This page started out - as recs pages so often do - as a personal list of story links, which I started keeping after losing my bookmarks in a computer crash. As time went on, though, I thought I might as well make it public, and this is the result.

What you'll find here: Multi-fandom recs, but heavily weighted toward due South and (Snape-centric) Harry Potter fanfic. I'm separating the recs by fandom, and I'll be indicating whether the stories are slash, het, or gen. I'll even try to indicate what genre each story is, although with the slash and het recs, you can pretty much assume I think of them as "romance," regardless of any other category the stories might fall into.

What you won't find here: Reviews (I love reviews/critiques, but the more this page starts to feel like real work, the less chance there will be of my ever updating it). You also won't find much in the way of warnings, mostly because I'm not crazy about them (even though I understand why some other people love them). The list of kinks I'm not particularly into is long and varied (Dom/sub, bondage, discipline, S&M, bloodplay, watersports, etc.), I'm not a big fan of dark-for-dark's sake, and while I don't need there to be a 'happy ending' to like a story, I do tend to want to be left with at least a glimmer of hope at the end. Having said that, some of my favorite authors have written brilliant stories which are dark or kinky or have unhappy endings, and I can't guarantee I'll mention what any given reader might want to be warned about, so...caveat lector.

(Note: The exception to the no-warnings rule is going to be for stories in which there's a major character death, not counting in-canon deaths. These stories will be marked with an asterisk. For everything else, you're on your own.)

A note about "writing quality": Generally speaking, I want to see well-written, canon-based, reasonably original stories with recognizable characters. However, there are a few points I need to make:

(1) Not everyone's first language is English. Now, in my experience, most authors for whom English is a second (or third) language take more care with the language than a lot of the native speakers do; however there may be some stories that find their way onto this page with, oh...let's say unusual syntax. This is not a crime.

(2) Once upon a time, all cliches were original. A few of the stories I'm thinking about reccing have elements that are now considered ridiculously cliched (like "...Snape's not really ugly; he just uses a glamour to seem that way"), but if that kind of story's included on this page, it's probably because the cliche wasn't a cliche when the author first posted the fic.

(3) Bad characterization is a sin . . . unless I say it's not. This is especially true in the case of parodies, in which part of the fun is seeing how the author plays with character attributes.

Final Note: Like the subtitle says, this is "a work-in-progress." I'll be playing "catch-up" - particularly with my older fandoms - for quite some time, but there's more to come. There's always more to come.

Really Final Note: With two exceptions, I'm not including any WIP's on this page. There are many excellent in-progress stories, but someone else is going to have to keep track of them.

Really, Really Final Note: Links to more detailed recommendations (on LJ recs communities, etc.) are indicated by: REC LINK

WHAT'S NEW - May 11, 2008 - the Oh So Belated edition
(which should be understood as 'what's new to this page' - and not necessarily what's newly written.)

Note: due to recent issues on LJ, some formerly public story entries may now be private. I'll try to find alternate public links for any stories affected by this, but it might take some time.

Arionrhod (arionrhod on LJ): "Not Quite What The Doctor Ordered" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus Snape is a brilliant diagnostician, but it turns out that Remus Lupin is a very difficult case, in more ways than one." An AU - and a brilliant one at that - which owes more than a little to House, but which can stand entirely alone with no knowledge of the t.v. show whatsoever. Real World setting, and yet there is much about this story you'll recognize.)

Bluestocking (bluestocking79 on LJ): " The French Connection" (Snape/Hermione. Post-DH [but without taking the epilogue into account], this is a romantic tale, set in a Paris that is most assuredly for lovers - especially lovers such as Hermione and Severus prove to be...and with wonderful architecture and art and fine cuisine along the way!)

bronze_ribbons (mechaieh, bronze_ribbons on IJ/LJ): "Those I Can Save" (Snape/Lupin. Post-DH. Severus is saved by an unexpected trio, only to discover he has somehow become a father and must depend for help on someone whose name is not Remus Lupin. Very engaging and clever and funny...and even rather thrilling, in places!)

DeathOfMe (death_ofme on LJ): " Pomegranate Seeds" (Snape/Hermione. "Upon discovering an ancient potion, Hermione travels to the Underworld in search of the martyred Severus Snape, and also in the hopes of being able to demolish the barrier between life and death. She soon learns the world is not what she expected, and neither is the man." Evokes the idea of an Orpheus, but one who, having sung his song, simply sits down beside Eurydice and takes her hand. A very different sort of tale.)

Delphi (atdelphi on IJ/LJ): "Goat Song" (Snape/Aberforth. "A tragedy in five scenes." Yes, that's the summary the author gave, but to me, this is no tragedy. Snape is wonderfully drawn in this story, and Aberforth - yes, that Aberforth - is amazing. Gruff and caring and no-nonsense.)

DementorDelta (dementordelta on IJ/LJ): "Between the Lines" (Snape/Harry. "Harry discovers a secret in his Potions text and a friend in the Half-Blood Prince.." Teenage Harry and teenage Snape, but surprisingly, it's not a time turner story. Extremely well-written and very creative and totally engaging. Young!Snape, in particular, is perfect.)

Djinnj (djinnj on IJ/LJ) "Rosemary and Blue Heliotrope" (Snape/Tonks. "Snape has a one night stand with Tonks. It lasts more than one night." The author says this is an AU, but it's so perfectly interwoven with canon that it could easily be the true story behind the story. Wonderful characterizations and thoroughly engaging.)

dungeons_master (dungeons_master on IJ/LJ): "The Art of Dog-Keeping" (Snape/Lupin. "They say once you feed a stray dog, it always comes back for more. Severus Snape is going to find out just how true that is." Uses the cliches of both amnesia and the Muggle world and still manages to be completely original. Plus? Baby Teddy!)

dickgloucester (dickgloucester on LJ): "Through Silence" (Snape/Hermione. Long after the war, aided by the now business-savvy Harry, Hermione finds a new line of work and Snape...stays silent. Smart with fine characterizations [Hermione's children are particularly believable], plus the odd allusion to Phantom of the Opera.)

Emma Grant (emmagrant01 on LJ): "Weakness" (Snape/Draco, Draco/OC. "Set during DH. Snape decides Draco needs private lessons in occlumency, and it turns out that Draco has much to hide." A smart story that feels like a missing piece of canon. Draco is entirely convincing here, and Snape is a real grown-up.)

fandomme (fandomme on LJ): "Engineered Collisions" (Snape/Hermione. A complex and intriguing look at the interplay between magic and memory. Why Snape is still alive so many years after DH is at the heart of the plot. Wonderful characterizations, especially as regards Snape and Hermione, who are fully realized in this story, flaws and all.)

Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ): "Kiss A Boy In London Town (And Other Intimate Misadventures of A Society Whore)" (Harry/Draco. "There's only one cardinal sin for a whore." The war is over and the wizarding world is up to its neck in heroes, but the prospects of the remaining members of the Malfoy family are not so rosy. And yet, well...it wouldn't be fair to say that Draco actually hates his current profession, especially not when it brings Harry Potter to his doorstep. Smart and witty and hot.)

Femme (femmequixotic on IJ/LJ): " Monna Innominata" ( Narcissa/Lucius, Snape/Narcissa, Snape/Narcissa/Lucius. "Lucius returns from Azkaban" There's anger and love and fear and wanting, all bubbling up and spilling over in these characters, because here, in the last days of the struggle between light and dark, they''re all just too damned exhausted to keep their feelings submerged any longer. Peaceful and heart-wrenching in turns...and a very smart story.)

Geoviki (geoviki on LJ): "Let Go" (Harry/Draco. ""There was a logical explanation for what happened between Harry and Malfoy: adolescent insanity. Not their own, though-their children's. A story that brings the epilogue generation to life, in a completely realistic way...and the Harry/Draco interactions [interactions = sex] are great. Plus, extremely funny.)

Gingertart (gingertart50 on IJ/LJ): "Being Snape" (Snape/Harry. "When Harry Polyjuices into Snape, he finds out more about the Potions master than he ever dreamed." A very recognizable Harry and very grown-up Snape. Engaging and insightful and extremely hot.)

Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ): "Echoes" (Snape/Harry. "Everyone has been given perfume for Christmas, odd things happen as a result and Harry finds himself juggling match-making children, senile household appliances and two very fraught relationships." A charming, canon-compliant, post-DH tale, even with a not at all dead Snape)

Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea on IJ/LJ): "An Unusual Quittance" (Snape/Luna. "Luna discovers Severus before he can take his leave, and both of them find it rewarding." Post-DH...and while Snape isn't quite dead, he needs the kind of support that only Luna can provide. Sweet and smart...and Neville makes a cameo appearance)

JenAdamson (jenadamson on IJ/LJ): "such a beautiful blank (but smooth it)" (Harry/Ginny. "Ginny picks a rose, and her world spins out of control." Tam Lin meets Groundhog Day. Smartly conceived and intricately woven.)

klynie (klynie1 on IJ): "Love, Pregnancy, and Camel Riding" (Snape/Harry. "48-year-old Harry Potter is the victim of an accidental immaculate conception." A magical bonding story, long and smart and satisfying. If you're looking for pretty boys having sex, well, honestly, I don't know what you're doing reading Snape fic in the first place, but this is middle aged and awkward sex at it's finest...and hottest.)

Lilith Morgana (lilith_morgana on LJ): "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" (Gen. Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape. "Last time, things were different." An almost-sympathetic look at a perfectly voiced Malfoy family, set during the seventh book)

midnitemaraud_r (midnitemaraud_r on LJ/IJ): " Rise from the Ashes" (Teddy/Cedric, Cedric/Roger Davies, references to Cedric/Cho. "Muggles have an old saying: Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.' Teddy never quite grasped the meaning, until he made a wish of his own." Canon compliant...except for where it's not. Wonderfully original means of time traveling and an extremely smart - and often very touching - story.)

