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When she's captured by the Dark Lord's right-hand man, it's up to him to save her. Can he make it before she's forced to tell everything, forever condemning the Wizarding world? Or will he be too late? (HG/SS)

Seventeen years ago, Severus Snape was sentenced to life in Azkaban. Released on a legal technicality, Snape begins his life as a spy. Now Snape's fate once again rests in the hands of the attorney who failed him so long ago. Olivia McGonagall is a world weary, burned-out attorney who has accepted a position teaching Muggle/Wizard Law at Hogwarts. She also must face a destiny laid out for her in the shadowy mists of the past. Hounded by Death Eaters and threatened with the unknown plans of Voldemort, Olivia must risk turning to the one who owes her the least.

Voldemort is playing games, and everyone is suffering. Events mean that it is time to take a stance, but who will win is anyone's guess...

In the aftermath of GoF, Sirius has disappeared on his way to alert the old crowd...

Harry Potter/Stargate SG-1 crossover. Wizards and Goa'uld can be a dangerous combination.

Seven years on from leaving school and Hermione finds herself back at Hogwarts teaching. Many things have changed during this period, yet the Potions Master has lost none of his cutting sarcasm, nor his ability to reduce Hermione to a blushing wreck. Yet when a powerful new potion she has been working on is stolen by unknown forces, she finds herself reluctantly relying on Snape for help. Are first impressions always correct, or are there more motivations behind this proud man's behaviour than mere malice? And what on earth are Neville and Draco up to?

Tonks has built her own life from the ground up, without one face to call her own or the safety net of an extended family to rely on. Curiosity, however, has always been her besetting sin, and when she tries to seek out answers about the relatives her mother has been estranged from for years, she finds rather more than she expected. Tonks/Snape.

Vernon Dursley's other sister, Julia, and her daughter, Melody, are coming to Surrey from America. Melody is sixteen and a somewhat goth. She befriends Harry when she has to live at 4 Privet Drive for a couple of weeks. What will happen.

It isn't easy to get to close to Severus Snape. It's not impossible; after all, sometimes one simply falls into unusual friendships. The problem is, there is frequently an obstacle in the way. More often than not, that obstacle is Severus Snape.

Harry learns that he is a wizard long before anyone intended. Without anyone teaching him, he does not know what should be impossible. He breaks the rules of magic with help from his bushy-haired friend. AU from age 7 through 7th year. Eventual Harry/Ginny/Luna soul bond, and a sibling bond with Hermione.

Harry lives only to fulfill the demands of the Prophecy. When a vague companion prophecy makes it clear that death may come sooner than he thought, he is content to oblige. Rated for violence and suicide themes. Post-Hogwarts, Non HPB/DH compliant. Complete

A dashing tale staring one famous wiz kid, a small tribe of redheads, an innocent bystander, a complete bastard of a Slytherin, two shifty old blokes, and a sinister evil! In other words, this is exactly why Harry and Snape should never remain in the same building for more than an hour.

Sometimes what seems so out of reach is just as tangible as your own skin. The Front Door promises to be a romance between Severus Snape and Hermione Granger, two people who seem as different as Black and White, but in the end don't we all discover that there are no blacks or whites, only grays? To add a bit of plot in, Voldemort has been incinerated, yet he's back again because of a gift he received from Severus Snape oh so many years ago, and now it's up to Snape and Hermione to find the counter-potion, Harry Potter is twenty-three and confused about his life path, and Dumbledore's got some things occupying his mind.

Hogwarts is under seige, and even when the battle is won, the problems have not been solved. It will take all of the houses working together to set things right, and that means that Harry and Draco must work together. Appearances by Tom Riddle, Lily and James Potter, and many many more...

Harry has been in Azkaban for years. When he is finally set free, he finds Dumbledore dead, Snape insane, Remus turned into a wolf, and Lucius Malfoy a fugitive innocent of the murder he's blamed for. When Sirius shows up, though, many things are resolved.

As a Death Eater, Snape is forced to attack Hermione. This story explores what happens afterwards. Contains non-con and is not a romance.

I recalled several small incidents from the last few months and came to an alarming conclusion. I had a teenage fan club.... How had I become so popular with the twelve-to-sixteen-year-old set? What did they see in a shabbily dressed, prematurely greying Defence Against the Dark Arts professor? And sweet Merlin, why couldn’t this have happened to me twenty years ago?

