Zzzzt.

[icarus]

Zzzt. Zzzzt. Zzzzt.

That's a fair description of my brain right now. I'm absolutely mad, taking 17 credits.

Okay, my list of stories has grown a little long and it might be hard to pick what to read. So now I've listed what stories have been rec'd.



The Hat Trick Ron/Hermione NEW!
*Ashfae
Quidditch. Corruption. Ex-Cannons coach Ron Weasley knows far too much. Two years ago he was caught between his girlfriend and his career. Now he has another hard choice to make. In gambling: a hat trick... a risky, high-stakes bet.

Primer to the Dark Arts Harry/Ron, Harry/Snape
*Harry Potter Classics, Fiction Alley's 'most recommended', Isis, Kai, Swit, Ari, LKR, Fiendling's Recs, McTabby
Harry learns he is to be given private (and secret) tutoring in the Dark Arts to protect himself next time he meets Voldemort. His teacher? Professor Snape. Features ghost cats and cursed harps, spells that are supposed to go wrong and don't, a friendly sociopathic Death Eater... and Snape's naughty, naughty library. 170 pages.

Cursed Artefacts For Sale Harry/Snape NEW!
*Isis
Severus drags Harry to a Wizarding auction. "Collecting Cursed Artefacts is a registered form of madness in the Compendium of Wizarding Mental Disorders and Other Things That Make You Twitch," Severus said, "like most compulsions to collect. But it's very a popular one and I plan to beat everyone else to it." Part of the Primer to the Dark Arts universe.

Far Too Personal Ron/Snape
*Switchknife, HP Recs Yahoo Group, Brodie, ficrecfactory
"Student, tall, beater's build.." Okay, maybe not quite beater's build, but he was close enough. Ron Weasley places a personal ad and lies shamelessly about himself and his 'assets.' Unfortunately, his date did the same.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Death Eater Snape/Other
*McTabby
Young Severus Snape is hunted by a Death Eater Lothario. "The Death Eaters had grown from a centuries-old club for blue-blooded Wizards to something distinctly more dangerous." This is for all of you who asked to learn more about Severus' old love, Torvald, a man who appeared briefly in the 'Primer to the Dark Arts.'

Drunken Domesticity Harry and Ron, Harry/Snape
*DQR, Swit, Kris, Ari
Post-Hogwarts Ron has a midnight visitor - *when* will Harry learn to call ahead? This, my friends, is a friend. Features Ron's observations on the Ministry, Harry's sex life and the infamous WUC. Written for the Boozefest http://boozefest.netfirms.com.

Scarred Ron/Draco
*Dahlia
A gentle, romantic piece. Those who try to place Ron's old life back in his hands don't understand: he doesn't belong in that life anymore. So Ron decides to do something about it. Part five of the 'Beg Me for It' story arc.

Reunion Ron/Draco
*Dahlia
Ten years after their steamy school affair, two men find themselves at loose ends... and together again. "Nice shit-hole you got here, Weasley."
I wondered what if, rather than the teenage affair leads-to-marriage, the ordinary happened: they went their separate ways. Then ten years later they met up again.

At Fauntleroy & Diagon Alley
*Switchknife
In which a naive Harry is taught what 'Gay-dar' is in a seedy part of Diagon Alley, "I'm drawing too much attention." A more worldly Ron Is Very Amused.

A Scandalous Interview
*Harry Potter Fic RecommendationsA little blackmail goes a long way, or so the writer of an expose believes. But Harry has friends he doesn't expect. Written for Isis. A light-hearted follow-up to A Moment of Sin. Related to Primer to the Dark Arts, Hagrid's Hut, Your Friendly Neighboorhood Death Eater and the other stories in the Primer to the Dark Arts universe.

First Signs of Magic: Hermione Granger
*Ishi Award for Humour, Sinta http://talk.portkey.org/index.php?showtopic=3296
Dr. and Dr. Granger have a perfectly ordinary evening, when something very odd occurs. What do they do? "As a family, they made the decision to panic." Includes vampires, uncomfortable chairs, and singing hospital orderlies. The mystery of lost paperwork is solved.