Miss Miah (missmiah on LJ): "While You Were Sleeping" (Snape/Hermione. "Death was supposed to set him free, one way or another, not leave him trapped in his own shattering mind and only the voice of Hermione Granger for a distraction." The final sequence could have stood a bit more development, but despite that, this is a very interesting look at how a lack of memories might help a relationship develop between Snape and Hermione.)

nehalenia (nehalenia on LJ): "Possession" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderful, perfectly paced, clever story, which takes place in an Alternate Reality to the events of DH, but one which is utterly believable. Includes many author warnings - hurt/comfort, implied rape, implied torture, character death (not main pairing), violence, bestiality, chan (16-18) - and yet, startlingly, none of it seems gratuitous. Plus, as a bonus, all non-ship characters are treated fairly.)

noticeably (noticeably on LJ): "Lacking in Colour" (Gen. Millicent, Anthony. "The first time that Millicent tunes into Potterwatch, she swears that it's an accident." Behind-the-scenes during DH. If only JKR had written this...)

persepolis130 (persepolis130 on LJ): "Reconciling Lily's Eyes" (Snape/Harry, Harry/Ginny. "Had Harry known bonding with his former professor would lead him to three different countries, a hastily-planned wedding and his pants around his ankles in Snape's sitting room, he wouldn't have quit his day job. Or... maybe he would've..." Novel length and wonderful, with a Snape who's about as unfluffy as you could imagine, without being actively evil - and a Harry who's not precisely as stable as he thinks he is.)

Rhys (devil_lude on LJ): "Bride of the Living Dead Potions Master" (Snape/Lupin. "Lupin brings Snape back from the dead. Sort of." Okay, this story is sick and wrong and yet? Sort of romantic! I'm going to break tradition and include a warning...um...for semi-necrophilia. *g* Hey, don't look at me like that!)

Rowan Grayjoy (r_grayjoy on IJ/LJ): "To Keep Calendars in the Absence of Time" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus finds that there can be many reasons to keep track of the days, even in a place where time has no meaning." Post-DH, and yes...canon compliant, but that doesn't get in the way of this very smart story about two men who still have discoveries to make about their lives, even after those lives have come to an end. Creative and original storytelling.)

Sansa (sansa1970 on IJ): "Draco, the Magic Dragon" (Harry/Draco. "Come to the fair! Draco's granting wishes, Harry's investigating a mystery, and Luna's giving away pants. Crystal balls and kissing, dirty talk and candy floss - and that's just the beginning." The premise seems far-fetched [yes, even given the fact that this is the HP-verse], but the execution is excellent.)

Scattered Logic (scatteredlogic on LJ): "Never Too Late" (Snape/Hermione. "Waiting for death, Hermione meets an old friend she never knew." It's superfluous to give a death warning to this story, when the author has done it for me, but this isn't a sad tale. Hermione has lived a long and full life. There's just one thing that never quite happened - for her and for Severus. Nicely written...and with an excellent epilogue)

Xylodemon (xylodemon on IJ/LJ): "Things We Lost (and Found) in the War" (Snape/McGonagall. "Two people, two wars, and a few of the things they learned along the way." Wonderful (albeit non-linear) story telling. This is a relationship between equals - and more importantly, between two people who know each other very well.)

Stargate: Atlantis

Sandrine (Claudia, sandrine on lj): "If We Make It Past the Judgement" (Sheppard/'Todd'. "'Trust me,' the Wraith says with a smile that mocks John, and it's almost enough for him to put a stop to this whole thing. " Necessity? Convenience? Or...something more? A look at what the John/Wraith dynamic could have been - or what it could be. Very well done.)

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FANDOMS

*Absolutely Fabulous
*Action
*Addams Family
*The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
*Alice in Wonderland
*Arthurian Legend
*Asimov - Robot Series
*Beowulf
*Bedazzled
*Billy Elliot
*Black Adder
*Black Books
*Blood Ties
*Brimstone
*The Breakfast club
*Bull Durham
*Casablanca
*Classical Mythology
*Close My Eyes
*Crossovers (Paul Gross and Callum Keith Rennie roles)
*Dead Like Me
*Dinosaur Comics
*Discworld
*Doctor Who
*Dogma
*Due South - Fraser/Kowalski
*Due South - Everything Else
*Earthsea
*Fairy Tales
*The Fionavar Tapestry (G.G.Kay)
*Galaxy Quest
*Gilgamesh
*Good Omens
*Hard Core Logo
*Harry Potter - Gen
*Harry Potter - Het
*Harry Potter - Slash
*Heroes
*Highlander
*Historical RPF
*Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
*House
*Invisible Man
*James Bond
*Jeeves & Wooster
*Labyrinth
*Life on Mars
*Lord of the Rings
*Love Actually
*M*A*S*H
*Master and Commander
*Monk
*Narnia Chronicles
*Oz
*Peter Pan
*Petshop of Horrors
*Phantom (Kay)
*Phantom of the Opera
*Pirates of the Caribbean
*Princess Bride
*Sandman
*Sayers: Lord Peter Wimsey
*Sex and the City
*Sesame Street
*Shakespeare
*Sherlock Holmes
*Smallville
*Sports Night
*Stargate: Atlantis
*Star Trek: TOS
*Star Trek: TNG
*Star Trek: DS9
*Star Trek: Voyager
*The Sentinel
*Supernatural
*The 10th Kingdom
*Temeraire series (Novik)
*Torchwood
*Vorkosigan series (Bujold)
*West Wing
*Who Framed Roger Rabbit
*Wiseguy

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

Doyle: Just Between Us. (Absolutely fabulous Patsy p.o.v.)

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ACTION

Valeria: Fire and Ice (Peter Dragon/Cole Ricardi)

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ADDAMS FAMILY

Fuschia (fuschia on LJ): "Cleopatra's Needle" (A creepily wonderful story. Richly detailed and passionate. I had no idea how anybody could make a story work in this fandom, but this is apparently how it's done.)

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THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT

Irmelin (irmelin on LJ): "A Fine Romance" (Tick/Adam. "The drive back to Sydney is rather different." Lovely. If the movie had been fifteen minutes longer, this story would have been canon.)

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Meltha: Ravens and Writing Desks. (Alice, back in Wonderland one last time.)

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ARTHURIAN LEGEND

Martha (saffronhouse on LJ): "Concerning the Wine which was Spilt at the Feast of St. Ignatius, and How Arthur Came to Spend a Night in the Wood, and of the Gift of the Richest Mantle That Ever was Seen in That Court" ("Considerable liberties taken in retelling Ch. 14 & 15 , Book 4, Vol. 1 of Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table -- specifically, there's more kissing. Plus owls, lions, secret passages, and broiled mackerel for breakfast. That particularly sadistic murder, though? That's all Malory." Beautiful language, wonderfully observed relationships, and a perfectly drawn Arthur, who's powerful and passionate and tender and vulnerable all at once.)

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ASIMOV - Robot Series

Dorinda: "C/Fe". (Fandom: Asimov's Robot series. Elijah Baley/Daneel. There are many different kinds of programming. A perfect capturing of Asimov's world...but with more heart.)

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BEDAZZLED

Ellen Fremedon: "Cardinal virtues.". (Fandom: Bedazzled. "Stanley does things his way. George tries his best to be a bad influence." Funny and arch and pitch perfect voices.)

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BEOWULF

Ellen Fremedon: Freawaru's Lament. (Epic, as seen through the eyes of a woman. A wonderful 'newly-discovered' Old English poem)

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BILLY ELLIOT

rilla (rilla_ on LJ): "Dancing Boys" ("'I'm not aware of how I could possibly love you without aching.' - Tegan and Sara. Billy and Michael meet, first when they're eighteen and then twenty-five." The story you didn't know you wanted. Lovely.)

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BLACKADDER

Ariana Deralte: No Man's Land. (Blackadder/Darling. Under Fire.)

Castiron (castiron on LJ): "Pimp and Pomposity" (The Prince of Wales and Lord Flashheart are both in need of some...companionship, and guess who's put in charge of seeing to that task? Very, very funny.)

Cawti: Papers, please. (Gen. Crossover with Harry Potter. Blackadder, Baldric, and many folks from the HP-verse. Very funny and oddly believable.)

Hathaldir: Rabbitholes and Foxholes. (Blackadder/Darling. Two men and a desk.)

Misha: General Staff. (Melchett/St. Banleigh. Humor. Bottoms up!)

Patrick Phelan: "Trousers". (Exactly like an episode...except with the added bonus of a cucumber! Gen.)

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BLACK BOOKS

Claire (tornyourdress on LJ): "The Cable Guys" ("Bernard gets digital television." Aliens made them do it! So funny...and Bernard, in particular, is perfectly voiced.)

Tris B (hobviously on LJ): "and all your girlfriends are unfulfilled and alienated" ("What really happened between Fran and Bernard on the night that he's not allowed to remember?" Funny, excellently voiced, and even a little mortifyingly sweet in places.)

voltairescribbles (voltaireontoast on LJ): "Welsh Dictionaries and Tourists" (A perfect little vignette, with flawless voices and Manny as Little Bo-Peep)

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BLOOD TIES

Lys (falzalot on LJ): "Blood in the Water" ("In the aftermath of rescuing Henry from Javier Mendoza, Celluci and Henry start to come to terms with each other." The best kind of (non-schmoopy) hurt/comfort.)

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THE BREAKFAST CLUB

Kaneko: The Supper Club. (Andy p.o.v. - and Bender, twenty years later. Entirely believable.)

Shrift: A Lobotomy and Some Tights. (Brian/Bender. Post-movie. Brian needs a little . . . tutoring.)

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BRIMSTONE

Milkshake Butterfly: Nativity. (Cross-recced in Dogma and Brimstone. Bethany, Ezekiel, Lucifer, the Metatron . . . and Wal-Mart)

Sarah T (harriet_spy on LJ): Not by Bread Alone. (Post-Brimstone Brimstone: now, with added messages! Very clever. Gen.)

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BULL DURHAM

Flora (florahart on LJ): "The Joy as it Flies" (A charming what-came-after story for Crash and Annie, with perfect voices.)

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CASABLANCA

Dorinda: Nom de Coeur. (Rick/Louis. Post-movie, and a truly incredible piece of writing.)

Lyrastar: The Beautiful Dawn. (Louis/Rick. During and after the film, with a wonderful Louis p.o.v.)

myystic (myystic on LJ): "As Time Goes By" ("Louis and Rick, 10 years later." An insightful look at love unspoken - but lived.)

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CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY

Eilonwy (insptr-penguin on LJ): "Anabasis" (An insightful look at what happens after Psyche is made immortal, because...even though the gods look human, it doesn't mean they are.)

Thermidor: Unexpected. (Hephaestus/Dionysus.)

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CLOSE MY EYES

KazVL: Close My Eyes (Sinclair, Natalie)

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CROSSOVERS (Paul Gross and Callum Keith Rennie roles)

AuKestrel and Kellie Matthews: Shadows Fade (Tales of the City/Hard Core Logo. Sequel to Kellie's stories Northern Comfort and No Secrets) REC LINK

LaT: Reaffirmation (Buried on Sunday/Last Night)

Kellie Matthews: Crossroads (Buried on Sunday/Masterminds)

Shay (shayheyred on LJ): Scenes from the Tragical, Comical, Historical, Pastoral, Implausible Life of Geoffrey Tennant, Actor". (More gen than not, but m/m and implied m/f included, centering on Geoffrey Tennant. And Hamlet, not coincidentally. from the Midsummer Sekrit Santa challenge, for which stories based on obscure Canadian films featuring Paul Gross and Callum Keith Rennie were written.

