I hope everybody had a fantastic Christmas and New Years. We goddesses sure did. Now, we're going to start 2011 off right by recommending a story that is sure to make you smile. 

Games are afoot by grumpy grizzly

Summary: It began when Arthur and Molly are out of the Burrow on Order business and Charlie and Bill are home to babysit. Fred challenges Hermione to think of something fun for them to do and she teaches them a muggle game. But, it continued and the games are afoot.

This story is, hands down, one of  my favorite Harry Potter stories ever. It has the twins pulling pranks and acting crazy. It has Bill and Charlie showing off their bad ass skills. Ron isn't a complete prat. Harry isn't angsty. Sirius is alive. And to top it off, Hermione and Ginny are all sorts of mischievous. Honestly, what more could you want out of a story?

Oh right!

Plot.

Well this story has that as well. It isn't all fun and games. Grumpy grizzly actually manages to weave a bit of character, plot, and general story development in as well. But what I like most about this fic is that even though it occurs during a time of war, it is not a predominant theme to the story until the later chapters.

At the start of the story, all of the Weasley children plus Hermione and Harry have been left at the Burrow to entertain themselves while the adults attend an Order meeting. Thus starts the games and the groundwork of Charlie and Hermione's romance. And boy are the games a hoot. Grizzly has a seriously wicked mind for concocting some of the situations the characters find themselves in. I bow down to grumpy grizzly's superiority on that front.

Unfortunately, chapter by chapter, the care-free games decrease as the characters age. It's like the plot thickens as the characters mature. Although it is still a very humorous story, the more serious aspects begin to bleed in and our characters find themselves in a time when laughs are few, love is tough, and friends/family are dying on an almost daily basis.

So, go read it and start the new year off with a few good laughs!

 

We Goddesses are all taking a small hiatus from the blog due to the impending holidays. None of us will be around to update over the course of the next week; Therefore, updates will begin again on Monday. 

Happy Holidays from all of us here at Wicked Goddesses. God Bless!

This week, I'm recommending a story that is chock full of fuckery. It's also 95% angst free and guaranteed to make you laugh like a loon!

Nine Twilives by Sinvisigoth

Summary:  A girl, her cat and one damned sexy vampire. Bella is kidnapped for the most bizarre reason possible, channels Forrest Gump, sings Blue Grass, pees in a bucket and bumps into Peter. And damn he has nice pecs.

I stumbled across this gem as soon as the first chapter was posted. Sinvisigoth had me at, "Personal log. Startdate: Fuckday the Fourth. Time and place: Unknown. Status: Wet, cold, single, with an aching heart, and pissed off. Really, dreadfully pissed off."

 Bella has been kidnapped by vampire pirates. A kidnapping she admits she is somewhat at fault for. 

Never the less, she is handling her situation as anybody with a lick of sense and a serious lack of nicotine would. She's trying her damndest to annoy them into releasing her. After all, any sane person can only listen to so many horrid blue grass tunes sung in note Daffy Duck before disposing of the nuisance. Unfortunately for her, these vampires aren't exactly the dimmest of the bunch. They realize what she's doing and instead of just tossing her overboard or dropping her at port, they silence her with a giant jockstrap.

Now enter the bizarre conversations with her cat Fat-Butt, which are an entity all their own, and Peter whom is all sorts of awkward. These two things are where the humor can be found in this story. I'll admit that we don't exactly have any plot progression since this is just mainly for shits and giggles... but hilarity does ensue. It's definitely a cure for the beginning of the workweek blues.