Percy Weasley and the Warden of Azkaban by peteryoushouldwrite (teen)
Title: Percy Weasley and the Warden of Azkaban
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: gen focus with background Percy/Audrey
Categories: post-canon, action/adventure, mystery, casefic, gen (het)
Length: Long, 25,412 words
Warnings: none
Author on Livejournal: n/a?
Author Website: peteryoushouldwrite on AO3
Summary: Four breakouts. Three dead house elves. Two potential outcomes. One warden who's gotten a little too comfortable. Percy Weasley is about to find out just what else lurks within the walls of Azkaban.
“But we’ve not really seen anything! It’s all been empty rooms, but we aren’t any wiser about how the prison functions. We have not seen anything today which suggests that Azkaban is better off with the Dementors than with the Aurors. Protocol demands we do this right. The only real waste of time would be to come out here and not actually do anything but give a mindless stamp of approval when we were supposed to be holding an investigation!” Percy said, his teacup clinking in his saucer as his hands shook in frustration.
A hidden gem of a gen adventure and mystery story, set post-canon, where Percy Weasley finds himself part of a committee to investigate the failings at Azkaban and namely whether the dementors should be reinstated there. It's all an academic exercise and an interesting piece of experience to be involved in the committee, until he's ambushed by personal stakes that prove motivation to ensure this is one decision that's made right.
Percy is gloriously officious and manages to be likeable and effective in the central role without having to gain any sudden new heroic characteristics and powers in order to be there. In fact, in one scene his efficiency with organising paperwork seems to take on almost heroic purpose. His relationships with his muggle girlfriend and his family add interest to the story and never feel like they're slowing down the main plotline, and the ministry and other characters on the committee are used well.
All in all, I enjoyed this hugely. I noticed the odd typo, and it ends a fraction fast, but the ending is interesting, to say the least.
Percy Weasley and the Warden of Azkaban
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: gen focus with background Percy/Audrey
Categories: post-canon, action/adventure, mystery, casefic, gen (het)
Length: Long, 25,412 words
Warnings: none
Author on Livejournal: n/a?
Author Website: peteryoushouldwrite on AO3
Summary: Four breakouts. Three dead house elves. Two potential outcomes. One warden who's gotten a little too comfortable. Percy Weasley is about to find out just what else lurks within the walls of Azkaban.
“But we’ve not really seen anything! It’s all been empty rooms, but we aren’t any wiser about how the prison functions. We have not seen anything today which suggests that Azkaban is better off with the Dementors than with the Aurors. Protocol demands we do this right. The only real waste of time would be to come out here and not actually do anything but give a mindless stamp of approval when we were supposed to be holding an investigation!” Percy said, his teacup clinking in his saucer as his hands shook in frustration.
A hidden gem of a gen adventure and mystery story, set post-canon, where Percy Weasley finds himself part of a committee to investigate the failings at Azkaban and namely whether the dementors should be reinstated there. It's all an academic exercise and an interesting piece of experience to be involved in the committee, until he's ambushed by personal stakes that prove motivation to ensure this is one decision that's made right.
Percy is gloriously officious and manages to be likeable and effective in the central role without having to gain any sudden new heroic characteristics and powers in order to be there. In fact, in one scene his efficiency with organising paperwork seems to take on almost heroic purpose. His relationships with his muggle girlfriend and his family add interest to the story and never feel like they're slowing down the main plotline, and the ministry and other characters on the committee are used well.
All in all, I enjoyed this hugely. I noticed the odd typo, and it ends a fraction fast, but the ending is interesting, to say the least.
Percy Weasley and the Warden of Azkaban