The Observer Effect
Squibstress8 Reviews | 8 Ratings, 0 Likes, 0 Favorites )
Minerva watches Severus. She sees through a glass, darkly.
Nominated for a 2012 HP Fanfic Fanpoll Award. A featured story on Mugglenet Fanfiction.
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Squibstress
Member Since 2010 | 36 Stories | Favorited by 103 | 43 Reviews Written | 528 Review Responses
I'm a middle-aged, professional writer of non-fiction and would-be professional writer of fiction who also writes Harry Potter fanfiction just for fun.
I’m a proud member of the Harry Potter Old Lady Smut Brigade, which means I’m most interested in the older female characters in the Harry Potter saga, particularly Minerva McGonagall.
If I had received my Hogwarts letter back in nineteen-mumble-mumble, I would most likely have been sorted into Ravenclaw, or so everyone tells me, probably because I’m a geeky data-freak (my Real Life™ requires me to read piles of medical journal articles.) I, however, think I’d feel right at home in Hufflepuff too, so I consider myself a Ravenpuff.
The fics I write may contain adult themes, and I will always warn for non-con, graphic violence, bestiality, incest, or underage sex. I don't warn for homosexual relationships or sex, or for threesomes/moresomes, unless they contain one of the aforementioned elements.
Disclaimers: Anything from the Harry Potter universe belongs solely to its creator, J.K. Rowling, and her licensees. Original plot, characters, dialog, etc. are mine.
My stories are available for use under a Creative Commons attribution, non-commercial, share-alike license (CC-BY-NC-SA).
I have a blog: http://squibstress.wordpress.com/.
I'm also on LiveJournal and Twitter (@Squibstress).
I maintain a master list of (mostly Minerva-centric) recs at Diigo.
I am a proud member of the Harry Potter Old Lady Smut Brigade.
Reviews for The Observer Effect
Beautiful character analysis...it was interesting to note the subtle yet striking similarities between Minerva and Severus!PS: I had the perfect ROFL moment when I read your description of the eleven year old Sev...in my mothertongue, Bangla, we tend to use a similar description--'kaaker basha' (crow's nest) for that type of hair, you know! :D
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thanks. I've always thought there were a lot of similarities between the two characters.Nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks of crow's nest hair!
This is an excellent character study of these two. I adore it when writers take the basics of canon and create a good back story like this.Beth
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thank you so much.Fanfic is all about the backstory for me, I guess. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thank you so much.Fanfic is all about the backstory for me, I guess. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Very well done. :)
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thanks!
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thanks!
There is so much more to these characters than we ever get to see in the books. Nicely done, if a bit sad.
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
<i>There is so much more to these characters than we ever get to see in the books. </i>Isn't it nice that we have fanfiction to fill in the gaps?Thanks for reading and for your kind words!It's definitely sadder than most of my MM/SS fare, but it was a good challenge to write something a bit darker for them.
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
<i>There is so much more to these characters than we ever get to see in the books. </i>Isn't it nice that we have fanfiction to fill in the gaps?Thanks for reading and for your kind words!It's definitely sadder than most of my MM/SS fare, but it was a good challenge to write something a bit darker for them.
Brilliant. Achingly sad and beautifully written - loved the line about limestone and its layers. Thank you for posting. Its given me much to think about. Px
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Many thanks.It was fun to write (although "fun" seems wrong to say in the context this story, but...)
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Many thanks.It was fun to write (although "fun" seems wrong to say in the context this story, but...)
A very intriguing tale. Thank you.
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thanks for reading and commenting!
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thanks for reading and commenting!
A brilliantly rendered portrait of each of them. One of your best, I'd say. Brava.
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thanks.It was really fun to write a darker Minerva than my usual fare. Glad you liked it.
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Thanks.It was really fun to write a darker Minerva than my usual fare. Glad you liked it.
That was so intensely beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes!
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Many thanks!
Response from Squibstress (Author of The Observer Effect)
Many thanks!