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DEAD LIKE ME

Cara (feather-down on LJ ): "Lay Me Down" (George-centric, mostly gen, with a f/f undercurrent. Excellent voices.)

graygirl: "Into Seas Without a Shore" (They say that nothing's certain but death and taxes; nobody said anything about reaping.)

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DINOSAUR COMICS

Grace (kyuuketsukirui on LJ): "Insecurity Comics" (T-Rex feels insecure about his tiny arms after someone makes fun of him. Small, but perfectly formed...and oh so funny. One of the stealth hits of Yuletide 2007)

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DISCWORLD

Abby (rhosymedre47 on LJ): "The Next Great Adventure" (Crossover with Discworld. Snape, DEATH {so...technically a death story. Excellent voices for both fandoms and very insightful.)

afrai: Curtain Call (Vetinari/DEATH)

afrai: Whose Names Are Death. (cross-recced in Discworld and Sandman. Death of the Endless in the realm of DEATH. Poignant.)

Donna Immaculata: Mostly Human. (Gen. Susan Sto-Helit pays a visit to Lord Vetinari. And there's a card game!)

Fyrie: "The End of the Road" (Mort/Ysabel. No anniversary goes exactly as planned for the Duke and Duchess of Sto Helit. Bittersweet...and I suppose a DEATH warning is in order.)

Kahvi (kahvi on LJ): "At the End" (Once again, DEATH has business to attend to, so Susan takes his place...and this time, it's Granny Weatherwax she encounters. A few typos to sort out, but an extremely clever and funny tale.)

Lynnmonster: An Old Dog (Vimes, Vetinari)

Mercator: Possession (Vetinari. A young girl. Perhaps a romance)

Mercator: The Seamstress Series, which is composed of Say Yes, Conspiracy of Beers, Vetinari in Absentia, and His Lordship Had a Little Lamb. (All stories feature Vetinari and Hanna, who's a . . . seamstress. Het.)

Merlin Missy: A Hogswatch Carol (DEATH-centric)

Merrymoll: A Night on the Tiles. (Lord Vetinari, Mildred Easy. Mostly gen. Follows the events of Feet of Clay.)

Nimori (nimori on LJ): "Death Insurance" (DEATH/Vetinari, Sam, Sybil. "Flowers, fine dining, and murder in dark alleys. Ah, love is in the air in Ankh-Morpork. Hold on. those are fumes from the river. You didn't breathe too deeply, did you?" Charming and funny...and against all odds, a believable romance for DEATH.)

Panjianlien (panjianlien on LJ): "The Birthday of Eternity" (Gen. In which Death has a Very Difficult Client and appeals to Nanny Ogg for assistance. Ah, those witches! Excellent characterizations and cleverly written.)

Serenissima (serenissima on LJ): "He Kindly Stopped For me" (Death/DEATH. Love, Death, and Curry. Crossover with Neal Gaiman's Sandman. Sometimes the only one who can really understand is another personification. Ah, love.)

Wasuremono (eiviiaru on LJ): "Beginnings" (Gen. Death strays outside his comfort zone. As sweet a moment as one could find in DEATH's typically unsweet world.)

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DOCTOR WHO

Aria (ariastar on LJ): "Doctor Who AU Season Four (A prologue and 13 full episodes offering an alternate view of the as-yet-unaired fourth season of the new series of Doctor Who in this AU, the Doctor has left Earth with the Master still in his charge, Martha has completed her medical studies, Jack is back at Torchwood, with his relieved, albeit vaguely suspicious team. Smart and creative and - apart from a stray missing word here and there - very well written. Plus? This series is unconstrained by the BBC's apparent no-sex-for-the-Doctor rules.)

AstroGirl (astrogirl2 on LJ): "Old Soldiers" (Gen centering on Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart during the Tenth Doctor era (although Benton makes an appearance as well). The Brigadier is long retired, but finds he's unable to "just sit by and watch." Works perfectly with the current timeline...and very good characterizations.)

Casira (casirafics on LJ): "roundabout" (Nine/Rose. "It's said that the Earth turns at just over one thousand miles per hour. Someone suspended above the equator would see 25,000 miles flash by in the course of a day, from ocean to land and sea again, zooming past her field of vision at incredible speed.[...]It would quite likely drive her insane. She's not meant to know these kinds of things." Spoilers for all of season one.)

Cryptile (cryptile on LJ): "Downtime" (Ten, Rose, Jackie, Mickey...with some Rose/Mickey floating in the background. A clever and funny and serious look - yes, all at the same time - at the aftershocks of regeneration. Wonderfully in voice and very believable.)

L.M. Griffin a.k.a Wren (commodoresexual on LJ): "Here Come the Drums", "Devil Inside", and "Domesticity". (Harold/Lucy Saxon. Written before the season three finale. Perfectly voiced.)

Marylane: "Worlds in Conjunction" (Ten/Rose, Martha. "The Doctor makes a slight miscalculation." Beautifully written, with a wonderfully strong Rose.)

scarlet_key (scarlet_key on LJ): "Treasures of Lost Gallifrey" (Nine, Jack, Rose. "The Doctor, Jack, and Rose stop in a trade and resort town. During a shopping expedition, the Doctor finds something extraordinary, something rare, something that makes him very, very angry...." Strong characterizations and spot on in terms of emotional believability. Jack pov.)

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DOGMA

Daegaer: Home is Where the Heart Is (Dogma/GO crossover. Aziraphale goes to America, Crowley joins him . . . and who should they meet but Loki and Bartleby?).

Elke Tanzer: "Questioning". (Fandom: Dogma. Bethany raises her child and discovers what's important in life. A perfect coda to the film.)

KA Rose: One Big Happy Pantheon. (cross-recced in Dogma and Good Omens. Gen/Slash. The son of Satan meets the daughter of God. Crowley, Aziraphale, Loki, Bartleby . . . others)

Mary: Christmas mixer. (Cross-recced in Dogma and Good Omens. Gen - although with some Crowley/Aziraphale subtext - and a perfect Metatron voice.)

Mary Borsellino: Muse. ("Azrael talking shit")

Milkshake Butterfly: Nativity. (Cross-recced in Dogma and Brimstone. Bethany, Ezekiel, Lucifer, the Metatron . . . and Wal-Mart)

Proserpina: "The Priest That Tastes The Word". (Metatron/God....and perfectly voiced)

Saturnalia: "Vacation" (Metatron/That-Would-Be-Telling. God sends the Metatron on holiday.)

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DUE SOUTH

Fraser/Kowalski

Alanna, Kass, and Starfish: Parental Guidance

Allison: "Romance is Romance". (Fraser/Kowalski. Vecchio's back from Las Vegas, and...not that he thinks the queer thing is normal, you understand, but for Benny's sake, he'll try to help Kowalski in the romance department. Funny thing is, Kowalski doesn't seem to need his help. Good insights.)

Anna S.: Seamless. (Set after "Doctor Longball")

AnneZo: Stepping Out (a series of 5 short-short stories. Scroll down to Due South) REC LINK

Aral Griffen: In Which Ray Kowalski Embarks on an Adventure

Ardent: High Speed Chase

Aristide and Bone: How Ray Got His Groove Back

Aristide and Mairead Triste (cimmerians on LJ): "Haven" (Fraser/Kowalski. A post-CotW story as they used to be. Long and rich, with a strong emotional impact. The ending seemed to come a bit abruptly to me, but even with that caveat, a lovely story.)

AuKestrel: Belong

AuKestrel: Coming to Terms

Aukestrel: Likewise

AuKestrel: Three Christmases (and the Near Wild Heaven trilogy that follows: Losing My Religion, Sweetness Follows, and Near Wild Heaven)

Bone: The Better Angels

Bone: The Course

Bone: Layers.

Brenda Antrim: Differences. REC LINK

Brighid: Skin Hungry.

Brighid: Slice (with bonus recipes) REC LINK

brooklinegirl: Half a Chance. (Fraser/Kowalski. "Ray found that, over time, he had developed deep and meaningful feelings for Canada. Not just because of the blowjobs, but that was definitely part of it.")

Cherry Ice: Bury It With You. (BF/RK, RK/RV, RV/SK, mention of RK/SK. Ray Kowalski knows Vecchio, Stella knows Ray...)

Cherry Ice: Shells: Nothing But Blue Skies remix. (Fraser-centric, with F/K in the background. "Days like these are few and far between." A remix of pearl-o's "Shells")

Cherry Ice: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot". (Fraser/Kowalski. Wonderful details A little sad at moments, but ultimately, just right.)

china_shop: Hearts and Flowers.

china_shop: Leaving Normal.

china_shop: Speculation. ("If I was gay, Ray thinks, I’d want to fuck Fraser.")

china shop: The Sweet Hereafter. ("Aside from the lack of communication, now that I’ve had a chance to experience death I find it not so very different from living in Canada." A very novel bodyswap story, in which Bob Fraser . . . well, that would be telling, wouldn't it?)

china_shop: The Vecchio Problem.

C.L. Finn: The Easiest Choice. (futurefic)

C.L. Finn: Indelible

Colleen Kane: Penny Serenade

Denise Raymond: All the Comforts of Home

Destina: Twice Descending

Dira Sudis: Sunday's Child. (Fannie/Kowalski, Fraser/Kowalski.)

Estrella: Dearly Beloved. (F/K. "Not that it seemed like it at the time, but looking back on it now, Ray realized that maybe they should have just - sat down and talked about it.")

Estrella: The Other Side of Snow. (Fraser/Kowalski. "I know that you're never gonna believe me, you know," Ray says quietly. Post- CotW)

gurrier: In The Water. (Fraser/Kowalski. "...in which Ray learns to swim.")

the Hoyden: Academic Punk (AU)

Isis (isiscolo on LJ): "(Not) Being Ray Vecchio" (Fraser/Kowalski. Ray has an identity crisis.)

jacquez: Un-American

Jaime Arundel: "The Baseball Series" (In The Ballpark, Batting 1000, and Out of the Ballpark) REC LINK

Journey: Family Portrait. (AU)

Kalena: Surface

Kass: Five Scars Ray Kowalski Might Have. (A life in five drabbles.)

