(Beauty is in) The Eye of the Beholder
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Tue, May. 12th, 2009, 12:00 pm
![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) bethbethbeth: FIC: "Finding Viktor Krum" for femmequixotic
And here, with "Finding Viktor Krum," we have the final entry in this year's ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) hp_beholder exchange. The third fic/art round-up will be posted later today and the pre-reveal Master List will be posted tomorrow, so remember to leave comments for all the talented (and still-anonymous) exchange participants.
Recipient: femmequixoticAuthor: atdelphiTitle: Finding Viktor Krum Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Albus Potter/Viktor Krum Word Count: ~13,000 Warnings: n/a Summary: "A man walks into a pub..." Or, how the universe played a joke on Albus Severus Potter and how he learned to go along with it. Author's Notes: A heartfelt thank-you to my long-suffering beta, and to Femme for setting me this challenge. I had a lot of fun with these characters and I really hope you do too. ( Finding Viktor Krum )
Mon, May. 11th, 2009, 01:20 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Much Better Days" for dognmonkeyshow
Recipient: dognmonkeyshow Author: r_grayjoy Title: Much Better Days Rating: Hard R/NC-17 Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Alastor Moody Word Count: 2,085 Summary: The first time it happened was eight months into the first war with Voldemort. Author's Notes: Massive thanks, first and foremost, to bethbethbeth for not giving up on me. My heartfelt gratitude also to R. for being there, as always. And finally, thanks to dognmonkeyshow for the prompt that brought my writing mojo home! ( Much Better Days )
Mon, May. 11th, 2009, 12:20 pm
bethbethbeth: ART: "Contrast" for vissy
Recipient: vissyArtist: tripperfunsterTitle: Contrast Rating: G Pairings: Hagrid/Snape Word Count: na Warnings: none Summary: big/small, hairy/smooth, younger/older Artist's Notes: Vissy said she liked physical contrasts, so I hope this pleases her! Pose is shamelessly stolen from an older movie poster. Can you guess which one? ( Contrast )
Sun, May. 10th, 2009, 12:01 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "A Toast to Lord Voldemort" for woldy
Recipient: woldyAuthor/Artist: magnetic_poleTitle: A Toast to Lord Voldemort Rating: PG Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Augusta Longbottom Word Count: 4500 Summary: Neville joins an unexpected celebration. ( A Toast to Lord Voldemort )
Sun, May. 10th, 2009, 12:00 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Two, Divided Briefly" for snapesgirl_62
Recipient: snapesgirl Author: ze_dragonTitle: Two, Divided Briefly Pairing: Grey Lady/Bloody Baron Rating: PG Word Count: ~1400 Summary: The Bloody Baron didn't like reminders, but the Grey Lady had nothing but reminders to offer. Author's Notes: Thanks to my betas for their speedy and brilliant work. And mucho mucho thanks to the mod that dealt with my crazy lateness. The title is from Emily Dikinson's The Grave( Two, Divided Briefly )
Sat, May. 9th, 2009, 12:02 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "The Hand That's Dealt" for miss_morland
Recipient: miss_morlandAuthor/Artist: regan_vTitle: The Hand That’s Dealt Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Snape/Filch Word Count: 3800 Warnings: None. Both characters are adults. Summary: Filch might be a squib, but he was a pureblood. Author's/Artist's Notes: miss_morland, I hope you enjoy this. As ever, P improved this quite a bit. She has a fine ear, and I’m very grateful for her skill as beta. ( The Hand That's Dealt )
Sat, May. 9th, 2009, 12:00 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Such is the Flare Through" for miramiraficfic
Recipient: miramiraficficAuthor: injustice_worthTitle: Such is the Flare Through Rating: PG Pairings: Rufus Scrimgeour/Rita Skeeter. sort of? Word Count: 2620 Warnings: Not much. Rufus does a bit of cursing but, well, that's Rufus, and it really isn't terribly excessive. Summary: The press has been at it again, revealing Ministry secrets. Auror Rufus Scrimgeour has just about had it with the whole lot of them, particularly with the harpy known as Rita Skeeter. Unfortunately for Rufus, Or, in which Rufus has further issues with women. Author's Notes: First war and all that, where Crouch is Barty Crouch Sr., Rufus and Moody are doing their Auror-ly duties, and so on. PROBABLY ought to say that no small part of the image of Rita held in mind comes from a mix of the Rita-ones o' skeeter_green, who portrays Rita far more aptly than I ever could, and featherxquill, who writes both Rita and Rufus far more skillfully than I've a prayer at chancing. Not to place any blame on them for the stilted/whatnot Rita produced here so much as to say that if anything about her is even vaguely Rita, they'd probably be why. Much of the gracias, then, to both of them. The title is from the same poem as the beginning bit, the line being as follows: "such / is the flare through memory or desire." At any rate. My apologies if this lacks in plot and such; the initial idea had a bit more of that, not to mention more characters and a McGonagall/Robards focus, bu-ut it kind of got out of control. So, er, hope this is acceptable annnnd je ne sais pas. LOVELY. DAY. ( Such is the Flare Through )
