Persistence of Memory

( Returned from our Disney/Universal trip Thursday evening. )

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Harry's Pets by Shadows In The Sun.
Summary: What if Harry was into "evil" pets?

Rec: Okay, first things first. Huge warning that this is, in some ways, truly awful. The author needs to be severely flogged with wet noodles until they cry for mercy or get a competent beta who knows what spell check and a dictionary are, etc., etc., so on and so forth. Yes, I cringe or shudder or roll my eyes into a headache each time I see stuff like "flue" and "fallow", but.... (I'm actually having a hard time keeping Nimby away from the keyboard with this one.)

On the bright side, I'm having a wonderful time reading it! I'm giggling like mad, I am. Think... the Addams family, but not.

Most recent additions: One in Harry/Voldemort, one in Harry/Lucius, two in Harry/Severus, two in Harry/Draco.

WIP

Faerietayle by Kamerreon.
Pairing: Harry/Harry
Summary: Harry Potter had completed his task, the Dark Lord was dead. He believed no one would ever love or understand him. Luna told him there was a chance for both. Yet, to be happy he would have to suffer all over again. He agreed. Love was worth it.

Rec: My first reaction to seeing the pairing was, "Eeeeeew!" But it's rather interesting so far. Still, I got confused at one point between Rion and Ron due to the name similarity, which made for a bit of gagging before I realized what I was seeing. And I love seeing Rion give Molly a perfectly justified verbal smack-down!

(Note: I just received an update notice for chapter five, but have not read it yet, as I'm reading something else right now.)

Walking Alone has been moved to, and Replay added to, Miscellaneous Slash.

WIP

One Last Try by Ellyanah.
Pairing: Harry/Severus
Summary: 25 years after Voldemort's demise,the world is not in a good shape, nor is Harry and his friends. Realising that they had put trust in the wrong hands and ideals, they send their souls to their 11 year old bodies, their one last try at happiness.

Rec: On the bad side, even though this has a beta, it still needs some scrubbing bubbles and steel wool. We can generally pretend we don't see it, though. On the good side, I find the story to be fairly amusing so far, though it's not without angsty moments.

One under Gen/Other. One under Misc Slash (though it counts as two). Two under Misc Het.

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By Deaths To Die by Sin Maxwell and Co.
Pairings: Harry/Voldemort, Harry/OMC, possible others
Summary: When Harry is tragically murdered, he thought it was the end. Apparently not. He will have his revenge and Voldemort will help.

Rec: Okay, this is under horror and it belongs there. I was curious, so I looked, and despite certain squicky aspects, this is quite interesting. It's generally only brief, so I can stand it (you people know I'm squeamish). I prefer not to spoil anything else, though.

Also:

One story added to Harry/Voldemort|Tom.

One story added to Gen/Other.

Tags: recs:wip

Partially Kissed Hero by Perfect Lionheart.
Pairing: Harry/Luna/Hermione
Summary: Summer before third year Harry has a life changing experience, and a close encounter with a dementor ends with him absorbing the horcrux within him. Features Harry with a backbone.
Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 29 - Words: 134,258 - Reviews: 2453 - Updated: 9-18-08 - Published: 5-6-08

Rec: This is... strange. The humor in this isn't laugh out loud style, but rather quirky in nature. Harry has more than a backbone, actually, and peculiar circumstances land him with two fiancées (one for love, one due to family alliances and political maneuvering). This has a Dumbles, incorporates the Deathly Hallows (and Horcruxes, obviously), plus a ton of other stuff (which includes some interesting crossover-type things). It's another one of those stories with ideas I wish I'd been the one to present first, you know? Definitely enjoyable for me to read, and I've already left one review based merely on a starting author's note.

ETA: I should add that some of the oration is windy and quite verbose, to the point where I have to pay close attention to keep my mind from wandering. Usually, I think, when Harry is trying to convince Hermione of something.

Tags: recs:wip

The AntiMagic Campaign by lessraya.
Pairings: Gen
Summary: Michael Potter is hailed as the Boy-Who-Lived, and that’s just the way Harry Potter likes it. He would like it even more if his parents didn’t insist on sending him to Hogwarts!

Rec: I laughed myself senseless (and I'm pretty sure Rick was ready to beat me over the head to shut me up because of all the hooting going on). Eight chapters for now, and definitely fun.

Tags: recs:wip

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Elementary Calculations by kcourtkat.
Pairing: unknown
Summary: After finding out about his magic earlier, a decidedly non-Gryffindor Harry Potter plots his way to success.

Rec: This starts well before Harry ever goes to Hogwarts, and Harry is a lot smarter and more driven. It's not a do-over, but a redux, and I'm curious as to how far from canon framework it'll stray. We've already seen in the available nine chapters that Harry is decisive and unafraid of strange things, nor of strange new circumstances. He's also not afraid to speak his mind and challenge people. I'm interested to see just how this one plays out.

