Tissue of Silver

Tissue of Silver is a Harry Potter novel by Fearless Diva, completed in 2004. It is one of the early classics of the Harry/Draco pairing. 
The novel is a futurefic, set after the successful defeat of Voldemort, in which Draco has defected to the side of Dumbledore and been instrumental in defeating the Death Eaters. His acts have made him many enemies and his life is in danger, so top Auror Harry is called in to act as his bodyguard. The story blends casefic, action adventure and romance elements, and intersperses letters and reports into the third-person narrative. It prominently features Severus Snape, Draco's godfather, as well as original characters, and there are cameos from Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. Written well before Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows, it does not follow their canon; in particular, Snape is not only alive and well but a wealthy pureblood. The author summary is:
:A love story concerning possessed furniture, black silk pyjamas, courtroom drama, premonitions of doom, assassination attempts, Death Eater yoga, absinthe, bare feet and a sensible werewolf.
The title comes from the poem "Fate Defied" by Adelaide Crapsey, which provides the epigraph. The story is rated R for coarse language, brief drug use, some sexual content, and consideration of issues of sexual consent.
Fearless Diva has written commentaries on several scenes in the novel, linked here.
==Publication History==
An early version was published in parts at the author's livejournal starting 3 October 2002; it has since been removed.fearlessdiva: Fic bit ("Tissue of Silver" part 1) (accessed 16 July 2013) A rewritten and expanded version, beta'ed by A. J. Hall, was published at the author's website in February 2004. The original work is not currently available (as of 2013) at any archives.
==Silververse==
Several sequels and missing scenes are also set in the "Silververse". The main stories in the series are:
*Tissue of Silver
*Seeing the Light
*Benedictions of Possession
There are also several other shorter works in the universe:
*Elegy -- ficlet prequel to Tissue of Silver
*Famous For Their Discord -- missing scenes from Tissue of Silver
*Voluptas -- character studies set between Tissue of Silver and Seeing the Light
*Green Means Go -- Seeing the Light AU
*Inheritance -- set a year after Seeing the Light
*Free -- set three years after Seeing the Light
==Related Fanworks==
FayJay recorded an 8-hour podfic (link), which she states was probably her first podfic.Locked post to personal livejournal dated 7 August 2009 It is also available as a audiobook.
A translation into French was published at ff.net by taraxacum.officinalis in 2007 (link).
==Reception & Awards==
Tissue of Silver was well received and very widely recommended. It has come to be considered one of the classics of the H/D pairing,It is listed at The Shipper's Manifesto Harry/Draco essay (2004) in the top twelve classics ; it came in the top 25 Harry/Draco stories in a 2007 poll by Sulky Rhino and is a favourite of many HP fans. Despite not adhering to Deathly Hallows canon, it still remains popular.
The characterisations are frequently praised, with each of Draco, Harry and Snape being singled out as particularly well written by some reviewers. Draco's character comes in for particular discussion. Writing in The Shipper's Manifesto, dorrie6 points out that Tissue of Silver's "redeemed" Draco ... represents one version of the oft-maligned "fanon!Draco" who is brilliant and beautiful and occasionally wears leather trousers but states that done well (as he is by Fearless Diva), I know few H/D shippers who can resist him. Other reviewers feel that the more mature Draco of Fearless Diva's novel does not conflict with what is seen in canon. However, some readers who come to the story for the first time after Deathly Hallows are less persuaded by Fearless Diva's characters.
Many readers also enjoy the plot and the novel's multi-layered complexity, although one reader considers some of the plot devices ... a bit heavy handed. It's one of the first stories to use SuperAuror!Harry, now a bit of a cliché. The work's humour, dialogue, pacing and writing style are all also often praised. The device of using letters and reports to move the plot along is generally well received, with many readers singling out the correspondence as particularly enjoyable. 
Tissue of Silver won the "Best Completed Fic Category" in the 2006 round of the Forbidden Desires Awards.Darkest Magic: Forbidden Desire Awards (accessed 16 July 2013)
==Recs & Reviews==
Tissue of Silver has been recommended at Crack Van, Crack Broom and The Shipper's Manifesto, and by prominent HP reccers Beth H,Recs Recs Recs: a work-in-progress (accessed 15 July 2013) painless_jpainless_j: HP recs: Harry/Draco long fics (accessed 16 July 2013) and switchknife, among many others.
===Original Version===
Comments on the original version:
Comments on the differences between the unrevised and final versions:
===Podfic Version===
Comments on FayJay's podfic:
==References==
Category:2004 Fanfiction‎ Category:Slash Fanfiction