HP Beholder 2011 Fic & Art Master List
And here we have it, the 60 stories and works of art from this year's hp_beholder exchange, now with names attached. Authors and Artist: you're at liberty to post your work wherever you want!
Once again, stories that were too long for a single IJ post were hosted on the HP Beholder Dreamwidth community. If anybody would like a Dreamwidth invite, email me at beholder.mod at gmail and let me know. Art, however, I still hosted on my own website, so Artists: please give me the new links for your art as soon as you re-upload, so that I can update the coding. And Authors: if you'd like me to add a preferred redirect for your stories, just let me know!
ART
catbirdfish drew "Skeleton in the Cupboard" On LJ (Abraxas Malfoy/Walburga Black. "Abraxas continues to court Walburga, even after death." PG.) for snapesgirl
chazpure drew "Early Moaning Bath" ; On LJ (Moaning Myrtle/Draco Malfoy. "He was never happy when he came to her, but Myrtle understood woe. She'd had decades of practice at it, after all. " R .) for ragdoll
icarusinwax drew "At the local watering hole" On LJ (Arthur/Molly. "Arthur showing off his terrible lion tattoo to a very amused Molly" G. ) for luvscharlie
janus / verus_janus drew "Collaborators" (Antonin Dolohov/Severus Snape, Abraxas Malfoy/Severus Snape. "Antonin bonds with Abraxas' protege over the birth of new Dark Magic." ) for eeyore9990
sealcat drew " One Spring Day" ; On LJ (Eileen Prince/Tobias Snape. " A photo taken on one of the spring days." G/PG.) for chibitoaster / littleblackbow
shadowycat drew "Brushing Her Cares Away" ( Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey . "Before a mirror" PG. ) for inspired_ideas
sigune drew "Unspoken" (Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall "Between Headmaster Snape and his Deputy Headmistress, what is essential remains unspoken" G. ) for musamihi
tripperfunster drew "Beholder" ( Severus Snape/Argus Filch . G. ) for atdelphi
venturous / venturous1 drew "Where Are You Going, My Love?" ; On LJ (Tom Riddle Sr., Merope Gaunt. "As the potion wears off, young Tom sees the girl he bedded more clearly, and is horrified. " R .) for vissy
vikingcarrot / carrot drew "Awkward Situation" ; On LJ (Walden Macnair/Pansy Parkinson. "as the title suggests…" R.) for scarletladyy
ART/ILLUSTRATIONS & FIC
atdelphi wrote and illustrated "Snitch" ; On LJ (Viktor Krum/???. " Thorfinn Rowle, Death Eater, is alive and dwelling in Akureyri, Iceland: Ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Viktor Krum receives a mysterious letter and becomes entangled with an anonymous informant. " PG-13. Note: Image Heavy) for chantefable
camillo1978 drew and wrote "Give Him the Good News" (Albus Dumbledore/Argus Filch. "Like many of his generation, there’s a lot more to Argus Filch than meets the eye. Albus Dumbledore discovers that he isn’t the only man in London with a heavy conscience." G for the Art; R for the Fic. ) for tripperfunster
FIC
alisanne wrote "Reap What You Sew." (Millicent Bulstrode/Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley/Pansy Parkinson, Severus Snape/Harry Potter "When an old school nemesis re-enters Millicent’s life it gives her the opportunity to prove herself that she never thought she’d receive." PG. ) for leela_cat
alwaysasnapefan - alwaysasnapefan wrote "Out of Order" ; On LJ (Luna Lovegood/Moaning Myrtle. " If there are two good things that have come about as a result of her mother's passing, they are her ability to see Thestrals and her healthy fascination with death." PG-13.) for venturous
anguis_1 wrote " Fair Is Fair, and Life Is Not (Though Tea Helps an Awful Lot)" On LJ (Filius Flitwick/Pomona Sprout. " Although their students might sometimes be oblivious to it, teachers have lives, too. Fertilized with dung and watered with tea, Filius Flitwick and Pomona Sprout cultivate a love slowly bubbling along behind the scenes. " R. ) for shadowycat
arcadian_dream wrote " (Im)Proper Conduct" ; On LJ (Pomona Sprout/Irma Pince. " It is the scent of her that clings to the air: warm, and earthy; dirt and skin and the faintest sheen of prickling sweat that draws Irma back to life on this night, in this moment." PG-13 .) for alwaysasnapefan
