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Hoggywarty 2022: Rejoicing (in the Greenhouse)
Wednesday, 12 January 2022 11:29 pmThis year, I didn't have any holidays around Christmas and New Year, and I felt it! I rarely manage to look at and comment on all ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
hoggywartyxmas entries before the reveals, but this year it was worse than ever. I didn't even manage to finish my gift knitting on time (that's another story). So today is January 12 and I still have ... half? ... of this year's entries to read and comment on.
Of the gifts I have perused so far, these are my particular favourites:
Endings and Beginnings by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
delphipsmith
Characters:Severus Snape, Hermione Granger, Augusta Longbottom, Madam Pince, Portrait!Dobby, OC's
Wordcount: 9000
Rating: Gen
Summary: An ancient mystery and a modern one: do they hold one another's answers?
I particularly love how this tale tackles the thorny questions surrounding House Elves and their serfdom. It's interesting, clever, fairytale-like and, to top it all off, fun to read. Headcanon fully accepted!
Only Technically Dead bythemightyflynn
Characters: Severus, Minerva, Rosmerta, Kingsley, Filius
Wordcount: 6368
Rating: PG
Summary: A mishap with the Ministry filing system may turn into something more than just an annoyance for Severus. Especially if Minerva has anything to say about it.
Okay - the starting point of this story is absolutely brilliant, and the story lives up to the thing something wonderful. It has a great Snape (with many racing thoughts), a truly redoubtable Minerva and a delightful Kingsley Shacklebolt. I don't know how often I laughed out loud while reading this, but when I wasn't laughing, I was grinning.
The Headmaster's Closet bycabepfir
Characters: Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Wispy
Art
Wordcount: 342
Rating: G
Summary: Professor Snape owns everything he needs.
MY GIIIIIIIIFT! I adore it 1000%! It ticks all my boxes!
I'm going to try and read some more tomorrow, and keep my fingers crossed that RL in the form of cats vomiting ALL OVER my bed (damage: washing, cleaning, having to take the duvet to a laundrette because it's too big to fit inside my machine) or my printer yielding up the ghost (damage: having to drag an MFC across the city by public transport, within remarkably restricted opening hours) stops interfering with my plans.
My own entry was this illustration in the aftermath ofdreamy_dragon73's story The Longest Night - which happened to be my Hoggywarty gift last year!
( Read more... )
hoggywartyxmas entries before the reveals, but this year it was worse than ever. I didn't even manage to finish my gift knitting on time (that's another story). So today is January 12 and I still have ... half? ... of this year's entries to read and comment on.Of the gifts I have perused so far, these are my particular favourites:
Endings and Beginnings by
delphipsmithCharacters:Severus Snape, Hermione Granger, Augusta Longbottom, Madam Pince, Portrait!Dobby, OC's
Wordcount: 9000
Rating: Gen
Summary: An ancient mystery and a modern one: do they hold one another's answers?
I particularly love how this tale tackles the thorny questions surrounding House Elves and their serfdom. It's interesting, clever, fairytale-like and, to top it all off, fun to read. Headcanon fully accepted!
Only Technically Dead by
themightyflynnCharacters: Severus, Minerva, Rosmerta, Kingsley, Filius
Wordcount: 6368
Rating: PG
Summary: A mishap with the Ministry filing system may turn into something more than just an annoyance for Severus. Especially if Minerva has anything to say about it.
Okay - the starting point of this story is absolutely brilliant, and the story lives up to the thing something wonderful. It has a great Snape (with many racing thoughts), a truly redoubtable Minerva and a delightful Kingsley Shacklebolt. I don't know how often I laughed out loud while reading this, but when I wasn't laughing, I was grinning.
The Headmaster's Closet by
cabepfirCharacters: Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Wispy
Art
Wordcount: 342
Rating: G
Summary: Professor Snape owns everything he needs.
MY GIIIIIIIIFT! I adore it 1000%! It ticks all my boxes!
I'm going to try and read some more tomorrow, and keep my fingers crossed that RL in the form of cats vomiting ALL OVER my bed (damage: washing, cleaning, having to take the duvet to a laundrette because it's too big to fit inside my machine) or my printer yielding up the ghost (damage: having to drag an MFC across the city by public transport, within remarkably restricted opening hours) stops interfering with my plans.
My own entry was this illustration in the aftermath of
dreamy_dragon73's story The Longest Night - which happened to be my Hoggywarty gift last year!
( Read more... )