Kat Allison: Heavy Bag

Kat Allison: Executor (*)

Kellie Matthews: A Thousand Words

Kellie Matthews (and me *g*): Like A House On Fire

Kellie Matthews: Somewhere Else to Be (AU)

Kellie Matthews: Turning

lalejandra: Look way up to the sky. (Post CotW.)

Lalejandra: Third (time is the charm...). (Fraser/Kowalski. Ray's sure once he gets back to Chicago, everything's going to be great.)

LaT: Buzz

Laura Kaye: O My America

Lyra Sena: Across That Wire. (Fraser/Kowalski. Post-CotW and post-adventure: "Calling is always the hardest part.")

Maxine Mayer: A Little Voodoo and Black Cat Romance (AU)

Miriam Heddy: Shades of Ray

Miriam Heddy: Unassuming

Moonloon (maryavatar on LJ): "Finding the Point of No Return" (Fraser/Kowalski. Set during CotW: a not-quite-first-time story...but definitely not through lack of trying where Ray's concerned.)

Munchkin (The Wild Mole): Complicated Shadows, Gasoline, and Throwing Fire at the Sun REC LINK

omphale23: "Hockey Night In Chicago" (Fraser/Kowalski. Ray loves hockey. Ray hates hockey. Ray loves hockey. Smart and hot and...hockey!)

Otsoko: Homologated, part one and Homologated, part two REC LINK

pearl-o: how many ways and its sequel merry bells keep ringing. (Fraser/Kowalski. A kid's life in conversations, photographs, and memories.)

pearl-o: the outline of a circle.

pearl-oThirteen Facts About Ray Kowalski. (Backstory and . . . frontstory. Seamless.)

Penelope Whistle: What We Talk About When We Talk About Wolves. (As the notes say: "from stake-out to make out.")

Pollitt: Blizzard. (With the Vecchio family home taking the place of the Canadian shack. *g* A very warm 'holiday special' kind of story.)

Punk: Verse, Chorus, Verse. (Fraser/Kowalski. "The beginning of the end and the end of the beginning" - and oh, so good.)

Purna: Five Things to Say

Purna: Palimpsest (AU)

Resonant: Broadway Hotel

Rhi Marzano: Beguiled.

Riverlight: "Things to Do in Juniper at One O'Clock in the Morning" (Fraser/Kowalski. A smart and wonderfully detailed coda to the series. If I have any complaint, it's that there should be more story.)

Rustler: Moving REC LINK

Sage (sageness on LJ): "Waiting for the Weird". (Fraser/Kowalski. It looks like it's going to be too sweet, but the sweet is quickly over-shadowed by the smart in this story about what's freaky and what's not in this world)

Sandy Steiner: Voluble

Shrift: Excitable

Sihaya Black: Two Men in a Boat, or Adventures on the African Queen (AU)

slidellra: "Cognitive Dissonance" (Fraser/Kowalski. Ray thinks Fraser can't keep his hands off of him; Fraser believes nothing of the kind. Smart and very in character.)

Speranza: Double Negative (Fraser/Kowalski), which is a not-at-all-gen sequel to her gen story A Rare and Genuine Gratitude (Young!Ben, George Fraser, Martha Fraser.)

Speranza: Eight Sessions.

Speranza: Enduring Distance

Speranza: Next of Kin. (Fraser/Ray Kowalski. Fraser/Stella Kowalski. "I don't have to tell you never to speak of this.")

Speranza: Ten Things To Get Used To

Speranza: With Six You Get Eggroll (Text-only version here)

Sprat: Recompense. (In which an exchange of letters from the 1940's plays a pivotal role.)

Sprat: "The Best Parts of Lonely." (Fraser/Kowalski. Fraser's away, work's going well, and Ray's getting twitchy. A 'growing awareness' tale that's just right!)

Starfish: Wildly Courteous Ways, followed by Working on Forever and Any Other Way

Starfish: Rain Down on Me. (Funny and sweet, but...beware the killer squirrel!)

Starfish: The Way That We Used To Be, followed by On My Feet Again and What You See ("The Bar AU")

TrueEnough: From Afar.

Zen & nancy: The Politics of X

Zillah: A Passing Feeling. (Fraser/Kowalski. Futurefic. Childfic. Funeralfic. Quietly domestic and caring.)

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Everything Else

aerye: Vecchio Unplugged (Ray/Ray and hyperlinks!)

Basingstoke: Rabbit Jumps Out the Window (Fraser, Maggie. Gennish.)

Cherry Ice: Bury It With You. (BF/RK, RK/RV, RV/SK, mention of RK/SK. Ray Kowalski knows Vecchio, Stella knows Ray...)

Cherry Ice: Shells: Nothing But Blue Skies remix. (Fraser-centric, with F/K in the background. "Days like these are few and far between." A remix of pearl-o's "Shells")

china_shop: "Ten reasons to hate Ray Kowalski". (Ray/Ray. Two men learning to be themselves and be together. Smart and quirky and really nice...and btw, I usually hate this pairing, but not this time.)

Dira Sudis: Sunday's Child. (Fannie/Kowalski, Fraser/Kowalski.)

Estrella: The First Time Frannie Met Ray Kowalski. (Frannie/RayK. Lovely relationship development, particularly in the post-Canada section)

Hth: Sibylla ti theleis. (RayV/Stella. Absolutely brilliant and must be read regardless of whether you have any particular interest in Ray Vecchio or not. In fact, I command you to read it! Um...I mean...I ask politely? Thank you kindly.)

jamethiel_bane: "Here and Now" (Vecchio/Kowalski. "Ray Vecchio decides who he is" Almost more a character study than a relationship story. A wonderfully written and smart piece, particularly the gennish first half.)

Kat Allison: Luck (Gen. Vecchio, Victoria.)

Kat Allison: Rogue. (Fraser-centric gen. Post "Ladies Man" and very powerful! It shouldn't be in-character, but...it is.)

Kat Allison: Roots Rain (Gennish. Fraser-centric)

Khaleesian: Jonah (Technically gen, but...) REC LINK

Kit Mason: Duet for Three Stooges (Ray. Fraser. Ray.)

Lamardeuse: Reset (Ray/Ray. Post-show, but with an actual reason for the two Rays to spend time together. Excellent characterizations.)

Laura Kaye: An Officer and a Gentleman (Frannie/Welsh)

mazily: "Fourth Floor, Dawn." (Fraser-centric, Kowalski, Vecchio. A gen piece, in letters sent and unsent. Painful and hopeful all at once.)

minervacat: that's where all of the gangsters live. (Kowalski-centric gen, with a side of F/K. "Ray loves Stella like he loves breathing, loves Fraser like he loves his tattoo, loves Chicago like he loves everything permanent in his life.")

pearl_o: "A Goose Pimple or a Scar" (Fraser/Vecchio. "Being in love is something you carry with you all the time; you can't set it down for a moment. " Thoughtful and perfectly in character.)

shayheyred (aka Shay Sheridan): It Was a Very Good Year (Frannie/Turnbull)

Shay Sheridan (aka shayheyred): Wait Until Dim (Fraser, Kowalski. Gen.)

Speranza: Double Negative (Fraser/Kowalski), which is a not-at-all-gen sequel to her gen story A Rare and Genuine Gratitude (Young!Ben, George Fraser, Martha Fraser.)

Speranza: Next of Kin. (Fraser/Ray Kowalski. Fraser/Stella Kowalski. "I don't have to tell you never to speak of this.")

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EARTHSEA

Firerose: Of Thistles and Fir Cones. (Birth, life, and death. Three linked vignettes.)

Minerva McTabby: Sparkweed. (Jasper/Ged. After the Festival of Sunreturn.)

serenissima: Seasons in the Archipelago. (Ged/Tenar. Brief, but beautiful and utterly true to the books.)

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FAIRY TALES

Lyrstzha (lyrstzha on LJ): "Rough Diamond" ("Beauty and the Beast" - strikingly original and imbued with magic)

sheldrake: "In a Dark Wood" (A wonderful retelling of the story of "Beauty and the Beast." Richly detailed.)

Truth (file_five on LJ): "Bittersweet" (A child's heaven, preserved forever in memory, sweet. and bittersweet. The summary didn't quite mesh with my sense of the story, which felt altogether more modern and knowing than that summary would suggest. But sweet and bittersweet, certainly. I'm not telling you which fairy tale this story is based on though. You'll figure it out soon enough, and getting there is half the pleasure.)

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THE FIONOVAR TAPESTRY (G.G. KAY)

karennia (karennia_rune on LJ): "And Back Again" (Dave and Kim, after the return, a day in the life story. Short, but sweet and touching and altogether in character)

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GALAXY QUEST

Fox (darthfox on LJ): "Secret Lives of the Cast of Galaxy Quest" (Ensemble character studies. Spot on characterizations. Funny and touching.)

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GILGAMESH

KindKit (kindkit on LJ): "In the House of Dust" (A beautifully wrought and evocative piece in which Gilgamesh - after Enkidu's death - considers life, love, immortality...and clay.)

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GOOD OMENS (Crowley/Aziraphale unless otherwise noted)

afrai: Living Arrangements.

afrai: Sparks. (Pepper/War)

Aja (bookshop on LJ): Everything That Rises Must Converge. (Crowley/Aziraphale. Fence sitting.)

Aja (bookshop on LJ): "The Last Most Beautiful Day in the World." (Crowley/Aziraphale. There have been many beautiful days in the history of the world. A story of contrasts...and hope. Wonderfully written and a lovely relationship between C and A.)

Daegaer: A Helping Hand

Daegaer: Bright With His Splendour. (Crowley/Aziraphale. Wars above, wars below. Very moving.)

Daegaer: Eight Nights. (Crowley/Aziraphale. Oh look! A yuletide challenge story that's not about Christmas. *g*)

Daegaer: The Firstlings of the Flock. (Aziraphale & Crowley. In which Crowley - quite inadvertently - does a very bad thing indeed.)

Daegaer: Home is Where the Heart Is (Dogma/GO crossover. Aziraphale goes to America, Crowley joins him . . . and who should they meet but Loki and Bartleby?).

Daegaer: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Daegaer: Ordinary People (AU)

Daegaer: Seven Circles To Leave Your Lover In (The Pandaemonium Remix). (Hastur/Ligur. "Hell has special punishments for every sin. Hastur isn't used to seeing them from the wrong end of the pitchfork." Very funny. A remix of Lovely Zelda's "Seven Circles To Leave Your Lover In")

Daegaer: The Best Days of their Lives. (Sequel/AU to Louise Lux's Baby Snakes)

Daegaer: The Sound of Omens (Parody.)

daughtersofisis: "Great Are The Myths" (Crowley/Aziraphale. "It's Thursday, and Aziraphale wants to get a few things cleared up; for example, now what?" Now what, indeed, after the almost-Apocalypse; Crowley would like the answer to that question as well. This is a long and wonderfully written and really pretty damned amazing story.)

