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Okay, I've had some offers of help, so looks like I'm going to have to get my slashy documents (not sure what else to call them) up on the web somewhere sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, here's a "sneak preview": NOTE: For anyone who tried these links before and couldn't get them to work, I've fixed the problem - they should work now! Sorry! It was a straight quote/curly quote problem.
The Lair
Kieru's Recs
Slightlight's Recs
Slash Slut's Recs
Jelly Slug Recs
ArisinBlue Recs
PJC's Recs
Fanon Blues Recs
JR's Parlor
Slash Online Recs
Shards of Light
Princess Cimorene
Dromedary Domain
Bonibaru Perfect Collection
Sylvia's Recs
Xandria's Recs (Now updated in an LJ: Xandriasficrecs)
Rowan's Recs
Lux Recs
Oggham Recs
Blueberry Juice
Twisted Corridors
Dominique's Recs
DaraQ's Recs
Puppy Farm Recs
Fleeting Fancies
Sandy Justine's Recs
Starkiller Recs
Plu's Recs
Luthien's Recs
All Jewels Have Flaws (or, Net Bitch does fic recs)
Rachael Sabatini's Recs
JinJoint Recs
Polyamorous Recs (Choose Harry Potter on the pulldown menu in the upper left corner)
Fearthainn Recs (Trash Rec Blog)
Lady Sorka's Recs
Hetre Z's Recs
Zyre's Recs
Collie's Recs
Te's Recs
Unfit for Society
The Grotto
B. Windsor's Recs
Shorro's Recs
LoverBoy Recs
Koanju's Recs
Saber ShadowKat's Recs
DominateMe Recs
Koukla Recs
Cesare's Cabinet
Recs at The Battlefields
Super Cat Recs
Spice: Recs at The Parapet
James Walkswithwind's Recs (This link no longer works. I understand she is rebuilding her site here, but I don't think the recs are up yet. Meanwhile you can go to the old site using the Wayback Machine by clicking here)
Nym's Recs - Currently needs a login id (owl) and password (12345) for access
Rod's Rambling Recs
Elspeth Dixon's Recs
Le Dungeon Recs
Eeriel's Recs
Bright Shiny Objects
Lady Kardasi's Recs
No More Glory
Cutter's Recs
Freeweb Recs
Madstop Recs
Draco's Recs
Nienna's Recs
Kristina's Corner
Slash Alley Recs
Catch of the Day
Torch's Recs
Gina's Recs
Charli's Recs
Cairdean Recs
Isis Recs
Kai's Recs
Switchknife Recs
TBoy's Recs
Ari's Recs
Predatrix Recs
Snaples Recs
Slapdash Recs
Mosca's Recs
Thistle's Catlove Recs
Layha's Recs
Lillian's Recs
Ooopretty (Livejournal)
Lydia's LJ (Go to Memories for HP Recs)
Rusalka's Reviews LJ
Blue Laces
Lise's Recs
Fides Recs
Ivy's Recs
Laylah's Recs
Ishuca's Recs
Maruchina's Recs
HPCritique LJ
Rushlight's Recs
Prefect's Bathroom Recs
And now some more thoughts about stories I've read:
Size Queen, by Predatrix: The first time someone mentioned a Snape/Hagrid pairing, I cringed at the very idea. Squick, squick, squick, squick, squick - or so I thought. Someone beamed me this story, though, and finding myself bored walking to work one day I pulled it up on my palm and started to read (I am an expert at reading and walking, especially since I discovered the joys of loading fic onto my Palm!) And I must admit, I was a little squicked at the first sex scene. But this fic just grew and grew and grew on me. It's a little hot, a little silly, and a little sweet. It made me realize that Hagrid is "human" too (or whatever) - he too craves love and warmth and companionship and, yes, sex. He handles prickly Severus with equanimity, but his moments of insecurity - about his appearance, his desirability, what he has to offer - are poignant. And as for Snape - well, it is moving to watch him learn to appreciate what Hagrid has to offer - not Snape's intellectual equal, not an intellectual at all, but with gifts and intelligence nonetheless. Predatrix has the imagination, the subtlety, and the plain old chutzpah to make this pairing work, and I've found myself drawn back to this story again and again. One tiny squick: a scene that smacks a little too much of DD for my tastes, but just a little. Overall, another definite keeper for me, and I can't wait to read more of this author's work.
