Fanfic Recs!

Sunday, January 9th, 2022 10:37 pm
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
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 [archiveofourown.org profile] 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!

Art: Azkaban

Thursday, October 17th, 2013 10:01 pm
mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
Title: Azkaban.
Characters: Bellatrix Lestrange.
Rating: G
Credits: falln-brushes's Hair Brush set and Smoke Brush set, amorphisss's Snow Brush, Wolfcatstock's 694 as reference.
Summary: Bellatrix in winter wonderland Azkaban at night.



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mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
Title: Detention.
Characters: None. There is a werewolf, though, and others are mentioned.
Rating: G
Credits: =charfade's Grass Brush set, *HOTNStock's Mexican Wolf Stock 22, ^PirateLotus-Stock's Crouching Ninja Pirate Pack 2.
Summary: James and Sirius get bored during detention and decide to deface school property.
Comment: Having fun imagining what windows at Hogwarts might look like and that mermaid hints that there are creature windows and possibly less student-safe versions in the private chambers? Who knows.



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mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
Title: Brothers.
Characters: Regulus Black and Sirius Black.
Rating: G
Credits: ~mostlyguystock's Standing 6, *Beinspyred's Art Nouveau Border 28, =charfade's Grass Brush Set and ~Frozenstocks' Broken Glass. Thank you!
Summary: A window on the second floor of Grimmauld Place.



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mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
Title: Burning
Characters: Lily. 
Rating: G.
Summary: Lily looking at the burning remains of a house.
A/N: Much like Kelly's narrator Adela I usually opt for silhouettes over drawing properly. This does not stop me from trying occasionally, like yesterday evening, so here is a dramatic Lily with a gigantic nose. And something went wrong with her ear, too.



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mothwing: A wanderer standing on a cliff, looking over a distant city (Book)
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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mothwing: Image of a death head hawk moth (Default)
Title: Mermaid. 
Characters: a mermaid, Pomona Sprout. 
Rating: G
Credits: Mermaid: ~sinned-angel-stock's Mermaid 24 and *linzee777's hair brush set. Water: frozenstarro's Water brushes. Border: ~gvalkyrie's Suddenly Spring brush set
Summary: Wysiwyg, really: a skinny-dipping Pomona being waylaid by a mermaid! 
A/N: Yes, it's warm over here. 



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Fanart Recs

Sunday, June 10th, 2012 01:49 pm
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
I usually check art tagged "Minerva" once a month to find pieces for DownyThistle, but since I'd taken a break from posting, I missed out on some great works that I'd like to show you here, too. 

To start us of, this is a must see: 


Minerva and Irma
by ~Johny-and-Mary on deviantART 
I love the colours and their expressions. Perfect. 

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Art: Catch.

Saturday, June 9th, 2012 10:04 pm
mothwing: Image of a death head hawk moth (Moth)
Title: Catch
Characters: Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch
Rating: G
Credits: *SenshiStock's Sailor Gossips, *charfade's Grass Brushes and ~eMelody's Bird Brushes.
Summary: This early, school and grounds were hers. Minerva soared higher, surveying the cold pitch, which low mists filled like water. For an hour she enjoyed the lonely rhythm of throwing and catching until far movement stopped her. She left, but the memory of the Ravenclaw's lean body soaring across the sky lingered on her mind all day. Minerva saw her again the next day, and the next. On their fourth day, Rolanda flew up and asked, voice gruff with shyness, if she wanted to join her. The speed of Minerva's weak-kneed agreement was mostly due to the girl's golden eyes.
A/N: My indecision when it comes to femme!ships makes my Minerva get a lot of action, and here is one more Minerva/Rolanda. Sorry about the clumsy quidditch title metaphor and the spam.



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mothwing: (Woman)
Title: Tender
Characters: Madam Rosmerta/Professor Sprout
Rating: PG
Credits: ~gvalkyrie's Suddenly Spring brush set.
Summary: A look through the curtains reveals Pomona Sprout enthralled by her favourite bartender, Madam Rosmerta.
A/N: Sorry about the spam, and I hope it's at all possible to tell who's who. 



