My only complaint is that Miranda becomes a bit of a know-it-all and a bit artificially seems to be the one with all the answers.
The writing is excellent and everyone is really in character. I found this story very engaging and enjoyed it very much. Excellent rec, and made me think I’d like to read this one again… Snape is exactly who Snape ought to be and not sweetened or fluffy at all, which makes him so much more enjoyable. Miranda and Ian (who I cried for, I really did…) are incredibly real characters, and come into the magical world in a believable way. I came across this fic ages ago…back when I’d really only just started reading fanfiction, and I still think it’s a wonderful, though incredibly rare, example of a case where an OC works. Posted by afterthree 2 Responses to “Brave New World” Also, this fiction was written before OotP came out, so while it once fit canon perfectly, it now sits firmly in an AU category.Īwards: Round Four Multifaceted Awards, Best Original Character – Runner Up. In places, it’s a story about a dead man trying to move forward and being just as startled as anyone to find there may be a part of him alive yet. This is a man that was a Death Eater willingly, and perhaps in moments of weakness longs to be again. Do not venture here if you harbour any thoughts that Snape is not the prick he seems to be, because here the author never tries to dull his edge which - to the true canon Snape fan - will only make you want more. A landmark piece, written before the release of OotP. This is not how JKR would have written it, and yet it honours the intent. The prose is dynamic, and rolling with style. Every canon character in this piece is spot on, and every original character feels as though they might just be canon. Furthar, one of the most compelling relationships in the story is that between Miranda and her young nephew, Ian a young boy with his own journey to make. As for Snape, he never trips away from canon, and even in his softest moments he is as much the cruel bastard as we could hope for, but Miranda has been cunningly crafted to match him well. The narrative is in first person, and Miranda Hunter hardly ever so much as whispers the name “Mary Sue” her relationship with Snape takes as much time to develop into fruition as a relationship with Snape ought, spreading from mutual dislike to mutual grudging respect and then like and then eventually beyond that as well. Why You Should Care: This is the other of two major Snape/OC Trilogies that I think any self respecting Snape fan would need to read before really committing to the character. Summary: The tale of the professor of Muggle Studies, as she raises her troubled nephew and comes to terms with her job, her colleagues, and the difficulties inherent in being a Muggle teacher at a magical school.
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