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Introduction

Slash, het, gen, the works. Because I am a sick depraved girl who has no wish for sacred childhood memories (okay, no picture books herein, but that's mostly because I never liked picture books that much, unless they were illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman).

Fandoms: The Chronicles of Narnia, H*rry P*tter, that series of books with dragons that begins with a P, and The Secret Garden. See also Tamora Pierce recs.

The Chronicles of Narnia

As A Boy, by Kate J. Beautifully written, compelling, and all-around an interesting alternate look at Lucy's character. It's not going to be the boyish Queen urging her horse to a gallop, down to the rough parts of the coast, out to the fringes of the desert, where there are sailors and merchants and above all, strangers. (Lucy, genderbending hetslashish; may be distressing to some with fond childhood memories of Narnia which they wish to remain untarnished)

Katie Viecelli's Before The Moon Rose takes Caspian-as-werewolf and runs with it. My memories of the books are vague, but this is lovely. "I don't think you know anything of shame, Caspian," Edmund replied in a low voice. "You say you're tainted, but I was a traitor." (Edmund/Caspian)

The Queen In Exile, by LindaMarie, offers a poignant portrait of Lucy after, who doesn't want to grow up as people wish her to. Lucy already knows what the Lion meant when he said she could find him here, but no matter how she prays at her rosary, it is poor substitute. (gen, very dark)

Girls Grow Quicker Than Books, by Kyra Cullinan, is another story of Lucy, after, and it's painful in all the right ways. Years later, the smell of mothballs will make her feel like crying. (gen, post-Voyage of the Dawn Treader)

H*rry P*tter

[Granted, these are not my childhood books, and I don't actually like them that much. So any recs here are will be humor or, more likely, outright parody. If you want serious recs, go to someone who is actually involved in the fandom.]

Deus Ex Machina, by Silvia Kundera, has Draco write an epic poem to defeat Harry. I don't care much for the pairing as such, but when it's done like this, it is a thing of beauty, or at least severe snark. "Would you stand still," Draco finally said, trying to get a hand on Potter's evasive jaw. "I have to know exactly what color your eyes are." He cocked his head in contemplation. "Would you call them limpid pools or expressive orbs?"
"Um, what?" Harry said. (Harry/Draco)

Bernice's The Wizards of Aus pokes fun at the Americanisms in Potter fandom by an (I hope) exaggerated Strayan version. Hilarious, if you can get past Hagrid propositioning Snape in Strayan. "Well, bugger me sideways with a large root vegetable!" interrupted Siribruce Black, "If it ain't Sevebruce Snape out in public. Whatever drug you out of the Slytherin Dugouts? (don't ask)

Ivy Blossom's Extracurricular is a very amusing send-up on the "sex to save the world cliche." "Even Evil Overlords have hobbies, Harry." (Harry/Draco)

That series of books about dragons that starts with a P and rhymes with 'urn'

BlackRose's Those Who Are About To Depart is awkward and bittersweet and adorable. "Adragonback at the break of dawn or no, there are traditions, and we can't just toss them aside. Think what Groghe would say." (Robinton/Sebell)

The Secret Garden

Perhaps We May Hear Golden Trumpets, by Aspen, is excellently characterized, as far as I can remember, and with a wonderfully endearing Dickon. Truth had a queer way of being a double-edged knife. (Colin/Dickon)