(Beauty is in) The Eye of the Beholder
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Fri, Apr. 26th, 2013, 06:12 am
![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) atdelphi: FIC: "Save the Last Dance for Me" for thisaestus
Recipient: thisaestus Author/Artist: ??? Title: Save the Last Dance for Me Rating: PG Pairings: Poppy Pomfrey/Minerva McGonagall Word Count: ~ 3,5 k Medium:Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary: Poppy hadn’t expected to find someone this late in life, but she was far from complaining. Author's/Artist's Notes: I have never written either of those characters as the main focus of a fic before, let alone that pairing, and it was interesting as well as enjoyable. It probably wouldn’t hurt to know Minerva’s secondary canon for this fic as I used it quite a bit. Otherwise it sticks to canon as much as possible and takes place mostly during OotP. Many thanks go to W for beta’ing and cheerleading and to the mods for running this! I really hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it, thisaestus! ( Save the Last Dance for Me )
Wed, Apr. 24th, 2013, 06:27 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Second Chances" for woldy
Available on AO3 here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/819541Recipient: woldy Author/Artist: ??? Title: Second Chances Rating: PG Pairings: Amelia Bones/Minerva McGonagall Word Count: 1212 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary:The Minister for Magic may think Harry Potter doesn't deserve second chances, but Amelia Bones hopes she does. Author's/Artist's Notes:Many thanks to my beta, P. ( Second Chances )
Mon, Apr. 22nd, 2013, 06:33 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Sunlight in the Garden" for _hannelore
Recipient: _hannelore Author/Artist: ??? Title: Sunlight in the Garden Rating: (very light) R Pairings: Pomona Sprout/Alice Longbottom Word Count: 4,300 words Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * References to the emotional fallout of the attack on the Longbottoms; references to memory loss*. Summary: Pomona hasn't seen Neville since he was a baby, but the moment he steps into her greenhouse, the past begins chasing her down. Author's/Artist's Notes: Dear _hannelore, it was such a pleasure to explore Pomona as a character, and I really hope you enjoy this! Thanks go to T, A and S for beta-reading. The title is, obviously, inspired by Louis MacNeice's beautiful poem, The Sunlight on the Garden. ( Sunlight in the Garden )
Fri, Apr. 19th, 2013, 08:43 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Better Than Nothing" for didodikali
Recipient: didodikali Author/Artist: ??? Title: Better Than Nothing Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Marietta Edgecombe/Pansy Parkinson Word Count: 3,290 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Hints of emotional abuse, and implied underage sexual actions (Marietta is 17 and Pansy is 16)*. Summary: The world ignored Marietta Edgecombe with blank stares and cold silence; Pansy Parkinson was like a crackling fire in the center of the big, wide winter all around her. Author's/Artist's Notes: Big thanks to my beta readers, and I really hope you like this, didodikali! ( Better Than Nothing )
Tue, Apr. 16th, 2013, 06:21 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Love and Choice" for kelly_chambliss
Recipient: kelly_chambliss Author/Artist: ??? Title: Love and Choice Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch Word Count: 1,200 Contents or warnings (highlight to view): * None* Summary: A missing moment. Author's/Artist's Notes: Canon doesn't have Minerva returning to Hogwarts until after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. I tweaked that a bit and have her coming back before. Thanks to G. for reading. ( Read more... )
Wed, Apr. 10th, 2013, 07:17 am
atdelphi: FIC: "A Cliff in July" for notearchiver
Recipient: notearchiver Author: ??? Title: A Cliff in July Rating: Mature (R) Pairings: Marietta Edgecombe/Millicent Bulstrode Word Count: ~ 5000 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Characters are 17*. Summary: A chance meeting at a remote Muggle hotel, the summer when everything changes. Author's/Artist's Notes: Thanks so much to my wonderful beta, N. ( A Cliff in July )
Thu, May. 17th, 2012, 11:56 am
bethbethbeth: FIC: " The Two Names of Xiomara Rolanda Hooch " for noeon
"The Two Names of Xiomara Rolanda Hooch" can now be found on AO3Recipient: noeonAuthor: pauraqueTitle: The Two Names of Xiomara Rolanda Hooch Rating: PG-13/Teen Pairing: Hooch/McGonagall Word Count: ~2400 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary: Hogwarts changes. She changes. Author's Notes: I'm told that JKR provided some additional backstory for Minerva on Pottermore, but I haven't read it, so if you have, just pretend you haven't! Thanks to D for taming the wild semicolons. Any remaining errors or infelicities are my own. ( The Two Names of Xiomara Rolanda Hooch )
Tue, May. 15th, 2012, 03:54 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "In the Shadow of a Black Hole" for miramiraficfic
Recipient: miramiraficfic Author/Artist: ??? Title: In the Shadow of a Black Hole Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Andromeda Tonks/Rita Skeeter Word Count: ~1200 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary: Why did she let Rita Skeeter into her home? Author's/Artist's Notes: Thanks to M. for reading. Thank you to the mod for being so incredibly patient! ( In the Shadow of a Black Hole )
Tue, May. 8th, 2012, 03:13 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Chosen and Accepted" for woldy
