Rec a classic fic: No Happy Memories by amanuensis

[mizbean]

painless_j started a Let's spread the love of old fic a few days ago, and I've been racking my brain about which fic to pick. Then it dawned on me on what should be an obvious choice.

No Happy Memories by amanuensis1 [Harry/Sirius, NC-17

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[ex_ella_bane358]

I'm still thinking of what to rec! A Season in Hell and After the Flood was my first choice, but without a link . . . :(

I just reread Invisible to See yesterday! Such a lovely fic. :-)

[mizbean]

I know, I just realized they were off the net a few weeks ago when I was on the Restricted Section looking for something to read. I almost wish we had a little bit of warning, so that i could download it, but oh, well. Like I said, I can't really blame her, especially with all the fanwank that follows her.

I think I need to reread Invisible to See. It's been ages since I read it.

[mereol]

Oooh! Two I've never read: Lights Out and What Love Is.

Yay!

[mizbean]

Ooh, good! I hope you like them!

[karadin]

should have read those CC fics when I had the chance, just goes to show that just because something is rec'd and has been there for a long while that it will always be there!

[mizbean]

:-( That's too bad you didn't get a chance to read them. Maybe someone has a word file of the fics, which I wish I had now.

[novembersnow]

Oh, God, "No Happy Memories" is on my short list of fics that leave me totally sobbing at the end. I don't even like Harry/Sirius as a rule, but that fic packs such a punch that I've found myself going back to it over and over.

And I'm totally with you on "Invisible to See" and "Lights Out." I don't think "Invisible to See" is nearly well enough known in current H/D circles, and "Lights Out" is just...gah. Knocks me flat every time.

I hadn't realized Cassie pulled "A Season in Hell" and "After the Flood" off the net, though I suppose it makes sense. I'm glad I saved copies of them when I did.

And thank you for the rec! ♥

[mizbean]

You're welcome.

I didn't realize she pulled them off the Restricted Section until a few weeks ago, and then I tried to do a google search to no avail. All of her NC-17 stuff is gone, including the one D/G fic she wrote .

[novembersnow]

Ah, man, I hate when authors pull their fics off the net. I'd only been in fandom for a few weeks when one of the first H/D fics I ever read, "Tower with a View," got pulled from the net. (I still think wistfully of that so-very-hot locker room scene. *sigh*) When ivyblossom announced she was pulling Origins off the net a few years ago, I made sure to save each chapter of it on my hard drive. Not long after that, I started making a habit of doing that with other fics I particularly like, just in case. It also makes it easier for me to read them when I'm offline, which is most of the time these days.

But, darn it, I'd forgotten about that D/G fic!

[mizbean]

That's a very good policy. I started downloading Shadow of his Wings after mirabellawotr temporarily took it down a month ago after it got linked to a wanky, anti-fanfic board.

I should do that with more of them.

[painless_j]

God, I love this fic of Amy's so much! It kills me a little every time I read it. And I love the H/Ds you rec too :)

[mizbean]

I know, I just reread it and it was killing me all over again.