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Bad luck is the reason Ginny is in this situation in the first place.

One shot of LE/SS and SB/SS.

Severus Snape, being the tortured soul that he is, can't sleep. What happens when, in the middle of the night, he runs into the very person who's been keeping him awake? SS/HG A short fic that brings them together!

(Addition to the "Stuck in a Room with You" series.) Although everyone is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, the one with the earmuffs will prevail! Also featuring a house made of chocolate.

What has Neville done? Where is Snape? Why is everybody color-coded? Let's all say it together, "POOR NEVILLE!"

Another take on Severus Snape’s defection from the Dark Lord. Songfic (don’t worry, mostly fic and only little song, and only in the first chapter). Warning: attempted suicide.

A newborn child is a blank canvas. Severus Snape did not come into the world as an evil creation, he was born in his father’s image and twisted, over time, into the evil, achingly sad being he is today. This is his story.

And everything changed when Snape realised that she'd left tearstains on his cloak.

Snape likes to watch...``Set in the last days of OOTP. SS POV. ``SS makes a lot more sense as seen through the eyes of Le Carre. He's still a git, though.

Lucius Malfoy's "favorite charity" goes to Hogwarts a year before Harry Potter and Draco. What life was like at the school then.

Hermione Granger has started her seventh and final year at Hogwarts. She has lost her parents and, as the boys get older, slowly lost them. Can someone, in both the past and her present, help her?

Even after the defeat of the Dark Lord, dangers are plentiful in the wizarding world, especially for those who helped to craft his downfall. Forced proximity fosters an unlikely relationship as the aftermath of the war rages on. HGSS

Choices. It's a part of growing up. They aren't always easy to make and the consequences can bring you down paths you never would have imagined. Can the bonds of friendship survive? Can love continue to grow when each day seems darker with rumors of war on the horizon?

So what happened when Sirius told Severus about how to get past the Whomping Willow? And what happened once they got caught? "Dumbledore's eyes had lost their customary twinkle as he contemplated the three boys in front of him. Sirius Black sat rigidly, ramrod straight, holding on to the arms of the chair with white-knuckled hands, looking everywhere but into the eyes of the Headmaster. Next to him, his best friend James sat dejectedly, head in hands..."

Harry just wants to be a normal teenager, but it seems he can't even die normally. So what's a fifteen-year-old wizard to do when he suddenly finds himself as an incorporeal spirit no one else can see or hear except his least favorite Potions Master?

There is a dark secret no one knows about the phoenix. No one save Severus Snape, but no one listens.

A simple letter leaves James in complete inner turmoil; he tries to somehow find serenity.

A short ficlet. Harry is in Edinburgh and drunk, he hates Snape, and he tries to explain why. Or why not, as the case may be.

A slashy AU: London, early 1900’s. Severus is a detective with a dark past which (surprise, surprise) includes misguided allegiance to a Tom Riddle. Years have passed, and just when he was about to put it all behind him a certain Mr. Harry Potter walks into his office. Harry claims Riddle has escaped from jail and is after his blood for reasons unknown. But is Riddle really gunning for Potter or is that just an excuse to get what he really wants? And there’s something not quite so innocent about Harry...

Love is a beautiful poison, and the most insidious. Amid casualties of war, the ties formed in childhood continue to be binding. Snape struggles with regret and the realization that the harshest betrayals are often those committed against one's own soul.

Hermione finds an abandoned woollen blanket in the Shrieking Shack and takes it for her own.

A passion one can't control, an addictive affair... to what lengths can desire and love take a person?

Severus Snape and Harry Potter are trapped together in a collapsed secret passageway behind the fourth floor mirror. They are forced to see sides of themselves and each other that they hadn’t thought possible.

This is a Harry Potter/Degrassi crossover. I thought it might be kinda fun (shrug). There's really no plot. I'm just making it up as I go along.

He coldly regards their affair as a casual convenience, but she is nevertheless entranced. There can be no happy ending. Dark OC/Snape story, told in three voices.

Potions master Severus Snape may be a bit of an enigma, but Hermione Granger is prepared to risk everything to crack him -- human lives depend on it. A story of deception, passion, and the ultimate guessing game.

Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman, but she was another man. [Ginny/Luna, set during OotP.]

