fic for alexajohnson: As a Fish Drawn up from the Sea (Snape, McGonagall, others, PG-13)

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Title: As a Fish Drawn up from the Sea
Author: lesyeuxverts00
Recipient: alexajohnson
Rating: PG-13
Character(s): Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Lily Evans, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter
Warnings: Contains DH spoilers
Author's Notes: Thanks to the mods for running such a great exchange and thanks to A, C and S for the thoughtful and speedy beta: this

Comments

[lazy_neutrino]

Lovely. This bit in particular was so beautifully written:

Ripples move over the dark water, and everything is washed away - reflections, twig-boats, the stones that Severus skipped across the river. One day, he'd hit the opposite bank.

He has to look to his side to see Lily - the ripples wash her away, and she's not reflected in the water next to him. The light is blurry and Severus finds himself blinded.

The stones are smooth and flat in his hands, perfect for skipping, but he cannot see to cast them. He feels fingers on his forearm, and he tenses while Lily pulls his sleeve up, baring his skin to the unforgiving light. He cannot see.

Sight has been taken away from him, and the opportunity to defend himself, and Lily laughs. "Just throw the stone, Sev," she says. "You've got to hit the water just right - you know how to do it. You've showed me a hundred times before."

His arm is unmarked, he knows it then. She does not give it a second glance. Lily pushes his sleeves up his arm, and then she puts his hand over his clenched fist. "Come on," she says. "Let's do it together."

As a Fish Drawn up from the Sea

[chiralove]

Thanks so much! :)