Fri, May. 8th, 2009, 12:08 pm
bethbethbeth: ART: "The Question and The Answer" for ze_dragon
Recipient: ze_dragonArtist: littleblackbowTitle: The Question and The Answer Rating: G Pairings: Arthur and Molly Medium: Markers, pen and ink Warnings: None Artist's Notes: I know it isn't porny, but I thought you might like this particular scene. And yeah, I can't believe how much Arthur ended up looking like his sons, too. It was so much fun to do!! Hope you like it. ( The Question and The Answer )
Fri, May. 8th, 2009, 11:59 am
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Playing For Keeps" for regan_v
Recipient: regan_vAuthor: vissyTitle: Playing For Keeps Rating: R Pairings: Eileen/Severus, (Eileen/Tobias) Word Count: 5800 Warnings: incest, dub-con Summary: Eileen Snape, former Captain of the Hogwarts Gobstones Team, is losing her marbles. Author's Notes: Regan V, this is a bit grim, but I hope you enjoy it. ( Playing For Keeps )
Thu, May. 7th, 2009, 12:07 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Tangled Webs" for r_grayjoy
Recipient: r_grayjoyAuthor/Artist: snapesgirlTitle: Tangled Webs Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Poppy Pomfrey/Rabastan Lestrange; Rabastan/Evan Rosier, implied Rabastan/Severus, Rabastan/Rodolphus. Word Count: 7728 Warnings: m/m, anal intercourse, voyeurism, Lestrangecest Summary: Rabastan Lestrange must marry to satisfy his family obligations. Rab decides to be old fashioned with his courting and learns a few things about friendship. Author's/Artist's Notes: You asked for some unusual/surprising characterizations for Rabastan Lestrange. And for first times (of all varieties), romance-not-schmoop, unlikely pairings and relationships, hurt/comfort, humor, snark, powerful women. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it for you. Disclaimer: HP is owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. ( Tangled Webs )
Thu, May. 7th, 2009, 12:03 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Two" for magnetic_pole
Recipient: magnetic_poleAuthor: miraielleTitle: Two Rating: R Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Septima Vector Word Count: 1348 Summary: There is a week until professors return, and Hogwarts will not wake. Author's Notes: Many many thanks to V, as ever. ( Two )
Wed, May. 6th, 2009, 12:06 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Dragon's Blood and Meadowsweet" for ragdoll
Recipient: ragdollAuthor: ldymusycTitle: Dragon's Blood and Meadowsweet Rating: NC-17 Pairing: Draco Malfoy/Millicent Bulstrode Word Count: 16,500 Warnings: Language, sex. Summary: "Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."Draco Malfoy takes an apprenticeship with a potions master after the war, and discovers the way to make a brew he never expected with a component he never considered. Side effects may occur; results may vary. Author's Notes: Ragdoll, I was terribly nervous to have received your name for this exchange, but I hope that this will catch your attention. I tried to incorporate your likes of fluffy angst, humor, banter, and exploration into an uncertain relationship, and even though I know these aren't your favorite characters, I do hope you enjoy. ( Dragon's Blood and Meadowsweet )
Tue, May. 5th, 2009, 12:00 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "The Caretaker and the Cat Lady" for donnaimmaculata
Recipient: donnaimmaculata Author: eeyore9990Title: The Caretaker and the Cat Lady Rating: PG Pairings: Argus Filch/Arabella Figg Word Count: ~3300 Warnings: None Summary: After giving testimony at young Harry's trial, Arabella goes to the Leaky for a bit of something to soothe her nerves. There, she meets a man who does nothing but unsettle them. Author's Notes: As I was looking through your list of preferred characters, this pairing leapt off the screen at me. I've never seen the pairing before, nor even any fic featuring Mrs Figg, and the idea of these two cat-loving Squibs finding each other utterly charmed me. I do hope you enjoy your fic as much as I enjoyed writing it, donnaimmaculata. Beta read by the incomparable A. ( The Caretaker and the Cat Lady )
Tue, May. 5th, 2009, 11:57 am
bethbethbeth: FIC: "A Slytherin Fairytale" for trickofthedark
Recipient: trickofthedarkAuthor: cat_goddessTitle: A Slytherin Fairytale Rating: PG Pairings: Millicent Bulstrode/Gregory Goyle Word Count: 1,186 Warnings: No real warnings. This is kind of fluffy. Summary: Love is found in the most unexpected places, at the most unexpected times. Gregory and Millicent find out that gala balls aren't always boring. Author's/Artist's Notes: Thank you, to our lovely mod for her understanding and giving me the extension. Trickofthedark, I hope you like this, even though it is short, and fluffy. I couldn't get into the frame of mind to write anything heavier than ( A Slytherin Fairytale )
Sun, May. 3rd, 2009, 01:29 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Between A Man And A Woman" for iamisaac
