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snarryathonmod ([info]snarryathonmod) wrote in [info]snape_potter,
@ 2009-04-15 06:44:00

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Entry tags:fic, rating: pg, snarry-a-thon

Snarry-a-Thon FIC: The Fluidity of Magic
Title: The Fluidity of Magic
Author: [info]the_minx_17
Rating: PG
Word count: ~1180
Warning(s): ~See prompt.
Prompt: 97 - "This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine." ~ Shakespeare
Summary: In which legend is proven to be fact.
A/N: Diverges from canon a little Goes completely AWOL after page 745 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (US hardback edition.) Huge thanks to [info]leela_cat for beta reading and [info]lilyseyes for handholding. *hugs* and *smooches* to [info]accioslash … there is no telling how long my HP muse would have stayed in hiding if you hadn't given us this fest, darlin'.



The Fluidity of Magic



Legend has it that magic is fluid. That it waxes and wanes and even flows from the dying and into the living, coalescing in the strongest soul to be found…


The air is full of magic. Curses and hexes vie for existence amidst the magic escaping from the dying. Light and Dark swirl in equal measures; neither takes control for more than a few seconds at a time, neither is able to gain a foothold against the other. Then Molly Weasley turns her wand on Bellatrix Lestrange, and the tides turn.

Bellatrix cackles and taunts. She uses the names of Molly's children to sharpen the points of her barbs until Mrs. Weasley screams, throwing both Muggle and magical curses, in the end calling out the Unforgivable that no one expects from someone so matronly.

Bellatrix topples over. Her face is frozen in a rictus of shocked amusement, a mask in death that is equal to the madness that engulfed her in life.

Then her magic, amplified by her insanity, flows into the atmosphere and the Dark finally takes command of the energy within the Great Hall. Like a fine mist, it filters through the room, touching everything, everyone, summoning the similar magics, the darkness released by the likes of Dolohov and McNair and Yaxley. It swells and pulses, growing as it absorbs more and more, almost taking on a life of its own as the Dark swallows the Light until the air is thick and oppressive. Then, in a cold rush, it crashes over Harry and, as the wild magic finds a home within him, the pressure dissipates from the room.

Unlike the Horcrux that was held separate, this magic weaves its way into Harry's soul, staining the magic already racing through his veins. It twines around his core, melding until the two, the old and the new, are one… are his.

Harry is replete in a way he has never been before. His soul vibrates with the new, unfamiliar magic that hums within him. The new darkness gives him an edge, adds yet another dimension while dancing him close enough to the rim of psychopathy that Harry is almost giddy with anticipation. Eyes wild, he throws off the Invisibility Cloak and exposes himself, taking the fight to Voldemort, unwilling to continue waiting for it to come to him.

The Elder wand, clasped tight in Voldemort's hand, twitches as its true master steps closer. Harry can feel it beckoning, straining against the spindly fingers of the Dark Lord and calling for Harry's attention. It's as alive as any magical thing can be. Like the magic that once drifted through the room, the wand knows who its master is, knows where the power in the room resides, knows who will wield it for many years to come.

The magic and the wand both simply know. And, as they continue to infiltrate Harry's being, he comes to know it too.

Harry is soothed by the magic filling him, standing tall and answering Voldemort's outrage with a calm precision that only serves to push the Dark Lord's anger higher. He discusses Dumbledore's death with little more than a blink and discloses Snape's true allegiance for all within range to hear.

Then, gripping the wand in his hand, ignoring the call of the Elder wand, Harry lays the last fact out: Snape was never the master of the wand. He didn't truly defeat Dumbledore; he killed a dying man at that man's behest. It was Draco Malfoy who disarmed Dumbledore, and then – with a twirl of Malfoy's wand for Voldemort to see – Harry who disarmed Malfoy.

The fact that Harry is the master of the wand pulls an ear-piercing shriek from the Dark Lord. The ghostly pale arm straightens and with the wand in his hand – the Elder wand, Harry's true wand – draws a bead on Harry's chest. As one they, Voldemort and Harry, scream their spells.

Their magics collide, sparking gold against each other in battle, until it becomes obvious to the two combatants that both curses, Voldemort's 'Avada Kedavra' and Harry's 'Expelliarmus', are bending to Harry's will alone.

Heady with the power surge, Harry sends the Dark Lord's curse back to consume the caster and waits, watching as the Elder wand arcs high into the air, eerily twisting and turning to fall into his hands. The silence in the aftermath is deafening. No one hears the high-pitched whine of Tom Riddle's magic as it funnels away from the dying wizard and into Harry.

