(Beauty is in) The Eye of the Beholder
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Wed, May. 14th, 2014, 08:27 am
atdelphi: FIC: "A Short Treatise on the Social Lives of Ghosts" for the HP Beholder Pinch Hitters
Recipient: The HP Beholder Pinch Hitters Author/Artist: ??? Title: A Short Treatise on the Social Lives of Ghosts Rating: PG Pairings: Cuthbert Binns/Grey Lady, Cuthbert Binns/Horace Slughorn, Moaning Myrtle/Nearly Headless Nick, The Fat Friar/The Wailing Widow Word Count: 3200 Medium: Prose Warnings/Content Information: None Summary: The social lives of ghosts are more complex than they’re credited for. ( A Short Treatise on the Social Lives of Ghosts )
Tue, May. 6th, 2014, 02:51 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "A Properly Improper Love Affair" for katmarajade
Recipient: katmarajadeAuthor/Artist: ??? Title: A Properly Improper Love Affair Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Garrick Ollivander/Pomona Sprout, Neville Longbottom/Viktor Krum (implied). Word Count: 10,900 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Non-linear storytelling, with the time line moving back and forth between past to present*. Summary: True love never dies, but it may take a decade or two for things to work out. Author's/Artist's Notes: Many thanks to my pre-readers and to the mod for her patience. I hope you enjoy the story, katmarajade. A Properly Improper Love AffairPlease return here to leave feedback for the author!
Mon, May. 5th, 2014, 01:57 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "A Guide and Not a Jailer" for ragdoll
Recipient: ragdollAuthor/Artist: ??? Title: A Guide and Not a Jailer Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Alastor Moody/Nymphadora Tonks Word Count: 5,500 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * age disparity, possibly inappropriate workplace relationship*. Summary: Moody refuses to participate in silly Auror hazing traditions. His trainee, on the other hand, refuses to let him refuse. Author's/Artist's Notes: I am so thrilled I had the opportunity to write this for you, ragdoll! I tried to include as many of your 'likes' as possible, and I hope you enjoy it. Huge thanks to my sage and super-speedy beta, and to the mod for all the time and hard work that goes into this fest. ( A Guide and Not a Jailer )
Fri, May. 2nd, 2014, 04:42 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "A Night to Remember" for the HP Beholder Community
Recipient: The hp_beholder Community Author/Artist: ??? Title: A Night To Remember Rating: R Pairings: Amelia Bones/Rufus Scrimgeour, a touch of Albus Dumbledore/Minerva McGonagall Word Count: 1,650 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * near public/voyeurism*. Summary: The night of the Yule Ball is special, indeed, for two couples. ( A Night to Remember )
Wed, Apr. 30th, 2014, 02:25 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "Be Here Now" for alley_skywalker
Recipient: alley_skywalkerAuthor/Artist: ??? Title: Be Here Now Rating: PG-13 (ish) Pairings: Antonin/Narcissa, Antonin/Igor Karkaroff, Antonin/Bellatrix Word Count: ~5700 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Angst, unrequited love, character death*. Summary: If Antonin has learned anything in his life, it is that trust is rarely deserved, and love does not follow reason. Author's/Artist's Notes: I played a little loose with Antonin's canon, making his father a contemporary of Tom Riddle and Antonin himself a generation younger. I hope you like this, alley_skywalker! I loved writing it. So many thanks to my two speedy betas, E and S! ( Be Here Now )
Sun, Apr. 27th, 2014, 12:46 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "The Ten Month Career of Professor R. J. Lupin" for shadowycat
Recipient: shadowycatAuthor: ??? Title: The Ten Month Career of Professor R. J. Lupin Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Lupin/McGonagall, Snape/McGonagall Word Count: ~3300 Content Information (Highlight to View): * Description of violent thoughts during werewolf transformation; no actual violence occurs*. Summary: Remus tells himself again and again: He is not still in love with Minerva McGonagall. Author's Notes: Thanks to shadowycat for the great requests, to H. for the last-minute beta, and to Delphi for her hard work and patience. ( The Ten Month Career of Professor R. J. Lupin )
Thu, Apr. 24th, 2014, 03:45 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "Centaurs and Merfolk" for anguis_1
Recipient: anguis_1 Author/Artist: ??? Title: Centaurs and Merfolk Rating: PG Pairings: Millicent Bulstrode/Dudley Dursley; past Millicent Bulstrode/Vincent Crabbe Word Count: 3800 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * [Contains non-graphic references to minor character death in canon.]*. Summary: The last thing Millicent wants to see when she Disapparates from her father's house is a stranger standing at her door. The last thing she expects is her boyfriend's mother. Author's/Artist's Notes: This ended up being more of a family story (and a lower rating) than I intended, but I hope it works for you, anguis_1. And I particularly hope the love for and between these characters – flaws and all – shines through. ( Centaurs and Merfolk )
Wed, Apr. 23rd, 2014, 04:16 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "Sanctuary" for the HP Beholder Community
Recipient: The hp_beholder Community Author/Artist: ??? Title: Sanctuary Rating: PG Pairings: Millicent/Hermione, past Millicent/Viktor Krum Word Count: ~1900 Medium: Text Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * domestic violence*. Summary: Millicent really thought she had found a daddy for her unborn daughter. Unfortunately she was wrong. Author’s/Artist’s Notes: This was supposed to be a fluffy thing with banter and wit. Instead suddenly Hermione shouldered her way in and Viktor decided to be a stupid ass-hole. Sorry. ( Sanctuary )
