Horatio Hornblower/Harry Potter (PG)
Title: The Seafaring Dream
Pairing: Horatio Hornblower/William Bush
Author on LJ: quigonejinn
Author Website: shadow.andvapor.org
Why this must be read:
quigonejinn has been a purveyor of the finest quality crack in many fandoms for many years, but I have a particularly strong affection for this crossover. In five words or less, it's Bush and Hornblower at Hogwarts; that description hardly does justice, however, to the intricacy and skill with which Lieutenant Hornblower is reimagined against the considerably more sinister backdrop of Hogwarts circa 1945. quigonejinn's instinct for detail is, as always, impeccable, and her style polished, but the twist which really puts it into a league of its own is one which, in retrospect, seems stunningly obvious -- and therein lies the true brilliance of this story.
The freedom of a ship's captain is the widest freedom on Earth, though in these dreams, sometimes he is a midshipman, and sometimes he is a lieutenant. There are a few dreams where he is a captain and has the deck to himself and paces up and down the side, looking at a tropical island that lies to their port side. [...]
The Gryffindor statuette next to Bush's bed has to be bribed with a bit of bacon. Bush himself is usually still asleep depsite the racket of his sisters and mother making a horrid fuss, through the the bedside photograph, to wake.
The Seafaring Dream
Pairing: Horatio Hornblower/William Bush
Author on LJ: quigonejinn
Author Website: shadow.andvapor.org
Why this must be read:
quigonejinn has been a purveyor of the finest quality crack in many fandoms for many years, but I have a particularly strong affection for this crossover. In five words or less, it's Bush and Hornblower at Hogwarts; that description hardly does justice, however, to the intricacy and skill with which Lieutenant Hornblower is reimagined against the considerably more sinister backdrop of Hogwarts circa 1945. quigonejinn's instinct for detail is, as always, impeccable, and her style polished, but the twist which really puts it into a league of its own is one which, in retrospect, seems stunningly obvious -- and therein lies the true brilliance of this story.
The freedom of a ship's captain is the widest freedom on Earth, though in these dreams, sometimes he is a midshipman, and sometimes he is a lieutenant. There are a few dreams where he is a captain and has the deck to himself and paces up and down the side, looking at a tropical island that lies to their port side. [...]
The Gryffindor statuette next to Bush's bed has to be bribed with a bit of bacon. Bush himself is usually still asleep depsite the racket of his sisters and mother making a horrid fuss, through the the bedside photograph, to wake.
The Seafaring Dream