Giddy Geek: A Precise and Accurate History of Monday, Eleven Years Later (Crowley/Aziraphale. Long and good.)

Grindylowe: Twofish. (Crowley/Aziraphale. Crowley buys a fighting fish.)

irisbleu: "Wishes and Words to the Wise" ( Shadwell/Tracy, Aziraphale/Crowley, Newt/Anathema. And we mustn't forget the International Express Delivery Man, because as the summary says, "Somebody has to deliver the presents in the Universe's grand gift exchange." Cleverly done. Shadwell, in particular, is a delight.)

KA Rose: One Big Happy Pantheon. (cross-recced in Dogma and Good Omens. Gen/Slash. The son of Satan meets the daughter of God. Crowley, Aziraphale, Loki, Bartleby . . . others)

KarotsaMused: Ears. (Gen. And a kitten.)

lady_oneiros: "Antigen." (Gen...mostly. "Why exactly was Pollution chosen as Pestilence's replacement? Pestilence summons Pollution so that he can clear the air...so to speak." Smart.)

Louise Lux: Baby Snakes

Louise Lux: Naked and Unashamed

Louise Lux: Presents

madsciencechick: "Apple." (Crowley/Aziraphale, implied Adam/Pepper. "Normal boys don't give presents at their own weddings. Unfortunately for Aziraphale and Crowley, Adam Young has never been a normal boy." Sweet and sexy.)

magicicada: "Until the End that is to Come" (Newt/Anathema, but so much more than that. Hope and terror and sweetness and tension war in this story of what the end really looks like. Includes a fantstic set of demons - Crowley included - for the demonically inclined amongst you.)

magpie: Cumulative effort

Mary: Christmas mixer. (Cross-recced in Dogma and Good Omens. Gen - although with some Crowley/Aziraphale subtext - and a perfect Metatron voice.)

Musegaarid (musegaarid on LJ): "Don't Know Much About History" (Adam, Crowley/Aziraphale, and DEATH! "Adam learns why the thirteenth century wasn't quite as boring as the fourteenth." Funny and charming.)

Musegaarid (musegaarid on LJ): "Falling Without a Parachute" (Crossover with James Bond. Bond/Crowley. In the summer of 1955, Bond is on a train to Zurich when, by chance, he shares a table in the dining car with a dark-haired man wearing sunglasses. Excellent voices and a perfect blending of the two universes.)

Nny (villainny on LJ): "Wednesdays" (Crowley&Aziraphale...hinting at C/A. Now that Adam is old enough to be studying at university, Aziraphale and Crowley have temporarily found new careers for themselves. Perfectly drawn characterizations and a clever, sly look at university life. An excellent story.)

Patrick Phelan: Revisited and Riding Out. (Pepper, when War comes to town.)

penknife: Comfort and Joy. (Crowley and Aziraphale and the giving of gifts. It's the thought that counts.)

Ref (refche on LJ): "Winter Burn." (Crowley/Crowley's wings. "Anyone can create a pair and start fondling them, but to touch one's core only with your fingers takes dedication." Sensual and evocative. And with wonderful illustrations!)

rinnington: "Switching Teams" (Crowley/Aziraphale. Funny and smutty and ...what more could you ask for? Well, maybe inadvertent temporary body-swapping and just a touch of voyeurism.)

Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Devil Took the Soldier Boy. (A Good Omens/Lord Peter Wimsey crossover. Gen. And absolutely lovely.)

torch: And When He Falls

unravels: "Better Than To Receive" (Crowley/Aziraphale. A clever homage to "Gift of the Magi.")

unravels: Its Own Place. (Crowley/Aziraphale. This time, it's really the end of the world . . . and a certain angel and demon realize they're about to lose more than sushi.)

Vyola: A Hole in the Hedge (Pepper)

Vivien: The Greatest of These

Vulgarweed: "Compromising Positions." (Crowley/Aziraphale. "Seven years after the death of Christ, our heroes are in Rome, and it’s festival time. Aziraphale is mildly enthusiastic. Crowley is blasé. The Emperor is insane." Clever, literate, and...slutty! *g*)

Vulgarweed: Wrong Turn at Yesod. (Aziraphale/Crowley. Slash *and het. Very demonic.)

Waxbean (waxbean on LJ): "How Shadwell Got His Groove Back" (Shadwell/Madame Tracy, Adam/Pepper, Adam/Shadwell. If I said this wasn't just a PWP but was actually quite sympathetic, especially to Shadwell, would you believe me? Didn't think so. As the summary says: "What could happen when the Antichrist is your sex therapist." Strangely hot.)

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HARD CORE LOGO

Kat Allison: Xeriscape (Gen. John, Billy.)

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HARRY POTTER

Gen

Aashby: The Potion Master's Life (Snape childhood/backstory) REC LINK

Abby (rhosymedre47 on LJ): "The Next Great Adventure" (Crossover with Discworld. Snape, DEATH {so...technically a death story. Excellent voices for both fandoms and very insightful.)

AbstractConcept (the_con_cept on LJ): "Stick" (Snape, Harry. Gen, leaning toward Pre-Slash. Think Apollo and Daphne, maybe.)

Aja: What You Wish For. (Draco-centric Gen, but with a whisper of Draco/Harry. Draco's birthdays never bring quite what he wishes for.)

Alchemine: Unreachable (Young!Minerva)

amberdiceless: The Last One. (Lupin, Snape. Subtext-y, but technically gen) (*)

amberdiceless: The Most Beautiful_Girl in the World. (Snape, Lily, Marauders. Technically gen)

amberdiceless: Where She Stands. (Minerva-centric gen, with major Snape interaction. Lovely.)

Amorette: "Learning to Uncurl" (Snape and Harry gen. Future-fic. Harry's animagus form is a moose. Snape is also an animagus, but he's not so keen on his form. Sweetest. Story. Ever.)

Arsinoe de Blassenville: The Prefect's Portrait. (Mostly gen, with a touch of Snape/Lily backstory. "Hermione's quest for a quiet place to read leads to the discovery of a remarkable portrait.")

Ayla Pascal (aka curia_regis): Defining Moment. (Snape, Dumbledore. Severus Snape must make his choice. Spoilers for HBP)

Azazello: Therapy. (Snape-centric gen, and a little Snape/Lily. "After the appalling outcome of Snape's Occlumency lessons with Harry, Dumbledore insists that Snape seeks professional help for his problems.")

Bernice Russell: Out of the Bag (Young!Snape, McGonagall)

Bernice Russell: First Kiss (Snape, Dementor. Brrrr) REC LINK

Bow: Death's Avatar (the Gift that Keeps on Taking remix). (HP crossover with Sandman. Snape, Dumbledore . . . and Death. A remix of Lizbee's "Death's Avatar")

Branwyn (cesario on LJ): "The Hero of His Own Life" (Gen. Albus Dumbledore. "A not-nearly comprehensive biography of the greatest wizard of the age, and how he got that way." Smart and insightful and creative, particularly in its treatment of Albus' interactions with the Muggle world.)

Bugland: The Truest Master. (Gen. Young Severus, from the p.o.v. of a Snape-family House Elf. Very interesting. A little dark, yet with moments of [bitter-]sweetness.)

Cawti: Papers, please. (Gen. Crossover with Harry Potter. Blackadder, Baldric, and many folks from the HP-verse. Very funny and oddly believable.)

Ciircee: And the Hat said 'Gryffindor' (Young!Hagrid, Dumbledore.)

Deeble: Thinking Fourth Dimensionally (Hermione, Snape, McGonagall)

DementorDelta: Over Tea (McGonagall, Snape [suggestion of Snape/Harry] cross-posted in gen and slash)

Didodikali: Teacher's Pet 1 - Snake I's and Teacher's Pet 2 - Cross I'd Bear (Humor. Snape, Hermione, McGonagall) REC LINK

Donna Immaculata: The Familiar and the Family. (Rat!Peter and the Weasleys)

Duinn-Fionn: Chaining. (A shorter version of this story has been incorporated into her H/D story "A Thousand Beautiful Things")

Emily Anne: Christmas on the Dai Llewellyn Ward. (Gen. During his Christmas eve visit to Arthur Weasley at St. Mungo's, Remus Lupin talks with another werewolf.)

Expected Aberrance: String Quartet No. 4 Opus 83 (Snape. Dark).

Fabula Rasa: First Snow (Snape) REC LINK

FernWithy: The Doll Army. (Gen. Young!Tonks - and young Sirius, Remus, and Peter) and a follow-up/sequel called Your Very Own Dora. (Gen. Tonks. Remus.) REC LINK

FernWithy: Invisible (Drama. Snape, James)

gaeta: As in a Soul Remembering (Remus, Dark!Harry)

GatewayGirl: Blood Magic (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Snape, Lupin. Technically Gen, but elements of Slash and Het. Long)

Gillian Middleton: "Mine" - complete in two parts (Part One and Part Two. A "Snape is Harry's father" story.)

Glishara (glishara on LJ): "True Memorial" (Gen. Snape, Lupin, McGonagall, Shacklebolt. "When Snape is captured by the Order of the Phoenix, it falls to Lupin to learn what they can from him." A seemingly simple story with excellent characterizations and wonderfully believable tension.)

Hikaru (hikaru on LJ): "We Were All Basically Alone" (Snape-centric, with some Snape/Regulus subtext. "A trip through the memories of one Severus Snape." A [believably grim] life. A powerful and strong story. Cross-recced with slash.)

Icarus: First Signs of Magic: Draco Malfoy, First Signs of Magic: Hermione Granger, and First Signs of Magic: Severus Snape. (Gen. Young!Draco, Young!Hermione, and Young!Snape) REC LINK

Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea on LJ): "A Spell of Liking" (Snape, Harry, Luna. "Severus doesn’t believe that he should be free, but his opinion on the matter wasn’t sought." A charming story which retains its mystery thoughout, despite the title.)

JiM: Apparently. (Snape. Harry.)

JiM: Of Arms and the Man and its sequel Armistice. (Gen, with pre-slash leanings. Snape. Harry. Draco.)

JL (kirasha on LJ): "Taking Stock" (Snape-centric Gen. A wonderfully drawn character study of a man on the cusp of a major decision.)

