Summary: They say first impressions are everything...but what happens when we are forced to re-examine those perceptions? After the complete farce of a first lesson, Harry is overcome with a fierce determination to prove that he belongs at Hogwarts. To do this, he concludes that he must excel in potions at all costs.

What does our ever-observant potions master think when he notices the son of his most hated enemy is quickly shaping up to be the most promising potions student since he himself attended Hogwarts?

Must Have:
- Eventual Harry and Draco friendship (perhaps formed through being forced to partner in potions)
- Harry becoming an apprentice of Snape’s (near the end of 1st year or even in the beginning of 2nd if the story continues that far)
- At least one occurrence of Harry helping Hermione with potions.
- Slow progression of the Harry and Snape relationship from hated student/teacher through uneasy truce during apprenticeship to eventual mentor relationship.
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Summary: *First-Third year* All the First Year students have been told that a certain Potions Master is a Vampire but only three students are willing to venture into Severus Snape's private chambers. What secrets will the Golden Trio find out about the mysterious Severus Snape, on a Halloween night?
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Summary: Imagine a Sevitus where Harry had been raised by Remus. I would love to read how that would go, after all most Sevitus have Harry and Severus overcoming their hatred because of Harry's lack of a father and his craving for one. But what if he did have a father all along?

My Challenge is the following:

A story where Severus is Harry's biological father with the following rules:

1- Remus has to have raised Harry from an early age, preferably still a toddler. He may have gone to stay with the Dursleys and Remus have gotten him soon, he might have gone straight to Remus but the important part is the Dursleys damage can not have been deep.

2- Harry has to call Remus dad (that's a big part of the drama the fact that Severus has to overcome two father's, the memory of James and the presence of Remus)

3- Do whatever you want regarding Sirius, he can be free from the start or in Azkaban. As long as you find a way for Remus and not Sirius to have custody of Harry Sirius can be as much a part of Harry's life as you want.

4- Now, why am I so insistent on Remus being the parent? Because of my little catch; Severus is and has always been in love with Remus. His hatred of Sirius and James has to steam from jealousy of Remus. His bitterness towards Harry too. The other catch is, the feeling is returned. Why haven't they ever acted on those feelings? I am sure you can come up with some good reason, after all, want two more messed up people than Remus and Severus?

5- How Severus comes to be Harry's father? Again your choice. But if you go for the "Lily might have been taken by Death Eaters and given to Severus to who "against his will" had to rape her or else she would be at the mercy of someone else" you have to make him do this as a last resort and he must feel guilty because he MUST be a good guy (snarky but good).

6- When Harry and he find out: whenever you want as long as they had a hate-hate relationship before. You can have that happening during Hogwarts, before Hogwarts even after Hogwarts. (For before you might want to make Remus a teacher so Harry and Severus would have interacted)

7- James MUST have been a good father and loved Harry regardless. The same goes for Remus. I want Severus competing with good father figures. If you want Harry to have been a male pregnancy the same allies to Lily, she must have been a good mother and loved Harry.

8- Harry MUST be protective of his adoptive father (using Severus snide remarks about Remus for Harry hating him is a good idea)

9- The only slash couple that is a must is Remus/Severus. You can do whatever you want with the other characters including Harry. You can follow canon or change canon completely. Personally I like a balance.

10- I DO NOT want Harry changing his first and middle name because he finds out he is Snape's son. I personally think that is like changing Harry's personality and that won't happen just because he found out who his real father is. He is still Harry. If you want you may change the last name. I personally like the idea of hyphenating to honor both fathers. (If you want him to have the last name Lupin you may also)

Good Luck!
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Summary:

When Harry meets with Dumbledore at King's Cross in Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore tells Harry when he goes back, it will be to the moment he first came into existence. Dumbledore tells him it is because too many good people have died and would like to prevent those deaths while allowing Harry some time with people who love him and will let him be a kid. When Harry is reborn in the new time line, much to his surprise/horror/whatever, Severus Snape is his father. Turns out Severus had also been given a "second chance" and ended up marrying Harry's mother Lily and is not a death eater. Can Severus and Harry work together to make a better time line?

Bonus points if you do one or more of the following:

In this new time line, Severus, not wanting to be associated with Death Eaters, told the sorting hat when he was "resorted" anywhere but Slytherin, ended in Gryffindor and at least on good terms with the four Marauders.

Before Harry is re-born, a healer says something is odd to Severus and Lily when Lily goes in for a routine checkup. Something along the lines that their unborn child has three biological parents (Severus, Lily, and James).

The prophecy is different in the new time line.

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Summary: **DH Spoilers Alert**

At the end of DH, Snape didn't die in the shack and Harry didn't survive his encounter with Voldemort. When Harry willingly gave his own life to destroy the horocrux that resided within himself he called into play very ancient magic. Now, just as Lilly's sacrifice protected Harry, Harry's sacrifice marks every soul in Hogwarts that day. When Voldemort tries to kill Neville for attacking Nagini, the curse once again backfires only this time there are no horocruxes left to sustain him. Snape is found alive and put on trial and executed for being a traitor and that's when things get interesting. Snape has that nifty meeting with Dumbledore instead of Harry and he's given some choices as well. 1) move on to the 'next great adventure' 2) a chance to make things right, a chance to go back to the moment Harry was set down the path that lead to his ultimate destruction. Snape goes back to the moment Dumbledore told the Hogwarts staff that the Boy-Who-Lived was coming to Hogwarts and this time it won't be Hagrid that introduces Harry to the Wizarding World.

Must Haves: Draco and Harry friendship, abusive!Dursleys, Harry learning about Wizarding culture, Snape learns of Harry's Parselmouth ability before going to Hogwarts

Can Haves: Manipulative!Dumbledore, Slytherin!Harry
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