chantefable wrote "A String of Visions" ; On LJ (Fat Friar/OC, Fat Friar/Nearly Headless Nick, Fat Friar/Griselda Marchbanks, Fat Friar/Minerva McGonagall. "A wizard, a friar, and a ghost: a man who chooses to live on." PG-13.) for westernredcedar
chaos_rose wrote "What's Cooking?" (Millicent Bulstrode/Dudley Dursley. "Dudley’s gone a lot of places and done a lot of things that nobody expected him to do, but there are still surprises out there." R.) for curia_regis
chibitoaster / littleblackbow wrote "From Half to Whole" On LJ (Viktor/George. "Viktor is coach of a community-league Quidditch team. George is half a person without his brother. When Ron and his friends take George to a Quidditch game. George begins to understand what’s really missing in his life" R. ) for alisanne
curia_regis wrote "Flooding Rains" ; On LJ (Petunia/Lily. ""They're her moments and she knows nobody else (especially not James) can ever make Lily feel that way." R.) for arcadian_dream
donnaimmaculata wrote "Dolores on the Dotted Line" ; On LJ (Dolores Umbridge/Kingsley Shacklebolt, Dolores Umbridge/Rufus Scrimgeour, Dolores Umbridge/Alastor Moody. "Dolores is a little girl with a big dream. And a crush or two." R.) for chaos_rose
eeyore9990 wrote "The Other Side of the Coin" ; On LJ (Rufus Scrimgeour/Augustus Rookwood. " Rufus wasn't always Minister for Magic. Once upon a time, he was just a man. " R.) for vikingcarrot / carrot
featherxquill wrote "Experimental Potions" On LJ (Poppy Pomfrey/Severus Snape. "Two students are petrified and the mandrakes are months away from maturity. In the interim, Poppy and Severus work together, attempting to create an alternative draught to re-awaken them. " PG. ) for camillo1978
femmequixotic wrote " Something Less Than Something More" ; On LJ (Millicent Bulstrode/Harry Potter, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley. " Tonight she wants to pretend the lies are true. Tonight she wants to believe that a girl like her could actually end up with the hero." NC-17.) for chazpure
florahart wrote "Records are for Keeping" ; On LJ (Irma Pince/Silvanus Kettleburn. " There is no spell to account for people trying to take things from the library unnoticed. Irma sets out to fix that " PG-13.) for regan_v
girl_tarte wrote "Souvenirs and Lost Luggage" ; On LJ (Petunia Dursley/OFC (pre-slash), Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss (established). "In 2003, Petunia leaves Little Whinging for good. It is four years before she can talk about it." PG.) for florahart
injustice_worth wrote "Chronic Charm of the Grotesque" (John Dawlish/Alecto Carrow. "Dawlish finds himself compelled to renew an old acquaintanceship, and rediscovers the joy of knives." PG/PG-13.) for luciusmistress
inspired_ideas wrote "Face On by Daylight" On LJ (Minerva McGonagall / Poppy Pomfrey. "It takes more than four Stunners to the chest to take down Minerva McGonagall." PG . ) for therealsnape
irena_candy wrote "The Unexpected Gift" ; On LJ (Millicent Bulstrode/Dudley Dursley. "Millicent Bustrode responds to a letter from a confused and desperate Muggle father." G .) for l_c_darius
kelly_chambliss wrote "Triptych" On LJ (Eileen Prince/Tobias Snape; Eileen Prince/Sybill Trelawney. " He hadn't married the girl for love, Tobias was the first to admit it. " R. ) for girl_tarte
kinky_kneazle wrote "Time On His Side" On LJ (Viktor Krum/ Minerva McGonagall. " Minerva met Viktor when she was six and he was thirty-three. Viktor met Minerva when he was seventeen and she was sixty-nine. Somehow they make it work " R. ) for nimrod_9
l_c_darius wrote "In December as in May" ; On LJ (Mr. Ollivander/Merope Gaunt, Tom Riddle/Merope Gaunt. " Captivity leads Ollivander to re-examine the choices he’s made. " PG-13.) for teshara
lash_larue wrote "A Very Bad Thing Indeed." (Aunt Marge/Umbridge Millicent Bulstrode/Moaning Myrtle " Just because a woman does not meet contemporary standards of beauty does not mean that she doesn’t have needs and longings. Strong women find a way to satisfy them. " R.) for miss_morland
