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[May. 7th, 2008|01:01 pm] |
I'm not a big Snarry reader, but I do dabble. I have an absolute love for all of ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) pir8fancier's work and was therefore compelled to read her ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif) snarry_games entry: Stilllife
Hmmm, where to begin?
Why do most of us read Fanfiction? I think the broad over-reaching reason is that we want MORE. Whatever the 'verse' be it TV, movies or books. We have the original medium & canon and then... we want more. To read and imagine more about the characters living their lives and having different experiences.
This story is that MORE. She takes Severus Snape and in an exquisite first person POV uses him to tell us more. He is a portrait, but not like other portraits. He does not sleep. There is much to this. The story touches on many of the under-explored themes of JKR's original universe and then branches out into a look at the future. At ~37k words this is a substantial tale. Snape is brilliantly voiced and we see an in depth exploration of his relationship (past, present, and future) with Harry. It's emotionally moving and despite the strong presence of magic, it all seems so incredibly real, so distinctly about human nature, our needs and our desires. We live our lives and good or bad, we can't undo the past. We put one foot in front of the other and we learn to forgive. Of course the hardest person to forgive is ourself. Minerva, Albus, Draco along with the 3 Potter kids (from the epilogue) play a wonderful supporting cast. I can not recommend this story enough. This is one of those transcending the ship fics as well. Even if you don't read "Snarry", read it. Trust me. It will satisfy your want of MORE Harry Potter. I loved this story. |
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