Silversun

New thread... copied and pasted Gabrielle's rec list from previous thread. Some of these links may be no longer valid, but I haven't got time to sort through them right now... maybe later.

Story Recommendations

General, non ship, multi-ship, or more adventure-based fics

After the End - Sugar Quill

Draco Dormiens/Draco Sinister/Draco Veritas - Cassandra Claire - Heartstopping adventure, lots of snarkiness, various people involved in romance and love-hate relationships. DD/DS are done, DV is in progress. H/H, D/Hr, D/G, other.

Innocence Lost and Found and its sequel, Cyanide - Iniga

Harry Potter and the Heir of Slytherin - Drummergirl

Harry Potter and the Unknown Godmother - Sheli - Did you know that Harry had a godmother? Neither did he!

Politically Correct Harry Potter - Short, but hilarious.

Het fic

Draco/Ginny

The Past Didn't Go Anywhere - Fearthainn - D/G fic. Draco living as a muggle? Draco has created a life for himself that doesn't include anything from his past. They're grown up in this one. I like the characterization and the humor.

Draco/Hermione

Heart's Desire - Celeste Chang - D/Her fic. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco must work together to save the world. The idea that all four of them would be heirs of the Houses is a little contrived but it greatly improves from there. Love how all four of them interact on their journey and how the relationship of Draco and Hermione is being built up. Still waiting for that snog!

Into the Dark - MidnightSun - In a tale of prophetic visions, untamable passion, sinister ploys, and a quest for immortality, a love unrivaled for centuries will arise. Above all, this is a story of two people who never knew how much they would need one another.

Surfeit of Curses - Heidi - D/Her fic. After the end of the Triwizard Tournament Draco makes shocking discoveries about his family's past. The description in the later chapters *can* get a bit tedious but don't let that dissuade you from reading, it's definitely worth taking a look at!

We'll Always Have Paris - Melissa - Hr/D. They go on an exchange program to Beauxbaton together.

Harry/Hermione

The Hermione Stories - Mena Baines - It's now finished - which, I don't think many people were expecting. H/H-centric.

Love Is a Battlefield - Lissanne - Post-Hogwarts (11 years) and H/H, but otherwise completely different from PoU (below). A wonderful fic in its own right! WIP.

Paradigm of Uncertainty (finished) and The Show That Never Ends (in-progress sequel, on same page) - Lori - Set roughly 7 years post-Hogwarts. Great adventure, emotions, and mystery. H/H

Slash fic:

Femslash

Debutante - minx - Ginny/Hermione/Fleur love triangle. Cute. Rated PG and complete.

Friends - Acua - Hermione/Ginny. Sweet, sweet, sweet. But in a good way. Rated R, and complete.

Harry/Draco

Catch My Fall - LdyLazarus

Dreams of Enchantment - Mister Bear - Harry wakes up one morning to discover he's not actually a wizard, his parents are still alive, and Malfoy's his... BOYFRIEND?! Is this a bad dream, and if so, can he wake up? UNFINISHED

Irresistible Poison - Rhysenn - An incredible backstory of how Harry and Draco might get together.

The Losing Side - Antenora - Harry/Draco. Angsty, but great.

Pride in Love - Amethyst Divergence - Draco/Harry - Draco has decided to end his life to regain his lost pride. Will Harry be able to teach him that there is more to life than pride?

Protective Bonds - Sadie - (Harry/Draco. Hermione finds a book with an interesting protection spell - only it doesn't work quite the way they'd planned!)

Resolution - Frances Potter - Harry/Draco. Angsty, but great.

Sign, Symbol, Token - Pepperjack Candy - D/H fic.

