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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1097794/chapters/2208903 The Syntax of Things]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Doorstopper Epic Length]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Novel Novel]] written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Arrisha/pseuds/Arrisha Arrisha]].

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1097794/chapters/2208903 The Syntax of Things]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Doorstopper [[{{Doorstopper}} Epic Length]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Novel Novel]] {{novel}} written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Arrisha/pseuds/Arrisha Arrisha]].



Published in 2013 and translated to Russian, Polish, Chinese and Korean, ''The Syntax of Things'' remains the most visited [[FanFic fan written]] novel of its [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Harry/Snape genre]] on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn Archive Of Our Own]] to this day.

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Published in 2013 and translated to Russian, Polish, Chinese and Korean, ''The Syntax of Things'' remains the most visited [[FanFic fan written]] novel of its [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Harry/Snape genre]] on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn Archive Of Our Own]] to this day.



!! ''The Syntax of Things'' provides examples of:

* AnAesop: Love conquers all.

* BrokenAesop: [[spoiler: Except when it doesn't.]]

* AdHominem: A Direct Ad Hominem is used in various [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InnerMonologue Inner Monologues]] along with StrawHypocrite and Circumstantial Ad Hominem elements.

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* %%* AnAesop: Love conquers all.

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BrokenAesop: [[spoiler: Except when it doesn't.]]

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* AdHominem: A Direct Ad Hominem is used in various [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InnerMonologue [[InnerMonologue Inner Monologues]] along with StrawHypocrite and Circumstantial Ad Hominem elements.
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* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: The book's title is ostensibly borrowed by the poem ''since feeling is first'' by [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/EECummings E.E. Cummings.]]

* ShoutOut: Multiple literary allusions appear throughout the book, including some direct references to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LeoTolstoy Leo Tolstoy]] and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare]].

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\n* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: The book's title is ostensibly borrowed by the poem ''since feeling is first'' by [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/EECummings [[Creator/EECummings E.E. Cummings.]]

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* ShoutOut: Multiple literary allusions appear throughout the book, including some direct references to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LeoTolstoy [[Creator/LeoTolstoy Leo Tolstoy]] and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/WilliamShakespeare [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare]].
Shakespeare]].




* ALessonInDefeat: TheMentor ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/HarryPotterSeverusSnape Severus Snape]]) delivers this twice. TaughtByExperience applies here too.

* BelatedLoveEpiphany: The relationship between the two characters explores multiple themes of SpeculativeFiction and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RomanceNovel Romantic Fiction]] (beginning with UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo factors due to IncompatibleOrientation, then progressing to the SlapSlapKiss pattern with one character embodying the LoveMartyr and the other the DefrostingIceQueen.) A BelatedLoveEpiphany is finally triggered by a [[DespairEventHorizon Despair Event]] after Severus Snape discovers [[spoiler: that Harry Potter must die.]]

* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: A scarf.]]

* WhatIf: The novel explores a world in which Harry Potter was exposed to the Prince's Tale in 1996 instead of 1998. Using TheButterflyEffect to diverge from the original plot, ''The Syntax of Things'' pulls a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisasterDominoes Disaster Domino]] and follows Harry Potter's ComingOfAge journey through a SecretRelationship with Severus Snape.

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\n* ALessonInDefeat: TheMentor ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/HarryPotterSeverusSnape ([[Characters/HarryPotterSeverusSnape Severus Snape]]) delivers this twice. TaughtByExperience applies here too.

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* BelatedLoveEpiphany: The relationship between the two characters explores multiple themes of SpeculativeFiction and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RomanceNovel [[RomanceNovel Romantic Fiction]] (beginning with UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo factors due to IncompatibleOrientation, then progressing to the SlapSlapKiss pattern with one character embodying the LoveMartyr and the other the DefrostingIceQueen.) A BelatedLoveEpiphany is finally triggered by a [[DespairEventHorizon Despair Event]] after Severus Snape discovers [[spoiler: that Harry Potter must die.]]

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TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: A scarf.]]

]]
* WhatIf: The novel explores a world in which Harry Potter was exposed to the Prince's Tale in 1996 instead of 1998. Using TheButterflyEffect the Butterfly Effect to diverge from the original plot, ''The Syntax of Things'' pulls a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisasterDominoes [[DisasterDominoes Disaster Domino]] and follows Harry Potter's ComingOfAge journey through a SecretRelationship with Severus Snape.
Snape.




