Hey, It's Shoeboxer4life, the one with the red/pink hair from LJ. Just wanted to say that I avoided HFN for a long time because I just thought it sounded like it would stray too far from HPverse. But I found that to be unequivocably NOT the case once I read it. Canon characterization? Absolutely. Believable situation? Check. Grab my heart at the vulnerable moments? Absofuckinglutely. I haven't read it in a while, but Harry's speech about--"I thought we were having a reliationship here, but if I was mistaken, I can pack those bags as quickly as I unpacked them" God, my heart was in my throat. And I really liked you OC--the hispanic soccer player from the restaurant--for some reason, I really liked how he could relate to Harry and Snape from his gansta background. It actually felt real.
You know my OTP is H/D but I have a strong weakness for Snarry. Snape is so complex--thank GOD Rowling let him play out in a real and deep way. I wish she had done more of the same for Draco. Not that Draco didn't have his moments in HBP, but I would have liked to see more in DH.