Tue, Apr. 22nd, 2014, 03:55 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "Fools in Love" for raven_cromwell
Recipient: raven_cromwellAuthor: ??? Title: Fools in Love Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Julian Williamson/Nymphadora Tonks, Alastor Moody/Nymphadora Tonks Word Count: 4445 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * [masturbation, age disparity]*. Summary: Nymphadora Tonks is Alastor's best and brightest pupil, even if she's got terrible taste in men. Moody can't help but wish she'd look somewhere else when it came to her love life. Author's Notes: raven_cromwell, thank you so much for so many excellent choices and so many great prompts to play with. Thanks to my betas S. and K. for helping me whip this into shape. ( Fools In Love )
Thu, Apr. 17th, 2014, 02:05 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "The Perils of Arousal on School Grounds" for nothorse
Recipient: nothorseAuthor: ??? Title: The Perils of Arousal on School Grounds Rating: R Pairings: Dudley Dursley/Millicent Bulstrode, with a Filius Flitwick/Poppy Pomfrey cameo Word Count: 4,098 words Medium: fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * none*. Summary: Thanks to a student’s prank, Hogwarts is in sudden need of a new caretaker, in addition to the already-open post of Keeper of Keys and Grounds. The portrait of Albus connives, Minerva is secretly grateful, Filius and Poppy find out where making assumptions gets them, and Millicent and Dudley discover the difficulties and rewards of living a married life at Hogwarts. Author's Notes: Many thanks to all involved with the production and consumption of this fic. ( The Perils of Arousal on School Grounds )
Wed, Apr. 16th, 2014, 03:46 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "Enough For Now" for kellychambliss
Recipient: kellychamblissAuthor: ??? Title: Enough For Now Rating: Hard R Pairing: Minerva/Augusta, Amelia/Severus Word Count: 5,900 Medium: Fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary: It was supposed to be just Minerva and her. Add two unlikely companions, Stinky Bob, potted shrimps, and Death Eaters, and it adds up to not quite the trip Augusta had imagined. Author's Notes: This story takes place in the summer of 1980. Thank you to the mod for running this lovely fest. It's hard work and we appreciate it! Kelly, I so hope that you enjoy this. Thank you so much to my beta for speedy and excellent suggestions! ( Enough for Now )
Sun, Apr. 13th, 2014, 02:02 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "Why Would You?" for alisanne
Recipient: alisanneAuthor/Artist: ??? Title: Why Would You? Rating: PG13 Pairings: Millicent/Viktor Word Count: 4560 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * [None]*. Summary: Books are judged by the cover all the time. So are people, but sometimes you find someone who troubles to really look. Author's/Artist's Notes: Dear Alisanne, I quite liked the thought of this pairing, it's not one I had thought of before. I hope this works for you, I enjoyed talking with them. My thanks to my beta, if it's wrong, it's all mine. ( Why Would You? )
Wed, Apr. 9th, 2014, 12:16 pm
atdelphi: FIC: "Roses in December" for odogoddess
Recipient: psyficAuthor: ??? Title: Roses in December Rating: R Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Neville Longbottom Word Count: ~12,600 Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Possible underage sex -- Neville is 17*. Summary: As teacher and student, Professor McGonagall and Mr Longbottom understand their relationship very well. But what happens when they are forced to become Minerva and Neville? Set during the DH year. Author's/Notes: psyfic, you said you liked "extreme cross-gen" and gave "celebratory Minerva/Neville" as an example. I thought it would be an interesting challenge, and it was. I still don't know if I pulled it off, but I had a fine time writing this. Hope you like it. Many thanks to my superbly-helpful and kind beta and to B for the gift of plot. "It's an homage, Perry." Roses in December
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Tue, May. 14th, 2013, 06:06 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Magnetism" for anguis_1
Recipient: Anguis Author/Artist: ??? Title: Magnetism Rating: PG Pairings: Dudley Dursley/Millicent Bulstrode Word Count: about 3700 Medium: fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary:Where do you go when everything you have learnt was right has turned out be wrong? Author's/Artist's Notes: A thank you to the lovely C for Betaing my story on very short notice. You are a gem. ( Magnetism )
Mon, May. 13th, 2013, 08:29 am
atdelphi: FIC: "The Well Bred Warlock: A Guide to Wooing, Courting and Every Day Behavior..." for imera
Recipient: imera Author: ??? Title: The Well Bred Warlock: A Guide to Wooing, Courting and Every Day Behavior for the Pureblood Wizard Rating: R – Language Pairings: Yaxley/Hermione Granger, mentions of HG/RW, Y/FOC Word Count: ~40,000 Summary: When a tradition bound, beplaited Iacob Yaxley takes anarchist Hermione Granger prisoner, he must rely on the The Well Bred Warlock Guide for help. Who will drive the other mad first? Yaxley or Granger? Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Dub-Con, Stockholm/Lima Syndromes*. Author's/Artist's Notes: Story jumps around in time a bit. Like most stories, it begins at the beginning of an end and then ends at the new beginning. Thank you to the letters L and U for their assistance in Beta-ing. Also thank you to Delphi for granting me multiple extensions as Iacob Yaxley refused to be part of any scenario not condoned by The Well Bred Warlock Guide.
