Snarry100 drabbles: A Man Divided

[lesyeuxverts]

Title: A Man Divided
Author: lesyeuxverts
Word Count: 100x3
Rating: R
Pairing: Harry/Ginny, Harry/Severus
Challenge: 116 – Gryffindor vs Slytherin
Warnings: DH compliant
Disclaimer: Not mine.



A house full of Gryffindors was a madhouse. At home, at the Burrow, Harry was smothered with Gryffindors. If he'd chosen differently, if he'd let the Sorting Hat choose. If wishes were fishes…

… if Snape were alive.

Ginny screeched. Lily ran from her bedroom to the Floo, her feet heavy on the stairs. Explosions came from George's makeshift lab. Even with the boys at Hogwarts, the house was over-full and overwhelming.

Nights like these, when madness overtook the house, Harry wanted Albus Severus to come home, needing his Slytherin son to balance him.

It was all he could have.

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There was nothing new under the Tuscan sun. Harry pushed his sweaty hair back from his face and glared at Ginny.

"He's your son," she said. "It's your fault he's a Slytherin scheming bastard." She took James and Lily, holding them away from Harry as if he would contaminate them.

Gryffindor against Gryffindor – Harry's parents had lived together in harmony, had loved like the fairytale. Harry found no happily-ever-after, no peace even in his vacation.

Ginny led the way down the mountain, and Harry held out his hand. "Onwards and upwards?" he asked. Albus Severus, his Slytherin child, followed him.

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A house divided fell – Harry was too Slytherin to belong in his home.

He was too Gryffindor to be Slytherin, too rash and headstrong to have saved Snape. There was one honourable man that Harry had known … and it was too late.

He led Albus Severus to the top of the mountain. They saw the others below – Ginny's hair was bright against the green of the vineyards.

Bounty and beauty aplenty, the world at Harry's feet … it was too far away to touch. He held his arms out, facing the wind as if to fly.

It was too late.

Comments

[alisanne.insanejournal.com]

*sniff*
Poor Harry!
But sweetie, there's one error.

*giggles*

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

That's why the ending is left for you to imagine ... *g*

*hugs* sorry! :)

[celandineb.insanejournal.com]

Oh, I like this - despite (or because of?) the hint of tragedy at the end...

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

Thanks! I was hoping the ambiguous ending would work! :)

[joanwilder.insanejournal.com]

Oh god, that's sad, but I can so see that happening. Wonderful job of telling such a story in 300 words.

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

Thanks - so glad you liked it!

[iulia_linnea.insanejournal.com]

*meeps*

I really want to know what Albus Severus did to earn such odium from his mother. This is a gorgeous bit of sadness, and it reads like the outline to a larger story (even if one isn't necessary). ♥

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

*hugs* Thanks, hon - so glad you liked it! Don't think I'll ever write the longer story (god, it would be depressing) but I'm glad this little snippet was effective! :)

[(Anonymous)]

I don't usually love fic with death in them, but this one was really good :)

I really want to know what happened between Harry and Severus that Harry was mourning him like that...

Will you consider writing a sequel to this? Pretty Please?

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I thought about writing a sequel to this one after you suggested it, but I've got a lot on my to-do list right now and I'm not sure it'll ever happen ... sorry!

[mac_tunes.insanejournal.com]

Poignant, sweet angst-y.... of love found and love lost... aw~ Poor Harry. He really needs a lift-me-up, won't you consider cheering him up a bit?

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed it!

[angela_snape.insanejournal.com]

Aw... good thing Harry has Albus Severus, else he'd go mad. This is so poignant... *sniff*

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

*hugs* Thanks, hon!

[jin_fenghuang.insanejournal.com]

Poor Albus Severus, poor Harry ...
that is what you get for marrying your mother...

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

Well ... JKR made him do it so it doesn't count! :P

[sweetmelodykiss.insanejournal.com]

So sad, but really powerful. Lovely!

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[hpstrangelove.insanejournal.com]

This is so beautifully sad.

[lesyeuxverts.insanejournal.com]

Thank you!