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Harry Potter's capture ends the war, but it doesn't end the battle; Muggle-borns are rounded up and used as slaves for the ruling Death Eater party, while the rest of the Wizarding World is left in shambles. Hermione Granger turns to some old enemies in order to cope.

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As Hermione, Harry and Ron embark upon their final year at Hogwarts they discover that life doesn't really care much for their plans and the power that the Dark Lords knows not is revealed in a surprising way. HG/SS with HP/DM. Rated R for later chapters.

Words: 673
Chapters: 1
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Greyscale by Cassandra Riley
07/11/2008

If there's one thing Severus Snape has learnt, it's that not everything is black and white.

Words: 1,154
Chapters: 1
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Nostalgia by Rowen Redford
11/09/2003

Snape is haunted by memories, and has a meeting with temptation in the form of Bellatrix Lestrange. Because no one can remain impassive forever, and it is not only fools who can wear their hearts on their sleeves.

Words: 1,145
Chapters: 1
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Striking Out by Caleythia
10/23/2005

When an Auror is sent to the States to track down some runaway Death Eaters, he finds he may be in over his head. Set sometime after HBP

Words: 1,680
Chapters: 1
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Undergrowth by Cruisedirector
07/01/2005

The house is old, the garden's a jungle, and Lupin isn't sure what can be salvaged. Sequel to "Escapism."

Words: 2,341
Chapters: 1
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Decisions by SammyD
11/14/2004

Decisions. They're what lead our lives, no matter how bad the consequences can become. And it was his decisions that made Severus Snape turn to the Dark Arts, and then back again...

Words: 2,706
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In which there is a different sort of Death Eater centric plot, two muggles find themselves completely powerless against Wizarding law, and Hermione makes a desperate decision whose consequences everyone must face. "I made the best choice that I could under the circumstances, and now that I need you to support me, you can't do that?!"

Words: 1,652
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Shortly after the summer holidays, Harry comes down with a Muggle disease, passing it over to the whole school. However, even if the house-elves take care of students and teachers, Severus has to brew potions for them, and maybe he needs some help. AU/OOC.

Words: 3,643
Chapters: 1
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Conversations by jahal
10/26/2003

Lucius in black fur, yummy. Goyle in a Cupboard, not so scrummy. A basilisk with an upset tummy!

Words: 1,120
Chapters: 1
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An incident in Professor Ash's life at Hogwarts. Takes place two months after the story of The Recipe. How to deal with the annoying Potions master? One-shot.

Words: 2,561
Chapters: 1
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AU fic... Prequel to Daddy's Girl. Sirius Black has a son named Ash. Sirius Black does not want his only son dating a Snape heiress. Will she be able to earn Sirius’ trust or will she die in an attempt to win Sirius?

Words: 13,643
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At times like this, in the dead of the night, when all that can be heard is his whimpering, his incomprehensible pleading, I wonder if what I do is right. I take him for all he's worth, his skills, his intelligence, his need for someone to notice his existence and I manipulate his weakness into what I need and take it all. Severus angsts, as Lucius reflects.

Words: 1,110
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A potion is circling the school, leaving everyone it infects unable to hide there true emotions. Facades are unveiled and boundaries are crossed. An unlikely group of students pair together to solve this mystery. Featuring Draco Malfoy, the singing sensation, and strangely enough, Goyle, going ballet.

Words: 1,724
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Love by sigh
12/16/2003

Have Professor Snape and Hermione finally found love in each other? Or will one of them ruin it all?

Words: 967
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Neville comes across an interesting plant in a very old herbology book. It seems that it may have the power to bring his parents out of their catatonic condition. He delves into study and preparation, only to find that the plant is extinct. The last known living plant was owned by... his mother! There is a way to go back in time, but it involves very dangerous and dark magic. The only one who can help him learn is Professor Snape. Neville takes the risk, with strict warnings not to try to change the events of time. Can he resist the temptation to change the past? What if he can't?

Words: 634
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At Christmas by Vitil
12/16/2008

She couldn't remember, as she sat there on the couch with her glass of eggnog held precariously in her hand, what it was that had possessed her to come home for Christmas break. What had made her think that anything would have improved? Surely this was the worst night of her life. ... Lily's Christmas isn't looking very happy, but maybe it can still be saved.

