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@hprecfest Day 7 - A canon compliant fic
empire builders by shecrows
Explicit. Underage. James/Sirius.
This fic exploded into the Prongsfoot fandom and boy was I lucky to come across this! This is what I need from James x Sirius fics: two boys so in love with each other, so codependent that you understand each other's cues very well but are also inclined to misread them through lens of your own insecurities.
Summary:
Say, James, he rehearses in his head. Remember that time we were both roaring drunk at the end of term, and you put your cock in my mouth, and I came so hard I still get tingly thinking about it? Was that just a one off, d’you think, or did you want to do it again sometime?
He blows out a cloud of smoke, releasing a thready little peal of laughter.
“Fuck me,” Sirius mutters, and swallows. “Fuck. Shitting Christ.”
James, Sirius, and a summer in the south of Devon.
2. something so tender (i can't explain) by @incalculablepower
Ron/Hermione.
Filled with such gorgeous turns of phrases and rendering Hermione's voice and her love for Ron with such softness and ease, but also retaining the girl we see from Harry's lens: pragmatic strategist.
Summary:
Is this the moment?
3. January 30th, 1975 (Happy Birthday Lily) by @thedreamermusing
Severus & Lily
Dreamer really leans into the "his soul and mine are made of the same thing" vibe with Severus and Lily in this oneshot, and I always favour that interpretation. This Lily is edgy, like her son.
Summary:
Lily Evans turns fifteen in Cokeworth. She almost hates it.
4. The Son by @perverse-idyll
Regulus & Sirius.
Sirius running away - through Regulus' point of view. Regulus' voice here is so sharply drawn, filled with both unwilling (love &) admiration and easy resentment of his brother.
Summary:
First there were two sons. Then there was one.
5. Walking Tough by @yletylyf
What I appreciate most about Lety is her characterisation: she writes Snape's vulnerabilities as well as his little hypocrisies and cognitive dissonances. This is a teen Snape I can get behind!
Summary:
Severus navigates the perils of a magical education at Hogwarts and the dangers of war-torn Britain while clinging to a friendship that he believes is all he has. His path to Voldemort was, perhaps, inevitable.
6. Sweet Summer Scents by @bluethepineapple
This fic lays out - in quite unsettling way - the way Hermione has to straddle two worlds, and how she feels more and more separate from the world she has grown up in, the world of her parents. The fact that this is set in the summer before 6th year makes it even more striking - because by summer of next one, she would have erased her parents' memories.
Summary:
What haunted her most however was the suffocating fear and pain that leached through the tiniest nooks of what little she remembered. The tears, the shakes, the vomit - the blotted ink and broken quill. These she retained in picture-perfect quality, so much that it was as if the pain never left, only turned into the spectre that followed her home.
#james potter#sirius black#ron weasley#hermione granger#prongsfoot#romione#severus snape#lily evans#regulus black#mr granger#hp fic recs#fic recs#hprecfest
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@hprecfest DAY FOUR!!
Prompt: A fic with art
Dating Draco - A Visual Novel Game by @itsphantasmagoria
Ship: Drarry
Rating: Mature
This is more like art with a fic, but I say it counts. If you have not yet indulged, PLEASE DO. ITS A GAME. 🤯. And it is stunning and so much fun!!
Enjoy!!!
#hprecfest#hprecfest2023#drarry#itsphantasmagoria#dating Draco - a visual novel game#draco x harry#drarry fanart#hpdm#drarry recs
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@hprecfest day 13: a fic with over 100k words
Fragments of Hope by kaleidoskye
Pairings: Remadora (Remus x Tonks), OC x OC
Rating: T
Why I rec it: This is a great post-war AU told from the POV of Hope Lupin the second. Remus and Tonks survive and have a daughter, and it's a great coming-of-age fic with lots of Remadora in it.
Here's a little snippet from the first chapter:
They sat in silence for a minute or two, Remus calmed by the warm weight of her as he held her tightly against him.
"Dad?"
"Yes?"
"Did your dad attack you? Is that why you are a werewolf?"
Remus swallowed deeply, disturbed that she had asked the question that he desperately didn't want to have to answer until she was several years older. It was such a horrible thing to have to tell her, but misinformation could be deadly – this morning had proved that. Harry's recent words echoed in his ears.
What good did being kept in the dark ever do me?
continue reading here
#remadora#remus lupin#hprecfest#nymphadora tonks#hope lupin the second#hope lupin ii#remus x tonks#tonks x lupin#remus x nymphadora#lupin x tonks
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@hprecfest Day 7: canon compliant
The Art of Identification by @athenasparrow
Ship: James/Lily
Rating: Teen And Up
Relevant Tags: Canon compliant, amortentia potion, first kiss
Warnings: N/A
Word Count: 2,609
“Amortentia!” Her voice is high and squeaky. She winces as she hurriedly babbles. “Just write that it smells unique to each person.”