ldymusyc wrote "Far Beyond Pearls" (Millicent Bulstrode/Pansy Parkinson. "Pansy's thoughts on her lover." PG.) for miramiraficfic
leela_cat wrote "Principles Before Personalities" (Dudley Dursley/Harry Potter. "After being arrested and sentenced to a Community Order, Dudley finds help in unexpected places." PG-13.) for catbirdfish
luciusmistress wrote "Inauspicious" On LJ (heavily implied Regulus/Rabastan. " The Death Eaters celebrate the last Halloween before things start to go wrong. " PG . ) for janus / verus_janus
luvscharlie wrote "Bulgarian Wooing Practices." (Millicent Bulstrode/Viktor Krum. "Millicent Bulstrode isn't your average Auror. She manipulated her way into the Academy and now she's been sent to Bulgaria on a secret mission where she runs into a man she remembers well from fourth year at Hogwarts." R.) for kinky_kneazle
meri_oddities wrote "Meant to Be" On LJ (Millicent/Ron. "Millie hasn't forgotten the past." PG-13.) for anguis_1
miramiraficfic wrote "Between Prospects" (Rita Skeeter/Mrs. Zabini; background mentions of Mrs. Zabini/Mr. Zabini and Rita/others "Rita Skeeter and Thérèsa (Thea) Zabini are the sole constants in each others' lives. No matter how much Rita sometimes wishes things were otherwise." R.) for woldy
miss_morland wrote "The Cat's Claws" On LJ (Umbridge/McGonagall (unrequited), McGonagall/Hooch. "You will make her pay, at last, for your flushing cheeks and sleepless nights and dreams that came to naught." R.) for kelly_chambliss
musamihi wrote "The Ministry's Man" ( John Dawlish/Rufus Scrimgeour. "John Dawlish has spent his career in the shadows of the Ministry's greatest men. One of the only things they all have in common is that they never stay for long." PG-13.) for injustice_worth
nimrod_9 wrote "Stargazing" ( Remus Lupin/Aurora Sinistra." Aurora and Remus stargaze amongst other things." NC-17. ) for ldymusyc
noeon wrote " Can't Stop (Try My Lies)" ; On LJ (Draco Malfoy/Gregory Goyle. " After the War, it's a dangerous juggling act for Greg Goyle to hold a self-destructive Draco back from the brink of disaster whilst keeping his attraction to him in check." NC-17 .) for meri_oddities
odogoddess wrote "Rebuilding" On LJ (Hagrid/Aberforth, Snape/Hooch. " Two couples are brought together during the time of Hogwarts' rebuilding.. " NC-17. ) for synn
purplefluffycat wrote "Come Back To Me" (Grey Lady/Bloody Baron, Nearly Headless Nick/Fat Friar. "After the Battle of Hogwarts, the castle ghosts are in terrible pain. Convalescing, Severus thinks he might be able to help. " R. ) for sealcat
ragdoll wrote " Big Girls Don't Cry" ; On LJ (Charlie Weasley/Millicent Bulstrode, Charlie/OFC, mention of past Millicent/Theodore Nott. " When Millicent Bulstrode was found guilty of colluding with known Death Eaters, she was forced to endure two years of indentured servitude at the Romanian Dragon Reserve waiting hand and foot on Charlie Weasley. It doesn't get more draconian than that." NC-17.) for odogoddess
regan_v wrote "What the Butler Elf Saw" (Albus Dumbledore/Filius Flitwick. "Harry and Ron didn’t discover the Hogwarts house-elves until the fourth year, but of course the elves were there all along. And they’ve seen it all." G.) for purplefluffycat
scarletladyy wrote " Five Times Draco Malfoy Kissed Antonin Dolohov" ; On LJ (Antonin Dolohov/Draco Malfoy. " There were five notable kisses in Draco Malfoy's life before he finally got what he wanted: a bloody good shag." R.) for noeon
slytherite wrote " Fostering Witch-Muggle Understanding " ; On LJ (Hestia Jones/Petunia Dursley, background Vernon Dursley/Petunia Dursley. " One can learn a lot from a freak, Hestia Jones discovers, if one is willing to take the time to listen. " PG-13 .) for songquake
snapelike wrote " The Lemniscate, or the Nature of Infinity" ; On LJ (Viktor Krum/Draco Malfoy. " The war is long over, but Draco Malfoy is still caught up in the loss of the man he only too late realised that he loved. Trying to forget, he finds himself immersed in Quidditch and sex - sex for money, that is. Not all men, however, are willing to pay..." R .) for femmequixotic
