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snarryhols (snarryhols) wrote in snarry_holidays,
@ 2009-12-04 20:56:00

Entry tags:

fic, genre: au, genre: drama/angst, genre: romance, rated: nc-17, round: 2009

Fic: Of Hope Restored - for leela_cat
Title: Of Hope Restored
Author: Severus Snape is displeased people are writing about his various appendages.
Giftee: leela_cat
Word Count: 20,078
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Um...Snarry?
Warnings: *AU after OotP*
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: In order to gain hope for the future, Severus first needs to remember and accept what has been lost.
Author's Notes: Many thanks go to WhiteCotton for help formulating a plot, then helping it along, then going back and betaing the entire thing. Darling, I am so grateful to you.

(Of Hope Restored)

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	vividzephyr 2009-12-05 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Lovely! I enjoyed how the relationship between Harry and Severus evolved, and the ending where Severus thinks about his future and considers what to do for Harry as well as himself is so sweet. Fantastic work. :) (Reply to this)

	jin_fenghuang 2009-12-05 03:57 am UTC (link)
	\o/ Forced Bonding! One of my favorite plots ever! Go mystery author! (Reply to this)

	eeyore9990 2009-12-05 05:50 am UTC (link)
	Ah, this was a wonderful, full-bodied story. Excellent in concept AND execution. Awesome fic, mystery author! (Reply to this)

	snarry_fan7 2009-12-05 06:04 am UTC (link)
	Most excellent work. I really like your take on forced bonding and how the story develops. Very nicely done!~Sophia (Reply to this)

whitecotton
2009-12-05 06:23 am UTC (link)

Hey, is there a competition for guess the mystery author, because I think I might know who you are. Just a sneaky suspicion, mind you.

Seriously, though, I so loved the time you were working on this story. Every plot line you threw my way, every passage, the more I became excited by it. The end result is a beautiful, accomplished piece of work, with that soft and fluid touch you give to all your work.

Well done, darling!

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lemondropseven
2009-12-05 09:08 am UTC (link)

Oh, well, I'm going to try and contain my squeeing. I really am. But you know how I get when I read something amazing. *grin*

I loved this so much. Seriously, I still have that feeling you get in your chest when the happiness just swells up inside and wants to escape, but can't, because you can't smile big enough or laugh hard enough or sigh enough for it to all get out.

*sighs*

Beautiful as always, love.

*hugs*

LD7

PS: No, I have no idea who the mystery author is. *cough* Just sayin'.

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	calanor 2009-12-05 12:19 pm UTC (link)
	WELL I LOVE IT! Severus is spot on MYSTERY author! (Reply to this)

	torino10154 2009-12-05 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Wonderful! I love a de-aged Severus fic. Harry is marvelous trying to do right by the whole situation and Severus absolutely IC in that it would take a while for him to believe and accept the situation. Lovely happy ending. Great job. (Reply to this)

	bethbethbeth 2009-12-05 05:26 pm UTC (link)
	Very nicely done! I really liked the developing relationship between the two young men, but even more, I think, I was impressed with how well you conveyed how dizzying Snape's condition was. (Reply to this)

	sev1970 2009-12-05 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	This was an enjoyable fic to read. I adore bonding and de-aging fics. You conveyed Severus's confusion very well. (Reply to this)

	centaury_squill 2009-12-05 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	Mmmmm, lovely. Classic Snarry! (Reply to this)

	marauderswolf 2009-12-05 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	A wonderful story! I'll admit I'm not that fond of de-aged fics involving any character, but this was nicely done - the difficulty Severus had with his memories was an interesting twist to read, but certainly very believeable. Harry's thoughtfulness was very sweet and just right for him - knowing to do "something" but not quite what that "something" was. Again, just wonderful. (Reply to this)

	dandru 2009-12-06 01:58 am UTC (link)
	This was really entertaining with a twisty plot. It was nice to see Severus be a little selfish and take a chance on Harry. :) (Reply to this)

	npetrenko 2009-12-06 02:11 am UTC (link)
	Excellent story. (Reply to this)

leela_cat
2009-12-06 02:36 am UTC (link)

Forced bonding and de-aged Snape. *glee*

This was amazing. This was a story written for my kinks. Thank you so much, mystery author. I loved the way you changed canon to create the 'verse of this story.

