White Knickers

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Round 5 Nominations

"A short vignette between Draco and Hermione."

Location: LJ, (here)

Title: White Knickers

Author: Bunney/Krissy

Rating: PG, ought to be T in my book

Categories: Best One-Shot

Another awesome one-shot! This was no usual PG fic. As soon as I saw that rating, I almost immediately skipped it, but it was worth the read! There is no fluff here, and although it's sweet, you there's no beautiful story line to fall back on... I wish I could say more! Smart, sexy, yet subdued.

Pros: Amazing, in character, hot.

Cons: I wish there was more! Not that it should be longer, but I just didn't want it to end!

Companion fics!!!

White Noise: http://bunney.livejournal.com/511164.html

White Light:  http://bunney.livejournal.com/525998.html

The Nothing Fights

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Round 5 Awards

"And she fell for him like her heart was a mob informant and he was the East River."

Location: dmhgfixexchange, (here)

Title: The Nothing Fights

Author: somandalicious

Rating: Light R

Categories: Best One-Shot, Best Comedy

I absolutely adored this fic, and that's saying a lot! So nice, so complete, it was long enough to get used to the plot and acquire some expectations of the coming events, but not too long... So funny!

Pros: Perfectly written, betaed, organized. Hilarious, yet sweet, and an awesome Hermione! 

Cons: I almost wish there was a sequel! Or a companion!

That Ferret!

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"Draco Malfoy has been a constant pain in my you know where for the last six years. But now ... “Going to the library, huh? Can’t wait until 8?” He whispers softly, teasing me. “Like I said, you just can’t resist my charm.” That ferret!"

Location: FF.net, (here)

Title: That Ferret!

Author: emaji

Rating: T

Categories: Best One-Shot

This is a first-fic with a really good idea behind it, but it's not my favorite. I think it's because I'm picky, and one-shots are really not my "thing," but it was a good first shot for emaji!

Pros: Nicely written, no horrendous grammar or technical issues.

Cons: Really short, no real story (just an idea), climax? plot? Unclear transitions between thoughts, actual spoken words, and story happenings...

Leap Year

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Round 5 Nominee

"Nobody needs anybody, Granger. They just want the point of pain."

Location: dmhgficexchange, (here)

Title: Leap Year

Author: basicaquatics or attica (?)

Rating: PG-13

Category: Best One-Shot

For some reason I held off on reading this fic... Like, the first time I opened it, I immediately backtracked to the Nom Page to find something else... I guess I figured it would be too long, or something I ought not start until I had enough time to read it on my computer instead of my Blackberry... Either way, I did read it, and I did like it!

The style is a bit... new to me. I'm one to pay attention to specifics, in grammar, and sentence structure... And along with that, the story itself was really different... I've done this in the past, focused a fic almost entirely on the characters and their characterizations, somewhat glazing over the backstory, and even the setting. In this case, I would have appreciated some more backstory, a lead-in or something. It almost comes off as AU, especially in the beginning...

But despite this, and the fact that it's PG-13, I did like it. It is nicely written, and it's definitely deserving of the nomination!

Pros: Well written, really different, and rather quirky in spots!

Cons: Confusing structure for those who don't understand the pacing, very little backstory, comes off as AU often, maybe even AH...

Pathetic

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Round 5 Nominee

"Granger was dead. Granger was dead and everyone was acting like the sun had burnt out, like life was no longer worth living, like they should all just walk straight into the lake with their mouths open and drown. Pathetic."

Location: FF.net, (here)

Title: Pathetic

Author: I-Can-Spell-Confusion-With-A-K

Rating: T

Categories: Best One-Shot

This was a very short, in character Draco POV fic... Really nice! It was simple, not particularly layered or deep, but it had an attitude that I'm not used to finding in one-shots. This reads as a fic that didn't take much time to create, but like a really good idea that was written out for all to see... 

Pros: Wonderfully organized, in character Draco, great feel, complete

Cons: I would say that it's short... But I really couldn't imagine it being any longer.

Longing

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Round 5 Nominee

"Hermione has a longing, caused by none other than Draco Malfoy."

Location: GE, (here)

Title: Longing

Author: dynonugget

Rating: NC17

Categories: Best One-Shot

Longing was really really sweet, nicely written, and particularly pleasant. I'd just finished the most intense, angsty smutfest fic I've ever come across so this did come off as rather "light," but in a GREAT way. Pretty short, but then again, it's a one-shot!

Pros: Well written, by dynonugget, sweet, and the drama was not too dramatic.

Cons: The length if you don't like one-shots :)

Black & Blue

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Round 5 Nominee

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

Location: GE, (here)

Title: Black & Blue

Author: pokeystar

Rated: PG-13

Category: Best One-shot, Most Creative

I'm not one for one-shots, so this one was a struggle for me! There were a lot of things I liked, but quite a few things I didn't. Personal taste, I imagine, based on the fact that almost everything I read is 50K and I've formed a preference for that length. 

I liked it, didn't love it, but it was very creative and interesting... The layout is somewhat genius, but only if you understand what the writer is doing. I love the little dynamic Draco and Hermione have here... it really is unique, though. 

Pros: Perfectly betaed, great idea, very creative, pleasant characterizations, no extremes

Cons: Confusing, doesn't seem complete, to many time switches