Post-Hogwarts Ron has a midnight visitor - when will Harry learn to call ahead? This, my friends, is a friend. Features Ron's observations on the Ministry, Harry's sex life and the infamous WUC. Written for the Boozefest http://boozefest.netfirms.com.

Draco always adored his father. How will he get even with him when Lucius goes off and has a new family with a woman other than Narcissa?

Sequel to my Worser Angels. Things are going much better for Draco (except for the occasional bit of mortal peril), but Snape still has some issues to work out. Still no romance or slash. Contains disturbing violence.

Harry gets attacked by two creatures and becomes a combination of both. But that's not all he has to deal with in his 6th year at Hogwarts.

When a folder is found in the Department of Mysteries the Wizarding World wonders what on earth it could contain. One potions master knows exactly what, his past, and he will do anything to protect it. This is the story of Severus Snape and Severus Snape the Death Eater, how do they both relate and how will he cope when the world finds out. As revised repost of Death Whispers Sweet Nothings.

Three years post-HBP. Hermione and the Order want to break Harry out of Azkaban. The bespectacled twit got himself thrown in there when he failed to kill Lucius Malfoy subtly enough. Starts off H/G and R/Hr but Ron and Ginny are killed off in the first chapter. Hermione burns Harry in effigy, kills Draco, negotiates with a traitorous and unredeemable Snape, brews potions with Fleur, gets drunk with the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan, organizes an illegal jailbreak, writes columns for the Quibbler, and helps Harry come to terms with his Animagus form. This fic comes with a warning (aimed at diabetic readers) for an excessively sappy ending.

Severus Snape is forced to let his least favourite ex-student to help him with his post-Cruciatus effects. Contains sarcasm, fury and humor.

Snape's life is turned upside down when he discovers he's the father of a bright, young Australian! As time passes, he sees the major impact she has on the many lives around her, including his.

Severus feels responsible to ease Harry's grief over the passing of Cho Chang. From there, their relationship grows. Slash.

In the December of his sixth year at Hogwarts, Ronald Weasley died. Throughout the year afterwards Hermione and Harry turned to each other (platonically) for support. Then Draco comes along and new feelings are introduced, secrets revealed, and friendships and relationships both end and begin. Takes place 7th year and ignores all occurrences in HBP. A Harry/Hermione/Draco poly (threesome)relationship fic.

Severus Snape has always been a cold, sarcastic, and cruel man to the outside world and quite often that to the few people who treat him decently. However, there has always been that one person who was there since the beginning. After a series of rows he takes a long nap and finds this person in an old cafe and they have a chat as two old friends.

Sex education at Hogwarts: After Malfoy has a near fatal encounter with Dark magic, Professor McGonagall decides it has to be taught earlier ... by Professor Snape. Note that this story is rated R -- nothing explicit, but quite a lot is implied.

Lord Voldemort not only ruined the lives and destroyed the families of the witches and wizards who stood against him, but also those who stood with him. The naiveté of youth is slowly washed away by a darkness that envelops a group of schoolmates at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As they grow to recognize their own powers and limitations, the histories of their families change them, and they, in turn, change the history of the wizarding world. At the end of it all, Severus Snape must go back to the beginning to understand what it truly means to be a Slytherin.

Takes place just after HBP ends. Draco is being kept at Snape's house for security reasons. One day his father shows and things get a bit... deadly. Future H/D.

After being kidnapped, Hermione is rescued by Snape. But then there's a prophecy and lots of other things to deal with. And why can't she remember certain things? What has Snape got to do with it? What is Dumbledore hiding? Can Hermione ever sort out the mess that is her life?

Harry's summer away from Hogwarts after Order of the Phoenix. A suprising change in Aunt Petunia, a visit to Grimmauld Place, and a revelation from Snape himself.

Having procured an extensive list of ways to annoy everyone's favorite Potions Master, one industrious student starts a quest to cover them all in her 4th year at Hogwarts. A humorous journey following the escapades of one Merriweather Hapshat. Will she be able to survive Severus Snape's wrath?

Six years after Graduation, Hermione, Harry, Ron, Charlie, Fred and George return to Hogwarts at Dumbledore\'s request. They must stay to save the school, but that will mean submitting to the new Marriage Law passed by the Ministry.

