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Be warned, my journal involves crack, rambles about college, me being emo, me quoting (and reccing!) fics and novels, goodbadfic, h/d, h/d, h/d, bottom!Harry, rants, and occasional wank.

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Fic: Carrying You Over

Author: altri_uccelli
Title: Carrying You Over
Pairing(s): Albus Severus/Scorpius
Rating: NC-17

Word Count: 37800
Summary: In San Francisco on an errand for his father, Al Potter runs into his old friend Scorpius Malfoy, who disappeared six years prior. As the two get unwittingly caught up in larger events involving magic both old-world and new, Al wonders if some scars are too deep to heal.
http://altri-uccelli.livejournal.com/23478.html?style=mine

Author: Anonymous
Recipient: melusinahp
Title: At Your Service
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione and all those other characters one would expect to see at Hogwarts.
Summary: Hogwarts students are in danger; Harry is determined to save them all. There's only one thing he knows for certain: Draco Malfoy is somehow involved.
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): Word count? Also, lots of plot; romance will take awhile. It's there, though, never fear!
Epilogue compliant? No. This is an "eight-year" fic. Some interview canon included, though.
Word Count: ~96,000 (no, it's not a typo, sorry)
Author's Notes: melusinahp, I can't apologize enough. I didn't actually plan to write you a book, but this story insisted on being told slowly and carefully. This is a bit, er, happier than what you normally prefer, but I share your love of canon and Harry, and I'm hoping to distract you with numerous canon references. This fic was incredibly fun to write, so thank you for your wonderful prompt. It was a joy to write for you. ♥
http://hd-holidays.livejournal.com/213751.html

FIC: A Doll's Tale (H/D; PG; ~1,7K)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers. No copyright infringement intended.
Title: A Doll's Tale
Author: faithwood
Pairing: Harry/Draco; Draco/doll (Kidding! REALLY!)
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~1,700
Status: COMPLETE
Summary: Harry/Draco, as observed by Draco's childhood doll. Please note, this doll is very self-absorbed.
Warnings: Er. Flangst?
Note: Not sure how this happened. I'm busy betaing and editing my fic and I took a break, intending to write something to amuse myself. This was supposed to be crack, but... it's kind of doll-angst now. But I do think it's sweet and happy-making. But I'm strange and subjective. *lol* Not betaed! Sorry. My betas are so busy with my longfic.
http://faithwood.livejournal.com/261958.html?style=mine

Title: Stars As Bright Spots Only
Author: slytherincesss
Pairing(s)/Characters: Harry/Draco; Draco/Pansy; Pansy/Montague
Summary: Draco Malfoy is struggling to maintain his sanity while carrying out his duties as a sixteen-year-old Death Eater. Draco tries to take solace in Polyjuice, a loyal friend, and an enchanted hand mirror, and finds there's more than meets the eye in the Mirror of Erised. The events of Half-Blood Prince as interpreted from Draco's POV.
Prompt: "I say there are spots that don't come off . . . Spots that never come off, d'you know what I mean?" — Mad-Eye Moody — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 66,600
Warnings: Please take a moment and note all the listed pairings and the fic rating of NC-17/Adult, and all implications therein. Spoilers for Pottermore in the Author Notes.

Author notes: Canon for purposes of this fest refers to book canon and secondary canon (i.e. interviews with J.K. Rowling and information available from her and her personal website, as well as the new Pottermore site); movie canon is excluded. Please note that this fic explores an H/D relationship during Half-Blood Prince and also equally focuses on Draco's relationship with Pansy during the same time. Note the rating of NC-17. This fic tells the story of Half-Blood Prince from Draco's POV; therefore, in numerous instances, I have directly quoted canon dialogue and exposition from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Please refer to my disclaimer. Consider all these instances sourced and fully credited by me. I cannot thank enough my beta readers: A and G. You guys rock!

http://hd-canon-fest.livejournal.com/5971.html?style=mine

books by their covers
when albus severus potter became an auror, he had certain expectations. researching crup fighting in the ministry library with scorpius malfoy was not among them.
pg13 . 11588 words
http://wldnst.livejournal.com/11537.html?style=mine

Author: melusinahp
Recipient: scarletladyy
Title: Love is…
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Summary: This is a story about love. It is not a romance.
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): Deathly Hallows situated AU, dark, dub/coerced-consent, pre-story character death
Epilogue compliant? Not a bit
Word Count: 13,800
Author's Notes: Love to V and H for the betas and to T for her good advice.
http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/174456.html

A somewhat belated rec. I read this ages ago, and it still runs through my head sometimes.

