the hours by virginia_bell (r)

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'sup kids, my name is sara and i'll be your van driver for harry potter this month. recs will be varied pairings (...though not ridiculous ones?) and gen. i used to post at coffee-and-chocolate.com, and run my own little community for this same purpose - so i've got practice and tons of saved-up gems for you all. :D

fandom: harry potter
pairing: gen
length: 1,078
author on lj: virginia_bell
author website: unknown

why this must be read:

this focuses on merope gaunt (and slytherin's locket, to a lesser extent). she is so perfectly written, bringing to our full attention that dark, scary element of voldemort's past. brief dialogue and introspection seamlessly weave into the main narration, and the format - sixteen parts for sixteen hours - could perhaps be superfluous with other pieces, but only enhances this. warnings - dark, vague mentions of incest.

six.
It all weighs upon her like the gold of her locket upon her neck and the gold is like twisted iron. She has tried before but she cannot take it off.

five.
-- and you yourself are worth nothing.

(And she agreed, she agreed, why did she agree?).

the hours