* SpoilerTitle: Upon reading the entire poem referenced in the title, one can conclude that [[spoiler: death, indeed, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllDeathsFinal is no parenthesis.]] ]]

* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Epigraph Epigraph]]: The novel begins with a short excerpt from [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FandomVIP MuggleNet]] and a quote by Leo Tolstoy. The Epilogue is accompanied by the poem ''since feeling is first'' by E.E. Cummings.

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\n* SpoilerTitle: Upon reading the entire poem referenced in the title, one can conclude that [[spoiler: death, [[spoiler:death, indeed, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllDeathsFinal [[AllDeathsFinal is no parenthesis.]] ]]

]]]]
* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Epigraph Epigraph]]: {{Epigraph}}: The novel begins with a short excerpt from [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FandomVIP MuggleNet]] and a quote by Leo Tolstoy. The Epilogue is accompanied by the poem ''since feeling is first'' by E.E. Cummings.Cummings.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1097794/chapters/2208903 The Syntax Of Things]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Doorstopper Epic Length]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Novel Novel]] written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Arrisha/pseuds/Arrisha Arrisha]].

Set in 1996's Great Britain, ''The Syntax Of Things'' begins with Severus Snape's worst memory as portrayed in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. The novel follows the ThreeActStructure narrative template ''(Set Up, Confrontation, Resolution)'' and explores themes of transience, love, redemption and self-acceptance.

Published in 2013 and translated to Russian, Polish, Chinese and Korean, ''The Syntax Of Things'' remains the most visited [[FanFic fan written]] novel of its [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Harry/Snape genre]] on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn Archive Of Our Own]] to this day.

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1097794/chapters/2208903 The Syntax Of of Things]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Doorstopper Epic Length]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Novel Novel]] written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Arrisha/pseuds/Arrisha Arrisha]].

Set in 1996's Great Britain, ''The Syntax Of of Things'' begins with Severus Snape's worst memory as portrayed in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. The novel follows the ThreeActStructure narrative template ''(Set Up, Confrontation, Resolution)'' and explores themes of transience, love, redemption and self-acceptance.

Published in 2013 and translated to Russian, Polish, Chinese and Korean, ''The Syntax Of of Things'' remains the most visited [[FanFic fan written]] novel of its [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Harry/Snape genre]] on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn Archive Of Our Own]] to this day.



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!! ''The Syntax Of of Things'' provides examples of:



--> [[spoiler: “It’s the syntax of things,” she said.]]
--> [[spoiler: Harry looked up. “The what?”]]
--> [[spoiler: “The syntax of things. Everything happens when it has to happen. Everything happens in order. Grief comes after loss… but something new comes after grief, too.”]]

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--> [[spoiler: “It’s "It's the syntax of things,” things," she said.]]
--> [[spoiler: Harry looked up. “The what?”]]
"The what?"]]
--> [[spoiler: “The "The syntax of things. Everything happens when it has to happen. Everything happens in order. Grief comes after loss… but something new comes after grief, too.”]]
"]]
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Published in 2013 and translated to Russian, Chinese and Greek,''The Syntax Of Things'' remains the most visited [[FanFic fan written]] novel of its [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Harry/Snape genre]] on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn Archive Of Our Own]] to this day.

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Published in 2013 and translated to Russian, Polish, Chinese and Greek,''The Korean, ''The Syntax Of Things'' remains the most visited [[FanFic fan written]] novel of its [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Harry/Snape genre]] on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn Archive Of Our Own]] to this day.

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--> [[spoiler: “The what?”]]
--> [[spoiler: “The syntax of things. Everything happens when it has to happen. Everything happens in order. Grief comes after loss… but something new comes after grief too, always.”]]

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--> [[spoiler: Harry looked up. “The what?”]]
--> [[spoiler: “The syntax of things. Everything happens when it has to happen. Everything happens in order. Grief comes after loss… but something new comes after grief too, always.grief, too.”]]
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/1097794/chapters/2208903 The Syntax Of Things]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Doorstopper Epic Length]] [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Novel Novel]] written by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/Arrisha/pseuds/Arrisha Arrisha]].

