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ficwizeTitle: The Room with a Computer
Pairing: No pairings. A true ensemble piece for HP, but for X-Men, Cyclops is primary, although other X-Men will appear.
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minisinoo
Author Website: The Medicine Wheel
Why this must be read:
I am not usually a huge fan of crossovers, but anyone familiar with Minisinoo's work will understand why I had NO hesitations at all when I opened one of her stories. And I have to admit, I'm glad I did. It has changed my opninion on crossovers!
This single story blends two worlds and fandoms together seamlessly. What I love about it is that it is a unifying of both backgrounds/histories and it does so without downplaying the importance of either. All of the characters maintain their essence, but are open to and receive the other characters, their stories, their backgrounds with ease. Even more importantly, in my opinion, neither story has to change to accept the other's presence.
Beautifully told and written, it would be a real loss to not have read this, if you are a fan of either fandom. And if you belong to both camps, than this is fic gold. Go! Read. Love.
Author's Summary: Hogwarts has a new professor of Muggle studies -- who happens to be a Muggle. McGonagall is skeptical, Hermione is curious, Ron is jealous, Ginny is impressed, and Harry has questions. Arthur Weasley finally gets a plane ride.
The first time Hermione Granger heard the word "mutant," it was spoken by her parents in hushed tones after her magical powers had first manifested. She'd been 10. She hadn't really known what the word meant, but listening at the crack of her parents' bedroom door while her mother had cried and her father had tried to be encouraging, she'd gathered that being a mutant was a Bad Thing. Shortly after, Professor Dumbledore had appeared on her family's front doorstep to acquaint them with the Wizarding World. Later that same night, her father had said to her mother, "Better a witch than a mutant, I suppose. At least there's some history and tradition there, and a place for her to learn to control it."
The second time Hermione heard the word "mutant," it was in her fourth year at Hogwarts. A Hufflepuff girl had suddenly begun evincing a unique and apparently non-magical ability with stone and crystal. She could feel the presence of any type of rock and even alter it. At her touch, coal might become diamond with no need either for alchemy or centuries of geological pressure. "Mutie" was whispered in the hallways, along with "mudblood freak." The girl had disappeared in late October only to reappear in late January -- her special, geomorphic touch under control -- ready to continue her magical education. Hermione had never talked to her, and though normally, she'd have been fascinated by such a manifestation, she'd had other things on her mind that year: Harry and the Tri-Wizard Tournament -- not to mention Viktor Krum. By summer, the death of Cedric and the return of Voldemort had driven all recollection of a girl called Petra right out of Hermione's mind.
Until her sixth year, when she heard the word "mutant" for a third time.
The Room with a Computer
Pairing: No pairings. A true ensemble piece for HP, but for X-Men, Cyclops is primary, although other X-Men will appear.
Author on LJ:
minisinoo Author Website: The Medicine Wheel
Why this must be read:
I am not usually a huge fan of crossovers, but anyone familiar with Minisinoo's work will understand why I had NO hesitations at all when I opened one of her stories. And I have to admit, I'm glad I did. It has changed my opninion on crossovers!
This single story blends two worlds and fandoms together seamlessly. What I love about it is that it is a unifying of both backgrounds/histories and it does so without downplaying the importance of either. All of the characters maintain their essence, but are open to and receive the other characters, their stories, their backgrounds with ease. Even more importantly, in my opinion, neither story has to change to accept the other's presence.
Beautifully told and written, it would be a real loss to not have read this, if you are a fan of either fandom. And if you belong to both camps, than this is fic gold. Go! Read. Love.
Author's Summary: Hogwarts has a new professor of Muggle studies -- who happens to be a Muggle. McGonagall is skeptical, Hermione is curious, Ron is jealous, Ginny is impressed, and Harry has questions. Arthur Weasley finally gets a plane ride.
The first time Hermione Granger heard the word "mutant," it was spoken by her parents in hushed tones after her magical powers had first manifested. She'd been 10. She hadn't really known what the word meant, but listening at the crack of her parents' bedroom door while her mother had cried and her father had tried to be encouraging, she'd gathered that being a mutant was a Bad Thing. Shortly after, Professor Dumbledore had appeared on her family's front doorstep to acquaint them with the Wizarding World. Later that same night, her father had said to her mother, "Better a witch than a mutant, I suppose. At least there's some history and tradition there, and a place for her to learn to control it."
The second time Hermione heard the word "mutant," it was in her fourth year at Hogwarts. A Hufflepuff girl had suddenly begun evincing a unique and apparently non-magical ability with stone and crystal. She could feel the presence of any type of rock and even alter it. At her touch, coal might become diamond with no need either for alchemy or centuries of geological pressure. "Mutie" was whispered in the hallways, along with "mudblood freak." The girl had disappeared in late October only to reappear in late January -- her special, geomorphic touch under control -- ready to continue her magical education. Hermione had never talked to her, and though normally, she'd have been fascinated by such a manifestation, she'd had other things on her mind that year: Harry and the Tri-Wizard Tournament -- not to mention Viktor Krum. By summer, the death of Cedric and the return of Voldemort had driven all recollection of a girl called Petra right out of Hermione's mind.
Until her sixth year, when she heard the word "mutant" for a third time.
The Room with a Computer
