Date: 2009-04-07 15:30 Subject: FIC RECS from H/D World Cup Security: Public Mots clés harry/draco, worldcup

I've managed to get a bit behind, so I have two recs here:

Title: The Magical Mystery Tour
Team: AU
Author: teganscrush
Prompt: 12. Keep your friends close, and your enemies stupefied.
Wordcount: 15,010
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Minor language.
Summary: The Magical Mystery Tour is the must-see show of the Wizarding world, but when a new act joins up, events take a sudden and potentially deadly turn. Leave it to Harry Potter and his literary hero to save Draco Malfoy, and the day as well.

This is actually AR, but it's a delightful read. All the canon characters appear in some way; there's an intriguing mystery, a collaboration between Harry and Draco, and some really snort-worthy moments and awesome one-liners. I enjoyed every minute of it, because, hey, who doesn't love the circus! And you know you're dying to know who Lucius Malfoy ends up with...


Title: primum mobile, or ten forgotten things
Team: AU, baby!
Author: kirinin
Prompt: 20. Close your eyes and think of Hogwarts.
Wordcount: just over 4,000
Rating: PG
Warnings: None, really.
Summary: The truth: logic isn't in the lump in his throat, in his stuttering pulse. He needs the certainty of his name on someone else's lips, which means he needs Malfoy...

Honestly, I read this fic three times yesterday. It's short and expertly written, but the premise is one that made me take quick little shallow breaths until I got to the end. Draco and Harry are caught in a conundrum of...losing things, and I can't say more about that without spoiling the story. Unlike some reviewers, though, I thought the ending a happy one, considering where Harry and Draco had ended up. You don't want to miss this one, trust me!

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Date: 2009-04-07 16:43 Subject: FIC: Harry's Pockets (H/D World Cup entry) Security: Public Mots clés fest/challenges, fic, harry/draco, nc-17, slash, worldcup

Title: Harry's Pockets
Team: AU
Author: joanwilder
Prompt: 10. Well, you just let the kneazle out of the bag.
Wordcount: 29,300
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: None.
Summary: Clowns are downright creepy, Harry's always thought, so when he and Luna hire one to work in their Party Props shop, he prepares for the worst.

Author's Note: My gratitude to my teammates for the wonderful community experience that was Team AU. And many thanks to jadzialove, beta and friend extraordinaire.

Since this is my main story contribution (I will have another in the Cup, as a pinch-hit), this isn't really a rec. Srsly, I've never liked clowns much, but I got the clown bug for this one--I even bought a Clown Omnibus book for 'research' (rolls eyes). Rather pleased with how it turned out--it was fun to write Luna especially, and Snape (duh), as well as setting Harry up for quite a surprise.

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