Set in 1996's Great Britain, ''The Syntax Of Things'' begins with Severus Snape's worst memory as portrayed in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. The novel follows the ThreeActStructure narrative template ''(Set Up, Confrontation, Resolution)'' and explores themes of transience, love, redemption and self-acceptance.

Published in 2013 and translated to Russian, Chinese and Greek,''The Syntax Of Things'' remains the most visited [[FanFic fan written]] novel of its [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Harry/Snape genre]] on [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn Archive Of Our Own]] to this day.

The Author's SignatureStyle is characterised by the use of similes, truisms, and allusions to ClassicLiterature.
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!! ''The Syntax Of Things'' provides examples of:

*AnAesop: Love conquers all.

*BrokenAesop: [[spoiler: Except when it doesn't.]]

*AdHominem: A Direct Ad Hominem is used in various [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InnerMonologue Inner Monologues]] along with StrawHypocrite and Circumstantial Ad Hominem elements.

*InVinoVeritas: It only takes Severus Snape a few drinks to embody TheCynic or TheFatalist. It is heavily implied that an AlcoholicParent is to blame for the character's own alcoholism, although depending on interpretation that can be seen as a FreudianExcuse instead.

*SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: The work is based on the RotatingProtagonist pattern, following two main characters with [[SwitchingPOV Switching Points of View.]] One of them leans towards cynicism and the other towards idealism. As the story progresses, the line between the two ideologies becomes increasingly blurred.

*EnvironmentalSymbolism: EmpathicEnvironment may fit the description too. To reflect the unnerving nature of the plot and the gradual deconstruction of the characters' independence, physical spaces deliberately become smaller as the story progresses. In ACT I, various settings are depicted in detail, both interior and exterior. In the Second Act, the characters' interactions with any exterior environment are still somehow present but significantly downplayed. ACT III is downright claustrophobic, as [[spoiler: the entirety of the plot unfolds in a grimy, cramped room with rusted furniture and no exit doors.]]

*CompleteTheQuoteTitle: The book's title is ostensibly borrowed by the poem ''since feeling is first'' by [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/EECummings E.E. Cummings.]]

*ShoutOut: Multiple literary allusions appear throughout the book, including some direct references to [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/LeoTolstoy Leo Tolstoy]] and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare]].

*StrawNihilist: As a true nihilist, Severus Snape does not believe in absolutely anything and holds a worldview of deterministic helplessness.

*ALessonInDefeat: TheMentor ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/HarryPotterSeverusSnape Severus Snape]]) delivers this twice. TaughtByExperience applies here too.

*BelatedLoveEpiphany: The relationship between the two characters explores multiple themes of SpeculativeFiction and [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RomanceNovel Romantic Fiction]] (beginning with UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo factors due to IncompatibleOrientation, then progressing to the SlapSlapKiss pattern with one character embodying the LoveMartyr and the other the DefrostingIceQueen.) A BelatedLoveEpiphany is finally triggered by a [[DespairEventHorizon Despair Event]] after Severus Snape discovers [[spoiler: that Harry Potter must die.]]

*TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler: A scarf.]]

*WhatIf: The novel explores a world in which Harry Potter was exposed to the Prince's Tale in 1996 instead of 1998. Using TheButterflyEffect to diverge from the original plot, ''The Syntax of Things'' pulls a [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisasterDominoes Disaster Domino]] and follows Harry Potter's ComingOfAge journey through a SecretRelationship with Severus Snape.

*FinaleTitleDrop: Hermione Granger delivers AnAesop with a blatant title drop near the end.
--> [[spoiler: “It’s the syntax of things,” she said.]]
--> [[spoiler: “The what?”]]
--> [[spoiler: “The syntax of things. Everything happens when it has to happen. Everything happens in order. Grief comes after loss… but something new comes after grief too, always.”]]

*SpoilerTitle: Upon reading the entire poem referenced in the title, one can conclude that [[spoiler: death, indeed, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllDeathsFinal is no parenthesis.]] ]]

*[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Epigraph Epigraph]]: The novel begins with a short excerpt from [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FandomVIP MuggleNet]] and a quote by Leo Tolstoy. The Epilogue is accompanied by the poem ''since feeling is first'' by E.E. Cummings.

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