Josan: "A Man of Property." part one and part two. (Snape. House-Elves)

Josan: "The Village." (Gen, and with mystery characters/ Sharp and atmospheric and provocative. Read it!)

Julie Fortune: here and for "Dark Avatar" (Snape, McGonagall. When a third year student is attacked, the signs all point to Slytherin House. A mystery.)

kai: Justice for All. (A gen prequel to kai and Josan's A Matter of Trust, which starts just after the Shrieking Shack incident. A wonderful Severus, and a particularly real Minerva McGonagall).

Kindkit ( kindkit on LJ): "Dudley Dursley and the Hogwarts Letter (the Top of the Pops Remix) (Dudley Dursley, Lily Potter, Harry Potter, James Potter. Gen. A wonderfully-conceived AU: 'what if Dudley had grown up with the Potters?" Touching and believable, with a sympathetic Dudley and a lovely Lily)

klynie (klynie1 on LJ): "Numbers Never Lie" (Hermione, Snape, others. Gen AU, set in the trio's third year. A variation on the "Severitus" theme, this time with Hermione as the one discovering her parentage is not exactly what she'd believed. A pragmatic Hermione and a totally unsentimental Snape. Very well done.)

Lalejandra: The Twilight Before. (Gen, but cross-recced in slash for a brief Blaise/Draco moment. Hogwarts can sense when everything is about to change; so can the students in each of the Houses.)

Lilith Morgana: "one for sorrow". (Gen. Eileen Prince, Severus Snape, Tobias Snape. "Eileen sings to her baby in Azkaban." Perfect.)

Lilith Morgana (lilith_morgana on LJ): "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" (Gen. Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape. "Last time, things were different." An almost-sympathetic look at a perfectly voiced Malfoy family, set during the seventh book)

Liz Barr: The Language That God Speaks (Hermione, Snape, Librarian, Dream. Crossover with Sandman)

LizBee (aka, Liz Barr): Girl Most Likely. (Gen - mostly. Harry, Snape, OFC [and a damned good one]) and its prequel One Step Too Far (Snape-centric, m/f. Cross-recced in het.).

Lizbee (aka, Liz Barr): Three Nights at the Riddle House, or, How Hermione learned to stop worrying and love Colin Firth. (Hermione and Voldemort. Complete and utter Crack!Fic: "Rated A for Absurd and Alcoholic")

Lydia Bennet (lydiabennet on LJ): "Changeling" (Fred-centric Gen. Fred wants a dog more than anything, and he'll do anything to get one. Anything at all. Eerily wonderful.)

lyras (lyras on LJ): "Fraternity" (Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus Dumbledore. A wholly believable and engaging backstory for the Dumbledore brothers, with a deft blend of political and quotidian elements.)

Lyras (lyras on LJ): "An Unequal Magic" (Petunia, Snape, others. Gen. "When Petunia grudgingly offers Snape sanctuary, the pair discover that they have certain things in common.". Understated and smart, with sympathetic - and novel - portrayals of both Petunia and Snape.)

Maggie (magnetic_pole on LJ): "Remus Lupin, Early Pioneer in the History of Magical Minority Rights" (Gen, but with Snupin floating in the background. "Wilhelmina Weasley writes an essay about her hero in the history of Magical Minority rights." Perfect child-author voice and a smart look at a possible future for an almost impossibly PC wizarding world.)

Manic: "The Unknown Place" (Snape gen. A 30 minute fics challenge from long before HBP. Severus awakes...and for a long while, that's all he understands. Brief, obviously, but packs a punch.)

marginaliana: "Dear Aunt Snape" (Snape, Luna. Gen. As the summary says, "Snape's words reach more people than he'd counted on when he is recruited for The Quibbler's new advice column." Funny and touching by turns.)

Marina Frants: Harry Potter and the Polka Dot Plague (Snape, Harry)

Maya: Draco Malfoy, the Amazing Bouncing . . . Rat?. (Draco-centric. Some Draco/Hermione. Cross-posted in het and gen.)

Maya (mistful on LJ): "Coda to an Epilogue: Twenty Years Later, Or The Kids Are All Right" (Gennish Albus Severus/Scorpius, Harry, Draco, a cast of thousands. Wonderful post-epilogue story, funny and moving in turn.)

Minerva McTabby: Two Worlds and In Between (19th Century Hogwarts. Marvolo, Dumbledore(s), etc. One of the two exceptions to my "no WIPs" rule) REC LINK

Morgan D: Parting Ways. (Gen. Remus, Harry, Sirius, Snape, and others. Sirius is dead, but Remus thinks he's come up with a solution. Hallucinations, mazes, veils, and metaphors.)

Kindkit: "Mors Mortis" (Gen. The war has ended and Voldemort has emerged victorious, but what has he really won? Warnings for death in this story would take too long; instead I'll just say 'behold the power of love.')

Murasaki99: The Unhappy Horseman of Sleepy Hogwarts (Humor. Snape, Pony Clubbers)

Not Exactly Dickens (hp_princess on LJ): "In Snape's Kitchen" (Snape-centric gen, featuring Hermione, Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, Neville, Luna and...bits of others. Extremely funny, especially in an 'all meta, all the time' way.)

noticeably (noticeably on LJ): "Lacking in Colour" (Gen. Millicent, Anthony. "The first time that Millicent tunes into Potterwatch, she swears that it's an accident." Behind-the-scenes during DH. If only JKR had written this...)

Nym: First Day (Snape, Hagrid.)

Orange Crush (orange_crushed on LJ): "Newts and Salamanders" (Snape, Draco. Gen. Snape does what he can to take care of Draco...and not always reluctantly. Smart and in character.)

Pasi: "Snape's Happiest Memory". (Gen. Snape, Dumbledore. "Albus Dumbledore sets three requirements for Severus Snape's entry into the Order of the Phoenix.")

Penknife: Contract of Employment (and associated correspondence) (Gen. Standard Hogwarts Contract, with attached correspondence between Harry and Hermione. Clever and oh-so-apt)

Penknife: In Loco Parentis (Young Remus, Severus, Lily, Sirius, James.)

Penknife: Wordless (Arthur-centric Gen. What it means to be a father. Very touching) REC LINK

Pogrebin: unsticking the shadow (Hermione-centric. Post-Voldemort.)

Predatrix: Every Day This Week. (Snape. Filch. Notes say it's pre-slash, but... *g*) REC LINK

Purple Tempest: Family Reunions. (Gen. Nymphadora Tonks. Six snapshots.)

ReeraTheRed: "The Wounded" (Snape and Lupin. Gen. "Voldemort is dead, it's over. But happy endings don't happen automatically, as Lupin discovers with Snape...." Pre-HBP, but still works, especially for those with a thing for hurt/comfort. There's also a prequel ("Practically Brothers") and a sequel ("Home's the Farthest Way"))

rinsbane: "Like a Tea-Tray in the Sky" (Snape-centric, and mostly gen. Post-war, and it seems as if Snape has nowhere to go, except a place known only to his younger self and his mother. What he finds there are so much more than mere memories. Beautifully written.)

RowanRhys: Redemption (Snape meets...a New Testament figure)

Rowen (rowen_r on LJ): "Of All Sad Words Of Tongue Or Pen" (Snape...or Snape/Lupin, depending on how you look at it. "A tale of spilled drinks, broken bottles, and missed opportunities, in which Snape and Dumbledore share a bathroom encounter (but not in a sexy way), and it is conclusively proved that any problem at all can be solved by a nice cup of tea. " A smart and often touching story. Post-DH.)

Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Stealing Harry (cross-recced in slash. Remus/Sirius. AU)

Severity Softly (severity_softly on LJ): "Of Things dead and Buried" (Snape, Tobias Snape, Eileen Prince. "Severus returns home from Hogwarts over the summer between his sixth and seventh year to find his mother quickly becoming a shell of her former self. She might be willing to forget herself, but he won't." Grim and dark and wonderfully layered.)

Shiradine: Artemisia Absinthium. (Post-war. Cross-recced in gen and slash, because there's just a whisper of Snape/Harry)

Shiradine: In the Garden. (Snape-centric gen. Very short, but...)

Snowballjane: Games of Skill and Chance. (Snape-centric. Mostly gen, with a whisper of possible Snape/Lupin)

Summer (summerborn on LJ): "As Fast As He Can" (Gen. Regulus, Snape. Summary: "Ten scenes from Regulus Black's life over the span of ten years. When Sirius abandons him, Regulus seeks approval from another source, but he finds that the Death Eaters cannot give him what he wants." An excellent look at a "Portrait of Regulus as a young Slytherin," with a really interesting dynamic between Regulus and Snape.)

Sushi (wikdsushi on LJ): "Time and Again" (Snape, Harry, Ginny, Albus Severus. You'll just have to read this really excellent post-DH story to see if there are pairings! Note: I'm cross-reccing in all three categories)

tangleofthorns: The Abyss Gazes Also. (Gen. Sirius-centric, Rodolphus, Bellatrix, others. " You build your own Azkaban, and you let yourself out.")

Tira Nog: A Nick in Time (Young!Harry, Young!Snape, Hermione, Ron. Mostly gen.)

Treacle Tart (thetreacletart on LJ): "A Bitter Bargain" (Gen. Ron, Snape, a whisper of Ron/Harry. Ron Weasley has to make a deal with the devil to save his friend's life. A slow-acting curse, excellent characterizations, and wonderfully clever magical innovations.)

Treacle Tart: Demons and Memories. (Gen. Remus-centric, with...others. "Remus faces his past as he runs for his life.")

Treacle Tart: Lesser Languages. (McGonagall. Snape. "Some need more than words to tell their story")

Trin: Elephant Trunk. (Gen. Young!Hagrid, on his first day at Hogwarts)

victoria p.: Thirst (Snape, Hermione)

Violet (violet_quill): Pain and Magic. (Crossover with House. House and Snape. Mostly gen. House is asked to see a new patient, but the case seems too boring for him until he hears the patient thinks he's a wizard.)

Winter Dragon: Pawn. (Gen. A fascinating look at Snape's school days, framed by Narcissa's request at Spinner's End. "In such a society, to be poor, and to be a half-blood, and an ugly, charmless one at that - well, even from the beginning, he’d been doomed.")

