View from Stained Glass
Fawkes_0721 Reviews | 8.0/10 (21 Ratings, 0 Likes, 12 Favorites )
Life in two dimensions is often tedious, but the Mermaid Window in the prefect's bathroom is in an enviable position.
This is actually a quick snippet of an idea for Fair Exchanges that was too sappy to use, but too cute for the cutting room floor. There?s a bit of mystery at the end; do leave your proposed solution in a review!
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Fawkes_07
Member Since 2006 | 14 Stories | Favorited by 163 | 109 Reviews Written | 1,630 Review Responses
Someone who really, REALLY ought to be doing something else, but just keeps on writing.
Wondering why my stories take forever? Have a look at My Other Time Devourer: www.willametteartcenter.com I'm both the webmaster and the president of the Friends of the Visual Arts, a 501-C3 nonprofit in Salem, Oregon. We Put The Fun Back In Art. 
Having 2 sweet little boys tends to drag things out too.
And what the heck, as long as it's self-pimpage time: If you just can't wait for the next chapter of Fair Ex, you can always go buy my book. It's not HP or fanfic but it's got that Fawkesy snark (in spades) It's here: www.turondo.com Warning: there's a bad word in the title.
Reviews for View from Stained Glass
I haven't read this for a while but I came upon your sort of pimpage on Potter Place. I'm glad you did it so I could read this again. And ùi found something new: last time there wasn't the last drawing. It's just hilarious.
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*grin* Yeah, I thought so too--I love it when people draw or manip stuff for my fics. Makes me feel wanted.
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*grin* Yeah, I thought so too--I love it when people draw or manip stuff for my fics. Makes me feel wanted.
Hehe, brilliant! The White Boy 'Fro has always been my favorite hairstyle, it's so curly and pokey and fun to play with! I shall be drawing it for you... probably within the next ten minutes, but when it will get uploaded onto my devart page is another thing all together.
And of course: *cuuuu-chaaaa, cuuu-chaaa* Harry, I am your father...
(* indicates Vader breathing noises)
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Oh, you KNOW it! OOO, a drawing--do let me know when it's posted. My first story illustration!! Except DeviantArt always makes my computer crash for some reason. It'll be worth it.
Response from Mar (Reviewer)
Heheh! Go see it!!
http://belfrybat.deviantart.com/art/White-Boy-Fro-62585520
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
BWAHAHAHA!I LOVE it! *dies and is DEAD*Can I put that pic in the story??
Response from Mar (Reviewer)
Heck yeah! =D Do you want the file, or can you just yank it from my devart page?
Response from Mar (Reviewer)
Heck yeah! =D Do you want the file, or can you just yank it from my devart page?
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
If it'll let me copy the file, I'll do it! Have you signed it though, so people will know who drew it?
Response from Mar (Reviewer)
I can do that! I send you a link to a signed version.
Response from Mar (Reviewer)
Here ya go!
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb86/battybelfrybat/bathsnape.png
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
MEGASQUEEEE!
Response from Mar (Reviewer)
Hehehe, you're so awesome! I giggle and megasquee, so it sounds a bit like a megasquiggle! I hope people like it...
This could be perpetuated.
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
ummm? Which could? And is that good?
Very amusing story with a poignant ending. I like to read more about the possible Severus/Harry relationship.
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*grin* Thanks!
OK< So is he harry's father???? I love the severitus fics
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Well, the mermaid seems to think so... Hee hee hee
Quite likeable, even though the word afro kinda stuck out.
I especially liked how you portrayed the mermaid :)
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Thanks! Um, what do you mean "stuck out?" Is my naivete showing? Or my fossil-like age?
Are you leaving us with a thought that Snape is Harry's dad?
Good one shot. Thank you.
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*evul grin* What could possibly make a better ending to this little tale? You know me and my cliffies...
Response from pickles (Reviewer)
Yes, you are quite evil with those cliffies.
Olive oil and Petroleum gel – Ewe! Just to - Ewe! No wonder Snape is so grumpy and slimy! Brilliant choice! And I Love the Cavy reference!
So (because JK said so) if James is Harry’s father, and Tobias Snape is Snape’s father does that mean that possibly Snape’s grandfather and Harry’s are the same man? That Snape and James – oh, wait.
James is an only child, so scratch Snape and James being brothers.
OK, then, maybe James Potter’s grandfather, (Harry’s great-grandfather is actually the brother of Tobias Snape’s grandfather? Well, wizard family trees are twisted after all - aren’t they? Still - Brilliant!By the way - how did Hermione convince Snape to take a bath with her anyway?
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Oh, I think that JKR may have it wrong about James Potter. She can hardly be blamed for not being able to keep track of ALL Snape's sneaking around...he is a slippery greasy git, after all.I'm not sure how Hermione pulled him into the tub in this little miniverse, but they do seem to get along pretty well...