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Severus Snape was dedicated to Lily Potter and loved her his entire life, but she was not the first person he had ever loved with obsessive devotion. This story is an accompaniment to Deathly Hallows (and the other books, as well) but fills in some gaps. Details of Snape's last days, surprising information about his life, and why it had to end that way.

Words: 4,649
Chapters: 2
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A prequel to Ribbons in the Wind, this fic is set on the night that young Severus Snape lost the only person he ever let close to him. It is the beginning of his fall to the darkness.

Words: 871
Chapters: 1
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PoA era. Severus Snape takes a thoughtful stroll down Diagon Alley at the start of the Christmas holidays, but it soon turns into a quite a harrowing ordeal for our favourite Potions Master. Contains some rather dark humour. You have been warned!

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If Snape hadn't transferred his grudges onto a student, and Harry hadn't hated his professor as a result, they wouldn't have been friends or allies, but perhaps there would have been a grudging respect between them.

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He stared at the tombstone. It blended in amongst all the others; there was nothing special about it. Nothing to set it apart as the tombstone of the Boy Who Lived, who wasn’t so much alive anymore as he was dead and buried. First of the End Of World oneshots.

Words: 1,246
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Descent by Tiniwiel
04/12/2007

Severus Snape is dead, brutally murdered and the only person who could have killed him is his lover, Hermione Granger. She found him dead and it has cost her sanity, for even she doesn't know if she killed him or not. Told from Hermione's POV, very dark.

Words: 1,115
Chapters: 1
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Lament by Zeehanahara
06/19/2008

There was a reason between Severus' hatred for James Potter, and eventually in his son. It, surprisingly, had nothing to do with Severus and Lily. It was all James' fault. Why did he have to go and marry that red-headed witch anyways? They had had something together!

Words: 1,216
Chapters: 1
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Gambit by harmony_bites
04/15/2006

Ron plays chess with Harry while contemplating ruthless choices and actions.

Words: 1,548
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A Sickle by Thirteen Ravens
10/26/2004

Twelfth Night, 1978. A Hogsmeade FortuneTeller receives an extremely reluctant customer into her shop. "Fortune Telling is for Muggles and Fools," he is quick to sneer. But despite his attitude, the young Severus Snape made a promise to someone, and he is determined to keep it. (One-shot teen!Snape fic)

Words: 1,982
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The sequel to "A Look in the Mind of Voldemort," based on Nonoka's artwork, the new FictionAlley Park picture. A spy tries to find out what happens to the Dark Lord. He find himself watching Ships in Fiction Alley Park pass by.

Words: 926
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Dreams. By day Snape can sneer at them and push them to the back of his mind. But as he well knows its not so simple to keep such an iron control of the subconscious at night. Unease can become fear, dreams can become nightmares...

Words: 1,192
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Accompany Minerva and Severus and maybe Harry on several selected days from the first day of classes in Harry's second year onwards, dealing with fraud Lockhart, duels between the Slytherins and Gryffindors, etc. AU, partly OOC, de-aging, sick!characters.

Words: 5,007
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Sirius struggles to keep his sanity in Azkaban, but one group of memories in particular wears away at him. Will he win, or will the Dementors break him?

Words: 1,847
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Quirrell by The Savant
04/11/2005

What happened to Quirrell that infamous day in Book One?

Words: 3,533
Chapters: 1
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Backstory by Magic Words
07/06/2006

"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!" When Harry looked into Professor Snape's Pensieve, there was something he didn't see.

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Dumbledore is sick of Minerva's and Severus' constant bickering and orders them to have a snowball fight. AU, sick!Min. Written for Minerva McGonagall 62's request after her participation in my writing contest.

Words: 1,238
Chapters: 1
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A Christmas Vow by Alexannah
07/12/2015

One Christmas Eve, after a particularly unpleasant Occlumency lesson, Severus is visited by a ghost. Lily is furious over how he has treated her son—and determined to make Severus see just how much Harry needs him. Loosely based on "A Christmas Carol".

Words: 3,178
Chapters: 3
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Variation on my fic "To Sir, With Love". An one-shot story of love and regret set around the events of September 11, 2001. Rated R for sensitive subject matter. Snape, Lupin and OC. Focus is Snape.