OR: Lily, star potions pupil, can't identify Amortentia when it's staring her right in the face (or nose).
Through The Rain by @bookeatingbean
Ship: James/Lily
Rating: General Audience
Relevant Tags: Canon compliant
Warnings: N/A
Word Count: 6,026
James and Lily's first kiss, and the story behind it. There's some fluff, some character study, and some good old fashioned angst.
#hprecfest#hprecfest2023#jily#jily fic#jily fic rec#bookeatingbean#athenasparrow#lily evans#james potter#hp fandom#harry potter fandom#where queue go
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HP Rec Fest - Day 20
Prompt: A fic rated G @hprecfest
I Pray You, Be Merry
Character: Pomona Sprout
Creator: too_dle_oo
Rating: K/G
Word Count: 2,996
Summary: Pomona never understood why everyone at Hogwarts was oblivious to the war going on around them.
Why You Should Check It Out:
A poignant snapshot of the war years and what it must have been like to be a girl trapped between two worlds, and a lovely story of how Pomona learned the quiet value of the world's "nice" people.
Once Burned
Pairing: Albus/Minerva
Creator: Alchemine
Rating: K/G
Word Count: 745
Summary: The Headmaster and his deputy meet just before dawn.
Why You Should Check It Out:
This very short fic (from 2002) is an atmospheric, bittersweet moment between Albus and Minerva after his hand is cursed. It's mini-portrait of a relationship from a late point of attack that hints at the difficulties and disappointments that would almost certainly plague any romance between these two characters.
#hprecfest#hprecfest2023#hp fic rec#pomona sprout#minerva mcgonagall#albus dumbledore#albus dumbledore x minerva mcgonagall#mmad
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Ah I've been side tracked with this! @hprecfest day 8: Canon Divergent.
Title: I'll be fine, I'll be good by kay_elle_cee
Summary: From the moment the Sorting Hat is lifted from her head, Lily Evans knows nothing but the need for survival. Her Slytherin housemates despise her for her blood, and the rest of the war-worn world is suspicious of her for what qualities a centuries-old hat saw in her at age eleven. Lily Evans is never enough. Until she’s given the chance to be. Until she is.
I mean...Lily in Slytherin. Not something I knew I needed until I read it!
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'Tis the Season for fic recs! I know I posted a bunch this month for the @hprecfest (which you can find here!) but in keeping with tradition (aka I did this last year), I wanted to share 23 fics I loved this year. (This is in no way a comprehensive list, and I'm not reccing fics I rec'd last year—see the end of this post for more details.)
I would love to see YOUR year-end fic recs, so consider yourselves tagged if you see this!
ONESHOTS
When The Skies Are Grey by @athenasparrow
To Always Be Kind and True by @clare-with-no-i
thorns, in amber by decemberista (not Jily)
I'll Be There For You by @midnightstargazer
what we had become (before we ever had begun) by @takearisk-ao3
MULTICHAPTER
Found Tonight by @alittlebitofeverything23
Nom De Plume by @annabtg
The Changeling by annerb (not Jily)
made weak by time and fate, but strong in will by Dialux
Choose Your Own (sexy) Adventure* by @ghostofbambifanfiction
In Love and War* by Icepen
love, james* by @isahorcrux
Dead To Me* by @jamesunderwater
Unlike a Sister by Madharmony (not Jily)
Don't Look Back In Anger by @mppmaraudergirl and @possessingtheproperspirit
Kindly Stopped for Me* by @nodirectionhome-ao3
The song remains the same* by @startanewdream
Never Quite Awake by @sunshinemarauder
Who Knows Who Cares by @the-dream-team
Between the Desire and the Spasm* by @uncertainwallflower
SERIES
Harry Potter Everyone Lives AU by @aidanchaser
Call Me By Name Universe by @charmsandtealeaves
Seasons by @suzyq31 (not Jily)
*Notes a WIP
I think this was harder than last year. I've read so many incredible fics this year (over 230 fics from 77 different authors, according to my tracker), but I've cursed myself to sticking with 23 for the ~vibes~. If you want more, just drop a 📖 in my ask box and I'll reply with another title! Happy New Year to you all!
#fic recs#jily#jily fic recs#jple#everyone needs to stop being so amazing this is so difficult for me#james potter#Lily evans#marauders fic recs
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23 Fic Recs 2023!
