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Author has written 27 stories for Harry Potter. I'm a Snape-aholic stay-at-home mother of six who has been writing fanfic in my head for decades but only started writing it down this century. In general, my stories are an N/S3 zone, ie, no slash, no swearing, no sex, but there is an occasional kiss and "Dreams" glances obliquely at the marriage bed. I do explore parental-guidance issues like self-harm, guilt and shame, and occasionally find it necessary to lightly touch on violence. I've noticed that my favourite fandom characters, such as Snape and Percy and Neville, are all under-appreciated and male. Perhaps they symbolise my autistic sons, and society's tendency to dismiss disabled people as being worth less than "normal" people. What draws adults like myself to Snape is not "bad boy appeal" (I find the very suggestion ludicrous, frankly), but hurt/comfort or identification; we recognised early on that Snape was a profoundly unhappy man, trapped by duty and obligation into a dead-end job/life. "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation" (Henry David Thoreau) - only for Snape, despair is a more accurate word. As I wrote back in 2004 in "Everything", ch 5: "Miserable. Yes, that was it, he was miserable. Under that cold, grim mask, he’d probably been grieving almost since before she was born, grieving in silence because whom could a spy confide in? ... Ron wasn’t the only person who wouldn’t forgive him. She was sure he’d never forgiven himself." The books show him almost entirely through the eyes of Gryffindor students, and even the authorial voice is a Harry-echo - to the detriment of the series, in my opinion. To redress the balance, I tend to give a Snape-eyed view of events and characters. (This leads some readers to assume I'm fully in agreement with him, when all I'm really doing is presenting the opposing argument.) I've extended this to include SSHG romance and mentor-fics because they play well off each other and give me an opportunity to explore unresolved issues from canon or life. I will not be changing any previous stories to conform to DH. It has now been confirmed which side Snape was on and that some generally-loved characters were indeed grubby-grey, as I believed. Nevertheless, I found the final book a profound disappointment on almost every level - even worse than my rather low expectations - and the author's apparent vision and morality abhorrent. (There is a coherent under-story that tells a better tale, but her interview comments show little awareness of its existence.) I still intend to finish my WIPs, but updates will be irregular and I don't promise to start any new stories. I'd like to acknowledge some particular influences: Dzeytoun, ReeratheRed and Whitehound, whose fics have strongly coloured some of my Snape-views, Lady Claudia's site, whysnape, for extracting and analysing all the Snape sections part in JK's books, Harry Potter Lexicon, for their vast repository of information, Little Tigger, for persuading me to post, and Bellegeste and Cecelle, my previewers, whose searching questions and criticisms greatly improve the finished product. A note to flamers: Piggybacking on someone else's reputation is not a good way to get your existence noticed. It works, yes, but only in the way we notice if we step on something stinky in the street. A momentary annoyance as we pull out the scrub brush... Writing fan-fiction is as much an art as writing for publication, but like my other field of interest, quilting, it is an art of the community rather than the elitist. As such, the quality of work produced may range from masterwork to dross. I am committed to aiming for the former. Quilts made from pre-printed fabrics are not valued less than those using the maker's own hand-dyes; neither should writing be valued less for being made of pre-printed situations. It's what you do with the raw materials that counts. | |||||||
1. Into the Ether » reviewsWIP, SSHG, DH-compatible. "Dear Hermione..." Twenty years after the Battle of Hogwarts, she thought she'd received all the letters there were, and despaired. But there was still one letter to come...Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - General/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 11 - Words: 35,410 - Reviews: 286 - Updated: 11-19-09 - Published: 6-24-07 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete2. Unexpected » reviewsSSHG, WIP, not HBP/DHcompatible. Honesty, simple honesty.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 29 - Words: 18,276 - Reviews: 871 - Updated: 10-31-09 - Published: 3-20-07 - Severus S. & Hermione G.3. Mother Ghoul's Nursery Rhymes reviewsMove over Beedle. Here comes Mother Ghoul... Some scholars believe the majority of these rhymes reference events in Potter's life, but this is generally considered to be merely popular myth.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,610 - Reviews: 24 - Published: 12-31-08 - Harry P. & Ron W. - Complete4. In Your Dreams » reviewsSSHG, WIP, not HBP or DH compatible. Complete. Circumventing a prophecy is not that easy...Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 32 - Words: 85,504 - Reviews: 1599 - Updated: 3-18-08 - Published: 2-25-07 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete5. In the Light reviewsDHandHBP oneshot, character death. So much blood. It came out, gushing, from two small wounds in the white neck, and Hermione knew immediately that this was a much worse bite than Harry’s had been – and that had been hard enough to heal...Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,114 - Reviews: 58 - Published: 8-20-07 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete6. The Percy Papers reviewsA set of nine 55word drabbles about Percy's journey, OotP to HBP. Hands still trembling, Percy packed his clothes and papers and other assorted possessions...Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 533 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 7-19-07 - Percy W. & Albus D. - Complete7. Tell Naught But Lies » reviewsAlternative DH. They turned as one, suddenly aware that Harry had dropped out of the conversation and was staring again at the eaglehead of the key, studying its fierce eyes as if he could see into them. He didn’t notice them noticing him...Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 29,281 - Reviews: 182 - Updated: 7-18-07 - Published: 1-4-07 - Hermione G. & Severus S.8. Turncoat reviewsTwo doubledrabbles, inspired by the DoM fight: Evil Lupin, Good Lucius... Someone had to do it. Lupinlovers, you have been warned. Enter at own risk.