Oh, this was brilliant. Because it was realistic and Harry was being so Harry-ish all through it, and I nearly died when Severus said he'd rather have a staring competition with a basilisk :)
It fantastically avoided soppy, and avoided dark as well. It was WAS, and...
Yes. I'm not really a Snarry slasher. Possibly this was Snarry for people who don't necessarily like Snarry and not for those who do? If not, why the blazes haven't you got the masses of comments you deserve?