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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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alisanne
2008-05-23 11:49 pm UTC (link)

I'm not sure I can be more coherent even now that I've had some time to let the story settle in my mind, but I'll try.

This was a great remaking of the wizarding world. I loved your OC (for a while I thought SHE was Snape) and when she ended up with Ginny I LMAO!
Poor Ron... And Hermione was lovely. Poor Molly.
It took me a while to understand what was happening to Harry and then in the end when Snape took the ghosts from him... *sobs*

*sigh* You see? Still incoherent. I give up.
I loved it. I'll just stop there.

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perverse_idyll
2008-05-25 07:39 am UTC (link)

I was a little worried at first about bending the magical rules to suit myself, but then I decided to stop fretting and just forge ahead. So I'm glad you liked it.

I'm absolutely tickled by the general approval of Odile. She's one of my favorite things about this fic, and other people seem to share my fondness. And Ginny . . *shifty eyes* Odile will have her whipped into shape in no time, you agree?

It really felt odd, killing off a beloved character like Ron. But - yes, okay, I created Adrian so I shouldn't be so blatantly partial - but I like Adrian and Hermione together. I adore the idea of a scholar's love nest.

I didn't quite pull off the ending to my satisfaction (shh, don't tell anyone) but the sacrifice Snape makes for Harry there really matters to me. It reflects a lot of how I feel about Snape and what he's capable of.

Thank you for your kind words, my dear. Incoherence is a great compliment, so no need to apologize. :D

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