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As Harry enters his 6th year at Hogwarts, Voldemort's lengthening shadow stretches across the wizarding world & Harry is tormented by the knowledge that he alone can end this reign of terror. Worse, his mysterious mental link to Voldemort is stronger than ever & threatens to overwhelm him. Only Snape can teach him to control the nightmarish visions, but can Harry & Snape learn to trust one another, or will an old grudge that refuses to die destroy the wizarding world's sole hope of defeating the Dark Lord? --Enemy Within & its sequel, Chained Souls are AU versions of Harry's 6th & 7th years. If you were disappointed in Deathly Hallows, or even if you weren't, I hope you'll find these a worthy alternate vision of how things might have been.

Words: 168,768
Chapters: 20
Hits: 20,388

Hermione's quest for a quiet place to read leads to the discovery of a remarkable portrait. The girl in the picture meant so much to so many. She is remembered as a devoted wife and loving mother, but what was she like at sixteen? Will her reappearance change everything?

Words: 75,881
Chapters: 16
Hits: 20,054

Harry has always trusted Dumbledore, but does Dumbledore truly deserve that trust? Strange things are happening at Hogwarts (well, stranger than normal…) and Harry has no one to turn to with his suspicions except Snape?!

Words: 28,227
Chapters: 16
Hits: 19,910
Scar Mates by RaeWhit
06/22/2005

Harry Potter comes to Hogwarts for his first year, having received his letter of invitation due to to the timely detective work of Potions Master Severus Snape. Now with Harry at Hogwart's, Professor Snape struggles to deal with the disturbing connection between himself and the boy. They both bear a scar given to them by the Dark Lord. but it appears that this obvious connection is not the heart of the matter. A tale of the first year through the eyes of the Potions Master. Multiple-chapter sequel to "The Postal Mission"

Words: 86,998
Chapters: 28
Hits: 19,675
Heaven and Hell by Anja
04/29/2004

Once they had been friends, and now Serena got the job that Severus always wanted. But is this the only reason why he dislikes her and her son so much? To get an answer, you have to know about their past... It's Harry's 5th year at Hogwarts, and Voldemort is plotting evil as usual.

Words: 156,470
Chapters: 22
Hits: 19,595
Then Shall I Know by Darsynia
07/28/2007

While waiting to travel by floo to #12 Grimmauld Place for Christmas, Hermione Granger is tempted to explore the Headmaster's Office. What she finds there sends her twenty years back in time. The device can work in reverse...with a catch. She must spend nearly four months in the Marauders' time before she can be sent home! During this time her sense of duty and her heart are sorely tested as she seeks to keep her future intact in the face of a deep love that develops between herself and Sirius Black. Once she is brought home, Hermione has a whole new set of challenges as she must adjust to life in her own time as well as help prepare Harry and their friends for the final confrontation with Voldemort.

Words: 56,946
Chapters: 17
Hits: 19,569

The Marauders discover a plot that involves their new friend, Veronica Croft. James and Sirius also discover that Remus is falling in love with Veronica. Does she love him back? Will they ever be happy?

Words: 85,948
Chapters: 44
Hits: 19,451
Into the Fold by Pasi
05/05/2010

(COMPLETE) Severus Snape is going straight to hell. The people he calls his friends are helping him get there.

Words: 179,171
Chapters: 42
Hits: 19,354

For everyone who isn't quite ready for the story to be over. For everyone who wonders exactly who Draco Malfoy's mystery wife is, and how she got there. For everyone who thinks Severus Snape took a swan dive and played on the credulity of both sides. Draco finds himself bound to an unexpected Potions Mistress, for an improbable apprenticeship. Chock full of Deathly Hallows spoilers, flirtation, seduction, horrible accents, meddling parents, Truth or Dare, naked Potter, naked Snape, chases, escapes, true love...read on. (We don't own them. We just like playing with them.)

