Witness

Creator: kellychambliss

Rating: M/R

Word Count: 7,668

Summary:

Many years after Voldemort is finally overthrown, a Bulgarian former refugee comes forward to help answer one of the great mysteries of the wars: what happened to Snape and McGonagall. AU after the Battle of Hogwarts

Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Original Character, Severus Snape

Pairing(s): Minerva/Severus

Why You Should Check It Out:

"Witness" is an unusual postwar AU that finds Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape in a refugee camp. The POV is unusual: A now-elderly former student is looking back on the relationship while relating his story to a callow academic. It allows for a narrative that is at once distant and tremendously personal, and it draws a subtle, compelling portrait of a complex relationship observed in snatches. The postwar setting is particularly well done and adds a depth and poignancy to the Harry Potter world that I've seldom encountered elsewhere.