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snarryswapmod (snarryswapmod) wrote in snarry_swap,
@ 2010-01-09 00:03:00

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ciraarana, creation: fic, rated: nc-17

Happy Daft Day, winoniel!
Recipient: winoniel
Title: An Accident in Time
Author/Artist: ciraarana
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 37,500
Warning(s): chan (15), *bottom!Snape; mentions additional pairings: Harry/OMC, one-sided Harry/Ginny, and Ron/Hermione*
Prompt/Summary: One evening, Harry opens the door to an unexpected visitor, and is faced with a boy who looks and sounds like a younger version of Severus Snape. Exactly like a younger version.
A/N: winoniel, from your requests I took bottom!Snape. I meant to write a cute, fast-paced little story for you. But then Severus kind of kidnapped my plot and ran away with the story. He might be a bottom, but he's awfully toppy all the same, if you ask me. Hope you enjoy it!

A million and one thanks to my brave betas, afina_shining and leela_cat!

An Accident in Time

If you want to rec this fic, please link this post, not the off-site URL! Thank you!

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	red_day_dawning 2010-01-09 04:36 am UTC (link)
	This story is great reading. I'm fond of de-aged plots, and am always delighted when some clever writer works out new ways for the de-aging to play out, as you have here. Lots of lovely scene-building convinced me that this relationship worked, and I enjoyed the UST, the sex and the sweet ending. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-13 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I love de-aged Snape or Harry, and it's the only way I can conceive bottom!Snape, so of course I had to write it. :) Hehe, and so pleased at the "clever"! beams Thank you. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	snarry_fan7 2010-01-09 05:35 pm UTC (link)
	An excellent and interesting fic. I really love how you wrote Severus and how Harry interacted with him. A most delightful read.~Sophia (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-13 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! This was my first fic where Snape had a lot of "screen time", so to speak. I'm very glad I managed to present him well. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

quill_lumos
2010-01-09 08:55 pm UTC (link)

I don't normally read anything that warns for chan, but as this was 15, and de-aged I gave it a go and I'm so glad I did. I loved it. It was beautifuuly written and so sweet. I loved young Severus and the mechanism you used to get him to Harry's door. And Harry was so lovely with him, no wonder Severus fell in love!

Great read for a cold Saturday afternoon.

Thanks so much.

*hugs*

Lucie x

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	ciraarana 2010-01-13 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I'm glad I could entice you to read outside of your comfort zone. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	npetrenko 2010-01-10 05:25 am UTC (link)
	That was great. Lovely story. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-13 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aeryun 2010-01-10 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Oh wow! truely imaginative, and wonderful story. I love your Severus, and your Harry. :D (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-13 09:14 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun writing Severus, a mix between Professor Snape and teenager. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

myshewasyar
2010-01-10 12:06 pm UTC (link)

This was such a fun story! I loved vulnerable yet Slytherin Snape and I enjoyed watching him manipulate Harry. Not that Harry was really complaining. It was also nice to see a believable Ron and Hermione and I thought their interaction with Snape worked well.
It was a good slow build, and a lovely ending. I can't help wishing for a sequel - Harry takes his toy boy out on the town!!

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	ciraarana 2010-01-13 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun writing this version of Severus - once I'd given up trying to make him behave. ;) I'm glad you liked the story. Hmm, a sequel? I hadn't thought about it, but perhaps ... Muse willing ... looks at Muse Muse looks innocently back Eh, who knows? ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	centaury_squill 2010-01-10 02:04 pm UTC (link)
	Your de-aged Severus is delightful - touching mix of insecure teenager and Snape-to-be. I loved the way Harry handled his young visitor, and I was on the edge of my seat wondering how you'd resolve things for them. The ending was everything I'd hoped. Great job! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-13 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun writing this Severus. And it was surprisingly easy to mix Professor Snape with a teenager. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

winoniel
2010-01-10 04:55 pm UTC (link)

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ciraarana, for this wonderful story!

It is really amusing that you tried to write a short story, but Severus wouldn't let that happen. What you ended up with was even more perfect, and just the type of leisurely unfolding plot that I adore. You have a great way of creating an atmosphere 'outside' all of the demands of the wizarding world. It allowed Harry and Severus to redefine their relationship without all of the animosity of their past.

