3/3 Additional Likes and Dislikes (Important Note: your artist or author is not required to take these additional preferences about setting, era, tone, etc. into account, but it might help them come up with ideas, so include as many as you like. This is not the space for hard and fast triggers or squicks; those should be placed in the list of elements that you are unwilling to receive above.)
well first of all I'm craving some MMAD (Albus Dumbledore/Minerva McGonagall) stuff so I would really like to get something with that pairing. (or something Amelia Bones/Rufus Scrimgeour- with a cameo of Albus/Minerva)
If fanwork is MMAD:
I want strong,rich characterization with moments that reflect their best personal qualities (unwavering loyalty, selflessness, compassion,etc)
If possible include one scene with Minerva's Canon Family (revealed in pottermore)- if you don't want to explicitly include them just make a mention (specially of her muggle-minister!father)
I would really love this song to be part of the fanwork one way or another (but not songfic- unless you can really make it work: Richard Harris- Proposal
I am fond of fics in which either Albus or Minerva have a secret talent (like Albus being a good singer or good at waltz; or Minerva being a good painter,etc)
I'm fond of missing moments (like what were Minerva/Albus doing in CoS before they found petrified Colin Creevey (together? wink)
*Deep friendship that develops into strong, enduring romantic love (After all, Minerva is Albus right hand person- so I see them as equals who trust each other have no secrets from each other,etc- keep this quote in mind):
(also including Dumbledore standing firmly in support of halfbood!Minerva and wanting, genuinely and without ulterior motives, to help better the relationship between the wizard world and muggle)
MuggleAU! where MMAD are professors at Oxford/Cambridge keeping their romance a secret
Going to a Quidditch game together or doing something together.
Doing something selfless and genuine for each other.
AU! where Dumbledore "faked" his death/murder and McGonagall knows and they reunite after the battle of hogwarts.
Other ideas (not exclusive to either pairing but can be used for either or both):
traveling the world together/ visiting different wizard cultures
studying magic together
working together during the First Wizard War
exploration of the wizard world and what magic can do.
Wizard party (if MMAD- please include scottish traditions)
if you have any idea that you think might be good- go ahead! (but I really want something MMAD)
as far as dislikes go, I really dislike cynical!McGonagall (as In constantly criticizing dumbledore and thinking "he's not that great) I seen it in quite a few fics and I hate it, you can have her disagree with him, strongly even, but don't have her secretly hate his guts. Same with puppet-master-heart-of-stone-thinks of everyone as pawns- self-centered!Albus. nor do I like secretly-Anti!Muggle Dumbledore.
I don't like McGonagall portrayed to hate students- that's snape's canon role.
I don't want Scrimgeour or Bones to be 100% anti-dumbledore- just slightly concerned of the the way he does things without asking ministry's help.