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snarryhols (snarryhols) wrote in snarry_holidays,
@ 2008-11-12 10:04:00

Entry tags:

fic, giftee: maraudersaffair, rated: r

Fic: Dirty Rain
Title: Dirty Rain
Author: oni_butterfly
Giftee: maraudersaffair
Word Count: 11,773
Rating: R
Pairing: Snape/Harry
Warnings: Non-explicit sex. Non-Magical AU.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. I also do not own any of the Journey songs that are mentioned throughout the story. They belong to Journey and Sony BMG.
Summary: Harry will do anything to get his godfather out of prison. Hermione will do anything to help him. Severus will do anything to get those two idiots to leave him alone.

First, I must thank from the bottom of my heart BR and SG, for they are the main reasons this story came to see the light of day. If I am the mother of this story, then BR is the midwife who delivered it, and SG is the doctor who drove away the sickness that corrupted it. Also, a large thanks to the Hols mods for their patience and their last minute BETA’ing as well. You guys are amazing!

That being said, no one, including me, could stop the random Journey references from embedding themselves throughout the story. I sincerely apologize for that.

To maraudersaffair: I really hope you enjoy this story! If you don’t, I’ll give you my address so you can come and beat me up. Promise!

Dirty Rain

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	snarry_fan7 2008-11-12 09:47 am UTC (link)
	Very wonderful work! I really like the plot and how Severus and Harry interact. Well done!~Sophia (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:46 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zephre 2008-11-12 12:08 pm UTC (link)
	nicely done! really enjoyed the way the canon relationships unfolded in the AU, and the Snape/Harry relationship was great. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:47 am UTC (link)
	Thanks! :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	thesewarmstars 2008-11-12 02:04 pm UTC (link)
	It's always fun to anticipate how canon will play out in AUs, and this was no exception. I liked how everything came together. My favorite line, I think, was this: "I will still constantly insult you, because, personally, I enjoy it." So Severus! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:47 am UTC (link)
	Squee! My beta said that was her favorite line as well XD Thank you! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	maraudersaffair 2008-11-12 04:55 pm UTC (link)
	Ahahaha! Don't worry -- I loved it! Snape and Harry worked perfectly together in this one, and though it was really sad to see Remus working on McDonalds, it went very well with the story overall! And the ending dies So funny and hot. Amazing! Thank you secret author! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:48 am UTC (link)
	YAy! I am so glad you liked it! :D I tried to fit in as many prompts as I could, and you they were all so wonderful that it wasn't hard! :D Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	torino10154 2008-11-12 08:03 pm UTC (link)
	Great AU. It's always fun to take them out of their element. So perfect that Snape was the cop that put Sirius away. And Harry's quest to find justice for his godfather. Love all the Muggle references (the video that was tampered with!). (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:52 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! :D Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	slashpine 2008-11-13 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Wonderful AU! I love non-magical AU Snarries, especially with a mystery. Severus makes a perfect grumpy ex-cop, and all the other characters in here are great! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:53 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! Merry Christmas and a Happy New year! :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jin_fenghuang 2008-11-14 06:19 am UTC (link)
	Oh lol. Snape makes an awesome Dirk Gently and Hermione as his secretary is just perfect. What a fun read! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:55 am UTC (link)
	Thank you! I thought about making Luna the secretary, but I needed someone who wouldn't care to hit Snape where it hurts. Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	felaine 2008-11-14 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	Good job. I particularly enjoyed how you interpreted the canon characters and use them in this world. Well plotted and I love Snape's revenge on Siri, making him listen.\ Remus was IC also. Felaine (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:55 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! Merry Christmas :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

	syrosis 2008-11-16 10:17 am UTC (link)
	Oh, I loved this AU! Really original and excellent pacing and writing. :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:57 am UTC (link)
	Original? SCORE! Thank you so much! Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ivylady 2008-11-16 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Great! I really liked this non-magical AU story. Severus as a snarky detective is a great alternate job for him. Hermione as his secretary is even better. The end, where Severus let Harry answer Sirius's call: priceless. Well done, mystery author. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:58 am UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

winoniel
2008-11-17 11:09 pm UTC (link)

How great! I sometimes find AUs a little over-the-top in terms of utilizing aspects of the original characters, but you did it brilliantly! I really liked the hard-nosed, secretary-noir Hermione, and Albus as the police commissioner was superb.

It is, of course, the interaction of our two boys that is most important, of course, and you captured them perfectly, between Snape's snark and Harry's guileless banter.

The whole thing was hysterical, and your song interpolations were too funny!

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	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 11:59 am UTC (link)
	I had just bought the Journey Complete Set right before I started writing, and as customary when I get new things, I wear them out. So I just couldn't stop myself. ^^ Thank you so much!! Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	entrenous88 2008-11-18 02:03 pm UTC (link)
	Always interesting to see how things will play out in non-magic AUs -- this was a neat twist, putting the characters in the detective genre setting. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! :D I'm really glad you liked it. Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	orions_stars 2008-11-21 12:11 am UTC (link)
	You made me laugh out loud! Thanks, I really needed it. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	Sweet, I made someone laugh. Truthfully, that's what I think I'm here for. Thank you so much and a Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sweetmelodykiss 2008-11-28 10:14 am UTC (link)
	Very nice! I really enjoyed this. The plot was excellent! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! Merry Christmas! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	szefi 2008-11-29 07:55 am UTC (link)
	Interesting plot and I liked a lot their professions. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	Awesome. Thanks so much! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	elvirablue 2008-12-08 12:17 pm UTC (link)
	Great idea for a non-magical AU. I liked seeing Severus as a private detective. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oni_butterfly 2008-12-16 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	leela_cat 2009-01-11 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	Catching up with this fest. Non-magical AUs aren't normally my thing, but I really enjoyed this one. A very nice take on the characters and reworking of the plot. (Reply to this)