But worth it. Here, a bit of dialogue from the last ch (no spoilers, really; our canon Snape has grudgingly agreed to let AU Harry stay with him, and Molly and some of her sons have descended upon Snape to help out):
*** Molly sighed. "No clean laundry, beans on toast every day." She shook her head, but her mouth was set. "Well, I'll do what I can before I leave."
"You'll do nothing. I'm perfectly content with my life."
Molly clucked her tongue disbelievingly.
"Uh oh," said Fred. "Someone just got adopted."
"You'll get a jumper this Christmas," George informed Snape. "Big 'S' plastered right across it. She'll check in to see that you wear it, too."
Snape narrowed his eyes at the twins. "It occurs to me that this would be an excellent time to discuss your sons' academic progress. I believe I have my records in my work room downstairs."
The twins went slightly green. "Would you look at the time," said Fred, not even glancing at the clock. "Best dash."
"Now boys," Molly protested. "I could use your help making dinner."
"Ron can do it," called George as the door closed behind them.
"Wait…what?" said Ron, his mouth full of sandwich.
Molly tilted her head at Snape. "How are they doing, anyway?"
Snape took a bite of his sandwich and leaned back. "Terribly, I'm sure."
"And their records?"
"At Hogwarts. Feel free to leave here and retrieve them."
"Really, Severus. I'd think we weren't welcome here."
***
I've been reading it a bit at a time, as new chapters come out, so I haven't been overwhelmed. How Snape in the AU comes to hold on to and see the good in his life, how much of being able to do it he gets from Lily who both is, and is not the girl he loved, and how he makes a home for Harry-- it's amazing writing. The differences between the canon and AU universes are really well done.
Ok, if you ever do read it, drop by my journal and tell me what you thought. I'd be interested to hear.
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***
Molly sighed. "No clean laundry, beans on toast every day." She shook her head, but her mouth was set. "Well, I'll do what I can before I leave."
"You'll do nothing. I'm perfectly content with my life."
Molly clucked her tongue disbelievingly.
"Uh oh," said Fred. "Someone just got adopted."
"You'll get a jumper this Christmas," George informed Snape. "Big 'S' plastered right across it. She'll check in to see that you wear it, too."
Snape narrowed his eyes at the twins. "It occurs to me that this would be an excellent time to discuss your sons' academic progress. I believe I have my records in my work room downstairs."
The twins went slightly green. "Would you look at the time," said Fred, not even glancing at the clock. "Best dash."
"Now boys," Molly protested. "I could use your help making dinner."
"Ron can do it," called George as the door closed behind them.
"Wait…what?" said Ron, his mouth full of sandwich.
Molly tilted her head at Snape. "How are they doing, anyway?"
Snape took a bite of his sandwich and leaned back. "Terribly, I'm sure."
"And their records?"
"At Hogwarts. Feel free to leave here and retrieve them."
"Really, Severus. I'd think we weren't welcome here."
***
I've been reading it a bit at a time, as new chapters come out, so I haven't been overwhelmed. How Snape in the AU comes to hold on to and see the good in his life, how much of being able to do it he gets from Lily who both is, and is not the girl he loved, and how he makes a home for Harry-- it's amazing writing. The differences between the canon and AU universes are really well done.
Ok, if you ever do read it, drop by my journal and tell me what you thought. I'd be interested to hear.