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snarrymod (snarrymod) wrote in snarry_games,
@ 2008-05-20 19:12:00

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TEAM PHOENIX ENTRY: Perverse Idyll "When the Rose and the Fire Are One"
Title: When the Rose and the Fire Are One
Author: perverse_idyll
Team: Phoenix!
Genre(s): Alternate Universe *Hover/Click for Games Definition of Alternate Universe*
Prompt(s): Flesh Memory, Spilling Fire
Rating/Warnings/Kinks: *(HBP but not DH-compliant) Violence, rough sex, character death (not Snape or Harry)*
Word Count: 81,000+
Summary: Harry's haunted by guilt. Snape's warded by roses. Each must free the other in order to free himself.
A/N: First, thank you to the mods for creating the Games in the first place and for having the patience of saints. leela_cat did a phenomenal job with this in a ridiculously short time. Whatever coherence the fic has is due to her heroic efforts and hand-holding. Also thanks to Team Phoenix for putting up with my fumbling captaincy and for helping to make this an enjoyable ride. Lastly, many thanks to my beloved rinsbane for talking me through to the images I needed. I wish this were a better first offering, my dear.

*With gratitude to leela_cat and apologies to T. S. Eliot.

"When the Rose and the Fire Are One by Perverse Idyll"

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perverse_idyll
2008-05-23 04:15 am UTC (link)

Wow, Gay! You read it! I thought you might skip right over this because it's not really your cup of tea. I'm delighted you hung in there for the ride.

Yay, finally somebody mentions the sex! Whew, thank you. This is not only my first fanfic, it's my first time writing graphic sex, so I've been experiencing a little performance anxiety about the whole thing.

Oh, young Severus. I may have to write a fic about him someday. I actually had to control the impulse to put him in more scenes because the temptation to develop his "friendship" with Harry was strong. However, sanity (and word count issues) prevailed.

I did intend Harry to be purged by the end. I guess I don't really believe in a Harry who's cheerful and well-adjusted after the war, partly because (if this makes sense) it renders him immune to loss and sacrifice and it flies in the face of my belief that the simple act of suffering does not make one a better person. You have to learn from it, otherwise you're simply one of the walking wounded. Or too shallow and self-absorbed to be profoundly changed by tragedy. Harry had to figure a few things out before he could finally let go.

I have no doubt that he'll eventually follow Severus. If Snape didn't want Harry around, he wouldn't have baited the trap, so to speak. He wouldn't have broken down at the last second and changed his mind. Which is okay, because they actually have a chance now. In my opinion, not even love could compensate for the bitterness of being caged. Now that they're both more or less free - for the first time in their lives! - anything is possible.

Thank you for giving this monster a chance and for seeing to the heart of what I was trying to do. :D

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