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@ 2009-09-01 08:02:00

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Team Cauldron Entry (Fic): "The Betrothal Contract" by Leela
Title: The Betrothal Contract
Author: Leela (leela_cat)
Team: Cauldron
Genre: Alive & Kicking (or Snape EWE)
Prompt: Code of Honour, Sands Of Time
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: NC17, none.
Word Count: ~24,400
Author Notes/Disclaimers/Betas This story owes a great deal to the editing talents of my betas: meri_oddities, regan_v, the_flic, and florida_minxie. Thanks also to my friends and Team Cauldron members who encouraged me when I faltered. And, as always, to the Snarry Games mods who once again let me play in their sandbox.

Summary: On Harry's twenty-fifth birthday, he gets an unexpected and unwanted gift along with his godfather's estate. He's betrothed to Severus Snape. And Black family contracts don't take no for an answer.

"The Betrothal Contract"

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	house_elf 2009-09-01 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	Amazing and beautifully written. I teared up at the music box scene. I loved it, well done! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 03:32 am UTC

	florida_minxie 2009-09-01 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	Good show, you! I've enjoyed this from the beginning concept. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 03:33 am UTC

	okydoky 2009-09-01 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Really really enjoyed reading this fic! A different take on thee betrothal contract, and it was brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing :) ♥ (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 03:35 am UTC

	fancypantsdylan 2009-09-01 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	I loved this. It brought a tear to my eye when Severus presented his gifts to Harry's family and then when Harry gave Severus the knife, I just wanted to cuff the idiot round the head, LOL. This was totally perfect, beautifully written and if you every get a chance I would like to know about Pansy and Bill :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 03:42 am UTC

	aeryun 2009-09-01 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	Finally! A bonding where neither party has much choice, but are not fretting because of who, just the lack of choice! Wonderful story! This will go down in Forced binding as a classic! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 03:54 am UTC

	red_day_dawning 2009-09-01 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	LOVED it! Had me smiling from ear to ear for the second half. Lovely. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 03:57 am UTC

	umbrus 2009-09-01 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	Brilliant! I love Harry slowly coming to grips with the contract and the hint that Severus might have wanted him before the contract and everything. Also, I love Rigel and kind of want to know what he did to get stuck as he is. Wonderful job, teammate! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:14 am UTC

	centaury_squill 2009-09-01 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	Happy sigh I love a good forced bonding fic, and this one's a classic. Plenty of interest in the supporting characters, too. Pansy and Bill, hmm? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:15 am UTC

	cluegirl 2009-09-01 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	This is one of the stories that's REALLY made me wish I could vote. I love Pansy in this, of course, as do I love Ron and Hermione, and Percy's worship of the contract, and Gemma and the invisible Cam, and yes, Rigel too. Very, very well done, this! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:24 am UTC

	snarry_fan7 2009-09-01 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	Very wonderful and beautiful work. I like that Bill was the one to find Severus in the Shack and that Bill couldn't tell anyone. Pansy Parkinson was great in this. I really love how Severus and Harry interacted with each other, every little detail was lovely. Well done!~Sophia (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:25 am UTC

alisanne
2009-09-01 08:53 pm UTC (link)

*happy sigh*
That was just what I needed to read today after a hellish night of work. *glomps*
That was lovely! Everything from Harry's oh-so characteristic stubbornness to Severus' caring for him while trying to appear not to, to Pansy (oh how I love your Pansy) to Bill to Ron...I loved everyone here.
And OMG, that was hilarious how Harry dealt with Skeeter. *giggles*
When they finally got together it was perfect, so romantic without being sappy.
This was a delight to read, my dear!

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:29 am UTC

	venturous 2009-09-01 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	yum! Leela-fic! pulls up a comfy chair (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:29 am UTC

dgpolo
2009-09-01 10:16 pm UTC (link)

I liked this so much, I kept sneaking little reads at work and had to stop at the music box scene so I wouldn't be crying at my desk. I'd really like to see more of this world. I want to see how Harry and Severus go on and what they do with their lives and settling into Snape Manor and when Teddy comes to visit. I want to see more of Pansy and Bill. I realize it was necessary for your story but I would rather have had Fred alive than Bellatrix. Are all the Malfoys dead in this world? Is there a clause in the contract about continuing the line. Are you thinking sequel?

