I am the Kat that Walks By Itself

Another rec from the sshg_exchange.
A Smudge of Red: vivid imagery, and Snape very much a bastard.

The Janus Thickey Ward Bittersweet; finding peace and hope in a sea of dreariness and apathy.

The Mysterious Miss Granger Mysterious indeed; it draws you in not just with the mystery, but the meticulous detail of some things, and the bare hints of others.

A Mournful Rustling in the Dark Mystery with a touch of noir, deliciously subtle conversations, attraction, self-control.

I'm surprised how popular the trope of an amnesiac Snape is. I guess people like it because it gives him the opportunity to leave behind all his baggage and start anew, but I think I find it a little more satisfying if he can find peace with all his memories intact; losing everything seems rather too drastic, if he never gets it back again.

Edited to Add: Whom The Gods Annoy
I expected this one to be amusing, but then it took a right turn into touching and angsty as well as whimsical.

The sshg_exchange is live! Go, read, look, for all your Snape and Hemione cravings! Of course, I suspect that those of you on my flist who are interested already know about it, and those who don't know about it aren't interested. But still...

Judging from the first three posts, it looks as if we'll be getting a mix of Adult-rated fic, art, and non-adult-rated. Let the reader beware; check the ratings. The rating-warnings on the posts are not very helpful, since ALL posts appear to be warning for adult-rated content; I guess that's the default for the comm.

First rec: Third Star To The Right.

Recs can be made for:
*Crossovers
*Doctor Who
*Firefly/Serenity
*Highlander
*Iron Man
*Leverage
*Magnificent Seven
*NCIS
*StarTrek Reboot
*Supernatural
*Torchwood
*X-Men

Go forth and Rec!

Fan writers are inventive. One of the things they invent is mocking names for Lord Voldemort.
My two favourites are:
* Lord Moldywort
* Lord Vol-eu-vent

Also, I discovered at my brother's birthday dinner last night that my nieflings are in the "Snape is an evil git" school, and that they strongly dislike the actor who played Harry Potter. Oh well, I guess it takes all sorts.

I have been reading Pet Project, which I have been enjoying greatly, but alas it is a work-in-progress, and I have no idea when it will be finished, considering that the author keeps on being delayed. Foolishness on my part, probably, to have started reading it when I knew it wasn't finished, but so many people had it listed as a favourite story, and the premise sounded intriguing, so I caved. And as I said, I have enjoyed it; Snape is snarky and cunning and walking on a razor's edge, Hermione is brave and thoughtful and foolish, there's nifty extrapolation about the HP world, particularly in regards to House Elves and Arithmancy. I wish she would hurry up and finish it!

settiai was just asking for Harry Potter fic recs, particularly for AU epics which were written before the series ended. Most of these recs are Snape-centric, which I expect surprises nobody. 8-)
( heeeere's the recs )
Edited To Add: And if anyone has any HP fic recs of their own, PLEASE comment with them. As you might have noticed, I'm very fond of gen Harry-Snape reconciliation fics, but I'm also in the mood for good epics which refrain from character-bashing, are Snape-positive (even if not Snape-centric). It would be nice to see ones which feature Luna or Neville in strong roles too.

With True Love and Brotherhood by lizbee; read it right now! Well, only if you've seen the Doctor Who Christmas Special; it is the perfect epilogue to it.

I got recced on calufrax!

And the story that was written for me, Holes in the Ground (SGA/DW) is lovely and fantastic and stylish and cool and has backwards continuity and did I mention it was lovely?

The feedback forms aren't working, so I hope the author manages to see this post...