Hermitage, by Fabula Rasa (fabularasa): I've developed a real passion for the pairing of Snape with Sirius Black. They have many years of hatred and jealousy behind them - but they also have much in common. One of the best illustrations of this I have found is in the story "Revelations" by Adrienne (sequel to Perdition and Redemption). It's a Snape/Lupin story, not Snape/Black, but in it Snape and Black become friends of a sort, or at least they go to each other to talk. At first Sirius gets Snape to talk to him about dark things in his past because, as Sirius says, what does Snape have to lose - Sirius's affection and respect? After all, Sirius could hardly despise Snape any more, no matter what he says - this makes it safe to talk. At one point Sirius has a "curious feeling of camaraderie" with Snape: "He had often felt that no one would understand the helplessness and pain he had experienced for the last twelve years. Snape, he knew, did understand. He had been in his own prison." And Sirius tells Snape that he can't talk to Remus about some things because "I can't abide seeing the look on his face whenever Azkaban comes up in conversation. As if he wants to bleed all over in sympathy. As if it hurts him to know. I don't want to hurt him that way."
Anyway, all this is by way of background: why I find something unusually compelling about the Snape/Black pairing. This appears to be Fabula Rasa's favorite pairing, too, though Hermitage is the only story of hers I've read so far. It's another keeper for me. The progression of their relationship, as illustrated in the "detention" in Dumbledore's office, seems so inevitable: they've been through the same things (Azkaban), and Sirius has seen Snape vulnerable. In the end Sirius exposes himself too, and that moves the relationship to the next level. The sex is hot, but absolutely in keeping with and essential to the story. My only complaint: I want to know what happens next, once they leave the office and sober up.
Well, actually I do have another complaint - the transition from Sirius's flat, where he is tending to Snape as he heals, to Hogwarts is a little abrupt. What happens between the two of them after Snape's breakdown in the flat but before his return to Hogwarts? For that matter, what happens the morning after the breakdown? More development here would have improved the story and made it even more compelling. But Fabula Rasa is that seeming rarity in the HP fanfic world: a good writer with good ideas and good characterization. Can't wait to read more.
The Lair
Kieru's Recs
Slightlight's Recs
Slash Slut's Recs
Jelly Slug Recs
ArisinBlue Recs
PJC's Recs
Fanon Blues Recs
JR's Parlor
Slash Online Recs
Shards of Light
Princess Cimorene
Dromedary Domain
Bonibaru Perfect Collection
Sylvia's Recs
Xandria's Recs (Now updated in an LJ: Xandriasficrecs)
Rowan's Recs
Lux Recs
Oggham Recs
Blueberry Juice
Twisted Corridors
Dominique's Recs
DaraQ's Recs
Puppy Farm Recs
Fleeting Fancies
Sandy Justine's Recs
Starkiller Recs
Plu's Recs
Luthien's Recs
All Jewels Have Flaws (or, Net Bitch does fic recs)
Rachael Sabatini's Recs
JinJoint Recs
Polyamorous Recs (Choose Harry Potter on the pulldown menu in the upper left corner)
Fearthainn Recs (Trash Rec Blog)
Lady Sorka's Recs
Hetre Z's Recs
Zyre's Recs
Collie's Recs
Te's Recs
Unfit for Society
The Grotto
B. Windsor's Recs
Shorro's Recs
LoverBoy Recs
Koanju's Recs
Saber ShadowKat's Recs
DominateMe Recs
Koukla Recs
Cesare's Cabinet
Recs at The Battlefields
Super Cat Recs
Spice: Recs at The Parapet
James Walkswithwind's Recs (This link no longer works. I understand she is rebuilding her site here, but I don't think the recs are up yet. Meanwhile you can go to the old site using the Wayback Machine by clicking here)
Nym's Recs - Currently needs a login id (owl) and password (12345) for access
Rod's Rambling Recs
Elspeth Dixon's Recs
Le Dungeon Recs
Eeriel's Recs
Bright Shiny Objects
Lady Kardasi's Recs
No More Glory
Cutter's Recs
Freeweb Recs
Madstop Recs
Draco's Recs
Nienna's Recs
Kristina's Corner
Slash Alley Recs
Catch of the Day
Torch's Recs
Gina's Recs
Charli's Recs
Cairdean Recs
Isis Recs
Kai's Recs
Switchknife Recs
TBoy's Recs
Ari's Recs
Predatrix Recs
Snaples Recs
Slapdash Recs
Mosca's Recs
Thistle's Catlove Recs
