Shadows

[evrdream33]

(Tricky little fic that had working up to the last second, only to sadly find I did not have posting access. Many many thanks to the Meta mods for allowing me to still post this.)

Title: Shadows
Author: evrdream33
Rating & Warnings: PG
Prompts: Day of Faltering, Sectumsempra, Supernatural, Location #20 (fireplace)
Word Count: 4,436
Summary: Severus Snape

Comments

[evrdream33]

Writing this made me feel even more sad for Snape's character than I did before.

Glad you liked it =)

[jncar]

This is such a unique approach to R/T--I've seen stories that look at them through the eyes of friends and sympathetic acquaintances, but never from someone who dislikes them but still sympathizes with their feelings.

I liked how Snape's associations of Remus with his memories of Lily made him care more about Lupin's fate. And I enjoyed how he compared his own situation of denied love to Lupin's willful avoidance of it.

You created a very sympathetic portrayal of Snape without ever being untrue to his canon identity, and I really enjoyed his critical yet sympathetic insights into R/T.

Well done!

[evrdream33]

Thank you! I've always wondered what Snape might have thought about the pair since he seemed to be aware of it from his comment about Tonks' patronus change in HBP. The most challenging part of writing this was trying stay close to canon Snape, especially when I disagree with some of Snape's opinions. ^_^ I'm very glad to you found it true to his character. =)

[phoenixneal]

Remust/Tonks + Snape = MADE OF AWESOME. Srsly.

I really like the Remus/Lily idea... it shows a great consistency in Moony's inability to love himself. I found that thread of the story totally believable. (I found the whole thing fairly believable, really.) It was also interesting seeing Snape and Sirius both trying to push Remus in the same direction - that was definitely unexpected!

The ending part tore my heart out all over again - it was brilliant.

Thanks for the great read!

[evrdream33]

I'm so happy that you find it believable! That was what worried me most about this fic. I wasn't sure whether I could get Snape's concern in the pair to pull through.

Thanks so much! =)

[lady_bracknell]

This is a really interesting idea. Using Snape as a narrator was a great choice - he's not a friend, as such, but I like how you've made him sympathise with Remus, and have a mix of that sympathy and a slight detached observation. I really liked the idea that he'd brewed the Wolfsbane out of respect for what Lily would have wanted.

This was a really enjoyable read :).

[evrdream33]

I've never written for Snape before. I found I actually liked it. ^_^ I'd like to think that respect for what Lily would have wanted motivated a lot of Snape's actions, eventually evolving it into what he himself would have wanted (though he'd never admit to it), but that might just be me being too idealistic.

Glad you enjoyed it. =)

[gilpin25]

I think it was an excellent idea to use Snape as a narrator. I did wonder how you were going to make it feasible that he would care in some way about the outcome of the R/T relationship, and I think you came up with a clever answer to that problem by using Lily and her relationship with both men.

It's interesting to see the parallels and differences between Snape and Remus - the former who is denied the love he wants and the latter who denies it for himself. No wonder Snape's a bit irritated by him, lol.

Glad you managed to get this done at the very last minute because I enjoyed it! :)

[evrdream33]

I originally tried really hard to make the first deadline, but got frustrated 'cause Snape started to care too much in the end. I nearly gave up on the whole thing, but I had a blast of persistence at the last minute and reworked the ending.

Thanks for the kind comments! And thanks again for letting me slide through! :)