Roads to Safe Places

I got to spend some time reading fanfic again, though could hardly make time for all the brilliant-looking Hoggywarty and rarepair winter exchange entries this year that look interesting - most of them do look so worthwhile! You creators have really outdone yourself this year, and the recipients must feel so lucky! Some hits from the ones I've gotten round to reading, most of you have probably already read them, but if you haven't: 

Fanfic: 
The Perfect Gift (Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, 8441 words, PG), which is a truly magical ghost story about a Christmas gift, a family curse, and these two rather private adult characters slowly and respectfully falling for each other. Read this, you will not be sorry.

Rest your Dream in My Dream (Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape, 9k words, T/PG), is an excellent Minerva/Severus fanfic which tells a post-war story about how Minerva and Severus became a couple with flashbacks to relevant past interactions. You won't regret reading it if you haven't already!

and an honourable mention: Lit Match (Alecto Carrow/Lily Evans, ~2k words, R) by phantomanto , which is a very interesting take on this unusual pairing which they still manage to make work well.

Art:
Rejoicing (in the Greenhouse)- an illustration for an equally excellent fanfic (The Longest Night) set in a greenhouse.

Art for Reawakening - a delightful gifset illustrating the visitors to Severus' bedside illustrating the fic of the same title

What a good ending to last year and start to this one!

Title: Gotcha!.
Characters: Peter, Remus, James, Sirius, and Severus.
Rating: G
Credits: geoectomy-stock's JBD Runner, charfade's Grass Brush Set. Thank you!
Summary: four Gryffindors and a Slytherin. 
A/N: Had to spend the time during the match yesterday somehow, so I made this. 



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Title: Soft.
Characters: Lily Evans, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Credits osorrisstock's TheDuo Sitting, charfade's Ultimate Grass Brush Set".
Summary: Lily, Severus, two teddies and a pond. Sorry about the cheesiness.
A/N: I wanted to do something with water, and this was the result. Working up to the mermaid one. 



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Title: Sisters.
Characters: Lily Evans, Petunia Evans
Rating: G
Credits: Sailor Kerrie Pushing by *SenshiStock, Smoke brush by ~Falln-Stock.
Summary: "That's where you're going. A special school for freaks. You and that Snape boy… weirdos, that's what you two are. It's good you're being separated from normal people. It's for our safety." - Not a happy memory, needless to say. 
A/N: I've been wanting to do something Pensieve-related for a while now, as I'm wondering what Severus did with the memories he had of Lily after her untimely demise. If a Pensieve serves to preserve memories as well as organise them it's likely to me that he'd be keeping some of his Lily-memories there. 



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I've decided to do a backdated pic-dump post with my ventures in April. Mostly for me, should I make some progress in the future and should wish to look back, and because this new hobby consumed some of my time in the first half of 2010.

( So. Quick sketches and more detailed attempts at stuff. )