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[keri-mcberry]

Happy Birthday!!! Willow definitely gave Lyla a sunflower and the biggest hug for her birthday!!!

sorry this is later, I rushed 😭

Hope she had the best day!! 💛🌻💛🎉🌻🫶🏻

BAWWW thank you, Willow! 💛🥹

Omg I love the sunflower in Lyla's hair and how her outfit matches 🌻

And don't apologize, I LOVE how this turned out!! It's perfect 😭✨ Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!

@espressoristretto-patronum Aww, thank you for wishing Lyla a happy birthday!! 🥳🎉

And I haven't forgotten about Tori and Poppy btw! I said I'd draw those cuties, so that's what I'm going to do 😤💛

@theinstagameremily Thank ya, thank ya!! 🥳🎉💕

And I suppose it depends 🤔 Sometimes it comes easy to me, especially if I draw them a lot like Lyla or Sebastian. But if I take a break for a few days, I tend to forget how to draw their hair and need to look back at my own art as references lol. Even then, there are days where I'm not satisfied with my drawings at all and take an even longer break 😂

Practice drawing as much as you can! If you look back at my older art, you can definitely see a difference. Using references also helps a ton! Save anything that you think you'd like to take a shot at, like poses or expressions. Recently, I've been looking at background art (which I'm terrible at lol). There's always room for improvement 💪

[keri-mcberry]

DIANAAAAAA!!! 😭😭😭

I'm so obsessed with this omg!! The messy paint all over her face and clothes, the rock with the painted otter on it, and just-- AAAH I LOVE IT!! 💖🦦 Lyla would totally be an overalls wearer haha! I need to draw her in this outfit, it's so darn cute! 🤭

Thank you for the sweet message! That makes me so happy for you, and I'm glad you're still in the fandom too 🥹

Happy Birthday Lyla <3 @keri-mcberry

Keri, I’m so grateful to you and your art! I have already told you that but your comics were one of the main reasons I felt the urge to draw again after several years of art block. And I’m SO happy I started because thanks to that I not only remembered how much I loved to draw, but also met so many awesome and talented people. Seriously, thank you, and I’m glad you’re still in the fandom and keep posting 🌸💛🧡🦦

[keri-mcberry]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LYLA 💛

Today marks the 2nd anniversary of my very first post in this fandom! 🪄✨

Over the past couple years, being a part of this little community has meant so much to me. To the fanfic writers who brought so much more depth to the characters, the artists who inspired me to draw again, and the amazing people who have each other's backs despite everything... Thank you so much 🥺🫂💕

This has truly been the best fandom I've been a part of in a long time. You're all the reason why I remembered I love storytelling in the first place. Thank you for all of your kindness and encouragement. It meant more than you'll ever know 🫶

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LYLA!! 🥳💛🦡

[keri-mcberry]

Sending Hetty over to wish Lyla a Happy Birthday!!!

AAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH, HETTY AND NFY!! 🦉🫂🎉🧁

And thank YOU, Tracey! It's so sweet that you remembered Lyla's birthday!! I love this so much 😭💕

[keri-mcberry]

AWW HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND IRIS! 🎉🥳

I.... I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT LYLA'S BIRTHDAY OMG 😭💔 I've been running around so much this week, it didn't even occur to me that June 20th was coming up!

It's my birthday but I'm also making it Iris's birthday.

I also believe that other Hufflepuff shares Iris's birthday and that would be Miss Lyla from @keri-mcberry.

Happy Birthday Lyla Estaris 🎉🎂🎈

[keri-mcberry]

Hello, sorry to bother you but I want to ask you something is it okay if I draw Miss. Lyla 🦦? If that’s okay with you I was planning on drawing her a long time ago.

I’d never like could never get her a hairstyle correct but I really hope; I can actually at least try to draw her because she is so cute and do you know what her favourite colour is so at least I can give her her favourite colour much appreciated and sorry to bother you again💛

Aww I would absolutely LOVE that 😭💕 Sorry for replying so late. This week's been pretty busy for me. Also, I know what you mean about her hairstyle! I haven't drawn her in a while, and even I'M struggling to draw my own MC's hair 😂 Oh, and her favorite color would be yellow, like her favorite flowers! 🌻

And don't worry, you're not bothering me at all! Feel free to reach out anytime, Lynn 🫶

[keri-mcberry]

Happy Pride to Chris and NFY!! 🏳️‍🌈💕

I saw this picture and thought of them immediately 😭

[keri-mcberry]

Happy HL Pride Week to the precious babies, Evelyn and Poppy! I love them so much 🥹💕

[keri-mcberry]

Happy HL Pride Week! 🏳️‍🌈

Sebastian thinks Ominis doesn’t notice him staring 👀

I wanted to start out with these boyos because I love Sebinis 🐍💚 If you have a request for your favorite pairing, whether it’s MCs or NPCs, let me know! I might already be drawing them ✨

Here’s a non-blurry version because I love how Ominis turned out in this! 🥹

[keri-mcberry]

Liam Sallow

Hi, it’s Lynn. I finally got Liam’s photo. Took a little bit, but I hope you like it and I actually had fun drawing him. He’s very cute and again. I love his hair. I hope you like it and I hope you’re doing well. Oh and thank you for letting me draw him too. Thank you.

LIAMMMM!! MY BOOYYYYYY 🥹😭💖💛💕

LYNN, he looks so ADORABLE!! Thank you so much for drawing my grandson! His mum's eyes and dad's freckles!! He's perfect 🥹💛

I love it SO MUCH 🫂💕

😭😭 I've never really thought about them together like that. They're both such goofballs, so I can see it haha! But they're just buds who simply like being in each other's company while occasionally terrorizing the Potions Professor 😅

This just gave me an idea 🤭

...Are you asking if I would ever draw any? 😅

Nah, I don't think so. Don't care for it personally. Nothing against people who do! It's just simply not my thing 🤷‍♀️

[keri-mcberry]

hello!! I just wanted to say that I’ve always loved your art it is actually so cute and cozy!! I really wanted to draw my OC Willow meeting Lyla, so I hope you don’t mind that I drew her!