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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Summer.
Characters: Lily Evans, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Credits: *Eirian-stock for He and She, ~nathies-stock's Pouring Rain Brush and *charfade's Grass Brush set.
Summary: Severus and Lily frolicking in a field. 
A/N: Weather we had over here on Friday. This is very saccharine, be warned!



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Art: Sisters

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 11:42 am
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
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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mothwing: Gif of wolf running towards the right in front of large moon (Wolf)
Yes, I do have too much time on my hand now that my exams are over, what gave me away?  Sorry about the spam. 

Title: Avada Kedavra.
Characters: Severus Snape, OC
Rating: PG-13
Credits: lightning by *redheadstock, Severus by *senshistock, muggle by ~dazzle-stock
Summary: Severus Snape using the Killing Curse on a muggle woman.
A/N: I believe Severus Snape killed during his DE days, though I respect other readings of the character. Though this is, as always, not very explicit, I put this behind a cut because I believe it can still be potentially upsetting. 

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Title: Keeper. 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank.
Rating: G. 
Credits: Like a magpie. Corner brushes by =Eterea86, Pose references for Wilhelmina by ~BlooDoveStock here, Minerva by =Kxhara here - would have been lost without them, the limbs were all over the place in my reference-free attempt. Birds by ~WingsOfAHero here.
Summary: Minerva and Willa spending some time on the quidditch pitch. The latter is not the greatest flyer and lost her broom, but Minerva is there to help. 
A/N I think that the placement of my goal hoops is non-standard. Sorry about that!



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mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: Ghosts.
Characters: Lily Evans, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Dougal McGregor.
Rating: G.
Credits: Lily by ~Gracies-Stock and Dougal by ~Johnny-Yong, texture by `cloaks, grass and flowers by !ro-stock
Summary: Sometimes, if the light was right, in the hours around dawn, they almost seemed close enough to touch.
A/N:  Severus and Minerva being haunted by the ghosts of their past - Lily and Dougal. Loved ones who died remain a part of you, and navigating a relationship around those still half-with you must be pretty challenging. Yes, I caved in and did something Pottermore-backstory-related and kitschily indulgent. Apologies! 



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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Minerva's Life.
Rating: G
Credits given in posts for individual images 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, her family, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, 
Artist's Notes: My version of Minerva McGonagall's biography from before birth to her seventies from 2010. I never got round to posting these, but here they are now. I'm not happy with all of them anymore and surprisingly happy with others in hindsight.
Anyway, here they are, each is a click-through link to the entry with a larger version. 





mothwing: Image of a death head hawk moth (Default)
Title: Troubles.
Characters: Tobias Snape, Eileen Snape. Severus Snape.
Rating: G.
Credits: pose for Tobias by ~thepropagation3, Severus, texture by `cloak
A/N: Another non-subtle one, I'm afraid. There is a companion drabble that goes with this "drawable". Also maybe I did have a little too much fun when I was doing "Argument", but overlapping silhouettes are awesome. And my deepest apologies to the arachnid community for the blobby specimen, I don't seem to do spiders well. 



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Drawable III

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 11:54 pm
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Boggart.
Characters: Tobias Snape, Boggart Tobias, Eileen Snape. 
Rating: G.
Credits:  Boggart by ~wookiestock, Eileen by ~WolfCatStock, background flower by ~MorfineDoll-stock, texture as ever by `cloaks



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Awesomeness

Sunday, February 19th, 2012 10:22 pm
mothwing: An image of a snake on which is written the quote, "My love for you shall live forever- you, however, did not" from A Series of Unfortunate Events (Geekiness)
I'm usually late with recs and such, so scroll past if you have seen these already. 

1. Tigerbeatdown: "G. R. R. Martin is creepy" - putting into words what I've thought about the series for years. It's one of the series that I get as 24/7 kinkster Fantasy series, but not as mainstream Fantasy without the niche SSC context or a warning label. 

