Recs for the Fic Nominations!

Reply in comments if you second the nominations below, and these will be added to my Democratic Fic Nomination Page. I'm the only person who's not allowed to nominate.

mark356's will start us off, with:

I have to begin with a few old favorites of mine by epicyclical. Something Impossible (also available at LJ) made it onto HPSA's list, and rightfully so.
H/D, PG13. It's only fourteen pages of pure, over-the-top sugar in Cassie
Claire's best writing. Draco does something bad to Harry and is
forced to perform three tasks to apologize to him, although the nature of the
what Draco had done and of the tasks are not clear to Draco until the very end. Both Harry and Draco are delightfully innocent, and Draco is something of a fanon send-up in the best possible sense, and almost every page leaves me laughing no matter how many times I read it.

A Lot to Be Upset About, also by epicyclical.
Ginny/Draco and about thirty other Ginny ships and some references to
Draco/Snape. PG13. Ginny Weasley begins dating, and she doesn't go
halfway about it. Draco thinks that he should be perfectly
irresistible, so feels spurned when she doesn't date him, asks his super-flattering mirror for advice, and does all sorts of strange things to try to get Ginny's eye. Meanwhile, Harry speaks in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, and no matter what he does, whether he's coated with yellow paint or
dragging a can of petrol, everyone just says that he has a lot to be upset about and ignores it, whose significance we don't really see until the end.

Sins of the Father by ali_wildgoose. R-rated Harry/Draco, but do not let that fool you, since it really has quite a developed plot other than the H/D, and you can read it as gen. Its R-rating has nothing to do with sex yet. (Note that this is a fifth-year story begun in the GoF era, so it diverges radically from OoTP and is wildly AU, but has some concepts from and spoilers for OoTP in later chapters anyway.) In Harry's fifth year, Arabella Figg is one of the very meanest DADA teachers ever, Mundugus Fletcher is potions professor, Draco's parents are dead, Harry is a reluctant Quidditch captain (especially because Ginny is a better flyer than Ron is), and Draco
is ostracized by the entire Slytherin house as well as by Mrs. Figg.
Most of Ali's voice is highly canonical, and in a few places where it's not, you'll see that she was still using her narrative much the way JKR
does anyway.

The Librarian, by lillithj, also avalaible at
ffn. Pince/Malfoy, and R in the last chapter, but its nonporn plot is actually quite entertaining. Madam Pince actually comes from a line of Dark witches, and is quite proud of it; her ancestors could more than stand up to the likes of Voldemort. She has in her possession a certain book of dark magic by one of her ancestors that Lucius Malfoy would dearly like to get his hands on, and as of the last chapter, the two of them were falling in love. The POV alternates between Madam Pince and Lucius Malfoy, with their subtly different voices, and through the clear tone there are lots of treats like more hints at just how powerful Madam Pince's family is and a ghost who doesn't know she's dead.

Knockers by msscribe and available at several other places, but I am too lazy to go find the links. Harry/Ginny, R-rated, but it's not your average smutfic! Over the summer, Ginny Weasley grows a pair of breasts so enormous that they cause traffic accidents, and she doesn't know how to make anyone pay attention to her instead of to them. Also, Harry, her crush, finds them positively frightening, and they have a lot of other nasty side-effects too, so she has to find a way to work around them by the end of the story. Give it a try; it's very short, and much funnier than it sounds!

Soft as a Feather, by pingviini. Harry/Hedwig, and I would rate it a hard PG13. This hardly has any plot, but Hedwig, an Animagus employed by Dumbledore to help keep tabs on Harry, has a crush on Harry, and this is just a little mood piece where the crush becomes more than a crush and she reveals herself to Harry. It's very short and told in lyrical, poetic language that help bring this ship to wonderful realization.

Eyes Big Love-Crumbs by isilya. Hermione/Hermione, NC17, warnings for chan and timeturning. There's nothing quite like giving in to a temptation you've been resisting for months. In her third year, when she has a time-turner, Hermione uses it for sexual purposes, yielding a very strange ficlet with logical impossibilities dealt with, sensuous, evocative language, and very hot sexual activities.

