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snarryswapmod (snarryswapmod) wrote in snarry_swap,
@ 2008-01-19 12:00:00

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creation: fic, klynie1, rated: nc-17

Happy Daft Day, gingertart50!
Recipient: gingertart50
Title: Love, Pregnancy and Camel Riding
Author: klynie1
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: About 27,600
Warnings: DH spoilers, including the epilogue; Mpreg; awkward sex between two middle-aged wizards
Prompt/Summary: 48-year-old Harry Potter is the victim of an accidental immaculate conception.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter, Severus Snape and all associated characters from the Harry Potter universe are the property of J.K. Rowling and those to whom she has licensed her creations, including without limitation Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books, Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No copyright infringement is intended. The author is making no profit from this story.
Author's Note: gingertart50, I couldn't believe how lucky I was to have been given your story request! I hope that I give you even a tiny fraction of the fun reading it that I had in writing it. Much love and many thanks to my betas – E, S and B – all brilliant writers to whom I owe my first, second and third child, respectively (which is a great burden from my mind, since I don't really want kids).
All remaining mistakes are mine. And special love and thanks to the amazing mods who have worked so hard on this fest: f13tch3r, svartalfur and yanks02. You've made this so much fun!

Love, Pregnancy and Camel Riding

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elvirablue
2008-01-19 08:18 pm UTC (link)

This was so much fun to read, especially since the summary had made me doubtful. Luckily, the title and the whole proverb along with the warning for "awkward sex between middle-aged wizards" allured me to proceed, otherwise I would have missed a wonderful story.:)

It was a brilliant idea to make Harry pregnant so soon and unexpectedly, so that he and Snape couldn't dwell too long on their old issues, though forced to live together.

I loved reading about the pregnancy and how Regulus helped his fathers to understand fatherhood, each other and love. The father-son discussion between Harry and Al and the scene leading to belly-touching by Snape were particularly beautiful and very moving in a non-sugary way.

The combination of humour and seriousness worked really well throughout this story and the sex was amazing. I was anticipating funny fumbling but I never expected to get hot and sweet, too. "Plenty of time" was perfect ending.

Thank you for writing this!

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klynie1
2008-01-20 01:28 am UTC (link)

the summary had made me doubtful

Honestly, I'm the world's WORST summary writer. I'm totally pants at it. Thanks for reading anyway.

And thank you for such a thoughtful comment! I loved writing the scene between Albus and Harry, so your comment makes me very happy. It was a challenge to walk the line between caring and overly sweet. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the story!

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