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Blind Leading the Blind -- Team Epilogue

Apr 10, 2008 07:49

Title: Blind Leading the Blind
Team: Epilogue
Author: nqdonne
Prompt: The Magician
Wordcount: 25,249
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: clubbing, drinking, frottage, toys, desk sex, accidental voyeurism
Summary: Harry catches wise to a series of blind items in the Daily Prophet's gossip pages that sound suspiciously like him. Except no one knows that he's gay, do ( Read more... )

nc-17, round i, prompt: the magician, fic, team epilogue

Comments 64

allika April 10 2008, 13:58:05 UTC

That was wonderful! Harry was so darling and fumbling, outing himself accidently all over the place. I loved how you made this difficult issue light-hearted and amusing, with a happy ending. And oh god, the porn was so...porny. Spot on, there. In a way, it was almost too easy, but with all the constant angst in post DH writing, this was a refreshing take, and I didn't mind at all. Good job!

sesheta_66 April 10 2008, 14:20:56 UTC

Oh, my, but that was fun! So very much fun. Draco as the gossip columnist was great, and there were a few howling moments for me. This line did me in, I'll admit: Harry congratulated him, trying to ignore the giant, gay white elephant in the room. *giggles* I nearly died when Teddy caught him right ... then!

I also liked that Ginny was accepting ... and that you attributed blame for their marriage woes on both of them, not just one. And Albus and Scorpius? I adore those two, and Harry calling Scorpius mini-Draco was too cute! Watching mini-Harry and mini-Draco must have been surreal.

So ... I really enjoyed the story (great title, btw), and you did a great job for your team, making this epilogue-compliant (next gen is fun) and both Harry and Draco fit into the description of the Magician as you provided.

tomatoe18 April 10 2008, 18:46:53 UTC

*fans self* SO HOT! *grins* I blushed quite a lot, I must admit. First fic in this worldcup event that is so smutty I had to literally take breaks in between to giggle and squirm and control my breathing! Never would have thought that the prompt could be written this way but you certainly made it work. And being Epilogue-compliant, too! Just awesome.

Love everything about the fic, basically. The title, for one, which is PERFECT. And the opening. The ending, too, especially. The Nosy Niffler is wonderful. All the characters; Harry, Draco, Teddy, Albus, Scorpius, James, Lily, Padma and even Ginny! (Oh, god, Teddy is such a gem. And is that an AS/S hint you were teasing us with at towards the end after the smut? *giggles*) The PVIs. FakeAuror!Hardwood. EVERYTHING.

Oh and, Beaux Batons? *dies* Why did no one ever thought of that before? *giggles again*

romaine24 April 10 2008, 22:36:10 UTC

So much fun. The Niffler, the sex shop, the videos (OMG the names killed me) and Teddy helping Harry out. I loved it that Harry's crisis came near his 40th birthday. :)

I really did enjoy all of the characters, but Albus and Scorpius fooling James about the gnomes was brilliant.

The image of Draco and Astoria with a strap-on did me in. *died*

biffes April 10 2008, 22:48:56 UTC

Fantastic! I love your Teddy. He's very mature in many aspects, but can be really hilarious (when he walks in on Harry) and downright funny. As for Harry, I suppose only he would have no background thoughts when asking "Is this seat taken?". He was SO spot on. I could list the things I liked in this fic endlessly, like the brilliant names you came up with (Whips and Giggles, Wizards and Wands). James calling the adults by their first names was funny, and the way he acted to impress the girl reminded me of his namesake ( ... )