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Current mood:

and delighted

REC of pure delight
I know this has probably been rec'd everywhere under the sun by now, but I'm a tad behind on my reading, so I just finished it today.

As the subject line says, this story is pure delight. Here's the particulars:

Title: The Fourth Deathly Hallow.
Author: gingertart
Genre(s): Fandom Crossovers and Literary and/or Historical
Prompt(s): Code of Honour
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: PG; None

Summary: From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero.

If that summary doesn't draw you in, I don't know what will. Because it's that and sooo much more. Well written, well thought out, well paced, clever clever plot, excellent mystery, excellent characterizations all around, one of the most brilliant 'Snape Lives!' scenarios I've ever read, and the two worlds fit so beautifully together. And more than anything else, it's delightful fun. I'll admit I'm no expert, but gingertart seems to have a great handle on the Holmes's England and all of its inhabitants. It's truly a wonderful tale and I plan on visiting this one often.

As the warnings will tell you, there's nothing scary in this one, not even for the non-Snarriers amongst you. It's truly a wonderful read for everybody.

Go read: The Fourth Deathly Hallow and then go give gingertart the love she so richly deserves!