Words: 75,913
Chapters: 36
Hits: 19,294

"The sweetest kittens have the sharpest claws!" Written in the tradition of dime-store novels and B-movies, this is a sorta-campy/sorta-angsty romp set in the Post-Hogwarts era. Hermione fancies herself as a mad-cap inventor and wand-wielding secret agent, but when Draco is wrongfully imprisoned for murder, she has the wise idea to involve him in a plot to track down Harry, who's long since exiled himself to the Muggle world. Unfortunately for reluctant spy Severus Snape, Hermione's hijacked him along for the ride--Russ Meyers, eat your heart out! (S/Hr and H/D)

Words: 82,822
Chapters: 10
Hits: 19,268
Stay Free by emerald_123
07/10/2004

Despite the disastrous attempt the previous year, Snape is sent to Privet Drive for the summer to teach Harry Occlumency. The past is explained, a trial is had, a will is read, battles occur, and Mark Evans has his story told.

Words: 122,714
Chapters: 19
Hits: 19,055
Here Be Monsters by Dzeytoun
02/08/2004

Albus Dumbledore has lived a very long time. But in the summer following Harry's fifth year, events occur to change his existence forever. For in that long summer, Dumbledore must come to grips with a force greater and more terrible than the strongest magic -- love.

Words: 98,740
Chapters: 15
Hits: 18,969

A story written parallel to the Prisoner of Azkaban book, this fic examines the working and social lives of the teachers. Several funny moments, along with a lot of drama and tension. Voila!

Words: 17,856
Chapters: 6
Hits: 18,686

First set in the Lily/James Hogwarts Era, he's abusive and she can't let go. Who helps her? The Least Likely Of All... in more ways than one.

Words: 141,156
Chapters: 20
Hits: 18,533

The Potions Master is about to meet a bitch of unexpected dimensions.

Words: 244,962
Chapters: 59
Hits: 18,456

Harry Potter discovers why polka dots are evil. Snape discovers why it's a bad idea to forge your medical records. Lucius Malfoy discovers why you shouldn't give suprise presents to your boss.

Words: 18,983
Chapters: 10
Hits: 18,202

Voldemort has risen to power once again. As Harry comes of age and prepares to enter his seventh year at Hogwarts, he must discover the secret of how the Dark wizard cheated death and find a way to defeat this evil once and for all. Along the way, he will have to contend with Death Eaters, shadowy Ministry officials and suspicions that threaten to tear his own allies apart. And he will need to delve farther than ever before into the mysteries of the mind where victory can only be won by freeing the chained souls. ----- Note: This is the sequel to "Harry Potter and the Enemy Within" and that novel must be read before this one.

Words: 224,537
Chapters: 31
Hits: 18,129

Molly Weasley has had enough of watching two unhappy men avoid each other.

Words: 60,355
Chapters: 11
Hits: 17,934
Solstice by samhaincat
09/18/2006

Occlumency lessons again with Harry's grief unleashed and Snape realizing his heart is still functional; also, Snape helping an abused Draco(not slash); (mostly Snape, Harry & Draco).

Words: 143,498
Chapters: 34
Hits: 17,918

It's the Marauders' sixth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Voldemort is just coming to power, and even with Dumbledore in charge, tensions at Hogwarts are rising. Romance is in the air and Death Eaters are all around - what are Lily, James and the gang to do? PG-13 for romantical scenes and some gratuitous hexing. (Lily/James, Lily/Remus, Snape/himself and more!)

Words: 45,959
Chapters: 9
Hits: 17,878

After five years of nothingess, Sirius is brought back from behind the Veil to find the War over, Harry all grown-up, Remus dead, and Snape - his personal slave. Lucius Malfoy has done his last nasty deed, and Sirius and Snape have to deal with their differences from very unequal positions. Meanwhile, the Wizarding World is trying to recover from the war. SLASH SS/SB

Words: 26,293
Chapters: 10
Hits: 17,787

To Lily Evans, James Potter was the most arrogant, egotistical jerk in all of eternity. Just her luck that James had had a crush on her ever since first year. Now it’s their seventh year at Hogwarts and James’ last chance to win Lily’s heart.

Words: 11,221
Chapters: 11
Hits: 17,653

After the occurrences at the end of OotP, Sirius finds himself on the pavement of a Muggle city. Slowly he begins to learn of a life beyond the Veil, but, when old alliances crumble and he must depend upon enemies, Sirius begins to long for home.

Words: 86,893
Chapters: 37
Hits: 17,610

HP/SS. After killing Voldemort, Harry leaves the wizarding world for a few years before joining the university under a different name. Now he returns to teach at Hogwarts and has to deal with the rising of a new dark lord as well as meeting his old friends, teachers and rivals for the first time in many years.