snapesgirl wrote "Marriage Acts" (Abraxas/Percy, Lucius/Narcissa, implied Lucius/Severus and Severus/Krum "The passing of a marriage act gives Abraxas Malfoy the perfect opportunity to improve his family's name." NC-17 ) for snapelike
songquake wrote "Let Us Escape Our Troubles" ; On LJ (Minerva McGonagall/Augusta Longbottom. "How terribly strange to be seventy… ("Old Friends", Simon and Garfunkel)" NC-17 .) for
squibstress wrote "Natural Law" On LJ (Barty Crouch Sr., Winky, Minerva/Amelia. " Winky the House-Elf ponders the nature of relationships as she observes her Master and Minerva debate the law. " PG. ) for slytherite
synn wrote "Walking Shadow" On LJ (Hagrid/Draco, with a side of unresolved Snape/Draco. "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow…" R/NC-17. ) for squibstress
teshara wrote "By the Light of the Moon," (Arthur Weasley/Female Character. "When Arthur Weasley starts acting strangely after the death of his wife, his children become concerned and suspect dark magic." PG-13.) for donnaimmaculata
tetleythesecond wrote "The Ladies of Godric's Hollow" On LJ (Griselda Marchbanks/Bathilda Bagshot, implied background Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald. "Griselda Marchbanks and Bathilda Bagshot are two women with a dream and sound principles. However, when Bathilda's nephew pays them a visit in the summer of 1899, the question arises how to stay true to them." R.) for featherxquill
therealsnape wrote "Black Knight Moves Forward" (Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape. "Harry The Giant Wizard Chess is meant to protect the Philosopher’s Stone. But, as Severus finds out, there’s more to it than meets the eye.." PG-13.) for sigune
vissy wrote "The Glorious 10th of May" (Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss "Dudley is the Dark Lord of Romance. He'll kick seven shades of shit out of anyone who says otherwise." R.) for irena_candy
westernredcedar wrote "Woman in a Green Dress" (Viktor Krum/Charlie Weasley. "Late in the war, two informants rendezvous in Bucharest. " NC-17. ) for icarusinwax
woldy wrote "Escape Routes for a Stormy Night" (Amelia Bones/Poppy Pomfrey. "The checklist for dealing with Death Eater attacks has been drilled into every Ministry employee: wand; family; escape routes." R.) for lash_larue
STATISTICS!
As I did last year, I've put together some stats for those of you with a kink for number-crunching:
Characters who were the focus of 3 or more stories/works of art
(*New to this category in 2011)
Minerva McGonagall - 10
Millicent Bulstrode - 9
Severus Snape - 7
Viktor Krum - 6
Dudley Dursley - 5
*Draco Malfoy - 5
*Dolores Umbridge -5
*Fat Friar - 5
*Moaning Myrtle - 4
Eileen Prince Snape - 3
*Merope Gaunt - 3
*Petunia Dursley - 3
*Poppy Pomfrey - 3
Rufus Scrimgeour - 3
Top Pairings
(Note: all of the following pairings appeared twice.)
Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss
Eileen Snape/Tobias Snape
Fat Friar/Nearly Headless Nick
Merope Gaunt/Tom Riddle Sr.
Millicent Bulstrode/Dudley Dursley
Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey
Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
2011 Special Beholder Award for the Pairing Never Before Seen - Or Imagined
There were quite a few contenders for this prize, but I think the award has to go to "Aunt Marge/Dolores Umbridge."
Fic/Art by Pairing Category
(more than 60 total due to multiple pairings in some stories. Note: Slash and Het totals are almost exactly the same, but there are almost twice as many femslash offerings this year.)
Femslash - 19
Het - 31
Slash - 22
I'd like to close with a few thanks…first to all the participants and watchers who offered to pinch hit (and especially to the wonderful florahart who actually did write a pinch hit - and did a brilliant job of it). I'd also like to thank the authors who graciously agreed to behind-the-scenes re-assignments when…issues arose. :D
And for the fourth year, many thanks to all our wonderful participants and all the folks who read stories and admired art and left feedback and made recs in their journals and who were so positive and supportive about the uncommon pairings that are at the heart of hp_beholder.
