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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2008-05-15 08:06:00

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TEAM PHOENIX ENTRY: Vain "To Stay the Shadow"
Title: To Stay the Shadow
Author: Vain vain
Team: Phoenix
Genres: Angst
Prompt: Reckoning & Ashes of Youth
Rating/Warnings: R; *Book 6 & 7 S.P.O.I.L.E.R.S. Please note, this story is NOT Book 7 compliant; AU-ish; language; angst.*
Word Count: ~25,400
Summary: Once upon a time Severus Snape fell in love. And then everything went wrong.
A/N: All the definitions preceding the chapters are taken from "The Devil's Dictionary," by Ambrose Bierce, originally published in newspapers in a serialized version between 1881 and 1906 as "The Cynic's Word Book," and then bound and republished in 1911 under its current name.
Special Thanks once again to the mods for not killing me after email # 3, and especially to my invaluable betas venivincere, alisanne, & ziasudra for beating me with Spelling, Grammar, and Diction Sticks. They are now my personal heroes and made this story a thousand times better; all remaining errors are solely my own. Also, much love to the rest of Team Phoenix for all their help and support. This would never have been completed if not for you guys’ feedback and encouragement. ♥
Plagiarism is no one’s friend.

"To Stay the Shadow by Vain"
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cluegirl
2008-05-15 05:06 pm UTC (link)

How much do I want to kick Severus' arse right now? And a little bit of Harry's too, though I can much better sympathize with him in this story than with Snape. Ibiots. Stupidstupid boy-heads. Lily needs to come back from the grave and knock their heads together.

You have crafted a wonderful angstbomb here. And I don't mind saying it, you had me tearing up a bit in more than one place.

Well done.

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vain
2008-05-16 02:33 pm UTC (link)

Thank you. ^^ It's really interesting to see everyone's take on this fic. Yes, this really is largely Severus's fault, but by the same token, he's not really capable of change. One of the things that irked me moderately about the last book was that, if Severus's life ever had any justifiable value or purpose to the 'right side' of the war, it was only because of Lily Potter. And if his only worth is because of his unrequited love for one person . . . well, that's really kind of sad. And I don't think it's something he'd ever grow past, even if he truly wanted to. He wouldn't know how. I kind of wanted to run with that premise.

As for Harry, I think he's always going to standing in his own shadow, and probably never really living up to the expectations others keep foisting on him. I don't know if he would ever be able to find someone who wouldn't treat him like that, however well-intentioned they may be. I'm not a big fan of Harry/Ginny, but she at least seems to see him for who he is, and he's certainly far from perfect in many ways.

^__^ Thank you for your kind review.

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