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unfitforsociety) wrote2003-12-30 12:44 pm
unfitforsociety) wrote2003-12-30 12:44 pm
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
If You're Breathing by Sandy Justine
Oh. Oh. Just absolutely heartbreakingly perfect Harry/Neville post-OotP. The DA is still around, and Harry's trying to make a point. "If you're breathing, keep fighting" is Harry's rule, and Neville never gives up, even though he doubts himself. Wonderful characterization, well-written action sequence, and so sweetly achy at the end. It doesn't matter which of them has been marked by Voldemort, they're in it together now.
All Through the Night by Casira
Fun with the Hogwarts choir. Sirius hears a mysterious voice in the halls after choir practice, and investigates. Lovely sense of balance between boyishness and yearning, between childhood and the darker times that are coming soon for all of them. And great appreciation for music.
Alpha Male by Laura Smith
James and Sirius may be the ringleaders, but they know who's really in charge. James submits.
The Collar by The Fanwank Avenger
This was written for me and it is hot hot hot like a very hot thing. Remus. Sirius. A collar. A distraction. Sex. Guh.
So You Want to Transfigure Yourself a Rock Band by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mousapelli
Cute, funny, sexy MWPP-era story where Sirius enlists the boys in his new rock band, with lovely Remus/Sirius UST.
Impropriety by setissima
Ginny/Remus. No, wait. Don't run away. This is beautiful and painful and hot, and Remus always loves who he can't have, but then he can and he does, and well, we know how *that* ended, right? And years pass, and he's alone, until Ginny stops by, and she knows, and she does, and they do.
Into the Light of the Dark Black Night by k
A powerful, subtle, sharp and sad exploration of Lily Evans, using her love of the Beatles as a theme and her feelings of dislocation first at Hogwarts and then at home, k manages to write a story that feels completely and utterly *right*, from Lily's first reaction to Sirius being that he's mental to the slow way she finally gives in to James's charm to her alternating annoyance and sadness at the way she and Petunia grow apart.
The Last Temptation of Remus J. Lupin by kai
Remus has to make a choice, and either way, it costs him dearly. This is a lovely bit of characterization (ignore the horrible nickname "Remy" - it's a friend from childhood, before Hogwarts, who calls him that), and Remus dealing with how the choices he makes seal his fate, to paraphrase his mother in the story. Will he choose himself or the Order? And how will he live with the choice?
Masked Revels by Sam Vimes
Mythology. Hogwarts. The Green Man. Dude, how can I not love this? Beautiful masks arrive for MWPP (and others), with notes attached asking them to keep it all a secret. Much mythologically inspired smut ensues in celebration of Beltane.
The Most Ridiculous First Name I've Ever Heard bymousapelli
Short, powerful, ungodly creepy. The story takes the premise of lycanthropy as STD to its most logical, and scary, conclusion.
No One Said It Would Be Easy by lise
Companion piece to No One Ever Said It Would Be This Hard (previously recced)
Remus comes back to teach DADA in Harry's sixth year, and Harry learns more than just hexes and counterspells. The lingering grief and pain both Harry and Remus feel in the aftermath of Sirius's death is palpable in this story - I read the whole thing through blurry eyes and with a lump in my throat.
A quote:
"I want you to tell me why. Why." Harry took a breath, fighting the anger in him. He stared at the piece of paper. "Look at it," he told Remus, quieter. "What have I really learned? All those things, and it all boils down to the fact that I'm alive, and other people aren't. That, means something, right." He gulped. "Just, what does it mean?"
The suitcase dropped, banged painfully against Remus's shins. He took the paper, and scanned it carefully. For a moment, all Remus did was stand there, staring at the parchment, and then he finally murmured, "Some people trust you, some don't. That's just the way it is."
This story breaks my heart with its painful rightness.
****
If You're Breathing by Sandy Justine
Oh. Oh. Just absolutely heartbreakingly perfect Harry/Neville post-OotP. The DA is still around, and Harry's trying to make a point. "If you're breathing, keep fighting" is Harry's rule, and Neville never gives up, even though he doubts himself. Wonderful characterization, well-written action sequence, and so sweetly achy at the end. It doesn't matter which of them has been marked by Voldemort, they're in it together now.
All Through the Night by Casira
Fun with the Hogwarts choir. Sirius hears a mysterious voice in the halls after choir practice, and investigates. Lovely sense of balance between boyishness and yearning, between childhood and the darker times that are coming soon for all of them. And great appreciation for music.
Alpha Male by Laura Smith
James and Sirius may be the ringleaders, but they know who's really in charge. James submits.
The Collar by The Fanwank Avenger
This was written for me and it is hot hot hot like a very hot thing. Remus. Sirius. A collar. A distraction. Sex. Guh.
So You Want to Transfigure Yourself a Rock Band by
mousapelliCute, funny, sexy MWPP-era story where Sirius enlists the boys in his new rock band, with lovely Remus/Sirius UST.
Impropriety by setissima
Ginny/Remus. No, wait. Don't run away. This is beautiful and painful and hot, and Remus always loves who he can't have, but then he can and he does, and well, we know how *that* ended, right? And years pass, and he's alone, until Ginny stops by, and she knows, and she does, and they do.
Into the Light of the Dark Black Night by k
A powerful, subtle, sharp and sad exploration of Lily Evans, using her love of the Beatles as a theme and her feelings of dislocation first at Hogwarts and then at home, k manages to write a story that feels completely and utterly *right*, from Lily's first reaction to Sirius being that he's mental to the slow way she finally gives in to James's charm to her alternating annoyance and sadness at the way she and Petunia grow apart.
The Last Temptation of Remus J. Lupin by kai
Remus has to make a choice, and either way, it costs him dearly. This is a lovely bit of characterization (ignore the horrible nickname "Remy" - it's a friend from childhood, before Hogwarts, who calls him that), and Remus dealing with how the choices he makes seal his fate, to paraphrase his mother in the story. Will he choose himself or the Order? And how will he live with the choice?
Masked Revels by Sam Vimes
Mythology. Hogwarts. The Green Man. Dude, how can I not love this? Beautiful masks arrive for MWPP (and others), with notes attached asking them to keep it all a secret. Much mythologically inspired smut ensues in celebration of Beltane.
The Most Ridiculous First Name I've Ever Heard by
mousapelliShort, powerful, ungodly creepy. The story takes the premise of lycanthropy as STD to its most logical, and scary, conclusion.
No One Said It Would Be Easy by lise
Companion piece to No One Ever Said It Would Be This Hard (previously recced)
Remus comes back to teach DADA in Harry's sixth year, and Harry learns more than just hexes and counterspells. The lingering grief and pain both Harry and Remus feel in the aftermath of Sirius's death is palpable in this story - I read the whole thing through blurry eyes and with a lump in my throat.
A quote:
"I want you to tell me why. Why." Harry took a breath, fighting the anger in him. He stared at the piece of paper. "Look at it," he told Remus, quieter. "What have I really learned? All those things, and it all boils down to the fact that I'm alive, and other people aren't. That, means something, right." He gulped. "Just, what does it mean?"
The suitcase dropped, banged painfully against Remus's shins. He took the paper, and scanned it carefully. For a moment, all Remus did was stand there, staring at the parchment, and then he finally murmured, "Some people trust you, some don't. That's just the way it is."
This story breaks my heart with its painful rightness.
****