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 05:05 am UTC

	green_grrl 2009-09-01 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	I love forced-to-marry fics, and this one was an absolute delight from start to finish! I love that Pansy was Harry's friend and Bill was Severus's. I love that little gasp when Harry really sees Severus alive for the first time. I love the gifts. And I love that Severus's romantic bonding declaration is, "Our thoughts do not run along completely dissimilar lines." HEE!!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 05:11 am UTC

accioslash
2009-09-01 11:56 pm UTC (link)

Oh, WOW! So many of my favorite things all together in one fic - forced bonding, courtship rituals, bonding gifts, Prince Hall - *swoons* I was just saying how very much I missed the old days when Snape Manor was common and suddenly this fic posts.

This was an engaging fic from beginning to end with a highly original take on a fandom cliche. The sex scenes were very sensual and your characterizations spot-on. I also really enjoyed your original characters. Particularly Rigel Sirius Black who I would love to see again. Well done!

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 05:16 am UTC

morgana_white
2009-09-02 12:18 am UTC (link)

That was absolutely wonderful! I loved Harry's sharp intake of breath when he saw Severus for the first time. I loved their first kiss - that scene was so hot! I loved the music box Severus gave to Teddy. I loved the gifts, their private bonding. I loved absolutely EVERYTHING about this fic!!! It was sweet, beautiful and just perfect! Thank you so much for sharing it! It was a pleasure to read it :)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 05:36 am UTC

	carpet_diemon 2009-09-02 01:12 am UTC (link)
	I'm a sucker for forced bondings. But I have also discovered that I'm a sucker for Rigel. Love it! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 05:39 am UTC

	curia_regis 2009-09-02 01:43 am UTC (link)
	Eeee! I loved this so much. I love how you used an old cliche (and one that I very much adore!) and made it new. I loved every bit of this. ♥ (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:03 pm UTC

	angela_snape 2009-09-02 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Forced bonding and courtship? I &hearts this story! Wish I could give it all 10's. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-02 04:19 pm UTC

	auntmuriel 2009-09-02 04:01 am UTC (link)
	Such a delightful read, I wish it was longer. I loved Bill as Snape's confidant and would love more of him and Pansy. And an actual family tree - what a cool concept and perfect for the Weasleys. I'd love to know the backstory that caused that contract between the Blacks and the Princes. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-03 01:49 am UTC

	jin_fenghuang 2009-09-02 04:44 am UTC (link)
	Thehe, isn't Snape a lucky guy ... it could have been Sirius. I love the way the Blacks rule the family even from the beyond the grave! Great story! GO TEAM! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-03 01:52 am UTC

	sensine 2009-09-02 05:43 am UTC (link)
	Wow! a wonderful 'games' all month, and then this comes along and makes it even better! This story will go straight into my favourites file. I love how you made both Snape and Harry so 'real', I ADORE your Snape, the sneaky bastard. Pansy and Bill? Woho! Go you! You made me like Pansy! Thank you for an absolutely super story! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-03 01:53 am UTC

	accio_kilt 2009-09-02 05:51 am UTC (link)
	You made Me cry!! And calanor will tell you that's next to impossible!!! I just couldn't resists Teddy seeing his parents. And Pansy and Bill--what a hoot!! And the slow progression of Sev and Harry's feelings-- beautiful!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-03 01:59 am UTC

	gingertart50 2009-09-02 09:43 am UTC (link)
	Squeee! Courtship rituals and bonding fic! My favourite! Lovely lovely fic, like hot cocoa and ginger cake on a cold night, comfort food for the brain. I loved the Weasleys, especially Bill, and Pansy, and the goblin and Rigel, and the family tree. I really enjoyed this, thank you! (Reply to this) (Thread)

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

stageira
2009-09-02 09:52 am UTC (link)

*claps excitedly* This was wonderful!! :)

I loved forced bondings/marriages, marriage fic and all that and this was just amazing!
Severus gifts were so thoughtful and emotional and oh full of wizarding history and wonder!

*twirls you* This fic has an amazing balance! Sweet, but not overly schmoopy, forced bonding but not totally unwilling participants and of course the thing I always love in these things, magic! :)

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leela_cat, 2009-09-03 02:06 am UTC

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