I wanted to be sure to rec this since it's off LJ, and some on my flist might miss it for that reason. It seems that Ziasudra and others have created a nifty-looking HP zine off of LJ, devoted to Slytherin characters, Slytherin Kiss; naturally, the first issue is devoted to the Man, himself.

I'll work my way through all of it, I'm sure. But I started with Beth's because she crafts stories so well. And also, has excellent taste in pairings.

Title: A Cunning Plan
Author: bethbethbeth
Pairing: The Pairing of Which There Can Never Be Too Much, of course
Rating: PG
Warnings: not a one


Hmm. The Plot. Well, I think I may have seen it somewhere before: Harry and Snape decide to pretend to be involved with each other, to put off other suitors.

But it doesn't matter. Never does, when a plot is in Beth's gentle hands. Her humor is invariably clever, light, and polished. And she usually shows a touching faith in romantic endings, which for some reason I always buy. When it's her story, I mean.


Excerpt: (Harry is speaking here)

"You pretended to be loyal to a power-hungry sociopath for years, but pretending to like me would stretch your acting abilities beyond their capabilities?"

Severus took another drink of Guinness. "Well, the one was far more plausible than the other, wasn't it?"


See what I mean?