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Title: Dastardly Schemes and Drastic Measures by Hayseed
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione/Snape
Categories: humor, post-canon (and clearly written pretty early in the series)
Length: Epic
Warnings: consistently incorrect use of proper punctuation when turning a non-plural noun into a possessive (yes, you use apostrophe s, even if the singular form of the word ends in an s. Grr. Sorry. Pet peeve.)
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hayseed_42
Website: http://www.obscurusbooks.org/html/Hayseed/index.html
Review:
Long-term Order partners Hermione and Severus are suckered into attending a wedding, where they are faced with a matchmaking Harry and Draco. Fortunately, Hermione and Severus are more than capable of taking care of themselves. Banter, hexing, more banter, and quite a few dastardly schemes and drastic measures ensue.
I'll say it right up front: Harry and Draco are OOC, Molly is deeply annoying, and the plot is bare bones. If any of those are deal breakers for you, you should probably bail now.
That said, the Hermione and Snape in this fic are nothing short of brilliant. Until I read this fic I would have never imagined it would be possible to keep Snape as caustic and sharp as he is in canon and yet still write a believable, enjoyable romance, but Hayseed pulls it off with aplomb. The main reason for this is her characterization of Hermione, who is a little sharper and more sarcastic than her Hogwarts-era self (as would be expected after seven years partnered with Snape) and who is also Severus's equal in every possible way (a novelty to me, after reading hundreds of Harry/Snape fics, where Snape is nearly always smarter, more experienced, and more dominant in the relationship). The two characters play off of each other brilliantly, and their interactions are a delight to read whether they be facing Harry/Draco PDAs, obnoxious children, wedding-planner Molly, or a bar full of vampires.
If you are a fan of sarcastic!Snape, if you enjoy relationships between equals, or if you just really like reading two people who are completely, if uniquely, compatible, this is definitely the fic for you.
Dastardly Schemes and Drastic Measures
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Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Hermione/Snape
Categories: humor, post-canon (and clearly written pretty early in the series)
Length: Epic
Warnings: consistently incorrect use of proper punctuation when turning a non-plural noun into a possessive (yes, you use apostrophe s, even if the singular form of the word ends in an s. Grr. Sorry. Pet peeve.)
Author on LJ:
hayseed_42 Website: http://www.obscurusbooks.org/html/Hayseed/index.html
Review:
Long-term Order partners Hermione and Severus are suckered into attending a wedding, where they are faced with a matchmaking Harry and Draco. Fortunately, Hermione and Severus are more than capable of taking care of themselves. Banter, hexing, more banter, and quite a few dastardly schemes and drastic measures ensue.
I'll say it right up front: Harry and Draco are OOC, Molly is deeply annoying, and the plot is bare bones. If any of those are deal breakers for you, you should probably bail now.
That said, the Hermione and Snape in this fic are nothing short of brilliant. Until I read this fic I would have never imagined it would be possible to keep Snape as caustic and sharp as he is in canon and yet still write a believable, enjoyable romance, but Hayseed pulls it off with aplomb. The main reason for this is her characterization of Hermione, who is a little sharper and more sarcastic than her Hogwarts-era self (as would be expected after seven years partnered with Snape) and who is also Severus's equal in every possible way (a novelty to me, after reading hundreds of Harry/Snape fics, where Snape is nearly always smarter, more experienced, and more dominant in the relationship). The two characters play off of each other brilliantly, and their interactions are a delight to read whether they be facing Harry/Draco PDAs, obnoxious children, wedding-planner Molly, or a bar full of vampires.
If you are a fan of sarcastic!Snape, if you enjoy relationships between equals, or if you just really like reading two people who are completely, if uniquely, compatible, this is definitely the fic for you.
Dastardly Schemes and Drastic Measures
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Comments
Though, about 90% of Americans seem to get this grammar rule wrong, so it's hard to tell. It's doubly frustrating because if you say it out loud, it's very clear there's an extra s in the word (i.e., in America, if you were going to say "that's Gus's book", you definitely would sound out that second 's', rather than have the sentence sound like "that's Gus book").
Written English is just as diverse as spoken English. God, what a mixed-up language!
Frankly, I have no idea how people manage to learn English. Other languages are basically neat and orderly -- English is a disaster all around.
(Oh, god, I'm turning into one of those grammar nazis aren't I?)
And I'll stop now, because I'm starting to get flashbacks to my grammar class in college:)
I'm a teacher and the urge to get out the red pen is impossible to ignore.
I try to read with the ignore mistakes goggles on, but sometimes I just want to scream OR get them in my classroom. I'm infamous, I am.
look here: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/apostrophe.htm
it spells it out pretty clearly.(with you on the red pen)
so, others... they're/their/there, you/your/you're, it/ it's/ its',lose/loose... makes me wanna cry.
Thanks!
Oh, cat story: http://www.intertexius.com/_index-harry-potter-fanfiction-and-art.html It's Snarry, though. Hm. Actually, the more I think about it the less I like it, but the cat stuff is adorable, so ... hm.
If you want something I know you'll like, try this series! http://www.potionsandsnitches.net/fanfiction/viewstory.php?sid=528
It features an original take on wizarding culture and magic, it's gen, and focused on Harry, Snape and Draco forming a sort of family. Parts take place in New Zealand. ::tempt::
Thanks for the other link!