Words: 26,128
Chapters: 6
Hits: 17,521

The task of all schools is to educate students. Albus Dumbledore felt there was more to education than teaching the Ministry- decreed lessons; he tried to teach his students how to use what they had both intellectually and morally. The headmaster discovered that preconceived notions don’t always reveal everything to the careless eye; his vision was surprisingly altered by the young Slytherin, Severus Snape.

Words: 104,021
Chapters: 22
Hits: 17,481

Eighteen years have passed since Veronica was at Hogwarts. The Memory Charm is failing and Veronica is beginning to remember the times of fun and horror at the school. As a teacher she knows how to make class fun. She learned a lot while away including how to fight. Will she be able to teach Harry all she has learned or will she have to bring others in to help

Words: 145,113
Chapters: 50
Hits: 17,460
Subplot by any
04/10/2003

Hogwarts 1995/6: Snape's past is coming back to haunt him (as if a substance called 'Potion Spoiler' and an undesired change in his physical appearance wasn't enough!). The new DADA teacher, a rock musician with a dubious past, becomes the eccentric mentor of Ginny and Neville. Framed for a few more unsolved murders, Sirius is asked to find an urgently needed counter curse. (Will he have more success than in 1981?) Dumbledore is troubled by a group called League and a leak in his secret 'order,' while several other characters are troubled by love and such...

Words: 166,227
Chapters: 26
Hits: 17,458
Destiny of Souls by ezzie
07/18/2002

Kara, a witch with immense powers finds herself lured to Hogwarts ``as the new DADA Professor. When she arrives she is introduced to Snape and begins ``to discover that her past has all been planned carefully for her. Have you ever ``wondered why Snape is so mysterious and guarded? She is the answer, and only Dumbledore ``and her old Mentor know why. A non-fluffy romance that will explain everything ``you ever wanted to know about Snape, Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore.

Words: 86,850
Chapters: 24
Hits: 17,180

An embittered Severus balances his roles as spy for Dumbledore and advisor to Slytherin students unsure about their futures. A guilt-ridden Sirius seeks redemption. Remus puts dangerous ideas in the minds of the Intrepid Trio. Harry tries to accept Sirius as a father and Dumbledore’s questionable behavior. Amidst this turmoil, Voldemort believes that he can win the war against Light Magic. However, he is underestimating two important things about Harry: Ron and Hermione.

Words: 63,007
Chapters: 13
Hits: 17,152

Detention with Snape turns into something of an adventure for Hermione and Ginny, not to mention Professor Lupin, as they all discover that Hogwarts holds a terrible secret that none of them want to learn.

Words: 41,704
Chapters: 9
Hits: 16,905

Late in 1980, nearly a year before Voldemort's downfall, a chance meeting forces Severus Snape to make a life-changing decision. This fic covers his attempt to live with the consequences - as Dumbledore's spy.

Words: 68,146
Chapters: 10
Hits: 16,706

This story was started prior to HBP. It's not HBP compliant, but still a yummy read. Fifteen years ago Severus was a young professor at Hogwarts and he did the unthinkable. The return of Callista Hawkins forces Severus to confront the choices of his past and his fears of the future. Past and present are beautifully interwoven in this SS/OFC romance. Contains a superb balance of romance, action, humor and angst. Round Four Multi-faceted Award Nominee for Identity--Best OC.

Words: 134,864
Chapters: 30
Hits: 16,678
Love Potion HP by Tavalya Ra
05/30/2003

Snape and Sirius have always shared an intense, mutual hatred, but never before have they been obsessed with each other. Whether it's love or lust, they're both disgusted by it. Someone is playing cupid, but is it fate, Dumbledore, or Voldemort?

Words: 46,598
Chapters: 24
Hits: 16,612
Moonlight by adoranymph
10/13/2010

Love. Betrayal. Understanding. Friendship. Sacrifice. These are the words describing the story that unfolds as Teddy retraces the story of his father Remus Lupin. Hey guys! Well, currently I am juggling a schedule and only have time to submit new chaps to one site at a time, so if you wish to read more about this story, catch up with it on harrypotterfanfiction.com. If you can't wait. If you can, then just sit tight and I'll be updating again soon. :)

Words: 202,116
Chapters: 28
Hits: 16,553
Damaged Goods by Andrian
03/09/2004

Severus Snape finds himself wanting to help a student back from the brink of madness. In doing so he discovers a powerful magic that may destroy him.