Recipient: woldyAuthor: ??? Title: Chosen and Accepted Rating: PG Pairings: Andromeda Tonks/Augusta Longbottom, with references to Andromeda/Ted, Augusta/Frank Snr, Augusta/Minerva Word Count: 4000 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * References to canon character deaths *. Summary: They meet, inauspiciously, at a funeral. Author's Notes: Many thanks to K for the beta, and to Beth for being an Awesome Mod. woldy, I hope you enjoy this. I loved the idea of this pairing, and when I came to write it I found that I could not do it without reference to their very similar life situations, left raising grandsons alone. There is therefore a considerable amount of Teddy in this fic, but I have tried, re your sign-up request, to not make it the absolute focus of the story. I hope the result works for you. ( Chosen and Accepted )
Tue, Apr. 24th, 2012, 01:01 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Not Exactly the First Blush of Youth" for chantefable
Recipient: chantefableAuthor: ??? Title: Not Exactly the First Blush of Youth Rating: PG Pairings: Galatea Merrythought/Griselda Marchbanks Word Count: ~2650 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * A bit of graphic detail of dismemberment*. Summary: Galatea Merrythought may be seventy-two years old, but she's not without the ability to be useful. Author's Notes: My deepest thanks to my beta, who will be credited after reveals, and to chantefable, who inspired me to write about characters I had never before even considered. Thank you! ( Not Exactly the First Blush of Youth )
Thu, Apr. 19th, 2012, 01:40 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Bookworms and Broomsticks" for merenwen
Recipient: merenwenAuthor/Artist: ??? Title: Bookworms and Broomsticks Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Hermione/Andromeda Word Count: 4543 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * adultery?*. Summary: Common interests draw two witches together in a way neither imagined possible. Author's/Artist's Notes: I hope I've managed to make this little side journey seem like a bit of a "deleted scene" when it comes to canon. Many thanks to my awesomesauce beta G ♥ ( Bookworms and Broomsticks )
Wed, Apr. 18th, 2012, 01:47 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Irma's Library" for therealsnape
Recipient: therealsnapeAuthor: miramiraficficTitle: Irma’s Library Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Irma Pince/Minerva McGonagall, Irma Pince/Horace Slughorn, Irma Pince/Rolanda Hooch, Irma Pince/Severus Snape, Irma Pince/Madam Rosmerta, Irma Pince/Filius Flitwick, Irma Pince/Argus Filch Word Count: 2,000 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * [Erm, consensual non-monogamy? Other than that, I got nothin’.]*. Summary: Everyone knows there are two types of librarian in the world. And everyone knows which type Irma Pince is. Or so they think. Author's Notes: I admit, I had a little trouble deciding what to do with such an open-ended request at first, but Irma stepped up and insisted on having her story – or stories, rather – told. I hope you enjoy, therealsnape! To read "Irma's Library" at AO3, Click Here!( Irma's Library )
Mon, Apr. 16th, 2012, 01:12 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Adamantine" for dexstarr
Recipient: dexstarr Author: woldy Title: Adamantine Rating: PG-13 Pairing: Millicent Bulstrode/Madam Hooch Word Count: ~7,600 words Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): [multiple deaths, but not the pairing characters]*. Summary: St Mungos is turning people away and there are dozens of bodies heaped in the Hogsmeade cemetery, but it's not until Harry Potter dies that people start panicking. Author's Notes: Thanks to dexstarr for the great prompts and for giving me the chance to write about these two ladies taking on the end of the world together. A million thanks to my fantastic beta, D, without whose help the apocalypse would be far less elegant. ( Adamantine )
Wed, May. 18th, 2011, 01:52 pm
beholder_mod: FIC: "Souvenirs and Lost Luggage" for florahart
Recipient: florahartAuthor: girl_tarte / tarteaucitronTitle: Souvenirs and Lost Luggage Rating: PG Pairings: Petunia Dursley/OFC (pre-slash), Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss (established) Word Count: 5900 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * none*. Summary: In 2003, Petunia leaves Little Whinging for good. It is four years before she can talk about it. Author's Notes: copious thanks are due to louise_lux for helping me come up with the idea and think it through, to buckleberry for beta-ing carefully as usual and helping me to be more thoughtful, and to bethbethbeth for her extreme forbearance and encouragement in adverse times. <3 ( Souvenirs and Lost Luggage )
Mon, May. 16th, 2011, 01:51 pm
beholder_mod: FIC: "Let Us Escape Our Troubles" for tetleythesecond
Recipient: tetleythesecond Author: songquakeTitle: Let Us Escape Our Troubles Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Augusta Longbottom Word Count: 11,708 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary: How terribly strange to be seventy… ("Old Friends", Simon and Garfunkel) Author's Notes: tetleythesecond, I hope you love this. It's been a true labour of love. I'm so grateful to have been given the opportunity to work with these characters. I hope it's got enough realism - and theoretical magic - for you. To my beta T, thank you ever so for whipping this into shape at the last possible moment. You're a lifesaver. All remaining mistakes are mine. And finally, bethbethbeth, I thank you immensely for hosting this fest, for promoting unpopular characters, and for putting up with my terribly slow writing and revising process. You're a gentlewoman and a scholar. "Let Us Escape Our Troubles"( Don't forget to return to this post to leave feedback for the author!)
