Two Harry Potter recs; a story and a vid.
I was in the mood for Harry Potter tonight, partly because of seeing the new movie a few weeks ago and partly because I was just chatting about it with a couple of RL friends.
So I went browsing through crack_van, and found a story and a vid to enjoy.
The story is The Courtship of Benjamin Jink by
atdelphi, and it's Snape/Slughorn slash (seriously!), and the writing is just lovely.
Let me show you a little bit!
Horace, eschewing the opportunity to make a speech for what may have been the first time in his life, greeted each attendee personally and fondly before taking a seat on the furthest bench. It did not feel quite right to sit among the staff, with those who had known Severus for so much longer than he had and who mourned in a different manner. He was here as a private citizen, he decided, and listened politely as Harry Potter - looking very much the young hero - eulogised Severus Snape as a Gryffindor for his bravery, as a Hufflepuff for his loyalty, as a Ravenclaw for his wisdom. There was applause, and not a few tears, and decent catering.
Later that night, when all the visitors had left, Horace opened up a bottle of fifty-year-old single malt. He settled in his chair before the fire and raised a glass, not entirely dry-eyed. "Here's to you, m'boy."
He drank to the most cunning, two-faced, duplicitous snake of a Slytherin he had ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Secondly, a vid: Beautiful Struggle by nightchik. It's a gen vid, not a shippy one, and I'm not sure how to describe it because I totally don't have a language for talking about vids. I just liked it.
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By the way, I'm writing! I'm working on "That Good Night." It'll be a while still before I have anything ready to post, but I just wanted to let you know. It's not dead, it's just resting!
So I went browsing through crack_van, and found a story and a vid to enjoy.
The story is The Courtship of Benjamin Jink by
atdelphi, and it's Snape/Slughorn slash (seriously!), and the writing is just lovely.
Let me show you a little bit!
Horace, eschewing the opportunity to make a speech for what may have been the first time in his life, greeted each attendee personally and fondly before taking a seat on the furthest bench. It did not feel quite right to sit among the staff, with those who had known Severus for so much longer than he had and who mourned in a different manner. He was here as a private citizen, he decided, and listened politely as Harry Potter - looking very much the young hero - eulogised Severus Snape as a Gryffindor for his bravery, as a Hufflepuff for his loyalty, as a Ravenclaw for his wisdom. There was applause, and not a few tears, and decent catering.
Later that night, when all the visitors had left, Horace opened up a bottle of fifty-year-old single malt. He settled in his chair before the fire and raised a glass, not entirely dry-eyed. "Here's to you, m'boy."
He drank to the most cunning, two-faced, duplicitous snake of a Slytherin he had ever had the pleasure of knowing.
Secondly, a vid: Beautiful Struggle by nightchik. It's a gen vid, not a shippy one, and I'm not sure how to describe it because I totally don't have a language for talking about vids. I just liked it.
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By the way, I'm writing! I'm working on "That Good Night." It'll be a while still before I have anything ready to post, but I just wanted to let you know. It's not dead, it's just resting!