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snarryhols (snarryhols) wrote in snarry_holidays,
@ 2008-11-02 09:59:00

Entry tags:

fic, giftee: fbowden, rated: nc-17

Fic: Temporal Manoeuvres In The Dark
Title: Temporal Manoeuvres In The Dark
Author: odogoddess
Giftee: fbowden
Word Count: ~28,120
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Snape/m, Snape/Harry
Warnings: practical application of a time turner, voyeurism, prostitution (neither S or H is a prostitute), mild restraint, h/c, angst, hand job, infidelity, frottage, possibly disturbing dream imagery, bottom!Snape, virgin Snape
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. Summary: In the process of completing a probationary task, Harry discovers he can finally answer questions he never thought would be answered. If he searches for answers, will he lose what he holds dear... or gain everything he's ever coveted?
Author's Notes: I know Ginny was one of your cautions, but you asked for infidelity, so she's in it to the point of moving things along. I hope that's all right. To clarify in case anyone wonders about the spells, they are all capitalized, but when spoken are italicised, as well.

Temporal Manoeuvres In the Dark

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	morganlefay1958 2008-11-02 11:11 am UTC (link)
	What an absolutely splendid story!! Well-researched and well-written! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time praying Sev would survive--I don't mind a bit of angst but must have a happy ending! My heart went out to Severus and the tenderness Harry showed him. The emotions came through very clearly. Well done!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 07:56 pm UTC

	Amazing! separatrix 2008-11-02 11:40 am UTC (link)
	This was an absolutely amazing story, and I truly loved the creative way in which you dodged any sort of paradox. I also enjoyed the thoroughness of your notes in the 'bibliography' and as a music lover, look forward to your playlist. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 07:57 pm UTC

	meri_oddities 2008-11-02 12:46 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, what an interesting plot! I love time-travel. And of course, I love stories that fix the bad ending to DH. I was totally down with Harry figuring out how to save Snape. g (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:01 pm UTC

	sweetmelodykiss 2008-11-02 01:37 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, that was an incredible story, so rich with detail and so hot and sweet. Lovely! (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:02 pm UTC

	lotrwariorgodss 2008-11-02 02:13 pm UTC (link)
	Beautiful story. I knew Harry couldn't leave poor Severus to die, but I still worried about how he'd pull it off, and you handled it very well! I really loved all the glimpses of Severus we got during that final year - it made him seem so human, and so much more melancholy than the books made him seem. Amazing entry! I only hope the rest of the fest goes so well =) (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:03 pm UTC

	charlatan 2008-11-02 02:55 pm UTC (link)
	What a lovely, heart wrenching, incredible story. Snape's loneliness and courage in the face of terrible adversity was palpable. The comfort and love he received from Harry helped mend my aching heart as well. It's amazing how much a talented writer can make me feel. You have absolutely moved me with your words. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:04 pm UTC

	snarry_fan7 2008-11-02 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Most amazing, wonderful work! I really, really like how things developed and how Harry's time with the Decade-eater was spent. Well done!!~Sophia (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:10 pm UTC

	thesewarmstars 2008-11-02 04:31 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. I'm going to read this story over and over. Severus' vulnerability and longing and shame were palpable. Amazing! I'm in love with this story. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:11 pm UTC

thesewarmstars, 2008-12-23 03:29 am UTC

	nonajf 2008-11-02 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	Great job! It's amazing how you wove all this together while keeping to canon, including the epilogue. It is all so sensible and believable. Your characters were realistic and, again, the plotting was deftly handled. So very, very good! (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:13 pm UTC

veridian_dair
2008-11-02 08:38 pm UTC (link)

I was on the edge of my seat through out most of the story. I hoped Harry would pull it off, but I just couldn't see the *how* of it and your conclusion was brilliant.

How you wove your story with canon details (and the added details of your own with the flowers and the time turner) were amazing to me. I really got to see into the window of what was happening at Hogwarts during that seventh year and it was greatly appreciated. How you showed what Snape had to endure just touched me. Awesome story.

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odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:15 pm UTC

torino10154
2008-11-02 09:23 pm UTC (link)

Not sure if I can adequately convey my feelings but here we go-I love time travel and this was absolutely excellent. What a perfect time to send Harry back to-so sad to have him watching poor Severus burdened in his last year at Hogwarts. I anxiously waited to see how Harry was going to 'fix' the problem, adored the love and care he showed Severus. The dreams of Nagini and then of the solution were brilliant. Double points from me for using Asphodel so wisely (I adore the symbolism of the Draught of Living Death). The pace was good, nothing hurried, it felt organic. Great job.

