Files both adult Dursleys recognized as having come from their hidden safe in the master bedroom.
"Oh, don't bother asking how I knew you had these," Harry quipped without looking up at his injured relatives. "I found copies among the Headmaster's own files, and just wanted to check and see if yours matched. A simple unlocking charm handled the lock on the safe. Really, you'd think none of you ever expected me to grow up to be a wizard. But then," the boy looked up, holding a stack of letters written on heavy parchment in one hand."From the correspondence you shared, I know that you didn't. I read Dumbledore's half, the letters you sent to him, and now I've seen your half, the ones he sent to you, detailing your agreements - including the payout you get on my death, which he's already promised to hush up your part in, and he plans to return me to you yet again so you get another chance to off me."
The boy dropped the heavy stack of letters and stood.
"So let me sum it up," said Harry hotly, "you neglected and abused me, belittled and humiliated me, insulted me, starved me, beat me, vilified me, dehumanized me to everyone, and made me your personal slave; while all the while collecting a small fortune for my upkeep and working a high salary job without responsibilities in a company I own. And all that time you were calling me a 'free-loader', while you were, in fact, living, rent-free I must add, in a house that, it turns up, belongs to me, and plotting to kill me for my money which, as it happens, you are already stealing. Tell me, uncle, did you escape from a Charles Dickens novel? Or do you maybe have an aunt that makes coats out of little puppies or something?" Harry finished, his anger resonating in Vernon Dursley's puke-colored face.
Petunia gasped, and cried, "Oh, Vernon, the freak knows about Cruella!What if the neighbors find out?"
"Oh you have FAR more to worry about than that!" Harry declared, and it was not in a nice way. No, his face was that of a boy who'd been a slave for over ten years coming back to get his revenge.
It was not a pleasant face to look upon.
He grinned in a very nasty way. "No, I am going to show you why Voldemort was one of the most feared wizards ever to grace the British Isles. You see, he did his research, loads of homework before he went active as adark lord. As a Ministry Unspeakable he had access to literal tons of records most of us never see; most don't even know exist and fewer still care to look at, and he was a brilliant student who studied them well. Can I show you some of the truly ancient dark curses he uncovered?"
Petunia furiously shook her head in the stony grasp, but Harry ignored her. "Did you know that most pagan traditions were just muggles worshiping wizards? That's part of why the Hindus have millions of gods and goddesses. But I digress. Over here in the West was a bunch of Greek wizards who lived on Mt. Olympus, and they still have a very nice city there, by the way, hidden from muggles of course. But before they came to power the Olympians had to overthrow another group of wizards who'd previously controlled that area and called themselves the Titans. One of the things Zeus did to cement his leadership over the Olympian wizards was to punish one of those defeated Titans with a horrible curse demonstrating why no one should dare mess with him. I'm sure you've heard the story passed down by muggles of Prometheus chained to a rock and having his liver eaten out every day by a giant eagle?This curse is the source of that legend and Voldemort uncovered it. You see, what it does is constrain one creature so that no food will ever nourish it - except the flesh of another creature named at the time the spell is cast. So you really could bind an eagle to eat someone's liver for the rest of eternity, provided that someone could live through it, of course."
"That is the real problem, of course," Bellatrix giggled, and Harry reached over and tickled her under her chin. The woman purred, literally purred, as she leaned into his hand.
The sight was more than slightly disturbing.
For Bellatrix' part, she had enough flaws and quirks of her own that she didn't care if her Lord chose to speak of himself in the third person. In fact, if he did it much more she might take it up herself, emulating her beloved master by speaking about herself that way, too.
In fact, she gave it a test. "Mmm, My Lord makes Bellatrix happy."
Harry grinned in reply. "Bellatrix, my most faithful servant. Vernon here has plans to murder me. He was the cause of most of the physical mistreatment of my host body here. He is the muscle behind their violence, and the true enforcer of their hate. See to it that he won't strike me again, won't you?"
Alight with an unholy glee, the beautiful yet insane woman turned and quite calmly cast four Reducto spells, the first one taking off Vernon's right arm at the shoulder, then his left leg at the knee, and finally his remaining arm and leg in the same manner. Then she applied minor fiery hexes to the stumps to cauterize the bleeding.
Vernon's wordless howls of pain, for his tongue had already been blasted off along with his jaw, filled the house until he collapsed into weak burbles, already spent.
Petunia had grown deathly still on seeing Harry's eyes flash red as he spoke to the cruel woman. His aunt didn't know what this meant, but she knew that whatever it was could not be good for her or her family.
