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Fandom Category: Harry Potter

Two Harry/Luna fics )

Why This Must Be Read: These are two old, whimsical one-shots with a fairytale feel to them. They use the figures of hero and villain wonderfully, getting to the core Harry's character. Not particularly centred in the romance, but you can feel Luna's love and admiration for Harry in them. Both authors manage to capture Luna's voice, which isn't easy to do.


Pairing: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione
Fic Title: Ginderella
Author: Majick
Link: http://www.phoenixsong.net/fanfiction/story/1905/ ;
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13
Genre: humour, romance, very strange AU
WIP?: two-shot
Why This Must Be Read: I'll just leave you with the summary. Poor Ginny Snape. Quite apart from having the daftest name in the history of the world, she's got a cruel step-father, two evil stepsisters and a bad case of unrequited love for Harry Potter, The Prince Who Lived.
Even worse, she's still got her Potions essay to write, and it's already twenty-five past thirty-two in the Hogwarts kitchens. Oh, yeah, and she's just been assigned the two most incompetent fairy godmothers in the history of the profession, at least one of whom is more concerned with political correctness than actually getting the job done and bringing about the bliss that is Twue Wuv.
Killer high heels! The curse of the toad! A thousand elephants! All this and much, much more, once upon a time...


This fic is certainly weird, but it has the right mix of canon and randomness and it's funny and adorable at the same time.
[identity profile] caitriona-3.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: 2 Pairings - Ginny Weasley/Harry Potter & OFC/Remus Lupin
Fandom #: 12
Special Recs: 48-50

Pairing: Ginny Weasley/Harry Potter
Fic Title: Dumbledore's Army
Author: Bobmin356
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2345466/1/
Rating/Warning(s): M/R - warning! abusive!Durselys and manipulative!Dumbledore (mostly)
Genre: Adventure, Angst
WIP?: No

Special Rec #: 48

Why This Must Be Read: After the dramatic and tragic events of Harry's fifth year, his trust in the system is at an all time low. With some insight from a new friend, he realizes he has to change the way he's been handling things. He also moves Dumbledore to his "not-to-be-trusted" list. This year, the DA gets ready for war. This was the first fic that really explored some of the same thoughts tumbling in my head over the less-than-stellar work being done by the adults at Hogwarts. Why was everything being done by a kid? Definitely worth your time.

HP & the Dimensional Trunk )

Living With Danger )
[identity profile] earnmysong.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Ronald Weasley, Ginny Weasley/Harry Potter
Fic Title: and yes i said yes i will yes
Authors: [livejournal.com profile] honey_wheeler 
Link: http://honey-wheeler.livejournal.com/111377.html
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Angst
WIP?: No

Why This Must Be Read: I'm sure this has been recced before (possibly numerous times). The relationships are beautifully depicted and the characterization never wavers. There is really nothing I can say that will do it justice so...Read. Love. Share.

[identity profile] stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Penelope Clearwater/Percy Weasley, Fleur Delacoeur/Bill Weasley, Ginny Weasley/Harry Potter, mentions of others
Fic Title: Ashes
Author: [livejournal.com profile] killing_rose
Link: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:9sOjdDb8HCwJ:killing-rose.livejournal.com/62373.html (It's a Google cache of the story--I could not find a current posting.)
Rating/Warning(s): Discussion of abortion and unwanted pregnancies.
Genre: Angst, futurefic
WIP?: No.

Why This Must Be Read: Did anyone else think it was a little off that just about everyone in the Potterverse ends up married to, really, their middle school sweetheart? [livejournal.com profile] killing_rose takes that musing a step further and wonders why, by the (horrible for many reasons) epilogue, just about everyone we know who survived the war has kids the same age, and why not that much time has lapsed since the last chapter.  Told from Hermione's point of view but accounting for almost every other named female character, "Ashes" explores a a darker rendering of the future than I think JKR ever intended--but then again, she gave us a universe where these restrictions on contraception and birth control, and attitudes towards them, are believable. It's also a very different insight into the sisterhood of Hogwarts and the magical world, which is hardly touched on in the male-POV books but often (as here) expertly rendered in fic. 

