Art:

The Animagus Potion for shiv5468 is an illustration for Shiv's last year's peacock story. It is drawn in style of Mucha's posters with careful lines and balanced shadows. What captivates me in this art, except for zoological perfection of the peacock morphology, is Hermione's look. She is poised, and very obviously hiding a secret. Between the two " ( Read more... )

To Make an End is a story by jackiejlh that begins the HP saga. Where Dumbledore tries to leave a baby that can crawl out of a basket on a cold street, with nothing but a letter for protection, McGonagall stops him ( Read more... )

Reading Season seems like a very poignant term for the summer of sshg_exchange. But given the amazing story, I'm glad my reading season is comparatively boring ( Read more... )

SSHG Exchange is rich in memorable stories and art that takes your breath away. My gift came up on Friday night and I love it. The P-Word is about a magical disease that makes Draco innitially very happy, Ginny irritated and Severus annoyed. It brought me through cycles of laughing and sobering several times, and the author managed to fit it to my ( Read more... )

The Fine Art of Fine Print by mundungus42 is a HG/SS story featuring a villain of Dumbledorian proportions with Umbridgian intentions, innovative magic, strong Ron and intense romance ( Read more... )

I have just voted for the Moste Potente Passions and thought to post it here too.

( My votes and comments on tough choices )

Author: Alison
Story title: The Tribute
Archive: TPP
Characters: Albus Dumbledore, Filius Flitwick, Harry Potter, Lily (Evans) Potter, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape
Genre: General
Rating: G
Warnings: **DH SPOILERS**
Summary: This, IMO, is how "Deathly Hallows" *should* have ended!

JK said in one of her post-DH interviews that Harry would be ( Read more... )

Author: Susanna Clarke
Title: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell

One of the praises for the book said that it was full of spells, bad weather and sinister gentlemen with thistle-down hair, another claims that the book feels as if Jane Austen rewrote Brothers Grimm.

I agree.

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell captured my attention and managed to hold it ( Read more... )

Author: looneyluna
Story title: Defamation of Character
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Angst, Romance
Completed: No
Archive links: Ashwinder, TPP
Summary: Realizing that the characters of the romance novels his students read in his class are based on himself and other members of the Hogwarts' staff, Severus Snape sets out to find the author. Hermione Granger is a ( Read more... )

Title: Snape, A History
Author: Kailin
Archive: The Petulant Poetess, Ashwinder
Link: http://www.thepetulantpoetess.com/viewstory.php?sid=4315
Complete: Yes
Summary: When Hermione Granger-Weasley's marriage fails, she turns to a new pasttime to relieve her stress.

Kailin has woven a marvelous story with exceptionally well defined characters that flows ( Read more... )