Title: Outside In
Author: elmyraemilieGift Recipient: vividzephyrOther pairings/threesome: Ron/Hermione, Arthur/Molly
Rating: NC-17/M
Word count: 24,650
Warning(s): (highlight for spoilers) *
Mental illness (off-screen); moderate violence*
Summary/Prompt: Sign-up #19, specifically these parts: Harry is the Ministry's best auror, but he has no social life to speak of. When Ron finally blows up at Harry for missing yet another night out/Weasley family event, Harry decides he needs to rethink how his life is going. Hermione insists on setting him up with Snape. Happy endings, Severus pursues Harry, passionate sex (I hope), and Severus trying to be romantic, but having a difficult time of it.
A/N: My thanks to the following:
badgerlady, Britpicker, beta and Bugtussle homegirl;
florida_minxie, whose plot assistance was the making of this story;
mab_browne's young lad, for assistance with the function of Patronuses (Patronae?). As always, I did a rewrite after I received the story back from beta, so any errors, inconsistencies and offenses against the Queen's English are my own responsibility. Also, for the purposes of this story, 1 Galleon = 3 GBP = 5 USD.
(Outside In)