For what it's worth, Penelope/Percy does not have a tag, but it's really not a fic about them, so I don't think it applies to the current challenge.
[identity profile] stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione Granger/Ronald Weasley, Ginny Weasley/Harry Potter, others
Fic Title: After The End
Authors: Arabella and Zsenya
Link: http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?chapno=1&storyid=619
Rating/Warning(s): According to the authors, "This story will be rated R for mature themes, some violence, angst, and language, at intervals. Harry, Ron and Hermione are now eighteen, and will be acting their age. Also, though we have done our very best to stay as close to JK Rowling's world and canon, we've had to skip ahead three years and create that history for ourselves. That said, we welcome you to enjoy this - we sure have."
Genre: Epic-length sequel with elements of adventure, romance and more.
WIP?: No.

Why This Must Be Read: Quite literally the second piece of fanfiction I've ever read, "After The End" was written while we all waited desperately for Book 5 to come out. Essentially, it picks up in a post-Voldemort Potterverse, as everyone struggles to recover from a devastating war and to deal with outlying elements of it. Characters we love fall and fumble into each others' arms beautifully if not always gracefully. (The authors must have been borderline clairvoyant, to have called a few of the pairings that later became canon.)

It's AU now, but at the time it was an entirely believable continuation of the series, from the characterization to the writing style to the length, plot arc, and setting. I have to imagine it still holds up now--frankly, the writing at points may be even better than JKR's. If you read one massively long Potterfic, and it isn't Hermione, Queen of Witches (also by Arabella), this is it.

Special Rec: 1/35
[identity profile] lady-with-cats.livejournal.com
My first fandom *tear*. Here's a selection of some favorites. (I believe the rule was 1 fandom + 4 pairings? I've grouped these together by pairing. Please tell me if I go wrong mods. :D)

Fandom Category: Harry Potter


We may only have tonight / But till the morning sun you're mine, all mine / Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love )

PHEW. DONE. :D

P.S. Mods can I request a Lily Evans/Sirius Black tag? ♥
[identity profile] lady-with-cats.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Ginny Weasley/Harry Potter [some others, mainly off canon]
Fic Title: Seeking Ginny
Author: Casca
Link: HERE
Rating/Warning(s): PG-13. Quite angsty, very (very, very) mild violence.
Genre: Angst, romance.
WIP?: No. :D 

Why This Must Be Read:
A) EPIC (FINISHED) LONGNESS!
B) Fantasitc setting (Paris)
C) Delicious writing that's both sumptuosly detailed, and well-paced
D) Some huggable, complex OCs
Also, there are fantastic Weasley (paticularly F&G) moments that will make you laugh and laugh. AND THERE'S AN OFFICIAL PLAYLIST! YAY! At the bottom of the index page.

Go now! ENJOY MY PRETTIES!

[identity profile] sandystarr88.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Ginny Weasley/Tom Riddle, Ginny Weasley/Harry Potter
Fic Title: Vessel
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/hp_darkfest/3270.html
Rating/Warning(s): R / character death, semi-graphic dub-con, implied future incest
Genre: Angst
WIP?: No

Why This Must Be Read: Written for last year's [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] this fic will just leave you speechless. The author manages to do so much with her minimal approach to diction creating an atmosphere that just hooks the reader right in. This story is Tom/Ginny at its finest; in all its dark glory.
[identity profile] angelqueen04.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley
Fic Title: Taking Control
Author: fake a smile
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2954601/1/
Rating/Warning(s): M/PG-13
Genre: General/Adventure
WIP?: No (sequel planned)

Why This Must Be Read: For those of us who like stories where we see Harry take control (no pun intended) of his life, this is probably one of the better stories out there. With a little help, Harry begins to prepare himself as war engulfs the Wizarding World and nearly all of the adults around him continue to try to wrap him in cotton. Ginny's part in this fic too is not unsignificant. Though not the focus of the story, Ginny provides a strong presence and shoulder for Harry to lean on when he needs it (especially when Ron and Hermione get on his case, which happens fairly often). The build up of the romance in the story is also very well-written. An excellent story.
[identity profile] mentalmichael.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter, AU
Pairing: Neville/Hannah, Ernie/Susan, background Harry/Ginny
Fic Title: Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness,
Author: Thanfiction
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/~thanfiction
Rating/Warning(s): R - sex + language (mild), graphic violence, torture, character death
Genre: coming-of-age, romance, angst
WIP?: No

Why This Must Be Read: Every now and then a story comes along and alters your personal canon. Usually this only happens with small one-shots that give insight into characters or situations. The Year of Darkness, on the other hand, fills in the biggest blank in the Harry Potter canon - what happened to the students left behind at Hogwarts when Harry was hunting for Horcruxes? Focussing on Neville, his relationship with Hannah Abbott, and his growing role as leader of the DA (which in this is a true army), Thanfiction also expands the roles of many minor characters in the books, without moving them out of character. This of course makes the deaths in the Battle of Hogwarts much more significant.