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odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:17 pm UTC

evanjames
2008-11-03 01:24 am UTC (link)

I LOVED IT!!!! Ok now that you know I liked it :)) I can't even pick a favorite part or line they were all fantastic. Although, Lily playing Severus was rather good.

I really liked how you brought Severus and Harry together without changing a thing from the book even that really stupid epilogue. you have a wonderful imagination thank you for sharing it with us.

oh btw I would love you know what you were listening to while you wrote.

Evan James

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odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:19 pm UTC

	jin_fenghuang 2008-11-03 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	I am such a sucker for timeturner fic. Great job. shudders those months as headmaster must have been hell. I am glad he finally got a hug. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:24 pm UTC

winoniel
2008-11-03 06:34 pm UTC (link)

How incredibly beautiful! I really adore the time you chose for Harry to return, seeing the many burdens Snape bore without complaint, carrying on his duties to the very end.

The allusions to asphodel were well-woven, well-presented, and so very thoughtful! I often thought that Snape was sending Harry a coded message in their first Potions class that Harry just never got, having no experience with potions.

Your way of weaving your magnificent story in among the canon episodes was masterful, and the scenes between them were erotic and achingly tender.

I can hardly wait for the reveal--well done!

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odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:33 pm UTC

	leela_cat 2008-11-03 08:21 pm UTC (link)
	A lovely story. You did a very nice job of sliding the story parts inside canon. And the look inside Snape's experience as Headmaster during that year was chilling and very nicely done. And I really really liked the way that you didn't ignore any of the canon pieces, even Lily. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:42 pm UTC

	ivylady 2008-11-04 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	What a wonderful story! I loved the way you managed to weave your fanfic into canon seamlessly, creating such an enchanting and beautiful story. It was very well done, and I like how the characters are portrayed: Minerva's regretful, Harry's mature, and Snape is suffering. Excellent. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:42 pm UTC

	ziasudra 2008-11-06 09:09 am UTC (link)
	This is a wonderful story! I've always wanted to see more fics out there that follow Snape's year as Headmaster. You not only did that, but gave us Snarry during that year! :D I do love a good time travel story, and this one is excellent. Thanks for showing me what really happened between the pages of Rowling version of Book 7 ;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:50 pm UTC

ciraarana
2008-11-06 03:03 pm UTC (link)

*wriggles happily* Ooh, lovely fic. I loved getting those glimpses of Severus's life as a Headmaster. And poor man, if anybody ever needed love then it's him. It was both heartwarming and heartwrenching to see how wary he was, how hesitant, and how happy when Harry came back.

For some reason, I also liked the scenes with the prostitute. The development was really quite shocking: it all looked so sweet and caring but Thadeus was simply a consumate actor. Mmm, all the more reason to love Harry going back again and again and finally saving Severus.

Oh, and time-travel! I love fics with Harry going back in time. I like him being the older partner once in a while. ^-^ *bookmarks*

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odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:53 pm UTC

	red_day_dawning 2008-11-07 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	Brilliantly well-written, absolutely engaging - what a beautiful story. Harry's mature awareness enriches the story so much, his patience & sensitivity to Severus make this truly beautiful reading. Fantastic. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:58 pm UTC

	Hogwarts year from hell myshewasyar 2008-11-08 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	It's so good to finally read a story dealing with the awful year that Snape must have had as Headmaster at Hogwarts. This hit all my angst buttons and I loved it. Thankyou (Reply to this) (Thread)

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odogoddess, 2008-12-15 08:59 pm UTC

	bethbethbeth 2008-11-09 01:09 pm UTC (link)
	Very, very nicely done! Poor Snape, always so much of an outsider and never more so than in this last, horrid year. Excellent use of time travel, since an older, more even-tempered Harry is one of the very few characters able to understand and sympathize with Snape. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 09:00 pm UTC

	charie-caphine.livejournal.com 2008-11-13 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Dear author, thank you! Don't know about others, but for me, this story is truly like Christmas came early. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 09:02 pm UTC

	szefi 2008-11-16 12:20 pm UTC (link)
	This was a wonderful read, great use of time-turner. I ached for Harry's decision to leave Severus and let him think that he was abandoned and betrayed, but it was nice to read a happy ending, thank you. (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 09:03 pm UTC

	black_star_neb 2008-11-17 10:00 am UTC (link)
	love it (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 09:03 pm UTC

	syrosis 2008-11-18 02:49 am UTC (link)
	Wow! I love the time travel and how you seamlessly fixed DH. I love how you worked with the canon to make a whole new story. Everything was wonderful, Anon! As for me, I would love to see the soundtrack you have for this story. :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

odogoddess, 2008-12-15 09:05 pm UTC

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