Rather than allowing Harry to stay at Diagon Alley after he blew up Aunt Marge, the Ministry sends Harry back to the Dursleys. Harry returns to school after a terrible summer, to find that he's not the only one with this kind of secret. A student has been killed by his family. New screening measures are put into place by the Ministry: Every student must be given a medical exam and interview to look for child abuse. With Dumbledore facing an inquiry, Snape is entrusted with the task of making sure EVERYONE receives one.
Rated: 16+ - Chapters: 57 - Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy - Completed: No
Characters: Dumbledore, Hermione, McGonagall, Neville, Pomfrey, Remus, Ron, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alternate Universe, Character Death, Neglect, Self harm, Snape-meets-Dursleys, SuicideThemes, Violence Takes Place: PrePoA
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Published: 24 Feb 2011 - Updated: 22 Apr 2013
Categories: Guardian, Healer, Father > Sevitus - Challenges: New Measures for Screening Abuse - Series: None
Categories: Guardian, Healer, Father > Sevitus - Challenges: New Measures for Screening Abuse - Series: None
What happens when a brain damaged Harry and a transgender Hermione both get sorted into Slytherin? Snape's not sure, but he thinks it's likely to be an interesting term. This story follows various first years through the trials of their first year
Rated: T - Chapters: 19 - Genres: General, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: No
Characters: Draco, Dumbledore, Flitwick, Hagrid, Hedwig, Hermione, McGonagall, Neville, Pomfrey, Ron, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alternate Universe, Neglect, Slytherin Harry Takes Place: PreCoS
Rated: T - Chapters: 19 - Genres: General, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: No
Characters: Draco, Dumbledore, Flitwick, Hagrid, Hedwig, Hermione, McGonagall, Neville, Pomfrey, Ron, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alternate Universe, Neglect, Slytherin Harry Takes Place: PreCoS
At Lily's request, Albus Dumbledore has kept a secret from Severus Snape for 17 years. When Dumbledore learns that this secret plays a vital role in the war, however, it is Snape who is left to deal with the consequences. As Harry's true parentage is revealed, both his and Snape's futures become uncertain. The two must learn to work together in order to survive. PreHBP.
Rated: T - Chapters: 52 - Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Family - Completed: No
Characters: Draco, Dumbledore, Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Alcohol Use, Torture, Violence Takes Place: PreHBP
Rated: T - Chapters: 52 - Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, Drama, Family - Completed: No
Characters: Draco, Dumbledore, Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Alcohol Use, Torture, Violence Takes Place: PreHBP
Harry only defeated Voldemort because he wanted a good night’s sleep. Entry in the 2012 Prompt Fest. Prompts: blood-curdling scream, graveyard shift
Rated: K - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Humor - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: None Takes Place: PreCoS
Rated: K - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Humor - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: None Takes Place: PreCoS
Published: 26 May 2012 - Updated: 26 May 2012
Categories: Mentor, Fic Fests > #14 Prompt Fest 2012 - Challenges: None - Series: None
Categories: Mentor, Fic Fests > #14 Prompt Fest 2012 - Challenges: None - Series: None
After a series of tests to discover why Harry's magic has become erratic, a secret is revealed, one hidden for over fifteen years. But not all secrets disappear without consequence, leaving Severus to learn that potions cannot heal everything.
Rated: T - Chapters: 45 - Genres: Drama, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Alternate Universe, Profanity Takes Place: PreHBP
Rated: T - Chapters: 45 - Genres: Drama, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Alternate Universe, Profanity Takes Place: PreHBP
Published: 29 Jul 2009 - Updated: 23 May 2012
Categories: Guardian, Healer, Father > Sevitus - Challenges: None - Series: Alea Iacta Est
Categories: Guardian, Healer, Father > Sevitus - Challenges: None - Series: Alea Iacta Est
Harry is cursed. Severus is trying to find the cure.
Entrant into the 2012 prompt fest. Prompts: Frost covered windows. Footsteps in the dark.
Rated: T - Chapters: 5 - Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Bill, Draco, Flitwick, Lucius, McGonagall, Narcissa, Pomfrey, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Character Death Takes Place: Post TDH Epilogue
Entrant into the 2012 prompt fest. Prompts: Frost covered windows. Footsteps in the dark.