This isn't always an easy read - the full horror of the Death Eater's rule is made far more explicit than anything we saw in Deathly Hallows, with graphic torture of students, but Thanfiction manages to avoid ever making it unreadable, with some wonderfully light and romantic moments to balance it out. Most importantly, his depiction of Neville is absolutely perfect.

I really can't recommend this one enough, and I fear I've done a poor job of explaining why the story is so good. That it was the first thing written by this author is frankly astonishing. Just make sure you've got some time before starting - you won't want to stop.
[identity profile] hmrpotter.livejournal.com

Fandom Category: Harry Potter, AU (from CoS and beyond)
Pairing: Harry/Ginny, a little Ron/Hermione
Fic Title: Need
Author: iluvfanfics
Link: www.siye.co.uk/siye/viewstory.php?sid=127333
Rating/Warning(s): R
Genre: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Fluff, General, Romance
WIP?: No
Story Summary: (author's) Their nightmares and demons bound them together. Their love helped them to survive. Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley knew they needed each other; the trouble was in admitting it.

Why This Must Be Read: Quite possibly the best H/G fanfic I've read, period. It gives us H/G shippers what the books did not; a look at the friendship that should have developed between Harry and Ginny after the events in the Chamber of Secrets, and how that friendship develops and evolves.


Fandom Category: Harry Potter, post-DH
Pairing: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione
Fic Title: Rebuilding Life
Author: kezzabear
Link: http://www.siye.co.uk/siye/viewstory.php?sid=127039
Rating/Warning(s): R
Genre:  General, Humor, Romance
WIP?: Yes
Story Summary: (author's) Harry has defeated Voldemort but is going back to his life going to be easy? What will he go back to, the life he once had is meaningless now. It's time to build a new one and to create a new post-Voldemort world. Ginny is there waiting for him, what do they need to do to rebuild their lives?

Why This Must Be Read: Another great fanfiction, this one centering around the post-war events in Deathly Hallows. It (to me) realistically shows Harry dealing with PTSD, George dealing with the loss of his twin, and Harry/Ginny rebuilding their relationship.
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[identity profile] aj.livejournal.com
Like I've done for Iron Man, I've read a lot (a lotlotlot) of Harry Potter fanfiction. Pretty much unilaterally Harry/Hermione. Understandably, these are AU.

The bookworm and the accidental hero. )
[identity profile] irony-rocks.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Bill/Fleur, and other minors ones
Fic Title: After the End
Author: Arabella and Zsenya
Link: http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=619&chapno=1
Rating/Warning(s): R, mature themes, some violence, angst, and language,
Genre: Post-books, AU, Drama
WIP?: no

Why This Must Be Read: Simply the best Harry Potter fic I've ever read. It's based on the summer after seventh year, and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and the rest of the wizarding world must learn to live without fear. This story was written prior to the release of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." It's EPICALLY long (along the length of any of the real books, actually), with gorgeous writing and characterization. The authors explore and expand on the wizarding world, and really I can't describe enough how well-written it is. Read the first few chapters, and you'll be hooked.

Go. Now. Seriously.

Excerpt )
[identity profile] angelqueen04.livejournal.com
Fandom Category: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley
Fic Title: Aspirations
Author: Potteraholic
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4545504/1/Aspirations
Rating: Rated M by fanfiction.net system, roughly an R equivalent.
Warnings: Mentions of sexual abuse, torture (nothing graphic)
Genre: Dark!fic, action, adventure, romance
WIP?: Yes

Why This Must Be Read: I enjoy Dark!Harry fics, but I've never found a story concerning Dark!Harry/Dark!Ginny until now. Potteraholic begins this story in Book Four and takes it in a very entertaining direction. After both Ron and Hermione turn away from Harry, Harry and Ginny become friends and begin making their own plans for their future, using their young age and the adults' inclination to underestimate them to their own advantage. The story doesn't portray Hermione, Ron, and Dumbledore in the best of lights, but if you enjoy dark!fic and watching Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley manipulate the Wizarding world, you'll definitely enjoy this story.

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