Words: 5,115
Chapters: 1
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Parched by Cruisedirector
07/01/2005

Nothing will blossom in the City of Light or the Kingdom of Heaven, but in darker, quieter places. Sequel to "Undergrowth."

Words: 2,843
Chapters: 1
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Mercy by Potioncat
09/04/2005

A missing moment from Half-Blood Prince. What happened after Snape and Draco left Hogwarts?

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Chapters: 1
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Minerva and Severus have to escort the students to Hogsmeade since all of their colleagues are ill. Will they survive the trip? AU, sick!teachers.

Words: 1,907
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Mirage by illyria_pffyffin
06/22/2005

Lupin could only watch as his friend once again tricked Snape into doing something humiliating in their last year in Hogwarts. But the incident ended in a kiss in the corridor and tale of unrequited love.

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Severus Snape reflects on the events leading up to the murder of Dumbledore. Sometimes there aren't any happy endings. Angst. Songfic for the 'What Have I Done?' song from Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical, Les Miserables.

Words: 1,351
Chapters: 1
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Memory. We use it to define who we are. Without it, we have no past. ``Harry can recall events. But names? Faces? Blank. As he tries to regain his lost memories, Harry must face the newest danger threatening the Wizarding world.

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Neville, along with the company of three members of Hufflepuff, make their way through the school corridors in the dead of night so that they can have an important document sent to the Order. But then, they are caught and taken straight to the new headmaster, Professor Snape, so that he can deal with this form of treason personally. But the way he actually reacts leaves the four of them confused and...still confused

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Death Eaters have taken Hogwarts. The Order has fallen. Who will save them? Only the greatest witch in all fan fiction. But who will save us from her?

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Lupin and Snape witness the aftermath of Azkaban shortly before Harry's fifth year and Remus realizes something about Snape's sleeping habits.

Words: 1,021
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Torn by Taye McAdams
07/27/2004

A recurring dream keeps haunting Hermione. Every night she dreams about a night that she has forgotten. A mystery man's love for her is one that she probably wished she had forgotten forever.

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This is a story about a Death Eater child who doesn't want to follow her parents path. Snape will adopt her later. But first she tells about her life before the adoption and her friends Draco Malfoy, Millicent Bulstrode, Pansy Parkinson and Ginny Weasley.

Words: 1,825
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Gingersnapes by fringe lily
11/30/2004

Students keep catching fire in Snape's classes. What is going on? Who is behind it? And what will Snape do?

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It is the eve of Harry's 17th birthday and he is still trying to come to terms with the death of Albus Dumbledore. Feeling cut off from the wizarding world and abandoned by his friends, he receives an approach that is neither sought nor desired. Soon he comes to realise that dying may be the best way to escape the clutches of Lord Voldemort. My take on book 7 where some unlikely alliances are forged and help is provided from some unexpected quarters.

Words: 7,432
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Innocence by marietsy
02/02/2006

Harry watched from the back of the courtroom as Draco Malfoy was convicted for the murder of Ronald Weasley.

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Do angels only come to tell us how life would have been without us if we will be missed when we are gone? What if each and every one of our actions has accidentally hurt someone in a way that we never intended? Is a life worth saving if it has inflicted pain on hundreds of others? Or is the continuation of that life the punishment that that person deserves? What is the greatest punishment that a guilt-ridden person could face? Bitterly, Severus Snape ruminates.

Words: 1,452
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A muggle-raised witch with a shadowy past unknown to her, and a snobby, predjudiced Pureblood girl- they were the last people you would expect to become friends, but on the eve of Voldemort's second rise, they will be thrown together in a desperate, bloody war.

Words: 589
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The real reason why Snape hates Harry before Harry even arrives at Hogwarts is hidden in the three questions that Snape asks Harry in the first Potions class.

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Consolation by Trinsan
07/22/2003

For all we've learned about Snape and his past, we haven't ever seen why it was that he left the Death Eaters. This is one idea.

Words: 950
Chapters: 1
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Quidditch Field by Miss Kitty
02/25/2003

With the arrival of a new student comes new danger. Will Kalinda Damia be able to protect Harry from the wizard everyone fears?

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Snape reflects on how long it has taken him to learn what Roosevelt said so well: "There is nothing to fear but fear itself." Dumbledore's death is a high price to pay for this lesson.

