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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2009-08-26 20:03:00

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Team Cauldron Entry (FIC): "Seer Divine" by Shadowess
Title: Seer Divine
Author: shadowess
Team: Cauldron
Genre: Crossdressing, Historical
Prompt: Seeking Knowledge
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NC17, *Major Character Death – Not Snape/Harry, AU, Attempted Rape, Violence*
Word Count: ~11,300
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas Ketsurui is my love – for being my beta and helping me at 5am in the morning. Thanks to all my wonderful team mates who helped and encouraged me. A huge thank you to the mods of the Snarry Games all your hard work and dedication to the love of Snarry is always inspirational. This story takes place in approximately 9th century in Sweden, during the Viking Age.

Summary: In Viking-Age Sweden, Seidhr magic was usually passed down from mother to daughter but since Harry was an only child, he became his mother's apprentice. Harry must now raise power for a ritual and turns to his other tutor, Severus Snape, to help him.

"Seer Divine"

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	accio_kilt 2009-08-27 05:25 am UTC (link)
	Awesome! It was like sitting and listening to someone tell a very old legend!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 05:28 am UTC

	red_day_dawning 2009-08-27 06:48 am UTC (link)
	Perfect story for the genre. I love reading stories with a historical background. The only thing I've read with seidr magic is Guy Gavriel Kay's The Last Light of the Sun (which is brilliant), but this story seems to be equally well-grounded in the traditions. I enjoyed this story very much - well done. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:36 pm UTC

red_day_dawning, 2009-08-28 07:56 am UTC

red_day_dawning, 2009-08-28 09:27 am UTC

shadowess, 2009-08-28 10:41 pm UTC

joanwilder
2009-08-27 07:42 am UTC (link)

I've never read anything like this. The mythology cited was interesting, and I always appreciate when canon characters and events similar to the canon ones are worked into an historical setting. You must've done a great deal of research for this, and it shows. Lily sacrificing herself for Harry the way she did was my favorite part. Really well done--this created a lot of visuals in my brain. Viking Snarry! I truly enjoyed it!

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shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:38 pm UTC

	eriador117 2009-08-27 08:46 am UTC (link)
	We've just recently come back from Norway and then I see we have a Viking Snarry, and yeah, you used it in its proper form, a-viking, a verb ;) Lovely. take care, Annette (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:41 pm UTC

eriador117, 2009-08-27 02:55 pm UTC

shadowess, 2009-08-27 03:06 pm UTC

	dani_meows 2009-08-27 09:21 am UTC (link)
	Wow this was utterly breathtaking and brilliant! ^_^ (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:41 pm UTC

	snarry_fan7 2009-08-27 11:34 am UTC (link)
	I really enjoyed the historical background and the plot was most excellent. The ending was perfect and I love how you've written Snape and Harry in this. Well done.~Sophia (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:42 pm UTC

	aeryun 2009-08-27 12:29 pm UTC (link)
	This was brilliant and very moving! :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:42 pm UTC

	sweetmelodykiss 2009-08-27 12:32 pm UTC (link)
	That was really lovely. I just adored the Viking lore. Very well done! (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:43 pm UTC

	mimiheart 2009-08-27 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	I loved it the last time I read it... and it's still wonderful. It's great. :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:43 pm UTC

	fancypantsdylan 2009-08-27 02:42 pm UTC (link)
	This was absolutely enchanting, I so fell in love with this Harry & Severus. I especially liked the day to day ritual of their lives and ceremional rites & rituals for the well being of the village. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 02:44 pm UTC

	alienor77310 2009-08-27 02:49 pm UTC (link)
	A wonderful story and an intriguing premise for a continuing relationship. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 03:08 pm UTC

	house_elf 2009-08-27 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	A great tale well told, I could really picture Harry in his smock in that clearing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 05:29 pm UTC

	1taintedsoul 2009-08-27 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	I love historical fiction and this was wonderful. Especially loved Harry and Sev's ritual coupling- very nicely described. Lovely. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 05:48 pm UTC

	gingertart50 2009-08-27 08:09 pm UTC (link)
	Fascinating, an unusual and mythical setting for a Snarry. I'm glad Harry got to know his mother, and that he and Snape got their happy ending. Excellent fic. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-08-27 10:54 pm UTC

	ivylady 2009-08-28 02:43 am UTC (link)
	Oh, I'm so glad to see this story! I loved the tale that you wove together, full of Viking lore and HP characters. I like that Severus still fell in love with Lily, even though she rebuffed him. I loved the relationship between Harry and Severus, and the ritual was well-written. Great job, teammate! (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:40 pm UTC

	necromanticnoir 2009-08-28 07:30 am UTC (link)
	I adored this, you clearly have a lot of knowledge and that made it totally believable and interesting. :-) Blushing Harry was utterly beautiful, thinking that Severus wouldn't want him, and losing his mother was heartbreaking. I'm so glad he has Severus! I loved all the littoe details, thank you for this wonderful story! ^_^ (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:42 pm UTC

	centaury_squill 2009-08-28 12:02 pm UTC (link)
	Fascinating details of Viking lore, and I'm always a sucker for a good Snarry ritual ;) The illustrations were a nice touch, too. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:42 pm UTC

	alisanne 2009-08-28 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, my dear, this was truly well done. :) You must have done a ton of research for this. is impressed I love all the details you threw in, and how well the canon characters were placed in this new world, even down to Lily's sacrifice. Great job! Yay team Cauldron! (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:44 pm UTC

	hambares 2009-08-28 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	I just loved this! I love historical works. I'm always drawn to them. You've done a fantastic job with this tale - I only wished it would have gone on and on! (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:45 pm UTC

	leela_cat 2009-08-29 01:45 am UTC (link)
	Oh, such a lovely use of Viking lore, mythology, religion, and life. You did such a wonderful job of winding them into an AU story and using it to bring Harry and Severus together. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:45 pm UTC

	synn 2009-08-29 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Very nice, I really liked the way you have harry here, both appreciating his role, and being uncertain of it. Lovely story : ) (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:46 pm UTC

	auntmuriel 2009-08-29 09:54 pm UTC (link)
	This was simply fascinating. I loved all the details of Viking religion and mythology. I know very little about any of it but it was engrossing. And I loved priestess Lily. (Reply to this) (Thread)

shadowess, 2009-09-28 05:46 pm UTC

aislinnsdair
2009-08-30 12:05 am UTC (link)

This was a really interesting take on viking lore, and on the prompts and genre. It had the feel of a folk tale, and captured the details of that culture nicely. The raid was terrifying, and the loss of Lily heartbreaking. I loved Harry's thirst for knowledge, and the evolving relationship between Severus and him. The ritual was a lovely way to bring them together and resolve the story - nice job :)

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	szefi 2009-08-30 01:20 pm UTC (link)
	This was very enjoyable, I liked how you weaved the viking mythology with Snarry:) (Reply to this)

	rons_pigwidgeon 2009-08-31 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Brilliant! I'm not normally one for viking-era, but this was bloody brilliant! It almost made me want to find some viking-era novels, or re-read Beowulf in the Old English, or something. The scene where Lily dies was heartbreaking, as was the burial. I loved the relationship between Harry and Severus, especially towards the end. Excellent job! (Reply to this)

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