Title: Snake: It’s all about…
Author: amla_rodzanica
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Overall warnings: Misguided attempt at writing in foreign language. Lots of other stuff besides the main romance.
Further warnings: separate for each chapter; nothing major, I think.
Disclaimer: JKR’s.
Author’s notes: Filling in the blanks + 8th year; 12 different POVs. Initially, I planned to say here that the story is rather Slytherin oriented, but Harry’s POV ended up taking over more than half of it. Because Harry is intense like that:P.
http://amla-rodzanica.livejournal.com/9111.html?style=mine

I am just full of recs lately!

The Garland Gay
by vaysh11
Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: magical creatures (Veela), some blood, death of a minor character
Word Count: ~35,000
Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Mystery, Romance
Canon: Through DH (EWE)
Other characters: Hermione Granger-Krum, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Montague, Narcissa Malfoy, George Weasley, Rodolphus Lestrange, assorted human OCs, assorted Veela OCs
Artist: raitala

Summary: Draco Malfoy has it all – sex, money, power. But a family secret threatens to become the undoing of the successful head of Malfoy Bank. His troubles bring him to private investigator Harry Potter, who lost it all – girlfriend, Galleons, Auror career – over a tenacious obsession with a certain blond. Both become entangled in the vengeful schemes of a stranger from the past. As much as Draco tries to resist, in the end, he must make a fateful choice for the man he is destined to love.

Author's Notes: Saying that this story took "forever and a day" to write is no exaggeration. I started writing it more than a year ago as a Beltane gift fic for the wonderful Curiouslyfic, to whom "The Garland Gay" is dedicated with a huge thank-you for her awesome prompt and in highest admiration of her writing. The Veela Covey of Silbury Hill evolved from this image of a sheela na gig on the font of the church of St Mary Magdalene in Winterbourne Monkton. The story is based on the conjecture that the mysterious sheela may have become JK Rowling's fictional Veela. The title of the story is taken from Loreena McKennitt's song "The Mummers' Dance" that also inspired the Beltane scene. My gratitude goes to my betas, Marguerite and Jamie, and the patient mods of Draco Big Bang.

http://dracobigbang.accio.nu/fics/01.htm

Features a veela realm a la faerie myths. And the humans aren't bad either. Mm-mm good.

Title: Amas Veritas

Author: atoaruta

Summary: Albus works through the five stages of grief, forming an unlikely friendship along the way.

Word Count: 19,000

Warnings: Character death, mild sexual content, language

http://atoaruta.livejournal.com/1426.html?style=mine

Title: Better When We’re Together (1/2)
Author: 1ightning
Requestor: lilian_cho
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Ron/Draco
Rating: R
Wordcount: 12,500
Warnings: AU
Summary: In which Ron is sorted into Slytherin, and it all goes to hell from there.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
A/N: For my dear lilian_cho, who wanted AU!Sorting. Ron had a fatal thought that made the Hat sort him into Slytherin. Draco and Ron proceeded to bond over their jealousy toward Potter (who avoided Ron because he was afraid of catching Slytherin germs). Thanks very much to my fabulous betas, drusillas_rain and thrihyrne! ♥
http://community.livejournal.com/slashfest/84742.html

Author:potteresque_ire
Title: A Change of Heart (Part 1 of 5)
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco
Rating: Light R
Summary: Draco Malfoy’s 7th year at Hogwarts was a time of horror and misery. Nonetheless, embers glowed in the Darkness - as unlikely friendships, as a reluctant mentor opening up his soul; as a world of Light and bliss, revealed by a mysterious mirror in the Chamber of Secrets …
Warnings (if any): Pre-slash, Draco-centric, mild angst
Total word count: ~34,850
Original prompt request number: 49
Disclaimer: This story/artwork is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros. Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Author's notes: _pinkchocolate, my very sincere apologies for the ridiculously late delivery of your fic. I hope you enjoy it - it’s heavily based on canon, including The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and I confess that your beautiful prompt has morphed into something larger in my mind. I hope you don’t mind the longer length and the extra elements in the story.

http://community.livejournal.com/hd_inspired/94852.html

I kind of. Have no words. But it's very mysterious and magical and beautiful. Found via war_n_peace.