Harry's eyes kept glowing red as he spoke to her. It was a minor trick, but a useful one, and it was very intimidating imitating Voldemort like this. Besides, it made Bellatrix happy. "Aunt Petunia, you and yours did all the harm you could to me, and you started before I was even out of diapers, LONG before I could've done anything to deserve your hatred. Dumbledore put me here, he says, because of the power of my mother's sacrifice protecting me, and the horrible thing is he is partly right. The energy of that love kept you from killing me, no matter how hard you tried. Don't think I've forgotten those times Uncle Vernon ran me over with his car, or the time you put me in my cupboard for four months at a stretch without food or water, or any of those lesser beatings, or the times you got creative trying to kill me."
Harry's gaze was now as hard as the stone hand that held her. "I could see you got a sick sense of satisfaction out of forcing me to do all the work that kept you and yours fed, the house clean, and the garden winning awards, even while you blackened my name to any who would listen. But have you never heard the phrase: what goes around, comes around? Well, today is the day. Let's start with the money, shall we? I know it's impossible to reclaim any significant portion of it out of your accounts. You three have already spent as much of it as possible on yourselves, and took asick sort of pride out of not spending even a single penny on me. You made me eat leftovers and wear rags, even got my glasses out of a charity bin. So the money is not there to be gotten back. That's fine. I know the amounts. So this morning I dropped by an insurance place and cast a few Confundus charms and filed a few papers. Now you, Vernon and Dudley all have high life insurance policies, have had for years as far as anyone knows. I even had some of the largess of your bank accounts transferred to pay for it, and a few spells there and the records all say, and the people believe, that these transfers have been going on for years."
Harry took a specific piece of paper out of the pile. "So, since I couldn't get the money you'd stolen back any other way, your life insurance gets to pay for it. I'm sure I'll be able to act devastated for a second or two when news of your demise reaches me at school, apparently the victims of some cult. A really sick one, too, by the evidence. There's plenty of blood and body parts around here to be convincing."
An icy calm had descended over the boy as Petunia watched in silence."But the money is only part of it, and the smallest part of it at that. You hurt me in all the ways you could imagine. I wouldn't even have had these eyes had you not poured bottle after bottle of rubbing alcohol down my throat, hoping I'd die, or at least go blind. But this is hardly the time to go listing all of your crimes against your own flesh and blood. If I did I wouldn't have time to pay you back. So, to cut to the quick, what was it you and your spawn always called me? A freak, wasn't it?"
Three robed figures appeared behind Harry. He stepped aside to introduce them. "Allow me to present to you your fates. Werewolves are real in the magical world. Real, but despised, hated and vilified. Your son gets to be one. Similarly, Vampires exist among us, and are just as contagious. Guess what? Vernon gets to develop a pathological fear of suntanning. And as for you, don't think I've forgotten you holding my face against a hot burner whenever I made trivial mistakes cooking. You, my dear aunt, get to be a hag - an ugly parody of a woman with uncontrollable cravings for human flesh. Not too different from what you already are, actually."
As he named them, each of three robed guests threw back their hoods, revealing Fenrir Greyback, a hag, and a vampire.
Bellatrix waved her wand, summoning Dudley out of the kitchen and binding him to the sofa with thick ropes.
As the trio of magical creatures moved to feed and spread their contagion, Harry kept on speaking. "Oh, and just so you know, this is not a power up. I have no intention of giving you any more power to hurt me, so all of you will be cursed so they may only feed off of each other's flesh."
Petunia was the only one not too wrapped up in her own pain to understand, and her face became a mass of horror.
Harry smiled. "Don't you see? That's the beauty of it. Due to my mother's protection none of you will ever be able to kill the others. I couldn't kill you. And you couldn't kill me in spite of over a decade of trying. Now I get to lock the three of you in a tiny box somewhere so you can spend the rest of your natural lives torturing each other the way you once tortured me. Meanwhile the muggle police will report you dead, and I'll get some repayment, both in terms of actual damages and in satisfaction, for what you've done to me."
Harry threw up in the toilet.
Bellatrix and the other Death Eaters he'd summoned had taken the Dursleys away to begin their punishment. Each of his relatives had been outfitted with chain collars inscribed with most of the runes that made up a Dark Mark. He couldn't give them actual Marks without them willingly committing murder to get one. The necromantic energies were required. But he did include the tracking portions of the Mark, along with a few extra surprises - a remote 'die' command being prominent.
There was also a special surprise in that each of the Dursleys had been injected with a potent dose of basilisk venom transfigured by Bellatrix into a chemical the body stored in fat but could never use, so it stayed in tissues forever. Most transfigurations were quite temporary, but the necklace held it in place as one of its secret functions.
