FIC (RPF - F1 Grand Prix) - Unless I'm very much mistaken... (OFC/OMC, Senna/Prost)

[bethbethbeth]

Written as a gift for kangeiko for the 2011 edition of Yuletide.

Title: "Unless I'm very much mistaken..."
Fandom: RPF - Misc (Formula One Grand Prix)
Characters and/or Pairing(s): Julie (OFC)/Richard (OMC), Ayrton Senna/Alain Prost
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2916
Possible warnings and/or enticements - highlight to view (may contain story spoilers): (skip)Nothing in particular apart from some teen angst. Please leave a comment if you believe anything should be added here
Summary: In the middle of the 1986 Formula One season, a sometime romantic - and ridiculously naive - fifteen year old girl believes she has found her soul mate. Now if only she could actually meet him. A mostly unbelievable fable of second love featuring, in a supporting role, the background pairing of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.)
Author's Notes: Title taken from the much-quoted catchphrase of legendary British race commentator, Murray Walker. With thanks to Malcolm Folley's 2009 book Senna Versus Prost (although very little from the book was actually incorporated in this story), the usual online sources (wikipedia, youtube, etc), and some dimly remembered in-person encounters. (Note: if Julie - i.e., the OFC - were in fandom, she'd probably be wishing her name was "Mary Sue" so that she could have a little more influence on the events taking place around her. With any luck, she'll grow out of this phase. With even more luck, someday she just might be awesome.)


( Unless I'm very much mistaken... )

FIC (HP): "Contra Saligia..." (Snape/Hermione) - 2011

[bethbethbeth]

Written for geminiscorp for the 2011 round of the SSHG Exchange


Author: Beth H (bethbethbeth)
Title: CONTRA SALIGIA, or how Gilderoy Lockhart proved to be almost useful at last.
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~6400
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters and/or Pairings:: Snape/Hermione, implied background pairing of McGonagall/Sprout.
Possible warnings and/or enticements - highlight to view (may contain story spoilers): (skip)Nothing in particular. Please leave a comment if you believe anything should be added here
Notes: Canon compliant up to - but not including - the Epilogue (or the alleged demise of Mr Severus Snape).
Summary: After many months spent working closely with her former professor, Hermione Granger is absolutely certain that Severus Snape's near-death experience in the Shrieking Shack transformed him completely - and all for the better. However, judging by the comments about Severus that Hermione has been noticing recently from her other colleagues, it's clear that her positive opinion isn't shared by everyone. What could explain the vast gulf between the Severus she's come to know and the Snape that everybody else seems to be seeing? Hermione has no idea what the answer is, but she's determined to find out.

( CONTRA SALIGIA, or how Gilderoy Lockhart proved to be almost useful at last )