Words: 87,587
Chapters: 24
Hits: 16,443
Bad Faith by JaD
04/14/2007

Four years after Dumbledore's death, Draco Malfoy shows up on the doorstep of number twelve, Grimmauld Place looking for Harry Potter. Torn between his selfish cowardice and family's pride, Draco finds himself alone on a battlefield and has nowhere else to turn; and Harry has to learn that sometimes you don't put up walls to keep other people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down. (H/D - slash)

Words: 100,426
Chapters: 7
Hits: 16,343

Ginny receives her first assignment as an official Order of the Phoenix member... marry Draco Malfoy? Hermione and Snape develop a new love potion that results in a few unexpected surprises.

Words: 45,329
Chapters: 24
Hits: 16,245

The year after Harry Potter defeats Lord Voldemort brings about a sedate mood and an anticipation towards boredom... However, the current seventh years decide to try and lighten the mood. Ginny and Luna set a task for a Ravenclaw, Nadia Page, to feign undying love towards Professor Snape... Then Colin gets involved in the joke. Followed by all hell breaking loose.

Words: 121,111
Chapters: 16
Hits: 16,104

It is the summer following Harry’s fifth year. The members of the Order of the Phoenix are searching for the elusive Talisman of Monguk in order to prevent Voldemort from forcing the Goblins to join his side. Angela Hawkins, a young witch with a black belt in karate, joins the Order. In the course of this adventure, Angela seeks love and courage in the arms of Remus Lupin. Meanwhile, Severus Snape meets his match in her beautiful cousin, the new Defense against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

Words: 98,319
Chapters: 27
Hits: 15,975
Mine by Gillian Middleton
01/14/2005

Against his better judgement Severus Snape let a part of himself be used in a spell six years earlier. Now the consequences of his actions cannot be avoided any longer, and Snape finds himself the father of a five year old boy!

Words: 113,472
Chapters: 22
Hits: 15,882
The Catch by Passo
06/24/2004

By losing a chess game to Harry, Ron now has to answer to a bet made. The thing is... he has to take Snape out on a date!

Words: 39,829
Chapters: 17
Hits: 15,725

Voldemort discovers that the great Albus Dumbledore has a secret weakness: his family. These are the adventures of Charlotte Richardson, Dumbledore's adult granddaughter. Story takes place at the end of OotP and continues into Harry's sixth year. Snape, the Trio, McGonagall, and Lupin will all be major players, as well.

Words: 146,801
Chapters: 26
Hits: 15,646

Harry was expecting a busy summer, but he thought he'd get home before it started. First it's Dementors. Then it's Basilisks, werewolves, weddings, scrambled eggs, rats, runes, and Founders. Voldemort wasn't the only one putting spells on that locket, Snape is brewing something nasty, and the Horcrux hunt is on.... Seventh-year fic. Obviously.

Words: 47,787
Chapters: 17
Hits: 15,608

AU after DH: Severus Snape has just arranged himself with his last charge, Draco Malfoy, when he gets yet another, very unexpected task: a young, charming female with flaming red hair and a fierce will to survive. The Dark Lord seizes the chance to finally add a set of Snapes to his Death Eater offspring. He forces Ginny Weasley and Severus Snape into a marriage under his special conditions. The Dark Lord, other suspicious Death Eaters and their spy activities turn their lives among the Death Eaters into unexpected twists. The story starts half a year after HBP.

Words: 138,955
Chapters: 18
Hits: 15,089
A Mortal Enemy by ezzie
08/25/2003

Sequel to Destiny of Souls. Kara and Snape found one another and are realizing their destiny, but now they must face enormous challenges in the fight against Voldemort. Will Draco come back to Hogwarts? Is history doomed to repeat itself again? Do Kara and Snape know everything about their destiny, or will Dumbledore reveal more?