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 715 - Reviews: 34 - Published: 7-16-07 - Lucius M. & Remus L. - Complete9. Betrayals » reviewsWIP, edited to be HBPcompatible. The Gryffindor gits came in then, followed closely by Slughorn, and the lesson started. They were preparing the base for Eckhart’s Elixir today...Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 9 - Words: 12,675 - Reviews: 139 - Updated: 6-20-07 - Published: 10-5-04 - Severus S. & Albus D.10. The Brightness of Candles reviewsHBP Spoilers. Nitwit, blubber, oddment, tweak... You probably thought it didn't mean anything, just four words plucked at random ...Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,310 - Reviews: 72 - Published: 11-28-06 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete11. Everything I've Ever Done: Reunion » reviewsSSHG sequel to Everything I've Ever Done, with new Percy arc. Epilogue: It was a very Weasley wedding...Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 9 - Words: 36,083 - Reviews: 186 - Updated: 11-15-06 - Published: 5-2-06 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete12. Attribute:A Tribute reviewsCompanion poem to Borolin's Lost and Found, with apologies to Emily DickinsonHarry Potter - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 178 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 5-25-06 - Severus S. - Complete13. Risk » reviewsHBP Spoilers! Rita shook her QuickQuotes Quill. “Is it true that famed recluse and warhero, Severus Snape, head of fastgrowing Potions company, Snape Enterprises, is here under cover of Polyjuice?” Thanks to HermioneGranger91 for the inspiration.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 7 - Words: 3,051 - Reviews: 131 - Updated: 5-24-06 - Published: 11-8-05 - Severus S. & Hermione G. - Complete14. Crabbe's Poetry Book » reviewsHBP spoilers. COMPLETE. Crabbe writes poetry. Who knew? Third chapter, Bottoms and beetles and digging holes...Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - General/Poetry - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,848 - Reviews: 83 - Updated: 5-18-06 - Published: 2-6-05 - Vincent C. & Gregory G. - Complete15. Who Lives in Disguise » reviewsHBPconcurrent and compatible, SPOILERS, COMPLETE! It was the longest, shortest trip back from Hogwarts ever. Nominated in Fifth MultifacetedsHarry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 16 - Words: 49,766 - Reviews: 484 - Updated: 5-4-06 - Published: 11-3-05 - Hermione G. & Severus S. - Complete16. Everything I've ever done » reviewsCOMPLETE! There were likely to be enough cross words when they finally met. For seven years of his teaching, Hermione had had nothing but cross words from him... Life was a puzzle sometimes. SSHG, Nominated for 4th Multifaceteds and Moste Potente PassionsHarry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 20 - Words: 49,853 - Reviews: 830 - Updated: 4-27-06 - Published: 10-25-04 - Severus S. & Hermione G. - Complete17. Post mort » reviewsComplete, AU since HBP. How long Hermione lay there grieving she didn't know, nor did she notice when she first felt a heart thudding under her cheek and arms reaching to hold her... Then a familiar voice said the unthinkable. SSHG, character deathHarry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 13,548 - Reviews: 353 - Updated: 10-9-05 - Published: 7-10-05 - Severus S. & Hermione G. - Complete18. How Dumb Were You? » reviewsWARNING, SPOILERS FOR HBP. Was Dumbledore dumb? Harry hasty? Hermione hokey? WonWon wanton? And what did Fred and George have to do with it? More: Sluggish Slughorn, halfhearted halfblood prince, delinquent Draco, repetitive Riddle, go getter GinnyHarry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Tragedy - Chapters: 10 - Words: 4,133 - Reviews: 285 - Updated: 8-30-05 - Published: 7-17-05 - Albus D. & Severus S.19. Dumbledore's Man reviewsHBP spoilers, Character death. Harry stood up slowly, shaking off the ashes of a dead dark lord... A few feet away a long blackclad body lay prone where it had fallen after shielding him from an organripping curse...Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,876 - Reviews: 81 - Published: 8-9-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete20. Wrong » reviewsOneshot that grew. How thick do they think I am Peter's perspective after the pensieve incident...Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,002 - Reviews: 55 - Updated: 1-26-05 - Published: 1-4-05 - Remus L. & Peter P. - Complete21. Fates and Fortunes reviewsA collection of ten fairly light-hearted 55-word drabbles that explore in chronological order the possible fates of some of our favourite characters.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Humor/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 591 - Reviews: 58 - Published: 12-18-04 - Hermione G. & Severus S.22. Breaking point » reviewsWIP "The night would bring him neither rest nor comfort till he’d spoken to Albus so he might as well get it over with..."Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,769 - Reviews: 44 - Updated: 11-15-04 - Published: 11-11-04 - Severus S. & Albus D.23. A Bludger to the Gut reviewsOne shot. Snape's thoughts on learning that Lupin has been employed as the DADA teacher. Some things can never be forgotten... the perpetual flinch of knowing they were waiting to hex me...Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,026 - Reviews: 40 - Published: 10-17-04 - Severus S. & Remus L. - Complete24. Backbone reviewsOne shot. "Dangling upside down and wandless in front of that git Potter, Severus had only one weapon left. Time to use it then."Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 878 - Reviews: 50 - Published: 10-14-04 - Severus S. & James P. - Complete25. The Old Anger reviewsOne shot. "Unfortunately Potter was called away before he could have the instructive opportunity of ingesting poison..." slight SSHG impliedHarry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,025 - Reviews: 25 - Published: 10-12-04 - Severus S. & Hermione G. - Complete26. Levels of Stupidity reviewsOne-shot. A Snape-eye view of Harry's Sorting and first Potions lesson.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,915 - Reviews: 53 - Published: 10-11-04 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete27. Snape dialogues reviewsOne shot. Snape-eye view of events at Hogwarts from Harry's first year till after the final battle, told in 8 55-word snippets of dialogue.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 716 - Reviews: 52 - Published: 10-3-04 - Severus S. - Complete
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