Words: 725
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Shades of Evil by AerinAlanna
11/29/2006

Oneshots of certain Death Eaters as seen by an associate. Starting with Bellatrix Lestrange, then probably Lucius, Narcissa, Draco, Regulus Black, and a few others, but not in that order.

Words: 748
Chapters: 1
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This is a one shot about the accidental meeting of Christopher Jones and Severus Snape, and the bitter-sweet outcome. It is mentioned, in passing, in my story, "What Goes Around...Comes Around--Lost and Found...Love."

Words: 1,929
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Power by ViolentFemme
04/24/2008

"There is no good and evil. There is only power, and those too weak to seek it."

Words: 2,100
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Double Jeopardy by BluntJoey
11/22/2010

Harry Potter was unjustifiably tried in August for underage magic, but after successfully appealing, he rightfully returned to Hogwarts for his fifth year. Now, an unbelievable three months later, Harry is wrongly on CRIMINAL trial for a murder charge which could land him an Azkaban life sentence. Ultimately, Harry must defeat this unrighteous injustice before it steals his life away! Thus, with Umbridge as the fierce prosecutor, Dumbledore as his passionate defender, and Bones as the fair-minded judge, A GRANDIOSE SHOWDOWN TRANSPIRES!!!

Words: 4,081
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Revenge by Welshwitch_star
07/02/2004

She had encountered some of the darkest and most arcane situations as she moved through the shadows of shadows. With Severus Snape, OC and Lucius Malfoy. Short story. Complete.

Words: 1,263
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by tinadoll
08/23/2002

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Stratagems by Cruisedirector
08/14/2005

Lupin has a job to do concerning Snape; Snape has a job to do concerning Lupin. Sequel to "Subterfuges."

Words: 4,202
Chapters: 1
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Drift Away by Alora Malfoy
09/02/2007

Albus Dumbledore once said, "Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here." Three very different men are unable to move forward in their own situations. Perhaps the magic of a simple melody can be powerful enough to help them. One-shot.

Words: 853
Chapters: 1
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The Offer by Brightbear
08/06/2007

After the Death Eaters lose the war, Snape is awaiting trial when someone makes him an unexpected offer.

Words: 2,954
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Voodoo by Next DADA Teacher
11/28/2004

Coming back from a DE meeting, Severus Snape has some regrets about his life. Songfic set to Godsmack's Voodoo.

Words: 902
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With the second war against Voldemort still raging, Harry, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts for their sixth year. But what was once thought to be a simple ten months turns into chaos as Harry's nightmares return, five transfer students arrive at Hogwarts and a new competition starts.

Words: 682
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Bethlehem Down by Leonis
08/05/2007

A short, vignette type story. Based on the idea that both Harry and Snape are a little insane. Reference to DM/HP, but not a romance fic.

Words: 4,011
Chapters: 1
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Rapulzive by shadowycat
04/13/2004

This story is a twisted version of the fairytale Rapunzel. Argus Filch attempts to make some personal improvements to increase his attractiveness. Somehow things don't go according to plan... and the only one surprised by this is Filch.

Words: 9,213
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Written for the HP_Remnants "After THe War" challenge on LiveJournal with the prompt "And the picture frames are staring down/and the ringing from this empty sound/is deafening and keeping you from sleep", a lyric from a Dashboard Confessional song. Although this is by no means a song-fic, I did listen to the song several times while writing.

Words: 2,964
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This is an alternative look at the future from my fic - A Broken Bridge Between Two Houses. This is my interpretation of what the future could be if Domenica had chosen Snape rather than Remus.

Words: 7,913
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Flight by Vitil
08/21/2005

"RUN, DRACO!" And that’s what he did. Suddenly it mattered so little, whether he was being "treated like a child". He followed Snape’s blunt commands without the slightest flicker of resentment. Suddenly he would’ve given anything to see his pestering mother, to feel her arms close around him in one of her oppressive hugs. The flight, from Draco's view.

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This story chronicles the events leading up to Snape becoming a full-fledged Death Eater, beginning with the end of his friendship with Lily Evans in his fifth year. It will be installed in four parts, maybe five if I get over-ambitious. I used to write HP fanfiction weekly, but I haven't written in years, so reviews and the lot are very very appreciated! And yes, the title is taken from a Brand New song. The song lyrics do not play a part in the story, but I thought that the title fit very well--read on to see what I mean!