Harry has been sent back in time, placed into his younger body before he was born. It becomes clear that Harry isn't completely human. And this time around, things may go differently. He has a chance to change the past...and save his parent's lives. But what will be the consequences? This is what happens when time is tampered with.

AU: Voldemort chooses Neville, James & Lily live, but Severus Snape still finds himself on a quest for absolution. SSLE

Surviving the war was easy. Learning to live again will be much more difficult.

(COMPLETE) Severus Snape begins by taking a post as Potioner on a secret Ministry project in Azkaban. He ends by taking his first step on the path to Lord Voldemort.

Voldemort's finally defeated, but Snape can't remember what happened exactly. He decides to brew a potion to reclaim his memory ... and something utterly unexpected, too.

There's a girl at Hogwarts who had thought that her father was Lucius Malfoy, until the summer after the Triwizard Tournament. Her real father is not someone whom she would have liked to have, until her fifth year, when she gets acctepted by him and his goonies. Now, in their seventh year, the trio face having to cope with a new addition in their happy little trio family. The only thing is, she's out to spy on Harry.``Chapter One-A traitor Amoung Us: Meet Melly Avalon. She's a Gryffindor, and a loner. She only hangs around Parvati and Lavender when she has to, but all her friends are in Slytherin!

The sequel to the Seduction of Severus Snape. Severus finds his summer interrupted by a certain irritating Ravenclaw. Meanwhile, Nathanyel embarks on a search for true love. Or... Just some good sex. Long lost relatives, assassins, bank robberies, orgies... Gosh, how exhausting.

It’s almost approaching the end of Harry’s time at Hogwarts as he enters his seventh year and Dumbledore feels that no Hogwarts student’s education is complete without the requisite Sex Education course. Naturally, Dumbledore’s choice for teaching the class is one (very) unwilling Severus Snape, though it is obviously not for any meaningful reason, save for Dumbledore’s own supreme amusement. Voldemort has been defeated in one dismissing and vague reference. Harry has repressed his issues, but now they are coming to a very convenient breaking point. Hermione has an existential dilemma between choosing to be a modern feminist and wanting to marry a supposed chauvinist, Ron Weasley. Will Neville ever get laid? ...

Post-HBP, major spoilers. Hermione is determined to figure out why Dumbledore trusted Snape. Starts immediately after the end of HBP.

Harry Potter is not dealing with the death of his godfather well at all. So Harry is forced to leave Privet Drive and spend the summer with none other than Severus Snape. Will Harry and Snape live through the summer?

Witches? Magic? Morgan was confused; she had just taken a vacation from her busy normal life and had travel to a country famous for its haunted castles and magical legends. But Morgan's idealized vacation was soon turned into the most traumatic experience in her life. From the moment she set foot on England she suffered from estrange and recurrent nightmares, she had an accident in an abandoned dirt road and she found herself as the recipient of a great and terrible secret; and to top all that, she got entangled in a war against a dark evil wizard! ``Her secret could change the direction of the events and save many lives, specially the life of a young boy, who was the only one who had the responsibility to stand up against that evil wizard.

In the Trio's seventh year, the Wizarding World has lost its second war against the Dark Lord. The Death Eaters conquered Hogwarts, defeated the Order of the Phoenix, and overthrew the Ministry of Magic. Forming a new government with Voldemort as the supreme ruler, they take control of Wizarding Europe spreading terror and destruction everywhere. Harry and his friends are forced into hiding, but far from giving up hope they form their own secret rebellion. In four cycles, Amicus Draconis tells the story of a world shattered and rebuilt throughout three wizarding wars, of two masterminds moving people like figures on a chessboard, and a boy torn between his destiny and his one true love.

Severus Snape's survival skills are put to the ultimate test when Longbottom's class have to make corosion potions...

Marie Llewellur is the only Animalexus in the world. She can speak to any animal, magical or otherwise. Her parents raised her as a Muggle to protect her from those Dark wizards who might want to exploit her abilities. When Marie was seventeen, that fear was realized, and she has spent over two years as a slave to the Dark Lord. Now, though, she has escaped, and finds herself at Hogwarts under the care of Dumbledore, Fawkes, and the other professors. But can Marie ever feel comfortable in a wizarding world that has never done anything but hurt her? And can she ever come to terms with the fact that one professor freely wanders the halls of the school despite the horrors she has seen him perpetrate?