2. If you haven't updated your knowledge in 2009 what you learned about female reproductive anatomy at school is probably outdated and not as awesome as reality

3. McGonagall and Umbridge, a new piece by ~ehay. Her Minerva's cheekbones are as delightful as ever. 

4. If you haven't already, check out The Half-Life by *Sigune, a watercolour portrait of Snape. 

5. Though I'm not a Snarry fan I can recommend Cordiality and comfort of my new home, which has amazing light. 

6. ~LadyMacbeth1755 has the four heads of houses as silhouettes here

7. I'm late with this rec, but if you haven't already, drop everything and read In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning by [livejournal.com profile] atdelphi, which is hauntingly beautiful and powerful. 
mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
Title: Family.
Characters: Tobias Snape, Severus Snape, Eileen's broom and cloak.
Rating: G.
CreditsTobias by *SenshiStockSeverus by ~Struck-Stockgrass by *charfadebirds by ~WingsOfAHero and texture by `cloaks.
A/N: I'd like to imagine that the pictures speak for themselves, but since they're vague and silhouettes to boot I've included in a drabble at the bottom of the picture. Highlight if you're curious. 


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Title: Son.
Characters: Eileen Snape, Tobias Snape, Severus Snape, Death Eater of your choice.
Rating: G.
Creditsofficial Dark Mark as a reference here and *sarahebear-stock stock image for the Death Eater.
A/N: Another companion drabble that explains what is going on here. Apologies for the bad quality. 


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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Weekends.
Characters: Tobias Snape, Severus Snape, Eileen's broom and cloak. 
Rating: G. 
Credits: Texture by `cloaks, grass by ~cougarLV, tree by ~Winerla, and the bike by ~fudgegraphicsfirst cyclist reference by ~paulussebastian, second cyclist reference by ~fantanicity
Summary: The Snapes on a clandestine family outing beyond the borders of the city. 



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Title: The Curse.
Characters: Severus Snape, Lord Voldemort 
Rating: PG-13
Summary: "At once, the spider's legs bent in upon its body; it rolled over and began to twitch horribly, rocking from side to side. No sound came from it, but Harry was sure that if it could have given voice, it would have been screaming. Moody did not remove his wand, and the spider started to shudder and jerk more violently."
A/N: Hardly subtle. I'm not quite happy how it turned out, something's off about the textures. Specifically the use of ALL THE TEXTURES. And Voldy, especially his sparkly flare there. 

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mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Favour
Rating: G
Characters: Remus Lupin and Severus Snape.
Credits: Wolf: ~MoonsongStock here, Severus: *SenshiStock here, Trees: ~Winerla here
Summary: Lupin never remembers what he does or does not do in wolf shape. Severus does not mind that at all. 
A/N: Rather silly than serious and not entirely in character, but fun. 



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mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: The Potion.
Rating: G
Characters: Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape.
Credits: Many this time because I continue to suck at poses: Severus: *SenshiStock here, Minerva: ~Essence-stock here, texture: `cloaks here, and the light brush: *redheadstock here
Summary: Severus demonstrates his Potions expertise to Minerva. Though I like to think that it's him showing her Neville's (Orange, Longbottom?) handywork to explain why he docked points. 



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mothwing: An image of a snake on which is written the quote, "My love for you shall live forever- you, however, did not" from A Series of Unfortunate Events (Geekiness)
Firstly, I'd like to recommend the HumbleBundle to everybody who likes indie games out there. It's an awesome concept - you purchase a collection of indie titles and support the bundle's developers as well as Child's Play Charity at the same time - at a price you set yourself. You can give as much as you want and get the games and support whichever party with an amount you can set yourself, too. According to the site most people give around $6, though the games purchased individually would cost about $25. 
This time, they're offering a bundle which includes World of Goo, which is a fun game with a very enticing art style and a cool physics engine. Since this is a game that 90% of its users play illegally I'm happy about this because it's bound to support this cool little thing and might make more people purchase it and support not only the publishers, but also charity! 

Secondly, I'd like to invite everybody to look at this, because it's amazing: 

The Prince's Tale - Animation
by *RandomMumble on deviantART

Now I'm going to bundle up in a blanket again and drink some more ginger water. Thanks for the recipe, Tetley, it's a miracle cure. 

Icon post

Sunday, January 29th, 2012 07:23 pm
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Various cropped icons of silhouette art with various pairings. I made several versions because I'm indecisive, sorry about the spam! 

