#housearrest

I’ve been quite flattered/overwhelmed/panicked about the love flowing the way of House Arrest. Seems it wasn’t a popular choice to break up the story (though it needed it, I swear). As such it’s moved right back up to my ‘WORK ON THIS NOW’ list, so the break will be as brief as possible.

Story: Bred in Captivity.

Author: Jadzialove.

Word Count: 14k+

Status: Complete. One-shot.

Summary: Being sentenced to serve his time in Potter's custody is not the ultimate price Severus expected to pay for his crimes. It's not Harry's idea of post-war bliss either. But in making the best of a bad situation, they just might find something neither could have anticipated: understanding. 

Warnings: None.

Themes: Healing. Understanding.

Genre: Romance.

Narrative: It’s a tad convoluted. I personally liked it, even if at times I had to read it over. It’s story you do have to pay attention to. Mostly because there are some time jumps that happen quickly, but I would like to think it’s deliberate. The author does not like overt detail, and it shows. It’s not austere but it’s fast-paced.

Brief Character Breakdown: There are some genuinely odd things happening here that I don’t know how to describe without Severus Snape sounding OOC. But when they are placed within the context of the story.... I don’t know I would like to think that a Severus Snape that survived the war can be anything and can act in a very varied number of ways. So long as the story develops organically and there is logic and an inherent humanity following their actions, I’m game for anything. Harry is pretty much standard Harry, so a lovely, nice but stubborn, adorable, boyish bon-bon. You can see I don’t steer away much from that.

Shout out for the Golden Trio. I love when authors give justice to Ron in particular. That’s how I know it’s a quality story.