Words: 86,634
Chapters: 21
Hits: 14,852

The Dark Arts teacher at Durmstrang, Secessa Laburova, escapes the school after it has been attacked by Death Eaters. She seeks refuge at Hogwarts, but no matter how far she runs, she cannot escape her past. Even at a school like Hogwarts, strange things are afoot, and the teachers are less than trusting. Having delved too deeply into the Dark Arts, Secessa will eventually have to face the consequences of her actions. What will happen when the teachers find out that she has dabbled in the most dangerous and illegal of all magic –� Necromancy?

Words: 82,456
Chapters: 29
Hits: 14,548

Composing a novel while seeking legendary orchids in Peru seemed to be an efficient use of Severus's time. But the cloud forests of the Andes hold many secrets.

Words: 36,382
Chapters: 13
Hits: 14,481

It was just something that they had to do. To find out for themselves if it was really worth it. But sometimes things don't always turn out the way you want.

Words: 39,817
Chapters: 29
Hits: 14,479

Shortly before his fifteenth birthday, Harry receives a letter from the past that alters his entire life. Now it is up to him to reveal the truth to the other whom it concerns. But will he find the courage to do so or will he repeat his mother's mistake and wait until its too late? This story is a response to the Severitus challenge.

Words: 85,635
Chapters: 9
Hits: 14,009
A Father's Sin by Severitus
01/05/2004

The difference between good and evil is a fine line indeed. The past returns to shatter the present and prophecies await unraveling, while for Harry Potter and Severus Snape, the future could be within the light or the heart of evil itself.

Words: 40,512
Chapters: 10
Hits: 13,784

Hermione Granger had it all figured out... she had just graduated at the top of her class from medical school and was going to work at a very presitgious hospital. Then Albus Dumbledore came to her with news that would turn her world upside down. She returns to Hogwarts to find that some things would never change, but others would never be the same. As she finds her place amongst her old professors, a friendship develops with the most unlikely person

Words: 38,111
Chapters: 11
Hits: 13,549

Just before Harry's eleventh birthday Severus Snape shows up on the Dursley's doorstep and changes Harry's life forever.

Words: 17,589
Chapters: 6
Hits: 13,530
To Face the Wolf by Maglor
08/29/2004

Snape finds a badly wounded, mysterious stranger in the Hogwarts dungeons. The stranger seems to have been bitten by a werewolf - and the only werewolf at Hogwarts is DADA teacher Lupin. Who is the stranger, and what exactly happened to him? Has he been turned into a werewolf? And what has his presence got to do with the book Hermione Granger is reading?

Words: 57,580
Chapters: 18
Hits: 13,438
The Wounded by ReeraTheRed
05/31/2005

Voldemort's dead, it's over. But happy endings don't come automatically, as Lupin finds with Snape and Harry. (Sequel to Practically Brothers) WARNING: SUICIDE ATTEMPT.

Words: 54,208
Chapters: 16
Hits: 13,435
Black and White by Elentari
10/27/2004

Severus and Hermione are forced to live together, as she's training to be an Unspeakable and he is on the run from the Death Eaters. If Hermione is not happy about it, you haven't seen Severus.``A dark romance, gap-filler; in which Hermione is grown up and different form the bookworm nerd we are used to see her as, Snape is a machiavellian trainer, Dumbledore is not as good and honest as we believe and Harry is even more complex than we knew. Cameos of Arthur Weasley, James and Lily Potter, and several enlightening passages in South America.

Words: 42,473
Chapters: 14
Hits: 13,380

[complete] Luke Navarra has been hired to teach music at Hogwarts... but he's a Muggle. Will he survive Slytherin House? Wendy, his partner, stays behind as Luke heads off to Scotland, but soon learns that she's made a bad decision when the Death Eaters learn of her existence. Snape has his prejudices challenged, Hermione learns that talent comes in many forms, and Harry finds, if not an outlet for, at least a distraction from, his anger and grief.

Words: 113,268
Chapters: 19
Hits: 13,036

Hermione has an idea to help Harry, but needs Snape's approval. Can she convince him to teach her Occlumency? And why is Draco looking at our heroine like that? Eventually HG/SS with OotP spoilers.

