A Gay's Gaze at Hogwarts: Issue #1
A Gay's Gaze at Hogwarts is a weekly publication dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community at HiH. It provide general updates of Hogwarts is Here, as well as more LGBTQ-oriented columns, such as updates on the "LGBTQIA+ HIH Community" club, Harry Potter LGBTQ+ headcanon reviews, and LGBTQ+ fanfiction recommendations. Next week's issue: https://www.hogwartsishere.com/library/book/26569/ A Gay's Gaze Club: https://www.hogwartsishere.com/groups/70203/
Last Updated
04/23/22
Chapters
7
Reads
977
Reader's Digest
Chapter 7
And now, welcome to the final section of A Gay's Gaze: Reader's Digest. Each week for the last segment of each issue of A Gay's Gaze, I'll leave you with an LGBTQ+ fanfic that I enjoyed.
This week, I'd like to share with you a fanfic called "In the Middle." It's on Ao3 (Archive of Our Own) by a user named Blossomwitch. The summary is:
"James is the natural confidant of both Remus and Sirius. When they both swear him to secrecy on the same topic, James is stuck watching his friends pine for each other without being able to say a word to bring them together. A lesser man might shrink from the challenge of finding a way to break his promise without breaking his promise, but not James Potter!"
As you can probably guess, this is a Wolfstar (Sirius x Remus) Marauders Era story. Blossomwitch manages to capture the essence of the Marauders as I, and I'm sure many others, imagined them as kids, absolutely perfectly! And in only 3724 words! There's one moment that sticks out to me where James thinks that Remus and Sirius might just be pranking him; and that just seems so in character for everyone involved. And we must not overlook the absolute comedic gold found in this fic! From James's countless desperate attempts to set Sirius and Remus up, to Sirius perfectly describing Remus when talking about his crush, without actually saying Remus's name; this fic is absolutely littered with hilarity. And with some Jily (James x Lily) sprinkled in a the end, there's little to complain about here.
So, what are you waiting for? Read In the Middle right now: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3936001
Well, this concludes the first ever issue of A Gay's Gaze at Hogwarts. Feel free to owl me with feedback; reccomendations; and submissions of quotes, headcannons, and fanfics. Also owl me if you would like to be involved in the creation of A Gay's Gaze (whether that be writing your own section, helping me gather information for various topics, or anything else you would like to help out with).
Thanks for reading and have a fantastic day/night!