Pairings
  • Minerva/Severus
  • Minerva/Pomona
  • Minerva/Rolanda
  • Pomona/Rosmerta
  • Book
  • Minerva/Poppy
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Art Recs: SSMM

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 08:26 pm
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
This is a fairly unorganised collection of really great SSMM pieces I really like, and mostly a [livejournal.com profile] calicogoat fanpost. Some of them are quite old and you've probably seen them all already, I'm also not very articulate in my fondness for these amazing pieces and they deserve a better introduction than my uncoordinated squeeing, but they're all worth checking out. 

One: Duellers )

Two: Losses )

Three: Lovers. By ~Calicogoat.  )

Also noteworthy is ~hellanim's  beautiful 12 Pictures from Snape's Life in beautiful monochromes with a dash of red and ~calicogoat's Flight of the Goldfinch which has Minerva and Severus battling a dragon on a flying machine and what could be more awesome than that?

OMG! ♥

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 12:40 am
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Just when I thought this day was bad and would stay bad I found the [livejournal.com profile] close_contrast masterlist full of SS/MM goodness, which includes a beautiful piece by [livejournal.com profile] sigune .

This one is called "Unspoken": Between Headmaster Snape and his Deputy Headmistress, what is essential remains unspoken."

I'm always incredibly excited when she's drawn something new because her art always speaks volumes with such precise, efficient means, if that makes sense. She has a way of capturing the expressions so beautifully, and their clothing style and the furniture she's shown them on is just perfect for them.

So. Perfect.

(There are so many fics which look promising over there and at [livejournal.com profile] hp_beholder , I'm really missing out unless I head over there this weekend.)

Art: Choices

Sunday, June 5th, 2011 05:16 pm
mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
Title: Choices
Rating: G
Characters: Minerva McGonagall and Eileen Snape
Summary: Minerva has called on a childhood acquaintance to see how she is doing after her wedding and the difference between them could not be greater - one is a witch at the height of her power, the other had to make a lot of uncomfortable compromises for her new life. The choices both witches had to make to get where they are were not easy for either of them.
Credits: =Lileya's great floral and foliar brush set, ~gvalkyrie's suddenly spring brush set, as well as *redheadstock's light brushes, another favourite.



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mothwing: Image of a death head hawk moth (Default)
Title: Persephone's Pamianthe
Pairing: Pomona/Rosmerta
Rating: G
Credits: gvalkyrie's Suddenly Spring brush for the flower, dollfie-chan's Snowflake brushes for the snowflakes, and Tempting-Resources's Sparkle brushes for the sparkles and the smaller snowflakes.




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"Let's not give each other anything," the landlady had said to her that December and Pomona had agreed. She knew that Madam Rosmerta felt winter like an ache, trying her best to cover-up the gloom with the bustle that running The Three Bromsticks provided, keeping herself busy as best she could.
A flower, though, Pomona mused, was not a gift, not really. They grew where they pleased, and even if one as impressive as the Persephone's Pamianthe might have been guided in its choice where to take root and flower by a well-meaning witch, it could never really be given.


Gift for [livejournal.com profile] therealsnape, who wrote the most beautiful Pomona/Rosmerta fic and is a great person all around. 

This is a repost because the original post somehow was eaten. 
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Scarred.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes
Characters: Minerva McGonagall. 
A/N: If you noticed the snitch in the other pictures you can see why this is one of her worst fears. 



Whenever the summer had emptied the castle and the heat haze and sunlight preserved it in transient amber Minerva sat in her abandoned classroom with a glass of chilled wine, for one hour, looking at the studentless chairs. 

Then the first war emptied some of them forever, as did the second; funerals were held, cemeteries filled. 

She made two trips each November, wandering from grave to grave, leaving unheeded greetings, candles and remembered, and as the cold seeped into her bones a colder chill touched her: she feared another one might one day be for a member of her family.


Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred

mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Trusting.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, and Hogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC. 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape.



Trust him, had been Albus' parting words.