Words: 39,525
Chapters: 20
Hits: 12,916
What It Takes by Mad_McSutton
05/18/2004

The summer after his fifth year, Harry Potter returns to Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place, where he is officially inducted into the Order of the Phoenix and placed under the tutelage of Severus Snape. What seems to be an insufferable arrangement soon provides Harry with a better understanding of his Potions professor and the secrets he hides. Meanwhile, a grieving Remus Lupin discovers a means of communicating with the deceased Sirius Black. But will Remus' inability to let Sirius go interfere with his duties to the Order? (slash: SS/HP, SB/RL)

Words: 22,898
Chapters: 6
Hits: 12,516
Smoke by DrT
08/25/2005

Every night a professor relaxes, thinks, and smokes. Sometimes, a colleague joins him. This night, it is Severus Snape.

Words: 29,623
Chapters: 11
Hits: 12,514

Last Year. Last Chance. Last Battle. Last Dance. It's time for Harry to say goodbye to Hogwarts. Harry comes of age and enters his last year at Hogwarts. A new Slytherin transfer student is causing a stir, and something's wrong with Draco Malfoy. Snape's in a good mood, Hermione's worried, and Ginny's Quidditch Captain. Before the summer ends there is a death, a rescue, and an engagement. Looks like the makings of another uneventful year at Hogwarts...canon through OotP, alternate 7th year. COMPLETE.

Words: 124,022
Chapters: 10
Hits: 12,505

COMPLETE. Severus Snape came from somewhere; he didn't just appear at Hogwarts. We have had hints of his back story but no one really knows it. How did he get to be a snarky bastard? Why? Who knows, besides JK Rowling? So, this series of short chapter/stories explores the possibilities which include Potions College, Malfoys, The Dark Lord and even Remus Lupin, as well as a growing conviction that the world is not a nice place.

Words: 133,299
Chapters: 24
Hits: 12,488
Snape's Daughter by isla142
06/06/2004

Serena is a bouncy friendly girl, full of life. She enjoys playing jokes and can do fifth year spells, even before she comes to Hogwarts for her first year. However she has one secret, which must be hidden at all costs.

Words: 36,406
Chapters: 15
Hits: 12,340
Regaining by Vivien
06/16/2002

When Hermione is poisoned by a Leeching Elixir designed to destroy her magical capabilities, Severus Snape is the only one who can help her regain her powers.

Words: 49,944
Chapters: 15
Hits: 12,335

Harry goes back for his sixth year with a tattoo-like mark burned into him - a new DADA teacher he cannot believe Dumbledore would hire, and an interest in an unlikely girl.

Words: 78,967
Chapters: 18
Hits: 12,194

WIP. Post-HBP. Conflicting paths and reconciliation. Different characters. This is my take on what happened and the consequences that followed.

Words: 16,834
Chapters: 15
Hits: 12,184

Hermione returns to Grimmauld Place, looking for answers. She does not expect to find Severus Snape. SS/HG; SS/LE; post-HBP.

Words: 7,427
Chapters: 5
Hits: 12,177

The Hogwarts professors are trying to kill each other! But no need to worry, it's only a game. Who will come out on top in Hogwarts Assassins? And who will come out on top in the game of love? AD/MM, SS/FD, HG/SB, BW/OC.

Words: 28,309
Chapters: 16
Hits: 12,037

Lucius Malfoy is found dead at his home during a hunting week-end. The Trio, Ginny, Draco, Narcissa, Snape, Dumbledore and Voldemort each have their reasons for wanting Malfoy dead. Stranded together during a magical storm, suspicions will build and tempers will fly. But will they solve the mystery in time?

Words: 61,216
Chapters: 17
Hits: 11,992

Laocoon's Children is an alternate-universe fic based on the events of an earlier fic, Stealing Harry. In Stealing Harry, Sirius was never imprisoned in Azkaban and abducted Harry from the Dursleys when he was eight years old. Laocoon's Children takes up the story during Harry's first year at Hogwarts, where he made fast friends with Neville Longbottom, Padma Patil, and Draco Malfoy. Harry's gang also reunited for their second year, where they faced a basilisk, a homicidal diary, and Draco's mother's betrayal. In year three, Harry must face many new problems: protecting Draco from his father, dealing with their new Dark Arts professor, and standing firm against the aura of fear that is pervading the wizarding world.

