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Coming of age in a declining northern borough wouldn’t be easy for any eight-year-old boy. For reasons that defied logic, being named ‘Harry Potter’ only seemed to complicate matters. Second in the Storm Surge Series. Sequel to Grease & Lightning. HP&SS friend/mentor/Severitus-style fic. No slash.

Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Child fic, Kidnapped!Harry, Sibling Addition
Categories: Big Brother Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Bullying, Profanity, Romance/Het, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 63 - Completed: No - Updated: 11 Mar 2025 / 27 Feb 2024
Series: Storm Surge - Challenges: None
When Harry is bitten by a werewolf in his third year, his life is turned upside down as he struggles to navigate a prejudiced world. Due to the threat he would be to his relatives, Severus Snape is assigned as his new guardian, and together, they both face fears neither were prepared for. A Sevitus story.

Takes Place: 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Overly-protective Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind
Tags: Alternate Universe, Injured!Harry, Werewolf!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Emotional Abuse, Panic attack, Violence
Chapters: 14 - Completed: No - Updated: 10 Mar 2025 / 08 Jul 2024
Series: None - Challenges: Harry is a werewolf
What if Umbridge had a way to make Harry pay? His future at Hogwarts is in serious jeopardy, and with Dumbledore unable to help, there’s little hope left. This story is full of twists, with enemies becoming allies, new friendships forming, and people finally seeing things from a new perspective. Warning: abusive Dursleys.

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Angry, Snape's a Bully
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys
Chapters: 19 - Completed: No - Updated: 07 Mar 2025 / 09 Nov 2024
Series: None - Challenges: None
Severus Snape is given redemption in a form he least expected — or wanted. When a letter with the power to change everything comes to light, Severus finds himself wondering if destiny is earned and whether or not it can be returned.

His daughter learns the answer over the course of seven years.

Takes Place: 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year, 2nd summer, 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Alternate Universe, Girl!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Alcohol Use, Bullying, Profanity, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 25 - Completed: No - Updated: 07 Mar 2025 / 24 Apr 2020
Series: None - Challenges: None

A prophecy is only real when allowed to occur naturally, so when a series of unexpected events happen in the summer before 5th year, a second prophecy long lost deep in the Ministry of Magic awakens, telling of rare magic and an incredible bond to be forged between the most unlikely people. This magic and bond will be the end of the Dark Lord.



Takes Place: 5th summer, 5th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape Disciplines , Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Injured!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Bashing, Character Death, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 61 - Completed: No - Updated: 06 Mar 2025 / 11 Nov 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
Harry and Snape are back at Hogwarts, but things are different. Snape is back to being the harsh professor in class, and the turnaround when they're in private is giving Harry whiplash. Also, this new "High Inquisitor" seems to have it out for the both of them. Together, the two of them will learn to navigate a new world at war.

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Cranky, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Kind, Snape is Sassy
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Profanity, Violence
Chapters: 22 - Completed: No - Updated: 02 Mar 2025 / 11 Sep 2024
Series: It Takes a Village - Challenges: None

Snape sits across from him, all long limbs and complete lack of what he used to be. Harry swallows and watches his pale palms, a healthier tan than they used to be. They don't look wide enough to strike well. Harry doesn't know if that makes a difference.

 

Or: Harry and Snape reconcile



Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind
Tags: Abuse Recovery
Categories: Snape Equal Status to Harry > Colleague Snape and Harry
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 02 Mar 2025 / 02 Mar 2025
Series: None - Challenges: None
Harry, Draco, and Severus celebrate a quiet Christmas as a family.

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“Once upon a time,” Severus began.

Draco snickered.

Severus covered his mouth with his hand. “Once upon a time,” he repeated, “a dark wizard named Raczidian wreaked havoc on towns in Germany.”

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Loving
Tags: Alternate Universe, Sibling Addition
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: Out of Character
Chapters: 3 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 22 Feb 2025 / 22 Feb 2025
Series: None - Challenges: None
Harry is diagnosed with hyperthymesia, meaning he knows what happened to his parents and who sent him to the Dursleys, so he comes to Hogwarts to find clues to hidden valuable information.

Takes Place: 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year, 2nd summer, 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Overly-protective Snape, Snape Comforts
Tags: Ravenclaw!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Character Bashing
Chapters: 2 - Completed: No - Updated: 02 Feb 2025 / 02 Feb 2025
Series: None - Challenges: None
When the zombie apocalypse turns the whole world upside down, it also twists the fate of two people who thought they'd never be able to work together. Now, forced by their situation to grow beyond their past, those who were once defined by their mutual enmity will become united in their experiences and the hope of saving everything they care about before it is too late.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Cranky, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Sassy
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry, Teacher Snape > Unofficially teaching Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Profanity, Violence
Chapters: 4 - Completed: No - Updated: 26 Jan 2025 / 03 Nov 2024
Series: None - Challenges: None

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