Recs!

[torino10154]

I thought maybe we could start by gathering up some recs. Anyone have any favorite older character fic and art they'd like to share? Feel free to rec yourself if you'd like to point to one of your own creations.

Remember all pairings and characters are welcome. I'd love to see what's out there in the Potterverse that I might have missed. :)

Comments

[birdsofshore]

Draco and Harry are 48 in this fic (i don't know if it's a strict rule they have to be over 50)

This Delicious Solitude: http://archiveofourown.org/works/468615

[torino10154]

I think for recs we can be less strict. 48 seems reasonably close. ;) Thanks for the rec.

[capitu]

I can't wait to see the recs. I have two, both Harry and Draco:

More Than That by joosetta.
We Are Legend by vaysh.

[torino10154]

Awesome! Thanks. :)

[sdkshelly.livejournal.com]

This is one of my favorites!
Blue Suede Shoes (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/daily_deviant/556632.html) by writcraft - Minerva McGonagall/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank
Short, but sweet!

[torino10154]

Thanks!! ♥

(Do I even need to reply to you? :P)

[squibstress.livejournal.com]

I'll start with two of my favorites:


Title: (Art) "My Office, Five O'Clock" (http://tabbyrox.deviantart.com/art/My-Office-Five-O-Clock-195824035)
Author: TabbyRox (http://tabbyrox.deviantart.com/) on DeviantArt
Characters/Pairings: Minerva/Wilhelmina
Rating: R-ish
Summary/Prompt: "Love at Work"

Title: "Smiles of a Summer Night" (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_beholder/74870.html)
Author: kellychambliss
Characters/Pairings: Alastor/Minerva
Rating: R
Word Count: 8,325
Summary/Prompt: She was just the second woman who had let him touch her -- for free -- since he'd lost his leg. The only one since he'd lost his eye.

[torino10154]

Fabulous, thank you. :)

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec!

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

http://hp-femsmut.livejournal.com/44103.html

By the Book, (Minerva/Irma), written by therealsnape

[torino10154]

Wonderful. Thanks! :)

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

♥

[torino10154]

All of these are NWS. Plan your viewing accordingly.

First, two of my favorite Snarry art pieces with older characters.

When I'm 64 by hill_ from 2007 snarry_games. This thing is priceless no matter your ship. ROFL

When all is Said and Done by jin_fenghuang from 2008 snarry_games. (You can see the individual images here and it does include both older and younger characters.) I actually made an icon for it I liked it so well.

Oh, and how can I forget this gem by tripperfunster: Dumbledore/Slughorn.

[sdkshelly.livejournal.com]

OMG OLD HEDWIG TOO. That was priceless, truly. (I'll thank you for your recs since you can't thank yourself. :P)

[capitu]

Just saw When I'm 64.

Best thing ever. LULZ forever.

Thank you for that. <3

[torino10154]

I'm thrilled you got a good laugh. It's just ace. ROFL

[fourth_rose]

If it's okay to self-pimp, I've got this one (written before book 7 was published):

Title: The Life in Your Years
Author: fourth_rose
Characters/Pairings: H/D, Snape/Hermione
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 5600
Content/Warning(s): Mention of previous character death (not Harry or Draco)
Summary/Prompt: Fifty years into the future, Harry and Draco are about to find out that 'growing old together' sounds a lot more romantic than it actually is.

[torino10154]

Wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing. :)

[germankitty]

Gah! I keep hitting a wrong key, and my post disappears ... 3rd attempt:

Two fics by wemyss:

1. Bezique; no specific age given, but their kids are all grown, so I'm assuming it fits. A knowledge of British politics would help, as Kingsley Shacklebolt is about to retire and wants Harry et al. to take up the reins. So the Trio stands for Muggle elections (Hermione for Labour, natch), and Draco tries to get onto the Wizengamot. Non-explicit H/D, but The Epilogue happened.

2. Chì mi na sgoran fo cheò: Only winds and rivers, life and death

It's a sequel (of sorts) to wemyss' earlier story "POtter's Lock" (also at the author's AO3 account), but can be read as a standalone. Again, H/D shortly before Teddy Lupin's wedding, so the age range should be right. H/D and Teddy are sailing around Scotland, so you get Harry in a kilt, crazy American tourist spies, and Harry taking on the Loch Ness monster. Of course. :)

[torino10154]

Lovely. Thanks for sharing! :)

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

I'm limiting myself to one work per author / artist, but it ain't easy:

Femmeslash:

• The Ladies of Godric's Hollow (http://tetleythesecond.livejournal.com/76346.html) (Griselda Marchbanks/Bathilda Bagshot; R) by tetleythesecond

• Sleeping Dragons (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5504025/1/Sleeping-Dragons) (Minerva McGonagall/Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank; R) by therealsnape

• I'll Be There Before You (http://minerva-fest.livejournal.com/11582.html) (Minerva McGonagall/Amelia Bones; R) by mindabbles

• Escape Routes for a Stormy Night (http://archiveofourown.org/works/206318) (Amelia Bones/Poppy Pomfrey; PG-13) by woldy

• Stolen Moments (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_beholder/17247.html) (Irma Pince/Minerva McGonagall; ) by tripperfunster (ART)

Het:

• The Caretaker and the Cat Lady (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_beholder/30042.html) (Arabella Figg/Argus Filch; PG) by eeyore9990

• An Interesting and Difficult Woman (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_beholder/36932.html) (Muriel Weasley/Mr Ollivander; NC-17) by featherxquill

• The Dog's Days of Summer (http://hp-beholder.dreamwidth.org/954.html) (Muriel Weasley/Griphook the Goblin; NC-17) by donnaimmaculata (There's also Arabella Figg/Arthur Weasley, but I'm not sure if Arthur is 50 here.)

• A Patented Daydream (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_beholder/13268.html) (Minerva McGonagall/Albus Dumbledore; PG) by sigune (ART)

M/M Slash

• Triptych on the Sword of Ragnuk (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_beholder/95673.html) (Filius Flitwick/Griphook the Goblin; R) by pauraque

• A Bit o' Posh (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/daily_deviant/401145.html) (Aberforth Dumbledore/Horace Slughorn; NC-17) by purplefluffycat

• At Long Last (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/daily_deviant/248258.html) (Horace Slughorn/Albus Dumbledore; ) by tripperfunster (ART)

• Timing is Everything (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_beholder/40163.html) (Albus Dumbledore/Argus Filch, with appearances by Snape, McGonagall, and Mrs Norris; ) by shadowycat (ART)

[torino10154]

Fabulous!! I should have known you'd have a wonderful selection. Thank for sharing these. :)

[pauraque]

Ooh look, a shiny new comm. I look forward to participating when I get home from vacation. (I just happened to see it now because LJ sent me an email that I'd been mentioned in a post. Thanks kindly for the rec!)

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

May I just point out the comm hoggywartyxmas? It's a Christmas fest that focusses on the older characters, and a great deal of stories would fit the bill, although they are not indicated by age.

But people who like older characters would find lots to please them through the various masterlist tags.

[torino10154]

A very suitable rec. Thanks!

[dueltastic (from livejournal.com)]

Oh gosh, I'd like to play, but of the fics that fit the intent, they're nearly all in a gray area about the letter of the law. (Threesome where two of the three are over 50? A story equally about two couples, where three of the four characters are over fifty, so one couple qualifies and the other is only half eligible? I do not even know where to start on the fic with lots of ghost characters along with some of the living ones.) :)

But I do have one story that clearly qualifies, because I don't go along with Pottermore birthday retcons: A Christmas Fairy Tale With Sex and Goats (Aberforth/Minerva, R)