Severus Snape/Hermione Granger (Harry Potter)

[idlerat]

Title: The Buried Life
Author: idlerat
Spoilers: through OotP; spoilers for one fic are set off with spoiler space

Comments

[zeelee_penguin]

Great essay. I haven't read much fic in this pairing, but it does intrigue me. And a great list of recs!

[idlerat]

thanks!

[cathexys]

that was great! i especially like your summary of the fics, b/c that's a great incentive to look at the ones i haven't read yet (though i'll balk at PTQ, i think :-)

i really like the way you how acknowledge canonicity (or lack thereof) yet show why the pairing has such an appeal nevertheless, esp the intellectual affinity and the hermione-as-molly-equals-intellectual death.

gothic hero and heroine, here we come...

[idlerat]

Ta!

[bethbethbeth]

Very nice work, hon. Obviously there's much more to be said, but I think you've done an excellent job of capturing the sense in which it's the coming together of those two oddly well-suited personalities (rather than a relationship developing from specific interactions in canon) that's a major key to getting this pairing.

Some other links:

Luthien's Teeth (which was written for McTabby's "Blame Somebody Else" challenge, and is both funny and rather sweet

Arsenic's stories (many of which include SS/HG) can be found here See, "Care of Magical Creatures" (which is actually a threesome including Remus) and "Body of Knowledge" in particular.

Bloodcult of Freud's "Tyger! Tyger!" (technically still a WIP, but definitely worth reading). She has some other stories (not all SS/HG) including a post-apocalyptic SS/HG, but "Tyger! Tyger!" - despite some editing quirks, had something intriguing in almost every chapter which set it apart from many of the Marriage Law Challenge stories.

Deeble's stories, especially Wandless Magic (in which

[idlerat]

Thanks so much for adding these links, Beth!

[rosehiptea]

I'm surprised to find so much Snape/Hermione fic here that I haven't read myself. Probably mostly has to do with the fact that I came in to the ship relatively late? I'll leave it to those more competent than I to make some later recommendations perhaps...

I will say my personal favorite of Susannah's is actually "How to Fall in Love With a Dog You Didn't Really Want". I find it surprisingly in character (and I agree that's a serious challenge in this ship) with a dark edge.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1009199/1/

[idlerat]

Yeah, ideas of what's "classic" have doubtless changed a lot. Your rec is welcome--feel free to add more.

[rosehiptea]

Actually, that wasn't exactly what I meant... I do know most of these fics and they are definitely still considered "classic" but for various reasons I still haven't read them, and in most cases I want to. (No offense but I'll also skip Pawn to Queen.)

I do like April Grey's stories a great deal. Unfortunately I know them from aff.net which is down constantly, but they may be on other sites. (I believe she's stopped writing in the fandom however.)

Flyingegg's work is extremely funny (to me!) and in character in my opinion.

I also very much loved a story called "Parvus Obitus" but again... it's on that site.

I suppose I should have waited until the site was back up to give my recs. However, they may also be on Ashwinder or elsewhere?

In any case I really loved your essay! I'm working on one of my own, due in two weeks, for the anime couple in my icon. While it has slightly more canon, the age difference dwarfs SS/HG and the fandom numbers in the single digits. But I digress...

Thanks for the essay!

[gardendoor]

Good essay, and much thanks for the awesome recs! And I'm glad you listed Teacher's Pet; everything on Lemonade Party is fabulous.

[idlerat]

Ta!