Summary: Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, and the rest of the Order of the Phoenix learn how much they've actually hurt Severus when they see him expressing his true emotions.

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AU where the Potters survive Voldemort's attack. Ship: Severus x Aurora Sinistra Rules: Severus has to sing or do something creative that helps him express emotions. Severus doesn't know anybody's watching him until it's too late or he finished the activity.
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Summary: Severus is in big trouble. He doesn't have any kids, but he's supposed to be bringing his son to Christmas to meet his family, who he's been estranged from for twelve or thirteen (or more) years. Harry ends up being that pretend son.

Things to think about/ideas:
- Why does Severus need to bring a child to this family get together? Had he lied previously and said he'd had a child? Or was he maybe just embarrassed to be showing up after all these years with no family to call his own?
- How does Severus get Harry to agree to this given their previous animosity? Does he blackmail him into it? Is it some sort of deal for Harry to get out of trouble or many detentions? Does Harry go because he's got nowhere else to go for Christmas? Some other reason?
- What happens over Christmas? Does it go smoothly, or is it a fiasco? Do they come out of this experience not having different feelings about each other, or do they learn to respect each other? Does Snape find out about Harry's home situation during all of this? Does Harry begin to wish that this pretend family was his real family? Lots of things to think about!
- Is Harry a good actor? A bad actor? Does this annoy Severus or is he relieved?
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Summary: Harry (or Snape, you choose) decides to, or is challenged to do something nice for once. It happens to be Christmas time or approaching Christmas.

Ideas:

- Minerva or one of Severus' other friends tells Snape something like, "It wouldn't kill you to be nice/do something nice just once you know." Snape says he does nice things for people. Minerva (or whoever) tells him he's never been 'nice' to Harry.
- Harry is complaining about Snape, or his detentions, and Hermione or one of Harry's other friends tells him something like, "It couldn't hurt to be nice to him. You've never even tried, and then you get upset when he's constantly giving you detention."
- Another idea is that someone else who is not Harry or Snape is challenged to do something nice for once, and the thing this person does is decide to: get Harry the help he needs, or help Harry and Snape who are lonely to find each other's company on Christmas (obviously in a teacher/student, friend/mentor or father/son way).

Just some ideas! Feel free to take this in whatever direction you want!
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Summary: An adaptation of Oliver Twist, in which Harry is the orphan who takes out the smallest straw. Wherein his mother's locket there is a portrait of Snape as a teenager, he gave the locket to Lily and she kept his photo in it.

When Harry is accused of robbery and later declared innocent, he ends up living with Snape who is his biological father, although no one is aware of it, not until much later.

The story doesn't have to be the same as Oliver Twist, Harry may never have encountered the gang of thieves and still keeps the locket when he ends up living with Snape as a helper, apprentice, errand boy, etc.

The story has to be the same as Oliver Twist only up to the moment Harry arrives in London. Harry is 8 years old in this version of the story.
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Summary: Under ancient magical law, anything, person, or place that holds someone's soul is recognized as lawfully their's, be it as a possession, added to their family tree, or as claimed property.

So basically, those descended from the Hogwarts houses have a claim on a seat for the school board of Hogwarts once of age, or can be used by proxy, or, Voldemort can have Harry added to his inheritance because of the Horcrux.

Ideas:

• Salazar's Basilisk, because it recognized Tom Riddle as a master or whatever you want to call it, will listen to Harry.
• Voldemort, if sane in the story, or after broken compulsions, can without much repercussion be housed in Harry's body alongside him, and with a body can claim magical guardian of Harry.
• Perhaps if he stays with Harry he can convince him to find Snape after a particularly cruel punishment, be it from the Dursley's, or a professor (coughumbridgecough)

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