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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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atdelphi
2011-05-10 10:07 pm UTC (link)

*gropes around for adequate words*

As soon as I hit, "There's no driveway," I knew I was going to positively adore this story. I am absolutely in love with your Hestia, and while I've never had much sympathy for Petunia as a character, the way she relates to Hestia made me love her too.

This story is just plain charming in the best of ways, drawing me in to read it one happy rush, full of wittiness and on-the-nose comparisons between the Muggle and wizarding worlds, and poignant in just the right spots. Reading this made my day, and I just know I'll be coming back to it in future whenever I want to read something smart, funny, and perfectly characterised.

*rushes off to rec like whoa*

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