Words: 23,247
Chapters: 5
Hits: 11,837
After the Storm. by unlikely2
05/07/2005

Summer of the sixth year, Harry's PoV.``An unoriginal idea bent somewhat out of shape with a particularly egregious deus ex machina.``Snape, Tonks and an OC who's more plot device than Mary Sue.``A short holiday for various characters until Ms. Rowling gets her next bit of 'light reading' published.

Words: 62,635
Chapters: 18
Hits: 11,709
Watching by Airiel
07/31/2007

This is his sister's story. The one that no one knows, because no one knows *her.* She follows him, she always has. They share blood, but only half. They are the same age, but not twins. How did Lily do it? She's trying to find out. How will Harry react when he learns even his family has secrets?

Words: 27,928
Chapters: 32
Hits: 11,645

Professor Lupin happens upon a supposed Muggle who has some intriguing interests and powers, only to find out she may not be such a Muggle after all. Snape features prominently; Dumbledore, McGonagall, Sirius Black, Harry, Ron, and Hermione also appear.

Words: 69,030
Chapters: 23
Hits: 11,641

A story of Severus Snape before the books - The only solace young Severus Snape has from his abusive parents is the spunky red-headed muggle who lives next door. The friendship follows them through their years at school, but can it survive the choices each will make? (note: NOT a Sevy/Lily ship)

Words: 87,667
Chapters: 29
Hits: 11,614

Corielle Griffin is introduced to the magical world after putting her past, affectionately termed It, behind her- or so she thought. Now, in the wizarding world, she is constantly reminded of her former lack of magic, It, and her inconsistancies in the midst of magic. The plot thickens by her strange attraction and repulsion by Snape, her affinity with Lupin, and the odd core of her wand...

Words: 56,937
Chapters: 14
Hits: 11,614

When Hermione suffers a personal tragedy, Snape is unwillingly called upon to help her. Their own difficult pasts, Snape's history with the Death Eaters and Hermione's unusual animagus draw them both into a confrontation with Voldemort that could end in tragedy for both of them. During this time, Hermione finds out the secret's of Snape's shadowy past and Snape discovers there is a great deal more to this 'little-miss-know-it-all' than he ever suspected.

Words: 54,484
Chapters: 11
Hits: 11,540

Asians of the world UNITE! Kathryn Lim has survived 6 yeras in Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. There's no reason to suspect she won't survive this one. Until she gets a mysterious bracelet. And where did that cat come from? She''s making new friends, but might not keep the old. And of course those normal problems seem to multiply like rabbits. Tony Lim (Her protective brother), and the gang of Merry Marauders also feature!

Words: 60,302
Chapters: 21
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This is the first part of a three-part story about the Malfoy family and their entanglement with the Dark Order. 'Ad Mortem Festinamus' deals with the time between Narcissa Black's first day in Hogwarts and Voldemort's disappearance after atacking Harry Potter. When you enjoyed yourself, please also read 'Omnia Mors Perimit' and 'Et Nulli Miseretur'!

Words: 88,400
Chapters: 37
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A mysterious girl (ME!) who calls herself the Fifth Marauder and is obsessed with Sirius forces the Marauders, Lily, Snape (!), Bellatrix (!!), Narcissa, and Lucius to read a series of books. Not just any series of books. The Harry Potter series of books

Words: 183,440
Chapters: 12
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In the End by nutsaboutharry
01/23/2006

It's been over fifteen years since she last saw him...fifteen years since the death of her best friends...and fifteen years since she died and was reborn again... It is Harry's sixth year. He has new Potions and Defense teachers, and both will prove important allies in his attempt to vanquish the Dark Lord...A tale of love during the war of hate.

Words: 91,627
Chapters: 11
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New take on the old WIKTT Marriage Law Challenge. Minister Fudge passes a new law that force all of the golden trio to get married within thirty days. Unfortunately all of their betrothed are Slytherins. Rated for language and sexual content.

Words: 69,550
Chapters: 12
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AU - What if Sirius hadn't been content just to go on the run after PoA? What if he decided to seek help from one of the most unlikely of sources in order to build a new life for himself and Harry in the face of the ever-present threat from Voldemort? The consequences of the choices we make, and the family and friendships that carry us through....