This year has definitely been a year. I've devoured so many wonderful fics by so many amazing authors. Thank you @hprecfest for the super fun rec categories and for some fic inspiration! Here are 23 fics that I read and loved in 2023 (although some are quite a few years older) ordered by ship.
🌼 - fluff | 💔 - angst | 🔥 - smut
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💫 DRARRY 💫
1. A post-canon fic
The Discreet Gentleman's Connection by pluto (gayrights420) [Drarry, E, 80.4k] 🌼🔥 I had the absolute pleasure of beta-ing for this fic, so when I say it is amazing, it truly is just that. Fast burn on the smut via Floo sex, slow burn on the in-person falling in love. Satisfying in all the best possible ways.
2. A fic that made me laugh
AITA for being "obsessed" with my childhood nemesis? by @rainstormradish [Drarry, M, 4.3k] 🌼📲 Draco on a reddit forum is hilarious just on its own, but the banter and formatting really bring this fic to life. Amazingly creative, had me in stitches!
3. A comfort fic
The Eighth Tale by @letteredlettered [Drarry, E, 12.0k] 💔⏳ An oldie but a goodie. I constantly find myself coming back to this fic and having my mind blown every single time. Time travel timey-wimey angst.
4. A fic with art
Dating Draco - A Visual Game by @itsphantasmagoria [Drarry, M, Video Game] 🌼🎮 This is a fic in video game form!! Amazing art and lovely story where YOU get to make the choices for Drarry's happily ever after.
5. A favorite series
The Journal of Dreadful Things by @lilbeanz [Drarry, G, 112k, WIP] 🌼📖 Hilarious, witty, AND COMES WITH ART!! Lilbeanz draws and writes a wonderfully delightful series starting from Draco's First Year. His characterization had me in hysterics. Book 4 is starting soon!
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💫 COMMON SHIPS 💫
6. Fic with the hottest smut
Moonstruck by @prettyremus [Wolfstar, E, 3.8k] 🔥🐺 Found this gem while scrolling through the werewolf smut tag (don't judge me). I love the switch in dynamic with Sirius taming Remus's wolf through, ahem, rough sex.
7. An unreliable narrator fic
Sea of White by @dividawrites [Harrymort, E, 8.6k] 🔥🤍 Deliciously hot, creepy, and strangely sweet. Love their dynamic here, the unrestrained lust. Harrymort "die" and lose their memories, so, of course, then they bang.
8. A fic that made me cry
Far Apart, Far Away by @unmistakablyoatmeal [Hinny, minor Drarry, T, 1.6k] 💔💍 Infidelity angst has never been this good. I love the layers of emotion in this fic. Quick punchy sections that really pulled me in.
9. A Muggle(?) AU fic
Pleasant Hope by @ac1d6urn, @sinick [Snarry, E, 41.6k] 💔⛪️ Pastor Severus!! The angst, pining, and self-discovery in this fic is superb! I love the interwoven magic and detailed world-building of this little town.
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💫 RARE PAIRS 💫
10. A fav amongst faves
The Last Trial of Peter Pettigrew by @sleepstxtic [Prongstail, M, 20.8k] 💔 🐀 Holy moly, this fic!!!! Is this my new favorite fic?? Possibly. The concept is brilliant, so creative and nuanced. The Peter character study using outsider perspectives is genius. Seamlessly balances canon and new scenes.
11. A pre-canon fic
Careless by @tax-onomic [Luther, E, 1.5k] 🔥🪞 Lucius/Arthur my beloved rare pair!! I am captain of the Luther ship, and Tax's fic hits all the right spots. The pining, the sniping, the prickly personalities with emotional vulnerability underneath! And all in the middle of a hot smut scene. Perfect.
12. A canon-compliant fic
Scottish by thepadfoots [Chedric, G, 749] 💔🌟 Lovely Cho character study focused around her Asian identity and the boy she loved.
13. A fic rated G (more like T though)
Lion-Hearted Girl by MinnieQuill (odainath) [Minmione, G, 4.5k] 💔🦁 I know the large age gap might scare some, but their relationship feels very organic in this fic. The setting is grim, but there is always hope in the darkness!
14. A fic rated T
You're So Vane by @patriceavril [Romelina, T, 6.8k] 🌼💄Romilda is so delightfully characterized, I was smiling through the entire fic. Angelina is the perfect foil (and love interest) to Romilda's attentions.
15. A rare pair fic (less than 2000 fics on AO3)
Snakeskin by @cntrl15 [Bellastoria, E, 3.7k] 🔥👠 Talk about a rare pair! Astoria/Bellatrix only has 2 tagged fics on AO3: this fic and the drabble I wrote based on it. But read this fic, and you'll see why I felt the need to write more in this universe.
