| sch_addiction ( @ 2005-06-05 00:28:00 |
| Entry tags: | nessime, one-shot, severitus/guardian |
Good Enough
Title: Good Enough
Author: Perse
Category: Guardian, father/son (not biological)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Post-war, with two most unlikely survivors. (Snape and Harry, non-slash)
Good Enough
is a superbly written one-shot which shows how two people make their
way through life after the war. I can't really write a proper
review without giving away some things that I think you need to just
discover on your own by reading the story, but I shall attempt.
Very quickly you find that everything is not quite right with the
opening from Harry's point of view. It shifts to Snape's point of
view for the remaining 2/3 of the story, which works quite well for the
circumstances. Perse writes Good Enough
in such a way that it is sweet and beautiful and heartbreaking all at
the same time. The last few paragraphs are especially
lovely. This little fic of less than 3000 words manages to have a
greater emotional impact than many novel-length monstrosities.
Nessime