(If you'd like to comment on this post, please click here for the main IJ comm entry)
Once again, stories that were too long for a single IJ post were hosted on the HP Beholder Dreamwidth community. If anybody would like a Dreamwidth invite, email me at beholder.mod at gmail and let me know. Art, however, I still hosted on my own website, so Artists: please give me the new links for your art as soon as you re-upload, so that I can update the coding. And Authors: if you'd like me to add a preferred redirect for your stories, just let me know!
ART
catbirdfish drew "Skeleton in the Cupboard" On LJ (Abraxas Malfoy/Walburga Black. "Abraxas continues to court Walburga, even after death." PG.) for snapesgirl
chazpure drew "Early Moaning Bath" ; On LJ (Moaning Myrtle/Draco Malfoy. "He was never happy when he came to her, but Myrtle understood woe. She'd had decades of practice at it, after all. " R .) for ragdoll
icarusinwax drew "At the local watering hole" On LJ (Arthur/Molly. "Arthur showing off his terrible lion tattoo to a very amused Molly" G. ) for luvscharlie
janus / verus_janus drew "Collaborators" (Antonin Dolohov/Severus Snape, Abraxas Malfoy/Severus Snape. "Antonin bonds with Abraxas' protege over the birth of new Dark Magic." ) for eeyore9990
sealcat drew " One Spring Day" ; On LJ (Eileen Prince/Tobias Snape. " A photo taken on one of the spring days." G/PG.) for chibitoaster / littleblackbow
shadowycat drew "Brushing Her Cares Away" ( Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey . "Before a mirror" PG. ) for inspired_ideas
sigune drew "Unspoken" (Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall "Between Headmaster Snape and his Deputy Headmistress, what is essential remains unspoken" G. ) for musamihi
tripperfunster drew "Beholder" ( Severus Snape/Argus Filch . G. ) for atdelphi
venturous / venturous1 drew "Where Are You Going, My Love?" ; On LJ (Tom Riddle Sr., Merope Gaunt. "As the potion wears off, young Tom sees the girl he bedded more clearly, and is horrified. " R .) for vissy
vikingcarrot / carrot drew "Awkward Situation" ; On LJ (Walden Macnair/Pansy Parkinson. "as the title suggests…" R.) for scarletladyy
ART/ILLUSTRATIONS & FIC
atdelphi wrote and illustrated "Snitch" ; On LJ (Viktor Krum/???. " Thorfinn Rowle, Death Eater, is alive and dwelling in Akureyri, Iceland: Ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Viktor Krum receives a mysterious letter and becomes entangled with an anonymous informant. " PG-13. Note: Image Heavy) for chantefable
camillo1978 drew and wrote "Give Him the Good News" (Albus Dumbledore/Argus Filch. "Like many of his generation, there’s a lot more to Argus Filch than meets the eye. Albus Dumbledore discovers that he isn’t the only man in London with a heavy conscience." G for the Art; R for the Fic. ) for tripperfunster
FIC
alisanne wrote "Reap What You Sew." (Millicent Bulstrode/Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley/Pansy Parkinson, Severus Snape/Harry Potter "When an old school nemesis re-enters Millicent’s life it gives her the opportunity to prove herself that she never thought she’d receive." PG. ) for leela_cat
alwaysasnapefan - alwaysasnapefan wrote "Out of Order" ; On LJ (Luna Lovegood/Moaning Myrtle. " If there are two good things that have come about as a result of her mother's passing, they are her ability to see Thestrals and her healthy fascination with death." PG-13.) for venturous
anguis_1 wrote " Fair Is Fair, and Life Is Not (Though Tea Helps an Awful Lot)" On LJ (Filius Flitwick/Pomona Sprout. " Although their students might sometimes be oblivious to it, teachers have lives, too. Fertilized with dung and watered with tea, Filius Flitwick and Pomona Sprout cultivate a love slowly bubbling along behind the scenes. " R. ) for shadowycat
arcadian_dream wrote " (Im)Proper Conduct" ; On LJ (Pomona Sprout/Irma Pince. " It is the scent of her that clings to the air: warm, and earthy; dirt and skin and the faintest sheen of prickling sweat that draws Irma back to life on this night, in this moment." PG-13 .) for alwaysasnapefan
