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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

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

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

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
Hits: 11,509

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
Hits: 11,455

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
Hits: 11,267
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
Hits: 11,137

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
Hits: 10,922

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
Hits: 10,709

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
Hits: 10,565

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
Hits: 10,472
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
Hits: 10,415
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
Hits: 10,409

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
Hits: 10,308
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
Hits: 10,286
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
Hits: 10,278

The sequel to "Hands, Palms, Fingers". A relationship develops amidst the war. SS/HG.

Words: 45,643
Chapters: 18
Hits: 10,172

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
Hits: 10,112

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
Hits: 10,074

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
Hits: 9,903
After Rain by Cosmic
05/10/2008

The Dark Lord has fallen, but there are still a few Death Eaters around, and one of them wants revenge. Professor Snape falls mysteriously ill, and Harry Potter is attacked. Harry/Draco slash, with some Harry/Snape friendship.

Words: 38,315
Chapters: 11
Hits: 9,765
Almost Human by CousinAlexei
04/13/2005

After the events of Worser Angels and Better Angels, Snape and Draco face continued difficulties. Draco has a long road to recovery from his torture at the hands of the Death Eaters, and Snape has to learn how to rejoin the human race now that he's no longer Dumbledore's worser angel. Still no romance or slash! Rated for mentions of violence and non-sexual adult themes. If you haven't read my other stories, start with Worser Angels and work your way up to this one--it won't make much sense otherwise.

Words: 37,764
Chapters: 12
Hits: 9,711

A riveting, clever tale of Harry's journey away from the Dursleys and into adventure. Staying one step ahead of the Dark Lord, he meets the people who will help him find a way to survive until he has to confront the Dark Lord. This story picks up all the threads of the tale and runs with them to the very end.

Words: 49,622
Chapters: 22
Hits: 9,599

Dolores Umbridge has many targets, during “Order of the Phoenix.” There is one target that is missed in the book. Eleanor Howard leaves her job babysitting the Department of Magical Law Enforcement over the “spin doctoring” from Tri Wizard fiasco, and the treatment of Harry and Dumbledore. Eleanor is seeking employment elsewhere, but Dolores is stopping any opportunity for her to get on with her life. Dumbledore has written asking her to take the Muggle Studies post, until a replacement can be found. The return to school is marred by a grudge with Severus Snape. Eleanor must deal with epilepsy stealing her quality of life, and the checkered past of mental illness catching up with her.

Words: 144,750
Chapters: 38
Hits: 9,574
Not Myself by SaerrySnape
07/20/2002

Harry Potter is left as an orphan on the streets of London. Yet when he finds himself in the home of a family of wizards, he finds that he's a wizard. And not just any wizard...

Words: 36,490
Chapters: 9
Hits: 9,504

The spring after HBP. (Do not continue to read this summary if you haven't finished book 6!) -- Harry and his friends are hunting after the last Horcruxes. And there is still that burning desire in Harry to avenge Dumbledore’s death. What will happen when Snape and Harry meet again? Warning: major spoilers!

Words: 18,541
Chapters: 13
Hits: 9,448
Le Petit Chat by AngelSpirit
12/23/2005

AU. Snape/Harry... The Spy who became an Artist. The Child who needed a home. The Recluse who became a Teacher and the Boy who saved the world. Sometimes, age is just a number and love can save the world.

Words: 21,763
Chapters: 4
Hits: 9,419

Come to a time when the world was shadier and hostile...the roaring 1920's. 17 yr. old Harry, raised as a Muggle and unknowing of even his real parents names escapes the life of abuse and torture he knew and begins to learn what freedom really means. Gaudy nightclubs, women of the night, playing runner to the mob, bootlegged liquor and much more make up the life that Harry now leads. The only problem is no one else even notices who he really is and what he did for the world long ago. There is one person however who does remember, but will the son of the mob boss make him think things he shouldn't and will he be able to help Harry find his true self? (AU/Canon fic; HP/DM, SB/PP, RL/SS)

Words: 93,751
Chapters: 17
Hits: 9,290
Pretty Good Year by Branwyn
06/28/2006

In the last days of the Second Voldemort War, Severus Snape is fighting for the first time on the side of his true allegiance. Molly Weasley is dead. Harry is in hiding, training for his final confrontation with the Dark Lord, and Neville Longbottom is locked in a cell in the Hogwarts basement. And things are bound to get worse before they get better.

Words: 38,988
Chapters: 12
Hits: 9,192

**2008 Quill to Parchment Award: Runner-Up Winner - Best Marauder Era** Summary: What happened on that fateful night at Godric's Hollow and the (still!) unknown events that led up to Harry's arrival on Privet Drive the next night? What motivated the actions and decisions that were made in the years leading up to the defeat of Voldemort? The truth is neither black or white - only complicated shades of grey. Behind the stories of Lily Evans, Severus Snape and Peter Pettigrew, we learn that we are all vulnerable to evil. Written between HBP and DH - story is complete.