Author: lettered
Recipient: dragon_charmer
Title: Ain’t No Friend Of Mine (Part 1 of 4)
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (smidgen of Ron/Hermione, Luna/Neville)
Rating: PG
Summary: Draco has to face the truth of who he is. The truth has long hair and slobbers.
Request: Fluff, humor, angst (but only if it’s resolved with happiness at the end), happy endings. Getting-together-fics [. . .] If there’s plot, that is even more exciting, [. . . ] clueless!Harry . . . dragon_charmer, there was going to be more of that plot thing in here, and also learning to be an Animagus for plot furthering purposes, but said plot sort of went crazy, and in the end I had to reduce the original outline for the story. Even though this is really, really long, it’s mostly character studies! I hope it gives you something of what you wanted, anyway.
Warnings (if any): None.
Total word count: ~33,000
Disclaimer: This story/artwork is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros. Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
http://community.livejournal.com/hd_inspired/61407.html

In this post - I review more YAs I have read recently! Yay. More or less free of major spoilers, I think.




( Handcuffs by Bethany Griffin )

I feel like I'm not doing this book justice with the review. Overall, a really good read that's intensely personal and emotional - without ever trying too hard. I had to read it all in one night.




( Peeps by Scott Westerfeld )




Speaking of male protagonists and their desires for sex and companionship, though, I also have to recommend ( Candor by Pam Bachorz )

The ending leaves room for a sequel, and I really hope to see one.




Mwah. Hope all your summers are filled with lazy days you can spend reading YA novels by the pool. That's it for now, folks.

I really recommend this YA series. It starts with The Summoning.

Why you should read it:

The characters are smart and sensible without being ridiculous Mary Sues/Gary Stus. The characters aren't perfect, but you're never wanting to throw your book across the room in frustration at their sheer idiocy/stubbornness/whatever. At least I wasn't. I have been reading a ton of YA books, and I AM FINDING THIS INCREASINGLY RARE.

The heroine is a 15 year old girl, and of course she notices boys, but, GASP, her life doesn't revolve around them. This trilogy is NOT a 3 book long twoo wuv misunderstanding gagfest. In fact, romantic relationships aren't even really a concern till book 3, and by that point, it's been such a beautiful, natural progression that I can just go with it. I am getting really frustrated with 3-book-long anti-feminist romances with a little "plot" thrown in to make it seem like the books have substance. This series handles it the way things should be - an intriguing, action-filled plot with believable characters that get closer over the course of the novels. There's no love at first sight. There's no ridiculous gushing over how good-looking other characters are.

The lead character sees ghosts, and the author does a great job setting this up to be as scary as it really would be.

The characters have superpowers, and it's not made out to be sexy and fun. It's not the super-typical "lead character saves the day with her extra-special powers at the last minute" kind of deal. It's the characters learning to deal with some seriously out-of-control powers, and being forced into using them when they would really rather not, and really don't know how.

It's not dumbed down for the YA audience. Important people die, and not just in dramatic book-ending moments. The world doesn't get to stop.

The books have the full spectrum of action, drama, intrigue, humor and romance, without going overboard on any of the above.

There's more, but I don't want to spoil. If you're looking for a quick and entertaining read, pick this series up at your local library. :)

Hello!

Yes, I do still have a livejournal. Who knew. Law school is boring, and I'm on summer break, yay. So I've decided to read a ton of YA in between interning and all that.

Reviews! Because I wanted to put my thoughts down somewhere. SPOILERS within.

( Liar by Justine Larbalestier )

^ Overall, recommend pretty highly.



( Wings by Aprilynne Pike )

^ Overall, it was quick and readable, but nothing special. I was annoyed by the stupid teenage love triangle, and how all the good guys were super attractive and bad guys super ugly. Do not recommend.



More to come! Up next should be Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers series.

On a Clear Day (R) by Saras_Girl
Words: 43926
Completed: Yes

Draco Malfoy is waiting for his real life to begin, and it appears that he’s not the only one. Coffee, charity, and the wisdom of the elderly. [Disturbingly long oneshot, post-war, EWE.]
http://www.thehexfiles.net/viewstory.php?sid=14523

Hermit!Harry. Never gets old. Perfectly paced progression.

Short, sweet and lulz-inducing.

