Two Fic Recs Pertaining to Boy Wizards

[solarcat]

First up, an insta-rec that had to wait until I got home from work:

Practical Volitation by allothi
Summary: Merlin learns to fly. (Literally).
(Merlin/Arthur, PG, 8500 words, spoilers through 1x13)

If you have not read this fic yet? Go read it right now. I've read some amazing Merlin fic. I've read Merlin fic that made me laugh my ass off, and I've read Merlin fics that made me want to cry. This one made me die of cute. The amount of adorable contained within this fic defies all rules of logic and physics and is possibly tearing a hole in space-time. It is relentlessly happy, and and even the tension is happy and adorable. I giggled and smiled and squeed my way through the whole thing. It is <3, my friends. <3.


And a rec some of you were too impatient to wait for:

Incurable by warholhp
Summary: Non-Magic AU. Harry Potter was not sent to Hogwarts at age 11 as his parents intended. Instead, when an altercation with his uncle turns violent, he is sent to St. Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. Four years later, he takes the opportunity to attend Hogwarts, where he learns to live a life he never thought possible for himself. H/D and mentor!Snape.
(Harry/Draco, NC-17, ridonkulously long, basic knowledge will do 'ya)

This is that HP fic that I was having a blissful moment about the other night. It is, as the summary says, a non-magic AU, and it's done well. This is a fantastic AU, guys. Really, really fantastic. warholhp takes familiar canon elements and twists them in fun and interesting ways; the world is both instantly recognizable and new and fresh at the same time. The fic also does something I love, which is deal with the fact that Harry was an abused child. warholhp kicks up the level of abuse from what was present in the books (let's face it, they wouldn't have let JK go there), but it also deals with it, and not in the way that so many inferior authors do, by having a big crying session and Healing!Sex. The resolution is long, messy, and wrenching, and I was utterly transfixed the whole time. Definitely worth the hours required to get through it.
A small note: You can follow along by following the links to the next chapter that are included in each, but at one point the link didn't work for me. warholhp has, however, helpfully provided a link to the Memories section where all the chapters can be found, so all you have to do is go there and pick the next chapter.

Comments

[rainchild.livejournal.com]

Yay, I've read that one. (See, it's rec'ed right here (http://rainchild.livejournal.com/46734.html).) Wait... actually, I'm disappointed I've already read it because I wanted more awesome HP fic. :P

*was totally not impatient, no idea what you're talking about, lalalala*

[solar-cat.livejournal.com]

Considering I've been mostly-out of HP fandom for several years, I'm not particularly surprised. It's a bit nice for me, since I've got several years' worth of recs to go through whenever I have a need for HP fic, but it is pretty likely that more active HP fans have already read anything I'd ever feel like reccing myself. XD

[rainchild.livejournal.com]

Actually, ditto to not being active in the HP fandom, except that I dipped back into it for about a month right before I discovered Merlin (Merlin is such an awesome fandom *heart heart heart*), which is the only reason I knew about that fic. :P I was really happy because there were all these novel-length fics for me to read that I'd never seen before.

[bewarethesmirk.livejournal.com]

Will definitely check out the Merlin rec! Of all the H/D fics I've read, of course you chose one I haven't read. *g* Which is good, so I can now read it. I've heard of it, at least.

[aeroport_art.livejournal.com]

YAY RECS, especially the H/D one. it was my first ship and I've long stopped trying to keep up with it, but I can't wait to try this out!! I want people to tell me what NOT to miss, like this <3

[staraflur.livejournal.com]

I've had that first one open in a tab in my browser and I keep not having time to read it! I'm going to do it now though I have to say I am put out that someone else wrote it first lol. However if it really is that good I'll magnanimously forgive them. XD

[merelyn.livejournal.com]

The Merlin one was so damn cute! I loved her Merlin voice, so charmingly scattered and awesome.