Fangirl Saturday!
In spring, a fangirl's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of art.
Or something like that. I've stolen the line from Tennyson. His version was about men and love rather than fangirls and art, but he's totally relevant because, hey, he wrote fanfic, too. About King Arthur and company. Yes, he may have called it epic poetry, but it comes down to the same thing in the end.
Anyway, I thought I'd like to take the Fangirl Tour with me on a little trip to some of my favorite Harry Potter fanarts. Many of them feature Minerva McGonagall, because, well, what's not to adore? She's my OTC.
The First Lady of Gryffindor by Morwenlight (deviantART)
I've given you a double dose of most of the artists, because they're all too good for me to be able to choose just a single work.
My apologies to people on my flist -- I don't think there are recs here that you haven't seen before. But they're worth revisiting.
13 Harry Potter Fan Arts
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Hogsmeade Weekend
Artist: Lady Twatterby (on deviantART)
Characters: Filius Flitwick, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Rubeus Hagrid
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: As the title says.
Why I fangirl this: They're all just so perfectly characterized, and I like to think that the staff sometimes had pleasant times like this. The details of the pub and of everyone's drinks are great fun, as is Hermione peeking in at the door.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: PostCoital
Artist: camillo1978
Pairing: Severus Snape/Viktor Krum
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Traditional post-shag activity
Why I fangirl this: This is one of the hottest pieces of PG art I know. Camillo does a wonderful Severus, never romanticized or prettied-up, and Slavic Viktor is hot and cocky in all sorts of senses.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Life Force
Artist: camillo1978
Pairing: Severus Snape/Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
Status: Complete
Summary: Psychedelic Snuna
Why I fangirl this: I'm not normally much of a Snuna fan, but the magical power and density of this piece are really compelling. Both Severus and Luna are so well-characterized by all the objects their wands produce. It's a great homage to the graphic art of the late 60s-early 70s.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: My Office, Five O'Clock
Artist: tartansocks (Tabbyrox on deviantART)
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Rating: R
Status: Complete
Artist's Description: I'm bad at descriptions. I'll just let the artwork explain itself. Done with watercolor.
Why I fangirl this: This picture is one of my favorite HP fanarts. The level of detail is impressive, and the soft colors of the office are warm and comforting, just like the characters' clear feelings for each other. I love art that shows us the genuine beauty of older love in less-than-perfect bodies. And I also love when an artist gives Minerva the black hair of canon.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Untitled
Artist: tartansocks (Tabbyrox on deviantART)
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Amelia Bones
Rating: R
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Partial nudity, with the rest up to your imagination.
Why I fangirl this: Art featuring realistically-gorgeous, sexy older women will win my heart every time. The characters' pleasure and connection are almost palpable. (And Minerva's hair is black!)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Point Taken
Artist: Haptic Mimesis (on deviantART)
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: Severus and Minerva contemplate House points.
Why I fangirl this: I'm always taken by fanart with a dense level of detail, because I want to be made to feel as if I inhabit the fan world. This wonderful piece will make you think you're standing behind Severus and Minerva, ready to reach out and touch the fabric of their cloaks. The sly wit of this picture also appeals to me, as does the feeling of playful intimacy between the characters. (Don't miss Severus's finger.)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Black Magic
Artist: Haptic Mimesis (on deviantART)
Character: Severus Snape
Rating: PG
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: A young Snape, metaphorically seduced by the Dark Arts. Fascinated, enthralled and disarmed, he searched deeply the heart of his own demise. A tragic love affair, in which his passion made his end.
Why I fangirl this: Although I understand why JKR might not have wanted to spend much time on the real allure of the Dark Arts, I'm glad that fanworks sometimes explore this dimension. In this piece, the artist gives us a strong sense of how compelling darkness might have seemed to Snape.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Her Glasses
Artist: sigune
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Snape and McGonagall in an atmosphere of friendly intimacy
Why I fangirl this: I love fanarts that imply an entire unwritten story in what they show us, and that's exactly the effect I find in Sigune's delightful "Her Glasses." I'm a die-hard fan of Minerva/Severus as a romantic pairing, and this art -- with its intimacy and sardonic wit -- indicates something of the dynamic that I think would exist between them. Plus, look at those shoes and sleeves.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: A Patented Daydream
Artist: sigune
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Albus Dumbledore
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: Minerva tests a Weasley product.