Title: Slippery Slope
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Word count: 2156
Rating: NC17
Summary: Harry and Draco are forced together during a house unity ski trip
http://asnowyowl.livejournal.com/34444.html?style=mine

Title: Still Sliding
Author: asnowyowl
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Summary: Set after "Slippery Slope". What happens after Draco and Harry get off the ski lift?
Rating: R (or maybe PG13—a little language and mention of sex acts—both boys are 17)
Word Count: 1546
http://asnowyowl.livejournal.com/76528.html?style=mine

Title: The Arc of the Pendulum
Prompt: The Hanged Man
Wordcount: ~30,200
Rating: Adult
Warnings: A bit of gore
Disclaimer: No infringement intended and no profit being made.
Summary: After his father casts a mysterious curse on Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy is forced to try to make things right.
Author’s Note: This is an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, with some tribute paid to Disney's 1991 animated feature. Written for hd_worldcup, posted first here. Many, many thanks to my betas, warholhp and bkm5191, and to S and shoelacedreamer for their support and encouragement.
http://brummell.livejournal.com/tag/the+arc+of+the+pendulum

The Astronaut Phase by pushdragon

Author's notes: This is for twistedm. It's a little bit of Harry/Draco whimsy inspired by her comment that rather than casting Ginny as a villain, she prefers to see her "doing something amazing and feminist and far, far away".

So this is 17,000 words of NC-17 Harry/Draco, explicit but not kinky, expertly beta'd by sulky_rhino and geoviki (who are not responsible for my last-minute changes and errors). Season's greetings, everyone!

http://pushdragon.livejournal.com/55113.html

Basically Ginny's off being an astronaut, and Harry is bored of being an auror, and Draco comes into his life bringing some excitement. :D Fun.

Author: blamebrampton
Recipient: fourth_rose
Title: For the Public Good
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, possibly many people/Boris Johnson, but let’s not go there.
Summary: Harry is loaned to the Muggle government to assist relations between the two governments after the London bombings. When his counterpart in the Communications team comes to him with evidence of a plot to expose wizarding Britain, he is all ears. And only in part because the messenger has such a familiar voice.
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): The prompt-giver requested Draco dealing with the Muggle world, hence there is an awful lot of it!
Epilogue compliant? What is this epilogue of which you speak?
Word Count: ~23,500, in three parts
Author's Notes: Dear Rose, I am a great fan of your work, and, as such, it pains me to admit failure. But while your prompts of politics, Draco dealing with Muggle culture and professional jobs were easy enough, every time I sat down to write angst, comedy erupted instead. I ask a great favour – that you believe they are using humour to mask their pain. Aside from that, I think I hit most of your requests, and do hope you enjoy this trifle, gifted to you in suitable appreciation of your wonderful opus. Many thanks to those who helped with it, especially jadzialove, who saved it from the most appalling typos, and rickey_a, who assured me Americans would cope, you are all wonderful. And to the mods for their patience and support, which was above and beyond!
http://blamebrampton.livejournal.com/tag/for+the+public+good

H and D working for the Muggle ministry together. And highly amusing occurrences. :D Very British flavor. (Or at least so it seems from way over here.)

Author: scrtkpr
Title: Arctic Fox
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco, non-graphic Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione
Summary: “Isn’t that Draco Malfoy? He keeps looking at you, Harry.”
Rating: NC-17
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): None
Deathly Hallows compliant? Yes. EWE, unless you would prefer to envision an angsty future.
Word Count: 28,000
Author's Notes: Thank you to my betas. No words can express my gratitude, and I will love you forever. acromantular, I think I've gotten every bit of your request into this story; I hope it puts a smile on your face. And no, despite the title, this is not an "Ice Prince of Slytherin" fic. That was, after all, on your squick list. ;)

