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In my February essay on Snape and Unconditional Love, which can be found both here on IJ and at the original LJ post, I was talking about how Snape was used by Dumbledore as a tool, and how it seems like there was no one who truly loved him unconditionally. I was wondering how different his life would have been if he'd had someone in his life who actually cared about him, just for himself, and this fic is like an answer to that question:
Title: Banished
Author: zephyr_macabee
Pairing: Snape/Lupin
Rating: PG
Word Count: 46k + in 56 chapters
Summary: To punish Severus for 'outing' Remus as a werewolf, Albus banishes him to Arizona. It's the best thing that ever happened to him.
Notes/Warnings: "The story goes AU at the end of 'Prisoner of Azkaban'. This is a rather chaste Snupin and Remus does not appear in the flesh until chapter 28. Severus is OOC for canon. This story was unbetaed, but I have proofed it repeatedly."
Additional warning: Not-So-Warm-and-Fuzzy-Dumbledore!
The first chapter begins here.
It was actually originally posted nearly a year ago, but I found the idea of reading 56 chapters a bit daunting, so I only recently got around to reading it, and now I wish I hadn't waited so long. I'm still only about halfway through, but it's a wonderful story and I am completely loving it! As the summary says, Dumbledore punishes Snape for outing Lupin as a werewolf by sending to him to an American school of magic in Arizona. However, it turns out to be a healing experience for Snape. The Headmistress is a friend of McGonagall (who in this story, regards Snape in an affectionate and motherly manner), and she is also no fan of Dumbledore, whom she regards as arrogant and manipulative. The American teachers welcome and befriend Snape, and there is one wise, elder witch in particular who senses just how wounded he is, and is determined to help him heal. It's both sad and touching to see how astonished Snape is to be treated with both respect and affection, and he gradually gains confidence and begins to blossom under the care of the American staff. I truly think this is how Snape's life could have taken a different turn if he had been given this kind of love and support, which he never received in canon.
The school (the Shaman Institute) is quite interesting, too. It's more modern than Hogwarts, and uses an interesting mixture of magic and Muggle technology. (It's explained in the story why technology can work there but not at Hogwarts.) I had pictured something similar for the Japanese school of magic that I mentioned briefly in my own Snupin Always series; I figured that not all countries/schools would adhere to wizarding tradition as firmly as England/Hogwarts seems to, and that some would try to make use of Muggle technology.
The type of magic they use is somewhat different, too. As the name of the school implies, they also make use of Native American magic, as well as the type of Latin-based spells we've seen in the books.
And although this was written before the final book was released, the manipulative Dumbledore in this story is a near-match for the Dumbledore in Deathly Hallows: someone who's more concerned with the grand scheme of winning the war than with the individuals involved in fighting it.
I think that most of the people on this community will enjoy the story, even if you're not a fan of the Snupin ship. The author mentions that the romance is relatively chaste, and the first half of the story focuses entirely on Snape, anyway.
Although the story is 56 chapters long, many of them are short, so the reading is going by a lot quicker than I had anticipated. The only disadvantage is that the fic is not tagged or indexed. Each chapter contains a link to the next chapter, but if you want to skip back to a previous chapter, it can be a little difficult to find. I would suggest bookmarking the chapters or saving them to your memories for easy access.
If you like this story, the author has just written a sequel (which I haven't read yet): The Chili Cook-Off.
EDIT 3/9/08: I've saved all the chapters, in order, in my LJ Memories for convenience's sake under "Banished". My Memories are all Public, so feel free to make use of them if you like.
Title: Banished
Author: zephyr_macabee
Pairing: Snape/Lupin
Rating: PG
Word Count: 46k + in 56 chapters
Summary: To punish Severus for 'outing' Remus as a werewolf, Albus banishes him to Arizona. It's the best thing that ever happened to him.
Notes/Warnings: "The story goes AU at the end of 'Prisoner of Azkaban'. This is a rather chaste Snupin and Remus does not appear in the flesh until chapter 28. Severus is OOC for canon. This story was unbetaed, but I have proofed it repeatedly."
Additional warning: Not-So-Warm-and-Fuzzy-Dumbledore!
The first chapter begins here.
It was actually originally posted nearly a year ago, but I found the idea of reading 56 chapters a bit daunting, so I only recently got around to reading it, and now I wish I hadn't waited so long. I'm still only about halfway through, but it's a wonderful story and I am completely loving it! As the summary says, Dumbledore punishes Snape for outing Lupin as a werewolf by sending to him to an American school of magic in Arizona. However, it turns out to be a healing experience for Snape. The Headmistress is a friend of McGonagall (who in this story, regards Snape in an affectionate and motherly manner), and she is also no fan of Dumbledore, whom she regards as arrogant and manipulative. The American teachers welcome and befriend Snape, and there is one wise, elder witch in particular who senses just how wounded he is, and is determined to help him heal. It's both sad and touching to see how astonished Snape is to be treated with both respect and affection, and he gradually gains confidence and begins to blossom under the care of the American staff. I truly think this is how Snape's life could have taken a different turn if he had been given this kind of love and support, which he never received in canon.
The school (the Shaman Institute) is quite interesting, too. It's more modern than Hogwarts, and uses an interesting mixture of magic and Muggle technology. (It's explained in the story why technology can work there but not at Hogwarts.) I had pictured something similar for the Japanese school of magic that I mentioned briefly in my own Snupin Always series; I figured that not all countries/schools would adhere to wizarding tradition as firmly as England/Hogwarts seems to, and that some would try to make use of Muggle technology.
The type of magic they use is somewhat different, too. As the name of the school implies, they also make use of Native American magic, as well as the type of Latin-based spells we've seen in the books.
And although this was written before the final book was released, the manipulative Dumbledore in this story is a near-match for the Dumbledore in Deathly Hallows: someone who's more concerned with the grand scheme of winning the war than with the individuals involved in fighting it.
I think that most of the people on this community will enjoy the story, even if you're not a fan of the Snupin ship. The author mentions that the romance is relatively chaste, and the first half of the story focuses entirely on Snape, anyway.
Although the story is 56 chapters long, many of them are short, so the reading is going by a lot quicker than I had anticipated. The only disadvantage is that the fic is not tagged or indexed. Each chapter contains a link to the next chapter, but if you want to skip back to a previous chapter, it can be a little difficult to find. I would suggest bookmarking the chapters or saving them to your memories for easy access.
If you like this story, the author has just written a sequel (which I haven't read yet): The Chili Cook-Off.
EDIT 3/9/08: I've saved all the chapters, in order, in my LJ Memories for convenience's sake under "Banished". My Memories are all Public, so feel free to make use of them if you like.