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Beth H (bethbethbeth) wrote in hp_beholder,
@ 2012-05-04 12:41:00

Entry tags:

beholder_2012, fic, ollivander, ollivander/hagrid, rating:pg, rubeus hagrid, slash

FIC: "Choosing the Wizard" for synn
Recipient: synn
Author: albalark
Title: Choosing the Wizard
Rating: PG
Pairings: Garrick Ollivander/Rubeus Hagrid
Word Count: 14,390
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *[None]*.
Summary: Garrick Ollivander is a lost soul after everyone leaves Muriel’s house to go fight in the Battle of Hogwarts. How will he fit back into a world where he feels responsible for handing Voldemort the ultimate deadly weapon?
Author's Notes: Beta’d by my dear friend B, who is, I am sure, regretting her rash offer to beta this story, since she got it over a weekend when both of her boys were sick. Thank you, my dear, you went above and beyond the call. Any remaining mistakes are my own bloody fault.
I hope this fic is to your liking synn, though I profusely apologize for the lack of pr0n. The two main characters had a long, plotty story to tell and by the time they were done, I ran out of both time and room (see the ridiculous word count). It is a bit angsty, though I don’t think it’s excessively so, but I think you will like the ending. :-)

Choosing the Wizard

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snapelike
2012-05-07 08:12 am UTC (link)

"On the surface, it looks ungainly and unattractive. But under the surface lurks a wood of surpassing loveliness, prized not only for its beauty, but for its interlocking grain which makes it uncommonly strong and resilient."

What a declaration of love...

This was sweet and painful and so very well written. What a love story. The innocent, honest Hagrid is described so well here. Ollivander... oh, yes. That is precisely how he'd feel.

One part of this I especially liked was their account of the wands of the wizards and witches killed by Voldemort. Very sad and painful.

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	albalark 2012-05-27 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much, Snapelike, for your lovely comment, and for generously rec-ing this story on you journal; both were much appreciated! It pleases me that you liked it so well and thought it well written. I struggled with this pairing and I really wanted to do it justice. Thanks again! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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