Look what I got!

graygermain asked me if I wanted any artwork and was kind enough to oblige -- and so quickly, too! Here's a piece of artwork that goes with my serial drabble Professor Longbottom; in the last scene of the fic, Headmaster Severus Snape enters his office to find a surprise.


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Nominee of the Day: Sam the Storyteller

Good morning! I'll be recommending several authors today, and sam_storyteller is the first. He is the author of one of my favorite stories EVER. As far as I can tell, this is the only SS/HG story that he's written; my apologies to Sam if I've overlooked any other stories he's written that are eligible for this Classics round of the sshg_awards.

Three Galleons. Complete in four chapters. Summary: After the war, Hermione has settled into a quiet if unorthodox life with Severus -- until a small problem in the form of a refugee spy calls for an even more unorthodox solution. Rated R; starts out Severus/Hermione, but then they pick up a stray werewolf and decide to keep him. Hurt/comfort, extremely in-character, threesome SS/HG/RL ... what's not to love? (Posted at LJ on 8 July 2005.)

Go read!

And please don't forget that celisnebula has listed eligible authors at her LJ here. I'm just featuring a few of my favorites, because I'm entirely prejudiced.

*is excited*

subvers alerted me to the fact that my serial drabble Pneumonia is a Featured Story at Ashwinder this month! I've been receiving reviews at the rate of about one a day ever since.

Nominee of the Day: wallyflower

Hello again! In the interests of making up for lost time, I'm reccing more than one author per day. This afternoon, I want to send you in wallyflower's (Celithrathien at Ashwinder) direction. Two of her excellent stories are eligible for nomination, including one that was updated today at Ashwinder! They are:

And Miles to Go before I Sleep. Complete in one chapter. Summary: Everyone needs salvation. When night falls and the Death-Eater returns to his dungeons, he finds his student waiting to bind his wounds. A classroom romance.

Yours and Yours and Yours. WIP, five chapters posted. Summary: Severus Snape knows there is only one way to make his new wife happy. (Soon to be called "Strong Poison")

Have fun!

Edit on 13 November: she's made some changes recently and updated two more chapters at The Pit; please take a look there, too, because it looks like there are more eligible stories there: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/54604/wallyflower

Nominee of the Day: Mama Weasley

I've been enjoying the work of Mama Weasley since I found the HGSS ship, even before I found Ashwinder or LJ. Her MLC story was the second I ever read, and it's only recently that I rediscovered her work. Here's her author profile at The Pit. Eligible stories include:

The Mating Game. Complete in twenty-three chapters. Summary: Hermione's brain tells her that marrying Severus is the logical choice. Will she ever get her heart to agree?

The Antidote. Complete in one shot. Summary: Voldemort has decreed a punishment for the traitor. What will happen to Severus?

Both are good reads and very satisfying. Have fun!