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Getting Familiar by Gingertart (NC-17)
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lysimache, and I'll be doing Harry Potter recs this month. It's going to be all Snarry, all the time. :) I had originally thought to do some other pairings also, because, honestly, I like Snape slashed with just about anyone and Harry really isn't my favorite. But since my list, when I actually sat down to make it, was almost all Snarry anyway, I figured I might as well just go with that. I'm going to rec a few older stories as well as some brand new things from this year's ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
snarry_games. I've got a thing for well-done stories that use well-loved tropes, so that's what I'll be presenting this month.
Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Harry Potter / Severus Snape
Length: 15,849 words
Author on LJ:gingertart50, but she has now migrated to IJ, same username
Author Website: Her stories collected on hpfandom.net
Why this must be read:
First up is a 'character is a secret!animagus' story, with a good helping of EWE (Epilogue? What epilogue?) and fixit, in fandom's grand old tradition. In other words, definitely spoilers for HBP but no character death warning. :)
In this humorous story, Snape has survived Nagini's attack, but, uncertain of the outcome of the battle, he transforms into his animagus form, an 8" long, black scorpion. He maneuvers to attach himself to Harry as his familiar as the mopping-up from the battle begins, and by the end, they're ready to embark on a different sort of relationship.
The characterization of Snape as a prickly, proud arachnid (*not* an insect, thank you very much!) is just *adorable*, and the writing is sure and to the point. Not a wasted moment in this one. Snape scuttling around and waving his claws at people is simply not to be missed! It's just so *cute*!
(Note: Harry is 17 at the time of the story, but no sex acts between him and any adult are depicted. The rating is for a masturbation scene observed by scorpion!Snape.)
Excerpt: Potter watched as they trooped out, Levitating the groaning Carrow before them, then he looked around and said calmly "Are you still in here? My friends will find you when they get back, so you might as well come out now."
On balance, Snape thought that he could probably evade them, but he was tired and crotchety and his cephalothorax still ached. His best chance of remaining with Potter and ensuring that the idiot didn't get splattered by rogue Death Eaters, would be to reveal himself voluntarily. He hauled himself out from beneath the dressing table and scuttled across the bedside rug until he stood in the circle of light from Potter's wand.
"Shit," Potter said, staring down. "Well, you're a ferocious-looking little fellow, aren't you?" He pulled his bare feet up onto the bed. "Was it luck, did Carrow just step on you, or are you protecting me?"
Snape lowered his tail and attempted to look innocuous — not that he had much experience to fall back on — then turned to face the door, arched his sting high over his back and raised his claws in the unmistakable threat-posture of his current species.
Getting Familiar
lysimache, and I'll be doing Harry Potter recs this month. It's going to be all Snarry, all the time. :) I had originally thought to do some other pairings also, because, honestly, I like Snape slashed with just about anyone and Harry really isn't my favorite. But since my list, when I actually sat down to make it, was almost all Snarry anyway, I figured I might as well just go with that. I'm going to rec a few older stories as well as some brand new things from this year's snarry_games. I've got a thing for well-done stories that use well-loved tropes, so that's what I'll be presenting this month. Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: Harry Potter / Severus Snape
Length: 15,849 words
Author on LJ:
gingertart50, but she has now migrated to IJ, same usernameAuthor Website: Her stories collected on hpfandom.net
Why this must be read:
First up is a 'character is a secret!animagus' story, with a good helping of EWE (Epilogue? What epilogue?) and fixit, in fandom's grand old tradition. In other words, definitely spoilers for HBP but no character death warning. :)
In this humorous story, Snape has survived Nagini's attack, but, uncertain of the outcome of the battle, he transforms into his animagus form, an 8" long, black scorpion. He maneuvers to attach himself to Harry as his familiar as the mopping-up from the battle begins, and by the end, they're ready to embark on a different sort of relationship.
The characterization of Snape as a prickly, proud arachnid (*not* an insect, thank you very much!) is just *adorable*, and the writing is sure and to the point. Not a wasted moment in this one. Snape scuttling around and waving his claws at people is simply not to be missed! It's just so *cute*!
(Note: Harry is 17 at the time of the story, but no sex acts between him and any adult are depicted. The rating is for a masturbation scene observed by scorpion!Snape.)
Excerpt: Potter watched as they trooped out, Levitating the groaning Carrow before them, then he looked around and said calmly "Are you still in here? My friends will find you when they get back, so you might as well come out now."
On balance, Snape thought that he could probably evade them, but he was tired and crotchety and his cephalothorax still ached. His best chance of remaining with Potter and ensuring that the idiot didn't get splattered by rogue Death Eaters, would be to reveal himself voluntarily. He hauled himself out from beneath the dressing table and scuttled across the bedside rug until he stood in the circle of light from Potter's wand.
"Shit," Potter said, staring down. "Well, you're a ferocious-looking little fellow, aren't you?" He pulled his bare feet up onto the bed. "Was it luck, did Carrow just step on you, or are you protecting me?"
Snape lowered his tail and attempted to look innocuous — not that he had much experience to fall back on — then turned to face the door, arched his sting high over his back and raised his claws in the unmistakable threat-posture of his current species.
Getting Familiar