http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/80156.html

Author: kestrelsparhawk
Recipient: ms_mindfunk
Title: Squib
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (implied Ginny/Other, Hr/RW, Other/Other)
Summary: Harry has a respectable life: devoted to his family, teacher to the least-talented of the Wizarding community, retired hero. The Prophet hasn’t caught on to a few things, such as the fact that Harry is gay. He and Ginny want to keep it that way. It’s not a great life, but it’s his – until one day, an old school rival comes by to investigate his class. Suddenly, Harry’s life is no longer predictable.
Rating: NC-18, maybe.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Warning(s): None, really, except m/m sex and children who ran off with the plot.
Deathly Hallows compliant?Yes, including epilogue, but only written canon.
Word Count: +/- 52,000
Author's Notes: I tried to put in everything you asked for, ms_mindfunk, most particularly H/D as parents and a long, plotty story. It’s the length that got me into trouble – I very much fear I have earned the criticisms you made of DH! I played safe and stayed with canon. But there is a mystery, Harry as teacher and parent, Draco not a superQueen (or any kind). And kids. Who stole the plot, sorry. The prompts were a real, real challenge, especially with the mystery, so I sort of . . . er, finessed that part, and you got only the flowers. Obscene amounts of thanks to my betas, S & N, particularly S, who really deserves partial credit for much of the story. Thanks also to the mods for all their work. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, nqdonne.

http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/91421.html

Really liked this. Intricate and interesting plot, adorable kids and really well-written relationship where H and D being fathers is more than a footnote.

Title: A Vengeance So Sweet; or When Harry Met Draco and Ended Their WarGames
Author: Lilith (lilithilien)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Summary: Cast your mind back to 1997 and to a little film called Addicted To Love, in which Meg Ryan was no perky girl-next-door but a kohl-eyed hellion bent on revenge, with Matthew Broderick as her mostly willing accomplice. The situation was just begging to be rewritten with Harry and Draco in mind.
Rating/warnings: NC-17. Warnings for ridiculously naïve!Harry (is that canon?), drag!Draco, musical!Krum, and disloyal!Ginny. Also irresponsible abuse of firewhisky, mild swearing, and liberties taken with the Malfoy family tree. And smut, of course!
Length: 27K words
Disclaimer: With apologies and sincere homage to Robert Gordon, whose plot I've blatantly stolen, to Griffin Dunne, who brought it to the screen, and to J.K. Rowling, who I'm sure wants nothing to do with what I've done to her characters.
http://lili-pad.insanejournal.com/tag/hp:+a+vengeance+so+sweet

( So, um, I read City of Bones. Contains spoilers. )

http://kurla88.mybrute.com/

It's my new favourite thing. :D

Reparations by Sara's Girl
Harry is about to discover that the steepest learning curve comes after Healer training, and that second chances can be found in unexpected places. HPDM pre-slash/slash. Now completed.
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1550773/Saras_Girl

Just read this a few days ago. It's awesome. Read it.

One Harry Potter, Please (If Possible, Seduced and Ready) by faithwood
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is owned by J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers. No copyright infringement intended.
Beta: dysonrules ♥ Who is unbelievable and wonderful and the reason I haven't lost my mind writing a story this long.
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: (~60 000 overall)
Summary: All Draco wants is Harry Potter's friendship, just to make his new Auror job more bearable. However, after Harry stubbornly pays more attention to everyone else — including his secret admirer — Draco is forced to resort to drastic measures. And get more than he's bargained for.
Warnings: Post-DH, EWE, Flangst.
Note: Written for [info]awdt's Valentine's Day Quickies: Day Six.
http://faithwood.livejournal.com/tag/seduced+and+ready?style=mine

Super, super cute. This reminds me of the pre-HBP days when everything was so light and fun, with just a touch of cutesy angst. Except this one is actually realistically post-DH. \o/

Title: Between The Men, A Horse
Author: [info]weasleywench//Romany
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~25,000
Warnings: fluff, angst, language, OOC, Epilogue compliant, masturbation
Challenge: for [info]lomonaaren
Keywords: harp, horse, horn
Dialogue: "If you'd told me that the first time, we wouldn't be here."
Summary: Give a horse what he needs; he’ll give you his heart in return.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is © J. K. Rowling, Warner Brothers, Scholastic, and all others involved. I do not own or make any money from this work of fiction.
Beta: the lovely Romany. (All remaining mistakes are mine.) And my undying thanks to [info]softobsidian74, [info]ariannagray, [info]crazyparakiss, [info]auroraprimavera, and [info]pittwitch for their encouragement and feedback. :D
Author’s Notes: [info]lomonaaren, I do hope you enjoy this. Your words ran away with me, but I hope this suits your tastes. I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time now; you were one of my first fandom inspirations to write something more than drivel. I have plans to continue this; I think you'll see why. :D (This really was a lot of fun to write.)
http://weasleywench.livejournal.com/106011.html?style=mine

Another one I forgot to rec the first time around...

