FIC: Berlin (Prompt #56)

[atdelphi]

Title: Berlin
Series: Petshop of Horrors/Harry Potter
Pairing: Grandpa D/Albus Dumbledore
Rating: G-ish
Word Count: ~5300
Notes: Big thanks to jeddy83 and lookfar for beta-reading.
Challenge: #56 - HP crossover. A younger Dumbledore acquired Fawkes from a Chinese petshop owner in Berlin around WWII. You can interpret Dumbledore's death as a breach or fulfilment

Comments

[tyleet27]

*freaks out* Oh my god, I love this so much I can't even express it. It's all here--the creepiness, the sly humor, the inherent sexiness, the prelude to Leon and D....Love. LOVE.

[atdelphi]

*blushes* Thank you so much. I've never done a crossover before, so I wasn't sure how this one would turn out, but I'm so glad you liked it. :-)

[aubrem]

Wow. That was marvelous, perfect. A little work of art.

[atdelphi]

Thank you - so glad you liked it. :-)

[melodywilde]

That was absolutely brilliant! A wonderful story--one I totally believe could have happened. You have excellent writing skills--the form and wording of this is just perfect. And both these men are so totally totally in character. Wow. Just...wow. Thank you for sharing this.

[atdelphi]

Oh, I'm so glad you liked it. Thank you for the wonderful comments. :-)

[amanuensis1]

*flails like a flaily thing* That was WONDERFUL. Oh, the way you detailed both D and Dee, and the little details to time and place and Albus's observations and interactions in the pet shop with things/characters other than those two. It was a perfect crossover, and quietly sexy as hell. Naturally I expected D to give the phoenix to Albus, but I did not expect his "You must go and find it"! And D's condition that he never use the phoenix to heal himself! Perfect, perfectly fitting with canon and explaining why Fawkes could not heal Albus's hand after the horcrux destruction. And the epilogue, so moody and a fabulous last line, whimper. *flails some more*

[atdelphi]

I'm so glad you liked it - and I'm super pleased the connection to the happenings in HBP came through. Your feedback always leaves me blushing.

[rexluscus]

Wow, that was like...the perfect crossover. I mean, it's a brilliant story, duh, but you also just got the two worlds to mesh so amazingly well. I loved how they sized each other up, feeling out how much each knew about the other. And Albus's first reaction to D was so sweet - so Albus. Innocent, delighted infatuation (but nothing that upset his equilibrium). And the seduction scene was both hilarious and incredibly sexy. Anyway, absolutely brilliant job.

[atdelphi]

*blushes* Given that I adore your work in both fandoms, I'm pleased as punch you liked the crossover.