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So, after a weekend of reading, I officially have a new fandom. Even better, it's a *huge* fandom, which means I get to be picky as to what I read first (though, knowing me, I'll be reading pretty much everything within my pairing before long).
Here's what I'm looking for: *really* epic (at least 400 KB or around 100,000 words) Harry Potter fic, either Harry/Snape (which is looking to be my eventual OTP, though that might just be because I adored the stories recced last week) or Harry/Draco (preferably without kids -- seriously, what's with sticking a child in every Draco/Harry story?), and of course, a happy ending. (If you want to think outside the box, I could possibly be convinced to like Harry/Hermione as well.) Also, any links to large HP slash archives would be much appreciated.
(And in a shameless attempt to garner more recs, I should note that I'm sick and miserable and will direct puppy dog eyes of joy to anyone who offers fic to brighten my day.)
ETA: I just went through 311(!) HP recs at crack_van and...Snape/Hagrid? Harry/Tom Riddle's Diary?! Hermione/*Voldemort*?! What the hell is up with this fandom?
Urm, still hoping for recs for the new year... *puppy dog eyes*
Things to keep in mind:
-Recced stories can be any length, any fandom, and any pairing, as long as they fit the theme
-You don't need to write a review (unless you want to). All that you need to include are title, author, and link to the story (all parts if there are more than one).
That said, have at it!
Today's Topic: Monster Harry Potter Epics
Previous Topics:
Genres:
-Marriage of Convenience
-Harleqin AUs
-Homeless!fic
-Humor
-Fluff
-Crack!fic
-Holiday!fic
Fandoms:
-Long Due South AUs
-Crime Procedurals (anyone posting Bones (Boothe/Bones) or Monk (Stottlemeyer/Disher) fic gets a rec in any fandom of their choice, even if I have to acquaint myself with the fandom first)
-Due South fic (F/V would be a bonus, as I haven't read any before)
-The Sentinel
-Highlander
-Smallville
Pairings:
-Epic McShep
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Here's what I'm looking for: *really* epic (at least 400 KB or around 100,000 words) Harry Potter fic, either Harry/Snape (which is looking to be my eventual OTP, though that might just be because I adored the stories recced last week) or Harry/Draco (preferably without kids -- seriously, what's with sticking a child in every Draco/Harry story?), and of course, a happy ending. (If you want to think outside the box, I could possibly be convinced to like Harry/Hermione as well.) Also, any links to large HP slash archives would be much appreciated.
(And in a shameless attempt to garner more recs, I should note that I'm sick and miserable and will direct puppy dog eyes of joy to anyone who offers fic to brighten my day.)
ETA: I just went through 311(!) HP recs at crack_van and...Snape/Hagrid? Harry/Tom Riddle's Diary?! Hermione/*Voldemort*?! What the hell is up with this fandom?
Urm, still hoping for recs for the new year... *puppy dog eyes*
Things to keep in mind:
-Recced stories can be any length, any fandom, and any pairing, as long as they fit the theme
-You don't need to write a review (unless you want to). All that you need to include are title, author, and link to the story (all parts if there are more than one).
That said, have at it!
Today's Topic: Monster Harry Potter Epics
Previous Topics:
Genres:
-Marriage of Convenience
-Harleqin AUs
-Homeless!fic
-Humor
-Fluff
-Crack!fic
-Holiday!fic
Fandoms:
-Long Due South AUs
-Crime Procedurals (anyone posting Bones (Boothe/Bones) or Monk (Stottlemeyer/Disher) fic gets a rec in any fandom of their choice, even if I have to acquaint myself with the fandom first)
-Due South fic (F/V would be a bonus, as I haven't read any before)
-The Sentinel
-Highlander
-Smallville
Pairings:
-Epic McShep
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http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3484954/1/
The first is "The Marriage Stone" by Josephine Darcy, is a WIP but incredibly long and detailed, with some excellent points of contact between Harry and Snape.
http://tiranog.southroad.com/Tiranog_Site_Map_Web.htm
Anything by Tiranog for HP (and SGA if you want to check those out as well) I recommend. "A Nick in Time" and "Growing Pains" are wonderful, and Long. My absolute fave of course is "Nocturne" Seriously. Vampires, and a happy ending. It doesn't get any better.
http://www.walkingtheplank.org/archive/viewuser.php?uid=21
Again with the overall Pretty much anything fro Aucta Sinistra is a must read if you ship H/S. Almost everything is epic and always wonderfully written. Bar none one of my absolute faves from the fandom.