I like how you handled the de-ageing; it was logical, the magical theory was plausible, and it set up situations in which Harry had to protect Severus--something that I loved! Harry trying to get Severus to take a shower was hysterical. You wrote such an endearing, infuriating creature--he could only be a teenager! Harry was in the difficult position of trying to parent someone to whom he was attracted, who was also underage. And, even in letters and as a teen, you managed to keep Severus's snarky attitude and comments. They were such a delight.

The sex was hot. Severus seducing Harry was delicious, and Severus 'topping from the bottom' was just what I would expect of our demanding little teen. Severus learning about sex from a book was just too, too cute, and so Severus.

Beautifully done! Thank you again!

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ciraarana
2010-01-13 09:39 pm UTC (link)

Well, squee! I'm so happy you like the fic! I wanted to write bottom!Snape since it was first on your list - and, well, because Muse kind of pounced and pointed out how nicely a de-aged plot would work. ;)

And then, of course, I didn't have much time to worry whether I would be able to do Severus justice - because he walked in and completely took over. :D He was a delight to write. And, well, the whole story was a delight to write, and I'm very glad you enjoyed it, even though it wasn't anything close to your prompts/suggestions.

*iz pleezed*

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	asnowyowl 2010-01-10 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	Enchanting story! I loved Harry's maturity and the care he showed Severus. His fight against his own desires was nicely written and engaging. Severus was spot-on perfect, a lovely, horrible teen. Great job! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-13 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun writing Harry and Severus. Though especially Severus. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

torino10154
2010-01-11 01:49 pm UTC (link)

Wonderful fic---commenting as I am from the end, I have to wonder how much Severus had planned. Nevertheless, I love Harry taking care of him as we know Harry would, Severus being the perfect teen--generally driving Harry mad (in more ways than one). Delicious sex-mmm, yes. Somehow I do hope they find a way to be together even when Severus isn't having one of his spells. Excellent work.

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ciraarana
2010-01-13 09:30 pm UTC (link)

Thank you very much!

I had a lot of fun writing Severus. Surprisingly. I was so worried whether I could do him justice, but then he showed up and took over, and all I had to do was write. ;)

Hmm, well, Severus hadn't planned any further than he wrote in the letter. He wasn't happy to hand himself over to Harry, so to speak, but thought him the lesser evil. But then, once he had re-aged, the Harry he'd got to know wasn't at all like the Potter boy he remembered. The new flash, on the other hand, was more or less planned. Severus discovered he likes being a teenager and with Harry. So he has come back. But now, while he's in a teenage body, much of his mind is adult Severus.

And one day, Severus will be bored of bein a teen and find a cure and stay an adult, and Harry will be happy to have an adult lover. :D

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elvirablue
2010-01-16 01:32 am UTC (link)

Very enjoyable story! I really liked the plot about the curse and how you used it to bring young Severus to Harry’s doorstep and how things progressed from there. Some of my favourite moments were the ones where Harry’s caring revealed the neglect teenaged Severus was obviously used to. Shopping for food and clothes, getting praise and comfort, the trust issues…it was all the more poignant, because you didn’t dwell on the past suffering. I also enjoyed the many lighter moments, the ups and downs of their relationship, Severus’ adorable sulkiness, Harry’s concerned shouting and the occasional bout of tranquillity.

What I loved the most was Harry’s believable struggle as the more and more smitten guardian and his beautiful succumbing to temptation after those tension-filled incidents in the kitchen and bathroom. The combination of inexperience, uncertainty, headiness and bravado with which Severus seduced Harry made the scene feel both hot and tender. And the sex that followed was ever so gorgeous. It was a bit sad though, that Seveus was afterwards left to believe his 48-year-old body wasn’t good enough for Harry. And yet Harry didn’t actually seem bothered about Severus’ age. *ponders* Hmm, maybe it’s just a misunderstanding.

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ciraarana
2010-01-20 11:15 am UTC (link)

Thank you very much for your lovely comment! That's the kind of comment this author lives for. :)

Some of my favourite moments were the ones where Harry’s caring revealed the neglect teenaged Severus was obviously used to. - I'm so glad you noticed and enjoyed those moments. I wanted Severus to be stunned at Harry's kindness - so that he realises, once he re-ages, that the Potter boy is very different from Severus's idea of him.

