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Femslash Friday #3
Friday! And time for more HP femslash.
As someone who spent decades as a teacher, I'm very squeamish about teacher/student relationships in fanfic. But when the student no longer is -- and when someone writes a teacher/(former) student pairing as beautifully and skillfully as the always-excellent Pauraque, I'm all over it.
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Femslash Friday #2
It's already Friday again! -- and time for some fab femslash. I'm a rarepair lover, and you don't get much rarer than today's fine fic. From the 2011 edition of HP Beholder.
Title: A Very Bad Thing Indeed
AO3 link: none
Author: lash_larue
Pairings: Dolores Umbridge/Marge Dursley; Millicent Bulstrode/Moaning Myrtle
Rating: R
Word Count: 14K, give or take
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Femslash Friday #1
I've been in HP fandom for quite a while (since 2008), during which time literally thousands of fanfics have been written. Thus it's easy to lose track of all the wonderful older stories and artworks. So I thought I'd start a new tradition for myself: every Friday, I'll rec an HP femslash story or artwork that might be unfamiliar to many fans ( Read more... ) -
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I always said I would never get a Tumblr account because A) I don't understand how it works, and B) I don't have room in my life for another online time-suck ( Read more... ) -
Snapecase Reveals
snapecase has posted its reveals list for the 2023 fest = click here to find All the Things to read.
As always, my dear flisties acquitted themselves well -- you'll find works from paulamcg, mywitch, milotziherself, perverse_idyll, eldritcher, sigune, and gracelessmary, along with other familiar and new names.
And yes, I did correctly identify the authors of two of my favorite fics, perverse_idyll and eldritcher. You can't hide from me, dears! I ( Read more... ) -
Snapecase Rex Redux
I think the snapecase fest is due to end soon, so let me get in one final rec post before the reveals. It's been another glorious run, full of fascinating takes on Severus Snape at every stage of his life pre-, during, and post-canon ( Read more... ) -
My HP_Sweethearts Drabble
For my contribution to this year's HP Sweethearts fest. I received a lot of fun prompts and character requests from Val_Creative, an interesting writer new to me in the fandom. I chose F/F Minerva (surprise, surprise) and "tattoos." Here's the result:
Title: Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatcha Gonna Do?
Characters: Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch, ( Read more... ) -
Sweethearts Gold!
Happy Belated Valentine's Day to those of you who like it. (Did you ever notice that the abbreviation of "Valentine's Day" is "VD"? The first time someone sent me a text saying "Happy VD," I thought they were announcing a sad medical diagnosis.)
Anyway, the double-drabble fest HP_Sweethearts_2023 has gone live on Archive of Our Own. It's a ( Read more... ) -
Snapecase Recs
snapecase, always the bright spot of gray January, has been posting for a few weeks now, and I've finally caught up. It's so much fun to kick back with tales of Snape's life from babyhood to post-war (because he doesn't die in the Shrieking Shack, obviously).
This year's snapecase is full of great moments -- some poignant, some painful, some funny, some comforting ( Read more... ) -
Art-stravaganza!
As many of you know, the supremely talented mywitch has generously gifted us with her annual "25 Days of Drawing" -- a welcome holiday present to everyone in HP fandom.
Posting has finished for this year, so I'd like to highlight just a few of my favorites. You should absolutely go and look at everything (mywitch has offered her usual amazing range of styles ( Read more... )