Meeting the Minister

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Fanfiction
Title: Meeting the Minister
Author(s): magog_83
Date(s): 16 October 2010 - 03 July 2011
Length: 21,494 words / 32:01 min
Genre: slash, AU, fusion
Fandom: Merlin
External Links: Meeting the Minister, A Ministerial Appointment, Prime Minister's Questions (LiveJournal)
Meeting the Minister series (AO3)
Meeting the Minister (podfic)
Meeting the Minister (AO3 podfic link)

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Meeting the Minister is a Merlin/Arthur series by magog_83. The series is a Harry Potter fusion. The first part was originally written for kinkme_merlin[1] and reposted a day later.[2]

Lunchee podficced the first part of the series.[3] The podfic is 25:30 min long and available at the Audiofic Archive.

Series

  • Meeting the Minister (3,592 words). Summary: Written for this prompt on kinkme_merlin, The new Muggle Prime Minister meets the Minister for Magic.
  • A Ministerial Appointment (14,690 words). Summary: It wasn't many Prime Ministers who got the opportunity to broker relations between the wizarding and Muggle worlds and Arthur felt he had a responsibility to give it his best shot, however much therapy he might need afterwards.
  • Prime Minister's Questions (3,258 words). Summary: Arthur's attempt to connect with middle Britain is sabotaged, Merlin is indiscreet and The Daily Prophet gets the scoop of the year.

Recs and Reviews

Modern AU, crossover with HP. Arthur has become the youngest-ever Minister since Pitt the younger, and receives a shock when he learns that Magic isn't the myth he always thought it was. - PG[4]

I get quite a few asks for Merlin/HP crossovers, so I finally read one and it was brilliant! The humour throughout the stories is great, and I loved Merlin’s characterization - his clear infatuation with Arthur and turning an “opportunity to broker relations between the wizarding and Muggle worlds” into a date. Their relationship development is great, as is Arthur’s reaction and adaptation to the magical world.[5]

aka the HP and Merlin crossover we don’t deserve.[6]

Cute and hilarious, with two sequels. All I can say is poor Gaius...[7]

References

  1. ^ Meeting the Minister - 1/4?, 16 October 2010. (Accessed 27 August 2011)
  2. ^ magog_83. Fic: Meeting the Minister (Merlin/Arthur), 17 October 2010. (Accessed 27 August 2011)
  3. ^ Lunchee. Three cheers (and pods) for magog_83!, 16 January 2011. (Accessed 27 August 2011)
  4. ^ elfflame. Recs--now all in one post!, 03 July 2011. (Accessed 27 August 2011)
  5. ^ "Post at Lionheart Library". Archived from the original on 2023-03-10.
  6. ^ "Short-ish fics to cheer you up this week". Archived from the original on 2023-03-10.
  7. ^ "Merlin, Marvel, Multifandom". Archived from the original on 2023-03-10.