Severus's confusion was very well-handled, as was Harry's determination to -- yet again -- make the best of the hand Dumbledore and Voldemort dealt to him.

Excellent work, mystery author, and thank you so very much.

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	snarrylover 2009-12-06 04:10 am UTC (link)
	I really liked this story. I even like how it ended with Sev finding hope instead of the cliched he gets his memories and/or re-ages. Jen (Reply to this)

lovetoseverus
2009-12-06 06:35 am UTC (link)

Forced bonding Snarry with angst and good sex. Gee, wonder who wrote this one? ;-)

The pacing and rhythm is very good -- it felt self-contained and complete. Satisfying. Two things I liked the most were how you described Snape's experience, particularly in this part:

It was beyond frustrating; it was edging on terror. It was as though he were all these separate, fleeting memories and not someone who was composed of the whole of them: a floating, insubstantial version of Severus Snape who had no place anywhere.

Man, that's so visceral and I understood it perfectly. It made me stop and reflect, yes.

And the second thing I liked is much more carnal -- when yells and anger turn into hot kissing and frottage. *Guh*

Overall, bravo!

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	countesszero 2009-12-07 06:01 am UTC (link)
	lovely combination - deaged and forced bonding! great story! (Reply to this)

eriador117
2009-12-07 10:45 am UTC (link)

"Hey, wait a minute. That's not fair!" Ron shouted from behind him, always ready to take up Harry's defense. "Harry shouldn't have to give up his entire life just so Snape can live! And why does it have to be him?"

"Would you rather it were you, Mr. Weasley?" - LOL!

I adored this story, forced bonding, de-aged Snape, anger turning into frottage, all the things I love in a good classic Snarry :)

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	literarybeauty 2009-12-09 02:06 am UTC (link)
	This was beautiful, thank you so much. I loved Harry in this, he was just so sweet, perseverent and mature, not the usual whiny type I see a lot in these types of fics. Very well written. (Reply to this)

	aeryun 2009-12-09 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	Aw! This is just wonderful! :D (Reply to this)

	szefi 2009-12-09 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Deaged Severus and forced bonding - my fav themes:) (Reply to this)

	quita 2009-12-13 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	Interesting plot and well written characters, is there more to ask for? Oh wait. Of course. There's the good 5 minutes of laughter I had for Ron's "Snape's gay!", I imagined someone in the background cheering "hooray!" (Reply to this)

elvirablue
2009-12-15 07:31 pm UTC (link)

So heart-meltingly wonderful! I loved everything about this story: the hasty bonding and Harry’s view on marriage (I can’t believe how appealing he made it sound), Severus’ frustration with his situation and the doubts that kept surfacing in his mind, the tender kisses and hot sex, the affectionate gestures (especially the chocolates and the essay notes), and the excitement at the end.

Hermione, Ron, Remus, and even Dumbledore were great. And I loved how a pretty big Kingsley shut Severus up. :) Harry’s relief at Severus’ rage was hilarious too:

"Oh, thank God," he said, wiping a hand across a brow Severus hadn't noticed was sweating. "I was so afraid-- after yesterday, I was just terrified you'd been...damaged somehow. But you're not and that's...great. So great."

*giggles at Severus’ confusion*

Harry’s obvious enjoyment of their relationship and Severus’ cautious hopefulness were utterly endearing, and I loved that Severus got his equality issue resolved.

*happy sigh*

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	xikum 2010-01-03 05:27 am UTC (link)
	Oh, that was touching! I like how Snape is still himelf, but due to the difference in his memories, was not so damaged as to be unable to accept Harry's offer - that curse was actually a blessing in disguise. Lovely! (Reply to this)

	verdenia 2010-03-25 08:59 am UTC (link)
	Awww, this is so so so awesome! Forced bonding and de-aging, how fabulous. Love their camaraderie! :D memories (Reply to this)

	sarahsezlove 2011-05-05 11:15 am UTC (link)
	Snarky, yet vulnerable? My favourite form of Snape :) (Reply to this)