chantefable wrote "A String of Visions" ; On LJ (Fat Friar/OC, Fat Friar/Nearly Headless Nick, Fat Friar/Griselda Marchbanks, Fat Friar/Minerva McGonagall. "A wizard, a friar, and a ghost: a man who chooses to live on." PG-13.) for westernredcedar
chaos_rose wrote "What's Cooking?" (Millicent Bulstrode/Dudley Dursley. "Dudley’s gone a lot of places and done a lot of things that nobody expected him to do, but there are still surprises out there." R.) for curia_regis
chibitoaster / littleblackbow wrote "From Half to Whole" On LJ (Viktor/George. "Viktor is coach of a community-league Quidditch team. George is half a person without his brother. When Ron and his friends take George to a Quidditch game. George begins to understand what’s really missing in his life" R. ) for alisanne
curia_regis wrote "Flooding Rains" ; On LJ (Petunia/Lily. ""They're her moments and she knows nobody else (especially not James) can ever make Lily feel that way." R.) for arcadian_dream
donnaimmaculata wrote "Dolores on the Dotted Line" ; On LJ (Dolores Umbridge/Kingsley Shacklebolt, Dolores Umbridge/Rufus Scrimgeour, Dolores Umbridge/Alastor Moody. "Dolores is a little girl with a big dream. And a crush or two." R.) for chaos_rose
eeyore9990 wrote "The Other Side of the Coin" ; On LJ (Rufus Scrimgeour/Augustus Rookwood. " Rufus wasn't always Minister for Magic. Once upon a time, he was just a man. " R.) for vikingcarrot / carrot
featherxquill wrote "Experimental Potions" On LJ (Poppy Pomfrey/Severus Snape. "Two students are petrified and the mandrakes are months away from maturity. In the interim, Poppy and Severus work together, attempting to create an alternative draught to re-awaken them. " PG. ) for camillo1978
femmequixotic wrote " Something Less Than Something More" ; On LJ (Millicent Bulstrode/Harry Potter, Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley. " Tonight she wants to pretend the lies are true. Tonight she wants to believe that a girl like her could actually end up with the hero." NC-17.) for chazpure
florahart wrote "Records are for Keeping" ; On LJ (Irma Pince/Silvanus Kettleburn. " There is no spell to account for people trying to take things from the library unnoticed. Irma sets out to fix that " PG-13.) for regan_v
girl_tarte wrote "Souvenirs and Lost Luggage" ; On LJ (Petunia Dursley/OFC (pre-slash), Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss (established). "In 2003, Petunia leaves Little Whinging for good. It is four years before she can talk about it." PG.) for florahart
injustice_worth wrote "Chronic Charm of the Grotesque" (John Dawlish/Alecto Carrow. "Dawlish finds himself compelled to renew an old acquaintanceship, and rediscovers the joy of knives." PG/PG-13.) for luciusmistress
inspired_ideas wrote "Face On by Daylight" On LJ (Minerva McGonagall / Poppy Pomfrey. "It takes more than four Stunners to the chest to take down Minerva McGonagall." PG . ) for therealsnape
irena_candy wrote "The Unexpected Gift" ; On LJ (Millicent Bulstrode/Dudley Dursley. "Millicent Bustrode responds to a letter from a confused and desperate Muggle father." G .) for l_c_darius
kelly_chambliss wrote "Triptych" On LJ (Eileen Prince/Tobias Snape; Eileen Prince/Sybill Trelawney. " He hadn't married the girl for love, Tobias was the first to admit it. " R. ) for girl_tarte
kinky_kneazle wrote "Time On His Side" On LJ (Viktor Krum/ Minerva McGonagall. " Minerva met Viktor when she was six and he was thirty-three. Viktor met Minerva when he was seventeen and she was sixty-nine. Somehow they make it work " R. ) for nimrod_9
l_c_darius wrote "In December as in May" ; On LJ (Mr. Ollivander/Merope Gaunt, Tom Riddle/Merope Gaunt. " Captivity leads Ollivander to re-examine the choices he’s made. " PG-13.) for teshara
lash_larue wrote "A Very Bad Thing Indeed." (Aunt Marge/Umbridge Millicent Bulstrode/Moaning Myrtle " Just because a woman does not meet contemporary standards of beauty does not mean that she doesn’t have needs and longings. Strong women find a way to satisfy them. " R.) for miss_morland
ldymusyc wrote "Far Beyond Pearls" (Millicent Bulstrode/Pansy Parkinson. "Pansy's thoughts on her lover." PG.) for miramiraficfic