Words: 132,938
Chapters: 22
Hits: 9,117
Dream by Campy Capybara
03/22/2004

Hermione's gift from her mum brings her something she never expected.

Words: 44,621
Chapters: 14
Hits: 9,052
By the Numbers by Wolfcat
08/09/2003

An escaped convict is targeting Hogwarts, there are Dementors at the gates, and the new teacher is a werewolf. Just why does that really bother Severus Snape so much, anyway? The story behind the story, straight from the quill of Professor Anna Vector. She was more involved than you think.

Words: 58,447
Chapters: 10
Hits: 9,032

After a summer in exile, Harry is desperate for someone honest in his life. When he bonds with the new DADA Professor, he goes through dangerous personality changes. The threat of Voldemort is growing and even Dumbledore is second-guessing his decisions. Hermione and Ron must team with Sirius, Remus and, surprisingly, Snape to help Harry. But who will save them?

Words: 54,650
Chapters: 24
Hits: 9,027
Armilla II by Coral Grace
07/15/2011

Sequel to Armilla. Armilla's story continues: the wizarding world is now at war and it seems old grudges must be put aside for the good of the Light. As Severus struggles to do this, Armilla also faces her own personal hardships. HBP year, but now AU

Words: 243,156
Chapters: 32
Hits: 8,991

Hogwarts 1943, the year after Riddle opened the Chamber of Secrets: Beauxbatons has fallen as Grindelwald’s forces threaten Europe, but is it so much safer in Britain? Family loyalty is everything for certain Slytherins who will learn that there’s a very fine line between Light and the Dark.

Words: 136,835
Chapters: 16
Hits: 8,965

"First tell me the person who lives in disguise; who deals in secret and tells naught but lies..." A new take on the mysterious past of Severus Snape: a story of pain, betrayal, mistakes, and a man driven to hatred by love. Severus Snape is about to embark upon his seventh year at Hogwarts when something happens that changes the direction ``of his life. Forced into decisions that will flip his world upside down, Severus will have to live with consequences that haunt him the rest of his life.

Words: 66,609
Chapters: 13
Hits: 8,816

The story begins when Dumpty loses his pair of sandals. What does Voldie has to do with it, and how is he going to take over the world? Insane plot and lots of slash pairings. This is a parody, of course.

Words: 9,599
Chapters: 12
Hits: 8,801
Oddest Couple by EmilyWood
06/16/2006

When most people think of odd couples, they think of James Potter and Lily Evans. But no one ever knew about another odd couple at Hogwarts.

Words: 8,714
Chapters: 7
Hits: 8,698

Remus Lupin tolerates mischievous friends and lycanthropy, while the prophetic Ariadne MacDougal negotiates a misguided family, and everyone must deal with the Death Eaters. A rather dark coming-of-age story about the death of innocence and the renewal of hope during Voldemort’s first war. Part I of

Words: 75,200
Chapters: 21
Hits: 8,677
The Silver Cauldron by Daisie
03/01/2003

What would it be like to be a classroom assistant at Hogwarts? One with a dark past? One makes even he who believes love is a frivolity want her? One that will even betray her lover? Severus Snape gets more than classroom help out of his assistant.

Words: 33,298
Chapters: 25
Hits: 8,621

What if your black and white world was suddenly shaded in grey? What would you think? What would you say? What would you do? This is the story of what happens when Hermione's world suddenly shifts, and her actions to set it back on an even keel.

Words: 47,315
Chapters: 8
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During Harry's fifth year, Minerva McGonagall's cousin Rain comes to Hogwarts to be the History of Magic professor. Rain, a Ravenclaw, was a year behind the Marauders, and had romantic entanglements with both Sirius and Remus. She was also the only one of James' friends to befriend Snape. With Remus back as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and Snape being snarky and courageous, Rain has some difficult issues to sort out...and someone is trying to kill her...

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“Harry was enjoying the opportunity to remain quiet while his friends bickered. Swinging his broom as he walked, he was thinking about Quidditch, because Quidditch had given him the happiest memories of his fifth year at Hogwarts.” Unfortunately, all this will change when Harry Potter encounters the Sticking Broom. In Chapter 1, Professor McGonagall searches for a way to profit from an idle few weeks in June, Professor Snape endures a period of unwelcome celebrity and Hermione considers how low she is prepared to sink to earn a prefect’s badge. (This story was written prior to OotP, and has since been rendered utterly and unapologetically AU.)

