Pandora Culpa wrote the book on the Lupin/Tonks pairing. You should check it out sometime.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2225991/1/Alexandrite
Friday, March 19, 2010
"Loved By All" by Draug419
Wow. This is a weird, weird fanfic. And I mean that in a good way.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5092272/1/Loved_By_All
I can't even really properly tell you the plot without giving anything away. It's Remus/Sirius, but, once again, that is more of a backdrop to a really, really weird story. It's an AU, and Remus, Sirius and James (there's never any Peter in these things, is there?) attend another wizarding school, which is Hogwarts minus the charm and warmth. What you have here is a thriller that I couldn't stop reading almost despite myself. I kept wondering, What the FUCK is going to happen next?
Draug's writing isn't particularly good, but she does have a knack for interesting plots (she could almost release this as a whole new novel, given the way it strays from canon; I think she was influenced by The Chocolate War, but let me just say, it's not very much like that book, either), and she introduces some interesting concepts about magic (Imperius vs. Veritaserum for example) and that's where the rec comes from. A place of WTF.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5092272/1/Loved_By_All
I can't even really properly tell you the plot without giving anything away. It's Remus/Sirius, but, once again, that is more of a backdrop to a really, really weird story. It's an AU, and Remus, Sirius and James (there's never any Peter in these things, is there?) attend another wizarding school, which is Hogwarts minus the charm and warmth. What you have here is a thriller that I couldn't stop reading almost despite myself. I kept wondering, What the FUCK is going to happen next?
Draug's writing isn't particularly good, but she does have a knack for interesting plots (she could almost release this as a whole new novel, given the way it strays from canon; I think she was influenced by The Chocolate War, but let me just say, it's not very much like that book, either), and she introduces some interesting concepts about magic (Imperius vs. Veritaserum for example) and that's where the rec comes from. A place of WTF.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
"The Spy Game" by ttfn.tahtahfornow
This is a really lovely AU fanfic; it's subtle Remus/Sirius, but there's so much more to it than that. It's basically written as if the Marauders were muggles and neighbors and went to the same school.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3622968/1/The_Spy_Game
The plot to this fic isn't exactly amazing, but ttfn's writing style is really lovely. It's more a collection of viginettes than a fleshed out novel, but the pacing is done well - so well, in fact, that her lack of description seems to be almost the perfect way to write. She never hits you over the head with anything, and when the threads come together, you just have a nice a-ha moment in your head.
If I had any complaints it would be that it's a bit angsty, but not even I, who HATES angst (I really do), was turned off by this fic - the author just hands it all so delicately that scenarios that would be eye-rolling in any other fic just make you desperate for more in this one.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3622968/1/The_Spy_Game
The plot to this fic isn't exactly amazing, but ttfn's writing style is really lovely. It's more a collection of viginettes than a fleshed out novel, but the pacing is done well - so well, in fact, that her lack of description seems to be almost the perfect way to write. She never hits you over the head with anything, and when the threads come together, you just have a nice a-ha moment in your head.
If I had any complaints it would be that it's a bit angsty, but not even I, who HATES angst (I really do), was turned off by this fic - the author just hands it all so delicately that scenarios that would be eye-rolling in any other fic just make you desperate for more in this one.
Friday, March 5, 2010
"The Dating Disasters of Sirius Black" by KaleyK
I was, for the longest time, anti-slash. It was in part because everyone and their dog were writing Remus/Sirius stuff and frankly, I never liked being part of the crowd, and also because it just didn't appeal to me. The chemistry between the pair had never seemed right. I was a big fan of Lupin/Tonks, though, and I was taunted quite a bit about that by "puppshippers" (this was before HBP came out and proved me right, of course).
That said, I loved reading Marauder-era fanfic and, basically, a lot of it was slash. This was the first Remus/Sirius fic that really clicked with me, though. It was the first time I thought, Well, all right, I can buy that, I suppose.
http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/kabeyk/TDDOSB.html
This fic has a great build-up, great character-development all around, nice writing in general. None of it happens too fast, and the Shakespeare parallels endlessly amuse me. This is the example of more-than-bearable slash, and, more than that, it's the example of why stubborn assholes (myself included at one point, I'll admit) shouldn't overlook the genre.
That said, I loved reading Marauder-era fanfic and, basically, a lot of it was slash. This was the first Remus/Sirius fic that really clicked with me, though. It was the first time I thought, Well, all right, I can buy that, I suppose.
http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/kabeyk/TDDOSB.html
This fic has a great build-up, great character-development all around, nice writing in general. None of it happens too fast, and the Shakespeare parallels endlessly amuse me. This is the example of more-than-bearable slash, and, more than that, it's the example of why stubborn assholes (myself included at one point, I'll admit) shouldn't overlook the genre.
"Empty Classrooms" by Bowles
My first recommendation is going to be a fic that I first discovered just a month or so ago, and I have been unable to stop thinking about. It is about Hermione inheriting an academic tract that Lupin had been working on almost his entire life. In it, he begs the question: Why does Hogwarts have so many empty classrooms?
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423450/1/Empty_Classrooms
I am recommending this fic because it is very, very brilliant, it is about a concept that, as far as I know, has not been delved into before (and is so wonderfully worth considering that it's almost as if every question I have ever had about the HP universes has been answered), and just, in general, is exactly what I think Harry Potter fanfiction should be. Great, great stuff. Can't recommend it enough. The descriptions about the dark magic get a bit repetative toward the end, but it's worth looking in to at any rate - especially if you're tired of dramatic, slash-y stories written by 14-year-olds (not that there's anything wrong with those)!
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5423450/1/Empty_Classrooms
I am recommending this fic because it is very, very brilliant, it is about a concept that, as far as I know, has not been delved into before (and is so wonderfully worth considering that it's almost as if every question I have ever had about the HP universes has been answered), and just, in general, is exactly what I think Harry Potter fanfiction should be. Great, great stuff. Can't recommend it enough. The descriptions about the dark magic get a bit repetative toward the end, but it's worth looking in to at any rate - especially if you're tired of dramatic, slash-y stories written by 14-year-olds (not that there's anything wrong with those)!
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