Rated: T - Chapters: 5 - Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Bill, Draco, Flitwick, Lucius, McGonagall, Narcissa, Pomfrey, Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Character Death Takes Place: Post TDH Epilogue
Published: 16 May 2012 - Updated: 16 May 2012
Categories: Guardian, Fic Fests > #14 Prompt Fest 2012 - Challenges: None - Series: None
Categories: Guardian, Fic Fests > #14 Prompt Fest 2012 - Challenges: None - Series: None
Little Harry was rescued from the Dursleys by his Daddy, but not all of their lessons are easily forgotten. Entry in the 2012 Prompt Fest. Prompts: It slipped from his grasp and shattered, Fight or flight.
Rated: T - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Angst, Family, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Child fic, Self harm Takes Place: Pre Hogwarts
Rated: T - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Angst, Family, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Child fic, Self harm Takes Place: Pre Hogwarts
Published: 12 May 2012 - Updated: 12 May 2012
Categories: Guardian, Fic Fests > #14 Prompt Fest 2012 - Challenges: None - Series: None
Categories: Guardian, Fic Fests > #14 Prompt Fest 2012 - Challenges: None - Series: None
A duel with Draco leads to drastic and permanent consequences for both Harry and Severus.
Rated: T - Chapters: 79 - Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Dumbledore, Ginny, Hermione, Ron - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Self harm, SuicideThemes Takes Place: PreHBP
Rated: T - Chapters: 79 - Genres: Angst, Hurt/Comfort - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Dumbledore, Ginny, Hermione, Ron - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Self harm, SuicideThemes Takes Place: PreHBP
An unfortunate potions accident leaves Harry free of inhibition and forced to tell the truth, no matter the consequences. Winner for Best Story in the 2010 Challenge Fest. Response to the Another Potions Accident Challenge by Ebbtide.
Rated: T - Chapters: 3 - Genres: General - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Hermione, Ron - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Profanity, Runaway Takes Place: PrePoA
Rated: T - Chapters: 3 - Genres: General - Completed: No
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Hermione, Ron - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Profanity, Runaway Takes Place: PrePoA
Published: 15 Jul 2010 - Updated: 09 Nov 2011
Categories: Enemy, Guardian, Teacher - Challenges: Another Potions Accident - Series: None
Categories: Enemy, Guardian, Teacher - Challenges: Another Potions Accident - Series: None
Snape and Harry are locked in the Room of Requirement by Dumbledore. Harry's magic works, and Snape's doesn't. Will they kill each other? In response to the 72-Hour Challenge.
Rated: T - Chapters: 28 - Genres: Drama - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Violence Takes Place: PreHBP
Rated: T - Chapters: 28 - Genres: Drama - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required) - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Violence Takes Place: PreHBP
Published: 30 Jun 2007 - Updated: 13 May 2011
Categories: Comrades, Enemy - Challenges: 72 Hour Challenge - Series: None
Categories: Comrades, Enemy - Challenges: 72 Hour Challenge - Series: None
Harry's been sorted into Slytherin, and Snape is forced to see things he would rather not. And what does an old box from a long time friend have to do with anything? Entrant in the 2011 Fic Exchange. Written for autumnamberleaves.
Rated: K+ - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Remus - Warnings: Adoption, Alternate Universe Takes Place: PreCoS
Rated: K+ - Chapters: 1 - Genres: Hurt/Comfort - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Remus - Warnings: Adoption, Alternate Universe Takes Place: PreCoS
Published: 20 Feb 2011 - Updated: 20 Feb 2011
Categories: Father > Sevitus, Fic Fests > #13 Fic Exchange 2011 - Challenges: None - Series: None
Categories: Father > Sevitus, Fic Fests > #13 Fic Exchange 2011 - Challenges: None - Series: None
Seven year old Harry Potter is the proverbial ugly duckling; small, scrawny, scruffy and (thanks to Dudley Dursley) solitary. However, one day Harry discovers, in a lonely clump of weed, this beautiful black swan … Entrant in the 2011 Fic Exchange. Written for Bil.
Rated: K+ - Chapters: 2 - Genres: Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Hagrid, Hermione, Ron - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alternate Universe, Character Death, Creature!fic, Profanity Takes Place: Pre Hogwarts, PrePoA
Rated: K+ - Chapters: 2 - Genres: Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Tragedy - Completed: Yes
Characters: Snape and Harry (required), Hagrid, Hermione, Ron - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alternate Universe, Character Death, Creature!fic, Profanity Takes Place: Pre Hogwarts, PrePoA
Published: 16 Feb 2011 - Updated: 16 Feb 2011
Categories: Mentor, Fic Fests > #13 Fic Exchange 2011 - Challenges: None - Series: None
Categories: Mentor, Fic Fests > #13 Fic Exchange 2011 - Challenges: None - Series: None
