Recipient: omens @ DW
Author/Artist: krechet/seatbeltdrivein
Title: Beauty Is: a not-quite-love story in four bars and one hotel
Rating: NC17
Pairings: Sirius Black/Eileen Snape
Word Count: 2747
Warnings: Age discrepancy (Sirius is 18, Eileen is…40-ish? She’s a cougar, we’ll just say), drinking, bar hopping, sex, body image issues, extremely vague hints at an abusive past relationship (guess who?), bizarre drunk humor, almost anonymous sex
Summary: “Eileen was always told she’d never be her own person, and she agreed. But that didn’t mean she couldn’t wander outside the lines on occasion.” A night on the town, Sirius Black, and juvenile discussions. Eileen learns that there’s a life beyond her ex-husband, and Sirius just loves all women everywhere.
Author's/Artist's Notes: I know you said you hated infidelity in fics, so I wanted to note ahead of time that Eileen has divorced Tobias in this. I hope you enjoy it! :) And just fyi, the song Sirius butchers is “Heart of Glass” by Blondie, which may or may not have been popular in the UK in 1980. I’m pretending it was.

( Beauty Is: a not-quite-love story in four bars and one hotel )

Recipient: leela_cat
Author/Artist: magnetic_pole
Title: Air Heart
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch (background Minerva McGonagall/Walburga Black)
Word Count: 7,814
Warnings: None
Summary: Minerva McGonagall takes flight.
Author's/Artist's Notes: Leela, you mentioned that you were interested in alternative explanations of canon events. I hope this fits the bill. Thanks to S for beta assistance, and all of my appreciation to our fearless mod for her support and patience and for continuing to support this wonderful fest.

( Air Heart )