So, if the magical necklace were ever removed, they'd die instantly from the basilisk venom suddenly appearing in their systems. They wouldn't even know that was a danger until too late. And if they kept those necklaces on he could kill any one or all of the Dursleys in an instant, at any range.
Harry emptied the last of what was in his stomach. The dry heaves began.
An air freshening charm was cast. Harry was so upset and wracked by the sickness that was a result of his emotions that he didn't care who it was, almost didn't notice. Only when hands began to work his weary shoulders did he crack a bleary eye open to see who it was.
Luna was kneeling on the bathroom floor beside him, her hands massaging his shoulders while her face was a picture of concern.
Harry grinned horribly for her. "I thought I'd wanted revenge," he told her.
She nodded, understanding, and he suddenly recalled she'd been sick the day after killing her uncle. He wondered who'd helped her, or if anyone had.
She gave him a small, sad, but wise smile. "When you want it, you think revenge will feel good. After you have it, you realize just what a burden it is."
"I should kill them right now." Harry nodded. "Put them out of their misery. I... when I got Voldemort's memories and skills, I thought I could be better than he was. Yet here I am doing the same thing."
Luna considered a moment. "Not quite the same," she intoned, still rubbing his shoulders in a way that made some of the hurt go away. "But close. I think the defining difference was that he did this type of thing to people who were total strangers and complete innocents - and whatever else they are, you CAN'T call the Dursleys innocent!"
She gave him a small, encouraging look. "Yes, you were brutal. But you can't say they didn't start it. You were a child, and full of love. You still are eager to love those around you. You'd have cherished them dearly if only they'd been kind to you. Instead, they chose to do everything in their considerable power to ruin, main and destroy you. And they kept chasing those plans still. You couldn't leave them alone, as they were still being used as willing tools in this war against you. They would've done the same to you had it been within their power. But all the same you shouldn't let them succeed by turning you into something like them."
"No." Harry shook his head with all the energy of determination his emotion wracked body could summon. "I'll never be like them, or Voldemort. Once was enough. Never again."
He gave her a sickly smile. "I've learned not to like the taste of it."
"There you are." Luna smiled at him radiantly. "That's your difference. It was Voldemort's favorite flavor, and the staple diet of the Dursleys. So long as you avoid any more of it, you should do fine."
She began helping him gently to his feet, sparing a few glances to the muggle toilet, wondering how to clean the vomit out of it. Harry answered by showing her how to flush it.
"Who helped you through this?" Harry demanded as she helped him out of the room. Suddenly he had to know.
Luna smiled softly. "Hermione has soft shoulders, a kind heart, and infinite patience for listening. I'd highly recommend her for all your future 'I got my revenge and now I wish I hadn't' needs - except you already promised you weren't going to do any more of it."
"She held me all night long," Luna told him soberly. "And I never stopped crying. Not once. All night. I know he was an evil man who hurt countless people. I know he killed my mother and was going to murder me. My head can accept that the world is a better place without him. But a small little girl deep inside my heart keeps insisting, 'But I shouldn't have to hurt him! He's my uncle, he should love me!'"
Harry chuckled humorlessly. "I wonder why we never feel like this after killing Snape, or Dumbledore."
"Hmph!" Luna's nose sought the air and she shifted to mock effrontery."I can go on quite happily doing that. You should be glad killing them feels nothing like hurting family."
Harry thought about it a second. "You're right. I am." He nodded.
Author's Notes:
I almost didn't post this, going rounds in my mind over 'the Dursley scene is too harsh. I've got to tone it down. Ok, I can't tone it down, I'll have to cut it. How can I save some important bits?' Until it came to me to write the follow up scene where he is hacking up into the toilet suffering reactions. That seemed to take the curse off it.


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This happened at my school last year, didn't think it would blow up this much.
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bellissimo top! manifattura eccezionale! perfetto
beautiful top, can't wait to buy!!
One of my favorites here. Love it!
I have it...it is very beautiful but the size too small..I usually wear M
I just got mine and tried it on! It is super cute, but the bust is way small…
a little bit boring but nice
i love this shirt soooo much!
è bello, ma le bretelline sono un po corte
Its ok, nothing amazing. like the lenght..perfect to pair it with high waisted bottoms
This looks so cute and romantic!
i like so much this lace corset
The lace vest is very beautiful.
Its very cute bralette i love it <3 fashionable and trendy
i've been looking for something like this forever. can be dressed up or down!
Fits perfectly! It sits a little too high with the straps for people with larger shoulders but apart from that it's absolutely stunning.