leela_cat wrote "Principles Before Personalities" (Dudley Dursley/Harry Potter. "After being arrested and sentenced to a Community Order, Dudley finds help in unexpected places." PG-13.) for catbirdfish
luciusmistress wrote "Inauspicious" On LJ (heavily implied Regulus/Rabastan. " The Death Eaters celebrate the last Halloween before things start to go wrong. " PG . ) for janus / verus_janus
luvscharlie wrote "Bulgarian Wooing Practices." (Millicent Bulstrode/Viktor Krum. "Millicent Bulstrode isn't your average Auror. She manipulated her way into the Academy and now she's been sent to Bulgaria on a secret mission where she runs into a man she remembers well from fourth year at Hogwarts." R.) for kinky_kneazle
meri_oddities wrote "Meant to Be" On LJ (Millicent/Ron. "Millie hasn't forgotten the past." PG-13.) for anguis_1
miramiraficfic wrote "Between Prospects" (Rita Skeeter/Mrs. Zabini; background mentions of Mrs. Zabini/Mr. Zabini and Rita/others "Rita Skeeter and Thérèsa (Thea) Zabini are the sole constants in each others' lives. No matter how much Rita sometimes wishes things were otherwise." R.) for woldy
miss_morland wrote "The Cat's Claws" On LJ (Umbridge/McGonagall (unrequited), McGonagall/Hooch. "You will make her pay, at last, for your flushing cheeks and sleepless nights and dreams that came to naught." R.) for kelly_chambliss
musamihi wrote "The Ministry's Man" ( John Dawlish/Rufus Scrimgeour. "John Dawlish has spent his career in the shadows of the Ministry's greatest men. One of the only things they all have in common is that they never stay for long." PG-13.) for injustice_worth
nimrod_9 wrote "Stargazing" ( Remus Lupin/Aurora Sinistra." Aurora and Remus stargaze amongst other things." NC-17. ) for ldymusyc
noeon wrote " Can't Stop (Try My Lies)" ; On LJ (Draco Malfoy/Gregory Goyle. " After the War, it's a dangerous juggling act for Greg Goyle to hold a self-destructive Draco back from the brink of disaster whilst keeping his attraction to him in check." NC-17 .) for meri_oddities
odogoddess wrote "Rebuilding" On LJ (Hagrid/Aberforth, Snape/Hooch. " Two couples are brought together during the time of Hogwarts' rebuilding.. " NC-17. ) for synn
purplefluffycat wrote "Come Back To Me" (Grey Lady/Bloody Baron, Nearly Headless Nick/Fat Friar. "After the Battle of Hogwarts, the castle ghosts are in terrible pain. Convalescing, Severus thinks he might be able to help. " R. ) for sealcat
ragdoll wrote " Big Girls Don't Cry" ; On LJ (Charlie Weasley/Millicent Bulstrode, Charlie/OFC, mention of past Millicent/Theodore Nott. " When Millicent Bulstrode was found guilty of colluding with known Death Eaters, she was forced to endure two years of indentured servitude at the Romanian Dragon Reserve waiting hand and foot on Charlie Weasley. It doesn't get more draconian than that." NC-17.) for odogoddess
regan_v wrote "What the Butler Elf Saw" (Albus Dumbledore/Filius Flitwick. "Harry and Ron didn’t discover the Hogwarts house-elves until the fourth year, but of course the elves were there all along. And they’ve seen it all." G.) for purplefluffycat
scarletladyy wrote " Five Times Draco Malfoy Kissed Antonin Dolohov" ; On LJ (Antonin Dolohov/Draco Malfoy. " There were five notable kisses in Draco Malfoy's life before he finally got what he wanted: a bloody good shag." R.) for noeon
slytherite wrote " Fostering Witch-Muggle Understanding " ; On LJ (Hestia Jones/Petunia Dursley, background Vernon Dursley/Petunia Dursley. " One can learn a lot from a freak, Hestia Jones discovers, if one is willing to take the time to listen. " PG-13 .) for songquake
snapelike wrote " The Lemniscate, or the Nature of Infinity" ; On LJ (Viktor Krum/Draco Malfoy. " The war is long over, but Draco Malfoy is still caught up in the loss of the man he only too late realised that he loved. Trying to forget, he finds himself immersed in Quidditch and sex - sex for money, that is. Not all men, however, are willing to pay..." R .) for femmequixotic