Recipient: iamisaac Author/Artist: ragdollTitle: Between A Man And A Woman Rating: Hard R/NC-17 Pairings: Molly Weasley/Arthur Weasley Word Count: 4700 Warnings: het sex Summary: When Molly Prewett's father doesn't approve of her choice of a husband, she is forced to take drastic measures in order to marry the man she loves. Author's/Artist's Notes: iamisaac, I can't tell you how happy I was to get your request. I'd been wanting to write this story for quite some time and your requests/suggested elements fit perfectly, thus giving me the excuse to finally do it. I sincerely hope you like it. Much thanks to my betas R. and S. and to bethbethbeth for being such a fab mod and for coming up with the idea for hp_beholder in the first place. ( Between A Man and A Woman )
Sun, May. 3rd, 2009, 01:12 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "The Backalley Annual C*cks*cking Contest" for featherxquill
( Modly apologies to the author for 'asterisking' the title. I take responsibility for this wimpy "above the cut tag" change, which was made for the sake of people reading this community at work or the like.) Recipient: featherxquillAuthor: woldyTitle: The Backalley Annual C*cks*cking Contest Rating: R Pairings: Rita Skeeter/Erato Zabini (implied Erato/husbands) Word Count: ~1600 words Warnings: switching first person POV, strap-ons, more than a hint of crack Summary: It wasn't anything as simple as sex appeal; if I had to put my finger on it I'd say they had charisma. And a talent for c*cks*cking, of course. Author's Notes: This plotbunny ambushed me, but it's a gamble for an exchange fic so I hope you like it, featherxquill! If not, then I'm happy to write you another story in recompense. With thanks to my lovely beta, & to Shar Rednour for the inspiration. ( The Backalley Annual C*cks*cking Contest )
Sat, May. 2nd, 2009, 12:00 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "The Migratory Habits of Seekers & Other Birds of Prey" for florahart
Recipient: florahartAuthor: femmequixoticTitle: The Migratory Habits of Seekers & Other Birds of Prey Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Harry/Viktor Word Count: ~16,200 Warnings: Semi-epilogue compliant Summary: One choice, one mad, desperate choice and everything I loved was gone. I'd known it would be the moment I said yes. Author's Notes: v Many thanks to my three betas, C, J and B. And huge thanks to bethbethbeth for her infinite patience. :) Flora, for the opportunity to write this, I owe you one. ( The Migratory Habits of Seekers & Other Birds of Prey )
Fri, May. 1st, 2009, 12:02 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "In a quiet moment, I'll teach you" for lee_west
Recipient: lee_west / westwardleeAuthor/Artist: rafflesiakerriiTitle: In a quiet moment, I'll teach you Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Rosmerta/Viktor Krum Word Count: 1211 Warnings:. Summary: Durmstrang students are allowed to go to Hogsmeade after the Tri-wizard champions are announced. They visit the local pub where Viktor receives a few lessons from Madam Rosmerta that might not be useful in the tournament, but that certainly guarantee a good time. Author's/Artist's Notes: I really loved the prompt I got from lee_west - and this was what spontaneously came into my head. I don't normally ship 'experienced woman with inexperienced boy' but here it seemed so right, and I really really enjoyed writing from a different perspective than I normally do. Hope you like it, lee_west!! ( In a quiet moment, I'll teach you )
Fri, May. 1st, 2009, 11:56 am
bethbethbeth: FIC: "He Knew He Was Right" for lyras
Recipient: lyrasAuthor/Artist: naughtysnail / bluemoon02Title: He Knew He Was Right Rating: PG Pairings: Aberforth Dumbledore/Minerva McGonagall, background mentions of Albus/Grindelwald Word Count: ~3500 Warnings: None Summary: Aberforth resents that, through his life, he has always had to share his women with his brother. Author's/Artist's Notes: Huge thanks for the hard work and patience of my beta, B. Lyras requested character study, angsty with a glimmer of a happy ending, and people re-building themselves. I'm not sure I managed exactly happy, but hopefully satisfying. I really hope you enjoy! ( He Knew He Was Right )
Thu, Apr. 30th, 2009, 12:22 pm
bethbethbeth: FIC: "Lady of Sorrows" for flourish
Recipient: flourishAuthor: miramiraficficTitle: Lady of Sorrows Rating: PG Pairings: The Grey Lady/Sir Cadogan Word Count: 5274 Warnings: Mild violence and an ending of the non-"happily ever after" variety Summary: A budding romance between a ghost and a portrait could be a tale out of a storybook. But does Helena Ravenclaw's "fairy godfather" have good intentions, or something more sinister in mind? Author's Notes: flourish asked for a complicated, non-fluffy relationship where magic was an integral part of the story. I hope this suits. (Also, I hope Cadogan's frequent use of "my lady" doesn't come across as smooshy; I certainly didn't intend it to. Please imagine him saying it in the most respectful fashion possible.) Thanks to my beta and the fest organizer for their help and patience. ( Lady of Sorrows )
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