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Reviews for You Can Only Hope

By : emilywaters
  • From CodyMThomas on September 20, 2011
    lovely dark and twisted, just the way I like it!
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  • From pittwitch on October 16, 2009
    Well-written, indeed. I like the use of repetition, even turning it to Severus' phrase at the end. Very nice.

    Thanks for sharing,

    PW
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  • From callistianstar on September 11, 2009
    Really dark and lovely. I love the end especially when Severus gets to use those words. The Quidditch Cup thing surprised me a bit, as I'm not entirely certain what would have prompted Lucius to say that without Lucius understanding that he was being used... Great job on this peice.
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  • From LaBibliographe on July 22, 2009

    It must be an excruciating exercise in rejection and self-immolation to be able to read people's thoughts. Snape does it over and over, first to get information, but he also reaps Lucius' feelings toward him, as though Snape deliberately wants to hurt himself. It might be akin to those who cut themselves to release emotion. Is Snape's 'soul' dead or so tortured by those who use him that he has protected himself to the point where he can't find his own feelings? I don't get the sense that Snape particularly enjoys his anal experiences or that he ever has any physical releases worth mentioning at all. If his one driving force is the remembrance of Lily and how he accidentally caused her death, I feel terribly sorry for him. He was fixated on her rather than really loving her. Did he ever know the difference? In the end Lucius offers love - maybe - and the power shifts. Now Snape holds the promise of possible affection over Lucius. Perhaps it is a nice payback, but in the end meaningless. Sad all around.

    Excellent story, excellent writing, and emotionally wringing. Reading this just after I saw the sixth movie was quite timely, bringing home Snape's apparent sacrifices from a different angle. Just wonderful.
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  • From ANON - chichidark on July 11, 2009
    Very good story. I enjoyed your use of repetition and the way it's written like a diary. Beautifully written.
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  • From damnedphoenix156 on June 04, 2009
    when i started reading this i was really tempted to just stop, but ohmigosh! talk about intense!!!


    the last line i think i practically swooned! i could see imagen that Snape was saying that!!!!



    genious!!! fanfuckingtastic!!!


    :P
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  • From ANON - SoftObsidian74 on March 17, 2009
    I LOVE this...it's so angsty and I love how things get flipped at the end, well sorta. Plushi Snape. Boo@Lucius, well at least he's capable of love, sorta : )
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  • From ANON - The Real Luciusmistress on March 02, 2009
    I didn't see Stockholm syndrome in this, rather a gradual shift of power. And a love story, quite a twisted one, but a love story nonetheless. Could be that I'm just very biased (since this is my favourite pairing) :)
    I'm usually a bit wary of repetition; it's often used as a rather cheap stylistic devise. But you have the skill to make it work, so that it made the piece almost poetic.
    I know it's probably sick to call this story beautiful, but I really thought it was. In it's own way. Totally blew me away! OK, I'll stop rambling now, just keep up the great work :)
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