snapesgirl wrote "Marriage Acts" (Abraxas/Percy, Lucius/Narcissa, implied Lucius/Severus and Severus/Krum "The passing of a marriage act gives Abraxas Malfoy the perfect opportunity to improve his family's name." NC-17 ) for snapelike
songquake wrote "Let Us Escape Our Troubles" ; On LJ (Minerva McGonagall/Augusta Longbottom. "How terribly strange to be seventy… ("Old Friends", Simon and Garfunkel)" NC-17 .) for
squibstress wrote "Natural Law" On LJ (Barty Crouch Sr., Winky, Minerva/Amelia. " Winky the House-Elf ponders the nature of relationships as she observes her Master and Minerva debate the law. " PG. ) for slytherite
synn wrote "Walking Shadow" On LJ (Hagrid/Draco, with a side of unresolved Snape/Draco. "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow…" R/NC-17. ) for squibstress
teshara wrote "By the Light of the Moon," (Arthur Weasley/Female Character. "When Arthur Weasley starts acting strangely after the death of his wife, his children become concerned and suspect dark magic." PG-13.) for donnaimmaculata
tetleythesecond wrote "The Ladies of Godric's Hollow" On LJ (Griselda Marchbanks/Bathilda Bagshot, implied background Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald. "Griselda Marchbanks and Bathilda Bagshot are two women with a dream and sound principles. However, when Bathilda's nephew pays them a visit in the summer of 1899, the question arises how to stay true to them." R.) for featherxquill
therealsnape wrote "Black Knight Moves Forward" (Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape. "Harry The Giant Wizard Chess is meant to protect the Philosopher’s Stone. But, as Severus finds out, there’s more to it than meets the eye.." PG-13.) for sigune
vissy wrote "The Glorious 10th of May" (Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss "Dudley is the Dark Lord of Romance. He'll kick seven shades of shit out of anyone who says otherwise." R.) for irena_candy
westernredcedar wrote "Woman in a Green Dress" (Viktor Krum/Charlie Weasley. "Late in the war, two informants rendezvous in Bucharest. " NC-17. ) for icarusinwax
woldy wrote "Escape Routes for a Stormy Night" (Amelia Bones/Poppy Pomfrey. "The checklist for dealing with Death Eater attacks has been drilled into every Ministry employee: wand; family; escape routes." R.) for lash_larue
STATISTICS!
As I did last year, I've put together some stats for those of you with a kink for number-crunching:
Characters who were the focus of 3 or more stories/works of art
(*New to this category in 2011)
Minerva McGonagall - 10
Millicent Bulstrode - 9
Severus Snape - 7
Viktor Krum - 6
Dudley Dursley - 5
*Draco Malfoy - 5
*Dolores Umbridge -5
*Fat Friar - 5
*Moaning Myrtle - 4
Eileen Prince Snape - 3
*Merope Gaunt - 3
*Petunia Dursley - 3
*Poppy Pomfrey - 3
Rufus Scrimgeour - 3
Top Pairings
(Note: all of the following pairings appeared twice.)
Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss
Eileen Snape/Tobias Snape
Fat Friar/Nearly Headless Nick
Merope Gaunt/Tom Riddle Sr.
Millicent Bulstrode/Dudley Dursley
Minerva McGonagall/Poppy Pomfrey
Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
2011 Special Beholder Award for the Pairing Never Before Seen - Or Imagined
There were quite a few contenders for this prize, but I think the award has to go to "Aunt Marge/Dolores Umbridge."
Fic/Art by Pairing Category
(more than 60 total due to multiple pairings in some stories. Note: Slash and Het totals are almost exactly the same, but there are almost twice as many femslash offerings this year.)
Femslash - 19
Het - 31
Slash - 22
I'd like to close with a few thanks…first to all the participants and watchers who offered to pinch hit (and especially to the wonderful florahart who actually did write a pinch hit - and did a brilliant job of it). I'd also like to thank the authors who graciously agreed to behind-the-scenes re-assignments when…issues arose. :D
And for the fourth year, many thanks to all our wonderful participants and all the folks who read stories and admired art and left feedback and made recs in their journals and who were so positive and supportive about the uncommon pairings that are at the heart of hp_beholder.
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