Off the top of my head those are my staples for re-reading, and as I think of more may send them your way.
H/D ship two of my faves are;
http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/maya/UL.html
"Underwater Light" by Maya. Epic, wonderfully plotted and present. Best of all....complete. Enjoy.
And of Course.
http://www.silververse.net/hp/tissue.htm
"Tissue of Silver" by fearless Diva. Just...love.
Stealing Harry (http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=2288)
If Lucius Malfoy got to Peter Pettigrew before Sirius, Sirius would own a bookshop, Remus would have a job, and one day, when Harry Potter was eight years old, they might steal him from the Dursleys...(slash in later chapters) SB/RL SS/NT and canon established relationships (Weasleys, Tonkses etc)
There are several sequels in progress that correspond to Harry's years at Hogwarts, called Laocoon's Children.
Years One and Two are complete and on Skyehawke as well as LJ, and Year Three is being posted as a WIP on her lj (sam-storyteller.livejournal.com).
Also, she wrote an awesome AU called Cartographer's Craft (http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/43528.html#cutid1) in which a 16-yr old Sirius pops out of the Marauder's Map after his canon death in Harry's fifth year. SB/HP, and very interesting.
The last of Sam's I'll rec for you is Three Galleons (http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/102700.html#cutid1). It's not nearly as long as her Laocoon stories, but it's very cool. Set postwar, it follows Hermione Granger and Severus Snape's developing relationship, focusing on the addition of Remus Lupin.
Resonant's The Familiar (http://trickster.org/res/familiar.html) is an immensely popular one, and one of my favorites. Harry gets turned into a frog, and Snape has to take care of him.
His Draught of Delicate Poison by Subversa (http://ashwinder.sycophanthex.com/viewstory.php?sid=11664 membership possibly required, not sure) is a Regency/Victorian postwar courtship fic based on the Marriage Law Challenge. It's completely het, very long, and awesome. She brings in some very interesting OFCs as Snape's female relations and focuses a lot on the culture of the Wizarding World as stuck in the Victorian era. SS/Fleur Delacour, SS/HG, DM/LL, various other pairings. Here's her summary: Winner in the categories Endurance and Rapture in Round Six of the Multifaceted Awards. In the wake of the Final Battle, the Order has opened Headquarters to house its youngest members during a summer of Ministry-sponsored social events. With Snape as a chaperone, and engaged to another woman, the advent of a busy Hermione, determined to see her friends in love-matches, can only be a recipe for disaster.
Snape the Home Fries Nazi by Pir8fancier (http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=12372&chapter=1) is another of my favorites, though again it's not very long. Postwar, Harry is losing his magic due to Voldemort's death and goes in search of the only other magicless survivor: Severus Snape. He finds him the bald owner/fry cook of a diner in Arizona. SS/HP.
Dumbledore's Folly by DementorDelta (http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=8151&chapter=1) is a postwar courtship fic with an interesting twist. Dumbledore leaves his estate to Snape and Harry, and in order for one of them to relinquish ownership they have to go through a courtship ritual with the estate as stakes. SS/HP.
Delta's The Devil Will Drag You Under (http://archive.skyehawke.com/story.php?no=1331&chapter=1) is the only chan fic I will ever, ever recommend anyone. It's a forced-marriage fic where Snape goes to pick up Harry when he doesn't get on the train for his first year at Hogwarts, and finds him locked in his cupboard. After rescuing Harry, it is determined that Harry must have legal/magical protection of family/spouse and family is no longer an option. Though at first Harry and Snape's marriage is only a pretext, Harry is determined to take it seriously and Snape is wrapped around his little finger.
A huge HP/SS
non/dubious/non-con story is Cambiare Podentes: Invocare (http://www.the-archive.net/viewstory.php?sid=3254) and it's sequel Cambiare Podentes: Madurare (http://www.the-archive.net/viewstory.php?sid=5786) by Jordan Grant (I have only read the first one, though).The most massive story, I can think of, is Lightning on the Wave (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/895946/Lightning_on_the_Wave)'s AU "Saving Connor" and sequels, also found here (http://archive.skyehawke.com/authors.php?no=1324&PHPSESSID=a8168dcb6695ac76a635c7e39ad9a8a5); HP/DM eventually.
Oh, and The Sensible Garden (http://www.snarryfest.com/The_Sensible_Garden.htm) by RaeWhit is adorable, hot and again HP/SS.