16. A fest fic
Master of None by @nanneramma [Snormac, G, 5.5k] 🌼🧘 Severus is so wonderfully cranky, and Cormac is fine AF. The surprise pairing of 2023 that I never knew I needed and now I'm obsessed with!
17. An under-rated fic
Sun, Shadow, Shade by @naomijameston [Snuna, G, 700] 🌼☀️ Post-war fluff. Sunshine Luna is the perfect match for sullen Snape. A short and sweet fic for this underrated ship.
18. A canon-divergent fic
but somebody's gotta do it by nocturn [Pangulus, T, 920] 😄🧟♂️ This fic will make you say WTF but also huh, okay that totally works. The concept is WILD but Lyra executes it wonderfully. Pansy drags Regulus out of the inferi lake and they flirt a little while he gets de-corpsified lol.
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💫 POLY SHIPS 💫
19. A dark fic
In his embrace by @loneamaryllis [Snarrymort, het!Snarry, E, 48k] ⚡️👀 Dark and dirty but so so good. A Voldemort Wins AU where fem!Harry is taken as prisoner. Snape's mindset as he tries to save her (and is forced to rape her) is so twisted and mesmerizing. Mind the tags!
20. A thought-provoking fic
Icarus by @thistlecatfics [Millvansy, M, 20.0k] 💔🍾 War trauma, addiction, codependency! This fic is messy with emotions but has a strong, beating heart underneath. I am in love with Parvati as she deals with Pansy's addiction and Millicent's denial — three beautiful, imperfect girls.
21. A holiday fic
A Time, Dark and Divine by @moonflower-rose [Dronarry, E, 17.0k] 🔥⛱ HOLY FREAKING FUCK!! The sexual tension in this fic is off the freaking charts. Drarry seducing Ron while on vacation in Portugal. Sign me the fuck up!
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💫 GEN 💫
22. A favorite fic under 5k
The Scrunchie by @saintsenara [Lightning Era Girls, G, 4.5k] 💖👭 Such a lovely look into some of the female background characters, all following the path of a single scrunchie. Lisa, Padma, Parvati, Hannah, Sally-Anne.
23. A fic with an ending I can't stop thinking about
Through the Middlegame by @sandervansunshine [Astoria & Peter, T, 6.6k] 💔♜ Devastating, heart-wrenching, tragic. 10000% would recommend. Kylee has already heard me screaming in the servers about this fic. If I could get a fic tattooed straight onto my brain, this would be it.
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💫 BONUS RECS! 💫
A podfic
Plenitude by @wilfriede, written by eldritcher [Amelmione, M, 14 min] 💔🥀 Amazing voices, amazing music, amazing ambience. Wilfriede really brings one of my fav Hermione/Amelia Bones fics to life in this podfic!
A comic
War Prize by @mrviran [Snegulus, Reggiemort, M, Comic, WIP] ☠️🐍 The panels are awe-inspiring. I am HOOKED on this comic. The murder and the TENSION. Ughhhhh so good. I am so invested in Severus's arc!!
A self-rec (completely self-indulgent)
For I Have Found Salvation by @lumosatnight [Snarry, E, 7.1k] 🔥✝ My first time writing Snarry! Priest Kink, church sex, and blasphemous religious imagery. Priest Severus is oh-so-tempted by Teen Harry. So fun to write and even more fun to go back and read as a guilty pleasure.
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⚡️ Want more fics to read? ⚡️
Try my rec tag: #lumosinthelibrary
Year in Reading, b-day oneshots, WLW Library
#2023 fic recs#hprecfest2023#year in reading#hp rec list#drarry#wolfstar#harrymort#hinny#snarry#prongstail#minmione#snuna#dronarry#lumosinthelibrary#2023
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wolfstar wips
So I'm using the @hprecfest day 12 prompt "a WIP you're following" to post a short rec list of WIPs that has been sitting in my drafts for so long now I even had to remove a fic that had been finished in the meanwhile!
Something rotten in Grimmauld Place by @plecotusauritus (8,802 words, Hamlet AU) This is a wolfstar Hamlet AU, need I say more?? I've never much cared or thought about Hamlet since I read it in school but this fic (almost) makes me want to reread Hamlet and I can't wait to see where the story goes next, I love the atmosphere this fic captures, the lovely writing style and just seeing all these characters we know so well fit into the plot of Hamlet is so, so cool!!
the oldest recipe for parsnip soup by @eyra (10.639 words, modern AU, christmas fic) Getting another fic by eyra for the holidays has been such a wonderful treat! I love the whole setting and the characters of this fic so much already, especially Sirius!! And the writing and all the descriptions are so, so beautiful, as always, highly recommend checking it out!!
