(Beauty is in) The Eye of the Beholder

Recipient: snapelike
Author: ???
Title: A Hand, Outstretched
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Viktor Krum/Percy Weasley
Word Count: ~4,420
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): * None *.
Summary: Percy was almost the diametric opposite of the athletes who usually attracted Viktor's attention. And yet Viktor found himself more than simply attracted; he was intrigued, perhaps even fascinated.
Author's Notes: My betas are truly women without price. Any mistakes you find are not their fault.

( A Hand, Outstretched )

Recipient: coffee_n_cocoa
Author: synn
Title: Courtship of a Common Man
Rating: R
Pairings: Viktor Krum/Percy Weasley
Word Count: 4,544
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *none, except a sad lack of kink*.
Summary: Percy's so tired of nothing being right or perfect in the world that he's just about given up. Thank goodness Viktor doesn't believe in giving up.
Author's Notes: First, many thanks to the mod for her extreme patience with me. Thanks to my beta, B, for the fast proof, as always. Coffee_n_cocoa, I'm sorry there's not more Neville here, or, you know, plot. I hope you enjoy it anyway!

( Courtship of a Common Man )

Recipient: wwmrsweasleydo
Author/Artist: o_k_go
Title: Would You Like to Hear My Voice (Sprinkled with Emotion)
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Marcus Flint/Percy Weasley
Word Count:
Medium: Photoshop
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *[sexual activity and nudity.]*.
Summary: In a dark corner of the castle….
Author's/Artist's Notes: wwmrsweasleydo, I have to thank you for Marcus Flint. I recently fell in lust with him and have been dying to give him a go. I chose Percy because I really wanted someone who contrasted Marcus. I was inspired by your “school boys” and “secret semi-public sex.” I really hope you like this. I had a wonderful time creating it for you.

( Would You Like to Hear My Voice (Sprinkled with Emotion) )

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Recipient: snapelike
Author: snapesgirl
Title: Marriage Acts
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Abraxas/Percy, Lucius/Narcissa, implied Lucius/Severus and Severus/Krum
Word Count: ~8300
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *Alternate Universe, arousal from financial news*.
Summary: The passing of a marriage act gives Abraxas Malfoy the perfect opportunity to improve his family's name.
Author's Notes: Many thanks to bethbethbeth for running this exchange. Thank you also to my beta readers; any mistakes are all mine.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. I am making no profit from the following exercise in creative writing.

( Marriage Acts  )

(Note to the Mystery Author: djinnj is currently out of the country and may be unable to comment for a day or so, but she wanted you to know that she's very excited about this story and will be reading it just as soon as she can!)

Recipient: djinnj
Author: florahart
Title: Breaking the Seal
Rating: NC-17 in the end, though most of the fic is not about sex
Pairings: Petunia/Percy (previous Petunia/Vernon)
Word Count: nearly 30,000
Warnings: Vernon is a violent bastard; this probably isn't news but Petunia reflects on it and we see some new violent, and sexually-violent, behavior.
Summary: Petunia didn't know why she'd kept the box under Lily's bed, but it turned out, it might be useful.
Author's Notes: I'm sorry I couldn't make Pince and Binns have a love affair. Ironically, I kept trying to think about it and going...but I don't think I can do that without it turning into a novella; I really should do something I can do right in 10,000 words. *looks at wordcount* Yes, that went well. Thanks to the folks who listened to me bitch and moan about the extent to which this was exceeding my plans (one of whom correctly smote me for canon failure; thank you), and to my beta for catching roughly a million typos and comma failures.

( Breaking the Seal )

And with this wonderfully long story (our third post for today!), we've come to the end of the first hp_beholder fic and art exchange. Thanks to everybody for participating as authors and artists and readers and viewers! Remember there's still time to catch up - and comment - before the reveals on Monday, May 12th.