If it had not been for the mask, this would not have been a problem, but it remained a fact that this was no longer the student she had known. The casualness with which he held it was more unnerving than the story he told, of clandestine meetings in graveyards and carefully omitted, hinted-at horrors the mask was a silent witness to. Minerva was not certain how much she could believe of it, but she had never been with any of his stories. 

His wand was still lying on the desk. The young man's gaze had been fixed on it as soon as he had sat down to answer her questions, though sometimes his curiously dark eyes had looked up and pinned her with that same intensity she knew of old. Never long, though, they stole back quickly, hungrily. 

She remembered something and noticed his pose, hunched on the edge of the chair, the troubled student rather than the man she was supposed to hire as a teacher. The former Death Eater whom Albus trusted. She made a decision. There was the briefest flicker in his expression when her hand closed around his wand and she raised it to him, but it was gone when he realised what she was doing.

"I believe this is yours," she said, holding out his wand. When his hand closed around it, his shoulders lost their hunch and she gained a first idea of the man he had become since she had seen him last.

Although this had been the question she had begun the interview with she thought it best to start fresh. She had not been interviewing the person who would be taking the position. 

"Why are you applying for the Potions position, Mr Snape?"

Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
15. Trusting
16. Scarred
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Disappointed.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, and Hogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC. 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape.



He was standing as close to the door as he dared, and his carefully blank expression reminded her of a much younger man. Albus had given her Snape's wand and told her what he thought viable options might be, but had left the final decision to her, as the Deputy had the right to veto staffing decisions. In this case, she was very close to believing that Albus actually meant that. 

A Death Eater turned was unlikely enough, but the fact that it was Severus Snape made it even less so. Minerva turned first the wand and then the mask in her hands, looking at the eye holes, trying to imagine Severus Snape's eyes, so like Hagrid's, looking through them. She couldn’t, didn't want to. 

After melting out of Albus' shadow he had silently remained standing next to the doorway, curiously poised for flight, face impassive. When Albus had swept out again Glaucus rustled his feathers and fixed large yellow eyes on him silently, waiting for the boy to move. The boy. The murderer. The Death Eater. The young man. 

"What position are you applying for, Mr Snape?" she asked, even though she knew. The spectre had not said a word, she wanted to hear his voice. 

"That of the Potions Master, Professor," he answered silkily, tone and stance as pointedly non-committal as his face. 

"Come closer," she said. 

He came to stand in front of her desk, ignoring the chair behind him, hands in his pockets like a boy she had known. This was not him, clearly. The mask was not the only evidence of that. He looked older, thinner, and she resisted the urge of offering bisquits or holding up the mask and demanding an explanation. Minerva also bit back the disappointment. 

"Have a seat," she said instead.


Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
14. Disappointed
16. Scarred

mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Stern.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, and Hogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC. 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, family.
A/N: another headcanon one from 2010. Although Minerva's stern personality might work with any other teenage student especially in this case this is a bit hypocritical, considering



"Where have you been? What happened to that broomstick?"
She looked up and decided that it would be best not to say anything, given the flaring nostrils and the flashing eyes. Instead, she raised her chin challengingly. 

"Fifty points from Gryffindor. Yes, fifty. And you will be joining Mr Filch every afternoon at five this week to help him clean the castle."

"But the tryouts-"
"Will be held without you if you continue in this fashion!"

Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Impartial.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, and Hogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC. 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, family.
A/N: I always wondered what it would be like for Hogwarts staff to have their children attend Hogwarts, and what that'd be like for the children. Being a teacher's child is bad enough without being a teacher's child at the only wizarding school in Britain. 



Albus, another Gryffindor, she mused, maintained that the hat was impartial, but given that it was Gryffindor's, Minerva had her doubts. Over the years, she had gotten rather good at guessing which student would end up in which house, but there was still the moment when the hat made them one of hers, and she would spent the rest seven years denying the stronger connection she felt towards her own. She knew her grading was as impartial as possible, but she still worried, second-guessed, and feared. 

This time, however, it was impossible to stay all too impartial, because seeing her, her nervous apprehension and joy at finally being here was like looking into a mirror. 

She suppressed a smile as she raised the hat in invitation to sit down on the stool and shushed the voice that kept saying her own house's name, daring the hat to say any other. 

Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
12. Impartial
13. Stern
16. Scarred

mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Responsible.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, and Hogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC. 
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore and Sorting Hat.



"Congratulations, Deputy Headmistress."

She was too tense to answer right away and thus only nodded, accepting the scroll with the student's names, securing the Sorting Hat in her other hand carefully. It weighed more than the faded exterior had made her anticipate and she fought the urge to put it on again. 

Uncannily, Albus seemed to realise this, eyes twinkling, and Minerva briefly wondered what this expression would look like on a younger face. 

"Any instructions?"

"As you know most first years don't realise what the sorting entails. They will welcome the calming sight of a responsible adult."

Minerva nodded.

Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
11. Responsible
13. Stern
16. Scarred

mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Talented.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes and light swirls, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, and Hogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC, baby by ~o0oTamaraStocko0o. Reference: an anatomy book with a cat skelleton,  
Characters: Minerva McGonagall and child.
Summary: I can imagine Minerva marrying young, the marriage not lasting very long and both taking turns parenting their child, though said child would have had to stay with her father most of the time. Here she's enjoying a rare stay at Hogwarts.  



Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
10. Talented
13. Stern
16. Scarred
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Busy.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes.
Characters: cat!Minerva and family.
Summary: Even though she loved them, Minerva had no time to stay at home very often because teaching at Hogwarts was a thoroughly demanding job. 
Author's Notes:  A/N: From 2010. Headcanon again, I'm afraid - I like the thought that Hogwarts is less monastic than Harry's view has us believe, but I also think that working at a boarding school would put a strain on relationships and families. In my headcanon the father looked after Minerva's child most of the time due to that fact. 



Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Playful.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, *redheadstock's spider web brushes, and Hogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC.
Characters: Minerva McGonagall and another student. 
Author's Notes: From 2010. Minerva and a classmate exploring passages in Hogwarts. 



Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: Proud
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes for the sparkles and ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes.
Summary: "I hope you are aware of the responsibility this entails, young Lady."
Author's Notes: And does she ever. I\ve got little doubt that Minerva was a prefect in her day, it seems to fit. Her parents, and in my head, Minerva's parents are Vesta and Hamish McGillivray whom you may know from Crocky's fic universe, would have been proud, too.



Other parts of the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred

mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Careful.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushes, ~gvalkyrie's Suddenly Spring brush set, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, and~Jello88's Rearing Up as reference.
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank, a disgruntled unicorn.
Summary: "Merlin's beard, Will! You said they weren't dangerous!"
Author's Notes: Minerva did not enjoy nor show a particular aptitude Care of Magical Creatures. Luckily, her friend showed great confidence when dealing with wild things, and the young Gryffindor was grateful to have her there.



Repost because the original was eaten. 

Art: Charge

Saturday, October 30th, 2010 12:26 am
mothwing: An image of a man writing on a typewriter in front of a giant clockface. At the bottom is the VFD symbol and the inscription "the world is quiet here" (Pen)
Title: Charge
Characters: Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch
Rating: G
Credits: ~redheadstock's awesome lightning brushes.
Author's Notes: Minerva and Rolanda don't seem to mind the weather and I am growing far too fond of lightning brushes.



Larger version )

EDIT:  Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm slightly stunned right now. ♥ 

mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: Daring
Rating: G
Credits =cloaks's Vintage Texture Pack and ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes
Summary: Bedtimes didn't agree with Minerva, and she knew that if she wanted to keep up with the others at tryouts, she'd have to practice more.



Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
I'm excited because posting for [livejournal.com profile] minerva_fest  begins today. <3

Apart from that, I'll be attending a talk on dyslexia and dyscalculia today. The occasion is my boss introducing courses for dyslexic and dyscalculic children to our tutoring centre. It'll without a doubt be very interesting and I wish I had had more time for some background reading to take away more from it.

Also, I'm still flat hunting and will call several prospective flats today, and hopefully get to look at them tomorrow, if these people are spontaneous.