Welcome to Aphrodite by @de-sire-blog & @rhabarberjunge (18.957 words, magical AU, secret identities) this is one of those fics I've read a while ago, but I keep thinking about it because I loved it so much. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but the premise is Sirius finding a hidden, adults-only club that makes people's secret desires come true, and of course Sirius's secret desire is Remus... It's hot, it's fun, and it's incredibly angsty, I love it.
Stitched into My Skin by @squintclover (19.297 words, canon divergent AU, memory loss) I love the heartache and all the bittersweetness that comes with memory loss fics so much already, and I am so obsessed with the way it's been done in this fic. The premise of the fic is Peter casting a memory loss charm on Sirius on October 31st 1981, which leads to Remus raising Harry and randomly coming across Sirius years later, only Sirius doesn't remember him. I'm so intrigued by the first few chapters already and can't wait to see where the story goes next!
Marauder FM by @hollyivydruzy (26.402 words, modern AU, radio AU, enemies to friends to lovers) I know I've recced this fic before but I will never shut up about it because I love it, and especially this fic's Remus so, so much! It's an iconic, funny radio AU set in London, and I wish the radio shows from this fic were real because I would listen to Sirius's radio show every morning if I could. I just love the vibe of all of them working at the radio station together and the slow burn enemies to friends (to lovers) is so delicious!
The Patchwork of Us by @tracingpatternswrites (27.502 words, modern AU, enemies to lovers, co-parenting Teddy) This is such a lovely fic about Sirius and Remus navigating the difficult situation of co-parenting Teddy after Tonks dies, I love the domesticity and the enemies to lovers vibe of this fic so much!
The Picture of Sirius Black by @lynxindisguise (30.049 words, Dorian Gray AU) okay anyone who has ever seen my blog knows how much I love lynx's writing, which is why I am also obsessed with this fic, even though it's a genre I'm usually not that familiar with. It's a Dorian Gray AU, it's gothic horror but especially the first few chapters are also giving victorian romcom with murder sideplot vibes (and I mean this as the biggest compliment), this fic will make you laugh and cry and want to murder some of these characters yourself maybe.
Only Fools Are Satisfied by grumposaur (@pancakehouse) (38.353 words, modern AU, tennis AU). I really love the exploration of Sirius's family dynamics in the context of him being a professional athlete in this fic, and Remus with his tanlines and freckles is everything!!
Neon Moon by @krethes (47.698 words, modern AU, cowboy stripper Remus AU, Las Vegas) I didn't know how much I needed Remus to be a stripper and a cowboy before I read this fic, but now I do and I love him!! The whole premise of them meeting at a strip club while Sirius is out on James's bachelor party is so iconic, and the vibes of the fic are just overall excellent, highly recommend checking it out!
on another ocean by @colgatebluemintygel (118.148 words, modern AU, backpacking/interrail, friends with benefits) Where do I even start? This is an incredible fic, one of my all time faves, I've reread some of the chapters several times now and am so obsessed with this fic's Remus in his socks and sandals, driving Sirius crazy with lust. Also I will not spoil it for anyone who hasn't read it, but the scene in the budapest chapter in the club bathroom features one of my favorite Sirius moments of all time, across all universes haha.
marginalia by @spindrifters (266.547 words, magical AU, canon divergent AU - Grindelwald won, slavery AU) I'm having a hard time trying to put my love for this fic into words in just a short paragraph. This fic is so unique in its setting, and it's so beautifully written and asks & answers the question "what if Grindelwald had won?" in such an incredible, highly political and also very immersive way, if you haven't read it already I really recommend checking it out (as well as the already complete Tedromeda spinoff set in the same world, history books!!!).
Staying Strangers by 3amAndCounting (319,368 words, modern AU, texting fic, university AU). This is one of my comfort fics, I love a good texting AU, this is quite a popular fic anyways but if you haven't read it and like modern AUs & texting fics (though it isn't all just texting) go check it out!
#hprecfest2023#wolfstar wip#wolfstar#fic rec#wolfstar fic#wip#rec list#wip rec list#also i put these in order of their lenght because whenever i do a rec list that's not just chronological from doing daily fic recs#i have a small crisis over in which order i want to put them#also i just KNOW as soon as i post this i will remember another wip i've forgotten to mention so PLEASE feel free to reblog this and add#more current wolfstar wips (either ur own or someone elses!) if you want to!!! <3
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Harry Potter Rec Fest 2023 ❄️
Harry Potter Rec Fest is a reccing fest celebrating our favorite Harry Potter works! It'll run December 1st - December 31st.
Rules & Guidelines - here or here
There will be a prompt for each day of the month.
