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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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leni_jess
2009-09-13 06:06 am UTC (link)

This? is wonderful. You meld the worlds of Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes seamlessly, create a terrific crowd of OC wizards and witches and Muggles interacting with the characters we know (who seem heart-deep true to themselves in this setting, though both Harry and Draco have grown up very fast from the young men they were an hour before), a worrying fourth Hallow (it wouldn't be a Hallow if it didn't have the capacity to doom civilisation/all life on earth in the wrong hands), and a neat and complex plot which creates, uses and then resolves all manner of contradictions. (Phew. /superlong sentence.)

Watson as narrator: perfect. Snape and Holmes as collaborators: fascinating. Harry and Draco as young, powerful wizards growing up, getting along (with some stumbles on the way which the adults won't tolerate), and learning empathy for each other and for their "natural" enemies as well as allies: delightful. Snape and Harry as people in love and gradually coming to admit it as well as to act on it: endearing. Lack of pr0n: not a problem!: I can use my imagination if I need to; you've given me something I couldn't imagine.

I've spent hours reading this, and enjoyed them thoroughly. I don't doubt I'll be re-reading this story at regular intervals; it's joined my special collection of impressive historical/literary crossover AUs.

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	gingertart50 2009-09-13 09:48 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much for your long, thoughtful and heart-warming comments. I'm so glad that you enjoyed it. (I've gone all warm and fuzzy now!) (Reply to this) (Parent)

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