snowflake challenge, day six
Day 6
Exorcism by![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cluegirl [Harry Potter; Harry/Ron, adult]
I wasn't into Harry/Ron for a long time, mainly because the little bit I'd read was overly fluffy, and extreme fluff doesn't agree with my digestion.
Anyway, this fic. I started reading it accidentally. No, really. It was a thousand years ago, so I don't know exactly how it happened -- either it was mistagged on a newsletter/recs post, or I just can't read. However it went down, I didn't realize it was Harry/Ron until I was already five or six paragraphs in, and by that point, I was already sold.
I'm so glad I kept reading it, because it's flawless.
Nightblooming Heartsease byjulad [Harry Potter; Neville/Snape, adult]
So, yeah. Snape/Neville is one of those pairings that just doesn't do it for me. Most of the time, anyway. With that in mind, I had no intention of reading this, even though I'd heard really wonderful things about it.
I eventually caved, though, because it's a prequel to Transfigurations, and my love for that fic cannot be textually rendered. I'm really glad I did cave, because it's brilliant.
A God Amongst Men byfloweringjudas [Harry Potter; James/Remus, adult]
I saw this recced in a few places when it was first posted, and I was pretty excited about it, because James/Remus is always in short supply. However, a couple people told me flat out that I wouldn't like it, given my usual fic preferences and my unholy love for James Potter. The Marauders are not a happy family here -- a premise I actually like from time to time, provided it's done well -- and the characterization of James is fairly brutal. In short, he's a complete ass.
Eventually, I just couldn't help myself. Like I said, I do occasionally like fics where the Marauders are not really BFFs. This is really, really well done. Particularly the way it includes Lily and Sirius, and the events of the first war.
Truck Driving with the Dead bykennahijja [Harry Potter; Ron, gen]
Second-person POV is usually a deal-breaker for me. I just can't handle it. I'm not sure what the problem is, exactly -- I just don't enjoy it. Maybe my brain doesn't work that way. If I do sit down and read a fic written in second-person, usually what happens is about three paragraphs in I start trying to transpose it into third-person in my head just so I can understand what's going on, and I end up with a headache.
Several people told me I should read it anyway. Turns out, they were totally right. It is beautifully done.
The Way We Live Now by![[personal profile]](https://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=88)
kabeyk [Harry Potter; Draco/Remus/Snape, adult]
My initial issue here was the pairing.
I mean, the idea of Remus/Draco interests me strangely1, but I'm not all that big on Remus/Snape or Draco/Snape, and I didn't think the mixed bag approach would work out any better for me. However, I've always likedkabeyk's writing, and this fic has werewolf!Draco2. Believe me, werewolf!Draco was enough to tip the scales.
And I totally loved it. It's clever and hot and Snape is fantastic.
1 Don't lie. Now that I've mentioned it, it interests you strangely, too.
2 So does this.
Rec at least three fanworks you thought you wouldn't like but did.
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cluegirl [Harry Potter; Harry/Ron, adult]I wasn't into Harry/Ron for a long time, mainly because the little bit I'd read was overly fluffy, and extreme fluff doesn't agree with my digestion.
Anyway, this fic. I started reading it accidentally. No, really. It was a thousand years ago, so I don't know exactly how it happened -- either it was mistagged on a newsletter/recs post, or I just can't read. However it went down, I didn't realize it was Harry/Ron until I was already five or six paragraphs in, and by that point, I was already sold.
I'm so glad I kept reading it, because it's flawless.
Nightblooming Heartsease by
julad [Harry Potter; Neville/Snape, adult]So, yeah. Snape/Neville is one of those pairings that just doesn't do it for me. Most of the time, anyway. With that in mind, I had no intention of reading this, even though I'd heard really wonderful things about it.
I eventually caved, though, because it's a prequel to Transfigurations, and my love for that fic cannot be textually rendered. I'm really glad I did cave, because it's brilliant.
A God Amongst Men by
floweringjudas [Harry Potter; James/Remus, adult]I saw this recced in a few places when it was first posted, and I was pretty excited about it, because James/Remus is always in short supply. However, a couple people told me flat out that I wouldn't like it, given my usual fic preferences and my unholy love for James Potter. The Marauders are not a happy family here -- a premise I actually like from time to time, provided it's done well -- and the characterization of James is fairly brutal. In short, he's a complete ass.
Eventually, I just couldn't help myself. Like I said, I do occasionally like fics where the Marauders are not really BFFs. This is really, really well done. Particularly the way it includes Lily and Sirius, and the events of the first war.
Truck Driving with the Dead by
kennahijja [Harry Potter; Ron, gen]Second-person POV is usually a deal-breaker for me. I just can't handle it. I'm not sure what the problem is, exactly -- I just don't enjoy it. Maybe my brain doesn't work that way. If I do sit down and read a fic written in second-person, usually what happens is about three paragraphs in I start trying to transpose it into third-person in my head just so I can understand what's going on, and I end up with a headache.
Several people told me I should read it anyway. Turns out, they were totally right. It is beautifully done.
The Way We Live Now by
kabeyk [Harry Potter; Draco/Remus/Snape, adult]My initial issue here was the pairing.
I mean, the idea of Remus/Draco interests me strangely1, but I'm not all that big on Remus/Snape or Draco/Snape, and I didn't think the mixed bag approach would work out any better for me. However, I've always liked
kabeyk's writing, and this fic has werewolf!Draco2. Believe me, werewolf!Draco was enough to tip the scales. And I totally loved it. It's clever and hot and Snape is fantastic.
1 Don't lie. Now that I've mentioned it, it interests you strangely, too.
2 So does this.
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