"Your problem is that you still haven't forgiven yourself. Without that ... how can you expect us to do so?" In the days after Voldemort's return, Christmas Eve brings a moment of reflection for a solitary soul, and an unexpected empathy from one of the least likely individuals.

Dumbledore goes to the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement to make a small request

Minerva hasn't been able to heal the grief inside her and Harry and Ginny are having their first child. But what if a certain deceased returns in a way that will push Minerva to the brink? ADMM with a twist!

How on earth did Lucius Malfoy get himself on the Slytherin Quidditch team? Find out in this short silliness, featuring Snape, Black and - beware - Narcissa! Marauder time, sixth year. A spin-off from Dramatis Personae.

One-shot spoof. Parents of Muggle-born witches and wizards are becoming more and more reluctant to simply send their children off to an unknown boarding school sight unseen. And so it was that on one fine morning a group of parents found themselves assembling at the gate for an introductory tour of Hogwarts.

The Marauders are at it again, no I didn't mean it like that! Oh never mind, they've got another plan in mind to humiliate the king of grease...but what happens when the king finds out about it first...with a little help from someone, Wormtail haters are welcome here>>

A trip through Marauder era and into Harry Potter's time by a misunderstood boy is quite devastating. Not your typical idea of Severus Snape's life. Who knew he was once as innocent, and maybe more innocent than the famous hero, Harry Potter?

Blaise Zabini becomes a victim of Lord Voldemort's cruelty and torment. Faced with nightmares of her torture, suicide seems like the only way out to the pain-wracked teenager, but can Severus Snape find a way change her mind?

Hermione brings home a surprise that will change Severus' life.

Although not written in the style of the great J.K. Rowling, "The Sky is Black" attempts to bring the reader back to a time of darkness. It portrays Severus Snape in his prime, and gives a glimpse of the horrors of those dark times underneath, well, you know who. In some parts it is written kind of like a poem, so if something looks odd at first glance, try reading it out loud.

The Golden Trio find the Hogwarts Pillar of Storage and unexpected surprises inside.

Some fall, others are pushed. A Draco-centric story, initially DM/SS, eventually DM/HP.

It's their seventh year at Hogwarts and Snape is in love with Lily. Only problem is that James hasn't forgotten about her either...

A short essay exploring Snape's motivations and destiny within the HP universe.

Hermione finds herself feeling sorry for Snape who has become an outcast since the events at the end of HBP. She is now of age and a full member of the Order and wants to help him with his spying duties. But Snape won't accept Hermione's help or friendship. But their paths keep crossing. AU in the sense that it ignores DH.

Harry and Ron get into an enormous row and wind up in detention with each other. Will they be able to take back their vicious accusations? AU; seventh year; no ships.

Harry takes his forty year old son, the ghost of Draco Malfoy, and his friends to the park to play baseball. But will an all Death Eater team foil his plans? Sequal to "Happiness is Just a Daddy Away!" and "Harry Potter and the Magical Cheese Cracker."

Once every ten years, the wizarding world goes to Ludlow Fair. The year is 1979, and times are changing. A pureblood-sympathesiser has been elected Minister of Magic, Sirius is training as an engineer, and Peter's a salesman. Remus and James are struggling to find work. Based on the poem 'The Lads in Their Hundreds' by AE Housman, the story takes a fresh look at the relationships of Lily and James, and at Severus Snape.

"Remember the tinman found he had what he thought he lacked." Harry gives Snape a lesson in emotional expression. (SLASH: HP/SS)

What do you do when everything around you crumbles? When the whole world is pressing down on you? How do you handle the weight of the nothing thats now around you? Harry decides his path isn't the one Dumbledore laid out for him. Instead it's one that would horrify most people if they knew. How does Hermione fit in? What a wicked web we weave, when we practice to deceive...Can a Dark! Harry ever let himself love again? Will he die first? Only time can tell...

This story was inspired by a picture that appeared recently on one of my lists. Severus Snape comes across his well worn, well loved teddy bear, Cuddles.

"He looked down, unaware that one look could change the course of his life forever... "``What can a mysterious stranger do to Hogwarts? A lot.

Was Dumbledore really stupid to trust Snape? HALF BLOOD PRINCE COMPLIANT

"I do not believe, in all possibility, that there could have been a relationship between Professor Snape and Harry's mother."