◦ You may choose any fanfic that correspond to the prompt.
◦ You do not need to participate every day.
◦ You may combine prompts from another day of the month.
◦ And, you may rec more than one fic per prompt.
Here are the links to the prompts:
Day 1 - Day 16
Day 17 - Day 31
No AI generated content.
All eras, genres, ships, characters, associated Harry Potter media and then some are allowed.
If you are reccing a Mature or Explicit work, you must be 18+.
If you want the blog to reblog your rec, please tag @hprecfest and #hprecfest2023.
We will not be reblogging posts that link to a Wayback Link/Google Drive/One Drive/and the like. You may still rec and talk about the deleted works.
We follow fandom rules around here - YKINMKBYKIO (Your Kink is Not My Kink, But Your Kink is Okay), DLDR (Don’t Like;Don’t Read) and SALS (Ship and Let Ship). We will not be reblogging posts that talk negatively about another ship, character, and/or writers.
If you have any questions, send an ask! Or you can email at [email protected]
Have fun! Let's gush over the fics and authors we love!
#harry potter#hprecfest2023#mod post#tomarry#drarry#snarry#harmony#dramione#wolfstar#jegulus#pro snape#grindeldore#panville#jily#snupin#bellamione#cissamione#fleurmione#hp femslash
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HP Rec Fest 2023
This is just a masterlist compiling all my recs for the @hprecfest. This has been so much fun, thank you @givereadersahug for coming up with this idea and inspiring me to rec again! ❤️
Day 1: a favorite fic under 5k
Day 2: a comfort fic
Day 3: a podfic
Day 4: a fic with art
Day 5: a non-AO3 fic
Day 6: unreliable narrator
Day 7: canon-compliant fic
Day 8: canon-divergence fic
Day 9: a rare pair fic
Day 10: a fest fic
Day 11: a dark fic
Day 12: a WIP I am following
Day 13: a fic over 100k words
Day 14: a favorite series
Day 15: the most recent fic I bookmarked
Day 16: a fic that made me laugh
Day 17: a fic that made me cry
Day 18: a fairy tale inspired fic
Day 19: fic with the hottest smut
Day 20: a G-rated fic
Day 21: a thought-provoking fic
Day 23: a soulmate fic
Day 24: a holiday fic
Day 25: a fic rated T
Day 26: an ending I can’t stop thinking about
Day 27: a Muggle AU fic
Day 28: an underrated fic
Day 29: a post-canon fic
Day 30: a pre-canon fic
Day 31: a fav amongst favs
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@hprecfest Day 8 - a Canon divergent fic
1. In Bocca Al Lupo by morpholomeg
Stunning character study of Hermione through Hermione-as-a-werewolf story.
Summary:
When Remus came back to himself, he was in the middle of the Forbidden Forest, naked, shivering with pain and with cold, and he could taste blood.
“I don’t have the full story,” said Madam Pomfrey. “You’ll have to speak to Minerva or Albus for that. But Black has escaped, and - Remus, I am so sorry. You bit Hermione Granger.”
or: a story of innocence, experience, and prejudice, spanning the summer holidays after Prisoner of Azkaban.
2. The Squib by nargles 15
Horrific and dystopian post war world - with sharp commentary on canon's attitude towards Muggles.
Summary:
The muggles began to wonder why. Why their nation was so dark. Why their daughters died. Why their minister did nothing. Why fog stalked their land for years. Until they learned.
What happens when magic isn't might.
3. Settle our bones by anonymous
Sirius & Harry. Background wolfstar.
The cathartic Sirius returns from the dead fic we all need. I am unashamed to say I cried at the end of this.
Summary:
For his eighteenth birthday, Harry gets a party, a cake, and his godfather back from the dead.
(Or: Sirius, Remus, and Harry try to create a family. It isn't easy.)
4. To Feed the Dying Hearth by @bluethepineapple
Fleur/Hermione.
Pain and tenderness - Blue sets us up with a domestic scene and then proceeds to excavate Hermione's raw pain post war, and how Fleur deals with it.
Summary:
The hearth is half dead, and the house goes cold and dreary no matter what heating charms they employ. Fleur works herself to the bone, and Hermione’s eyes go haunted and hollow. Their touches become heated as if trying to drive away the cold.
#hermione granger#remus lupin#harry james potter#ginny weasley#sirius black#fleur delacour#fleurmione#hprecfest
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@hprecfest DAY THREE!!
Prompt: A podfic
In Bad Faith by fencer_x
Ship: Drarry
Words: 62,304 (about 5.5 hours)
Rating: Explicit
Perfect reading of a fantastic fic (read by fencer_x themself!)
youtube
Enjoy!!!
