the Grey Cat
Gryffindor!
Halloween approaches and this year the Veil will be its thinnest, yet, allowing those who did not become ghosts the opportunity to interact with the living. Not all spirits are benign, however – and not all wards are fail-proof.
Takes Place: 4th Year
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Snape flavour: Snape is Desperate
Tags: Alternate Universe, Hospitalization
Categories: Fic Fests > #19 Halloween 2015, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by Henna Hypsch
Rated: 16+
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Violence
Chapters: 7 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 31 Oct 2015 / 31 Oct 2015
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 7 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 31 Oct 2015 / 31 Oct 2015
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 6 | 31 Oct 2015 |
| Reviewer: Henna Hypsch (Signed) |
- Thank you, I enjoyed this story very much. In particular I liked how you illustrated in chapter 1 and chapter 6 that horrible, reflexive, petrifying fear that can seize you when faced with something/ someone from your childhood. Even if you think that you’ve grown up and decided to confront your parent like an adult, and that rationally you’re able to tell yourself that there is no reason to fear, or to turn awkward, you suddenly find yourself reacting exactly like the child you once were… Totally sympathising with poor Snape!
Author's Response:
Thank you! It was really important for me to utilize those condition responses; they were actually a big part of this story for me. You could say that the real horror I was trying to portray are the scars of the abuse Snape suffered as a youth and how they still affect him years after the fact. The real monsters in life are people, after all - people are the ones who leave scars upon the psyches of one another.
I'm glad you enjoyed this tale. Thanks again for the feedback!
Harry needs some fatherly advice. Or maybe a swift kick in the ass.
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: None
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: None
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Profanity
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 30 Jan 2016 / 27 Jan 2016
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 30 Jan 2016 / 27 Jan 2016
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 | 01 Feb 2016 |
| Reviewer: Henna Hypsch (Signed) |
- I enjoyed the story very much! Harry's freak out about becoming a father is kind of healthy and responsible, in a way - and from your story I am convinced that he will manage just fine :-)
If Severus could just keep Harry from dying in the night, then maybe they could both experience a life better than the one they had lived so far. Sequel to The Art of Forgetting. Springfest 2016
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Loving
Tags: Injured!Harry, Kidnapped!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Fic Fests > #21 Springfest 2016
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Loving
Tags: Injured!Harry, Kidnapped!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Fic Fests > #21 Springfest 2016
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Violence
Chapters: 3 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 20 Aug 2016 / 13 Jul 2016
Series: The Art of Forgetting and Forgiving - Challenges: Anaphylaxis, Lost glasses, Something Similar
Chapters: 3 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 20 Aug 2016 / 13 Jul 2016
Series: The Art of Forgetting and Forgiving - Challenges: Anaphylaxis, Lost glasses, Something Similar
| Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3 | 24 Aug 2016 |
| Reviewer: Henna Hypsch (Signed) |
- I like the picture of Snape’s cottage and his garden, the lavender and the comparison to the Weasley’s kitchen. It all breathes comfort, reconciliation and forgiveness - which is exactly the spirit of the story, I guess. Thank you for this peaceful, happy ending!
Author's Response: Hey Henna, thank you very much for reading and taking the time to leave feedback, it means a lot to me!
| Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 | 24 Aug 2016 |
| Reviewer: Henna Hypsch (Signed) |
- After this first chapter, at this point of the story, and after rereading the Art of Forgetting, I was curious about how you would put it all together. Would Harry forgive his father without questioning his actions during all those years when Snape obliviated Harry and deprived him of the love of a parent? Would Harry be cross, angry, resentful? I had a presentiment that you would make him understanding and reconciling.
Yet, I think that I would have preferred them both to be at least a bit more doubting, more regretful and less convinced in retrospect of the necessity of Snape’s sacrifice. Because it is a terrible sacrifice and I cannot help but asking myself - was there really no other solution? Did they really know, eighteen years in advance, that Snape to such a degree would be indispensable to the equation of winning the war that he needed to disown his son?
I realise that your story postulates that there was no other way, and given that premise, your story does make sense, and indeed is a beautiful picture of the Art of Forgiving. Please read my review of your last chapter - I liked the atmosphere in that one very much! And I liked the dramatic opening of this first one as well!
Author's Response: I do agree that they could both be a bit more wary of the other, I think Harry deffinetly could have been more hurt, your review points out some flaws I was was afraid of when I let others read it. I think during his captivity by the Death Eaters, Harry had a chance to think about how Severus possibly felt, and imaginged how trapped the man felt (I think Dumbledore was deffinetly a little maniplulative when it came to keeping Harry at the Dursley's. But, the story would most certainly be better if I went back and added more content to it, perhaps some backstory. Thank you for your helpful review, I really appreciate it! :D