nice story

This was so beautiful. Snape accepts that he can't save Harry, but he finds a way to honor his death, to pay respect to his coming sacrifice - and through him to honor *all* those who were beyond saving, perhaps even himself. This was really a haunting, solemn, and lovely idea. Hopeless and bleak, but beautifully dignified. I love the imagery of oak and lightning, and the dreamlike, ancient words.

Rowling chose not to resolve matters between these two characters, and while it's wonderful to write powerful stories that bring them together, as you certainly have (and I'm very grateful!), it is also sometimes wonderful to stare without flinching into their grimmer canon!reality and find ways for them to meet defeat with grace. Thanks for this remarkable story.

Excellent!!

Did Snape just get rid of the Horcruz in Harry's scar? It certainly sounds possible to me that this rite could have done it. If part of Tom Riddle's soul is already on its way out, then Harry himself need no longer die.

This was really interesting to read, Mila

Great story! I like how the line "You dreamed an ancient wizard funeral" is placed at the end; it's very powerful that way. In the first read, you don't quite know what is going on until you get to that line, where you suddenly realize what exactly is happening. And tracing back the story from that point, everything that has happened comes together perfectly. I like that a lot.
:o) Will you be posting the other Support Stacie story as well?

Very well done. I was subconsciously expecting this Snape to be like the one in Resolution, but you did a good job of keeping him in character (according to Rowling's universe.) You also did a good job of capturing the desperate atmosphere, while also adding a glimmer of hope to the otherwise bleak situation. Kudos!

I was so happy to see another story/oneshot from you! The writing was beautiful, although I was a little confused. I guess that means I'll just have to read it over. I really liked how you portrayed Snape.

I really liked your way writing this scene, but I´m not native English. So I´m wondering, did you just change the outcome of Harry´s encouter with death ? If the soul is instructed to move forward it would never come to the meeting in kings cross and Harry would stay dead. Did I understand this right? So Severus wanted to make it right for Harry and screwed up even more ? I´m really happy this didn´t happen in canon. But thanks for your writing.

i think its going to take many more readings for me to break the surface of whats going on here--or decipher it at least.
then again maybe im missing nothing... but i highly doubt that.

i'd never heard of this support stacie thing. looked it up though, quite interesting.

i love snape using harry's trousers to blindfold him!

As always, your imagery far outweighs the source. Impressively written and more evocative than DH. Thank you for this lovely piece.

That was really great. How you wrote Snape and his thoughts was incredible.

cdk

interesting, more ?

This is really good; you have a lot of talent as a writer.