Harry is found cutting, high as a kite. Usure what to do, his savior takes Harry to Severus Snape, a trusted family friend and mentor.

Takes Place: 4th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: Injured!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape

Response to a challenge: Out of the darkness by Swamygliders. In his fourth year and after the events of the Triwizard Tournament, Harry stares down from the Astronomy Tower. An unlikely someone stops him from falling, and tells him he matters.

Takes Place: 4th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Stern
Tags: Depression Recovery
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape

“What— What are you doing?” To his credit, he manages to pull the child to a full stop by yanking him back, bringing him in closer to hold his shoulders again and glare at him in the eyes, no matter the way he winces at their familiar colour. “You are aware that you have just undergone a panic attack, are you not?”


There’s something in Potter’s eyes that seems to flash at that, but it’s gone within the moment. Severus files that away for later ruminations.


“I know,” he says matter-of-factly, like he’s just declared that the sky is blue.

Takes Place: 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Time Travel
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

Set at the start of book five. The ever-busy Dumbledore is a little delayed in sending that howler to Petunia, and so when Vernon insists that Harry needs to leave the house as he's clearly a danger to the family, Harry is packed and down the road with no protest, causing the blood wards to break. The Dursleys instantly become a vulnerable target for Death Eaters, and Harry himself is snatched by a Death Eater, but it's Severus Snape and this is coming from a Severitus writer so you've likely already figured out where all of this is going.

Takes Place: 5th summer, 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Stern
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape

Harry knew exactly what he was going to do before he did it, but that still didn’t mean that it was a well thought out or intelligent move in any way.

“Thanks, Dad.”

You could hear a pin drop. Harry was holding his breath, Susan went stiff beside him, everyone was staring, and Professor Snape had paused in his steps completely.

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The news of Harry's adoption spreads, and Harry (with a little nudge from his peers) experiments with names.

Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape