Democratic Fic Nominations

[icarus]

We all know the drill, I think. Here it is anyway. Second these nominations in comments, or add your own nominations in comments. Please provide a link, Author Name, rating and pairing. A summary is nice, too.

This batch is from beccafran:

This is an awesome idea, btw. Okay, some recs:

Flame and Shadow, by Maya Ron/Pansy, NC-17. One-shot. I recently told selene_rain that if she only had time to read one fic before she died, this should be it. I stand by that statement. I suck at descriptions, but here's a representative excerpt:
"What kind of girl drinks and takes drugs and-"
"Oh no you don't, Weasley. You absolutely do not get to have a one-night stand with me and then lecture me on my morals."
"I DON'T have one-night stands!" Ron yelled indignantly.
Pansy gave him a long look, and then rolled her eyes. Ron clutched his bedsheet to him as if it was his maiden virtue.
"Well, I don't," he said defensively. "I mean - I didn't. I mean, that's hardly..."
"Any time you want to vocalise, Weasley," Pansy snapped, leaning over the bed and producing her dress. "And obviously, admit that I am right and you are wrong."
"We'll go out on a date tonight," Ron said triumphantly. "And then it'll all be perfectly decent."

Playing Dirty, by Sarea Okelani Draco/Cho, NC-17,
one-shot. author's description: sometimes, kindness isn't enough.

A Certain Point of View, by B. Bennett gen, humor. one-shot. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny watch Star Wars and have a ship debate.

Muggle Studies, by slytherincess. Draco/Pansy, R, WIP (7 chapters so far). I'm not reccing this because I beta it; I beta because I love it. :) Author's desc: Fifth Year: Draco Malfoy loses a formal wizards' duel to George and Ron Weasley and is forced to take Muggle Studies as a consequence. Unable to resist bearing witness to Draco's shame, the Gryffindors and Malfoy's fellow Slytherins also decide to come along for the ride. Told from the view of Pansy Parkinson. Unexpected surprises and insights are in store for both groups. Oh, and of course snogs and more snogs. SHIPS: Pansy/Draco, Ron/Hermione, and we'll just have to see about the others! Realistic, Slytherin-centric story, with romance, humor, drama, and maybe a touch of angst here and there. Started before OoTP.

Levity,
by rageprufrock. Post-Hogwarts/pre-Azkaban Sirius/Remus, R. One-shot. author's desc: Remus should have known better.

Comments

[semielliptical]

I second "Levity" and "A Certain Point of View."

[mark356.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely seconding Flame and Shadow; it is a Ron/Pansy shipping story, but a very effective, heartfelt, and strange shipping story that makes more statements with graphic sex than I had thought possible before reading it.

[(Anonymous)]

if there are going to be many more of these, could you lj-cut them? :)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I think this is the last of the really looooong lists, but yeah, I was wondering if I should.

Icarus

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

Throwing my nominations into the ring; sorry if there are repeats, you people are fic reccing fools! ;)

Diana Williams' A Convenient Marriage (http://diana.slashcity.com/Potter/convenient.htm), The Courtship of Harry Potter (http://diana.slashcity.com/Potter/courtship.htm), and Lacy Things (http://diana.slashcity.com/Potter/Underwear.htm). First two are HP/SS, third is a five story SS/RL, HP/SS/RL series (first story linked); all are NC-17.

Resonant's Transfigurations (http://trickster.org/res/transfig.html). HP/DM, NC-17.

Amanuensis's No Happy Memories (http://www.amanuensis1.com/nohappymemories.html) (HP/SB, NC-17), Rituals and Traditions (http://www.amanuensis1.com/ritualsandtraditions.html) (HP/DM, NC-17), and As Sharp As Sunlight (http://www.amanuensis1.com/assharpassunlight.html) (HP/LM, SS/SB, DM/HG implied, SS/RL implied, non-con, mpreg, VERY NC-17).

Rushlight's Rite of Passage (http://slashcity.org/rushlight/riteofpassage.htm) (HP/SS, NC-17) and Through a Shattered Mirror (http://slashcity.org/rushlight/mirror.htm) (HP/SS/DM, NC-17).

JayKay's Too Wise to Woo Peaceably (http://remembrall.slashcity.net/fiction/toowise.html) (HP/SS, NC-17) and Wicked Game series (http://remembrall.slashcity.net/fiction/wickedgame1.html), first story linked. (RL/SS, R to NC-17)

RedLotus's Cup of Coffee (http://www2.expecto-patronum.net/garden/cupofcoffee.htm). HP/DM, R.

I'll shut up now. =)

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

Heh, I've been trying to make an additional post for the last half-hour. LJ hates me. :(

I forgot some warnings that just didn't register with me 'cause I'm weird like that. So:

Lacy Things: cross-dressing, light BDSM

No Happy Memories: character death :(

Through a Shattered Mirror: slight non-con and mentions of light BSDM punishment.

Sorry about that.

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

*whoops with joy at finding another Sharp as Sunlight fan*

I'll second that, and No Happy Memories too, which is the fic that converted me to the possibility of Harry/Sirius not being nauseating. And, while I'm there, Rituals and Traditions as well.

And I'll second Transfigurations and rush off to read the rest. Like your taste, lyricalnights!

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

I just read that yesteday, first time. Amazing! You could just dance to her dialogue - I don't think I've read another fic so snappy! As you say, though, there's a lot of character detail behind all that sex. *does the awe thing*

And, Icarus, can I second Penguin's Hedwig fic that mark356 rec'd in the first batch? I know it's late, but I was a bit ... absent ... at the time.

:) cheers

Did I mention that you rock like a ... like a huge big rocking thing for putting this together? It's the best source of new fic I've had for a while!

Kit

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

Cheers!

I'm twisted soul, but at least I'm honest about it. ;)

[clemencederoch.livejournal.com]

I second "Levity"!

-(And BTW, I don't know why someone requested an LJ cut. Reading the actual posts in your LJ makes it easy to scroll down and read al the recs you've posted so far...)

A late second.

[merrycontrary.livejournal.com]

I haven't had much time to read through the recs, but I saw Muggle Studies here and wanted to make sure it got seconded. So, "I second."