| Takes Place: 2nd summer | Chapters: 5 |
| Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape | Genres: Angst, Drama, Family, Hurt/Comfort |
| Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Hufflepuff!Harry | Word count: 17972 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required) | Read: 10784 |
Summary: Harry's first year at Hogwarts is over and now that Severus is his guardian, he'll be going home with the professor for the summer and any previous misunderstandings regarding their relationship are long in the past.
Right?
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in which Severus and Harry both must confront their own personal demons. This story is part of the series, that's the thing about illicit affairs. The previous story in the series is Misunderstandings. The next story in the series is Love Doesn't Require a Title.
Awards:
Right?
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in which Severus and Harry both must confront their own personal demons. This story is part of the series, that's the thing about illicit affairs. The previous story in the series is Misunderstandings. The next story in the series is Love Doesn't Require a Title.
Rated: T
Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Sexual Abuse
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs
Challenges: None
Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Sexual Abuse
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs
Challenges: None
Table of Contents
1. Spinner's End by MellarkandArt [Reviews - 6] 
(2101 words) 
2. The Overused Diagon Alley Trope by MellarkandArt [Reviews - 4] (3131 words)
3. The Cupboard by MellarkandArt [Reviews - 4] (2180 words)
4. Guardian/Father/Parent by MellarkandArt [Reviews - 5] (5579 words)
guard·i·an
/g2;ɡärdēən/
noun: guardian
a defender, protector, or keeper.
"self-appointed guardians of public morality"
see also: a person who looks after and is legally responsible for someone who is unable to manage their own affairs, especially an incompetent or disabled person or a child whose parents have died.
similar: supervisor, trustee, caretaker fa·ther
/g2;fäTv3;Hər/
noun: father
a man who gives care and protection to someone or something.
"the prince is widely regarded as the father of the nation"
similar: male parent, adoptive father, foster father par·ent
/g2;perənt/
verb: parent
be or act as a parent to (a child).
"all children are special to those who parent them"
similar: take care of, nurture, adoptive mother/father
5. The House Becomes a Home by MellarkandArt [Reviews - 4] (4981 words)
The End.
MellarkandArt is the author of 22 other stories. This story is part of the series, that's the thing about illicit affairs. The previous story in the series is Misunderstandings. The next story in the series is Love Doesn't Require a Title.
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