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snapelyhols_mod (snapelyhols_mod) wrote in snapelyholidays,
@ 2011-12-16 01:06:00

Entry tags:

2011_fic, adult, caning, frottage, h/c, snape/mcgonagall, spanking

gift fic for someoldcat, Snape/Mcgonagall, adult

Recipient: someoldcat

Author: kelly_chambliss
Title: To Some a Gift
Characters: Snape/McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, OCs
Rating: R, adult (NWS)
Content Info: *Spanking, caning, frottage (sort of), hurt/comfort. Corporal punishment of a child.*
Summary: After Voldemort's first defeat, Severus has a great deal to atone for. Minerva finds a way to help him.
Disclaimer: The world of HP and its characters belongs to Rowling. The author of this fic has borrowed them for the purposes of storytelling. No profit was or will be made.
Word count: ~6,330
Author's Notes someoldcat, your prompt proved to be quite an interesting challenge. Here’s what I tried to include from your want list: "redemption stories, Severus confronting his demons, all manner of hurt/comfort, and some darker elements…[Severus] portrayed as awkward, inexperienced, and shy." I'd intended to write more of a dom!Minerva, but she wouldn't cooperate. Still, I managed to include a few of your kinks (spanking, frottage), and I hope this Severus is the character you wanted to see. In any case, I really do think he feels better now!

My super-grateful thanks to my two betas, T and V.

( To Some a Gift )

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caecelia_
2012-01-06 10:38 pm UTC (link)

Just to say -- I have come back to this story several times now, and it is without doubt one of my absolute favourites from this fest: the beautifully written exploration of both Severus and Minerva's psyche here haunts me. I particularly enjoyed the overdue conversation with Albus -- while I sometimes think that Albus encouraged Severus' bad teaching, I also like this take on the situation. Severus' angry reaction was glorious, as was Albus' understated: "We have a complex relationship, Severus and I," Albus said finally. "He is important to me, but he is difficult. Oh, not in terms of teaching; I'm not angry about that. He did a reasonable job for a neophyte, and he can only improve. Especially with your guidance?" There is so much going on beneath the surface here, and it was an utter joy to guess at the implications behind every perfectly placed word.

I also rather liked the framing you gave this (with Finn's spanking). Minerva's shame over not receiving the same treatment as her brother rang utterly true, as did her shame over her father's silent treatment (I had a similar father).

Also, a confession: The spanking scene should not have been as hot as it was (I have never particularly enjoyed spanking in fic), but you not only convinced me that it could happen, that it could work between these two, but made me actually find it hot.

Thank you for this utterly memorable story, which has enriched my imagination and given me so much pleasure over the past weeks.

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kelly_chambliss
2012-01-14 07:07 pm UTC (link)

Thank you so much for this detailed and thoughtful review (and for your journal rec, too). I'm always so pleased to know what lines and elements of a story work for readers. The fact that you think the story is believable means a lot to me, because when I started writing, I thought it would be a bit of a character stretch. But then, as so often happens, the characters sort of took over and wrote it their way /g/.

Thanks again; I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

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