Snitch! - Al - London, 2003, and two old enemies have become partners in crime. But the wizarding world is out to disrupt Harry's none too peaceful existence ... sex, guns, rock n' roll, drugs and bad language abound in a fast paced romantic thriller. UNFINISHED

Underwater Light - maya - Featuring an extremely depressed Harry, in a war-torn wizarding world, about to get the shock of his life when he discovers that Draco Malfoy is slightly more important to him than he would have ever guessed. Including a very odd friendship, lots of angst, suspicions, conflicted loyalties, clueless Ron, on-the-warpath Hermione and two very messed-up boys.

Unfogging the Future - PepperjackCandy. A "Through the Looking Glass" type story; Harry/Draco

Deny me not - Give me the cookies. Draco dumped Harry for a woman and it is tormenting Harry, who finds himself wanting nothing more than to get back to Draco. Last year on Hogwarts turned out to be pretty interesting for the trio... UNFINISHED

Misc/multi slash

Anything and everything by bec, but especially Easily and A Taste Of Honey. Her stuff tends to the NC-17, so read the warnings, etc. ::girly sigh:: I love the way she writes Seamus.

Other

Lily/MWPP (both het and slash)

A Lily Story: The Alpha - Tabitha Jones - Chronicles Lily's first year at Hogwarts. Is the first in a series (Currently in progress - The Beta) marking all 7 years at Hogwarts, plus her and James' few adult years together.

It Could Never Be Remus - RavenNat

Percyfic (both het and slash)

Catharsis - Percy fic, describing how he might have become the rigid person we see in canon. Sequels: Fallout and Unsuspecting Hearts (P/O slash in U.H.)

Elsewhere - Kain - Mena Baines - this one is all about Percy, who I absolutely love. The fic is just...wonderful. Really. (P/P)

Snapefic (both het and slash)

"Darkness and Light" Trilogy -R.J. Anderson - They're great fics, centering around a wonderfully developed OC and Snape. Warning, there is a {Seventh-year and legal} student/teacher relationship, in case someone finds that a little weird.

The Fire and the Rose - Abby and Domina - S/Her fic. Snape and Hermione exchange bodies after an accident during potions class. This story takes a common storyline and makes it original and witty. This *is* a fic that involves a teacher/student relationship, so if that squicks you, don't read it.

Letter from Exile one Merciful Morning - Sphinx - S/Her fic. Lovely Snapefic. How can I describe this? A very well-done, sometimes humorous study of the human psyche is what comes to mind. It is Ron reading a letter that Snape wrote to Hermione so there is little action. It *is* about a teacher/student relationship so if that squicks you, don't read it.

Pawn to Queen - Riley - S/Her fic. Snape and Hermione enter a type of partnership due to an incident with Lucius Malfoy. No, Hermione is *not* turning to the Dark Side. Well written, the characterization is good and the relationship between the two actually seems plausible. This *is* a fic that involves a teacher/student relationship, so if that squicks you, don't read it.

Other

A Sex Ed Lesson - Snape must teach sex ed. You all must know the rudiments of sexual intercourse by this point. It's as simple as assembling a portable cauldron. Thrust tab A into slot B and repeat as necessary.

breathe - Fuyami - There's something in the air connecting Hermione to both her best friends.

Colin Creevey and the Search for a Hero - minerva - CoS written entirely from Colin Creevey’s POV. Colin's life as a latchkey kid in a Liverpool slum takes a dramatic turn one day when an owl arrives bearing a mysterious letter. Colin can’t wait to get to Hogwarts! But how will he afford tuition?

Dream On - morrigan - It's a fairtytale and it's connected to the Potterverse.

Friendship - paranoidkitten - Cho remembers Cedric. Has mentions of slash.

Mud - JKLB - Twelve year old James Potter invites Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew to be his houseguests. A character study of the four boys who will grow up to be the men who fascinate us so much. MWPP at twelve.

No Easy Goodbyes - Mrs Weasley

The Slytherin Kama Sutra - Angie Astravic - Sex education at Hogwarts: After Malfoy has a near fatal encounter with Dark magic, Professor McGonagall decides it has to be taught earlier ... by Professor Snape. Note that this story is rated R -- nothing explicit, but quite a lot is implied.