Title: Why Albus Is A Slytherin (working title: "The Lolita!Albus Fic")
Rating: PG-13 for actual sexual content, but there are also... mature themes *cough*
Pairings: one-sided Albus/Scorpius, Albus/Draco
Summary: Slytherins are ambitious, and so is Albus. It's just that sometimes his ambitions are for pretty men to buy him things. A very nontraditional AS/S story. Absolutely does not take itself seriously.
Warnings: Extreme cross-gen. Generous use of fade-to-black. Crackiness.
http://community.livejournal.com/hp_tng/97840.html

Just read this. :D Super cute and just clever. So HARD to find in these goodfic-starved days.

Author: Anonymous
Recipient: crumbfreebread
Title: By the Book
Pairing(s): Albus/Scorpius; assorted canon pairings; implied Pansy/Millicent
Summary: Scorpius Malfoy was thirteen when his parents divorced. He’d always known it would happen someday, but he didn’t expect it to be so bloody loud.
Rating: PG-13
Warning(s): Teenage erections, rampant faux-Briticisms, casual alcoholism, and an ice sculpture that may not be suitable for children.
Word Count: ~12,200
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Author's Notes: Once upon a time, this was going to be a sprawling epic with incisive commentary on friendship, sexuality, divorce, love, intergenerational divides, and materialism.
http://www.striped-wrappers.com/afest/afest-gift-crumbfreebread.html

Read this second one ages ago, can't believe I haven't recced it yet. o.O One of my all-time favourite fics, and is so PERFECT in so many ways. 'Tis a must read, fo' serious.

Title: This Year's Love
Author: hollycomb
Rating: R (comprehensively)
Characters: Albus/Scorpius, many other familiars
Summary: Scorpius Malfoy is outed during his fifth year at Hogwarts, his older boyfriend flees the scene, and Alby Potter takes a special interest in the scandal.
Status: Complete
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=hollycomb&keyword=Harry+Potter&filter=all

Title: Filigree and Shadow
Pairing: Snape/Black, implied Sirius/James and implied Severus/Lucius
Rating: NC-17
Length: Long
Summary: Sirius is given an enchanted trinket from an anonymous gifter.
Kinks: Mindfucking, dubious consent, snarking, object penetration, orgasm denial, spanking, wanking, tie kink, sex toys -- I went full tilt here :-)
Disclaimer: Oh, so not mine. This market's been cornered.
A/N: For [info]amanuensis1 -- who is never without a kind word of encouragement. You are inspiring in so many ways and such a HUGE asset to fandom.

http://community.livejournal.com/pornish_pixies/236418.html

Title: Patented Daydream Charms
Author:
Characters: Draco, Harry, Others
Summary: After the war, Draco has lost his bearings. Harry -- the man who saved his life and now looks to be on top of the world -- seems to be the only person who can give him focus. Harry looks as though he'll need some convincing, however, so Draco turns to the next best thing.
Prompt: "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." -- J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Rating: R
Word count: 12,282
Warnings: Angst, brief dub-con
A/N: Love to everyone who helped me with this.
http://community.livejournal.com/hp_darkfest/4867.html

http://weblog.404creative.com/2007/06/03/auditory-illusions-holophonic-recordings/ These are super cool. Try it with some headphones.

Title: Fear and Loathing at the Phoenix
To: j_folked
Author: curiouslyfic
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Warnings: Takes the piss. But not literally.
Word count: 20k
Summary: Harry's Hunter S. Thompson, Draco's his attorney. It's the tenth annual Death Day and there's Journalism afoot.
Request: I like unusual professions for both of them. Flangst would be good, but not extreme angst. Happy ending, in a realistic way. Drama, romance, Snarky!Draco, possessive/jealous!Harry, soulmates, bonding. Prompt words were: endless, complete, and skin.
Disclaimer: The stuff you recognize belongs to JK Rowling, Hunter S. Thompson, Warren Ellis, and their respective et. als. Written in love, no offense meant.
Author's Note: Thanks as always to the betas, who were far too enabling and let me whinge.



