hahaa. i couldn't resist. i confess, i saved the icon you're using now. buut. i won't actually use it myself until you give me the go-ahead. would it be ok with you? i'll credit for sure if you let me.
anyhow. i saw another version of the icon with 'unexpected' on it. is that also made by you? 'cause i think it's very nice too.
heh. i'm rambling, am i not? sorry for bothering you. please let me know. :-D thanks.
oh. and would it be ok to friend you even though...i don't know you personally?

Yes, there is no problem you friending me ;)

About the icon... that one is for personal use for now, yes. I'm sorry to be that picky but I made it for myself for now, I'll share it with everybody else at some point but right now I prefer if people use any of the ones I made for sharing.

However I do have to say that you're really nice for asking since it has happened to me before that somebody decided to use an icon I made for personal use and didn't even ask or credit me, which made me sad when I discovered. I know I have no control in the use of icons, but there are nice and polite things to do because making icons takes time ;)

Having said that, here is the link to those icons I mentioned, included the one you say, the 'unexpected' one:

http://ginger001.livejournal.com/57650.html

And as you've been so nice to ask for permission (and I feel guilty for being not so nice and asking you to wait a bit longer for using it), if you want me to make a tailored icon for you with that Cedric/Hermione manip, tell me (I mean if you want some different text or not text but other colors..., etc).

Just a question. I saw your LJ... you're not going to post in your LJ ever!? Don't have to answer if you don't want to... just curious.

hey! sorry for the late reply.
first off, i think that it's great that you keep a few icons for yourself. otherwise you'd have all the same icons as everyone else without all the privileges that should be granted to the grand iconmakers. :-) so please don't feel guilty.
but it would be ok with you for me to use the 'unexpected' one? THANK YOU!! and it would be great if you could tailor one for me!! but don't worry about it if you're too busy.
hahaa. as for my weblog. uhh. yeah. it's mostly for commenting. maybe one of these days i'll be in a mood to write an entry though. unlikely. but you never know. but i'll keep commenting. :-)

Yes, you can use the unexpected one or some of the others from that post...

If you want tailored, tell me what you want, and if I can do it, I'll definitely try ;)

At first I had LJ to just comment in other LJs but at the end, I couldn't resist it and started posting ;)

mmm. well. anything that you make for me will be fine. heh. i'm not too picky or anything. so give your imagination a free rein.
hahaa. i don't know. it could happen. maybe one of these days i'll start writing in lj. i'll let you know. :)