By: MamaLaz
Rating: R
Pairing(s): RW/DM
Official Summary: Our Favorite Blond Slytherin is having issues with his father and his sexuality... and just because he's attracted to The Weasel doesn't mean he's a real homosexual or anything...
What Hayseed says: I like the Draco-voice in this one. He's got a rough edge, which is entirely canon to me. I also appreciate that he's not an entirely sexual creature -- slash!Draco so often is nothing but a manwhore, and it's really refreshing to read a more realistic picture of him. Not to mention, of course, that this fic is funny as all hell.
Where can I find this story? AstronomyTower, at FictionAlley
Bad Faith
By: fluffyllama
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): HP/DM
Official Summary: There isn't one, and I don't think I can sum it up without giving it away.
What Hayseed says: I had to read this one through twice -- it's one of those thoughtful fics. So much H/D these days is fluff crap, it's nice to find something that isn't.
Where can I find this story? LiveJournal link
Potter's Field
By: torch
Rating: PG-13, perhaps
Pairing(s): NA
Official Summary: Harry knows where the bodies are buried.
What Hayseed says: Holy shit, and that's all I'm gonna say.
Where can I find this story? torch's site
Moving Pictures
By: Anna
Rating: NC-17, I would think
Pairing(s): RW/HP
Official Summary: Post-GoF, a rapidly maturing Harry begins to examine his closest friend in a new light.
What Hayseed says: Landmark occasion -- I'm actually recommending a WIP. Yes, it's that good. It's a pity, though, that Anna doesn't update this one all that often. It's through chapter ten, as of January 2005, though. It's also worth taking a look at for the interesting Dudley arc that I won't say anything else about.
Where can I find this story? witchfics.org, under Anna's name
The Lodger
By: Mad Martha
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): HP/DM, RW/HG
Official Summary: Harry takes in a lodger...
What Hayseed says: I enjoyed this one so much that I barely minded the Ron/Hermione, which usually just pisses me off. Very realistic Draco/Harry interaction here, and I thought that Draco's character was particularly well drawn
Where can I find this story? fanfiction.net, baby
Lust Over Pendle
Dissipation and Despair
By: AJ Hall
Rating: R, mostly for language
Pairing(s): NL/DM
Official Summary: A comedy of manners, in the Golden Age detective thriller genre, set in the year immediately after Voldemort's fall.
What Hayseed says: This is my favorite set of HP fanfics at the moment (subject to change, of course). Both 'Lust' and its sequel, 'Dissipation,' have everything I could possibly want in a fanfic -- they're well written, witty, and have intriguing plots. A rare circumstance in which the sequel is just as good as the original. A fic with a slash pairing that even the staunchest het reader will enjoy </gush>
Where can I find this story? Schnoogle, at FictionAlley
Queer Eye for the Snape Guy
By: ShagsTheDustMop
Rating: PG-13, I think
Pairing(s): You'll have to read it to see
Official Summary: Hermione, Ron, and Harry arrange for the Fab 5 to travel to Hogwarts to give Professor Snape a much-needed makeover. Won't they be surprised with the results? A crossover with 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.'
What Hayseed says: Priceless. Absolutely priceless. I don't watch 'Queer Eye,' for fear of encouraging the Lobster People, but I know just enough about it to get most of the jokes.
Where can I find this story? Shags' own site
From Hell
By: pigwidgeon37
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): SS/HG, and others that I won't say so as to keep you in suspense
Official Summary: Due to a very cunning scheme excogitated by Lucius Malfoy, Snape gets sacked and has to live in the Muggle world. Hermione goes after him. Why? What does Sirius do in Brazil? And why does Narcissa flirt with him?
What Hayseed says: I enjoy most of pigwidgeon37's stuff, but this one stands out in my mind as being particularly memorable and hilarious. I have only two words for you -- the plague.
Where can I find this story? fanfiction.net, baby
Letter from Exile One Merciful Morning
By: TextualSphinx
Rating: R
Pairing(s): SS/HG
Official Summary: There's Angst laced with humor and tender enchantment,/Good grammar and lexicon serve as enhancement,/And how could you not want Snape's wholesale Redemption/Or thoughts about Sex...
What Hayseed says: Damn near the first SS/HG I read and it does a good job of exploring a relationship between the two while Hermione's still a student -- a touchy subject.
Where can I find this story? AstronomyTower, at FictionAlley
The Other Side of Darkness
By: Abby
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): SS/HG
Official Summary: Believe it or not, there doesn't appear to be one. I'll go ahead and say that it involves Snape and Hermione investigating a mystery that involves Draco Malfoy. Post-Hogwarts.
What Hayseed says: I felt like my first HP rec should be one of the big, long ones. This is one of the 'classic' SS/HG stories, and to be honest, my favorite of the 'classics.' There is a sequel, but I like this one on its own.
Where can I find this story? witchfics.org, under Abby's name
Hayseed