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hdcup_mod (hdcup_mod) wrote in hd_worldcup,
@ 2008-04-09 22:52:00

Entry tags:

fic, pg, prompt: the magician, round i, team fanon

At Childhood's End - Team Fanon
Title: At Childhood's End
Team: Fanon
Author: mahoganyhandle
Prompt: The Magician
Wordcount: ~38k
Rating: PG
Warnings:
Summary: When Harry comes across a fallen branch of an elder tree and accidentally bonds with it, his life changes beyond his wildest imaginings.
Author's Note: Magician: Immanent, spiritual, and Mercurial transmutation from potential to kinetic, focusing on maturation, (limitless) power, self-confidence, initiative, determination, communication, new beginnings; coming of age. Link.

Betas: A, L

At Childhood's End

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How well did the author/artist use their Prompt? 1 to 9 (1 being the least)

How much did you like this story/art overall? 1 to 9 (1 being the least)

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twistedmiracle
2008-04-10 06:22 pm UTC (link)

oh! oooooohhhh....
that was intriguing, fascinating, engaging. you caught me and held me tight and kept me enthralled. THANK YOU.
i really, really enjoyed this one. i enjoyed trying to puzzle out the mystery. i enjoyed harry's growing concern for and interest in draco. i enjoyed your fleshing out of ollivander. i enjoyed harry's new life.
i enjoyed... dayyam, i enjoyed pretty much everything. i look forward to learning your name!

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	fandomlurker 2008-04-10 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	I really enjoyed the magic/fantasy of this. And I love the idea of Harry (and Luna and Dean) living on a boat. (Reply to this)

	alicambs 2008-04-10 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	Absolutely fascinating! I really enjoyed reading, it was highly original and beautifully written. (Reply to this)

greenjuly
2008-04-11 03:52 am UTC (link)

Although your summary sounded kind of cracky (Harry bonding with a tree branch?) it did intrigue me enough to click on this fic, even though I don’t much like fanon!Draco. (The fact that you borrowed a title from the late, great Arthur C. Clarke didn’t hurt either). This was maybe not truly to my taste but a very original and intriguing fic nonetheless. The mythology of the green man is an interesting topic, and it was cool to see Harry depicted as a wand-maker (or indeed, as anything other than an Auror).

Ollivander's only response to Harry's spluttering outrage was to suggest that the branch might subject itself to being "spruced up a bit."
Heh heh. I love puns like this.

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	sophie84 2008-04-14 03:42 am UTC (link)
	That was beautiful. Thank you. (Reply to this)

pirateninjax.livejournal.com
2008-04-22 06:10 am UTC (link)

"Usually—of people who have died or will die shortly," Malfoy conceded, "but I am made of awesome, so I am the exception to the rule."

best. line. ever.

i'm rather pumped about the ending. letting draco prove his worth [since harry knocked himself out with all that power] and hermione pulling everyone in to make sure it all went okay for the most part. wonderful, just wonderful!

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leela_cat
2008-04-22 04:05 pm UTC (link)

I loved Harry as a wandmaker, and his continued insistence that he hadn't bonded to a magical creature. Until he couldn't deny it any longer. I did wonder how the bond happened. Although part of me assumed that it was related to Harry's acceptance of the branch wand, which came from Draco's tree.

I also very much liked the fantastical elements of this story and the way that Harry and Draco became attached to each other. And that the branch wand was a gift from Draco.

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	bonfoi 2008-07-05 07:07 pm UTC (link)
	I just read this and am blown away by how you used the characterizations and the wood to drive the story! Fantastic imagery and prose! I rec'd this at hp_alternate...it's too good to miss! (Reply to this)