Posted off-site at: http://hdsbeltane.slashyaoi.net/viewstory.php?sid=8

War Wounds by SilentAuror
Some wounds take longer to recover from than others. HP/DM, with background HP/GW. Themes of alcoholism, love triangles, and dubious fidelity.
http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=15131&chapter=1

Yes, it's SilentAuror, so you've probably read it already. But good. <3

draco, merrily on high by byblythe
No summary provided, but Draco runs a children's choir! And he's not reformed enough to love kids, but you think he does secretly. ;) And Harry is drunk all day (except less alcoholic-like) and adorable, and Lupin/Tonks! Strangely cute as well. Oh and gay is the new black, and Draco is the ultimate queer cliche?
onlysayitonce tells me yall have read it already, and I certainly ought to have, but I discovered it today, so oh well.
http://byblythe.livejournal.com/15831.html

Author: lettered
Recipient: aoifene
Title: Now The Shining Sun Is Up
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco (Ron/Hermione, Ginny/Dean)
Summary: Someone at the Ministry has it in for former Death Eaters. Draco Malfoy launches his political career as a rebel. Harry thinks it’s all a laugh.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Also, there’s bunches of rather small, uncredited references.
Warning(s): Language? Fun poked at historical figures.
Deathly Hallows compliant? EWE. About five years after the battle of Hogwarts.
Word Count: ~23,000
Author's Notes: aoifene, I didn’t manage to work in all your requests. I had started a story with lots of USTyness and jealous!Harry, but I think it didn’t like me. This does have clever!Draco and Harry slowly realizing he’s hotness made of hot, though, so I hope it suits you in some small regard.
http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/93652.html

Wow. I haven't recced fic in ages.

Title: Stain of Silence
Author: brummell
Rating: Adult
Summary: After the war, Draco serves out his sentence in Harry Potter's house.
Disclaimer: No infringement intended and no profit being made.
Warnings: Crossdressing. Character death (not Harry or Draco). And a baby (but no mpreg).
Word Count: approx. 28,000
A/N: I began this fic before the release of DH, so it's canon-compliant through HBP and not beyond.
http://community.livejournal.com/harrydraco/4090333.html

I haven't recced fic in so long. It's weird to find there's still good stuff out there.

I haven't recced fic in forever. I have NEVER recced Remus/Sirius fic. :P But well, my friend bribitribbit is absolutely brill and leads me to these things. You should be ashamed, Britters, trying to make me add a whole 'nother tag.

Title: To Do
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Summary: Fifty things Remus Lupin wants to accomplish before he dies. Post-MWPP/Pre-Azkaban.
http://bribitribbit.livejournal.com/430279.html

I think most all the people who commented said they cried at the end. I know I did. Because the angst is SO brilliant. But it doesn't read like "omg emo woe," it's funny and happy and Marauder all with the war brewing and the angst in the background contrasting and accentuating and guh, so much perfect. It should be everyone's lifegoal to make someone laugh and cry in the same fic, and Britt accomplishes. Read it.

how to be dead
by circe
harry potter, ron weasley, draco malfoy | NC-17
Healer Ron attends to wizard patients while Harry fights a war that never ends. Wizards don't die like you and I; not your typical kitchen sink drama.
http://www.piratequeen.ca/hp/htbd.htm


draco and the not-potter
by circe
harry potter/draco malfoy | PG-13
"What," he drawls, picking up a small knife, "do you suppose has happened to Harry Potter?"
http://www.piratequeen.ca/hp/notpotter.htm

Remember one-word round robins? We did one again today. :D It took us HOURS to come up with this little paragraph.

( Click for amazing crack. )

http://slumber.livejournal.com/191803.html slumber posted a Snow Patrol vid in her journal that is just so cute! It's got like little elementary kids putting on a version of Spiderman and it is so much awwwww. Watch. *nodnod*

Potter Sucks Cocks for Chocolate Frogs by Calanthe
Summary: How often do you read the graffiti on pub toilet walls? Harry Potter discovers that when he’s the subject of said graffiti an awful lot of people pay it rather too much attention, leading to life-changing opportunities for the boy who lived (to suck cock?). PLEASE NOTE - this story is on hiatus due to the author's horrible morning sickness.
Characters:
Genres: Romance, Smut, Crack!Fic
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Adult Language, Sexual Content
This story is not yet completed.
http://www.thehexfiles.net/viewstory.php?sid=6725

Yay for hilarious! The on-hiatus is bothersome, but it's a really good read anyhow. Go forth, my children.