ART: Comfort

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010 11:59 pm
mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Comfort
Pairing(s): Minerva / Poppy
Rating: G
Summary: "No, Minerva, there's nothing you could have done." - Minerva holding a vigil at Hermione's Basilisk-petrified body, Poppy Pomfrey lending some comfort and a hot cuppa.
Author's Notes: Less colourful than the previous silhouettes because I felt more drabness was appropriate to the scene. I don't know why Poppy's head turned out this big, but I suspect it's her wimple. Also, I like it when my art passes the Bechdel/Wallace test. Credit: texture by =cloaks.



Full picture under the cut... )

ART: Cornucopia

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 05:02 pm
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: Cornucopia
Pairing: Pomona/Rosmerta
Rating: G
Credits: ~gvalkyrie's great Flower Brush Set and Suddenly Spring brush set, *Lileya's equally great Floral and Foliar brush set.
Summary: Professor Sprout and Madam Rosmerta sharing a quiet moment away from the students. They're awesome and both are named after goddesses of plenty. Since it's the season of Harvest Festivals, this seemed fitting, and there have to be sparkles, because magic requires sparkles.
Notes: I do realise it's virtually impossible to tell who these people are. Especially with Rosmerta I was a bit at a loss, and Sprout's hat is most likely the only thing that shows it's meant to be her since the fly-away hair did not turn out that great. There's also an orange version, but I'm happier with theg green one.


Pomona and Rosmerta

Bigger version )
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: Timid Beginnings
Rating: G
Credits =cloaks's Vintage Texture Pack and ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes
Summary: Minerva and her owl being escorted to the train by her mother because her father is busy that day.



Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred

ART: Closer

Sunday, September 26th, 2010 07:19 pm
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: Closer
Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Rating: G
Notes:
Minerva doesn't know that Severus is still alive and he is uncertain whether or not to reveal this fact to her right then.
(Crocky came up with several more, most of which more interesting than my original version)  Credits: ~KeepWaiting's fur brushes for the grass, again.

mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Loved.
Rating: G
Credits: `cloaks's Vintage Texture Pack V, ~Eterea86's beautiful corner brushes, ~gvalkyrie's Suddenly Spring brush set, Hogwarts crest (C) Bloomsbury publishing. Reference: a family photo. 
Characters: Minerva's parents. (Isobel Ross and Robert McGonagall if you want).
Author's Notes: From 2010. Minerva's parents. Your choice whether this is Pottermore canon compliant. 


Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred

mothwing: Silhouetted Minerva and Severus sitting in front of a Christmassy mantlepiece (Hat)
Title: Cover.
Rating: G
Credits: =cloaks's  Vintage Texture Pack V, ~redheadstock's light brushesHogwarts Crest, (C) Bloomsbury PLC. 
Summary: The door swung open at once. A tall, black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and Harry's first thought was that this was not someone to cross.



Other parts in the series:
00. Cover
01. Loved
02. Timid
03. Daring
04. Proud
05. Careful
06. Playful
07. Brave
09. Busy
13. Stern
16. Scarred

Good things

Saturday, September 25th, 2010 03:18 am
mothwing: An image of a snake on which is written the quote, "My love for you shall live forever- you, however, did not" from A Series of Unfortunate Events (Geekiness)
I've been rather too happy about my discoveries on Etsy lately and decided to treat Crocky and myself.

First off, I got myself some earrings because I needed accessories that underline my decorous, understated professionalism, seeing as how I'm going to be a teacher and all-around respectable person soon: 


And I got this for Crocky: 




Quite apart from the possibilities to tattoo on her own arm, there's always the possibility to adorn either her uni work or deserving student's work with the Dark Mark.

Art: Duel and Dance

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 09:58 pm
mothwing: Silhouettes of Minerva and Severus facing each other, kissing in one panel of the gif (SSMM)
Title: Duel.
Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Rating: G
Notes: Trying to get back on the horse. With sparkles. Lots of those. I love sparkles. Credits: ~Tempting-Resources's beautiful sparkle set found here.



Title: Dance.
Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Rating: G
Notes: Another attempt at Severus and Minerva dancing (the first one is here). While I love ballroom dancing, some of those poses give me serious headaches with regards to how gender expectations tie into the figures.

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