Touch Is - The Perfect Drain - The five Gryffindor boys about touch.

General Sites

FictionAlley (and the subsets – Dark Arts, Astronomy Tower, Schnoogle, and Riddikulus)

http://www.sugarquill.com - For the R/Hr and H/G shippers.

imperious: uc archive - For the unconventional.

Individual sites

AJaKe's page on ff.net: AJaKe's Site

Plumeria's website: Plu's Fics
or Plu's ff.net page

Rhysenn's site: Magical Intrigue

Ayla Pascal:
Schnoogle
Dark Arts
ff.net

Yahoogroups/Mailing lists

Cassie & Rhysenn - Just what it says - the works of Cassandra Claire and Rhysenn.

HP_fanfic - Post your PG/PG-13 fic. No other chat. Feedback is automatically sent back to the appropriate author. A way to circumvent the ff.net hassles.

HP_fanfic_adult - Same as above, but for R/NC-17 fics.

HP_Paradise - Home of TiP, Surfeit of Curses, Snitch! and several others.

Paradigm of Uncertainty - PoU - Lori's "Paradigm of Uncertainty", the sequel STNE, Cassie's DD/DS/DV, and Carole & Penny's PoU prequel "A Sirius Affair" series.

fetch

A lot of the links don't work

FawkesRises

New thread means all new recs

The Continuance of Necessity -- Harry/Snape. It is *cough*NC17*cough* but it is totally delicious

Paint It Black Ron/Snape, Ron/Harry/Snape. Same as above actually (blame pornish pixies )

Silversun

Hence what I posted at the start of the list, yeah? If you feel up to it, have a sort through and PM me an updated list. I'll be happy to copy and paste. Just don't have the time right now to sort through it myself.

UnbirthdayGirl

Was wondering if anyone would like to BETA my Lily/James fic?
It's my first foray into HP fanfiction and I don't want to half-arse it.
Lovely. Well, just PM me.

Thanks.

Cara

Silversun

DV16 part 1 is up!

Catalinay

Thanks for the link, Nicky.

Cold-Blooded Piece of Toast

I'm not the biggest fan of DV but I forget that sometimes when I read it. Good half of the chapter.

Gabrielle

FawkesRises

Another NC-17 one from me....I apparently am starved for ohmygodreallyhotboysgettingiton

But really this one is...whoa... Parseltongue, H/D, Blaise.

A Routine Intervention
by Anj

Gilmoracholic

DV 16 is up and Prelude to Destiny has been finished

Silversun

FawkesRises - holy smokes that is hot. Beautiful writing, as always.

Gilmoracholic

Wow just realized 2 people said DV 16 was up before me- ahahhaa

FawkesRises

Oh wait that wasn't me That fic's by one of my luvly friends. And yes, it is most definitely H-O-T I told her it was...whew!... cold shower material


I did however right a small piece of blackcest Yeah, I know. Never thought I'd write it either.

Sugarcoated
Sirius/Bellatrix.

Silversun

Oops, sorry.

Which pairing for Blackcest?

Cold-Blooded Piece of Toast

Blackcest is hot. All dysfunctional and dirty. I really enjoyed your story. Bellatrix and Sirius makes for a truly screwed up pairing.

I've been moving away from Harry Potter fanfiction. :/ Only for the moment. Once I read every Holmes/Watson story available on the internet I'll be able to turn my mind to other things. *g*

I wrote this story a few days back. Not sure how I feel about it. Thought of writing Parvati but it was Ginny who spoke. I'm sort of rusty at it, haven't written any fanfiction (well, apart from this Narnia story) in awhile.

Something about Ginny, revenge, and having nothing left. Pariring is Ginny/Tom.