Words: 2,078
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Irremedial by Cruisedirector
11/13/2005

Snape can't fix Dumbledore's hand, nor many of the other consequences of Voldemort's actions.

Words: 2,612
Chapters: 1
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Swan by Aphonia
03/01/2004

The life of Severus Snape: A clash of science, numbers, and isolation versus stars, myths and swans. Dark if you think it is. Hints at RL/SB. A moment of SS/NB.

Words: 2,023
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Unbreakable by darkriddler
08/23/2005

What happens when you make not just one Unbreakable Vow... but two. A short vignette on Severus Snape from the end of HBP.

Words: 607
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An adult Severus Snape reflects on his relationship with his mother, and on one of the most painful experiences of his young life.

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After the fiasco at the Department Of Mysteries, Severus Snape gets two for the price of one during a run-in with Neville Longbottom... Humour, UK English, as canon as I can make it.

Words: 8,768
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Dissonance by Captain James
01/12/2006

Draco has some "interesting information" for Snape, and it concerns Remus. Misunderstandings ensue.

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Severus Snape's life has always been intertwined with duty.

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Incarnate by FayJay
07/30/2005

Futurefic. Snape summons Death, in a bid to return an old friend to the land of the living.

Words: 3,098
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Occlumency by Crossbow
05/15/2005

Snape's point of view on Harry's Occlumency lessons. I know it's been done before, but I swear it was an original idea when I first started it back in 2003! Drama with a little humour.

Words: 1,336
Chapters: 1
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The Morning After by Katling
11/07/2009

It's the morning after the most unexpected night before for both Aberforth and Severus and it's time to talk. This is set in approximately 1979-1980

Words: 1,638
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Honeysuckle by liquidscissors
01/16/2005

“I’m not planning on taking your photo and bearing it back to Hogwarts as a holy relic, Miss Granger. Quite frankly, I couldn’t care less.”

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Why did it take Remus until just about the end of Prisoner of Azkaban to believe that Sirius was innocent? The story begins on a cold July night a year before the first war... A mystery in two parts. Written for the 2006 hp_holidaygen fic exchange.

Words: 5,772
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Choices by Gwendolyn James
01/24/2006

I sacrificed everything to be what they wanted me to be, just so I could have a small piece of their empty admiration.

Words: 3,299
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Aftershock by Fyre
08/23/2005

HBP SPOILERS - The morning after his flight from Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy finds himself having to deal with the aftershock of recent events. This is a companion piece from Family Pride.

Words: 1,693
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Interruptions by Mrs Malfoy
08/18/2006

Snape is trying to get through some marking in his office when he is interrupted by an old enemy. But what happens next when new feelings are ignited and begin to threaten his mood and conduct... you'll have to read and find out!

Words: 5,277
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Take-off on my fic Harry Potter and the Return to the Riddle House. When Harry woke the morning after Rachel had been attacked, he saw Snape sleeping in the chair beside her hospital wing bed. He supposed he had been sitting up with her. But he didn't have any idea what Snape had been thinking about throughout the long, painful night, giving the girl healing potions every few hours and seeing, over and over, what had just happened to her, and why.... Perhaps Harry was lucky to have woken the next morning at all. Written in third-person limited to Snape.

Words: 619
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Live by labrt2004
12/09/2009

During Book 7, Harry Potter wasn't the only one who got stuck in some strange places...

Words: 2,411
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Heritage by ZahariaCelestina
07/02/2005

Ever wondered what might have happened during the hour just before young Severus left home to receive the Dark Mark?

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Snape wakes up after the Shrieking Shack to find himself in Azkaban. DH compliant. One-shot, gen. Written for and winner of harrypotter_las, challenge 3.

Words: 1,147
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Snape and Harry discover a relative in common, Draco begins to plot and embrace the dark side. More adventures of the Sixpack, and things get darker and more volatile soon. Prerequisites: "Summer of the Sixpack," and "Summer of Hope Renewed." A fluffy winterfic to follow, to break up the tension before the final dramatic installment in the series.

Words: 15,049
Chapters: 1
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Turncoats by tea
03/07/2006

Filling in holes on what happened to Severus Snape and Regulus Black during the first Rise to Power.

Words: 3,010
Chapters: 1
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