marginalia: xiao zhan looking through movie camera (designs on you)
yiling matriarch ([personal profile] marginalia) wrote2004-05-31 07:01 pm

chapter fourteen: snape's grudge

[snape's grudge] - snape. obviously.

It wasn't the prank, for all it almost cost him his life. He didn't value his life, not then. And it wasn't the nicknames, the taunting, or the tricks he claimed he wanted to forget. That was all attention. Hate was so close to love.

It was just them. So simple, so impossible. The way James flew, the way Remus and Sirius looked at each other, the way Lily shone. It was the way they let Peter in, because he was in the right house, Severus supposed, there was no other reason, nothing he had to offer.

That was enough.

[identity profile] jansong.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
More than serviceable. Lovely.

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
thank you :)

[identity profile] offscreen.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
the way Remus and Sirius looked at each other

*sigh*

IS it Friday yet?

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
almost! *heart*

[identity profile] dorrie6.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude. This is the most perfect thing. Because. Heh. Well, it's really all about Peter. I was having a conversation just yesterday (?) about what the hell Peter was in the group, and this is just... gah. *loves*

The sleep-deprived [livejournal.com profile] ljash looking over my shoulder likes it too. :)

And. Snape.

*loves more*

[identity profile] ljash.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
HA.

She like Snape. *snerk*

slleeep

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
this project has certainly got me thinking about canon a lot more than usual. hrm.

thank you :)

[identity profile] kylegirl.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I like! And hurrah for addressing the Peter question.

Also, your icon totally freaked me out because I have had "Designs on You" stuck in my head ALL NIGHT. And I haven't listened to the song recently or anything.

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
i think they just liked having someone following them around adoringly. severus certainly wouldn't have done that ;)

[identity profile] kylegirl.livejournal.com 2004-06-03 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
No, indeed. Whatever else Snape may be, he's not a sychophant.

I don't think I understand boys' friendships. I grew up surrounded by women -- I have no brothers, my family is very matriarchal on both sides, and all my cousins and the kids I lived near were all girls. Even though I have lots of guy friends from high school and college, I feel very fuzzy on what boys do when they are alone with other boys. And, you know, not like that.

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-04 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
same here. i have one brother, but he's a hermit, so normal boy-ness is beyond me. most of the cousins my age were girls, and the other boys were hermits-like too.

[identity profile] certifieddork.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow - I can actually imagine it really being that simple. And Peter, of course, not having any talent, yet still being a part of the group - that would grate anyone.

Great job! :)

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
yay! it always makes me happy when things seem real. thank you!

[identity profile] glitterdemon.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
So simple, so impossible.

Gorgeous.

the way Remus and Sirius looked at each other

::sniffles::

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
aw, thanks :)

[identity profile] rainbow-bright.livejournal.com 2004-05-31 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, wow.

the way Remus and Sirius looked at each other
*squeak*

It was the way they let Peter in, because he was in the right house
So very true.

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
otp baybee ;)

thank you!

[identity profile] rainbow-bright.livejournal.com 2004-06-03 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
So true! Most OTP of all OTPs! *g*

[identity profile] willysunny.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 09:13 am (UTC)(link)
The way James flew, the way Remus and Sirius looked at each other, the way Lily shone. It was the way they let Peter in, because he was in the right house,

Wow! This is perfect my dear. Really well done. And breath-taking. And... yah. Thank you so much for posting this. *sigh*

4 more days. Omg.

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
aw, thank you dear :)

[identity profile] jenish.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
Wow. Amazing. You've captured so perfectly the feeling of being an outsider desperately wanting to be accepted, but trying not to admit that.

And the last line That was enough. was so touching. <3

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
yay! thank you :)
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[identity profile] phineasjones.livejournal.com 2004-06-01 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
this is so. utterly. brilliant. i don't even know what to say. i'm obsessed with snape's grudge these days and this is just perferct perfect perfect.

[identity profile] marginalia.livejournal.com 2004-06-02 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
*glee* thank you so much!