| REC: Six Impossible Things |
[Jul. 28th, 2008|02:01 pm] |
Title: Six Impossible Things
Author: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) sarka
RATING: R (contains very mild sexual references)
PAIRING: Percy/Luna
WORD COUNT: 5,623
SUMMARY: "Do you want to see something fantastic?" she asks, standing on his landing. She's wearing a bright yellow sundress and blue Wellington boots, and she's carrying an almost-empty basket, with what looks like the handle of an umbrella poking out.
MY THOUGHTS: I have an unfortunate habit of mainly reccing fics that are written for me, which this one was (for the 2008 ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) percy_ficathon), and that probably makes me seem biased. After all, if it's written for me, it probably hits all of my kinks, right? For this fic, though, the fact that it's written for me is almost incidental. It filled my request, of course, but it didn't really hit a single one of my usual loves in fanfiction. It's het. It's fluff, sweeter than sugar. It's post-war fic with no fallout after the war. These are things that would often make me want to run in the other direction before even finishing reading the fic rather than making me want to rec it. If you feel the same, or if you can't really imagine how this pairing could work believably, then this is the fic for you. All of those things that I would usually dislike combined to make this fic absolutely perfect. I particularly adored Luna's characterisation and the details of both Percy's living style and his reactions during and after the final battle. In a small amount of words, I was made to believe wholeheartedly not only that the characters had grown and matured even as they stayed the same, but also that they might have ended up being perfect for each other. |
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| FIC: The Many Occupations of Percy Weasley |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|08:14 pm] |
Hey all! I'm back from Europe and (semi)recovered from the massive case of jetlag that unfortunately followed my otherwise brilliant trip. I returned to find that the reveals for the percy_ficathon had already gone up while I was away. The following fic was my contribution to that fic exchange. Enjoy!
Title: The Many Occupations of Percy Weasley (and How Neville Longbottom Suffered Through Every Single One)
Author: Queen of the Castle
Rating: R
Pairing: Neville/Percy
Word Count: ~35,400
Warnings: Sexual references
Summary: From rampant speculation about his sexuality to emergency inter-continental travel in a wetsuit, Neville Longbottom has been through a lot since leaving Hogwarts. Percy Weasley has just happened to be there for most of it, much to Neville's dismay.
Author's Notes: Gift for cat_goddess for the 2008 percy_ficathon.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four |
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| Pimpity Pimpage: Percy Fic |
[Oct. 2nd, 2007|12:08 pm] |
The reveals are up for the percy_ficathon fest. If you love Percy (or even if you're not sure whether you like him or not), and you haven't checked this exchange out yet, go and do it, for the love of God. And remember to review the fics if you like them. There's so many wonderful fics there that I can't even begin to name them all. I'm actually very jealous that I sat this particular fest out. I would have loved to be really involved (not that I didn't feel involved just being a reader of such awesome fanfiction). |
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| REC: Carrying On (Percy/Snape) |
[Aug. 24th, 2007|01:57 pm] |
Title: Carrying On
Author: Anonymous (written for the percy_ficathon)
Pairing: Percy/Snape
Rating: R
Summary: When Percy looks back on this year, all he will say is "I did what I had to do."
Yes, I was sceptical when I saw the pairing as well. But to be perfectly honest, the pairing is really not the centre of the fic. Furthermore, the snippets of Percy and Snape's interaction that are shown strike me as utterly perfect; here we see two men who are necessarily separated from the rest of the wizarding world finding shared comfort. It's not an overly tender or fluffy fic (though it was, at times, almost heart-wrenching). I think that's what makes it strikingly realistic.
And the characterisation of Percy. Oh, Percy. I've rarely read any version of Percy in fanfic that rings so perfectly true. There was not a moment that I doubted that he would be doing/thinking/feeling/saying exactly what he had in the fic.
The real reason this fic will stay with me, though (apart from, of course, the wonderfully brisk style of writing), is the way each missing scene draws on the details of DH and slots so seemlessly into canon that I have to forcefully remind myself that this is not canon. I really wish it was. After all, don't we all think that DH could have done with more Percy and Snape? |
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| FIC: Teacher's Pet |
[Aug. 14th, 2007|11:15 pm] |
Title: Teacher's Pet
Author: Queen of the Castle
Pairing: Remus/Percy
Rating: R
Warnings: Sexual references.
Word Count: 1,773.
Summary: The students of Hogwarts have always called Percy names. It's only later that he realises that there may be some truth to them.
Author's Notes: Written for the pervy_werewolf Lusty Month of May Marathon 2007.
( Teacher's Pet ) |
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