Quotes:

The just plain hilarious:

"Oh no, sir,” Dobby said, cuddling Harry’s thigh. “Dobby made Harry Potter his favourite coconut cake. Dobby is remembering how much the evil Malfoy brat is hating coconut.” Dobby gave Harry a look that implied I am, without a doubt, the sneakiest house-elf that ever cleaned the Slytherin dorms, his bulbous eyes narrowed and crafty.

The wonderfully mean Draco:

The temptation to pick the fat slice up with his fingers was strong, but Harry resisted. He’d learned, quite painfully, that Malfoy not only detested when people didn’t use the provided cutlery for eating - a fork in this instance - but also that he had no problem whatsoever with stabbing Harry in the back of the hand with said fork whenever Harry ‘forgot’ his manners.

The hot:

Harry had never looked so closely at another man’s penis, and standing there looking at Malfoy’s, he couldn’t for the life of him work out why. It aroused incredibly strong emotions in him. It wasn’t pretty or cuddly or comforting-looking. Instead, it was masculine and dominating and…yes, virile. In that moment, Harry could totally understand why ancient people worshipped phalluses. Fuck! He was so hot for cock it would more than likely kill him if he didn’t get it soon. Harry wanted Malfoy’s cock. He wanted to touch it, to kiss it, to lick it and stroke it and fuck it. He wanted it inside him through any and every orifice that could accommodate it. Nothing else would do.

(Despite that encouraging tidbit, the fic gives me bottom!Draco vibes. Woe for me. I recced it anyway though, which ought to say something.)

Need I say any more?

Love,
K

...You know what I should do? Not slack so much. Anyhow, for my final project in my Logic and Reasoning class I've gotta evaluate arguments and such. If you guys could forward any argumentative essays/random posts in which you've made arguments to me, it would be MUCH appreciated. It doesn't matter how bad they are, in fact, bad would be easier to write about. I'm allowed to use any source except a logic and reasoning site.

k u r l a 8 8 @ g m a i l . c o m without the spaces.

Thanks muchly. ♥ As soon as possible, please please? I'll send you internet cookies. Hell, I'll send you real cookies, if you want.

Title: We Have Overcome
Author: ??
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~17,184
Warnings: sensitive content including mentions of abuse, harassment, rape, self-harm, etc. Also mentions of character death.
Summary: Sometimes all you need is a place to leave your problems and it's even better if the place you leave them offers to have them fixed for you. But sometimes things don't work out the way you planned, especially when the problems being left behind are people. They're sent to St. Mungo's to be rehabilitated. This is their corner of the world. (Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy)
http://community.livejournal.com/hpvalensmut/73737.html

Rec courtesy of onlysayitonce. Reminds me slightly of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

In order of appearance:
Harry - onlysayitonce
Draco - kurla88
Dobby - bribitribbit
Pink Unicorn - jazzyjello
Colin - kelvinyip
L (Deathnote) -
Ron - icecreamkiller
Seamus – arglikeapirate
Magical Leoplurodon – kuro_nyoko
Light (Deathnote) - rancidmelody
Eevee (Pokemon) -
Ash (Pokemon) - kelvinyip

Edited by onlysayitonce

( Essa's World #13 )

Title: Take Your Silver Spoon and Shove It
Author: prurient_badger
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Disclaimer: Clearly not mine. If you sue me I'll cry.
Summary: So they're clones. It's not weird. (Except maybe it is.)
http://community.livejournal.com/merry_smutmas/136807.html

I got it from onlysayitonce. Recced for being unlike any fic you've read before. :D And good, obviously.

Title: Comfort Food by arsenicjade
Story written for: alwayzefree in hd_holidays
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Harry never falls for the nice guys.
Warnings: slight BDSM
http://tasteofpoison.inkubation.net/fanfic/viewstory.php?sid=161

http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/7723.html and http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/7941.html

It's Secret Santa fic, so the author and such is still secret. But Oh God so completely fucking brilliant. Post-war realities and oh so many issues and sweet and funny and just so good. Read itttt.

Rec seconded by icecreamkiller.

Hey, remember Essa's World? It's baaaack.

bribitribbit - Neville/Frank the Goat
flipperland - Spermy and Johnny
icecreamkiller - Ron
jazzyjello - Tennis court/Ryoma/sheep/?
onlysayitonce - Harry
kurla88 – Draco

Random exclamation marks inspired by Manda and this fic.

( Essa’s World # 12 )

Love,
Kurla