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This Snape focused fic is set after the final war against Voldemort has been fought and won and the surviving members of Harry’s class have graduated. Snape has agreed to teach for one more school year, and then he will be free of the dratted children who have plagued him most of his life. In an uncharacteristic move, he agrees to let a small group of students use his classroom for their ‘games club’. This is a nice, longish exploration of the highlights of that year and Snape’s adjustment to post-war life.
There’s a lot about this story I like. The Snape characterization is one that very much appealed to me, though he is definitely a bit more on the ‘nice’ side. He’s still got the snark, but this is a kinder, gentler Snape. I think it works in the post-war atmosphere. I also enjoy the way the story raises issues concerning the problems inherent in Hogwarts’ ‘house’ system and the inter-house rivalries it generates. Finally, I like the way the story is told- how the backstory emerges organically rather than through exposition dumps. Good story, with good Snape and Remus and some very appealing original characters in the form of Snape’s young charges.
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