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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2009-08-28 08:02:00

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Team Snitch Entry (FIC): "By Sulfur and Salt" by Elfwreck
Title: By Sulfur and Salt
Author: elfwreck
Team: Snitching Victory!
Genre(s): Gender Bender and/or Crossdressing
Prompt(s): Doppelganger, Alchemy
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NC-17; Highlight if you wish to know: *Explicit Snape/Lily. Identity issues.*
Word Count: ~16,000
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas: Many thanks to joanwilder for beta reading at odd hours and a ridiculous amount of hand-holding. Special bonus points (whatever those are) to naatz who nudged me into this prompt and walked me through last-minute beta help, to chaosraven who helped me sort out POV issues, and the Team Snitch Random Beta Crew, who are too many to mention and all deserve medals. The team was wonderful; any flaws remaining are mine.

Summary: Snape's idyllic life with Lily is disrupted when the Ministry of Magic takes an interest in them.

"By Sulfur and Salt"

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	hpstrangelove 2009-08-28 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	(I've been waiting for the rest of this one since I read the first part draft...off to read.) (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-28 03:32 pm UTC

hpstrangelove, 2009-08-31 09:41 am UTC

elfwreck, 2009-09-01 04:44 am UTC

	gingertart50 2009-08-28 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	Oh wow! This was intense, spooky, tender and heart-wrenching all at once! Poor Harry, so damaged and unable to accept who he really is, and Snape, delicately balanced between an old love and a new. This was very thought-provoking and beautifully written, I couldn't stop reading till the end. Well done, SNITCHES FTW! (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:01 am UTC

	eriador117 2009-08-28 04:25 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, wow! I have no words for this, it was great! Poor Harry! (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 03:06 pm UTC

necromanticnoir
2009-08-28 04:42 pm UTC (link)

I LOVED this!! Your story embracing Snape's love for Lily rather than denying it turned out to be so beautiful, rather than strange. I loved how Snape became more tender towards Harry as the time passed, one hopes Harry might eventually be happy enough to be *himself* with Snape all the time... But I'm glad you didn't make it end like that, as I thought you might. I thought all the descriptions of making the potion were lovely too, and poor Harry sitting through it all getting so nervous! Thank you for such a wonderful story! :-D

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elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:10 am UTC

	house_elf 2009-08-28 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	I thought this was extremely well written - the descriptions of the potion making were excellent. I'm glad there was a glimmer of hope at the end that Harry was starting to heal. (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:11 am UTC

accio_kilt
2009-08-28 05:30 pm UTC (link)

Merlin! My mind was spinning the entire time I was reading this!!! First, to figure out if Lily was back from the dead, then as to how Harry could be her for so long, then onto how a solution could be found to give Harry/Lily that baby. And finally, how to give Harry that happy balance he was so desperately looking for! I love how Severus loved and desired both Harry and Lily. Hmmm... a sequel would be great--of them searching for a way to make Harry a permanent happy meld of the two, give him the ability to have those babies, and avoid the Ministry's big noses!! This was a very unique and imaginative story!! I was left wanting more! Well done!!

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elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:15 am UTC

	naatz 2009-08-28 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	You already know my opinion of its Brilliance. Nudging you into this was possibly one of the better things I did in the team. :) \|Meduza\| (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:18 am UTC

naatz, 2009-08-29 01:24 am UTC

	amenaneri 2009-08-28 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, kind of creepy, yet very compelling. What a great idea, and so well executed. I love how Severus will do anything, go to any lengths to protect and make safe a world for Harry. A very satisfying version of Harry escaping the wizarding world. Great job! (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:17 am UTC

	snarry_fan7 2009-08-28 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. Amazing work. I really like how you've written Harry in this and how strongly connected he feels to Lily. I like the hopeful ending that things will get easier on Harry. Snape is great too, of course. Very well done!!~Sophia (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:23 am UTC

	1taintedsoul 2009-08-28 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	Oh wow, that's just amazing! I'm still half in that beautifully described world of theirs and I don't want to come back yet. Fantastic idea- the cross-dressing combined with Polyjuice and I think I twigged it at "There's more potion, isn't there?"she asked tremulously. My favourite of all of this years entrants so far. Wonderful. (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:28 am UTC

	mimiheart 2009-08-28 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	This was haunting and sad and wonderful. What a great fic. Poor, well, everyone. Very well done. Wow. (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:34 am UTC

	zephre 2009-08-29 12:47 am UTC (link)
	fantastic - gut-wrenching and beautiful and moving stuff. (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-09-01 03:00 am UTC

	auntmuriel 2009-08-29 01:18 am UTC (link)
	Wow, this was so twisted and disturbing and just awesome. It was sad and dark but really funny in spots - Petunia and Hermione were spot on. And "guilty of weird sex that bothers us; here, have a prison term for making us think about it" cracked me up - because it's true. Some of it was a bit squicky. But really it was quite poignant and beautiful. (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 01:41 am UTC

joanwilder
2009-08-29 01:28 am UTC (link)

What an original premise and so very well done. You had me from the very first scene--yeah, I could so see Petunia freaking out. One of the things that struck me in this twisted scenario was how realistic Harry's unraveling and subsequent desire to become Lily actually was. Snape made a very, well, IC attempt to push him away (Harry knocking until his knuckles bled), but the fact that he finally gave in and why was so very Snape, wasn't it. At first I couldn't imagine what would be so stressful about the brewing time, but you did such a great jobs with those scenes, to the point that I could feel my skin crawl with Harry's impatience and anxiety. The technical description of the brewing was fascinating.

