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occasusvenustas (occasusvenustas) wrote in phoenix_flies,
@ 2008-03-31 08:45:00

To Know Himself In You
Author:

occasusvenustas
Title: To Know Himself In You
Pairing: Severus/Harry, past!Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione
Summary: When Severus Snape accidentally casts a bond over himself and a married Harry Potter, both of their lives are turned upside down. Someone has a cure to their ailment but in the end, do they want to be cured?
Prompt:175. AU, post-war. Arguing with the clerk in Flourish and Blott's over a contract for the purchase of a sizeable amount of books makes Severus draw his wand to hex the man. Unfortunately the spell backfires and instead of doing something nasty to the innocent clerk, it bonds Severus to an innocent bystander. Suggested by:

snapelike. Although I have to say it's not exactly A/U.
Word Count: 25,000+
Warnings: Canon!Compliant, Character Death, Epilogue Compliant.
Disclaimer: I don't own this clearly and I would really not wish to be JK Rowling at all. So there you go.
A/N: A huge thanks to my beta

spiritwhite for the wonderful help.

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hambares
2008-04-17 07:02 pm UTC (link)

I shouldn't be suprised at how much I enjoyed this fic. I think I have loved all your stories - such a consistently good author you are!

This was ingenious though. I haven't read anything quite like it in teh forced bonding category. My favorite part was when Hermione sighed, looked at Harry and then handed the spell reversal to Snape. It all came down to that and he made the best choice. I was so prepared for Harry to be hurt again.

Thanx for sharing!

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	occasusvenustas 2008-04-23 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! I really was trying to give something new in the "forced bond" area since most of the ideas are so over done. And I had to make the boys suffer, but not too much :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	severed_lies 2008-04-18 08:29 am UTC (link)
	Lovely story. I really like the idea of Snape raising those children (there is hope yet for them!) Not too angsty, even with what happens to Ginny. You handled the circumstances with grace. Definitely one of my favorite Snarry stories. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	occasusvenustas 2008-04-23 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	Aww thank you so much, that is very much appreciated. I was struggling for a while on how to handle Snape in a sudden parent situation. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	torino10154 2008-04-19 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	What a great fic! I loved the circumstances of the bond. The one thing I think you did really well is show how Snape would be as the sudden step-father to Harry's children. The way he tossed Molly out and was fairly determined to do what he had to himself seems very IC in an otherwise likely OOC situation. Well done. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	occasusvenustas 2008-04-23 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! I was trying to give something different on the typical "bond" fic. And I was quite desperate to keep Snape IC as much as possible while still being a parent. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ellid 2008-04-19 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	Very nice job. I really like the way you handled Snape and young Lily's relationship. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	occasusvenustas 2008-04-23 03:48 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks. I was trying to decide the best way Snape would handle being a pseudo-parent to a child suddenly :) Had to keep him Snape, though :p (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sweetmelodykiss 2008-04-21 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	Lovely! Very well written. I enjoyed this so much. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	occasusvenustas 2008-04-23 03:48 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you so much! (Reply to this) (Parent)