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Two excellent fics
Dec. 20th, 2007 10:34 amI've just finished a fic I think you should all go read. Now.
Squib is about fifty two thousand words of slow build h/d, of realistic, insecure but overwhelming fatherly love, of Harry's poignant nightmares twenty years later, of Draco's pride, perfectionism and believable maturation.
It is incredibly romantic. The details are wonderful. The characters are real. The canon is there. It is post-epilogue DH compliant, and -- imnsho -- one of the top three best anonymous h/d fics of this entire season. So far, anyway. I suppose the season isn't actually over, yet!
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kestrelsparhawk
Recipient:ms_mindfunk
Title: Squib
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (implied Ginny/Other, Hr/RW, Other/Other)
Summary: Harry has a respectable life: devoted to his family, teacher to the least-talented of the Wizarding community, retired hero. The Prophet hasn’t caught on to a few things, such as the fact that Harry is gay. He and Ginny want to keep it that way. It’s not a great life, but it’s his – until one day, an old school rival comes by to investigate his class. Suddenly, Harry’s life is no longer predictable.
Rating: NC-18, maybe.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): None, really, except m/m sex and children who ran off with the plot.
Deathly Hallows compliant?Yes, including epilogue, but only written canon.
Word Count: +/- 52,000
http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/91421.html
The other fic I want you to go read is not anonymous. Graylor wrote it. Again, excellent, epilogue compliant h/d. And this one is first person Ginny POV. I hate Ginny bashing. It's dull. It's boring. It's predictable. It makes the author appear whiny and juvenile. On the other hand, I want Harry with Draco, not Ginny.
I am relieved every time an author makes Ginny real, her marriage real, their reasons for splitting real. Graylor made Ginny more than just real. She gave her all the power, the only point of view, and a true voice. This Ginny is adult, mature, and concerned for the happiness and genuine welfare of both herself and Harry.
Draco's wife is... may I actually use that overused adjective "unique?" Certainly I can't recall reading of a Draco's wife like this ever before: the perfect combination of 60% Ravenclaw and 55% Slytherin. (Magic, people.) Sophia is incisive, self-centered, stilted, beautiful, cold and brilliant.
And, it's not even six thousand words, so you can real the whole thing quickly, unlike the novella I recced above it. ;)
Title: The Associative Property
Summary: Tableau: Harry and Ginny, Draco and his wife at Platform 9 ¾. How things change yet remain the same.
Epilogue compliant, one-shot
Rating: R for adult themes
Disclaimer: I don’t own these people or Hogwarts: a nice British lady does. I’m not making any money here.
Word Count: 5,788
http://graylor.livejournal.com/33299.html
Squib is about fifty two thousand words of slow build h/d, of realistic, insecure but overwhelming fatherly love, of Harry's poignant nightmares twenty years later, of Draco's pride, perfectionism and believable maturation.
It is incredibly romantic. The details are wonderful. The characters are real. The canon is there. It is post-epilogue DH compliant, and -- imnsho -- one of the top three best anonymous h/d fics of this entire season. So far, anyway. I suppose the season isn't actually over, yet!
Author:
kestrelsparhawkRecipient:
ms_mindfunkTitle: Squib
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (implied Ginny/Other, Hr/RW, Other/Other)
Summary: Harry has a respectable life: devoted to his family, teacher to the least-talented of the Wizarding community, retired hero. The Prophet hasn’t caught on to a few things, such as the fact that Harry is gay. He and Ginny want to keep it that way. It’s not a great life, but it’s his – until one day, an old school rival comes by to investigate his class. Suddenly, Harry’s life is no longer predictable.
Rating: NC-18, maybe.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): None, really, except m/m sex and children who ran off with the plot.
Deathly Hallows compliant?Yes, including epilogue, but only written canon.
Word Count: +/- 52,000
http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/91421.html
The other fic I want you to go read is not anonymous. Graylor wrote it. Again, excellent, epilogue compliant h/d. And this one is first person Ginny POV. I hate Ginny bashing. It's dull. It's boring. It's predictable. It makes the author appear whiny and juvenile. On the other hand, I want Harry with Draco, not Ginny.
I am relieved every time an author makes Ginny real, her marriage real, their reasons for splitting real. Graylor made Ginny more than just real. She gave her all the power, the only point of view, and a true voice. This Ginny is adult, mature, and concerned for the happiness and genuine welfare of both herself and Harry.
Draco's wife is... may I actually use that overused adjective "unique?" Certainly I can't recall reading of a Draco's wife like this ever before: the perfect combination of 60% Ravenclaw and 55% Slytherin. (Magic, people.) Sophia is incisive, self-centered, stilted, beautiful, cold and brilliant.
And, it's not even six thousand words, so you can real the whole thing quickly, unlike the novella I recced above it. ;)
Title: The Associative Property
Summary: Tableau: Harry and Ginny, Draco and his wife at Platform 9 ¾. How things change yet remain the same.
Epilogue compliant, one-shot
Rating: R for adult themes
Disclaimer: I don’t own these people or Hogwarts: a nice British lady does. I’m not making any money here.
Word Count: 5,788
http://graylor.livejournal.com/33299.html
