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

[pinkfinity.livejournal.com]

Really Old Fics (in fandom terms):

1. GrimSlasher's Boys' Own Camping Adventure (http://www.astronomytower.org/authorLinks/Grimslasher/Boys_Own_Camping_Adventure/) - a Sirius/Remus fic that takes place at the end of the Marauders' 7th year. Email is Quite_Serious@hotmail.com.
Summary: Soon after their Hogwarts graduation, the Marauders go camping. Remus and Sirius share a tent. Slashy things happen. This fic was first uploaded on ffn back in August, 2000 and for many in the fandom then, was their first exposure to slash fanfics.

2. LadyNettle's Into The Woods. Bearing no resemblance to Abaddon's fic of the same name, this fic was posted on the HPSlash list starting at post http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hpslash/message/2260 and going through post # 2267. It's a Draco/Harry fic, and as the summary quotes Draco as saying to Harry, "You'd better take off those wet clothes, looks like we're going to be stuck here all night." It's one of the earliest fics where Harry & Draco get stuck in some random place and are forced to spend some time with only each other for company. There is some backstory Pansy/Draco as well. No clue about a current email address.

3. A pair of fics from Hyphen (also at Quite_Serious@hotmail.com - see the overlap?):
a. A Marriage of True Minds (http://www.riddikulus.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=54) - Lily, James and a riding crop, set somewhere during their last year at Hogwarts.
b. The Speculum Curse (http://www.riddikulus.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=38) - The Marauders are all affected by a cursed mirror. As the summary says, "along the way you'll encounter a pugnacious Peter, a rowdy Remus, and a (very) serene Sirius" - and a neurotic James as well as a very very bitter Severus. Remember, it's pre-ootp, so one of the scenes in the last part might seem a bit jarring right now.

Honestly - I recommend everything from Hyphen (http://www.riddikulus.org/authorLinks/Hyphen/), including the fic with transvestite!snape and the one in which Draco has to explain "wanking" to Goyle.

4. Everything from copperbadge, including All This Time (http://www.schnoogle.com/authorLinks/Copperbadge/All_This_Time/) (Young Sev Snape has just gotten his Hogwarts letter, and run away from his squib parents to attend the school he's dreamed about for eleven years. But when he takes some advice from a man named Anac on the Hogwarts train, he's sorted into Ravenclaw and befriends a trio of troublemakers named Potter, Black, and Lupin. History is about to suffer some drastic changes...) and even his unexpected Moody/Lupin (http://www.livejournal.com/users/copperbadge/167325.html#cutid1) post-ootp called "The Fifth Drink". Pay particular attention to his recent About Beds (http://www.livejournal.com/users/copperbadge/174237.html#cutid1), which is S/R during their schooldays and stay tuned for his upcoming Tonks/Lupin fic, which is previewed here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/copperbadge/172616.html#cutid1).