Fest fics and art

Let me start off in saying I have been remiss in mentioning several exchange gifts that I have received. First, Mystery Author #1 over at weasley_fest was brave enough to write me a Lucius/Ginny fic, for which I must commend them on general principal. However, it's also an interesting twist with a kind of suave, courtly Lucius and ballsy Ginny: Turn The Tide.

Then Mystery Author #2 at hermione_smut gave me a Harry/Ron/Hermione fic, In the middle of a brand new world with you. I really like that it's post-Battle at Hogwarts, because I've always used the fact that in canon, Harry blows Ginny off at that time to be with Hermione and Ron as fodder for my belief that the Trio really belongs together. (Unless Harry wants to get together with Snape. Then we have to do some rearranging.)

And even though hp_summersmut has barely started posting, I already have my gift there! I decided to be brave and request art, and I'm happy to say that Mystery Artist drew me something wonderful so that I don't regret it. Narcissa/Lucius: Before Work.

Anyway, I remembered that I needed to mention all those because I wanted to recommend a story recently posted in hp_summersmut. I've tried to make sure I read all the fics from the other two exchanges and I've kind of failed at that, so I've been reading the summersmut stuff as it comes out to try to make up for it.

Anyway, Guilty Pleasure is an Arthur/Snape fic, and I have to say it's really great. I know, you're shaking your head and thinking I'm nuts. Seriously, it's one of those stories that's so well-written that it doesn't seem cracky at all. It has several warnings in the header that you should check out before reading if you're a big baby.