| Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) | Chapters: 4 |
| Snape flavour: None | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Fic Fests > #12 Halloween 2010 | Genres: Drama, Horror |
| Tags: Alternate Universe, Child fic | Word count: 8447 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), James, Lily, Voldemort | Read: 11383 |
Summary: Voldemort needs a spy but placing his youngest, most talented lieutenant in Dumbledore's pocket without endebting said lieutenant to his Lord's service would be foolish. What gift could Voldemort bestow upon Severus Snape to ensure his absolute loyalty? The Potters, perhaps?
The essence of Halloween (or Samhain) can be condensed into a moment; amid the warm cracking of a log fire, with the fading taste of chocolate upon your lips, you sit in suspense, listening to a ghost story. You shudder as the tale reaches its climax, gasp in safe fear, then relax into your chair. Whilst fluffy Halloween ficlets are enjoyable, one needs a pinch of darkness, a dash of horror, to add piquancy.
This is the tale of four Halloweens, the first three of which are told from Voldemorts P.O.V. Need I say more?
Awards:
The essence of Halloween (or Samhain) can be condensed into a moment; amid the warm cracking of a log fire, with the fading taste of chocolate upon your lips, you sit in suspense, listening to a ghost story. You shudder as the tale reaches its climax, gasp in safe fear, then relax into your chair. Whilst fluffy Halloween ficlets are enjoyable, one needs a pinch of darkness, a dash of horror, to add piquancy.
This is the tale of four Halloweens, the first three of which are told from Voldemorts P.O.V. Need I say more?
Story Notes:
That night, at Godric's Hollow, Voldemort lost two pieces of his soul; one was killed by the backfiring curse and the other transferred to Harry. J.K.R has informed us that, as Voldemort lost pieces of his soul, he was rendered less and less human. Therefore, the Voldemort in this story is more controlled and manipulative and less obviously criminally insane than the canon Voldemort. In writing his character, I was inspired by two poems by Robert Browning; 'Pophyria's Lover' and 'My Last Duchess', the narrators of which seem intelligent, charming and well read- right up to the point where one tells you that he strangled his lover with her own hair and the other reveals he killed his wife for smiling too much!
Harry Potter and all related works including movie stills belong to J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, Warner Bros, and Bloomsbury. Used without permission. No copyright infringement is intended
Table of Contents
1. 1979 by Morgana [Reviews - 0] (2089 words) 
2. 1980 by Morgana [Reviews - 0] (1328 words)
3. 1981 by Morgana [Reviews - 0] (4352 words)
Warning: mild James bashing.
4. 1982 by Morgana [Reviews - 3] 
(678 words)
The End.
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