Sun, May. 15th, 2011, 12:20 pm
beholder_mod: FIC: "Flooding Rains" for arcadian_dream
Recipient: arcadian_dreamAuthor/Artist: curia_regisTitle: Flooding Rains Rating: R Pairings: Petunia/Lily Word Count: 1058 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Incest*. Summary: "They're her moments and she knows nobody else ( especially not James) can ever make Lily feel that way." Author's/Artist's Notes: I hope you like this, arcadian_dream! Thank you to A for the beta! ( Flooding Rains )
Thu, May. 12th, 2011, 01:45 pm
beholder_mod: FIC: "Out of Order" for venturous
Recipient: venturousAuthor: alwaysasnapefan Title: Out of Order Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Luna Lovegood/Moaning Myrtle Word Count: 3,838 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * [None.]*. Summary: If there are two good things that have come about as a result of her mother's passing, they are her ability to see Thestrals and her healthy fascination with death. Author's/Artist's Notes: Much thanks to Supes for ideas and beta work. ( Out of Order )
Tue, May. 10th, 2011, 01:07 pm
beholder_mod: FIC: "(Im)Proper Conduct" for alwaysasnapefan
Recipient: alwaysasnapefanAuthor: arcadian_dreamTitle: (Im)Proper Conduct Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Pomona Sprout/Irma Pince Word Count: 1350 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * A bit fluffy.* Summary: It is the scent of her that clings to the air: warm, and earthy; dirt and skin and the faintest sheen of prickling sweat that draws Irma back to life on this night, in this moment. Author's Notes: thank you, bethbethbeth for putting up with me; and to alwaysasnapefan for your lovely request. I haven't quite managed to get the adult content up and running in this fic, but I hope you still enjoy it ♥ ( (Im)Proper Conduct )
Mon, May. 9th, 2011, 02:14 pm
beholder_mod: FIC: "Fostering Witch-Muggle Understanding" for songquake
Recipient: songquake Author: slytherite Title: Fostering Witch-Muggle Understanding Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Hestia Jones/Petunia Dursley, background Vernon Dursley/Petunia Dursley Word Count: 13,848 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Adultery in a dying marriage, homophobia, a few swears, and strongly implied sex. *. Summary: One can learn a lot from a freak, Hestia Jones discovers, if one is willing to take the time to listen. Author's Notes: Songquake requested plot, canon compliance, homo/bisexuality, and collisions between the wizarding and Muggle worlds; the last prompt was absolutely irresistible, particularly when Petunia poked her nose into it. Hopefully I’ve done it justice here. I’d like to thank bethbethbeth for running this fantastic fest, my fandom-unaffiliated sister for telling me that "whirly blades" is not nearly as mellifluous a phrase as I’d thought (and giving me a much-needed prod to finish), and J.K. Rowling for making the whole thing possible. "Fostering Witch-Muggle Understanding"( Don't forget to return to this post to leave feedback for the author!)
Fri, May. 6th, 2011, 02:44 pm
beholder_mod: FIC: "The Ladies of Godric's Hollow" for featherxquill
Recipient: featherxquillAuthor: tetleythesecondTitle: The Ladies of Godric's Hollow Rating: R Pairings: Griselda Marchbanks/Bathilda Bagshot, implied background Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald, with appearances of a canon-character's semi-original aunt. Word Count: 17,000 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None.* Summary: Griselda Marchbanks and Bathilda Bagshot are two women with a dream and sound principles. However, when Bathilda's nephew pays them a visit in the summer of 1899, the question arises how to stay true to them. Author's Notes: This comes with fervent gratitude to my fantastic betas, Kelly Chambliss and Pale Moonlite, who worked miracles on this tale. Dear featherxquill, I had the hardest time choosing between your wonderful prompts -- I hope you like what I did with this. One literal and one paraphrased quote are from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, page 287 of the British hardcover edition. "The Ladies of Godric's Hollow"( Don't forget to return to this post to leave feedback for the author!)
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