Super beau, mais beaucoup trop petit pour moi .... donc pourquoi le mettre en taille unique ?????!!!!!!!!
Really pretty like goddess style! Amazing, I'm buying it!
Es hermoso me encanto y lo recomiendo amplia mente es la primera vez que pido en sheinside y estoy contenta con todo lo que me han enviado todo de excelente calidad aunque un poco tardado el envió pero todo en excelentes condiciones.
it is a cute lace crop top, but the straps are not on the sides, they are like in the middle, it's so hard to describe but, if you have kind of long hair you can cover the straps, it just looks weird.
Extraordinary lace tank top its very elegant
super cute but didn't fit me sadly since it is one size (im 32A)
Bardzo fajny biały koronkowy gorset.
Straps are a bit weird........
Too big for my waist and I am Xsmall or Small! The cup size is good because it has elastic here but the other part with the lace it's too baggy! Very beautiful top good quality but something is going on with the sizes! I can't understand how a one-size top fit to all those girls who upload pictures on site and some of those are too skinny or normal! I think the measurements are not the same in every top! I try to fix mine..
Love this top and I've just ordered it. Can't wait to wear it!
Slicza, delikatna, idealna zarówno do spódniczek jak i spodenek :)
This shirt is so beautiful and kind of elegant. You can wear it in so many different styles. I absolutely loveeeeee it!
Podríais hacer tallas mas grandes de pecho en el top
I've always wanted a top like this! So cute.
Which cup size would you suggest for this top, sheinside? I know there are the measurements, but I need to know a cup size!
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Ein wunderschönes, verspieltes Oberteil! Es gibt nichts daran auszusetzen und ein echter Hingucker!
I've always wanted a top like this! So cute.
É um top muito bonito, adoro o facto de ser de renda
it looks beautiful on the pictures
Me encanta este crop top perfecto para cuando llegue el calor
ı love this girly and cute top. ıt is very nice
Mega toll! Sitzt perfekt und die Qualität ist auch gut. <3
This is so adorbs omg
Este top realza la pechonalidad
i like this top so much
The detailing on this top is so gorgeous, really girly too - I love it
Träger zu eng aneinander
Die träger sind etwas zu eng aneinander und die Qualität ist grad auch nicht das beste aber für den Preis ist es okay.
Very nice white floral top.
lovely vest, i want it so badly
i really like this shirt becuse it has an beautiful pattern and it´s just really cute and casual
Super sexy and versatile for any outfit
Wow so cute vest. I love the lace! Can't wait to order it!
oh I likke it so much. it very beautiful ctoptop
ı love this girly and cute top. ıt is very nice
What does it mean by one size? Does this top only fit a specific size? I understand it gives the measurements but does it not come in any bigger sizes?
hands down lovely vest ! Maybe my fav purchase from the shop. Design is elegant and sexy perfect for spring/summer days and it fits like a glove. Highly reccomend it
This is just super cute and romatic, love this!
WOW! It is so sexy
I will definitely purchase this great looking dress.
So sexy and really pretty vest!
este es una preciosidad <3
I want to know if it will fit whose budt around is 93 cm and the cup number is E?
Sencillo y bonito no descarto comprármelo próximamente.
bellissimo, peccato che sia minuscolo :'(
This is one of my favourite tops. I said it before, but I just think this item is perfect!
I'm in love, I must have it!
love this top so cute
super sexy top, love the color
crop tops are the best for summer time
Hm white one looks better
When will this be in stock again? :(
ah! pleeeease restock!! such a cute top!
this top is so beautiful..
Just recieved this lace vest and this one size is actually XSmall or Small so I think girls who are wearing Medium wouldnt fit. Also, straps are placed in the middle of breasts so it can look bit strange, but you can always rearrange them. Really nice vest, material is not high quality but its good.
so tender and hot to wear
a must have for all crop top lovers!
definitely can't wait to order this!
LOVE THIS! I saw a tank top like this on tumblr
wow wow I was looking for something like that! great!
Genialny krótki top to spódnic z wysokim stanem czy szortów:)
Seksowny gorset biały w koronke
so sexy i love the lace
perfect vest! I love it
looks so expensive!! i love it
This crop bralet is so gorgeous...
Beautiful lace vest, cant wait for mine to be delivered
I've just got this top. It's perfect, I really love it. :)
naprawdę sliczny :) jak z moich marzeń :)
wow amazing top perfect for summer
Love,love,love.... Very cute
Lovely and girly -so perfect !
Reeeally pretty bralet/crop top! However.. when i received it the straps were sewn on so I can not wear it. I am going to attempt to cut them off and sew them the right way or wear it strapless as I love the design and fit of the top! Great for summer with high waisted shorts.