Ah, that morning after! A classic case of misunderstanding. How I enjoy torturing my poor boys. :D

No, Harry isn't bothered about Severus's age - inside the adult there's still the teenager he has come to love (and no one can deny that adult!Snape very often resembles a teenager!). But he was afraid that adult Snape isn't like teenage Severus - and he has reason to be afraid, after all he's made a lot of bad experience with Snape. Severus, on the other hand, was still reeling with being re-aged and the memories of the past four weeks. He's trying to reconcile the Potter he knew with Harry. And when Harry didn't say anything or look at him, well. He is a paranoid bastard and jumped to conclusions.

But don't worry, they'll work it out. :)

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	red_day_dawning 2010-01-16 05:36 am UTC (link)
	Because I loved this story so much, I've recc'ed it here at snapedom. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-20 11:07 am UTC (link)
	Ooh, thank you very much! I'm honoured. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

alisanne
2010-01-16 06:42 am UTC (link)

*exhales*
That was really lovely. You really nailed fifteen year old Snape here. Infuriating, smug, brilliant and yet vulnerable and so very frightened.
The silly attempts of the Unspeakables to pry him from Harry made me laugh, and poor Harry having to deal with a seductive fifteen year old was great! *g*
I do hope that Severus comes to realize that Harry cares for him no matter how old he is, though. *pets Severus*
Well done! I really enjoyed this!

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	ciraarana 2010-01-20 11:06 am UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I enjoyed writing teenage!Severus and I'm glad you like him. :) And yes, Severus will realise that Harry cares for him, no matter how old he is - once Harry realises that Severus's silence that one morning wasn't due to anger but to surprise and nervousness. They'll work it out - though it probably will include a couple more screaming rows. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	szefi 2010-01-16 11:17 am UTC (link)
	This was a wonderful story with my favourite scenario: de-aged Severus. I love him as a sulky teenager, and you nailed it perfectly, thanks! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ciraarana 2010-01-20 09:59 am UTC (link)
	Thank you very much! I had a lot of fun writing teenage!Severus and I'm glad you liked him. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bk7brokemybrain 2010-02-01 07:33 am UTC (link)
	Tremendous! Young Snape made my heart clench just like Harry's. So sweet and vulnerable and innocent, yet so much Himself. Who can blame poor Harry for giving in when such a brazen Slytherin has armed himself with book-learnin' and a will to seduce? Lovely! Oh, and you scared me just a bit with Snape standing at the foot of the bed. Poor, insecure man. (Reply to this)

lillibet4
2010-02-03 10:34 am UTC (link)

Although I'm sure I've read all the elements for the de-aging and subsequent care (mixed curses, life debt etc) before, I loved the way you mixed them up to produce something new and so very in canon Snape :) I adored their interaction - I love Harry's maturity and Severus's teenaged aspects. There were a couple of Severus's reactions to some of the things Harry said that left me wondering slightly what the story was behind them, but they seemed to fit so well with your characterisation of him. And the bit where Harry woke up to a re-aged Snape nearly made me cry...Luckily the ending was lovely.

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	kitty_fic 2011-10-04 12:12 am UTC (link)
	Wow! I loved this story! I'm a new Snarry fan and this was my first deaged Snape story! The switched dynamic between them was delicious! I hope there are more like this fabulous story! I never wanted it to end! (Reply to this)

(Anonymous)
2012-03-05 09:44 pm UTC (link)

Hello!
Great fic, I loved it!Particularly the way Harry tried to stop yearning for de-aged Severus and then succumbed when Sev took the steps... I was just a little disturbed at the end, because if Harry learnt to love Snape, why would Snape found the urge to de-age himself to pursue their relationship? They could have been "simply" together... But well, I found it cute nonetheless so thanks for publishing and see you!
Lilith Neverland

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	Great fic obscenecupcake 2012-03-16 06:15 am UTC (link)
	Thank you, I enjoyed reading this. (Reply to this)

	lav123(livejournal) (Anonymous) 2012-04-17 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	OH My God, this is fabulous! (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2016-12-24 04:43 pm UTC (link)
	This IS AMAZING SUCH AN AMAZING READ YES (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2017-06-17 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	awsome! (Reply to this)