The Ties that Bind-Part I: Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy are best friends as they prepare to enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When a girl enters the picture, their friendship is put to the test and Severus finds himself teetering on a very thin tight rope. When Severus becomes a Death Eater, did he really have a choice? There's a high price for a Death Eater's loyalty, and Severus' payment is due. A friend's influence is greater than we often want to admit...

What is drama, after all, but a slew of ill-made decisions? Hermione Granger and Severus Snape discover the side affects of lust, love, and everything in between.

A truthful account of the events of last March.

Harry hates his life, and he really wants more time. Leave it to Voldemort to oblige him!

Since the first war, parents wanted to prevent the next generation of Slytherins from becoming Death Eaters. They passed a law that all the Slytherin students have to serve as a Servant from 1st to 6th year. Draco Malfoy, a blind young man, starts his first year in Hogwarts. His Duty will be a lot more harder than the other students. He will learn important things like friendship, companionship and eventually love.

This fic is set in fifth year from the professors' perspective. ``Snape has lost out on the DADA position again, and to add insult to injury, he ``is forced to work with the new professor to protect the students when the school ``is targeted by Voldemort and his Death Eaters. Snape must work out his personal ``issues in order to recognize his true worth and fight the Dark wizards.

This is the second book in the trilogy about the de Lisle sisters (the first is "Once in a Blue Moon"). Here we meet Morgan Winter, the youngest sister, and an Auror.````Morgan knows that in her line of work she will have to do things that she dislikes, but never would have guessed that one of them would be to pose as the lover of Severus Snape. And neither of them expected that they would have so much in common - or their reaction to each other.````Both of these people have deep scars on their souls, and live their lives in fear of the past.````They have to learn how to trust each other, and trust that loving doesn't mean pain.

When anger leads to one reckless night with a familiar person, Ginny realizes she is in over her head.

In Harry\'s third year, Sirius Black is on the loose, and a werewolf comes to teach at Hogwarts. From what Harry can see there seems to be a strange alliance between the new Professor Lupin and Professor Snape, but with only Harry\'s POV to guide us, who is to know? This is the story of the third year from their points of view. A tentative respect grows from their mutual concern with one potion, but circumstances surrounding that potion drive home the fact that memories, and even their senses, can be misleading. Contains Slash.

Add one Headmaster Snape and one Potions Professor Granger, a dash of conflict, and let simmer. Beware explosions, snarkiness, and shouting matches when serving.

Lily wants to have a calm, peaceful seventh year, "the kind of year Buddha would have at Hogwarts." But Claudius the Lovely, Lis Singleton, Vesta Casanova, Severus Snape, and James Potter are sure to make sure her life is as hectic as ever...

Dumbledore's ulterior motives in hiring a new Professor of Divination become clear when she is sent, with Professor Snape on a special assignment for the Ministry of Magic.

Sirius's sixth year forces him to make choices. While still a prankster at heart, he begins a path that, whether he likes it or not, will lead him to adulthood and maturity. He takes his first step when he runs away from 12 Grimmauld Place.

It wasn't just the Stone that was in danger when Harry first came to Hogwarts. The biggest secret of all was perhaps the beautiful young witch who came to the castle with a dark past she had to hide.

A story about how Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, and Severus Snape became friends against all odds, and how they fought their worst opponent - James Potter and his gang. A prank war ensues, one that only a near-death experience can end...

Snape is ill and Dumbledore convinces him to see a doctor. He is tentatively diagnosed with PMR, but the test results are leaked to the Ministry and Voldemort. Fudge is trying to shut down the school and the Ministry is actively hunting Snape. Then things get out of control.

Life is terrible. You fight against the most powerful Wizard of this century while you're only fifteen. But not only that! Recently your enemy melded with a Japanese demon, turning into a monster who shares the memories and the magical skill of both. He doesn't want any more to kill you --

After a summer spent in Beijing with Professor Snape and Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley returns to Hogwarts, determined to continue her work to infiltrate the Death Eaters. As the year wears on, bringing violence and death, the lure of the dark arts may be too much for her to resist as she deals with the true horrors of the dark side and has to help a friend who sacrifices everything in order to survive. Sequel to Some Days I Wish I Were In Slytherin.