Ideal para poner con vaqueros
Seems it would only fit a 6 year old child the size it comes in is so very small and you can barely fit it over your head, I was so excited to get this now i have to send it back
This is on my wishlist. I'm going to buy it with my next order. Ist gorgeous!
tao tao lindo, adoro imenso!
niesamowicie seksowny i kobiecy top
i received this top yesterday, it looks even more amazing in real :)
So cute!!! Im waiting for these
omg really cute, i love it!
que vaaaa monismo! love it
So beautiful, im gonna wear it all summer
jezu jaka piękna nie mogę się napatrzeć!
I think this awesome crop top.
Love it! Such a nice bralet for boho festival looks!
Super elegante e conjuga-se facilmente :) Gosto muito
Very nice white floral vest.
Ideal para poner con un blaser en verano
I love them <3 Best summerclothes !!
Ordered this 3 weeks ago, finally got it and they sent me the wrong top!
I ordered this top and got a similar one but not the one i ordered!!!
Set to be a permanent resident in your wardrobe - this black double strap cami top is a chic layering piece. Featuring a V neck and metal strap detail.
i ordered this item but i got another top..
Es precioso, me lo compro ahora mismo
Maravilhosa! Sexy, diferente... Fiquei imaginando com uma bela saia, vai ficar incrível :D
i got it today and i dont know if i really like it.
Me encanta este crop top para usarlo en esta primavera
so pretty and fashionable right now (:
looks nothing like the photo
Cool top!Perfect for the summer!
uuuh it's so sweet. I would like to see it on someone
This is so delicate, but sexy at the same time! Definitely ordering, just hope it fits!!
Bought this cute lace top last week! i hope it gets here this week, cant wait to wear it with some high waisted denim shorts <3 so cute!
Bardzo seksi bialy koronkowy top
i love it! amazing and cute i buy this :)
I just love it so much looking forward to get my order
Beautiful, sweet and sexy I cant wait to order
Wow! Summers most perfect piece!
It will surely enter my wishlist!
What is the cup size?
¿Que talla de pecho tiene? ¿Vale para una 90B? Gracias!!
This short lace top is juts perfect! The simple white colour and the extraordinary lace goes perfect together! love it!
So cute and pretty!love it!
Love it! It would be beautiful with a high waist skirt <3
I love it, thinking of ordering it soon!
super sexy and romantic! will definitely get it when the weather gets better in England:)
just ordered this! hope it lives up to the pictures because i absolutely love it!
divino en verdad muy bonito y diferente
I like this Strap Lace Pleated Vest very much
love it.so sexy and romantic the same time!!!
So cute and pretty and nice!
I want this so much! Definitely in my wishlist. it would just look so cute in summer with blue denim shorts.
I love it! Love the print and the fabric
I just love this lace top! it is gorgeous!
i would wear this with a pair of high waisted shorts! sweet!
es una camisola ohhdfnjdh jgjg
es una camsia blanca y muy mona
Muy sexy, aunque te quedara bien si no tienes barriguita
Me flipan los corsés, este es genial
Wow love this lace top. Hope it fits small cup sized girls? Perfect for summer :)
un crop bastante lindo y hermoso
it seems like romantic top
wowwww. what a sexy vest. Just for my girlfriend
oh my god! this top is great!
Really cute crochet lace vest.
such a trendy lace vest
this top is amazing, definitely in my wishlist
omg this top is beautiful
love lace dress, but too small for me :(
it is very sexy floral vest
Looks amazing, lacing is very beautiful. This top is so sexy
this is so pretty and feminine
so cute, i love stripes!
The lace is so beautiful.I adore this material.
Amo los coptops y este con encaje es maravilloso
Beautiful, sweet and sexy I cant wait to order
This tops is beautiful, love the lace
such a cute White Spaghetti Strap Floral Crochet Lace Vest
this is so cute and sexy!
very sexy this lace vest. I adore it
I think that this crop top is really hot and well done! Absolutely on my wishlist! <3
Oh my god ... Must buy this
c'est sexy sans être vulgaire, ce haut a aussi un style épuré
Adorei!! Branco é báscio e combina com tudo.. Além de ser um charme ;)
wonderful romantic lace, love it
lovely vest, i want it so badly
Me encanta este crop top perfecto para cuando llegue el calor
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- 2 cups panko
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, about 6 ounces each butterflied and pounded 1/4-inch-thick
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons capers
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- Set the flour, eggs and panko in three separate shallow bowls. Season the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess, then dip in the eggs and coat thoroughly with the panko, pressing lightly to adhere.
