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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2009-09-12 10:04:00

Entry tags:

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Team Snitch Entry (FIC): "The Fourth Deathly Hallow" By Gingertart
Title: The Fourth Deathly Hallow.
Author: Gingertart (gingertart50)
Team: Snitch
Genre(s): Fandom Crossovers and Literary and/or Historical
Prompt(s): Code of Honour
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; None
Word Count: ~ 56,500
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas: Should I have warned for a distinct lack of overt sex? If you've come looking for pr0n – sorry. The plot-bunny grew to the size of Tyrannosaurus Rex on steroids and kind of took over. / The Harry Potter world and characters are the sole property of J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, Bloomsbury, and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. I make no money from writing fanfiction. / Thank you to my plot-bunny wranglers, Lesyeuxverts, Leela Cat and Klynie, and my betas, Klynie and WhiteCotton

Summary: From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero.

"The Fourth Deathly Hallow"

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whitecotton
2009-09-12 08:02 pm UTC (link)

So, having the good fortune to have been one of the betas, I can be first with a review.

This is one of those truly astounding, breath-taking fics that steals your mind, your heart and buries deep into the heart of fanfiction; and I love every word of it. There are so many aspects to this story to like, but they disappear as soon as you feel yourself walking into it alongside the characters, touching the same things they touch, and listening open-mouthed as they tell their story. To do that is to possess that wonderful gift that is the story-teller’s art. Integral to this, and enormously difficult to pull each strand into a whole, is swift, fluid crafting of plot, a smooth glide through well chosen words, and the skilful touch of the descriptive.

All told, this a stunning, remarkable achievement and a pleasure to read.

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	whitecotton 2009-09-12 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	So pleased to see this up and I cannot wait to see how well it is received. As such, I've recced it here, on my Dreamwidth. Many pats on the back for a prize Snitch! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gingertart50 2009-09-12 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	OMG I'm blushing furiously here. Thank you for such a glowing review, and the rec, and thank you for your help (especially with the commas. Excess commas always creep up on me somehow.) Gosh. Am left speechless. SNITCHES RULE OK! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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