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Aashby (theatresm on LJ): Brave New World (Snape/OFC)

Aashby (theatresm on LJ): Chaos is Come Again. (Snape/Hermione. If you're looking for a traditional romance with a traditional happy ending, this isn't the story for you. However, if you're looking for something smart and adult and in-character and long, then look no further. And as the author writes: "...those enterprising enough to slog through the Footnotes page will [now] find a surprise at the end.") REC LINK

Abby: The Other Side of Darkness and its sequel Survivals and Remembrances (Snape/Hermione)

Abby (rhosymedre47 on LJ on LJ): "The Price of Freedom" (Snape/Hermione. Hermione works towards Stan Shunpike's release with Snape's begrudging help. Wonderfully written.)

Abby: Rondo Veneziano (Snape/Hermione)

Abby and Domina: The Fire and the Rose (Snape/Hermione . . . bodyswitch!) REC LINK

Amanuensis: Love's Appalling Adverbs (Hermione/Snape. Sort of.)

Amy McWilliams (McAmy): A Matter of Honor (Snape/Hermione) REC LINK

Arsenic: Best of Intentions. (Ginny/Draco. Ginny's plans for Draco go awry. Note: this story is a prequel to Intrinsic Charm, which is Snape/Luna - and also well worth the read.)

Arsenic: Body of Knowledge (Snape/Hermione) REC LINK

Arsenic (arsenicjade on LJ): "Collateral" (Snape/Hermione. "Hermione needs some help fixing herself. Severus isn't entirely sure why he's volunteered. Neither is she." A richly detailed plot that unfolds at a perfect pace. This Snape and Hermione are brilliant and imperfect and real...and the secondary characters - original ones included - are wonderful.)

Arsenic (arsenicjade on LJ): "Lines Undrawn" (Snape/Hermione. "Snape unknowingly does Hermione a favor" The plot develops behind the scenes of Snape and Hermione's slow building relationship. Smart and never sentimental.)

Azazello: Time of our Lives. (Snape/Hermione. Happy endings aren't the same for everyone.) Note: This story has been removed from the internet by the author

Bambu: "Morning Has Broken" (Snape/Hermione. "Hermione accidentally encounters her former teacher several years after the war has ended. Something about his behavior is strange, and she cannot help but investigate." Smart hurt/comfort, including an interesting use of magical remedies.)

Bernice Russell: Fancy a Fuck? (Snape/Hooch)

Bloodcult of Freud: Broken Ravens and the Art and Science of Regret. (Young!Snape/Molly)

Bloodcult of Freud (yanniconny on LJ): "In Budapest" (Snape/Hermione. Long after the war and long after they once shared a relationship. Much has changed.)

Bloodcult of Freud: Tyger! Tyger!. (Hermione/Snape . . . and two-plus generations of life in the wizarding world. The story starts as a "Marriage Law" response, set at a time after Voldemort has been killed, but while some of his Death Eaters are still at large and of great danger to many: particularly a certain young Muggleborn witch. Very interesting portrayals of Hermione and Snape, especially as the story progresses.)

Bluestocking (bluestocking79 on LJ): " The French Connection" (Snape/Hermione. Post-DH [but without taking the epilogue into account], this is a romantic tale, set in a Paris that is most assuredly for lovers - especially lovers such as Hermione and Severus prove to be...and with wonderful architecture and art and fine cuisine along the way!)

Casira: In The Turning. (Hermione-centric. Some Hermione/Remus) (*)

chazpure: "The First Footer". (Snape/McGonagall. Post-HBP. It's New Year's Eve, and time for new beginnings.)

Claudia: Wings (Snape/Hermione)

Dahlia: A Thousand Miles (Snape/Hermione)

DeathOfMe (death_ofme on LJ): " Pomegranate Seeds" (Snape/Hermione. "Upon discovering an ancient potion, Hermione travels to the Underworld in search of the martyred Severus Snape, and also in the hopes of being able to demolish the barrier between life and death. She soon learns the world is not what she expected, and neither is the man." Evokes the idea of an Orpheus, but one who, having sung his song, simply sits down beside Eurydice and takes her hand. A very different sort of tale.)

Deeble: What E'er Therein Is Promised. (Snape/Hermione. Hermione signs a contract with Professor Snape — and gets more than she bargained for.)

Deeble: Wandless Magic (Snape/Hermione)

dickgloucester (dickgloucester on LJ): "Through Silence" (Snape/Hermione. Long after the war, aided by the now business-savvy Harry, Hermione finds a new line of work and Snape...stays silent. Smart with fine characterizations [Hermione's children are particularly believable], plus the odd allusion to Phantom of the Opera.)

Djinnj (djinnj on IJ/LJ) "Rosemary and Blue Heliotrope" (Snape/Tonks. "Snape has a one night stand with Tonks. It lasts more than one night." The author says this is an AU, but it's so perfectly interwoven with canon that it could easily be the true story behind the story. Wonderful characterizations and thoroughly engaging.)

Dyce: "Survivors" (Snape/Hermione. "After the war is over, lives must be rebuilt. Hermione sets out to help someone who nobody else will, and winds up helping herself as well.")

Emma Grant (emmagrant01 on LJ): "Out of Focus" (Snape/Lilah Morgan...crossover with Angel. Wolfram and Hart sends Lilah to England to make an offer to Lord Voldemort; luckily for her, she makes contact with Severus Snape first. Cleverly done; the two worlds blend seamlessly. Also...hot!)

Eonone (eonone on LJ): "Mirror, Mirror" (Ron/Pansy. These are teenagers, not sophisticated adults in slightly-miniature bodies. And there's voyeurism. And the story's funny. And hot.)

fandomme (fandomme on LJ): "Engineered Collisions" (Snape/Hermione. A complex and intriguing look at the interplay between magic and memory. Why Snape is still alive so many years after DH is at the heart of the plot. Wonderful characterizations, especially as regards Snape and Hermione, who are fully realized in this story, flaws and all.)

Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Awakening" (Snape/Narcissa, in the wake of Lucius's [future] Kiss from the Dementors. Set primarily at Spinner's End. Wonderful mood and rich with details.)

Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Drown Me In Your Reign" (Snape/Narcissa. "Sometimes, what you want may actually be what you need." A beautifully written tale, set a year after Lucius has died.)

Femme (femmequixotic on IJ/LJ): " Monna Innominata" ( Narcissa/Lucius, Snape/Narcissa, Snape/Narcissa/Lucius. "Lucius returns from Azkaban" There's anger and love and fear and wanting, all bubbling up and spilling over in these characters, because here, in the last days of the struggle between light and dark, they''re all just too damned exhausted to keep their feelings submerged any longer. Peaceful and heart-wrenching in turns...and a very smart story.)

Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Tequila Shots" (Snape/Hermione...with a clever, slashy Draco floating in the nightclub-setting background. Very well written and creative and oh-so-hot. Added bonus: Aggressive!Hermione.)

GatewayGirl: Blood Magic (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Snape, Lupin. Technically Gen, but elements of Slash and Het. Long)

grinnifer: "Atlantis is Sinking" (Snape/Hermione. Azkaban, a pensieve, and honestly, there's not very much more I can say without giving everything away. Not a fluffy story. Absolutely worth reading.)

Halrloprillalar: The Curious Vengeance of Draco Malfoy (Draco/Cho, Draco/Harry)

Halrloprillalar: Summer Thing (Hermione/Fred+George)

Hayseed: Getting the Hang of Thursdays. (Snape/Hermione. "A good day goes bad and then gets far worse than Severus could ever have imagined. Again and again and again." Think Groundhog Day Note: When you get to the final chapter. . . hit 'refresh.').

Hayseed: Ordinary People (Snape/Hermione)

hydaspes: "Doth Spice the Day". (Blaise/Luna. It's the year after HBP, and Hogwarts has changed for everyone.)

Isis: Mischief and Madness (Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Snape/McGonagall, etc. Think "A Midsummer Night's Dream")

Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea on IJ/LJ): "An Unusual Quittance" (Snape/Luna. "Luna discovers Severus before he can take his leave, and both of them find it rewarding." Post-DH...and while Snape isn't quite dead, he needs the kind of support that only Luna can provide. Sweet and smart...and Neville makes a cameo appearance)

Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea on LJ): "Living History" (Snape/Tonks. "History lives at the Albus Dumbledore Museum and Archive of Pensieve Historiana." The story is told from multiple perspectives, layered one on top of another, in an extremely creative and original way. Plus? It's got a very unusual ghost.)

Iulia Linnea: "Truth in the Keeping of Stones" (Snape/Luna. "Severus and Luna are bound by something more than loneliness." Touching and magical and even a little uncomfortable, but in a way that works. Note: Luna's sixteen in this story, for those who care.)

JenAdamson (jenadamson on IJ/LJ): "such a beautiful blank (but smooth it)" (Harry/Ginny. "Ginny picks a rose, and her world spins out of control." Tam Lin meets Groundhog Day. Smartly conceived and intricately woven.)

Josan: Homecoming. (Snape/Hermione...plus various house-elves and babies. The fourth - and last - of the 'Man of Property' series. Utterly charming.)

Julie Fortune: A Memory of Ashes. (Snape-centric tale about the surfacing of forgotten memories. Note: there's some not-insignificant Snape/OFC interaction, but this relationship isn't the actual focus of the story.)

Kalina: The Buried Life (Snape/Hermione)

Kalina: The Last Word (Snape/Hermione)

Kalina: Still Here, followed by Survivors and Homecoming. (Snape/Hermione. Post-war: the rebuilding of Hogwarts - and the rebuilding of the lives of those who lived within its walls. Angsty, but in a good way.)

Kass: Enough. (Hermione/Remus. "Hermione's the only one who knows he's here. She takes a leap.")

KazVL: Falling Further In (Snape/Hermione. The other exception to the "no WIP's" rule.) REC LINK

KazVL: Who By Fire (Snape/Hermione)

Keladry Lupin: "Wolfsbane" (Snape/Hermione. With serious consequences for himself, Severus protected Hermione during the war, but even that couldn't keep her safe forever. Now she needs something that only he can provide...but is there only one thing that she needs from him? Very good characterizations and a slow, believable build-up to their inevitable coming together.)

Laura Smith: Forever After. (Remus/Hermione, with a side of post-OotP Remus/Sirius. How accurate is the old story of "Little Red Riding Hood?")

Leni Jess: Binding Rituals. (Hermione/Snape. Once upon a battlefield, they shared something - but that was long ago.)

Leni Jess: Cheat the Devil (Snape/Hermione) REC LINK

Leni Jess: "Human Kind." (Snape/Hermione. When Hermione is caught and brought in by Death Eaters, Snape finds a way to keep her alive. But is she the only prisoner?)

Lilith Morgana: "Our story is how still we stood" (Snape/Hermione in a "Bleak New World," where each encounter is always the last time. Powerful and intense.)

