Wednesday, May 12th, 2004

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12:32a	HP/RL fic! Huzzah! Hmm, I was going to post all three at once, but that makes it harder to sort them properly. Instead, I shall post each separately for the sake of Memorying the recs. A slasher's work is never done. Next Time by Gatewaygirl is part of the "It's All Been Done" FQF-- I hadn't known there was such a thing, actually, but I'm glad this came of it. The challenge was "Harry/Remus and a Time-Turner," and Gatewaygirl has taken it beyond the things already done-- yes, there is near-standard angst and a drunken bet, and then it just gets better. Harry matures enough in 48 hours to rival his five canon years; he starts out assuming it will be a bit of reckless fun, and learns instead to think of the impact, not on the general future, but on the person he loves-- it's all very easy to waltz in with a Time-Turner on July 29, go back, and wake up still in love on July 30; it's a bit trickier for the lover you leave (literally) in the past. The changes hinted at in Remus, due to Harry's actions, are tantalising, and Gatewaygirl has obviously put some thought into both the requirements of time travel-- as in the ingenious way Harry devises to check whether he's changed history-- and the means by which magic applies to sex. A gentle sense of humour mixes well with werewolfy angst, as well. (Comment on this)
12:35a	"In a London House", HP/RL In a London House by maeglinyedi is a series of shorter ficlets, RL/HP-centric. Wonderful writer, wonderful writing. Here's hoping for more. (Comment on this)
12:37a	"Whiskey and Vodka", HP/RL Whiskey and Vodka by Setissma ought to be an entry for the "It's All Been Done" FQF-- it takes the standard "horrible nightmares" plot line and adds a dash of alcohol and liberal sprinkles of cosy, everyday-type details to make something warm as a beloved blanket. It's really in the domestic and personal details that the mood is carried: Harry watching Remus stretch on tiptoe to reach the sugar canister and thinking how he's never realised Remus is short, the way Hermione's suggestions that Harry contribute financially are met with defence because he likes knowing it's their furniture, the way neither really needs to say anything out loud. Possibly even better, Setissma actually deals with the routine interruptions that would normally result from living with a werewolf, and does so without sugar-coating. Too many fics I've read have some miraculous potion that eliminates, basically, Remus' lycanthropy; others seem to think Remus (the cautious and bookish) would be perfectly fine with curling up at Harry's feet in wolf form (or for that matter, having semi-bestial sex). Why these strike false chords in me is another post, but half the appeal of "Whiskey and Vodka" is that it manages a Remus who is, in fact, a werewolf with all that entails, yet still manages to find happiness. (Comment on this)

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