- In each of 2 large skillets, heat 1/4 cup of the canola oil. Add the chicken and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden and crispy, about 3 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt the butter and cook over moderately high heat until browned and nutty, about 4 minutes. Stir in the capers, lemon juice and parsley; spoon over the chicken and serve.
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Poor economy may drive NASCAR back home
By admin | January 28, 2009
By Richard Allen
It is never a good thing for the economy to go bad. However, the recent economic downturn could force NASCAR to refocus its business model and that could be a good thing for the future health of the sport, if it has not come too late.
During the high economic times of the 1990s and the early 2000s NASCAR got the notion its product was ready for a more national stage. So, the sanctioning body decided to drop long time venues like North Wilkesboro and Rockingham in favor of more glamorous locales such as Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami.
Initially, the sport experienced moderate success in those new cities. Soon, however, the newness wore off and the casual fans in those places found other things to occupy their attention as has been evidenced by recent poor attendance, particularly in Los Angeles and Miami.
Now, with the economy experiencing a slump unlike anything seen in recent years, sponsors, team owners, and most importantly, fans are having to watch every dollar carefully. With less disposable money to spend, people are less willing to be frivolous. That means casual fans will be even more scarce than they have been of late.
If NASCAR wants filled seats, they will have to find their most loyal fans. Those fans reside in the Carolinas, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. Given a choice between NASCAR and the NFL, the folks in Miami will choose the NFL. Given a choice between NASCAR and the multitude of things to do in Southern California, the folks in that area will choose things other than NASCAR.
NASCAR needs to come home to the places where people will put stock car racing first. The problem for NASCAR is that many of those former fans are just that, former fans.
Many tracks, including Daytona, are offering special discounts to get patrons in the seats. Lowering ticket prices could be a step toward renewing their relationship with the old fan base. Other moves by the sanctioning body could go a long way toward making amends with those who used to live and die with the sport.
Returning driver accessibility to the levels of the bygone era and attempting to develop more Southern drivers would appeal to many. And, of course, improving the on track product is the most important thing of all, but that is a topic for other columns.
During high times NASCAR was able to get away with ignoring its roots. Hopefully, they will see the need to come back home before it is too late.
I am not saying I am glad the economy has gone bad. I do not want someone who has lost a job and may happen to be reading this column to think I wanted the current recession so that NASCAR would return to its roots. What I am saying is that NASCAR actually reflects the nation as a whole. It allowed greed and overconfidence to cause it to misread its proper place in the grand scheme of things.
Now, it is time for the NASCAR organization to get back to the things it does well in the places best suited for its product.
Richard Allen is a member of the National Motorsports Press Association. His weekly column appears in The Mountain Press every Wednesday.
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17 Responses to "Poor economy may drive NASCAR back home"
sam Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Brian France ran off all of the fans who made him a billionaire. Do away with
Tom Wilkinson Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Better not get rid of Toyota they may be the only one left. As far as the chase and lucky dog goes, get rid of them along with the top 35. Who knows why they ever went to California in the first place.
The Old Guy Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 7:03 am
I'm afraid that it's too late.
NASCAR has simply become a high dollar "IROC" series.
It started with the common template cars. Now we have the COT. NASCARS next move will be to lower costs by having a common engine.
The sport that I have loved since 1949 no longer exists.
John Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Too late,I for one have moved on and left what is left of Nascar behind.Man I once burned with a fire for the race every Sun,now not so much.
Mr.France threw the true fans under the bus one time too many and it's going to come back to haunt him in these lean times.
I'm Southern and I'm redneck,it took some doing to get me to the point where I just didn't care anymore but he manage to do it and as anyone can tell you once you throw water on the fire it's a lot harder to gitter to burn a second time.
Sorry to say but I just don't care anymore.My loss,Mr Frances gain I guess.
Charles Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Well written article Richard! You nailed it as far as Nascars growing up to fast and lossing their former fan base!
Nascar needs to get back to basics and really mean it!
What made Nascar was it was a sport that was not made up or aritfical back in the day! When drivers could be drivers and car owners could have a say in a mechanial engineering to who won instead of the political or money factors that determine winners!
But one thing they need to really bring back is the competition between the brands of cars!
No matter what Nascar wants you to think, their was a large fan base that went "not just for the driver" but to see competition between the "brand of car"!
These fans are finding other sports or hobbys now!
I know the car industry is in trouble now, but they still have a major impact in Nascar!
I have yet to see many motorsports that have a single manufacterer or 'spec car' which is the way Nascar seems to be headed succeed!
Pete Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Get Ward burton a good ride!
youll see excitement again .