Layha's Recs
Lillian's Recs
Ooopretty (Livejournal)
Lydia's LJ (Go to Memories for HP Recs)
Rusalka's Reviews LJ
Blue Laces
Lise's Recs
Fides Recs
Ivy's Recs
Laylah's Recs
Ishuca's Recs
Maruchina's Recs
HPCritique LJ
Rushlight's Recs
Prefect's Bathroom Recs
And now some more thoughts about stories I've read:
Size Queen, by Predatrix: The first time someone mentioned a Snape/Hagrid pairing, I cringed at the very idea. Squick, squick, squick, squick, squick - or so I thought. Someone beamed me this story, though, and finding myself bored walking to work one day I pulled it up on my palm and started to read (I am an expert at reading and walking, especially since I discovered the joys of loading fic onto my Palm!) And I must admit, I was a little squicked at the first sex scene. But this fic just grew and grew and grew on me. It's a little hot, a little silly, and a little sweet. It made me realize that Hagrid is "human" too (or whatever) - he too craves love and warmth and companionship and, yes, sex. He handles prickly Severus with equanimity, but his moments of insecurity - about his appearance, his desirability, what he has to offer - are poignant. And as for Snape - well, it is moving to watch him learn to appreciate what Hagrid has to offer - not Snape's intellectual equal, not an intellectual at all, but with gifts and intelligence nonetheless. Predatrix has the imagination, the subtlety, and the plain old chutzpah to make this pairing work, and I've found myself drawn back to this story again and again. One tiny squick: a scene that smacks a little too much of DD for my tastes, but just a little. Overall, another definite keeper for me, and I can't wait to read more of this author's work.
Hermitage, by Fabula Rasa (fabularasa): I've developed a real passion for the pairing of Snape with Sirius Black. They have many years of hatred and jealousy behind them - but they also have much in common. One of the best illustrations of this I have found is in the story "Revelations" by Adrienne (sequel to Perdition and Redemption). It's a Snape/Lupin story, not Snape/Black, but in it Snape and Black become friends of a sort, or at least they go to each other to talk. At first Sirius gets Snape to talk to him about dark things in his past because, as Sirius says, what does Snape have to lose - Sirius's affection and respect? After all, Sirius could hardly despise Snape any more, no matter what he says - this makes it safe to talk. At one point Sirius has a "curious feeling of camaraderie" with Snape: "He had often felt that no one would understand the helplessness and pain he had experienced for the last twelve years. Snape, he knew, did understand. He had been in his own prison." And Sirius tells Snape that he can't talk to Remus about some things because "I can't abide seeing the look on his face whenever Azkaban comes up in conversation. As if he wants to bleed all over in sympathy. As if it hurts him to know. I don't want to hurt him that way."
Anyway, all this is by way of background: why I find something unusually compelling about the Snape/Black pairing. This appears to be Fabula Rasa's favorite pairing, too, though Hermitage is the only story of hers I've read so far. It's another keeper for me. The progression of their relationship, as illustrated in the "detention" in Dumbledore's office, seems so inevitable: they've been through the same things (Azkaban), and Sirius has seen Snape vulnerable. In the end Sirius exposes himself too, and that moves the relationship to the next level. The sex is hot, but absolutely in keeping with and essential to the story. My only complaint: I want to know what happens next, once they leave the office and sober up.
Well, actually I do have another complaint - the transition from Sirius's flat, where he is tending to Snape as he heals, to Hogwarts is a little abrupt. What happens between the two of them after Snape's breakdown in the flat but before his return to Hogwarts? For that matter, what happens the morning after the breakdown? More development here would have improved the story and made it even more compelling. But Fabula Rasa is that seeming rarity in the HP fanfic world: a good writer with good ideas and good characterization. Can't wait to read more.