Non-Challenge Fic: "The Hall of Heroes"
This one is the nearest I'm going to get to an Anywhere But Here story - the major location is nowhere near Hogwarts, though it does not appear on the Challenge list...
Title: The Hall of Heroes
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I also love the idea that Snape's afterlife would be ambiguous, just like his actual life. Really enjoyed this story, and I have to mention Severus the Small and his Tiny, Tiny Stick, because it made me fall aout laughing!
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As a child, I was fascinated by a book of Norse legends. When I started out, I was going to make it authentically Norse - unfortunately I didn't do my research until I'd started the fic, and realised that although Valhalla was very much what I wanted, the heroes in its halls were waiting to come out and fight the giants... At which point I decided I'd better just wing it. I did keep the many doors and the roof made of shields, though.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Every time I read this story, I love it all over again. It has such a sense of fun, and intricate weaving, and "Hmm..." moments, and "Oh my goodness!!" moments, and a great, perfect ending.
Glad you posted this here.
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Though of course you provided the first spark of inspiration by calling me in on my gratuitious killing-off of Snape in "Furious Wielder of Storms"...
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I love the "Newly created hell". How many of those *are* there, anyway, do you think?
Oh, a fair few, I would think. People can be very creative that way.
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Thanks for noticing all the psychosomatic stress symptoms - there's something about the man that makes me convince he has a complete set of such symptoms.
And I'm glad I made you laugh as well!
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Still, if that's an example of the art... it's good to see a Snape who's neither classically handsome nor a horrible caricature... or a Potterpuff, of course...
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Of the many things I loved about this fic - from the earnest and pragmatic Valkyrie to the loincloth-clad master astronomer - I think my favourite part was Death Eater Hell. Oh so posh, oh so proper, oh so stultifying. They get exactly what they thought they wanted, and it's gorgeous to see them realise just how awful it is.
This is by far the best Valhalla cross-over I've read since Mark Rogers' "The Adventures of Samurai Cat". While I realise it's probably rude to request more after you've given us this lovely thing, I was wondering if you'd be so kind as to give us the words to The Ballad of Severus the Small and his Tiny, Tiny Stick. Pretty please with cherries on top?
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The nice thing about the Giants is that they see things in terms of honour and bravery, not kindness or even necessarily morality - which is just as well, as these are areas where Snape seems to fall down from time to time.
And I'm glad you liked the Hell - I spent a lot of time making it as nasty as I could. I didn't mention it in the final draft, but most of the Mystic Runes on Voldemort's thrones are either upside down or back to front.
I'm intrigued by the idea of another Valhalla crossover - it's a small world it seems! - any chance of a link?
While I realise it's probably rude to request more after you've given us this lovely thing, I was wondering if you'd be so kind as to give us the words to The Ballad of Severus the Small and his Tiny, Tiny Stick. Pretty please with cherries on top?It's not rude at all, but I've never managed to make much of the actual poem, so I can't oblige. It seems that these things lose a lot in translation... That said, if you feel like trying ( ... )
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Unfortunately, The Adventures of Samurai Cat isn't a fanfic, it's a real book. And it's about 20 years old. It was written (and illustrated) by a wonderful illustrator, Mark Rogers, and spoofs a number of nerdy-type fandoms (or at least, story-verses seen as nerdy 20 years ago): 16th century Japanese samurai heroes, LotR/D&D types, Conan the Barbarian, Steven King-style New England Gothic, and Norse mythology.
The last chapter has the hero (a 3 1/2 foot tall cat names Miowara Tomokato who happens to be a famous Samurai warrior, in full armour) helped only by his nephew, saving the world by turning back the forces of destruction at Ragnarok, while Odin and pals sleep off hangovers. It's very, very strange.
As to Severus the Small ... I suppose I could give it a whirl. Verse has never been my strong suit, but if I manage to come up with something, I'll let you know.
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As to Severus the Small ... I suppose I could give it a whirl. Verse has never been my strong suit, but if I manage to come up with something, I'll let you know.
Oh, it would be fantastic if you did! But don't feel I'm pressuring you - after all, I've weaseled out of writing the thing myself...
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