Words: 102,770
Chapters: 19
Hits: 10,846

"And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their own home--these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day." Jude 1:6. Named for a traitor, branded for evil, trained as a spy, damned as a murderer. Jude Elliot must seek redemption through playing the role of savior to a boy hero. Once having fled the magical world for a Muggle life that flies in the face of everything she was taught, she must come back to aid a hero in his quest and to help a fallen angel find his path. The road from Perdition is long and it may cost her all she has to give, but she may find much more than she bargained along the way to grace. A family, a friend and a purpose. An A/U.

Words: 131,756
Chapters: 30
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Barely sixteen years old and fearing for his mother's life, Draco stepped up in his father's absence to take his place amongst the Death Eaters. The following year at Hogwarts School was, without a doubt, the hardest he had ever endured. Now seventeen, the young Malfoy seeks to keep safe all he loves by doing the opposite, and taking the golden advice Albus Dumbledore had left him minutes before his death.

Words: 57,005
Chapters: 21
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Courage isn't always enough. Timely minutes could have cost Ginny her``life, and restored another's soul. Darkness is rising again, but with it``comes a frail beam of uncertain hope. Can ancient errors be undone on``time, or does this Riddle only have one answer?

Words: 52,755
Chapters: 11
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Mirrorverse by Piri Malfoy
02/03/2003

Four people find out the hard way why you should be very careful what you read or what books you touch, because you never know where they will take you. Harry and Draco are thrown into a world completely unlike their own, and they not only have to deal with who and what they encounter, but with two of their professors who have also landed in this odd world...as teenagers! As a team they try to find their way home, without getting cursed or killed in the process, but can they find the way home before this strange world changes and corrupts them completely? (AU; SS/RL, HP/DM)

Words: 95,334
Chapters: 13
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Hour of Grace by Strega Brava
06/16/2002

A child forced into a life of evil servitude by his scheming father. A wizard at the crossroads and the witch who will risk anything to save him. A Draco-Hermione story.

Words: 42,807
Chapters: 15
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Peculiar things can happen when a clumsy Auror wreaks too much havoc around a certain grumpy, greasy, touch-phobiatic old bat. However, does the mighty flint-heart Snape own a softer side? Or are ugly gargoyle guys ever even supposed to possess something as impossible as a love life? ``Set to happen during OotP, right after the chapter "Snape's Worst Memory". Snape/Tonks.

Words: 65,824
Chapters: 11
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Owl Eyes by White Owl 2
06/16/2005

Engulfed in darkness, a young girl journeys to Hogwarts, the only school that would accept her. Can she usher in the light before it's too late? Will courage and bravery be enough? Not a typical blind girl or American girl fic! No OoTP spoilers. Some Snape for Snape lovers.

Words: 58,818
Chapters: 16
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Worser Angels by CousinAlexei
10/30/2004

After Lucius Malfoy’s arrest and subsequent death, Snape becomes a father figure to Draco. Angst with lashings of humor. Also has significant Dumbledore and Neville elements. This story is essentially a very long character study; the plot is episodic and there isn’t much in the way of a climax. A sequel, which will have a stronger plot, is in the works. No slash or romance. PG 13/soft R for language and non-sexual adult themes.

Words: 49,512
Chapters: 12
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The sequel to "Hands, Palms, Fingers". A relationship develops amidst the war. SS/HG.

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Chapters: 18
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Severus Snape, Deputy Headmaster, is beholden to no man with the Dark Lord finally vanquished and Dumbledore gone. He is free to choose the course that his life takes, to make friends, to finally know what it means to lead a normal life. How does he adapt to being able to experience this normality. Sequel to "Wounded" . The rating is for later chapters. There is also the possibility of some torture in later chapters, but it will not be overly explicit.

Words: 74,195
Chapters: 16
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Could Snape fall in love? If so, will his past destroy her? Sweet but sad story of love and the consequences.

Words: 50,086
Chapters: 20
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Last Year. Last Chance. Last Battle. Last Dance. This is Level 2 of "Harry Potter and the Last Year". Death Eaters in the basement and secrets in the attic. It's Draco's last year at Hogwarts too. (If you like mysteries, you may want to read Level 1 first.) COMPLETE.

Words: 166,985
Chapters: 12
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