The Well Bred Warlock: A Guide to Wooing, Courting and Every Day Behavior for the Pureblood Wizard
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Sun, May. 12th, 2013, 07:45 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Dull as Dirt, Brilliant as the Stars" for odogoddess
Recipient: psyficAuthor: ??? Title: Dull as Dirt, Brilliant as the Stars Rating: PG-13 (for a few words) Pairings: Gregory Goyle/Millicent Bulstrode, past Vincent Crabbe/Millicent Bulstrode Word Count: 4,343 words Medium: fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * mention of canon character death*. Summary: Greg is lost without Vince, but he somehow manages to find Millicent. Author's Notes: I apologize for the state of this fic. It was going to be rather grander in scope and backstory, but my computer crashed, and I lost it. This is what I managed to come up with (and I appreciate atdelphi’s patience with me!). There might be just the slightest creative flexing of canon, but it should be nearly imperceptible. ( Dull as Dirt, Brilliant as the Stars )
Fri, May. 10th, 2013, 06:40 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Do Pass Go" for alisanne
Available on AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/817947/Recipient: alisanne Author/Artist: ??? Title: Do Pass Go. Rating: PG Pairings: Millicent/Dudley Word Count: ~5100 Medium: Text Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None*. Summary: When Millicent Bulstrode had to run from Hogwarts in her seventh year, she would never have dreamed where she would end up – and with whom. Author's/Artist's Notes: This went somewhere completely different than I had planned. But I liked the idea, even if I don't know whether I managed to do it justice. (Or something in the same post code at least.) ( Do Pass Go )
Mon, May. 6th, 2013, 06:18 am
atdelphi: FIC: "The Barley Fields" for nevrafire
Recipient: nevrafire Author/Artist: ??? Title: The Barley Fields Rating: PG-13 Pairings: Isobel (Ross) McGonagall / Robert McGonagall; Minerva McGonagall/ Dougal McGregor Word Count: ~3,000 Medium: fic Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * [None]*. Summary: In which Isobel Ross marries a Muggle and Minerva McGonagall almost does the same Author's/Artist's Notes: Nevrafire, I couldn’t quite work a Dumbledore/Minerva romance, but hopefully there’s enough of Minerva’s early life that you’ll be happy with it. This story is based on JKR's Pottermore canon for Minerva McGonagall ( The Barley Fields )
Fri, May. 3rd, 2013, 07:16 am
atdelphi: FIC: "Safe as Houses" for teshara
Recipient: teshara
Author/Artist: ???
Title: Safe As Houses
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Mundungus Fletcher/Hestia Jones, one-sided Dudley Dursley/Dedalus Diggle, background Vernon Dursley/Petunia Dursley
Word Count: 7,000
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * Swearing, moderate violence, prejudice, inappropriate touching*.
Summary: As if it wasn't bad enough babysitting ill-tempered Muggles, now Diggle's turned up with someone Hestia finds most unpleasant.
Author's/Artist's Notes: Many thanks to E, my very busy beta, for making time for me.
( Safe as Houses )
Thu, May. 2nd, 2013, 06:15 am
atdelphi: ART: "Constant Vigilance" and "More Than Skin Deep" for ragdoll
Recipient: ragdollArtist: ??? Title: Constant Vigilance Rating: NC-17 Pairings: Sybill Trelawney/ Alastor Moody Medium: Pencil on Paper Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * "none"*. Summary: Sybill entertains a guest and Alastor finds that, once again, constant vigilance pays off. Artist's Notes: I was thinking of this as a sort of dance of the seven veils, though with Sybill I imagine it was more likely a dance of the four veils, two shawls, and a bath towel. ;P Regardless, I'm thinking that Alastor really enjoyed himself, and I hope you like it, too, ragdoll! ( Constant Vigilance )Recipient: ragdollArtist: ??? Title: More Than Skin Deep Rating: R Pairings: Nymphadora Tonks/ Alastor Moody Medium: Pencil on Paper Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * "none"*. Summary: Beauty, like supreme dominion is but supported by opinion. ~Benjamin Franklin Author's/Artist's Notes: I figure that a woman who can change her appearance as easily as she changes her socks knows that everything that really matters is more than skin deep. I hope you like this, ragdoll, I had a great time drawing it for you! ( More Than Skin Deep )
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