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It's Hermione's final year at Hogwarts and what better way to go out than to play a few harmless pranks on everyone's favorite Professor? After getting ahold of Fred and George's list, she's set out to complete her biggest challenge yet--pranking Professor Severus Snape.

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Twelve Dark Moons by Sophiax
09/11/2007

As a captive of Lord Voldemort, Luna Lovegood never thought she would live beyond the first 24 hours. Saved at first by her quick wit, Luna learns the depth of human evil…and becomes the Dark Lord’s greatest weakness.

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Harry and Snape slash story written against my will. Which is why it's Riddikulus!

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Sequel to Our Little One. September 2005 finds the Malfoy clan scattered around: Sirius, Remus and Lucius in Finland arranging the new werewolf centre, Harry and Draco traveling around England, and Severus, Olivia, and Malcolm teaching at Hogwarts. Problems with the arrangements of the new werewolf centre in Finland are little compared to the Death Eater attacks, Ministry problems, and other Dark threats Hogwarts has to endure. SLASH and MPREG.

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When Voldemort lures Harry Potter to the Department of Mysteries, the life of Severus Snape starts to get REALLY complicated. This story includes MAJOR SPOILERS for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This story is in part a re-write of my (abandoned) pre-DH story of the same name which is incpompatible with DH canon. Parts of it may therefore seem familiar to readers of that story.

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SS/HG. Severus Snape and Hermione Granger have one thing in common: they remember because they must and they forget because they can. But one cannot run from the past forever. It eventually catches up to you, for good or for ill.

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Hermione is depressed and feeling pretty low. Snape tutors her.

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Lavender Brown had once wondered what it would be like to lead a life like Harry Potter. But not for very long. After all, what with being in the most popular house at Hogwarts, having a best friend like Parvati Patil and magical powers, who needs a scar on your forehead and a fight to the death with the Dark Lord? However, Lavender’s life is not as it seems. She has a secret that she needs to keep a secret and when Zacharias Smith discovers this, Lavender enters into a pact that ends up being a lot more than she bargained for…

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Harry Potter and his friends are in their sixth year at Hogwarts, and Remus Lupin has returned to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts. One day, Dumbledore and McGonagall are strolling through the castle when Albus accidentally sets off a spell that turns all the professors into their sixteen-year-old selves! Naturally, chaos ensues, and while some are enthusiastic, like Lupin, others, like Snape, are feeling quite mutinous. Throughout the week, the professors must attend classes with the other students and come to terms with all the ups and downs of being teenagers again. Unlikely friendships arise, and the professors learn more about their students and themselves.

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Late in 1975, the Potions Mistress gives Severus Snape and Lily Evans a special project. The next year brings an unexpected, complicated relationship, as Lily and those around her work to find her place in the wizarding world. Teachers have their own agendas, students have secrets and the rise of Voldemort is intruding on everyone's lives.

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Daddy Dearest by Messr Emily
07/12/2004

One question: If Harry survived because of his mother's love, why did Lily die? So, that fateful Halloween night rolls around, and James' love saves his wife and son. Two years later, Lily remarries, still more dead than alive after her husband's death, and has a daughter a year after her marrage. At eleven, Harry recieves his letter and leaves his half-sister, stepfather, and two best friends, James Black and Romulus Lupin, to go to Hogwarts. How has his fate been affected by the man he's learned to call his father?

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Severus snapped his head to look down at the girl with a startled frown, the next words that Albus Dumbledore would calmly say ricocheting throughout his mind with a reverberating echo that would cause his head to ache for quite some time afterwards. ``“You are looking at the girl who turned Tom Riddle into Lord Voldemort...”

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Cyanide by Iniga
10/16/2001

Semi-sequel to “Innocence Lost and Found.” Ron has often said that Percy would hand him to the dementors-- or worse. Will he?

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AU fic. Since his early childhood, a mysterious man has been watching over Harry, helping him in ways that no one else can. It's too bad that this guardian happens to be Harry's most hated teacher, Severus Snape. But what happens when Harry finds out the truth, and, in the wake of new threats from Voldemort, feels he can no longer trust Snape? This starts out when Harry is three years old, and then jumps to his fifth year. It is mainly a story of Sev and Harry's (non-slash) relationship, but does have an actual fifth year plot in later chapters.

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Snape-centered fic, also contains Harry, Remus Lupin, Dumbledore, and Sirius Black. Takes place in the summer after Year 4. This is a Snape-as-Harry's-father fic. Characters are true to books (So no mushy-Snape). No sex (not even a hint!) or gore, violence and character deaths very minor and will not upset. No non-canon characters.

Words: 21,389
Chapters: 15
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