Guide to Completed SSHG Novellas (Post DH Year One): Canon

[harmony_bites]

For renitaleandra and silburygirl

I searched through FanfictionNet, AdultFanfiction, The Archive at the End of the Universe, Skyehawke, Fiction Alley, Restricted Section, Granger Enchanted, WIKTT Archives, Ashwinder, The Petulant Poetess, OWL, Digital Quill and the sshg_exchangeBelow is listed every single completed SSHG story I could find between 10,000 and 40,001 words posted

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[cflower3]

"sigh"

Good point Harmony, good point. :P

You made me remember how much I do love DH Snape. If there's one aspect I could be happy with it would be DH Snape. That book really solidified my love for Snape. The fact that one could learn so much from him; what to do (to have courage, and to be brave,to have passion, and to do what you need to do despite obstacles), and also what not to do (to close yourself off from other love, to not be able to grow from love lost. Perhaps his situation was a bit different, but in applying things to real life...).

I think the problem for me is my age. I relate better to a younger Hermione without kids and a divorce (or whatever happens to get her with Snape). The majority if this fandom is older and so they could really make post Epilogue Hermione their own. And, as you said, it will be a good thing because we don't want the fandom to turn into Latin. (Though Latin is cool.)

I just, maybe, hope that there will also be stories that do ignore Hermione's end in DH because those are also so much fun and are also great exercises for the characters.

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I do like EWE stories too (Epilogue? What Epilogue?) Since it's just ignoring 2,000 or so words of 7 books, some of massive length, it doesn't do damage to the characters, and some of my favorite stories this year were of that kind. It gives a lot more leeway to all the characters.

I do prefer Hermione to be at least mid-twenties though, even if a lot of the stories I imprinted on early in the ship were 7th year or not much later (like Falling Further In, Soul Searching, Fire and the Rose, A Terrible Temptation.) I think it can make a nice and fresh change to see a Hermione who has had some living. Given a 20 year gap in ages, a more experienced, mature Hermione for me equalizes things quite a bit, and makes Snape seem less, well, pervy, less the kind of man whose main attraction to her would because she's *young*

And you know, of the above, I really adored "Witches Sabbatical"--that one features a fully canon compliant, mature Hermione. And because it was only on this out of the way com, I doubt many in the ship have read it.

[cflower3]

Yes, EWE stories kinda seem like the moderate way to go since you aren't ignoring DH, but you are ignoring that stupid E.

I think, once again, for me it goes back to my age. And with a 7th year Hermione or fresh out of school, I can really grow with her. Like even with Pet Project. I can take that journey with her when she changes her ideas about people and life. Her descriptions and her worries. Why? Because I'm doing that myself now. Older Hermione, I'm not at that point yet. I can follow, and probably enjoy certain older stories, but I'm not exactly there. I can admit that.

But I can understand, and do agree in many ways overall that an older Hermione would make a lot of sense for Snape. It's a great idea, in general.

I'll need to go check out that story. Say, do you know the name of Bee's EWE drabble?

[harmony_bites]

We keep on learning you know, even in our 30s--which is one reason I have hope for Snape, and he has a lot of perceptions he'd have to change to come together with Hermione. And the brighter side of it happening with a younger Hermione is certainly that at least he would have more years of happiness one hopes--and some authors do have a knack of writing a Hermione that still feels young, but more of an equal.

Buzzy's drabbles is called "What's In a Name" and can be found here:

http://community.livejournal.com/grangersnape100/776037.html

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I might add, you can go EWE and still even have Hermione as a student. After all, she never completed her seventh year--even JKR says she went back for that (but that Harry and Ron did not). If you want to read a SSHG "8th Year" romance, well you might want to try zeegrindlylows "Where Your Treasure Is" on FFN (link on the Epics DH post). I think you'd like that one. Very classic in feel.