The first chapter of this story was written as a reply to the "Highly Unlikely" challenge on The Potion's Master's Muse. This Christmas-themed challenge involved having the Potions master do something highly out of character while keeping him as in character as possible. As the story continues after Christmas, it travels from twelve, Grimmauld Place to Muggle London to Hogwarts with a multitude of canon characters. There's some politics and some romance, with the emphasis always being on a snarky Snape. It takes place parallel with OoP and slightly beyond.

One night, staying in the Grimmauld Place, number twelve, Severus Snape witnesses something about the Black-Lupin marriage he doesn’t want to believe true. Little by little, he finds out that not only is it true, but also Sirius Black doesn’t think that a simple rape is enough to control his submissive husband. SLASH RL/SB RL/SS

As a Valentine's Day joke, Ron arranges for Sev, Draco & Harry to compete for Hermione on a wizarding version of "Singled Out meets SNL Celebrity Jeopardy." Featuring Mrs. Norris on crack, host Al Extra Beck, & guest star Con Seannery. SS/HG/DM

Sequel to Worser Angels, Better Angels, and Almost Human. Draco and Snape leave Hogwarts for the summer. Angsty conversations and adventures ensue. In this chapter: Draco gets therapy.

When Remus Lupin left Hogwarts at the end of The Prisoner of Azkaban, he left behind more than just a job. Anna Vector has always loved her job teaching Arithmancy but this year, the year the Tri-Wizard Tournament returns to Hogwarts, is different. Responsibility, love, a big black dog, a vengeful Death Eater and the Ministry of Magic are distractions during this pivotal time in the battles between good and evil, desire and duty, and people and politics. A sequel to By the Numbers.

Destroy the Horcruxes--that's Harry's goal, until an Aperio throws him and two other unknown people into a world where the prophecy never existed, his parents and Sirius are alive, and Ginny went to Azkaban for opening the Chamber.

The last two people in the world that Harry would expect to be teaching at Hogwarts are waiting for him when he first steps foot into his fifth year. But why are they offering to give him lessons in the Dark Arts, the very thing he's hoping to avoid, and why is the new DADA Professor taking Harry into the Forbidden Forest, the last place he should be? Snape is in his usual cheery mood, but will all of those sarcastic remarks lead to frightening information about the Dark Lord? And when Sirius and Remus show up, they've sure got a problem with Harry's new teacher. So who does Harry have to turn to now?

Lily's untold love story--with James, Snape, Sirius and lots more! James loves Lily; Lily hates James; and Snape...well, we'll see how he turns out.

Severus Snape discovers that there's more to his pointless death than his miserable life counted on. A story of redemption, love, and second chances.

I loved him ever since I first laid eyes on him. I will never forget it.``Snape/OC

An accident in his class leaves Snape with a temporary job... as a babysitter!?!? And what is old You-Know-Who up to anyways?!!

Fifteen years after he defeated Voldemort, Harry Potter is a disillusioned Auror, a distinctly unmerry widower and a reluctant Messiah. He finds himself protecting Snape's daughter from unknown threats, literally fighting his inner demons as he attempts to negotiate a complicated web of conspiracy.

In this companion piece to Lucius Malfoy's Death Eater Application Form, Severus Snape is applying for a job at Hogwarts. And he's not best pleased about it.

Remus has never cheated on Severus. In fact, he has never as much as kissed another guy. However, he is now pregnant -- even though Severus is sterile. Convinced he's been cheated on, Severus leaves Remus alone with his pregnancy -- until he realizes that Remus might die. But it may already be too late...

Remus Lupin, Werewolf. Can he hide his terrible secret, involving the Wolf that bit him so long ago, and a relative whose exact tie to him must not be revealed? Severus Snape, spy. Can he manage to salvage everything and still come out alive? Harry Potter, older, more serious and resolved to complete the task he was marked for. Albus Dumbledore, trying his best to keep his world intact, but are his methods really the best? Lucius Malfoy, Death Eater. Ambitious to the last, loyal to nobody but himself. A Muggle who finds a unique way to bridge both worlds. Will the Seer be able to see the answer before it’s too late?

