HP rec: Maelstrom

[sophinisba]

Maelstrom is Harry/Teddy Lupin, 34,000 words, posted anonymously as part of hp_rarities. I'd never given any thought to this pairing before but the author makes it work. The slash is great but it was the family dynamics that really blew me away. The fic really takes seriously what it means for Harry as a husband and father to realize he's in love with someone else. None of the characters are perfect and that's what makes them feel so real and makes you care for them, Harry and Teddy (argh irresponsible 25-year-old!) in particular but Ginny and Ron and Hermione and their kids as well. As I was reading I really didn't know how it would turn out or even how I wanted it to turn out, and like many other readers I was sobbing by the end. It's a really wonderful read.

ETA: It is by hollycomb!

Comments

[hanarobi.livejournal.com]

Great rec. Makes me wish I read in this fandom.

[sophinisba]

I have mostly read in that fandom for the porn so I was a little surprised this one affected me so much.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I'm totally going to check this out since even though I don't usually read HP, I do like juicy long fics that suck you in and affect you!

[sophinisba]

You have to keep reading past the first part. It gets better as it goes on.

[theswearingkind.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reccing this - I don't read much HP anymore, but your description got me interested, and I really thought the story was amazing.

[sophinisba]

Awesome, I didn't actually think anyone would follow my rec because it's not a very HP f-list, so that's great to hear.

[sayhello.livejournal.com]

Guess I'm going to have to give this fic a try, even though I haven't read HP fic in *ages*.

Hewene

[sophinisba]

I'm not reading that much HP these days either but I saw this recced on my f-list twice so I gave it a try and I was very glad I had.