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@hprecfest day 12: a WIP you're following
Already Gone by @takearisk-ao3
Pairing: Hinny (Harry x Ginny)
Rating: m
Why I rec it: here's the thing. I never thought I'd dig amnesia fics. I didn't think I'd dig a HINNY amnesia fic. and yet here I am. I am a huge fan of how @takearisk-ao3 is working this fic and it made me want to write my own (which I did).
Read the snippet below and then continue onto ao3!
Harry stood framed in the doorway, wearing an odd expression. Ginny couldn’t place it at first. His jaw was tight, his brow low, and his eyes hard.
He looked… anguished.
A tiny bloom of embarrassment tried to take hold at the thought of him seeing her like this, but after half a second, she realized she couldn’t muster the energy to truly care.
“Your brothers are on their way,” her dad urged, giving her shoulder a squeeze. “Bill and George ought to be here any moment.”
Ginny laughed wetly. “Couldn't pull Fred away from the shop?
Mum froze and Dad’s eyes fluttered in pain.
An all consuming sense of foreboding came over her at the looks on both their faces.
“What is it?” she breathed. “Where’s Fred?”
continue reading on ao3
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@hprecfest Day 5: a non ao3 fic
New Year by scared of clouds
Ship: Sirius/Remus, James/Lily
Rating: Teen And Up
Relevant Tags: Canon compliant
Warnings: N/A
Word Count: 92,476
Lily Evans is planning on seeing the New Year in alone, then just getting through the rest of the year with as few problems as possible. Unfortunately for Lily Evans, very little in her life is that simple. Still, what difference can a year make? 1977 through the eyes of L & J.
#hprecfest#hprecfest2023#jily#jily fic#jily fic rec#fic rec#lily evans#james potter#hp fandom#harry potter fandom#where queue go
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HP Rec Fest - Day 14
Prompt: A favorite series @hprecfest
There's little I like more than settling into a good, long series, but I'm picky if I'm going to be spending a lot of time with a story. It needs to have great characterization, a plot and charcters arcs I can invest in, and terrific writing. These have all of those elements and more.
The "Adelaverse" series by @kellychambliss
"My Journal About My Life and Stephen and Miranda” by Adela
2. "Now That I'm Older" by Adela
3. Inamorata
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Original Character, Severus Snape
Pairing: Minerva/Severus
Rating: K/G - T/PG-13
Summary: Severus and Minerva, disguised as Muggles, are observed by their precocious teen neighbor, who enjoys speculating about the mysterious couple next door.
Why You Should Check It Out:
This series, comprising 3 stories, is a wonderful take on the third-person observer. It throws Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape into Muggle America and the sights of precocious twelve-year-old Adela.
Kelly's Minerva/Severus is always rich and complex, and the original characters, especially Adela, are wonderful.
It's wry, and tender, and funny, and exactly what I'd imagine these characters to be like in this situation. It's a lovely read for those who like happy endings without sappiness or doe-eyed visions of happily-ever-after.
The Minerva Quartet by @eldritcher
Thy Kingdom Come
2. I, Alastor
3. How do you like your blue-eyed boys?
4. O Gentle Faustus
Characters: Alastor Moody, Alice Longbottom, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Lucius Malfoy, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Voldemort, Charlus Potter
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Lucius/Minerva, Abraxas/Voldemort
Rating: M/R
Summary: Thematically related stories about he beautiful and dreadful parts of being humans who love.
Why You Should Check It Out:
Eldritcher's stories cut to the heart of what it is to long for what we know we should not want, and knowing the price, want it just the same.
The main characters are self-aware enough to understand important things about themselves and one another but often helpless to change their course, which is, of course, the most human of failings.
Eldritcher has an excellent sense of the little details that reveal character. The stories have the quality of a particularly lucid dream; they suggest things, but never hit the you over the head with them, allowing the reader to suss out the important bits and the themes that animate them, and there are occasional surprises that shock the reader out of any misplaced complacency regarding what a particular character will and won't do.
Literary and mythological allusions and references are woven deftly through the work, and I adore the way Eldritcher makes Hogwarts castle a character in its own right.
The "Resolving a Misunderstanding" and "Death's Dominion" series by MMADfan
Resolving a Misunderstanding
2. The Unsentimental Arithmancer
3. An Unexpected Shower
4. A Holiday with the Headmaster
5. Malcolm's Tale of Angus Óg
6. Obliging Minerva
7. Invisible Lover
8. A Christmas for Aberforth
9. An Act of Love
10. Death's Dominion
11. Enter, Peacetime
12. A Long Vernal Season (incomplete)
Main Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Poppy Pomfrey, Hermione Granger and a cast of thousands.
