Rating:
R
House:
The Dark Arts
Characters:
Harry Potter Severus Snape
Genres:
Drama Horror
Era:
Multiple Eras
Stats:
Published: 06/07/2004
Updated: 07/19/2004
Words: 107,248
Chapters: 20
Hits: 3,924

The Sleepers Awake

NativeMoon

Story Summary:
Some years after the defeat of Voldemort, Severus Snape falls for a woman with a dark past of her own and must battle to protect her and their love from a greater threat than Voldemort. In the midst of this, he struggles with his own conflictedness and the complexities between the persona he has so cleverly crafted, his own personal demons and who he really is.``Severus must also face battles with Harry Potter and Remus Lupin, but for very different reasons.

Chapter 01
06/07/2004

Severus Snape falls for a beautiful and talented woman with a dark past of her own and must battle to protect her, their love and shared destiny. What Professor Snape does not bargain for is two such battles involve his nemesis, Harry Potter and Remus Lupin.

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Chapter 02
06/10/2004

Severus Snape falls for a beautiful and talented woman with a dark past of her own and must battle to protect her, their love and shared destiny. What Professor Snape does not bargain for is two such battles involve his nemesis, Harry Potter and Remus Lupin.

Words: 9,063
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Chapter 03
06/10/2004

Severus Snape falls for a beautiful and talented woman with a dark past of her own and must battle to protect her, their love and shared destiny. What Professor Snape does not bargain for is two such battles involve his nemesis, Harry Potter and Remus Lupin.

Words: 3,903
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Chapter 04
06/11/2004

Severus Snape finally meets his Twin Soul, much to his disbelief, and so the struggle begins between the persona he has so cleverly crafted and the needs he has long repressed almost to the point of elimination.

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Chapter 05
06/24/2004

Chapter 5 - Dark times begin again through a force as yet unknown...and Erszhebet drops a bomb which will leave Severus reeling.

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Chapter 06
06/27/2004

Chapter 6 - Reeling from Erszhebets proposal Severus almost commits murder; unexpected visitors come calling and one of them seems to be hiding something.

Words: 1,504
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Chapter 07
06/27/2004

Chapter 7 - Revelations about Snape and Dumbledore; Erszhebet gears up for a confrontation with Severus.

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Chapter 08
06/27/2004

Chapter 8 - Erszhebet confronts Severus

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Chapter 09
06/27/2004

Chapter 9 - Poppy and Minerva foray into high fashion; New friends are made, but one is keeping a secret; and it is the prelude to a very important conversation.

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Chapter 10
06/29/2004

Chapter 10 - Revelations about Erszhebets childhood and Wizarding ties; McGonagall gives Snape a piece of her mind.

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Chapter 11
06/29/2004

Chapter 11 - Erszhebet and Severus lose control; Minerva saves the day and tells a few home truths. Severus drops a bomb of his own.

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Chapter 12
06/29/2004

Chapter 12 - Severus has some tales to tell; Erszhebet has another bomb to drop and Minerva drops a bomb of global proportion.

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Chapter 13
07/04/2004

Someone from Erszhebets past returns. Severus and his Hogwarts colleagues learn more about his lover.

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Chapter 14
07/06/2004

Severus and Erszhebt have a heart to heart talk; Erszhebet drops more bombs about her past; Severus' resolve strengthens

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Chapter 15
07/06/2004

Severus has a bust-up with Poppy and Minerva; Severus and Erzhebet have some quiet time together; and Erszhebets move to Hogwarts is discussed.

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Chapter 16
07/06/2004

Erszhebt gives a poignant Muggle history lesson to the Hogwarts colleagues as she reviews the events of September 11th.

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Chapter 17
07/11/2004

Chapter 17: Erszhebet and the Hogwarts colleagues make shocking discoveries about who she really is, the deception, secrets and lies which have constituted her life and the alliances which have been forged by Dumbledore to help save us all. We also find out just how it is that Dumbledore knows what he knows.

Words: 9,019
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Chapter 18
07/18/2004

More drama and intrigue. Livia reveals some stunning secrets about Severus and Erszhebet; Sex Magic is discussed; Poppy and Severus have a major bust-up over Erszhebet; Livia has a major bust-up with Poppy over Severus and Erszhebet; Severus stays loyal to his woman; Mayhem, horror and comedy ensues during a visit to the American equivalent of Diagon Alley; Severus and Erszhebet stand together and fight against a terrifying Dark Creature.

Words: 10,864
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Chapter 19
07/16/2004

The morning after yet another eventful day before. Severus questions Erszhebet on his suspicions of what is the darkest secret of her childhood; the action moves to Paris; and Severus has some secrets of his own to reveal after recovering from a near-fatal encounter with a giant Micky Mouse alarm clock.

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Chapter 20
07/19/2004

Severus and Erszhebet have a romance filled first few days in Paris; Erszhebet contacts Severus' Uncle Julian; Severus causes yet another bust-up with his insecurities; More of Erszhebet's power is revealed; Erszhebet has a shocking secret admirer not yet revealed; Is trouble ahead for the two lovers?

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