LizBee (aka, Liz Barr): Girl Most Likely. (Gen - mostly. Harry, Snape, OFC [and a damned good one]) and its prequel One Step Too Far (Snape-centric, m/f. Cross-recced in het.).

lizzyann (littlelizzyann on LJ): "Same Time, Next Month" (Remus/Luna...with Luna neither mad nor quite normal, and Remus neither a doormat, nor a cliched Alpha!Wolf. Lovely work.)

Luthien: Teeth (Snape/Hermione - or should I say Snape/Flint/Hermione?) REC LINK

Maya: A Distinctly Different Manner of Finding Prince Charming (McGonagall/Flitwick) REC LINK

Maya: Draco Malfoy, the Amazing Bouncing . . . Rat?. (Draco-centric. Some Draco/Hermione. Cross-posted in het and gen.)

Melisande (melisande88 on LJ): "Judging Books By Their Covers" (Snape/Hermione. Book repair, Snape in the cafe, wonderful books, insecure Snape, Hermione swayed despite herself)

Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): "Endings". (McGonagall/Snape, immediately following HBP. Not quite gen.)

Minisinoo (minisinoo on LJ): "Finding Himself" (Cedric/Hermione. An AU - as you might imagine from the pairing - and as much a coming-of-age story as it is a romance, "Finding Himself" is a smart, original, wonderfully written, and engaging novel. Set during GoF and OotP. So good that I barely noticed the fact that my boy Snape barely makes an appearance. *g*)

Miss Miah (missmiah on LJ): "While You Were Sleeping" (Snape/Hermione. "Death was supposed to set him free, one way or another, not leave him trapped in his own shattering mind and only the voice of Hermione Granger for a distraction." The final sequence could have stood a bit more development, but despite that, this is a very interesting look at how a lack of memories might help a relationship develop between Snape and Hermione.)

Odogoddess (odogoddess on LJ): "For The Life Of Me" (Snape/Hermione. It begins with darkness and near-madness, and ends up...let's simply say in a far less dark place. A very intriguing set-up, a smart plot, and sex used both as an expression of love and as a counteragent to...ah, that would be telling.)

pandorajones: "Travelodgers" and its sequel "Room Service". (Tonks/Snape. "After a late night Order meeting Tonks receives some unexpected servicing." Sex and Drugs, but no Rock and Roll. Note: Erotic Elves is now a locked community, unavailable to under 18's. The author's alternate fiction site is on Checkmated and also requires registration)

Penknife: Easy. (Remus/Tonks. Post-HBP. "In which Remus shops for groceries and tries to resist temptation.")

pigwidgeon37 (pigwidgeon37 on LJ): "Bermuda" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. Post-war. "War heroes aren't always treated as they should be. Due to a ministerial intrigue Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy and Hermione Granger are practically prisoners at a mental institution. But if one Gryffindor and two Slytherins join forces, they're able to overcome almost any obstacle. Particularly good Lucius)

poe_momm (poe_momm on LJ): "The Hunting of the Snark" (Snape/Hermione. Like a 1940's screwball comedy. Very funny.)

Rachel W: More Than Fantasy (Snape/Hermione/Remus. "Remus Lupin tells, in his own words, how things came to be between himself, Severus, and Hermione.")

Ramos: Unfinished Business. (Snape/Hermione. Hermione Granger dies unexpectedly, and she's not happy about it.)

Raven (loneraven on LJ): "Love Is Not Love" (Hermione/Remus. Hermione's friendship with Ron doesn't translate to happily-ever-after, but Remus...ah, he's another story. Fine characterizations. Post-OotP.)

Regann (regann on LJ): "Heart over Mind" (Snape/Hermione. "Something odd about Hermione causes her to have unexpected reaction to a love potion. Only it's one which no one expected. How could a lack of reaction cause so much trouble?" Started before OotP - and thus only canon compliant through GoF - this story which was just completed in the spring of 2007 is a smart, creative, and believable romance.)

Resonant: Bed and Board (Ron/Hermione/Harry)

Rex Luscus: "Traumlieder" (Luna/Snape. A what-if AU. After Luna saves Sirius's life at the Department of Mysteries, Snape falls out of favor with the Order and is soon disgraced and outcast. The only one not buying the prevailing wisdom about the former Potions professor is Luna, who knows exactly how it feels to be misunderstood.)

Riley: Ridiculous Thoughts (Snape/McGonagall)

Rilla (fallenprose on LJ): "Fleeting Moments". (Remus/Lily/Severus...set during their school days. Lily is particularly wonderful - simultaneously aggressive and sensitive, and a perfect 'match' for these two young men.)

Rilla (fallenprose on LJ): "To Live Is to Be Slowly Born" (Snape/Hermione. Not even Snape can hide forever. Smart and adult.)

rinsbane: "These Fruited Boughs" (Minerva/Tom, Minerva Augusta, Minerva/Albus, Minerva/Severus. "People she's loved, people she's been wrong about, and, finally, people she's been right about. ")

Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Amid My Solitude (Remus/Tonks)

Sam Starbuck (copperbadge on LJ): "The Lens of Years" (Remus/Tonks, Remus/Sirius implied. "Beginning in 1981, the chronicle of Remus' uneasy relationship with the Tonks family, and "that kid Nymphadora," in particular." Blends seamlessly with canon.)

Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Rhapsody in Blue. (Remus/Tonks. In which Tonks learns how to . . . dance.)

Sam Starbuck (copperbadge/sam-storyteller on LJ): "Three Galleons" (cross-recced in slash. Snape/Hermione/Remus. "After the war, Hermione has settled into a quiet if unorthodox life with Severus -- until a small problem in the form of a refugee spy calls for an even more unorthodox solution." Angsty and funny and touching in turns...and altogether lovely.)

Scattered Logic (scatteredlogic on LJ): "Never Too Late" (Snape/Hermione. "Waiting for death, Hermione meets an old friend she never knew." It's superfluous to give a death warning to this story, when the author has done it for me, but this isn't a sad tale. Hermione has lived a long and full life. There's just one thing that never quite happened - for her and for Severus. Nicely written...and with an excellent epilogue)

Setissma: Don't Stand So Close To Me and its sort-of sequel Love In The Afternoon (Remus/Hermione)

Shiv (shiv5468 on LJ): Big Name Death Eater. (Snape/Hermione. Humor. No Dark Revels here: just a bunch of disgruntled low-level minions and overworked/under-appreciated teachers.)

Shiv (shiv5468 on lj): "Seven Types of Ambiguity" (Snape/Lucius/Hermione. Lucius is out of Azkaban, Snape has a trial, and nobody's dissed except Scrimgeour. Sweet, smart, and wittty.)

Shocolate (shocolate on LJ): "Hermione's Advice" (Ron/Hermione. I'm absolutely sure that this is the first RW/HG story I've ever been able to read from beginning to end. It's just a simple little story, but it's funny and sweet and has excellent characterizations: Ron's adorable, and I love this Hermione.

Slytherincess (slytherincess on LJ): "Heartsease" (Lucius/Pansy...as an homage to Lolita. Well-written, sensual, and extremely wrong in just about every way one might imagine.)

Sophierom (sophierom on LJ): "The Fifty-Third Tuesday" (Snape/Hermione. Well written and utterly realistic. The Snape and Hermione in this story are not a romance novel's hero and heroine, just two imperfect, lonely, believable people who are at the crossroads of their relationship.)

Spyke Raven: Levels of Comfort. (Snape/McGonagall. Loving - and just a little bit shivery.)

Spyke Raven: Sixty Mondays (Snape/Hermione) REC LINK

Stellamaru: Unbroken (Draco/Luna)

Subversa (subvers on LJ): "Improbable Felicity" (Snape/Hermione. Snape and Hermione marry...ah, but it's not all hearts and flowers *g* Wonderfully horrible portrait characterization of Eileen. Nicely paced.)

Sushi (wikdsushi on LJ): "Time and Again" (Snape, Harry, Ginny, Albus Severus. You'll just have to read this really excellent post-DH story to see if there are pairings! Note: I'm cross-reccing in all three categories)

The Treacle Tart: Dense Takes a Holiday. (Percy/Tonks...of all pairings. *g* " Take one uptight workaholic. Add one colorful Auror. Place on an island. Stir vigorously." Note: due to LJ difficulties, this story only appears on a locked community, unavailable to under 18's)

The Treacle Tart: "Implausible, Irrational, Preposterous, Peculiar, and Just Plain Luna" (Snape/Luna. "Everyone needs rescuing at some point. What happens when your knight in shining armor is Luna Lovegood?" Sweet and sad and altogether dreamlike.)

The Treacle Tart (thetreacletart on LJ): "Skin Deep" (Snape/Tonks. "She needs something. He needs something. It was to be a simple trade." A bitter Snape and an unhappy Tonks. Not a romance...and yet, there's something between them.")

Vanityfair (vanityfair00 on LJ): "Two Week's Notice" (Snape/Hermione. Hermione has lost her [Ministry] job after a scandalous article in the newspaper. But work as a clerk in [Snape's] bookstore might turn out to be more than she bargained for. Cleverly written.)

Victoria P (aka, musesfool): The Most Gorgeously Stupid Thing (Lily/James/Sirius/Remus. James and Sirius share everything.)

Victoria P (musesfool on LJ): The Only Truth That Sticks. (McGnagall/Snape, immediately post-HBP. "She feels like a foolish old woman, taken in by a man who had probably been laughing up his sleeve at her the whole time.")

Victoria P: Sometimes Salvation. (Remus/Hermione)

Violet Quill "The Fluid Form of Sonnets" (Bill/Tonks, Remus/Tonks, Remus/Bill, Bill/Remus/Tonks. People transform. Relationships transform. Somehow, it all works out in the end. Cross-recced in slash and het.)

violet_quill: Secrets Best Kept. (Snape/Hermione. Studying occlumency with Snape, Hermione realizes there are things in her mind she would rather he not see.)

Warded Portal (cavalaxis and shiv 5468 on LJ): "Canvas and Paint" (Snape/Hermione. "The former potions master is now Headmaster of Hogwarts and his apprentice has decided it's high time she made her move." Well written and engaging.)

Wartcap: "Pumblechook" (According to the summary, the characters include a "...Dementor with chronic depression ...], a schoolgirl with a dream, a professor who locks his feelings away in a diary and a ghost who lingers in the U-bend." Technically, this is a Snape/Hermione story, but the wonderful portrayals of Dementors really set this story apart.)

Xylodemon: Last Transfiguration. (Snape/Lily, with impending Lily/James. " She doesn't want to have this conversation, and she