(Beauty is in) The Eye of the Beholder

Recipient: leela_cat
Author & Artist: snapelike
Title: Fantastic Beasts and How to Tame Them: a Guide For the Seasoned Auror
Rating: NC-17
Main Characters: Moody, Kingsley, Draco, Snape, Abraxas. For further pairings information (spoiler) highlight to view: *Moody/Draco, Kingsley/Abraxas, Severus/Lucius, mentioned Moody/Kingsley*
Word Count: 78,800
Medium: Pastels on Ingres
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *Minor character death - and you have to trust me on this one!*.
Summary: The summer holiday is approaching and Alastor Moody has a plan: he is going to investigate a cold case he has never forgotten. He is joined on his quest by a bored Minister for Magic, a Snape who will rather be in Azkaban and a Death Eater who can't sleep at night. Together they attempt to solve the case that has haunted Moody for a decade. Together they face immense dangers as they land on the Unplottable Isle of Drear. To solve the case, the group of determined wizards must learn to cooperate, solving the riddle of the mysterious disappearances. Moody, however, finds more than just the answer to that. Much more.
Author's/Artist's Notes: For leela_cat who wanted plot, dialogue and inventive uses of magic. Dear Leela, I hope you enjoy this romantic suspense drama; I think I managed to fulfil at least a few of your wishes on the way. I have enjoyed many of your stories, so it was a great pleasure to write and draw something for you. Thanks to my wonderful and helpful beta, G, for her never-wavering support. Without her, I could't have accomplished this. Also thanks to bethbethbeth for patience, encouragement and a bit of hand-holding. Thanks, Beth, you are great! <3 The full text of the 1542 Witchcraft Act can be found here.


Fantastic Beasts and How to Tame Them: a Guide For the Seasoned Auror

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Recipient:chazpure
Author: femmequixotic
Title: Something Less Than Something More
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Millicent Bulstrode/Harry Potter, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley
Word Count: ~13,700
Warnings/Content Information (Highlight to View): *infidelity, pregnancy, discussion of previous abortions*.
Summary: Tonight she wants to pretend the lies are true. Tonight she wants to believe that a girl like her could actually end up with the hero.
Author's Notes: Much love to chazpure for the chance to write this story, huge thanks to bethbethbeth and noeon for their wonderful betas, and enormous gratitude to bethbethbeth for her patience. :) Title stolen from Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell’s song of the same name.

"Something Less Than Something More"

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Recipient: thilia
Artist: carrot / vikingcarrot
Title: Titles are hard.
Rating: NC-17, definitely not worksafe
Pairing: Macnair/Luna
Warnings: Non-con, awesome size difference, body piercings \
Artist's Notes: Macnair couldn't be much more smug if he tried, and Luna... well. Poor Luna. For the general observer, please note that the size difference is intentional - Macnair is huge and Luna is little - she is not a child. For thilia, I hope you enjoy the art! :)

( Untitled Macnair/Luna )

Recipient: featherxquill
Author/Artist: cranky__crocus
Title: The Madmen, the Scarecrow and the Milkmaid
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Rita Skeeter/Irma Pince; Aunt Muriel/Mr. Ollivander/Xenophilius Lovegood (mentioned)
Word Count: 2811
Warnings: The rating is the primary warning.
Summary: Irma spends a day of her holiday in one of her favourite bookshops. Irma had established that she was weary of other patrons.
Author's/Artist's Notes: I apologise for only offering a brief mention of one of your requested pairings; if I ever get the hang of the characters I will make haste in sending you another story! I hope you enjoy it.

( The Madmen, the Scarecrow and the Milkmaid )

Recipient: sweetmelodykiss
Author: atdelphi
Title: The Conjugal State
Rating: NC-17
Pairings: Argus Filch/Severus Snape
Word Count: ~6700
Warnings: V. mild dub-con (forced bonding, magical compulsion), Domesticity
Summary: In which Albus Dumbledore makes an error, Severus Snape is certainly not married, and Argus Filch is the happiest man in the world.
Author's Notes: Mrs. Euphemia Buttons' book was inspired by The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage by G.R.M. Devereux (1903), The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book edited by William F. Bigelow (1938), and Searchlights on Health: Light on dark corners, a complete sexual science and a guide to purity and physical manhood by B.G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols (1894).

( The Conjugal State )