Staggering beneath the onslaught, Harry, like all great wizards, teeters on the pinnacle between Light and Dark.

As Tom Riddle's shriveled body lies unwatched and unmourned, Harry hugs his friends, pats the backs of strangers, and accepts words of congratulations, relishing the victory and the fact that he is finally his own man. Each touch brings a small tingle of heat, of magic trying to claw its way to the surface. He moves in a fog, going through the expected motions and letting their warmth wash over him, until he is face-to-face with Kingsley Shacklebolt.

Then, when he asks Kingsley to send someone to the Shrieking Shack, when he virtually begs Kingsley to bring Snape to Hogwarts, Harry feels a shift within him, feels his magic lurch sideways and the warmth is replaced with a bone-deep need.

The slide of his magic continues, hastening into an uncontrollable descent when Aurors rush into Hogwarts. He watches them race straight past the shattered doors of the Great Hall and on to the Infirmary, bearing a stretcher between them and shouting that Snape is alive. Barely, but still… alive.

Without hesitation, Harry follows them, follows the pull of complementary magics. He ignores the questions and glares and demands for him to stay, and turns his back on his closest friends. He doesn't belong in the Great Hall. Not now. Maybe never again.

His place is in the Infirmary because Snape's place, along with a few others he can feel but not yet name, is at his side, kneeling at his feet. And until Snape is conscious and understands the circumstances, acknowledges and accepts his change in status, it is Harry's responsibility to go to him.

As Harry walks, Lucius Malfoy falls in line with him. One step behind, where the dubious and devilish belong. Whereas Snape, if the hum of his magic is any indication, belongs at Harry's side, a partner as much as a minion.

Harry stands in the shadows until the ward settles for the night, until the other patients are asleep and the healers are clustered in the low light at the front of the room. Only he and Lucius are left to watch the steady rise and fall of Snape's chest when, walking on nearly silent feet, he moves to stand at Snape's bedside. He presses a hand against the Dark Mark, for the first time purposely connecting his soul with someone else's, and everything finally clicks into its proper place.

His path chosen, his destiny sealed, Harry whispers, "This thing of darkness I acknowledge mine."


-end-


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[info]venturous
2009-04-14 07:09 pm UTC (link)
Staggering beneath the onslaught, Harry, like all great wizards, teeters on the pinnacle between Light and Dark.

just. wow.
amazing. beautiful. frightening.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:38 pm UTC

[info]alisanne
2009-04-14 08:20 pm UTC (link)
Oh my.
*shivers*
I LOVE how you turned everything on its head with this.
Beautifully written.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:39 pm UTC

[info]dwarfandelf
2009-04-14 08:26 pm UTC (link)
Ooh, this puts me in a mood for some dark!harry with Snape at his side... nice work. And yes, accioslash is my hero too - I love this fest!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:41 pm UTC

[info]torino10154
2009-04-14 08:53 pm UTC (link)
That is just chillingly brilliant. It absolutely reads like canon but with that darkness pulling Harry to victory. And yessss, I love Severus as his "partner as much as a minion". Great job.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:41 pm UTC

[info]lilyseyes
2009-04-14 09:03 pm UTC (link)
OMG - words escape me - this was just brilliant! I wish I could write like this!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:42 pm UTC

[info]swansong33
2009-04-14 10:25 pm UTC (link)
Wow! I'm not one for dark!Harry stories, but this was truly great. I loved how you made a huge victory for the light the catalyst for the dark magic winning. The imagery was just fantastic.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:43 pm UTC

[info]jin_fenghuang
2009-04-14 11:39 pm UTC (link)
That was intense and very well written. *shivers*

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:43 pm UTC

[info]the_con_cept
2009-04-15 01:23 am UTC (link)
Wow, vivid and gorgeous and amazing. This left me all shivery.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:43 pm UTC

[info]slashpine
2009-04-15 01:56 am UTC (link)
Yeow, dark! But it definitely could have happened that way. In fact, as recklessly as JKR threw around all the Morsmordres and such, I always wondered how it didn't settle into the landscape and the wizards like a blight. Something has to explain why their population is so low.

*cackles* Lucius behind, but Snape at his side as his partner. Oooh baby, Yesss!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:44 pm UTC

[info]centaury_squill
2009-04-15 02:07 am UTC (link)
Woah. So intense. *shivers*

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:44 pm UTC

[info]calanor
2009-04-15 04:57 am UTC (link)
That was poetic.. That was WOW.. that was brilliant..

