Around a young witch or wizard's eleventh birthday they acquire wings, a sign that they have developed their full magic. Many worship their new wings, but to Harry, it's just another sign that he is a freak. Severus Snape is assigned his guardian over the summer before Harry's first year. It is up to him to teach young Harry the ways of the wizarding world and to come to terms with his newfound fame. But there is darkness lurking around every corner, and if Harry is not careful, it will be the last thing he ever knows. Eventual Severitus.

Response to Mellow Moon's Wizards with Wings challenge

Takes Place: 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: Slytherin!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

Harry gets caught sneaking around in the dungeons. Snape grounds him before realising he isn't one of his Slytherins. They are stuck with each other until the spell stops.

Takes Place: 4th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape

Everyone knows that the wand chooses the wizard but fewer are aware that familiars can choose their wizard as well. How will Severus Snape react when he is chosen by a bird of an unusual breed?

Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) - Snape flavour: Out of Character Snape
Tags: Alternate Universe, Animagus!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

Severus Snape is cursed with an affliction that has him human by day and a centaur, named Ajax, by night. One night, Ajax rescues a lonely eleven-year-old Harry Potter and a bond forms between them. They meet each night from that point forward. As Ajax, Severus learns more about Harry than he would have ever wanted to learn. But without revealing himself to Harry, how can Severus help this orphaned boy?

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Out of Character Snape
Tags: Creature!fic
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape