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beholder_mod (beholder_mod) wrote in hp_beholder,
@ 2011-05-09 14:14:00

Entry tags:

beholder_2011, femslash, fic, hestia jones, hestia/petunia, petunia dursley, rating:pg13

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"

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tetleythesecond
2011-05-10 06:10 pm UTC (link)

Oh, this is beautiful! Your Hestia is a darling, and I loved seeing Petunia come into her own in this wonderful, believable story. Love that they have to come to terms with a few things, and that this takes them some time. And all the fun little bits of fanon and canon meta -- like this:

"He thinks you're all queers," said Petunia, sipping her own brandy. "Not that you are, of course. At the rate you breed. And you marry so young." She sniffed. "All shotgun weddings, of course."

Also, ♥ for Merlin's ancestors and double-pronged thingummies, Freud, wands and all that, and for Witch-Muggle understanding! (Personally, I'm convinced that Hestia will never get the hang of that oven.

I need a Wales vs. Uganda mug.

Wonderful fic!

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