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What's interesting is that I thought I was being way too obvious about what is going on in the story. But none of the commenters seem to have quite got it.
Or perhaps it's that merely thinking of it as an AU leads to a happier ending/interpretation? I'm fine with that. Once stories go out into the world, as far as I'm concerned, they need to stand alone – and authorial intent can be interesting and a nice addition to one's understanding of the story, but it does not replace any reader's personal experience (nor any scholar or critic's interpretation of the work). The author gets to say what they want in the story itself... the interpretations are not in the author's control. (A lesson J. K. Rowling may not have yet learned...)
So please enjoy the story however you like. But if you are curious about what I intended... the most obvious clue I can point you at is that it's not *really* an AU. There is a canon interpretation of what is going on.
Title: Halfway
Author: ravenna_c_tan
Recipient: oni_butterfly
Pairing: Harry/Severus, with a touch of Severus/Sirius, sort of (you'll see)
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 9760
Warnings: AU, sort of. First time. Some dubious touching. Snark.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: When you're amnesiac and in the care of the state, you spend a lot of time trying not to think about why the boy named Harry Potter seems familiar to you...
Author's Notes: oni_butterfly said in her request "Any type of Non-Magical AU would absolutely make my year." She was hoping for Snarry, Severus/Sirius, Snape/Harry/Sirius. I couldn't quite get the three of them together, without Severus going on strike, so I got as close as I could! And I know this isn't what some would consider "AU" strictly speaking, but I hope it pleases you!
on LiveJ: http://community.livejournal.com/hp_summersmut/44126.html
on InsaneJ: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_summersmut/32366.html
hp_summersmut!What's interesting is that I thought I was being way too obvious about what is going on in the story. But none of the commenters seem to have quite got it.
Or perhaps it's that merely thinking of it as an AU leads to a happier ending/interpretation? I'm fine with that. Once stories go out into the world, as far as I'm concerned, they need to stand alone – and authorial intent can be interesting and a nice addition to one's understanding of the story, but it does not replace any reader's personal experience (nor any scholar or critic's interpretation of the work). The author gets to say what they want in the story itself... the interpretations are not in the author's control. (A lesson J. K. Rowling may not have yet learned...)
So please enjoy the story however you like. But if you are curious about what I intended... the most obvious clue I can point you at is that it's not *really* an AU. There is a canon interpretation of what is going on.
Title: Halfway
Author: ravenna_c_tan
Recipient: oni_butterfly
Pairing: Harry/Severus, with a touch of Severus/Sirius, sort of (you'll see)
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 9760
Warnings: AU, sort of. First time. Some dubious touching. Snark.
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: When you're amnesiac and in the care of the state, you spend a lot of time trying not to think about why the boy named Harry Potter seems familiar to you...
Author's Notes: oni_butterfly said in her request "Any type of Non-Magical AU would absolutely make my year." She was hoping for Snarry, Severus/Sirius, Snape/Harry/Sirius. I couldn't quite get the three of them together, without Severus going on strike, so I got as close as I could! And I know this isn't what some would consider "AU" strictly speaking, but I hope it pleases you!
on LiveJ: http://community.livejournal.com/hp_summersmut/44126.html
on InsaneJ: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_summersmut/32366.html
