Ownfic: "Mr Potter Lives for a Day" for angelofcaffeine

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Title: Mr Potter Lives for a Day
Author: snegurochka_lee
Recipient: angelofcaffeine
Characters/Pairings: Albus Severus-centric, with a bit of implied Albus Severus/Scorpius and cameos by James, Lily, and portrait!Snape.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings (highlight to view): Dark themes, but nothing tangible enough to be its own warning.
Wordcount: 4,800 words
Summary: Albus wakes up on

Comments

[lareinenoire]

Oh, this is wonderfully creepy! I love the hints of darkness, of what really happened, and the subtlety with which you convey it. And, at the same time, Dumbledore-as-teenager is just priceless, particularly his interactions with McGonagall. A fascinating concept and really well done!

[snegurochka_lee]

Thank you very much! The concept seemed cool in my head, at least, so I'm glad it translated. :)

[eeyore9990]

OMG this was so completely awesome. What a perfect, brilliant plot! I love it! *recs on quibbler_report*

[snegurochka_lee]

Eeeee, thank you so much for that rec!! I'm delighted you enjoyed. :)

Mr Potter Lives for a Day

[catsintheattic]

What a clever concept and creepy story. This is just awesome!

I've always found it wrong to name children after dead people - they should have a new life. Your story just explains why!

Re: Mr Potter Lives for a Day

[snegurochka_lee]

Thank you! I liked the idea that in a magical world, there could be some blood magic involved in naming kids after the dead. I'm glad the concept worked for you!

[oiooo]

This is the kind of darkfic that I've missed - subtle and intelligent. In a fandom overrun with its versions of Saw VIII: More Gore, Less Plot this is Hitchcock.

Very clever premise and I enjoyed the characters.

[snegurochka_lee]

Thank you very much! That's exactly the 'dark' tone I was going for, so it's great to hear that it worked for you. I love dark themes, but I've never done very well with blood-and-guts type of stuff either. I'm glad this came across as suitably creepy. :)

[mysecretashes]

I really liked this. It was very subtle in its darkness, just bordering on creepy in the way that the real Potter children have no idea what's actually happening to them. I love how at the beginning we don't quite understand what's going on but then it unfolds in a wonderfully smart way and we're left going oh my god.

Very nice.

[snegurochka_lee]

Thank you very much! Eep, yes, I left many things unsaid, and what the Potter children's lives are actually like -- and how they deal with their birthdays -- is one of them. :) I'm glad the structure worked for you eventually, too; I was worried about giving away too much at the beginning (and in the original summary I had!), but now I think a few more hints early on might have worked better. But I'm glad you enjoyed!