kelly_chambliss

This story was my entry for the 2011 snapelyholidays fest.

It was written for the incomparable akatnamedeaster (someoldcat on IJ). She's someone I've had the pleasure of meeting in RL (in NY and at last October's Fangirl Retreat, where she gave me one of her original Snape drawings). So I was anxious to create something she'd like. "Snape/McGonagall" was one of her possible pairings, and among several intriguing elements in her prompt, she listed "redemption stories, Severus confronting his demons, spanking (as domestic discipline, not BDSM), frottage, all manner of hurt/comfort, and some darker elements…[Severus] portrayed as awkward, inexperienced, and shy."

My plan was to write a much more dominant Minerva (a little bird told me that someoldcat doesn't mind that sort of thing). But Minerva wouldn't cooperate. The notion of "domestic discipline" kept nudging me, and as I wrote, it became to me an emblem of both of these damaged characters. Personally, I'm opposed to corporal punishment of children, but what if it's a consenting adult. . .? These thoughts yielded the fic below.

Cat said she didn't want an unhappy ending for Severus, and when I finished writing, I thought I'd given him, if not a happy ending, at least a not-unhappy one. But now that I read the story over, I think it's sadder than I originally realized (sorry, someoldcat!)

But don't forget that Severus is a determined boy -- he might not be content to leave things where Minerva leaves them /g/.

Anyway, enough palaver. Here's the story:

Title: To Some a Gift
Author: kellychambliss
Pairing: Snape/McGonagall, Albus Dumbledore, OCs
Rating R (NWS)
Content Info: Spanking, caning, frottage, hurt/comfort. Corporal punishment of a child.
Summary: After Voldemort's first defeat, Severus has a great deal to atone for. Minerva finds a way to help him.
Disclaimer: Not JKR. Not making money here.
Word Count: 6330

My super-grateful thanks to my two betas, therealsnape and my ever-indulgent partner (as you know, she doesn't even like HP).

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( To Some a Gift )