The last confrontation between Harry/Lily and Hermione and Arthur was really sad, but your final scene between Snape and Harry felt really good, as it seemed that Harry was on his way to no longer needing to be split, but would still choose it on his own.

You did a wonderful jobs with the het scenes, Elf. Many slash writers are filled with horror at the very thought of attempting it, but once again, your versatility shined through.

Great job of nailing your genre and prompts! You took something squicky and iffy and 'train-wreck-ish' and made it work!

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elfwreck, 2009-08-29 02:13 am UTC

hogwartshoney, 2009-08-31 03:57 am UTC

elfwreck, 2009-09-01 03:02 am UTC

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elfwreck, 2009-11-17 02:30 pm UTC

	carpet_diemon 2009-08-29 02:13 am UTC (link)
	Whoooa. That was twisted and sad and well-done. Need I say more? (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 05:45 pm UTC

	b_e_skrewt 2009-08-29 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Wow, that was wonderfully twisted! This one will stay in my mind for a long time. Very well done. (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-29 05:43 pm UTC

	black_star_neb 2009-08-29 04:36 am UTC (link)
	This story was so disturbing. I was really curious when I started off and became more and more uncomfortable as I read. But still wanted to continue. Your Harry was so fucked up and I felt so sad about. Just wanted to hold him and hug him and tell him he was loved. Its a sign of a great writer that you could make me feel so much for a character in so little time. (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-30 03:53 pm UTC

centaury_squill
2009-08-29 07:50 am UTC (link)

It's a tribute to your writing skills that I kept reading this, at times distressing, story of a damaged psyche (well, two, really). There were some nice touches of humour on the way to lighten things, though (Arthur being distracted by the thought of a Muggle game, for one) and there did seem to be glimmers of hope towards the end that they will both be happy with Harry in his own skin one day. I'd like to think so, anyway.

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elfwreck, 2009-08-29 05:51 pm UTC

fancypantsdylan
2009-08-29 08:05 am UTC (link)

Where to start. I knew as soon as I started reading this it was going to be heart breaking and when I reached the end I was completely right. But it just wasn't heart breaking or sad, there was tenderness there, Severus truly cared for Harry as much as he cared for 'Lily' and I think (this is only my opinion of course) but he *loved* both of them equally. How Harry became 'Lily' was easy to see and totally in keeping with his feelings about the press and what people expected of him. Hermione was her usual busy-body self and Mr Weasley while concerned seemed to accept the situation quicker. This truly was a wonderful read.

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elfwreck, 2009-08-30 03:59 pm UTC

	jin_fenghuang 2009-08-29 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	Poor Harry to look for escape along that road. Lets snape snuggle him Great story! (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-09-01 03:10 am UTC

	sweetmelodykiss 2009-08-29 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Oh my, that was very original, and so hauntingly beautiful. Just excellent! (Reply to this)

dacro
2009-08-29 10:48 pm UTC (link)

I could see why Harry would want to escape. In a way, Severus is very lucky to have both Harry and Lily. I was sure at the end there, that Harry would decide to stay in his true form, but I guess he's just not ready for that yet, or else he is more at peace being Lily. I was also wondering about why Lily would want to be known as Prince instead of Snape, if she they were married in her mind.
and it was funny that no one seemed too surprised that Severus was alive. :D

Anyway. great use of your prompts and genres! *hugs*
Go, snitches!

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elfwreck, 2009-08-30 04:07 pm UTC

	(Anonymous) 2009-08-30 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Unique and memorable, with excellent and nuanced characterizations. Brava! -Ethaisa (Reply to this)

	fersakyn 2009-08-30 04:55 am UTC (link)
	That was wonderful! So eerie, yet paradoxically sweet and tender. I do think that there's no conceivable way that Harry would get through all the trauma of his life without psychological damage. The epilogue was always much too thrown-together for me, and retarded the fleshing out of the characters rather than forwarding it. This was awesome! Great story! (Reply to this) (Thread)

elfwreck, 2009-08-30 07:28 pm UTC

	szefi 2009-08-30 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, this was disturbing, heart-wrenching and so well-done. It surely will stay with me for a long time. (Reply to this)

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