A Moment of Sin Snape/Guess!
*Niffled on Fiction Alley, Isis, Kai, McTabby
Severus Snape slips into the smarmy, sleazy part of Hogsmeade for a little illicit fun. Well he does deserve it, doesn't he? Unfortunately his date turns out to be a piece of work. *Slash* 'R' rating for moral gray areas.

Guy Talk Harry/Ron
*HP Classics, Niffled on Fiction Alley, Switchknife
The Gryffindor dorm is abuzz with laughter and gossip after curfew as the boys cover for their friends' hot date. The talk turns to sex, and Harry gives away a tad too much information. "Oh. I've been around," Harry said evasively. Everyone turned towards him. If he was going out with anyone it was news to them. But it would be just like Harry to keep it a secret.

Sweet Hypocrisy Snape/Percy
*Amanuensis, Snapeslash, Ari
Haven't we all had a blind spot, something that we knew, but didn't admit to even ourselves? Severus Snape has no patience for such. Percy is convinced he hasn't a trace of compassion. Written for the RS.org fic drive.

Ante Up! Fred/George
*Kris
A bit of friendly competition that gets quite out of hand. Not that it bothers Fred and George, mind you. Written for the RS.org NC-17 fic drive.

Beg Me for It (Warning: Non-Con!) Ron/Draco
*HP Classics, finalist for the Harry Potter Slash Awards, Switchknife, Brodie, Isis, Dahlia
Ron tells the story of just exactly how he wound up working for the Death Eaters. Lucius asks Ron for a favour. This was written for the RS.org sleazy fic drive. Fred C. challenged me... 'just once I'd like to see Draco beg Ron for sexual pleasure.' I said, Jesus, what would that take? Well Fred, this is for you. I usually hate first person stories, but this one definitely needs Ron's light sense of humour. Trick or treat, Mr. Death Eater.

Sex, Drugs and Death Eater Rock Ron/Draco
*Switchknife, Brodie, Dahlia
The Sequel to 'Beg Me For It.' A Malfoy doesn't say thank you, even for saving his life. Instead, he pays the favour back. On his own terms. And in Draco's case... very, very creatively. Written for the Boozefest at http://boozefest.netfirms.com.

Hey You - Ron/Draco, Percy
*Switchknife, Brodie, Dahlia
'Beg Me For It' Part 3. Captured by the Death Eaters, working for Lucius Malfoy's Ministry of Magic, Ron and Draco plot its downfall. A day in the life of three prisoners.

Skinny Dipping Harry/Percy
*Switchknife, Rushlight
Set just before the 'Goblet of Fire'. The water has it's own rules and reality, while water under moonlight is a powerful force of nature. "The lake glistened deep blue and silver with moonsplash..." A surprisingly sweet story.

Two Men On Top Ron/Snape
*Switchknife ficrecfactory
Pure PWP smut. What happens when you have two natural tops in the bedroom.

Zen Taxi Percy/Draco NEW!
*Switchknife
A rebellious Malfoy, alcohol and steamy Muggle cabs. Lucius had his son followed, but any Malfoy knows that every man has his price. Draco turns the tables on Percy Weasley.

Here Again Percy/Arthur
*Switchknife
Arthur Weasley has a bewildering morning. Warning: incest.

Oh, What The Hell Harry/Ron, Neville POV. (Note: unbeta'd) *Switchknife
A sleepless night in the Gryffindor dorm.

It Was All Right Harry/Ron *Switchknife
A gentle drabble.


ETA: How could I ever forget the recs from the ficrecfactory?

Comments

[singtoangels.livejournal.com]

You forgot that I rec'ced Far Too Personal and the sequel over at my community, ficrecfactory. Well, easy to forget, I suppose, because it's small. :p

Kisses

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Actually, I had to go to justacat's fic recs masterlist (http://justacat.slashcity.org/) (check it out) to track them down, because I've never really tracked them. She might be a good person to inform of the ficrecfactory in general.

