a bunch of FIC RECS

[kennahijja]

Did an extensive search through archives I'd never heard of/neglected before, came across an amazing assortment of fic , and pretty much forgot to go to sleep :).

Out of the Bag by Bernice Russell [gen; G]
Summary: Lessons learned.
Young Snape tackles the ethical aspects of transfiguration. Wonderful characterisation, cat!Minerva, just all-round delightful.

Hummingbirds in Britain by Shayne [gen; G]
Summary: Petunia Evans: not exactly as she seems.
A bittersweet look at young Petunia and magic...

Satellite by Breese Cyndale [het, Voldemort/Bellatrix; PG-13]
Summary: There is a piece of Voldemort that Mrs. Lestrange owns. Four snippets of a lifetime..
Voldemort on his complicated relationship with 'Bella'... the best story on this pairing I've read so far.

To Serve a Purpose by Dark Twin [slash; Sirius/Remus]
Summary: The Marauders, sixth year. In the aftermath of the Werewolf Prank, Sirius takes a fall from grace, and learns the hard way that there are some things you can't set right again just with words.
All is *not* well after the Shrieking Shack incident... There is an R-rated version here, a NC-17 one here. They differ greatly both in content and tone, and while I recommend both, I'd advise you to read the R-version first, if you decide to read both. I did it the other way round and am afraid I can't fully appreciate the R-version because the other left such an impact on me...

Firefly by Ailei [slash, SS/Ollivander; NC-17]
Summary: Sometimes the smallest kindness break you more effectively than the cruelest tortures.
Don't balk at the pairing - it's hell of an impressive take on the mental devastation that taking the Dark Mark has wrought on Snape, and Ollivander sets out to correct it...

And a question: is it impolite to rec without notifying the author? Opinions?

Comments

[bruno-greengras.livejournal.com]

Hey! Snape/Ollivander! I'll read this one...

I don't think anyone would think it impolite. Then again, as a writer it's a boost to see that your stories are recommended, so I'm sure a mail would be appreciated.
But sometimes the writer can be difficult to track down, so... Rec away, I say, even if the author of said story can't be found. :)

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

I almost always give the author feedback if I liked the story so much I'm reccing it, and it might be of the form, "I liked your story so much I've recced it here (URL)". But it might not be - I might just send feedback, and then later rec the story. In other words, I'm not so much notifying the author as I am giving the author feedback.

I have to say, I discover recs of my own stories sometimes when I'm glancing through my referrer logs, and it's like Christmas :-)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Naturally, in a perfect world, we'd all be sending lovely thought-out feedback everytime we liked something. But sometimes it's so darn hard to put thoughtful feedback together. And we want to share, we want to squee with others--and so we rec without having sent feedback. And then someone makes us feel guilty for having done so! ^_^ Me, I say don't feel guilty--it's better to rec and not send feedback than it is to be so intimidated by the prospect that we decide neither to send feedback nor to rec.

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes...
... not to mention that in a perfect world I'd have already sent you that mail with no end of ecstatic waffling about how incredibly much I loved the stories deriving from your recent burst of creativity - especially Harry/Moody, the two Harry/Lucius/Draco pieces and that insidious dark Harry/Snape piece, 'Hypocritic Oath'... Well, all, really, but these (and of course my favourite, 'In Between') stood out in particular. But I'll get there! ;)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Hee! Looks like that'll do me for now, thanks! *hugs*

[passo.livejournal.com]

Yo! I didn't even know you had LJ 'til I checked Maeglin's poll posts. *friends* Nice recs. ^^

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Hi!
*waves and friends back*