"A Small Truce" by Marina Frants (PG-13)

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Fandom: HARRY POTTER
Pairing: none

author's website: Marina Frants' homepage
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Why this must be read:

Hi there. *waves* I'll be your Harry Potter reccer for April. I'm going to start you off with an author who is well-regarded in multiple fandoms (I've rec'ed her stories for both Buffy and Highlander fandoms previously), and with good reason.

Marina has a flawless sense of character, and tends to use tight, simple plots to explore them. In this story, taking place shortly after Goblet of Fire, Snape's cover is placed in jeopardy when Sirius is captured by Lucius Malfoy, and Snape is the only one who can rescue him. But the story isn't really about that so much, as it is about Snape and Sirius - who they were, who they are now, and whether these two famously immature people have managed to grow up at all.

Though I think I like Marina's own summary of the story better: "Severus Snape threatens an owl, faces a moral quandary, and talks to a wall."

A Small Truce