Lower prices for calif tickets. We pay 3x (165 a seat!)what the rest of country pays… for everything.
Thatll get more seats filled.
We dont throw canned beer at the racers on track. Why do you? let us real fans back into the garage area. see you at fontana
Keith Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Pete you won't see me at Fontana ever I have been offered free tickets and a free place to stay out there and I won't go to that lousy track. I pay about $165 for Daytona and Indy and Bristol I guess you are a real fan because you are getting ripped off.
Donnie Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
You nailed it. Case in point… I live in RI about 100 miles from Loudin. A few years ago, tickets for both races were scarce as hens teeth. If you had a ticket, you were living large, and you let everyone know it. Problem was that the people who had these tickets, were the "fair weather" fan who only wanted that ticket,just to have bragging rights. Then the N.E. Patriots came along. Guess what… they moved on to the next hot "in" thing to have, tickets for Gillette Stadium. These temporary"new fans" had no interest or respect for the sport of Nascar, but the Nascar brass were courting them to make a buck. I would like to think that the suits in Daytona use this an opportunity, to see the their mistakes of turning their backs to the loyal people who have supported the sport for 30+ years.
Hambone Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
NASCAR must do things in order for this former 45+ year fan to even remotely consider returning…
1. The Village Idiot (B. France) must go.
2. Sh*tcan the chase for the chump points scam.
3. Sh*tcan toyota. (They make a fine car, but have NO PLACE in NASCAR).
4. Return Rockingham & THE Southern 500 to thier rightful places on the schedule.
5. The village idiot (B. France) must go.
If these things are done, I might… MIGHT consider returning. THESE ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE.
yankeegranny Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
I am a NASCAR ;oving NY Yankee who moved to SC a few years ago and am now a NASCAR fanatic. Darlington is in my backyard and I love the racing there, also am a season ticket holder at Richmond. As a "new" fan, this is my take on the sport noe,
1, Keep the chase and the luckydog
2.Give it up: the COT makes all the cars the same,Ford,GM, Dodge, Toyota. The decals are all that are different.
3. Get rid of the road course races..boring, boring, boring
4. Move races back to classic Southern tracks
5 . Get new leadership in NASCAR
6. Driver; get rid of the sunglasses and quit sounding like puppets in interviews( We already know who sponsers you)
7. Let the teams be a little creative without consequenses
8. If you do need to penalize a team, sit the team out the next race.
9. Drop that d*** top 35 rule and past championship provisional. If you can't qualify on speed, go home.
Steven Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
All sports have changed. I live in Central California, but have Phoenix Int'l Raceway Tickets because the racing is much better. If you want to fix nascar make them racing the cars they manufacture…then only Dodge has a car that can compete…all the others are FWD. Maybe then, Detroit will build real cars again.
By the way…I root for anyone but Earnhardt or anyone who driving anything but a Chevy. Go Carl!
Ken O Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
NA$CAR can't really go home. When they started moving to the big cities, the NFL invaded both Tennessee and North Carolina. There is now something else to do on Sunday afternoons. With the majority of the drivers now yankees or westerners, the southern fan has no local connection with the sport as they did in years past. When the spsort lost its regional flavor, it lost its soul.
midasmicah Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
I'm from California and have been to California Speedway.
Believe me, it's not a great venue to watch a race. That's not the point. What did LA ever do to deserve two races? Hell, they can't even sell out one. I used to love watching the short track races at North Wilkesboro and The Rock. I'm one of those people that's pretty close to being a "former fan". I hope na$car actually listens to it's fans. Otherwise they're adding one more nail in their own coffin.
midasmicah Says:
January 29th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
One more thing. agree with hambone. "no brain" France has to go. As long as Daddy's rich little boy is in control of na$car, nothing is going to change. na$car seems to have went out of their way to alienate their fan base. Why? They say money is the root of all evil. In na$car"s case it was sweet seduction of television. I've been a fan for 25+ years and I absolutely hate what Fancy France has done to the sport. Give the emperor his new clothes and send him on his merry way.
sam Says:
January 30th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Do you see the same point being made by your readers here. Brian France has screwed up Nascar. People want to see the real manufactures cars, no Tokyo entrants, No COT, No Chase, No Lucky Dog and most of all the person who is responsible for the mess Nascar is now in must go. Someone earlier referred to him as the village idiot Brian France.
Tommy Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 9:43 am
Brian France's true ambition and desire in life is to own an NFL team. Every decision he has made as CEO has reflected that desire.
However, Brian, who never could be thought of as a "bright light on a X-mas tree," has never understood what makes the NFL so popular. Yes, regionalism and loyalty to local teams is a big part of their success.
