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Blaise/Neville by andreanna (PG-13, art)
Featured character: Blaise
rossellaohara’s rec: I love this pairing a lot, but the fanarts are extremely rare and I think I need to increase the value of this artwork! ^_^


P.S. Don't forget about our Prompts of Color Event, running until 31 October!

Here's a round-up of all the gifts for the Summer Wishlist Event at rarepair_shorts featuring characters of color:

( Cho, Blaise, Padma, Kingsley, Parvati... )

From the hp_darkages dark-themed age disparity fest:

Title: A Distraction
Author: obeliskking
Pairing: Blaise Zabini/Rosie Weasley
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3697
Summary: "I need a distraction."

And from the hprarefest rare pairing fest:

Title: A Chance Meeting (art)
Author/Artist: digthewriter
Pairing(s): Harry/Blaise
Rating: PG
Summary: A chance meeting abroad allows both Harry and Blaise to see what's behind the facade and to let go of age-old House prejudices.

Title: Whatever Happens, Don't Keep Calm (And Definitely Don't Carry On)
Author/Artist: merle_p
Pairing(s): Kingsley Shacklebolt/Remus Lupin
Word Count: 10,400
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Remus does not want to date, and he certainly does not want to work for the government. Fate, however, has different plans.

Title: An Unexpected Suitor
Author: sara_lakali
Rating: PG
Pairing: Daphne/Dean
Summary: Daphne's parents have got one daughter safely settled. They're eager for Daphne to follow her sister's example and marry a rich pureblood. Daphne is less than enthusiastic about this plan.

A roundup of fics featuring characters of color posted for hogwarts365, hermione_smut, and samhain_smut during the month of November:

( Read more... )

I refrained from linking to all the fanworks featuring characters of color that were posting during fests and challenges in October so as not to interfere with our in-house Diversity Awareness Rec Month postings. So there's quite a juicy backlog to paw through now. Have fun!

( From the Dark Challenge: Imperius... )

( From Minerva Fest... )

( From Humpathon 2013... )

( From HP Drizzle... )

( From Sapphic Love Fest... )

( From the Summer Shorts Comment Fest... )

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Author: fiery_flamingo
Title of work: Don’t Wake Me Up (I’m Still Dreaming)
Link: Here at author's journal
Medium: Fic
Featured character of color: Angelina Johnson
Pairing, if any: George Weasley/Angelina Johnson, Fred Weasley/Angelina Johnson
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~5,300
Summary: A potions accident goes awry, leaving George and Angelina trapped in their own dreams.
Reccer: leigh_adams
Why you are reccing this: fiery_flamingo writes some of the best Angelina pieces I've ever read, and this one does not disappoint. We know from canon she ends up with George after the war, but I've always been interested in how Angelina wound up with her ex-boyfriend's twin. Only in their dreams can they be with Fred. This piece is a fun look at a shared dreamspace -- a bit discombobulated, but that's how dreams are. Enjoy!

Mod note: Another double rec today, enjoy!


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Title of work: Time Passes
Author/Artist/Creator: wook77
Medium: fic
Featured character of color: Dean
Pairing, if any: Dean/Seamus
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 4,188
Summary: Seamus starts marking time from the moment Dean's heart was broken.
Reccer: notearchiver
Why you are reccing this: wook77 re-imagines the intrigues of the heart in sixth year from Seamus' perspective. It's a wonderfully introspective piece on the evolution of a relationship and the torment of seeing the one you love dally about with another.


Title of work: Stripped to Skeletons
Author/Artist/Creator: l3petitemort
Medium: fic
Featured character of color: Dean
Pairing, if any: Dean/Seamus
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 2,525
Summary: Seamus used to be beautiful.
Reccer: wwmrsweasleydo
Why you are reccing this: This is one of the most beautifully written fics I've ever read. It's like poetry, not because it's soppy or flowery (it isn't) but because of the rhythm and concise perfection of every word.
I've read surprisingly few fics set immediately after the Battle of Hogwarts, but this builds an amazing picture of what it probably would have been like. Every HP character has their own story to tell of the DH year. This is that story for Seamus and Dean, who had been inseparable for every other book, but who JKR separated for the last one. It's also the story of the castle full of corpses and smoke and exhausted relief which would take a while to become celebration, where there are bodies on the tables in the Great Hall instead of puddings and blood like macabre graffiti on the walls.
They say that all fiction is really about sex, except for descriptions of sex which are always really about something else. Most of this fic is the description of one sex act, but that sex is actually about surviving the aftermath of war and rebuilding a relationship within it.

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Title of work: A Strange Façade of Normalcy
Author/Artist/Creator: kaalee (who writes marvelous Deamus!)
Medium: fic
Featured character of color: Dean
Pairing, if any: Dean Thomas/Seamus Finnigan
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~8,000
Summary: Moody tries to convince Seamus and Dean that proper mastery of their jobs involves not being clouded by emotion. Will that change after Seamus gets captured?
Reccer: notearchiver
Why you are reccing this: kaalee creates a bittersweet picture of boys turning into men as the War lasts longer than expected. Dean and Seamus, unlike the others, fight to retain their childhood friendship in a world where emotions are disparaged. Told through a series or vignettes, Seamus manages to turn water into rum, even as Dean turns the friendship into something more.

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Title of work: Vita Perseverat
Author/Artist/Creator: realmer06