Hogwarts isn't reopening and Voldemort is back and more alive then ever. Sirius is gone and so is Dumbledore. Living through the heartbreak from Ginny and the pain from the deaths, Harry is left to find the Horcruxes with Ron and Hermione by his side. What happens when he meets a girl that has a surprising past which has a lot to do with Harry?

Our tale begins immediately following the tragic events on the night of Dumbledore's murder. Where did Severus Snape go? Who helped him? The story is an exploration into the many faces of an undercover spy. Who is this man? What is his true self? Can redemption be found in loving another? Travel a while with the Slytherin spy and see how his life evolves.

Keeping Emma begins the summer following the deaths of James & Lily. After inadvertently causing Lily's death, Severus has sworn never to love again. Oh, there'd be women, but only on his terms. Then, a chance encounter with a Muggle on the street of London has far-reaching consequences.

**Marauders Era** Farren Graham is a seventh year Muggle-born at Hogwarts. During her final year, she finds herself becoming involved with some of the least expected people: Sirius Black and Severus Snape. This is her story. Read the shags, the fights, and how she connected everything.

How can you choose between duty and happiness? Does the sacrifice of one justify the gain of the other?

Hermione gets trapped in a painting and nobody knows. Though saddened at the prospect of missing lessons, she is able to move freely through all the school potraits. Because there are paintings everywhere she's soon able to find out who's on Harry's side and who isn't... Updated for Deathly Hallows.

The day before Harry's 15th birthday, Remus Lupin and Albus Dumbledore receive letters revealing the truth of Harry's parentage. Now the truth and its consequences must be dealt with by the involved parties.

When Severus is asked to impersonate Ron Weasley, will he find himself falling for Ron's fiancee--Hermione Granger? And will Hermione find in the new Ron exactly what she's been wanting?

Esme and Severus married, with children! Another fluffy Snape story - continues where Owls and Musings left off.

Bellatrix Lestrange delights in cruelty, and she can torture with words as well as with a wand. One night alone with Severus Snape is all she needs to break him.

This story is Snape-centered and begins just post-HBP by one week. It will offer one possible explanation, compliant with canon, for Snape's actions and his rather horrid personality! It also supports his loyalty to Dumbledore, and reveals a legacy left by Dumbledore for Snape. This story has fairly dark overtones, and is a character-driven angst drama.

Pairing our beloved Professor Snape with someone is not an easy task. Being the perfect git he is, not many (sane) women would fancy being on the receiving end of his affections. If he’s at all capable of loving someone, his feelings better be directed towards a strong and independent woman who has the guts and the sense of humour to stand up to him. Why? Because it's never safe to be around a former Death Eater who very easily gets annoyed... But when Hogwarts gets a new Potions mistress who is not only skilled in her field of work but also happens to be an excellent Quidditch player, a Beater (very few girls are), Snape's got to learn to watch his steps!

Lupin and Snape have their differences. But when Lupin's life is put in danger, it turns out that Snape cares enough to take action. How much trouble will they get into in order to protect each other? And what, exactly, is driving them to want to make their lives fit together? When plan after farfetched plan fails, Lupin and Snape will have to take a big step and acknowledge that spending their lives together is far more important than being practical. Written for the Master and the Wolf Fuh-Q-Fest challenge #35: Remus was about to be put down by the new regulation from the Ministry. What did Severus do?

It's a conspiracy! A SS/HG tale starring Mad-Eye Moody.

Growing up is never easy - especially when your mother is in Azkaban, your father is a Death Eater, and James Potter won't stop bullying you. A glimpse into the childhood Severus Snape might have had.

Canon-style story taking place in year six. Story leads off with a fun scene of Harry helping McGonagall rescue Professor Snape, for which he is not particularly grateful. Malfoy takes revenge for his father’s troubles, leaving Harry at death’s door. Harry’s troubles are only just beginning at this point as a super magical creature comes after him, making the teachers scramble to protect him. All of this makes Harry’s magic change as well as his thinking about who can help him the most when the final battle arrives.

The usual yarn: Snape retrieves an injured Harry from the Dursleys, only this time the damage is permanent and Snape is not prepared to be cuddly.

At the beginning of seventh year, Harry is visited by the Fates, who tell him that they made a mistake with his very existance. They want to reverse the damage and give Harry the life he should have had. He's interested to find out what a Dursley-less life would be like.... but what's this about Snape?