Perverse Idyll

Perverse Idyll is a fan writer in the Harry Potter fandom, best known for her Snape/Harry stories. She burst onto the Snarry scene at the 2008 Snarry Games with the widely recommended novel, When the Rose and the Fire Are One, which Regan v describes as in some respects, the Platonic ideal of Snarry.regan-v: Fic Rec: "When the Rose and the Fire Are One" by Perverse Idyll (Snape/Harry) (accessed 29 April 2015)
Perverse Idyll also writes other slash and gen works, mainly focused on Severus Snape. Loupgarou1750 calls her THE absolute master when it comes to writing Severus Snape. Her Snape is ugly, he's bitter, he's fierce, he's compelling, he's sharp as a well-stropped cutthroat razor.crack-broom: Snape/Harry - "When the Rose and the Fire Are One" by perverse_idyll (accessed 29 April 2015)
Not a prolific writer, she predominantly writes longer fanfiction, from medium-length one-shots to novels. She is particularly known for the lush style of her prose and her use of metaphor & simile. Kelly Chambliss, recommending Elegy for a Goat writes: If it were a painting, it would be one of those oils where the vivid color is slashed on in thick layers that might at first seem over-the-top but that end up coming together with a fine inevitability that shows the meticulous, painstaking perfection of each subtle brushstroke.kelly-chambliss: Moar Beholder Recs (accessed 29 April 2015)
Perverse Idyll is also a generous & insightful commenter and occasional reccer. She is one of the maintainers of The Essential Snarry Reader.
==In Her Own Words==
==Selected Fanworks==
*When the Rose and the Fire Are One. AU novel after Half-Blood Prince; her first piece of fanfiction.perverse-idyll: Ah ha! I'm no longer a fanfic virgin! (accessed 29 April 2015) Written for Snarry Games 2008. Thisaestus writes It's as though she stored up every single thing she could have written for years and it all came bleeding out in this exquisite story.crack-broom: Snape/Harry : When the Rose and the Fire Are One by Perverse Idyll (accessed 29 April 2015) 
*The White Road. Afterlife & Deathly Hallows fix-it novel, in which Lily matchmakes for Snape & Harry. Written for Snarry Holidays 2008. Svartalfur writes Lily's character is probably the most outstanding feat of the story. The petty and shallow girl from canon finally gets to be a person, three dimensional and even likable.crack-broom: open rec - Snape/Harry, "The White Road" by perverse_idyll (accessed 29 April 2015)
*No Room for the Weak One shot featuring Eileen Snape. Written in 2010 for Severus' Shorts. Beth H writes a magnificent Eileen voice: harsh and bitter and hopeful, all at once.Recs Recs Recs: a work-in-progress (accessed 29 April 2015)
*In Infinite Remorse of Soul Snape/Albus. Written for Snapecase 2011. Cabepfir describes it as an uber-angst tale of love masked as hatred, bleak and bare as a waste land, beautifully written.cabepfir: Dumbledore/Voldemort (first thoughts) (accessed 29 April 2015)
*Elegy for a Goat Snape/Aberforth. Written for HP Beholder 2014. What Would Mrs Weasley Do writes the prose is so dense and perfectly complete that you can smell it.crack-broom: Fic rec. Featured Pair: Aberforth/Severus. "Elegy for a Goat" by perverse_idyll (accessed 29 April 2015)
==References==
Category:Fanwriters