Why I fangirl this: This art has it all: witty gender-play, fine characterization, exquisite detail, gorgeous coloring, and a heroic Minerva who is both dragon-slayer and man-tamer. Albus in chains; Minerva in charge. What's not to love?
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Amusing Man 2
Artist: Vizen (bvizen on LJ)
Characters: Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, James Potter, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: Severus and the Marauders, the Hogwarts years
Why I fangirl this: Vizen draws a superb Snape; I could have recommended any of her works. I chose this one, though, because of how well she captures not only Severus, but all of the Marauders and gives us the essence of their bullying. Their expressions say it all: hapless, reluctant Remus, genuinely rat-like Peter, arrogant, entitled Sirius, cocky James. No wonder Severus looks so hunted.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title:The Banes of Her Existence
Artist: Vizen (bvizen on LJ)
Characters: Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Made as a little tribute to poor Minerva. When you're a Headmistress and a Gryffindor, you cannot curse the portraits of War Heroes, right? I do feel sorry for her, you know.
Why I fangirl this: Can you imagine spending your working day with Snape and Dumbledore watching your every move? Minerva's expression shows us exactly what the experience is like. Severus just drips with snark (and an Order of Merlin), while Albus's giddy drink and madly-twinkling eyes would make you want to turn his frame to the wall. I love the composition here: there the boys loom, forever looking over Minerva's shoulder.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Stolen Moment
Artist: tripperfunster
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Irma Pince
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Summary:
Why I fangirl this: Minerva/Irma is a pairing that makes excellent sense to me, and Tripperfunster has captured a lot of how I see Minerva: hair, glasses, hot little lines around her eyes.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: At Long Last
Artist: tripperfunster
Pairing: Horace Slughorn/Albus Dumbledore
Rating: NC-17
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: OLD people in love! NOT worksafe.
Why I fangirl this: There's nothing pretty about these two old men, yet the scene has a lot of beauty. And look at the size of Horace's. . .well, I think here's one good reason that the old boy is such a hedonist.
Or something like that. I've stolen the line from Tennyson. His version was about men and love rather than fangirls and art, but he's totally relevant because, hey, he wrote fanfic, too. About King Arthur and company. Yes, he may have called it epic poetry, but it comes down to the same thing in the end.
Anyway, I thought I'd like to take the Fangirl Tour with me on a little trip to some of my favorite Harry Potter fanarts. Many of them feature Minerva McGonagall, because, well, what's not to adore? She's my OTC.
The First Lady of Gryffindor by Morwenlight (deviantART)
I've given you a double dose of most of the artists, because they're all too good for me to be able to choose just a single work.
My apologies to people on my flist -- I don't think there are recs here that you haven't seen before. But they're worth revisiting.
13 Harry Potter Fan Arts
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Hogsmeade Weekend
Artist: Lady Twatterby (on deviantART)
Characters: Filius Flitwick, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Rubeus Hagrid
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: As the title says.
Why I fangirl this: They're all just so perfectly characterized, and I like to think that the staff sometimes had pleasant times like this. The details of the pub and of everyone's drinks are great fun, as is Hermione peeking in at the door.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: PostCoital
Artist: camillo1978
Pairing: Severus Snape/Viktor Krum
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Traditional post-shag activity
Why I fangirl this: This is one of the hottest pieces of PG art I know. Camillo does a wonderful Severus, never romanticized or prettied-up, and Slavic Viktor is hot and cocky in all sorts of senses.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Life Force
Artist: camillo1978
Pairing: Severus Snape/Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
Status: Complete
Summary: Psychedelic Snuna
Why I fangirl this: I'm not normally much of a Snuna fan, but the magical power and density of this piece are really compelling. Both Severus and Luna are so well-characterized by all the objects their wands produce. It's a great homage to the graphic art of the late 60s-early 70s.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: My Office, Five O'Clock
Artist: tartansocks (Tabbyrox on deviantART)
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Rating: R
Status: Complete
Artist's Description: I'm bad at descriptions. I'll just let the artwork explain itself. Done with watercolor.
