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Wow, I’ve got a pile of fic I haven’t written up. Lazy me! I think I found this one via painless_j’s compilation of non-linear stories. It’s a short story that flits between 1997 (at a guess, this is around 5th or 6th year) and 2006. Though I’ve marked it as ‘gen’, there’s a good bit of Snape/Draco subtext and more than a hint that Harry’s interest in Ginny goes beyond that of ‘friend’. [READ MORE]
As to the story, well the war’s still going strong in ‘97 and Voldemort has become suspicious of Snape. Seems Snape hasn’t really proven all that useful as a spy, and now Draco, Snapes mentee, is proving reluctant to join the Death Eater fold. Flash to the post-war future, where Harry’s returning to Hogwarts as the new Defense professor. What happened to Snape and Draco? How will Harry adapt to being a professor? Will he ever get Ginny to go to dinner with him? The non-linear format makes it hard for me to say without spoiling things for the reader!
I liked this quick read, which is not surprising as I tend to like non-linear fics. I think it tends to add an element of suspense to things when done well. I can’t help but be curious as to how things ended up as they did. The bits set in the past were nice and ‘actiony’, though told with a rather detached air- which worked rather well. The future bits are told from Harry’s pov, through which we find out more about Snape and Draco and what exactly happened back in ‘97. The writing itself is good, the two-timelines are handled very well, and I generally liked all of the characters. I personally don’t see Draco as ending up this nice of a guy, but it could happen.
Overall, quite a pleasurable way to spend half-an-hour. It wasn’t a punch in the gut, but it was quite interesting. [HIDE]
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