Sociofemme's Slash!Hogwarts Mary Sue ficlet by sociofemme. Unrequited Coralynneanne/Harry, with marginal Ginny/Hermione, Harry/Draco, McGonnagal/Coralynneanne, and probably a few other slash ships as well. PG13, I think. Written to the Blame Each
Other bunny of A Mary Sue attempts to transfer to Hogwarts, but she accidentally bumbles into a Raving Slasher's Hogwarts instead of the fluffy-and-pink Hogwarts she expected. Chaos ensues. That summary describes it as well as any.

Boston, by bookofjude, and its sequel, Peppermint Jazz. Rita/Hermione (yay!), Colin/Harry, various other pairings implied. AU, set in Boston in the 1940's, with alcohol. Hermione is the editor of the Boston Globe and Harry knows too much information.

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Nominations, batch two

You folks all know the drill now. Pretty simple. I'm putting up a page of nominated fics. Nominate your favourites. Second other peoples' nominations in comments.

If a nomination is seconded, it goes onto the site. The only person not allowed to nominate or second a nomination is me.

bluemoon_02 gives us our second round of nominations:


Right...You've asked for it...*Grins*

Brave New World by theatresm, rated hard R and it's
Snape/OFC....My rec site says:When browsing summaries of fics, I see the acronym 'OFC' and run screaming - and such I would have done with this, if it weren't for the fact it had been recommended very highly by another good author (See R.J. Anderson). So I read the blurb on the front page with a sceptically raised eyebrow and thought 'worth a try'. After the first chapter I was interested. After the second I was intrigued. By the third, I was hooked, and continued to read the rest of the fic in two days, going so far
as to put large sections of it on disk so I could read it between classes in college. Miranda Hunter is not your average 'Mary Sue'-ish OFC. She is a well-plotted character in her own right, and fits perfectly in with the well-known, well-loved and well-characterised canon characters we all know and love. In addition to this, there is lots of snarky!Snape, which is a must for any fic I recommend!

The Fire and the Rose by MetroVamp and Rhosymedre, rated NC-17 and it's Snape/Hermione....Rec site says: I started reading this fic when it was still a WiP and was instantly hooked. After that, I tuned in every Sunday morning for the chapterly update and wrote long, squeeing fangirl-style e-mails to the co-authors. When it was finished, I felt bereft! That is how good this fic is. The usual cliche plot device of a potion going awry that has been seen so many times is given a true touch of class. Hermione and Severus are both beautifully in character, and the authors have a wonderful way of showing how very similar these characters are, or at least could become. A good fic for anyone looking for a good, substantial read that moves at a steady pace without compromising either of the main characters.

Something to Write On by cybele_san, rated NC-17 and it's Snarry: Something to Write On was a response to a challenge that I read many replies to. This one stood out like a sore thumb as a classic piece of Cybele delisiousness. Harry has to hand in his rather explicit Potions journal. Snape's reaction to the lovely little bits of smut Harry scribbles during Potions class is wonderful.

The Last Dance by wikd_sushi, rated NC-17 (In a bittersweet kinda way) and it's Snarry: Beautiful. Simply beautiful. It really is difficult to find other words to describe this work of literary fandom art. Originally a reply to a SSFF challenge, I think this is now a praised work of well-known proportions. After Harry's death, Severus discovers he has feelings for him, and those feelings help in resurrecting Harry. However - and this is a big one - do not read this fic if you are looking for a Happily Ever After Ending. It will tear you apart and leave you crying for hours - it did for me, anyway. A good fic for anyone who understands heartbreak, and the true meaning of 'if you love him, let him go'.

Gorge Series by lucius_malfoy, rated NC-17 (Anyone spotting a theme in my recs?) and it's Snape/Lucius and Lucius/Narcissa: A fabulously dark and totally un-fluffy take on when Severus first joined the Dark Lord. I absolutely love Libertine's take on the whole Malfoy family, and particularly their respective attitudes to a young and very arrogant Severus.

Is that enough to be getting on with?...*Grins*

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