Pairings: Multiple, but the main ones are Albus/Minerva and Poppy/Severus, plus multple pairings with OCs.
Rating: Stories range from K+/PG to MA/NC-17.
Summary: The main focus of the first series, which takes place before the events of the 7 Potter books, is the epic romance between Minerva and Albus, with some shorter pieces that focus on some of MMADfan's fabulous original characters. The Death's Dominion series takes place during the 7 Potter books and later, and focuses Severus's life as a spy for Dumbledore and his attempts to come to terms with life after the war.
Why You Should Check It Out:
If you're looking for total immersion in the wizarding world, thess are the series for you.
This is truly an epic arc, with over a million words total, but the length allows MMADfan the scope to create an incredibly vivid wizarding world, populated with a huge cast of canon and original characters. The wordlbuilding is impressive, and the storytelling vivid, but what stands out to me are the characters. Not only does the author breathe fascinating life into canon characters we see only peripherally in the HP series, but she creates some of the best OCs I've ever encountered, in fanfic or original fic. (Her Gertrude Gamp and Gertrude's son Gareth are two of the best I've ever read.)
The Nox Lumina Series by eudaemonia
Lux Prima
2. Ministry
3. Turn the Light
4. Woman
5. Redeemer
6. Drown
7. Leopard's Tongue
8. Reveries
9. Nox Lumina
Characters: Alastor Moody, Albus Dumbledore, Amelia Bones, Cornelius Fudge, Filius Flitwick, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Harry Potter, Horace Slughorn, Lucius Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Minerva McGonagall, Pomona Sprout, Severus Snape, Sirius Black
Pairing: Minerva/Severus
Rating: MA/NC-17
Summary: The love story of Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape, framed by the 2019 album Lux Prima by Karen O and Danger Mouse.
Why You Should Check It Out:
I love stories that show us what characters like Minerva and Severus keep hidden—their foibles, their doubts, and their inconsistencies.
These are not comfortable people, and there are no easy answers here. It’s a guilty pleasure to watch two intelligent characters try, and so often fail, to understand their own motivations and needs. They butt heads, rub up against one another (literally and figuratively), and ultimately provide something that neither of them finds elsewhere.
The comfort they find is matched by the pain they cause one another, as I can only imagine it would be, given these characters and their circumstances.
In addition to the delicious, delicious angst, it includes some moments of lightness and humor, which settle perfectly on these two.
The Ways of Minerva series by margaretrevie
The Way It Should Have Been
2. Die in Thy Lap, Be Buried in Thy Eyes
3. The Way It Was After
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, James Potter, Lily Evans, Poppy Pomfrey, Rolanda Hooch, Tom Riddle, lots of canon and original characters
Pairings: Albus/Minerva, Minerva/OC, James/Lily, Poppy/Rolanda
Rating: From M/R to MA/NC-17
Summary: The story of Minerva McGonagall from the start of her Hogwarts career as a student.
Why You Should Check It Out:
This series is a long-arc story that hits—and artfully subverts—many of the usual tropes and expectations for an Albus/Minerva fic.
The first fic focusses on the development of Minerva and Albus's relationship, from her schooldays to her early days as a teacher.
The second is a brief interlude with Poppy and Rolanda, and the latter's dream of an erotic interlude with their friend, Minerva.
The third continues the Albus/Minerv story, with an additional focus on the James/Lily arc that begins near the end of the first story.
The series wins a place alongside some of my favorites because it delivers what I always want but seldom get from fic about this ship: a deep and unflinching exploration of the complexities of a relationship between two powerful, flawed characters. It digs beyond the obvious issues of power dynamics and age differences to get at fundamental differences between their personalities and worldviews which love may or may not overcome.
This Minerva and Albus are each far from perfect, and far from perfect for one another, and author margaretrevie doesn’t shy away from the less attractive aspects of their personalities: Albus’s enormous ego and his desperate need to be admired, and Minerva’s intolerance of what she sees as frailty or moral imperfection. The length of the fic gives the characters room to change and grow over time, which is part of what makes it such a satisfying read.
The story also features some powerful magic of a kind that one encounters in other fics, but rarely are the practical and emotional ramifications for the characters who practice it so thoughtfully and poignantly explored. I won’t spoil it for you with too much detail, but the author takes a trope particularly beloved of AD/MM shippers and gives it a realistic (in the HP realm) treatment that delivers a punch to the gut.
Added to all that, you’ll find satisfying and surprising backstory for several familiar HP characters as icing on this lovely, richly textured cake.
#hprecfest#hprecfest2023#hp fic rec#long fic#minerva mcgonagall#severus snape#albus dumbledore#alastor moody
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