'Of Indeterminate Viscosity' glides like a charm, sails like a Firebolt!
Awesome! There are so many different things about this I loved, no make that *adored*!! I hardly know where to start! I just finished it, so reluctant to see it end! And I'm still all asdlfkjldfkjas;!!!!
I adore your AU, so well constructed. I've never seen anyone construct such a brilliant way for James to still be alive but Harry get together with Snape! You are so *clever* to come up with this! It works perfectly. Especially with Sirius as the permanent hang-about mate. What an illustration of James's character he is! But somehow, like Harry found after they started to row, Sirius also keeps James from blowing up more than he does.
Love Snape's relatives, all squatty and "Ooh, Sevvie, your young man!" ROFLMAO, especially Aunty Mavis cozying up to Lucius at the end! (Lucius casting Abstersi like mad under his breath, no doubt!) OMG, all the details about Snape's life, and town, and the shops they visit - the loltastic plant details at Wurzmangles! - and Wizarding York, so brilliant! This is like whole chapters from HP that ought to be in the books, and weren't. But now you've invented them, you can keep writing fics set in this world, no? *begs prettily, offers cookies*
Whew. This fic got me all excited with its awesome characters and details. :-) Not to mention the hot sex. What a wonderful tale! I'm going to go read it again *right now.* :D :D :D