Why I fangirl this: This picture is one of my favorite HP fanarts. The level of detail is impressive, and the soft colors of the office are warm and comforting, just like the characters' clear feelings for each other. I love art that shows us the genuine beauty of older love in less-than-perfect bodies. And I also love when an artist gives Minerva the black hair of canon.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Untitled
Artist: tartansocks (Tabbyrox on deviantART)
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Amelia Bones
Rating: R
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Partial nudity, with the rest up to your imagination.
Why I fangirl this: Art featuring realistically-gorgeous, sexy older women will win my heart every time. The characters' pleasure and connection are almost palpable. (And Minerva's hair is black!)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Point Taken
Artist: Haptic Mimesis (on deviantART)
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: Severus and Minerva contemplate House points.
Why I fangirl this: I'm always taken by fanart with a dense level of detail, because I want to be made to feel as if I inhabit the fan world. This wonderful piece will make you think you're standing behind Severus and Minerva, ready to reach out and touch the fabric of their cloaks. The sly wit of this picture also appeals to me, as does the feeling of playful intimacy between the characters. (Don't miss Severus's finger.)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Black Magic
Artist: Haptic Mimesis (on deviantART)
Character: Severus Snape
Rating: PG
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: A young Snape, metaphorically seduced by the Dark Arts. Fascinated, enthralled and disarmed, he searched deeply the heart of his own demise. A tragic love affair, in which his passion made his end.
Why I fangirl this: Although I understand why JKR might not have wanted to spend much time on the real allure of the Dark Arts, I'm glad that fanworks sometimes explore this dimension. In this piece, the artist gives us a strong sense of how compelling darkness might have seemed to Snape.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Her Glasses
Artist: sigune
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Snape and McGonagall in an atmosphere of friendly intimacy
Why I fangirl this: I love fanarts that imply an entire unwritten story in what they show us, and that's exactly the effect I find in Sigune's delightful "Her Glasses." I'm a die-hard fan of Minerva/Severus as a romantic pairing, and this art -- with its intimacy and sardonic wit -- indicates something of the dynamic that I think would exist between them. Plus, look at those shoes and sleeves.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: A Patented Daydream
Artist: sigune
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Albus Dumbledore
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: Minerva tests a Weasley product.
Why I fangirl this: This art has it all: witty gender-play, fine characterization, exquisite detail, gorgeous coloring, and a heroic Minerva who is both dragon-slayer and man-tamer. Albus in chains; Minerva in charge. What's not to love?
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Amusing Man 2
Artist: Vizen (bvizen on LJ)
Characters: Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, James Potter, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Summary: Severus and the Marauders, the Hogwarts years
Why I fangirl this: Vizen draws a superb Snape; I could have recommended any of her works. I chose this one, though, because of how well she captures not only Severus, but all of the Marauders and gives us the essence of their bullying. Their expressions say it all: hapless, reluctant Remus, genuinely rat-like Peter, arrogant, entitled Sirius, cocky James. No wonder Severus looks so hunted.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title:The Banes of Her Existence
Artist: Vizen (bvizen on LJ)
Characters: Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall
Rating: G
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: Made as a little tribute to poor Minerva. When you're a Headmistress and a Gryffindor, you cannot curse the portraits of War Heroes, right? I do feel sorry for her, you know.
Why I fangirl this: Can you imagine spending your working day with Snape and Dumbledore watching your every move? Minerva's expression shows us exactly what the experience is like. Severus just drips with snark (and an Order of Merlin), while Albus's giddy drink and madly-twinkling eyes would make you want to turn his frame to the wall. I love the composition here: there the boys loom, forever looking over Minerva's shoulder.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Stolen Moment
Artist: tripperfunster
Pairing: Minerva McGonagall/Irma Pince
Rating: PG-13
Status: Complete
Summary:
Why I fangirl this: Minerva/Irma is a pairing that makes excellent sense to me, and Tripperfunster has captured a lot of how I see Minerva: hair, glasses, hot little lines around her eyes.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: At Long Last
Artist: tripperfunster
Pairing: Horace Slughorn/Albus Dumbledore
Rating: NC-17
Status: Complete
Artist's Summary: OLD people in love! NOT worksafe.
Why I fangirl this: There's nothing pretty about these two old men, yet the scene has a lot of beauty. And look at the size of Horace's. . .well, I think here's one good reason that the old boy is such a hedonist.