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Finding a Family and a Home by Hestia starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 128]
At the beginning of second year, Severus agrees to become Harry's guardian, little suspecting the far-reaching effects of this decision.

(Note: The story was also published - in pieces - on Fan Fiction Net, under the titles "Finding a Family", "Losing a Book", "Adding One More", "Sharing a Family", "Saving a Friend", and "Finding a Home".)

Takes Place: 4th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Physical Punishment Spanking
Chapters: 33 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 26 Sep 2008 / 14 Sep 2008
Series: None - Challenges: None
Burnt Out by writeurlife starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 137]
Response to Burned Hedwig Challenge... After blowing up his aunt, Harry's uncle abuses him farther than his mental capacity can stand. Even his cousin is concerned, and sends a letter by way of owl "To Whom It May Concern" pleading for his cousins sake for help. But Harry needs more than to be taken from his family. He needs to gain the will to live.

Takes Place: 4th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Physical Impairment, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Profanity, Self-harm, Suicide Themes, Torture
Chapters: 7 - Completed: No - Updated: 19 Feb 2010 / 08 Jun 2008
Series: None - Challenges: Burnt Hedwig to the Rescue
Shadowland by JAWorley starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 147]
When a portal of sorts opens beneath Harry's feet, he finds himself in a place of undetermined location, with a person he loathes. Where are they? What happened to get them there? And why wont Harry's wand work? Magic, and sometimes lack thereof can form unbreakable bonds... When Magic Fails, how will a wizard survive? Shadowland... where Wizards have to count on each other.

Takes Place: 6th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Secretive, Snape is Stern
Tags: Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Violence
Chapters: 21 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 12 Aug 2008 / 04 Aug 2008
Series: Blood Bond - Challenges: None
Breaking Bread by fallen angels starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 27]
After all, Severus thought, missing one meal wouldn't hurt him...

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Reverse Roles > Healer Harry, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 06 Aug 2008 / 06 Aug 2008
Series: None - Challenges: Eating issues
Right in Front of Me (Book 1) by ShabbyBeachNest starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 296]
Dark secrets and an even darker past threaten to destroy the boy on whom the entire wizarding world has pinned their hopes. Can Severus Snape find it within him to heal and accept the broken child of his nemesis, and in the process, ultimately heal and accept himself? (AU-ish, but follows canon. Severitus - mentor/adoption - WARNING: mentions sexual abuse, but no details)

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Kind
Tags: Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape, Snape-meets-Dursleys, Spying on Harry! Snape
Categories: Healer Snape, Reverse Roles > Healer Harry, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Drug use, Profanity, Rape, Violence
Chapters: 37 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 10 Sep 2016 / 13 Mar 2016
Series: Right in Front of Me Trilogy - Challenges: None
With the Help of Hedwig by grugster starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 31]
With Hedwig's help Severus and Moody come to rescue Harry Potter from his abusive relatives. Warning: contains mention of child abuse and self-mutilation!

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Misc > Strictly Canon Universe, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Self-harm
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 05 Jan 2009 / 05 Jan 2009
Series: None - Challenges: None
The Apothecary Knows Best by Snapegirl, RaeKelly starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 179]
Sev, Lily, and Harry are trying to live as a happy family, running an apothecary in Diagon Alley, after Lily divorced James years before. But James keeps trying to sabotage their relationship out of petty jealousy and tries to get custody of Harry by badmouthing Severus and attempting to ruin his reputation, using all his money and connections to do so. Features a Good! Tom Riddle. An eventually redeemed and de-aged James Potter also. Entrant in the 2009 Prompt Fest. Prompts: Scourgify! and Needle in a Haystack

Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe, Azkaban Character, Child fic, Deaging
Categories: Parental Snape > Stepfather Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Character Bashing, Physical Punishment Spanking, Profanity
Chapters: 32 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 28 Jan 2012 / 19 Nov 2009
Series: None - Challenges: None
Impossible by sproutchild starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 38]
Harry Potter was reckless. He was reckless and irresponsible and infuriating and impossible and Severus was terrified because he’d just heard a scream.

Inspired in no small part by Running Away by Bil.

Takes Place: 3rd summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 14 Oct 2009 / 14 Oct 2009
Series: None - Challenges: None
Tea is for Trouble by Ebbtide starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 9]
Harry wonders what it would be like to visit across the veil. Thanks to a rare potion, he just might find out. Can Snape return Harry's soul to his body before it is too late? - Response to the Halloween Fic Fest

Takes Place: 6th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Fic Fests > #19 Halloween 2015, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 09 Nov 2015 / 09 Nov 2015
Series: None - Challenges: None
Past Featured Story Life as Dictated by a Talking Hat by RhiannanT starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 922]
Before Harry arrives at Hogwarts, the faculty have a meeting and decide that Harry will need a mentor to help him adjust, keep him out of trouble, and make protecting him easier. They decide that this person should the Head of the House into which Harry is sorted, presumably Minerva McGonagall. But things, of course, don't turn out as planned, and Harry is harder to deal with than anyone expected. Nobody asked him if he wanted a mentor, after all...

NOTE: This story has a prologue. It is not necessary to the plot of the story, but if you wish to read it, it is called(predictably enough) 'Prologue to Life as Dictated by a Talking Hat'

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe, Slytherin!Harry, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Profanity
Chapters: 35 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 24 Jul 2010 / 15 Mar 2009
Series: Life as Dictated by a Talking Hat - Challenges: None

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