Icarus

[noblerot.livejournal.com]

O_o

*runs off to read*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*beams* Enjoy!

Personal favourite (because it's so often overlooked, sad neglected fic that it is) is Sweet Hypocrisy. Percy/Snape.

That's where I fell for Percy.

Icarus

Note:

[bedofbones.livejournal.com]

Switchknife recc'd Cursed Artifacts over at her site, too.

Re: Note:

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I didn't know that. I must thank Switch, and tell her once again how much I love 'If Thine Enemy' (a not-to-subtle hint to continue it). :D

This is really fun. Since I'm avoiding work out of sheer curiosity I googled to see if there were places these stories were rec'd that aren't on justacat's amazingly comprehensive list. The results: O.O I have a few more recs to list.

Icarus

[goseaward.livejournal.com]

Oooh, what 17 credits?

I've done 17 and 18 but it was when I had easier classes--the 18 hours was physics II, general astronomy, seminar in scifi and fantasy, basic computer programming, and interpretation of literature. So spread out and different types of projects for each class. Lately (er, this semester) I've stuck to 16 though. Beyond that and I go a little (more) loopy.

And, your sheer number of recs has me in complete and utter awe.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I think I'm nuts. I thought Intercultural Communication was going to be an easy BS class, but it turns that I'm going to be doing two major group projects and about two essays a week, and three major research projects (two as part of the group projects), as well as developing a lesson plan for ESL.

I think I screwed up here. Bye-bye good grades.

I've been studying the recs phenomenon, and I think what happened here is that I did something very unusual with Primer to the Dark Arts: I consistently put out a chapter a day over the space of a month on ff.net. That was pre-beta, and generated a lot of interest.

Then during the beta process I put out a beta'd chapter a week on Fiction Alley. Since the story was already done for the most part, I was also working on other stories at the same time. Those stories were caught up in Primer's orbit.

Usually people start smaller, a short story here and there before they tackle a novel-length piece.

Usually the novel-length stories are posted at most a chapter a month. They don't gain the kind of momentum that Primer to the Dark Arts had.

The reason why I posted so fast was -- I could. I was out of work and sick. Most people post more slowly because other responsibilites eat into their time.

Once you have that kind of momentum (and your story's half-way decent), people are hungry for more. They read stuff that would have languished if they'd been posted in a vaccuum.

So there you go. Recs.

Icarus

[goseaward.livejournal.com]

O.O Two essays a WEEK?!?

Do you have the ability to drop a class? Sometimes it helps to just focus on one fewer, even if you get fewer credits. (Not that I've ever taken this advice myself, but, y'know, it's a good idea.)

And with the recs--there's also the fact that a lot of your fics are at least medium-length, often very long. In addition to the quick posting of Primer there was the sheer length, and even your one-offs are around ten pages each at least--am I right? Whereas my fics usually run around, mm, 2000 words. So less meat, less memorable. And then there's the whole quality issue--I cringe at almost everything I wrote before the FQFs last summer, though at least I can tell I'm improving.

And I hadn't realized you were sick. :\ (Of course, at that point we couldn't even figure out your gender, so I suppose that's not surprising!)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I'd hurt my financial aid if I dropped a class, so dropping is not a good idea. I made my bed....

Yeah, the average length of my one-off stories is about 15 pages. I hadn't considered that angle. When I wrote my Tolkien fanfiction I thought 6 pages was a lot. But I participated in this Tolkien RPG that forced me to write faster -- just get it out. (My RPG partners complained that I had diamond-honed phrasings, but it took me forever to post and I held up the game.) After Primer, I had a habit of writing long stuff. 15 pages was pfft.

Yeah. I was sick. I had a bad reaction to a normal medication I started in August of 2002. We didn't notice anything was wrong until mid October (that was when I started Primer). When I discontinued the medication I started to get better, but it took me until Jan.-Feb. to start feeling normal again.

Primer to the Dark Arts really cheered me up when I was going through all that. :)

Icarus