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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2008-05-10 11:13:00

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ac1d6urn, entry, sinick, team phoenix

TEAM PHOENIX ENTRY: Sinick & Ac1d6urn "Red Right Hand"
Title: Red Right Hand
Author: sinick & ac1d6urn
Team: Phoenix
Genres: Postwar, Alternate Universe *Hover/Click for Games Definition of Alternate Universe*
Prompt: Ministry of Magic
Rating/Warnings: NC17; *warning for: total departure from epilogue canon, slight suggestion of previous partnerships, language.*
Word Count: ~49000
Summary: In a world where winning the war was only half the battle, will Harry Potter's crazy heroics be enough to save an outcast?
A/N: Thanks to naatz for beta-reading above and beyond the call of duty.

"Red Right Hand by Sinick & Ac1d6urn"

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The Dynamic Duo strikes again!

josan
2008-05-11 01:58 pm UTC (link)

Well, the concept was incredible. The Red Hand is mean, cruel, heartless and worthy of Umbridge. Who is MoM? OMG!

Harry as nut case worked really well. So did Snape's handling of him.

The bits I loved (more than the rest of them, I mean):

Snape as tattoo artist.

The dialogue, especially the tea-time conversation (including the fruit bit!), was just plain brilliant.

Snape dragging Harry to a punk band. OMG (I doubt that I would go near one even if I had the chance to see Snape!) (And the fact that his clothes still fit him...that was mean of you guys, you know. Like ours would fit us, eh...)

And how punk finally gets the two of them together...

Umbridge gets what she deserves. Harry and the Veil as cloak was a mouth-dropping-open hoot! The little Welsh dragon...

And not to forget the artwork...Dolly with her pink bow (now that was so very cruel) and the notices, the door...all added to the story.

Most definitely to be read and read over and over again.

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Re: The Dynamic Duo strikes again!

sinick
2008-05-11 05:50 pm UTC (link)

Umbridge as MoM: ironic acronym or what? I know I'd HATE having her as my mom! :)

So glad you liked the idea of Snape as a tattoo artist - I think that was one plausible way he could turn his handicap into an asset.

I'm thrilled you liked the dialogue, because I think dialogue's terribly important in a story. Few things make me get my Ranty McRanty Pants on faster than dialogue that doesn't sound like something the characters would actually say.

We didn't have the idea of the cloak-as-veil until quite a way through the plotting. The concept was one of those bolts from the blue.

And to hear that you think our story's worth re-reading... well, that's high praise!

Thank you so much for letting us know how you felt!

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Re: The Dynamic Duo strikes again!

ac1d6urn
2008-05-11 07:03 pm UTC (link)

Aww! I'm particularly glad you liked the tea time (fruit bit) conversation. It's one of my favourite pieces in this story and it was one of those bits that were easy to put together - it just flowed.

*grin* I never really listened to punk rock until Sinick suggested London Calling for the story and supplied the music file, so I had absolutely no excuse. I think I was caught right after the 'cupboard' line and admitted it was a good fit.

Thank you for leaving such a wonderful review and for saying it's a story to reread. That's a high praise for a fic. Thank you.

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