LOOKING FOR CERTAIN FICS

[rurounihime]

Another fic search! This one's a bit different though.

Having recently read Momenti Diversi by zarah5, I have yet again realized that one of my favorite premises for H/D is the fic that is set in another country. So I have decided to compile a list, sorted by country and then alphabetically, of all the fics of this genre.

If you have a favorite fic like this, I WOULD LOVE YOUR INPUT. (Self-pimping is also welcome. ^_~)

But. There are some rules.

First off, these can be one-shots, completed chapters fics, drabbles, WIPS... I don't care. Length is not the issue.

Second, I would love for the setting to play more of a role in the story than just a city/country name on a page.

Third, multiple countries are fine. For instance, something like Paris by abbycadabra, wherein the character's rove quite a bit, is fine. But the story must take place primarily in a different country than England. Therefore, while emmagrant01's Left My Heart works rather well, the sequel Surrender the Grey does not qualify.

Fourth: The fics must ALL be H/D or have H/D in them as a prominent pairing. No exceptions. If you have fics with other pairings that fit this category, go ahead and link if you must, but just know that they will not be going on this particular list.

Fifth: Time period is not an issue either. They can take place during school, after school, post-war, when Harry and Draco are 214 years old living off social security... I don't care. I do not do chan, though. As this will be my list, I reserve the right not to put chan on it. I'm going to have to be firm about this one.

Sixth: I admit to being a little... undecided over fics such as Seven Days by coffeejunkii, which take place in a setting other than England, but not in a different country per se. Most likely, fics like this will not go on the list, but I need to puzzle over it for a bit. Go ahead and link; they may end up getting their own category. ETA: These types of fics HAVE INDEED received their own category, so do not hesitate to link!

FORMAT: It would help me a great deal if you could provide me with the

Title,
Author,
Country,
and Rating

when you link. If you do not know those things or don't have time to list them right now, then the simple link is fine. My emphasis is on getting these stories together. I can find out the details on my own if I need to. ^_^

ETA: (This section will be updated as new issues arise.)
~If you would like to use this as a challenge to write a different-country H/D fic, please be my guest!!!
~AU fics are just fine.

Thank you so much for helping me out with this! It is greatly appreciated, and I will work on getting the final list up in a couple of weeks.

Comments

[shiakuu-hitome.livejournal.com]

Excellent list, and I shall be reading through it all eventually. Eventually.

Theoretical question(s) regarding recs. (a) What if the main point of the story is not the ship, even if it is H/D? (b) And regarding the chan rule (now remember, this is theoretical), what if it's pre-slash? (I really don't have a fic that qualifies for that, but I was wondering.)

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Tough questions. I would venture to say that pre-slash is fine; what I mean by no chan is that I don't want to see 12 year olds (or younger) getting it on with other 12 year olds, OR with adults. Not something I am into. I don't rec stories like that, and I usually don't read them, unless I am surprised by it halfway through. It's a personal choice. I know there are lots of people who dig chan.

As to the ship question, if it's H/D, link me, even if the ship is not the point. A lot of the fics on this list have bigger issues going on than the H/D ship

[shiakuu-hitome.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hate chan too. It just bugs me. To each his own, I know, but when one member of the couple isn't as fully capable of making decisions as the other, how is it a relationship? Anyway.

I was mostly asking for a fic that I'm writing now. But by the time I ever get up to the point where they're spending massive chunks of time in America, it might be this time next year, or later. (Third part of a very long series.)

And I'm going to hazard a guess that you don't want crossovers for the list?

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Please let me know when you post. I would love to read it. ^_^

And yeah, I am going to have to nix crossovers... what's the other fandom?

[shiakuu-hitome.livejournal.com]

I've been working on the fic since a year and a half ago, but it's finally grown to a place in which there is actually a plot. So all I have in my way of completing my outline and starting the real writing is some Latin. Do you know anyone who speaks it?

And I had thought that there was a crossover my friend was writing between Harry Potter and Yu Yu Hakusho set in Egypt. But then I realized that that was a cross between two of her stories, though in the crossover one, some of it is set in Japan and the demon world.

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

I don't know anyone who actively speaks Latin, unfortunately. Have you tried posting to a comm that covers beta work or something similar? I bet there are people out there in the fandom who could help you.

I am going to have to think about crossover stuff... Does your friend have some of her fic posted? I would love to read it so I could get a better idea.

[shiakuu-hitome.livejournal.com]

Well, her Egypt-fic is only about the other fandom, but she has a Harry Potter/Yu Yu Hakusho, that, while set pretty much primarily in Japan, has a bunch of time in Japan, especially lately, during the Summer (as far as her story goes, at least.) If you know the fandom, it's very good, though you have to know the fandom to really understand it. Her fanfiction.net profile is http://fanfiction.net/~reikuhori . She's got an LJ, too, though I don't think Majiku No Seirei (I might have misspelled it, but you'll find it on the profile) is up there. __scribbings is her writing journal.