Tyger! Tyger!
| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | Tyger! Tyger! |
| Author(s): | Bloodcult of Freud |
| Date(s): | 2004? |
| Length: | Word Count: 152,630 |
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| Fandom(s): | Harry Potter |
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Tyger! Tyger! is a Snape/Hermione story by Bloodcult of Freud.
Author's Summary: Yet another Marriage challenge fic and an honest attempt at explaining a very enigmatic character.
In 2008, the story won a Moste Potente Passions SS/HG Award during Round One for Best Saga/Epic. It was runner-up in the category Courage ("The Extreme Award") in the third Multifaceted Awards in August 2005.
Reactions/Reviews
"The is by far the best fanfic I’ve ever read…printed out all 38 chapters years [ago (after laptops, before ipads & tablets) so I could read it over and over and over…"[1]
"Despite the fact that I rarely read het in major fandoms (primarily because most female characters in major fandoms suck *ducks tomatoes from SGA readers*), I figured I'd give this one a try. After all, Hermione does *not* suck (as she is amazingly awesome) and it's marriage of convenience fic. With Snape! Surely that has to be awesome.So, on the positive column, you have Hermione, Snape, marriage of convenience, and good writing.
But then, five parts in (out of something like 40 parts total), you have Hermione getting pregnant. Because, while Snape isn't so much of a bastard that he's going to force Hermione to have sex without her permission (except that first time, of course), he's apparently just enough of a bastard to not wait until she's, you know, *not a teenager anymore* to knock her up.
Though, of course, Hermione is just pleased as punch to be pregnant. Because all women want children just as soon as they can get them (if fandom can be believed), to hell with having their own lives or their own careers or any interests...."[2]
" One of the few MLC's (Marriage Law Challenge) I can stomach. Hopelessly AU now that it's revealed Snape is a half-blood, but it's still an amazing portrait of the man with such imaginative twists and turns and taking in years. Also features kids of them both who aren't treachly moppets but interesting characters in their own right."[3]
"hadn't realized until after reading this fic that many people in fandom seem to have an issue with it. It contains several prominent fandom cliches, such as forced marriage and teenage pregnancy. I think that it all works in this fic, but others disagree. I believe the main issue is the author's writing style is not for everyone, and you should be able to tell after the first chapter or two whether it will work for you. Overall I consider this a story with a happy ending, but not a happily-ever-after story. The author takes a more realistic approach to how a person might deal with societal problems. Hermione gets to solve most of the stuff that bothers her, but she has to wait a very long time and compromise in doing it more subtly than some readers might prefer. I also really adore how the love grows over time in this fic, and that the characters are realistically flawed even in old age."[4]
Additional reviews here.
References
- ^ tumblr post dated March 26, 2014.
- ^ LJ post dated September 29th, 2008; WayBack machine link.
- ^ LJ post dated Feb 2006; WayBack machine link.
- ^ LJ review dated Nov 2007; WayBack machine link.