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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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simons_flower
2008-05-16 06:18 am UTC (link)

Totally nailed the angst here.

I really enjoyed how you drew Harry's character, showed how he was growing into being a man people could count on, a worthy person, even as you contrasted it to how stagnant Snape had become. And, damn, how twisted is it that he only wanted Harry for his eyes, in a sense? Were this horror, I'd imagine Harry plucking out his own eyes and giving them to Snape, but this isn't a B-movie :)

Great job!

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vain
2008-05-17 05:39 pm UTC (link)

Thank you. XD Your comment about the eyes cracked me up.

Before DH was released, I was talking to a friend and I said that I thought Severus was most likely going to die because if he lived he'd have nothing left. This was kind of a way for me to run with that idea. He's too trapped by his past and too invested in it to let it go. Of the two of them, I think Harry is better off in this scenario; he at least has the potential to move beyond his past, as evidenced when he finally walked away from Severus.

Thank you for reviewing and I'm glad you liked the story.

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