OMG.. I hope to the Snarry Gods that this a more after the fest!!!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:45 pm UTC

[info]snarry_fan7
2009-04-15 06:56 am UTC (link)
So beautiful. Lovely work. I love the ending paragraphs and how Lucius is standing with Harry beside Snape. Well done!~Sophia

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:47 pm UTC

[info]zalil_z
2009-04-15 04:16 pm UTC (link)
Wow... so much emotion and so much story in just a thousand words - I'm speechless. Youre writing is very intense, I like it a lot. Also, Powerful!Harry is one of my kinks, you really hit that. :)

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:48 pm UTC

[info]oni_butterfly
2009-04-15 05:43 pm UTC (link)
Wow. Just, wow. I've never been much for dark!Harry but now I really want to change my mind on that. Great Job!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:49 pm UTC

[info]galad222000
2009-04-15 06:51 pm UTC (link)
Oh my! This work left me chilled to the bone... I always want to put a positive spin on the end of fics... but I'm not sure I can on this one. Wow!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:50 pm UTC
Re: The Fluidity of Magic - [info]galad222000, 2009-05-10 05:57 pm UTC
Re: The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 06:04 pm UTC

[info]shadowess
2009-04-16 10:21 pm UTC (link)
Ohhh *flails* very poetic. I love the description of magic, and Harry’s slow acceptance of the darkness in him. *squirms* I love how Lucius falls in line. Once the reveals are up I think a sequel is in order *nods sagely*

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:51 pm UTC

[info]szefi
2009-04-17 11:28 am UTC (link)
*shivers* I'm also not into dark!Harry much, but would love to read more from this, as it is so intense and captivating.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:52 pm UTC

[info]ivylady
2009-04-17 07:08 pm UTC (link)
Dark and enthralling. A much more realistic portrayal of the battle, and to be honest, a better ending to the series. I love the idea of the magic inside him shifting into something dark. Well done.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:53 pm UTC

[info]winoniel
2009-04-17 08:39 pm UTC (link)
Beautifully powerful and enthralling.

I really like how instinctively, Harry understands what the magic requires of him.

This line" As Harry walks, Lucius Malfoy falls in line with him. One step behind, where the dubious and devilish belong. Whereas Snape, if the hum of his magic is any indication, belongs at Harry's side, a partner as much as a minion. is replete with implications of the intensity of Snarry!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:54 pm UTC

[info]boopsieanne
2009-04-18 07:34 pm UTC (link)
Well. I doubt this Harry puts the Elder wand back in Dumbledore's tomb. Wow. This is a small gem. A small DARK gem.
I would love to be there when Snape wakes up...

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:56 pm UTC

[info]carpet_diemon
2009-04-18 07:42 pm UTC (link)
Heady and poet-y. Wow.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 05:57 pm UTC

[info]elvirablue
2009-04-19 12:46 pm UTC (link)
What a beautifully written, nightmarish depiction of ruthless and uncontrollable magic. Very scary, too. There really didn’t seem to be anything Harry could have done to change the outcome after this: Staggering beneath the onslaught, Harry, like all great wizards, teeters on the pinnacle between Light and Dark. *shudders* Unless thinking about Snape was somehow ”wrong”?
It felt like magic had put him under the Imperius curse. And to be honest, that’s not the kind of scenario I would usually enjoy - taking away somebody’s free will - because it makes them uninteresting, but the overpowering magic in this story is too fascinating to just ignore, even though Harry becomes its helpless victim. Also, I think it’s quite ironic that Molly’s unexpected behaviour sets the whole thing in motion.
I enjoyed the provocativeness enormously.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 06:01 pm UTC

[info]la_dissonance
2009-04-21 09:56 am UTC (link)
Ooooo, this is amazing. Gorgeous writing; I could feel the ebb and flow of power; from the magic's point of view, the battle is almost calm. Not chaotic at all. And the end!!! *shivers* LOVE this.

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 06:05 pm UTC

[info]angela_snape
2009-04-25 08:25 am UTC (link)
Wow, this is really powerful for such a short story. Well done, mystery author!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-10 06:05 pm UTC

[info]bonfoi
2009-05-10 07:47 pm UTC (link)
Fan-effin'-tastic! Glorious work! I'm babbling in type!

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The Fluidity of Magic - [info]the_minx_17, 2009-05-11 09:36 am UTC

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