Rec of the day

[astridv]

I skipped a lot of days of recs recently, but to make up for it I have a really long one today, and it's a page-turner:
At Your Service by faithwood (Harry Potter)
96,000 words; Harry/Draco and ensemble; NC-17; mystery/action/romance
Summary: Hogwarts students are in danger; Harry is determined to save them all. There's only one thing he knows for certain: Draco Malfoy is somehow involved.

The story is set after the end of book 7; Harry and his yearmates are briefly back at Hogwarts to finish their final exams, but they soon get sidetracked by inexplicable goings-on that threaten the students. I recommend this fic also for those who otherwise don't ship Harry/Draco. The mystery is complex, extremely well plotted and has a satisfying conclusion. And as a mainly gen reader I really liked the way the Harry/Draco part of the story developed and meshed with the rest of the plot.

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Oh, it's stopped raining! I can finally go running. Maybe I'll make it home dry, even. ;)

Comments

[ratcreature]

I wish the rain would stop here too. I really need to go outside to buy food (out of milk, fruit, bread... since yesterday already), yet it's raining all the time, and so very unpleasant.

[astridv]

It's not too bad, though. It's been raining almost the entire time I was running but I barely got wet, only my socks were soaked.
Nisselregen halt. Ich muss auch noch mal raus einkaufen.

[scrollgirl]

Thanks for the rec! I'll bookmark for later. I love DH-compliant fic, especially fic that wrestles with the aftermath of the war, and since I'm not a huge H/D shipper (it's okay if written well) I'm eager to see how this one goes.

[astridv]

I do find Harry/Draco one of the more intriguing pairings but I prefer the kind of fic that doesn't whitewash Draco too much in the process. Tricky do do I guess, but I think this one pulled it off quite well.

[scrollgirl]

Yes, that's it exactly. I'm not a Slytherin fan for precisely that reason--because too much of the fanfic either whitewashes the crap they do, or tries to make elitism and racism sexy, which is just... gross. It's tough to find good Slytherin fic, IMHO. Glad to hear you think this one pulled it off!