Just as important is the management of the competition. In the NFL, EVERYONE has the OPPORTUNITY to be successful. In Nascar, only the token few who have the most resources and money have a chance. When it takes 4 teams and an annual budget of $100 million in order to compete, something is drastically wrong.
Race fans want to see competition and different winners. They do not want to see the same 3 or 4 drivers winning every single weeks. They don't want to see a race with a few haves and 20 field fillers who are trying to survive until next week.
Nascar is crowing about their "15″ new teams. Almost all are organizations without significant backing and no chance of finding any funding. Starting at California, you will see a line of cars driving into the garage 15 laps into the race, collecting their 40th place money and showing up the next week with 3 sets of tires and 6 crewmembers.
Ohio Dave Says:
June 26th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I have been a nascar fan since Fire Ball Roberts , I listened on a cheap radio in the garage and rooted for the fords. The scoring crawler on the tv screen used have the make of car beside the drivers name, no more. The make of car is gone along with about 60% of my interest. Now it's all decals and the sponsor is the most important thing. The driver has to take 37 drinks of Coca Cola and try to mention their 77 sponsors. The $100 million dollar budgets are rediculous. I saw a commercial and a team owner said they have 450 people on the payroll , I know they have other business but that is to much.
You will not see me at a race again and i don't care if i miss one on the TV. I quit drag racing years ago when the sport sucumbed to the high rollers. I took a look at the NHRA rule book and I could not belive what I read . They have left no place for a person to race a stock car (older model) it's now called nostalgia class. The rules for this class are quite cumbersome. The NHRA is a show just like NASCAR same winners each week. I need a new interest.


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I have been to the NAMM show in Anaheim about 17 times now. Part of me gets nervous because it is such a busy show. A bigger part of me is excited to see and talk with a lot of the artists we work with. I also look forward to …tagsBritany ChristianCharles EastonChristina PerriClaire StevensDeacon ClaybourneEddie KramerGLX-DKenny AronoffNAMMNashvillePentatonixSheila E.Simon PhillipsSinbadStory of the YearTake 6The Makepeace BrothersThe WhoTony Royster Jr.Vintage TroubleYellow Marbles
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When The NAMM Show rolls around, we can barely contain our excitement about sharing the new products we've been feverishly, painstakingly engineering all year long. There's another part of NAMM season that keeps us on our toes, though. By then, products we've launched in the past year or so have been rigorously evaluated by users and industry experts alike, and it's time to hear their thoughts. How do we know what they think? There are the reviews. And then, there are the awards. We're thrilled to have received the following awards recently. They inspire us …
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ULX-D Digital Wireless First Look from NAMM
The ULX-D™ Digital Wireless Systems is being showcased at Winter NAMM 2012. Chris Lyons introduces Shure ULX-D, a breakthrough digital wireless system that incorporates a collection of technological innovations into one easy-to-use professional wireless system. Transparent 24-bit digital audio quality RF performance Advanced setup features, such as intelligent scanning The rechargeability of the Lithium Ion battery offers up to 12 hours of use on a single charge Find out more about the ULX-D Digital Wireless.
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Open-Back Headphones, SRH1440 and SRH1840, are being showcased at Winter NAMM 2012. Michael Johns introduces our first open-back headphone models: the SRH1440 and SRH1840. Designed for critical mastering, monitoring and unparalleled audiophile listening, the SRH1440 and SRH1840 deliver a unique sound signature that enables listeners to achieve and produce their best quality mix. Find out more about: Shure SRH1440 Professional Open Back Headphones Shure SRH1840 Professional Open Back Headphones
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Northern women sewing for North American moccasin project: 600 moccasin tops being sewn in memory of missing, murdered indigenous women
Women from across the North are stitching up a storm to prepare for a massive art project. They are part of a group that's making more than 600 pairs of moccasin tops in memory of Canada's missing and murdered indigenous women. The beaded works will be displayed as part of a travelling art installation project called Walking with our Sisters. Each pair of moccasins symbolizes the unfinished life of a missing or murdered woman.
Métis artist Christi Belcourt started the project. She said so far, more than 200 pairs have come in. "I'm always emotionally moved when a new pair comes in because I realize that one pair represents a women or a girl," said Belcourt. "People are really putting their love in the work. You can feel it when you hold it in your hand." The moccasin tops will be shown in a winding path on gallery floors. The first exhibition of the moccasin tops will open in Haida Gwaii in B.C. on Aug. 20.
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The new series will start filming this March so if we're really lucky they'll have mercy on us and we'll have some Lewis to look forward to later this year.
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