Potions and Snitches
Snape and Harry Gen Fanfiction Archive

Printer The print whole story view may not work for longer stories.
[Reviews - 26] starstarstarstarstar
Summary: After the death of the Dursleys before Harry’s eighth birthday, it’s suddenly up to Severus Snape to take care of him. Temporarily, of course. Until a better guardian can be found. Severitis (non-biological). NO corporal punishment. AU, but follows canon knowledge of the Dursleys.

Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) Chapters: 18
Snape flavour: Snape is Loving Completed: No
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape Genres: Canon
Tags: Adoption Word count: 40751
Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required) Read: 17174
Rated: K+
Warnings: None
Series: None
Challenges: None
Published: 28 Jul 2024 - Updated: 15 Jun 2025 New!
Awards:
Story Notes:
First in a series of three works.
Table of Contents

1. Chapter 1 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 3] starstarstarstarhalf-star (896 words) Printer

2. Chapter 2 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 5] starstarstarstarhalf-star (1551 words) Printer

3. Chapter 3 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 2] starstarstarstarstar (2370 words) Printer

4. Chapter 4 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (1967 words) Printer

5. Chapter 5 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (1501 words) Printer

6. Chapter 6 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (2453 words) Printer

7. Chapter 7 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (4176 words) Printer

8. Chapter 8 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (1661 words) Printer

9. Chapter 9 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 0] (2366 words) Printer

9. Chapter 10 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 2] starstarstarstarstar (2815 words) Printer

11. Chapter 11 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (2362 words) Printer

12. Chapter 12 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 2] starstarstarstarstar (2980 words) Printer

13. Chapter 13 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (1858 words) Printer

14. Chapter 14 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (1601 words) Printer

15. Chapter 15 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 2] starstarstarstarstar (1928 words) Printer

16. Chapter 16 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (2747 words) Printer

17. Chapter 17 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 1] starstarstarstarstar (3288 words) Printer

18. Chapter 18 by Anifan1 [Reviews - 0] (2231 words) Printer

Harry's POV. We revert to Snape's in the next chapter, and in the final one, Harry "speaks" again. Not that he's mute or anything, but you know what I mean! :)

To be continued...
Anifan1 is the author of 2 other stories.
This story is a favorite of 8 members. Members who liked The Guardian also liked 224 other stories.

Disclaimer Charm: Harry Potter and all related works including movie stills belong to J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, Warner Bros, and Bloomsbury. Used without permission. No copyright infringement is intended. No money is being made off of this site. All fanfiction and fanart are the property of the individual writers and artists represented on this site and do not represent the views and opinions of the Webmistress.

Powered by eFiction 3.5