I love sweet Lyla!! And her Sebastian, I didn’t know what to do with our Sebastian’s but they seem the same (personality wise 😭).

Anyway!! I’ll miss you so much once you move on, but I’m so thankful for Lyla and Sebastian!! Also I hope keri-mcberry #2 is doing well! I know they have an amazing mother!! But thank you so much for inspiring me back into art!! 💗💗😆

GAH MY HEART!!! THEY'RE SO CUTE 😭💖💕💛

Omg I love Willow 🥺 Thank you so much for drawing her and Lyla together!! I hope you don't mind me drawing Willow in return BECAUSE I'M GONNA ���

It's funny because a couple weeks ago, I visited a university and along the sidewalk were painted rocks. It made me think of Lyla 🥹💛

And the baby's doing well! He just reached that age where we can get him to laugh, so that's been fun 🤭

This was such a nice message to see first thing in the morning! Thank you so much!! 🫂💕

BAWW thank you, that's so sweet!! 💕

I actually haven't heard from Choccy in a while. She's more than likely taking a well-deserved break, but yeah I miss seeing her art and Clora 🥺💙 I hope she's doing well and returns when she's ready! 🫶

Hi @theinstagameremily! 👋💕

I've always loved the name Lyla, so it was just what I went with when creating my character 💛 Yeah there are a couple things I wish I did differently with her, but that's the beautiful thing about having an OC, you can change them however many times you want! Can you imagine meeting the earlier concepts of the HL characters? 👀 I'm sure it took years for them to settle on certain designs and backstories 🤭

Also, Lyla accepts Vivian's challenge! 😤🤝 She's one of the best! (She's not lol)

[keri-mcberry]

Just want to say I appreciate you sticking around the fandom as long as you have. Seeing your art honestly makes my day. So many people are coming and going and I miss themmm 🥲💔

Yeah I miss so many of my mooties too, and I hope they're all out there living their best lives. I'll admit, I've been slowly losing interest in drawing, mostly because my job is wearing me down, and I want to be with my family during my free time. But then all of a sudden I get that spark to create again, and I'm busting out like three posts in a week 😂

But that's just how it goes in fandoms sometimes. People move on. Eventually so will I, and that's okay 👍

And when that day comes, don't think of it as "Goodbye". More like "See you later" 🫶💕

So until then:

[keri-mcberry]

Hey are you going to draw anything for HL pride week? I think your art is the prettiest in the fandom and the cuteness potential is off the CHARTS ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

Aw thank you! I'd love to! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Does anybody have any requests for their favorite pairings? I already have a few in mind off the top of my head 👀

[keri-mcberry]

Hi! Sorry, I know this is kind of random, but I wanted to ask about Liam Sallow—the little boy. Would it be okay if I drew him in my own style? I really love his design! I adore that he has Sebastian’s hair but with Lyla’s black color, and Sebastian’s freckles too—it’s such a cute combo. I really hope you don’t mind me asking!

Also, I just wanted to say I love how you draw Sebastian’s hair, and your overall art style has improved so much—seriously, you’ve been killing it. I hope you’re doing well, too!

Alright, bye for now!

P.S. I love the names you chose! Just wondering—did Sebastian name Susanna and Lyla name Liam? Because I really like that idea. It’s such a sweet detail. Okay, this time for real—goodbye!

Aww I would absolutely love that, Lynn! It makes me happy that you like his design! I wanted Lyla and Sebastian's kids to be a perfect blend so that you could see both of the parents' features, so I'm glad that came through! 💛💚

And thank you so much!! Sebastian's hair will forever be a struggle to draw, so I'm happy you said that haha! I looked through my older art recently and noticed how much it changed as well! 💖

As for the names, I thought it'd be a cute idea to name Sebastian's daughter after his sister. So that's where Susanne came from and how he calls her "Annie" 🤭 And I also like the idea that Lyla chose the name Liam. It's such a great name 💕

Nintendo games would be right up her alley! I can see her whipping out the Switch and hanging out after school for sure 😂 More than likely Legend of Zelda or Fire Emblem!

And omg she would totally be into anime. Little Witch Academia is so fun and adorable. I know she'd be obsessed 🪄 And Pokemon of course lol

Definitely patience for one. She's going to need plenty of it while dealing with Sebastian and his antics haha...

She's very hardworking. Before Hogwarts, she helped her parents run their bookshop and loved it. And she's always running errands. She's never in one place for too long 🏃‍♀️

She is also fiercely loyal, and tries her best to help her friends. Even if that means covering up a crime 👀

[keri-mcberry]

Your art is adorable! Sorry for spamming liking your posts, but I'm really looking forward to checking them out fully when i have more time

Thank you so much!! No need to apologize, I love it when people do that 🫣💕 I was actually right there alongside you as you were liking them LOL! It was fun looking back on old art I hadn't seen in a while. Nostalgic even. I can't believe it's been almost TWO YEARS since my first post 😭

[keri-mcberry]

Hi there! Just your local Gryffindork stopping by to say hi :D

I drew some art of our MCs! I hope you like it

I'm a big fan of you, Lyla, and your art. Love you!

GAH THEY'RE BOTH SO CUTE 💖

Thank you so much!! Sorry for taking so long to reply! I've been wanting to properly draw your MC as a thank you gift, but every time I start, the kiddo starts fussing 😭 I'll find some time eventually, I promise 🙏💕

[keri-mcberry]

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