If you are willing to take SS, even if he's paired with someone other than HP, I'd strongly rec Josan (http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/josan/index.html)'s stories, "A Gift Of Light" being a favourite of mine.
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The rest are all new to me and I'm off to download them now. Thanks for the recs!
Just how OTP-ish do you feel here? For example, there was an excellent (and I still hardly believe it myself) longish Snape/Lockhardt somewhere, that I might be able to dig back up, and some truly epic what-if-Cedric had lived AU's by Minisinoo here (http://www.themedicinewheel.net/HP_novellas/hp_novellas.html) and here (http://www.themedicinewheel.net/HP_novels/hp_novels.html), some het some slash. I'm reading the Harry/Cedric one and really like it thus far (I needed an epic to curl up with - and this one was on my to-read-list). I'm guessing you know her site already, seeing as there's a quite big looking x-files/x-men crossover on there, as well (which I haven't read); but redundancy is something I do well, damnit ;)
I think the site I found it recced on was
Also? Painless j is awesome beyond words:)
Oh, and if you get a chance, check some of the sequels/prequels. There is a delightfully, cruel SS/Neville one that always make me think.
Enjoy!!!
Edited 2008-01-01 08:17 am (UTC)
Here's one I've just been re-reading:
No Way Back by Meri Oddities HP/SS
http://solo4.abac.com/CircuitArchive/NoWayBack.html
It's not quite 100K, but at 77K+, it's a long enjoyable read with a wonderful adult!Harry characterization.
Author's summary: At the end of fifth year, Harry falls into a mirror and is forever changed by the experience.
Harry falls into a mirror and then comes back as a 35-year-old (in the same 15-year-old body). And there is hot, awkward 1st-time sex.
Happy reading (and remember to get some sleep)
BTW, did you get my e-mail re: reccing HP?
Mei
A lot of the fic is kind of mediocre, but they have some wonderful, wonderful gems.
Like my all-time favourite story: Secrets (http://hpfandom.net/eff/viewstory.php?sid=6256) by Vorabiza.
Beginning with Draco's unexpected arrival at the Dursleys, Harry's summer after sixth year becomes filled with activity and many secrets. As his summer progresses, Harry generates several unexpected allies as he finds himself actively becoming the leader of the Light side. H/D post-HBP ~~Complete~~
It's amazing, and long, coming in at slightly over 400,000 words. And, okay, there is a baby involved. But again it is totally worth it.
HPFANDOM has a few other fics:
Gypsy Caravan, which is an AU where Harry runs away at the age of 5 and joins a Gypsy Caravan.
The Apple Tree, which is about how Harry grows up...and it is worth reading.
And much more...
Another site to check out is Fan Fic Authors (http://fanficauthors.net). Some of the author's aren't really that great, but I'm fairly sure everyone list has stories that are beyond EPIC.
Enjoy!
"Secrets" is possibly the greates HP story ever!!!
I remember reading it during my last holidays, and I only made breaks to eat and sleep (and how sick is that...).
Seriously - I like this story much better than Rowling's books; the characters just have such a depth you just can't help being totally sucked in. Also, the plot is very well thought-trough and conclusive; and - even with the kid - it leaves out most clichés (and those that are used just work ).
Vorabiza's way of speaking (or rather: writing) is also very palatable - no bumbly endless-sentences our horrendous grammar/spelling errors at all, as far as I can remember.
So go check it out! Read it!!! It's really worth the time!
Maco
They have a bunch that I like, anything by Aucta Sinistra, Dementor Delta. I really liked Tara Tory for a nice long story. I think Hall of Mountain Kings by Tara is considered a classic plus it has a sequel, though I personally prefer Loving Potions (Harry as mini-Snape! <3). You can find links at snarry reader.
Mei
The Medean Curse: A Romantic Comedy (http://inkstain.inkquill.net/isf/archive/4/themedean.html) by Lydia Lovestruck is HP/SS. During the the Final Battle, Harry is cursed. The only cure is a complicated potion.
Lust over Pendle (http://www.lop.shoesforindustry.net/) by AJ Hall is Draco/ Neville, which is not a pairing I've ever read before/since, but is absolutely wonderful.
The Best Defense (http://foreverfandom.net/viewstory.php?sid=44) by Joisbishmyoga is a Harry Potter/ Yu Yu Hakusho crossover. It concentrates more on the YYH characters, but is the best of the so-and-so-from-another-show-goes-undercover-at-hogwarts cliche I've ever read, and I've read a lot. Caution: the sequel is a WIP.