NB: Another story been added under Gen/Other Recs.

Tags: recs:wip

Harry Potter and the Third Way by Tisiphone Nemesis.
Pairings: Harry/Severus (suspected Hermione/Draco)
Summary: AU SLASH SSHP No HBP. In a world torn between two powerful wizards a child of prophecy struggles to escape the manipulations of one and the lure of the other. With the help of his friends he attempts to find The Third Way Independant!Harry

Rec: Not sure why I haven't rec'd this one yet, aside from a lousy memory. Now, before anyone plunges in, please note that some things happen with alarming speed, and there is a Mary Sue Time room involved (but we frequently find those to be fun, and we do here, too). The fact that it's labeled as independent!Harry means having a Dumbles shouldn't be a surprise.

Now, what I really like about this story is that some of the dialogue is just freakin' delightful. It's also nice that Severus isn't above playing games (meant to be harmless), and that he and Harry aren't shagging like pixies quickly. There's a progression, which is nice. The UST is fine, in my opinion, and frankly, there are times when getting there is a hell of a lot more rousing and fun than the climax itself, if you follow me.

On a bad note, this hasn't been updated since September of 2007, which is frightening. I can only continue to hope that the author's muse wakes up with a vengeance. You know, soonish.

ETA: So much for that. The author has posted chapter 19....

"Hi,

I'm quitting writing fanfiction - it's taking up all my time reading it and I can't write anything.

If anyone wants to adopt my stories email me and I'll send you everything I have on them.

Tisi.."

So much for the delightful dialogue I'd been enjoying.

Tags: recs:wip

The Gemini Ruse by makoyi.
Summary: When the Order’s spy is discovered, Dumbledore places him ‘safely’ with a personal enemy. Now both have gone missing and Dumbledore hasn’t the faintest idea where, why, or how.

Rec: To begin, this starts off during the summer between Harry's fifth and sixth years. This is interesting, and I'm going to call it gen for now, especially under the circumstances (I can hope, though, that it either stays gen or slides into slashy Snarry goodness). Interesting is the best word I can come up with, and it's a good interesting, of course. I sort of like how Severus isn't immediately converted, and I can't say that I know he ever exactly will be (though again, I can hope). I love the idea that these two are pulling this off.

However, I must wonder if I either missed something, or if there is still something protecting them from being located (as of chapter 15, and I have that to read plus three more chapters) now that they're no longer, um, hiding... exactly. I may find out shortly, I may not. I would expect to, though. Perhaps it's related to the same spell that netted them... you know. It'd make sense.

Dumbledore seems to be a lot more human in this, but I remain suspicious. I can't help it. I mean, I started seriously disliking the man ever since the fifth book, and those following really didn't help. But I guess we'll see how that aspect goes, huh?

Tags: recs:wip

A mixed batch (in more ways than one) this time. I've added recs to Harry/Severus (3), Gen/Other (2), Harry/Lucius (1), and Harry/Remus (1).

As far as WIP goes:

Visions of an Empath by ame3565.
Pairing: Harry/Lucius (hints of Harry/Severus)
Summary: Still reeling from Dumbledore’s death and the knowledge of the only way to defeat Voldemort, Harry’s life becomes even more complicated. As his inheritance approaches, his powers grow in surprising ways.

Rec: Apparently there's a poll up on whether or not Severus should make up the third of a trio. Dunno what'll happen there. Anyway, this is (of course) way fast on how quickly things come together, but that's okay for the most part. Lots of things are suspiciously convenient, actually, but I'm still okay with that.

This follows through HBP, so Dumbledore is dead, Severus killed him, there are horcruxes, etc. But an interesting new potion brings about a change in Lucius (and later on, Severus), and even Kreacher gets some fun time. We'll see how it goes, I guess.

Tags: recs:wip

The Scios Totalus of Legend has been moved to the Harry/Severus listing, as it's been completed since the last time I glanced at it. I still haven't read the whole thing.

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Two stories have been added to Gen/Other.

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And a new batch, some of which are iffy.

In Gen/Other we have a stories by Clell65619 and Silver Pard.

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And in today's update it's a virtual sweep by DisobedienceWriter. Six stories have been added to the Gen/Other Recs List page. The author has ten stories at the Pit of Despair, three of which I have not included in the recs because I didn't like them as much as the six I have. The other is a WIP rec, below, as I don't keep a page for those.

Harry and the Magic Factory by DisobedienceWriter.
Summary: ON HOLD FOR NOW. AU. Harry Potter defeats Voldemort as an infant…but then disappears. A year later, Potter Emporiums spring up throughout the magical world. No one knows how or why until 11 invitations fly out into the world years later.

Rec: Unfortunately on hold, but still a lot of fun to read. Another super!Harry, but one with interesting reasoning behind it. This does use 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' as a skeletal basis, and it works interestingly in my opinion, but it does NOT stick to it (nor should it).

Tags: recs:wip