Whoops HPSA's alive-- and an idea

[icarus]

I have an idea.

The benefit of the HPSA was not that people picked the greatest Harry Potter stories ever, but that the HPSA collected, democraticly, a large number high-quality recs in various pairings and ratings.

Many of you know that I talked to Natalie of the HPSA about a complimentary contest, the details of which are not needed here as tinderblast pointed out some fundamental flaws in my idea (yeah, she was right).

A Nominations Page
Fool that I am, I'm creating a nominations page on my site.

Here's how it works:
1 - Give me a link, an author's name and email, pairing, rating & summary (and any warnings please).
2 - I'll post it in my LJ.
3 - If someone seconds the nomination, then I'll add the link to my site (with credit to the person who recommended it).

This is open to any pairing, any rating, Gen, Slash, Chan, Mpreg, Squidfic, Femmeslash -- whatever. It is not subject to my tastes, nor am I allowed to nominate or second anything myself. (Ah, democracy!) I only request (unenforceable of course) that people not nominate (or second) their own work.

Now I'm rather busy and an utter fool to do this, so links will be added on my availability of time and personal whim. But I'll try to get them up once a month or so. Without further ado...

The Nominations Are Now Open!

You can nominate anything, but if we need focus (or an idea scratcher) let's see some Fred/George.

Comments

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

Ah... How about some humour now, hm? (Am I annoying you yet? Great idea, though, by the way. :) )

Night At The Opera (http://www.100megsfree4.com/myfic/hpstuff/nightattheopera.html) by GMTH (gmth) HP/SS, PG-13
This is a 450 word drabble. Don't let that scare you away. It's also one of the most hilarious fics I've ever read, not to mention cleverly done. The drabble consists entirely of dialogue, and yet you'll have no trouble imagining the characters' tones or facial expressions, which is quite a feat. Oh, and it's funny. Very funny. It made me smile for days after reading it.

The Worst Happiest Day Of His Life (http://www.amanuensis1.com/theworsthappiest.html) by Amanuensus (amanuensis1) HP/DM, NC-17
H/D is absolutely not my pairing. But this... oh my god, I laughed myself silly. The summary given is "We have to WHAT?", and I really don't want to say more, because, though I'm sure many of you will have guessed, well, it's funnier when you don't know for sure. Let's just say that something happens that neither Draco nor Harry are very happy about... at all. The results are devastating. And hilarious.

The Coffee Series (http://www.amplexus.org/~telanu/horoscope.htm/Oh, Just This Once (http://www.amplexus.org/~telanu/justthisonce.htm)) by Telanu (somniesperus) HP/SS, PG-13
Another one (well, two) that had me laughing out loud. In 'Oh, Just This Once' we find out how the relationship between Harry and Snape came to be. In 'Your Horoscope For Today', Snape is having some problems. With the coffeemaker. Which is broken. I don't think the image of Severus Snape shoving his mug under the coffeemaker is going to be erased from my mind anytime soon.

Consequences Of A Weary Mind by Sushi (wikdsushi), at her site (http://www.societyhappens.com/sushi/). HP/SS, NC-17
I had the -- ah -- 'displeasure' of reading this fic in public. And getting the oddest looks from people around me. Very annoying when you're in a silent library and you can't muffle your laughter. Harry has to hand in an essay to Snape...

A Perfect Plan (http://inkstain.slashcity.net/isf/archive/0/aperfect.html) by Seeker HP/SS, NC-17
Not really the laugh-out-loud kind of fic, but definitely worth quite a few grins. Or perhaps a few more. Voldemort has designed the perfect plan to finally kill Harry. Absolutely infallible. *cough*

Growing Up (http://inkstain.slashcity.net/isf/archive/4/growingup.html) by Devi, the Wynter Wytch HP/SS, NC-17
I can't say much about it, because that'd be giving the beginning away. And we wouldn't want that. The story is very amusing, but one scene in particular had me in stitches. How Snape got his revenge... or thinks he's going to.

Just A Few Letters Off (http://inkstain.slashcity.net/isf/archive/0/aperfect.html) by Devi, The Wynter Wytch HP/SS, PG-13
Not the laugh-out-loud kind of fic, either, but I grinned just about all through it. With this story, Devi tries to find a credible way to get Snape and Harry into a relationship. Harry is attracted to Seamus, and writes him a letter. Well, someone should have told him not to use a half deaf owl. No matter how pathetic it looks.

Slandered by Lady Jackyl, at her site (http://ladyjackyl.onetruesin.net/index2.htm). SS/GL, NC-17
Yes, it's SS/GL. No, I don't usually enjoy this pairing. However, this was really very amusing. Seriously. The Weasley twins find something written in Lockhart's biography that Snape's not... happy about. And so he storms to Lockhart's rooms...