Title: Pariah 
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Snape
Categories: angst, h/c
Length: long-ish
Warnings: Pre-story character deaths

Author on LJ: auctasinistra
Website: http://www.thephialcabinet.com/

Review:
Written pre-Book 7. In this possible outcome to the war Harry manages to defeat Voldemort, but at terrible cost to himself and to those around him. The wizarding world holds one hell of a grudge and, unable to take their relentless anger, Harry locks himself away in a Muggle mansion with only the occasional visit from Snape (delivering healing potions) and and endless stream of Howlers to connect him to the outside world. While Harry is healing physically, emotionally he is still in pieces, at least until he starts getting letters from an anonymous supporter. But will they be enough?

This story blew me away from the very first reading. Harry's isolation is so painful and yet so completely understandable that all you want to do is hug him...and then shake him till he gets himself out of that damn funk and starts living again. Snape is a perfectly in-character foil to Harry's self-pity -- sharp, irritated, and entirely unwilling to put up with Harry's nonsense (but also worried and doing a piss-poor job of hiding it from everyone *except* Harry). Toss in a couple of fantastic OCs (Martin is especially wonderful, as is the hilariously feather-brained Rita) and you have a deep, sad, but ultimately hopeful story of loss and redemption.

Pariah