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.)

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