Title: Dear Aunt Snape
Author: marginaliana
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape, Luna
Warning: PG
Length: Short
Status: Completed
Snape's words reach more people than he'd counted on when he is recruited for The Quibbler's new advice column.
At AO3
This story really put me in a difficult spot: I don't rec everything I read. Obviously. Would be far too much, and not the kind of "canon" a rec list should resemble. So, whenever I read a story, I ask myself a few questions. One of those: will I ever feel the need, the urge to read this again? And I thought: God, yes, there's something, there's something in there... the simplicity, the open end. It keeps you on your toe. But then I asked myself: is it that much better than the last story you read? Or as good as the last one you rec'ed? Short stories have to fulfil more criteria than novel-length fiction, basically because there are much more and the competition is so big.
Fair enough, this story is not exceptionally tragic, nor novel in any way. Snape's drifting, living, existing. Are there not many stories featuring just that? Yeah, I fear so. And can I, as a rec'er, justify to myself that I put this one up here instead of those others?
I hope so. Because I really, really liked the open end, the uncertainty in this story.
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
The Case of the Unwelcome Owl
Title: The Case of the Unwelcome Owl
Author: pandarus
Fandom: Sherlock / Harry Potter
Characters: John, Sherlock, Luna
Warning: PG
Length: Short
Status: Completed
John replayed the conversation in his head again. It still didn't make sense. “I'm not helping you to shoot an endangered species, Sherlock,” he said, firmly.
“Tyto Alba Delicatula – unusual on these shores, but hardly an endangered species.”
“And once again, missing the point. Look, unless this is some kind of evil ninja owl working for Moriarty, I'm not going to be facilitating your owlicidal tendencies. And don't tell me that owlicide isn't a word, Sherlock, because it's...” he glanced at the alarm clock beside the bed and sighed. “Half past three in the morning. I'm in no mood for grammar lessons. Or killing wildlife. Go back to bed.”
At LJ
I sooo want to see the wedding ~ especially with Sherlock and John attending it.
Well-done crossover, gosh, those people in BBC Sherlock Fandom are killing me. Since when do I even READ crossovers? O.o
Author: pandarus
Fandom: Sherlock / Harry Potter
Characters: John, Sherlock, Luna
Warning: PG
Length: Short
Status: Completed
John replayed the conversation in his head again. It still didn't make sense. “I'm not helping you to shoot an endangered species, Sherlock,” he said, firmly.
“Tyto Alba Delicatula – unusual on these shores, but hardly an endangered species.”
“And once again, missing the point. Look, unless this is some kind of evil ninja owl working for Moriarty, I'm not going to be facilitating your owlicidal tendencies. And don't tell me that owlicide isn't a word, Sherlock, because it's...” he glanced at the alarm clock beside the bed and sighed. “Half past three in the morning. I'm in no mood for grammar lessons. Or killing wildlife. Go back to bed.”
At LJ
I sooo want to see the wedding ~ especially with Sherlock and John attending it.
Well-done crossover, gosh, those people in BBC Sherlock Fandom are killing me. Since when do I even READ crossovers? O.o
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