"Petroleum jelly mixed with olive oil is the only option." Lovely. This is hilarious. And the cavy is adorable. :)
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
That was my very own beloved Mr. Flibbert, fiercely defending his carrot from the evil Other Guinea Pig, Atlas. Now that I think about it, Atlas had even worse hair than Flib. But Flib was much more Snapelike.
Please Please Please Please Please Please Please write another chapter. Pretty please with Severus on top. ;)I absolutley loved it. Well done!
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Snerk...I don't know what more I could say--that whole fic was leading up to the hair thing. The only other thing to possibly write would be the whole "Harry, I Am Your Father" bit, and, well, you can just go watch Empire Strikes Back for that (squint a little at Vader and you got yer Snape...)
You seem to be having fun. Petroleum jelly and olive oil? Worse than greasy kid's stuff, er... brylcream. (How's that for dating myself?)I loved the mermaid's antics. But what's a cavy? Even with a picture I only have suspicions. Must be some kind of rodent, a gerbil or a guinea pig? Is the little guy in the photo a personal pet? Just wondering. ~
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Yah, cavies are guinea pigs. The fellow in the picture was my dear Mr. Flibbert, the coolest cucumber of a wheeker ever. He used to bite my husband's shoestrings off right at the eyelet--but always left juuuuust a thread--so he'd go to tie his shoe and *snap* both laces would pop off. What a dudelet, that Flib of mine.
Whoa! That was ... that was ... whoa! Wow! Totally unexpected at the end! FABULOUS! The humor throughout and then to blast us with the possibility of Snape being Harry's father at the end ... GUH! Nicely done!
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*bows* I've wondered about Harry's paternity for a while now...oddly enough, everyone seems surprised by this. Didn't you people ever watch Star Wars?? *grin*
Response from sshg316 (Reviewer)
Oh, I have my own questions about that - I'm not surprised at all at the concept. BUT I thought you did a fabulous job of surprising us with it at the end of this story. WELL DONE!
Oh, and yes, definitely watched Star Wars. LOL
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Ahhh, gotcha. To me, the whole unmanageable hair thing is such a giveaway about the father-son thing, that I felt like the story telegraphed the ending from the minute Snape said "no way are you washing my hair." I'm glad it came as a surprise! :)
Response from sshg316 (Reviewer)
It certainly did! I was so caught up in the humor of it (afro ... snort!) that the end completely caught me off guard! I love it when that happens! :)
Oh, cute idea, and nice ending. I haven't read Fair Exchanges. Is Severus Harry's father in that?
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
No, no...which is why I kept this little bit out of that story.
As ever your stories are so funny. but are we suppose to understand that James is not Harry's dad? it could explain so much things. Are you planning to write a next chapter?
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Well, considering I almost sub-titled this story "A Question of Paternity," I think you can guess my implication about Harry's father. But no, I'm not planning on another chapter--just wanted to clear my head of this idea before gettting back to my SERIOUS fanfic... *wink*
They are truly a match made in heaven (or is it the hell of impossible hair?).This would make matters soooo much more complicated if it was in Fair Exchanges what with the suspicious similarities between Severus and Harry. Mind, that may well be impossible!I KNEW you'd bring the squid in somehow, even if it ended up detached from the main story.Great stuff! (or is that fluff?)
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
The Hell of Impossible Heir, I mean Hair. Snerk. Now THAT'S a good subtitle!*squid love*
Oh la la! Such a big secret in so few words.
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*smirk*
ohhh....you are so bad! Get me all excited about Snape in the bath and then you insinuate that he's Harry's father!!!! Very entertaining as always.
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*bows* Yeah, I kinda wish she'd waited to wash his hair.
Jeanine, you have once again outdone yourself. This is a wonderful, little diversion with quite a soulful ending. I thoroughly enjoyed it.Okay...break's over. Now get back to Fair Exchanges!! :)
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
*snort* Yes, master...actually, you're going to kill me but I've been going off on Heirs of Slytherin like you wouldn't believe--lots of inspiration out of the blue. But I'll get back to Fair Ex, I promise!
I am in love with Mr. Flibbert and Mar's Snape!
You must be the funnest dad in the whole wide world. You put me to shame. I need to be a better grandma. I can't be more busy than you are.
However, I beg you to please finish the original story.
And I guess I'm a sap because this didn't seem too sappy to me. But I suppose it doesn't have the edginess of the parent story.
Hah! That's hilarious!I find it interesting that you selected "Jasmine Tea" for the scent you used. I am currently writing an HG/SS where the fact that Jasmine is a natural aphrodisiac comes in to play quite often. :)Great one-shot, I look forward to more of "Fair Exchanges" as well!
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Jasmine: it is, really? Hee hee, well, that may explain my recent addiction to Jasmine tea. Pricey, but truly good to the last drop. *snicker, snort*
This was too cute!! I loved it. Thank goodness for Potter_Place to issue the SSHG challenge, or I might have missed this one. I really like the Harry/Snape connection that you weaved in there. Great Job, Jeanine!!
Response from Fawkes_07 (Author of View from Stained Glass)
Hee hee--Thanks!