Winter is still coming, True Blood 501-504, a meme, other crap

[flowrs4ophelia]

I've been dealing with an annoyingly unreliable internet connection for the past few months, so not only have I been updating even less than usual but rarely ever gotten around to commenting or replying to comments when I meant to. Add to that the distraction of Tumblr and I feel like such an unintentionally cold and distant LJ friend, heh. So

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[rachelindeed]

Hello there -- I was just stopping by and enjoying your Harry Potter summertime posts, and I thought I might leave a few fic recs for you, even though you are probably no longer in the mood for them :) But eventually you'll probably be in the mood again, right?

The Water Horse by Igenlode Wordsmith. Medium-length fic. Professors Snape and McGonnagal attempt to create an Unforgivable antidote, and in the process they unleash a monster. This is a clever horror story with wonderful characterization and suspenseful action.

Platform i by shewhoguards. The first time Remus Lupin goes to Kings Cross, he winds up at Platform EightandOneQuarter by mistake. Oneshot. A light, hopeful-turned-hopeless look at Remus, imaginary numbers, and the growing realities of prejudice.

12 Small Steps Against Inertia by The Hart and Hound. It will put your heart out like an only eye (unrequited Snape/Lily). One shot. Gorgeous and complicated, with a clear-eyed view of Snape.

The Red and the Black (The Neverland Remix) by daphnaea. Sirius is reading The Communist Manifesto. Somehow, Remus knows, this will end in disaster. Longish fic. Hilarious and sometimes sad and painfully well-characterized.

Learn by Alphard. Remus finds himself with three Animagi on his hands, and then faces an even stranger discovery: that James and Sirius and Peter have, just perhaps, figured out how to think. One shot. I enjoy this author's stories in general.

A spirit of brotherhood (commentary). Longish fic. This one is a stretch, but here's the thing: the website that used to house the fic is gone, but you can still read the fic in its entirety through this LJ 'commentary' on it. This may be too annoying/distracting for you, but it's quite a unique and well-written look at Snape, Lupin, and Black having to bear with each other for the sake of the Order.

Anyhow, those are a few fics off the top of my head that I think highly of. Hope you may enjoy some of them :)

[flowrs4ophelia]

Oh, thanks for these! :D