Always, She Said

She had always thought war ugly and dull. Old history books spoke of deaths. Of victories and losses that came and went. Most did not remember those who had been lost. At least those who had come after the war hadn't. They were raised on stories of Harry Potter and the way he had conquered the Dark Lord. Some remembered what it was like to grow up during war time. Silent and cold underneath the covers as a nameless fear crept through.

She did not remember any fear for it had been past her time. Only that she heard of a small baby named Harry Potter. His green eyes. Like so many others she spoke the name with reverence. It came off her tongue lightly. A prince amongst all the common wizards. Yet she had never seen his face until he was eleven. Nary a glance had he given her even though her face had been beaming and a smile had sprung forth on her lips. He had looked at the others as if they had mattered but she was too young and useless. That year before school she wondered if she had been born male, one with a friendly manner, would he have then looked at her. If she had only been like Ron, friendly and blustering all at once. Loyal. Or clever like the twins with their neverending love for pranks.

That second year she had seen him again and her breath had been taken away. Not because he was handsome, though she certainly thought he was, but because he was a hero. A hero that seemed so normal, without a puffed head and a taste for worship.

Then she had turned that hero worship to Tom. Handsome, clever Tom who listened to her speak of her love for Harry Potter. Who spoke words of comfort when tears came. When she had first seen his face through the diary she could not comprehend why such a boy was so interested in her. Plain, boring Ginny.

He did not aways call her Ginny. When he called her Ginevra she thought her heart would burst. It made her sound older, like a mysterious girl. Someone who brought boys to their knees. How many interesting girls were called Ginny?

Tom had spoken that name down there . In the Chamber where the serpent was his pet, his weapon. Pretty Hermione and that girlfriend of Percy's had been petrified from one look. He had called her Ginevra and it had sounded so rich and dark on his tongue. It had made her ache with something she could not identify. Tom had put her into that sleep and her last thought was of the feel of his cold lips.

She had not turned her back on everything that she had been taught her parents. Only had turned her back on their ideals and their hatred for her Tom. You-Know-Who they had called him throughout her life. Before he had given her that final kiss of sleep - not eternal, he had told her - they had talked. She had laughed at his wit.

You are loyal to me, aren't you Ginny?

Always.

Nobody had ever suspected. Genuine fright had made her a worthy actress. Of course she had protested at some of his ideas. She did not hate Muggleborns, she did not want to kill Harry. Ginny only wanted to be at Tom's side. Not as his shadow but as someone with meaning.

Who would not love such a charming boy?

When he had kissed her in that cold, dank chamber she had not been able to think. The feel of his cool hands rubbing her arms had given her goosebumps. The feel of his hair in her small hands. Slowly becoming more and more real in her embrace. She, Ginevra Weasley, had brought him back to life. What did anything else matter as long as she had him with her always?

When she had awoken from that sleep all she could see was Harry, his relief, his thin face, his dark hair. No Tom, no Tom, no Tom, her mind had gibbered. Harry thought she wept in relief but she wept in grief and a rage that cut through her. It made her breath catch in her throat and she only saw Harry and his green eyes. Eyes that looked at her in relief. Eyes that were already dismissing her. They were already turning away.

She was back to being plain, invisible Ginny Weasley. They would not suspect her. Her tears were genuine.

That day with the report of Hermione Granger's death in her hands she was calm and serene. She burned it, watching the paper char to nothing. It crumbled in her hands. Poor, beautiful Hermione. Harry had killed her, he had surely killed her. Not with his wand but with that moment in the chamber where his eyes had glanced away. Already dismissing her once the heroics were over. He had killed her Tom and she had delivered the information to kill his Hermione.

With her reports she would kill others. Snape had been unmasked. Neville was in St. Mungo's with his parents, his pockets full of old wrappers. Now Hermione was dead. A spy was more effective than a fighter. It kept her hands clean. She would not sully them until there was only one piece left. The King. Her Queen would devour it.

Devour it until there was nothing left. Nothing left for her, nothing left of him.

Always, she had said. Always it would be.

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Gabrielle