Summary: Takes place in summer. Harry was still a month shy from turning twelve. He made an accidental magic, causing his inner wish for a companion. Someone he could trust and look after. He never expect it to come true, especially not in the form of a terrified nine years old child who goes by the name Severus.


Story must have:


1.) Weasleys never rescued Harry from the Dursleys.
2.) Dobby incident still happened.
3.) For some reason, Harry cannot contact the Headmaster or anyone for help during the summers. Yes, summers - as in plural.
4.) Harry must show distrust in the Headmaster over the years but it must be gradual.
5.) Harry and the younger Severus made a brother pact. One which Harry sworn to look after and protect his younger brother from any danger, including his own muggle relatives (Dursleys).
6.) For some reason, Severus reappears as a couple years older each summer. Ex. Harry is nearly 12 yrs old when meeting younger Severus who's 9 yrs old. Next summer, Harry will be 12 going on 13, but Severus will be 11 (just finished his First Year). 3rd summer, Harry will be 14, but Severus will be 13. ((Bonus if you include Severus' issues with the Marauders and Harry offers help with his troubles.)) 4th summer, Harry will be 15, but Severus is 16. ((Bonus++ if you include Severus' Dark Mark.)) 5th summer will be the last summer Severus shows up (as 18 in his last year at Hogwarts).
7.) Harry must be protective of Severus (even if they do not see eye to eye on some issues.)
8.) Professor Snape does is cold and snarky to him as usual, leading Harry to believe that he doesn't recall his summers with him ((Snape's reasoning for behaving this way is entirely up to you. However, their confrontation concerning their summers together MUST be saved until the end of story where the young Severus stops appearing in the other summers.))
9.) Dursleys must be seen as 'the worst sort of muggles.' I'll leave that interpretation to you. But Severus must bear witness their actions on Harry at one point or another.
10.) Harry keeps Severus a secret from the Dursleys using the aid of his father's invisibility cloak. And willing starves himself by offering his scraps of food 'generously given by his relatives' to Severus and Hedwig.

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Summary: Severitus. Parent Severus to young Harry in Hogwarts. For some reason (you can make it up), Severus adopting Harry breaks apart the Golden Trio. It can be bashing of Weasley and Granger, but it doesn't have to be. But for whatever reason, Harry's friends cannot recognize that Severus is good for Harry. Another point: Draco and Harry are friends or grow to be lovers or even brothers. It can happen gradually, but Draco has to be an adorable little git. Voldemort can be already dead or not, but his presence or lack thereof has to be explained.
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Summary: Umbridge's blood quill sparks something in Harry, who is already suffering depression from Cedric's death and Voldemort's return. He starts getting more detentions intentionally, and when that's not enough anymore, he turns to a blade for self-harm. When Umbridge has to cancel a detention because of business, Harry has to have it with Snape instead, who discovers Harry's secret.
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Summary: The Muggles are Wizards and the Wizards are Muggles, or Squibs. The Dursleys are magical, Harry was born to a Muggle (James) and a squib (Lily). Severus Snape was born to a Wizard (Tobias) and a Muggle (Eileen). Muggles are in the minority and are seen as deficient, much likely suffering from a genetic disease. Harry is unmagical and Snape is a teacher at his boarding school for Incurably unmagical children.
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Summary: Harry is sent to a brat-camp!

Some ideas:
- Can be because he really is behaving like a brat, because his relatives just want to get rid of him for a while or for any other reason you can come up with.
- Snape can be there as a counsellor, or to investigate why Harry is there, or any other reason.
- The camp could be for muggles or for wizards/witches.
- The camp can be good for Harry, or it could be bad.
- Dudley may or may not be sent there too, if it’s a camp for muggles.
- Snape can be the one pushing Harry’s need to change in a positive way, or he may be the one to see that Harry really isn’t a brat after all.

Regardless of what you do with this challenge, I’d like to see a story with a good mix of angst and fluff and with a happy ending.

Inspiration can also be found on youtube, if you search for brat camp.
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