Severus Snape recalls previous memories, best left to rest. But who can blame him for his thoughts about Hermione, and her 'betrayal'? His actions, drastic, yes, but to him necessary. SNAPE/HERMI, somewhat. Sev is NOT dead, don't worry.

He wants to know who she is loyal to. But what happens if he doesn't like the answer?

Finishing a crossword is a lot harder than it looks, and James finds that out the hard way.

A look at one of Snape's worst memories that Harry saw, and we're not talking about the James one in the Pensieve.

Snape's in love with McGonagall, McGonagall's in love with a student. Meanwhile, Draco is hatching crazy plots, his ultimate mean being attaining pleasure from Harry Potter. More love triangles than can be counted.

The Media never lies: agreed? I don't think so... Sometimes the lies published in the tabloids can seem so plausible; believable even; and these lies can then become convincingly like the truth if you are searching for someone to blame. Natural human responses will tell us this much as we have all blamed someone unfairly at some point in our lives. But what happens to the people on the receiving end of the false accusations? And what are the consequences when those affected are driven away by those who they once counted as friends? Sometimes, only when the physical pain is starting to fade do the deeper scars begin to reveal themselves. And some scars take a long time to heal.

Spoilers for DH. An alternate ending to Snape's story line, picking up where DH left off. Short one-shot.

The trauma of war finally catches up with Severus Snape. Who can help him?

The war against evil has been waged and won but, the price was great many were lost. What happens when Hermione unknowingly meets the person who sacrificed his life in order to save hers?

A witch from a long line of proud purebloods is sorted into Gryffindor upon her arrival at Hogwarts, but is removed by her strict father after only a week, who would rather school her himself than allow a member of his family to stay in Hogwarts in such a formidable house. She manages to escape in the summer of her forth year, but the trouble is far from over - aside from being at war with the school's troublemakers every time she turns around, Katalina Gaunt's nights are plagued by terrible dreams and frequent visits from the mysterious and secretive right-hand of a dark wizard, who is willing to go to any lengths to get what this "Dark Lord" requires, even (or especially, in his case) murder.

Snape laid down his life and his pride to bring Sirius back through the veil. Especially his pride. Sirius-is-not-entirely-dense. Antagonism, denial, embarrassing confessions, and eventual sex. Second story in the Cicatrix series. Takes place immediately following "What He Wanted to Be."

Snape's daughter returns to Hogwarts and secrets are revealed. He's turned down for DADA once again and it's because of her! Can she survive the year without stepping on her daddy's toes?

Snape is summoned by Dumbledore for “urgent business”. Little does Snape know that a new terror is about to enter his life. A new terror by the name of Calidia. This upcoming school year at Hogwarts includes an encounter with the Giant Squid, a couple of love potions, disastrous detentions, and new hairstyles for everyone.

Neacie Ruck is a sixth year at Hogwarts who just happens to have a relationship with Severus Snape, too bad Severus needs to push her away to keep her safe from He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Little does he know all the pushing he is doing is driving her right into the arms of the man he never wanted her near in the first place, Sirius Black.

What do an insomniac Gryffindor, a middle-aged werewolf and an ex-Death Eater have in common? Not much, actually. That doesn't mean they can't help each other.

Harry fights himself over who he is, and finds confidence in an unlikely source. When the relationship blossoms, Harry finds he must fight to keep what he desperately needs. PLEASE NOTE: This fic ignores most of the events of the HBP. It is set in their final year at Hogwarts, HOWEVER Draco didn't try to kill Dumbledore, Snape didn't kill him. Please also note that Snape is very OOC in this fic.

~AU slash fic~ Whilst at school, Severus Snape is bitten by a vampire, and the only one to stand by him is a Gryffindor werewolf.

Marivetta Hunter is the daughter of a Death Eater who thought that there was only a single path set before her. But in her seventh year she finds herself drawn into a silent war she wasn’t even aware was taking place. Forging an unlikely alliance with her Potions Professor, she must now choose between the path of a Death Eater and the path of a hero.

A young Sirius Black is awakened early in the morning by a terrible cry - a cry belonging to his friend, Remus Lupin. Confused and worried, Sirius rushes to his friend's side, only to discover the reason for Remus' horror. What began as a simple prank did not end that way...

This is a compilation of four humorous cookies involving AD/MM, Snape, Harry and Ron.

Snape goes existentialist and revisits his dark Death Eater past, his experiences with Lily/James/Sirius/Lupin (unintended``quasi-romantic undertones), and follows them up to the present in his``Potions class with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Draco, etc. Is You-Know-Who``really as bad as they say? Are Lily/James as perfect as people make``out? Snape thinks not. Find out why.

Draco has some random thoughts, and a rather irritating encounter with Harry Potter. (Slight hints of Draco/Harry.)

After a hard day, Hermione Granger goes for a coffee at a small Café. However, she is not the only visitor. “She hears his snort as he reads the appalling essays. And most of all, she sees black, glittering eyes that laugh at her as if they are mocking her, but that also stare at her with interest, as though she had said something enlightening.” (HG/SS)

Years ago he broke the doll. Now he breaks her.

Harry Potter plunges headlong into a Pensieve, and in the process discovers the shocking reason exactly why Albus Dumbledore trusted Severus Snape.

You must watch what you say. You must weigh every word. Among Death Eaters, one word out of place - and you would be hurtling screaming towards destruction. Severus Snape and Narcissa Malfoy have a chat.

After Severus Snape's death, the Hogmeade mortician prepares him for burial. While doing so, he discovers Snape's thirty-year-old diary, telling the story of heart-breaking love and tragic endings that Snape is all too familiar with.

A few predictions give Severus Snape a new outlook on life.

The new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Eudice Eusyram, is perfect, and now Snape is jealous! How will he get back at her? A spoof on Mary Sue fan fiction in the same mold as "Airplane!"

Harry feels as though he's been cheated out of his life, so he persuades Dumbledore and Snape to make it up to him. Features a manipulated Dumbledore, a speechless Snape, and a vaguely insane yet amusing Harry. NOT HBP compliant

She finds him at the back of a Muggle bookshop

When two lovers get caught, events take a fateful turn.... Unusual ships and a bit of romance.

Just away from Potter's prying eyes the Pensieve held some of Snape's most scarring memories. A riding accident that demands an unthinkable choice, the first brutal ride to Hogwarts, an incident with a DE's daughter that reveals Dumbledore's bias, a family tragedy for which he is blamed . . . in short, the makings of a Death Eater.

After graduation, Hermione is faced with harsh reality and unpopular choices. Will she continue her education with Snape or face the world outside Hogwarts? Post Hogwarts, eventual Hermione/Snape

What happens when two students overhear Snape and Sprout's conversation in the teachers' lounge?

Snape finds Lupin about to make a very dangerous potion, and has a choice to make.

AU fic: One of the marauders is having dreams that have started coming true. One dream shows him that he may lose not only his best friend but also his love. Can he save his lover in time or will he never have another sweet dream?``***WARNING: if you have an adversion to slash, tame or otherwise, don't read this fic. Thank you.****

Draco/Harry. Snape has given an interesting assignment that involves automatic writing...

Snape lets something slip to Hermione that he would rather keep secret. Or does he mean to tell her? What is going on? (Hermione's PoV, one-sided S/Hr. Yes, it's strange.)

Madam Pomfrey leaves the infirmary in the capable hands of three of her esteemed colleagues while she visits her ill sister. With the Quidditch season yet to begin and no lessons over the weekend, what could possibly go wrong?

Sometimes it's hard to leave the past behind.

I was told that I would write a story about Narcissa, paired with Harry. It would involve latex, and end in an embarrassing revalation. Consider the following my one shot to take out the plot bunny that was released in my head. Hope you have as much fun reading it as I did hunting it down.

An attempt at an in-character Astronomy Tower Snapefic. Stop laughing.``Tonks gets her fingers frost-burnt.

Severus Snape was trying to look on the bright side.

Snape reflects on a life with Remus Lupin and the idea of forgiveness. Slash SS/RL

There is a leak which seems likely to jeopardise the whole wizarding world. In order to assess and repair it, Snape, McGonagall, Hermione and Ron are sent to live as Muggles. The Muggles are fans of the popular Harry Potter books - little do they know the truth behind the fiction. Inspired by The Potion Master's Muse "The Witching Hour" Challenge.

A dark look into the psychology of one Harry Potter and the man who loves him. (slash)

SPOILER WARNING - Post HBP. It's seven hours after. Severus Snape is on the run and he has to make one visit which may change everything.