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arcanetrivia) wrote2008-03-24 01:47 am
arcanetrivia) wrote2008-03-24 01:47 am
Entry tags:
fic rec: Regards, Mother (Eileen, Severus, gen/humour, G)
Snape is a far cry from a Mamma’s Boy. Of course, with this woman for a mother, who would be? A series of letters.
WIP, ~5200 so far. Said "series of letters" is up to a few months into Harry's second year, and is only Eileen's side of the exchange, with Severus's replies left as an exercise for the reader.
The device is well-implemented. The humour is wonderfully dry. The implied repartee between mother and son is eye-crinklingly good.
What are you waiting for?
14 May 1992
Severus,
Whilst the underlying theory you posit is sound - and I would add that the idea of causing dishonour to the Weasley line gives me a pleasant feeling and causes the corners of my mouth to curve upwards in a most unnatural way - I am certain that Molly would notice the absence of a pair of her sons, no matter how many she has...
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20 September 1992
My dear, darling Severus,
How exciting it must be for you to be working with such a marvellous and handsome man as Gilderoy Lockhart. I hope you have been paying ample attention to him and his methods. You could do far worse than to model you behaviour on one so charming. Perhaps if you had showed half as much panache for the Defence position as Prof. Lockhart shows for… well, everything… then it would not have evaded your grasp for so long. ...
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He’s just started his first year at Hogwarts and, to hear him tell it, you have been an absolute monster to him. While I am not one to disparage or condone your teaching methods, Louise’s voice is rather shrill and I would much prefer not to have to spend much time in the future listening to her disparage my only son’s character.
WIP, ~5200 so far. Said "series of letters" is up to a few months into Harry's second year, and is only Eileen's side of the exchange, with Severus's replies left as an exercise for the reader.
The device is well-implemented. The humour is wonderfully dry. The implied repartee between mother and son is eye-crinklingly good.
What are you waiting for?
14 May 1992
Severus,
Whilst the underlying theory you posit is sound - and I would add that the idea of causing dishonour to the Weasley line gives me a pleasant feeling and causes the corners of my mouth to curve upwards in a most unnatural way - I am certain that Molly would notice the absence of a pair of her sons, no matter how many she has...
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20 September 1992
My dear, darling Severus,
How exciting it must be for you to be working with such a marvellous and handsome man as Gilderoy Lockhart. I hope you have been paying ample attention to him and his methods. You could do far worse than to model you behaviour on one so charming. Perhaps if you had showed half as much panache for the Defence position as Prof. Lockhart shows for… well, everything… then it would not have evaded your grasp for so long. ...
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He’s just started his first year at Hogwarts and, to hear him tell it, you have been an absolute monster to him. While I am not one to disparage or condone your teaching methods, Louise’s voice is rather shrill and I would much prefer not to have to spend much time in the future listening to her disparage my only son’s character.