Harry has gained an unexpected interest in potions, but that does not stop him from blowing cauldrons. To counter that, Harry throws himself headfirst in studying the theory. Ironically, he just keeps getting worse, and Harry can't figure out why.

Umbridge is another obstacle, as is Professor Snape.

Or is he?

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Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape

When Harry accidentally drinks a brutal potion with roots in dark magic, he has to reluctantly rely on Hogwarts’ prickly Potions Master to fix the outcome.

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape Spanks, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Injured!Harry
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

Harry gets tired of the abuse he faces with the Dursleys, Dumbledore telling him to tough it out, and now his best mates have gotten together and won't spare him a backwards glance. He tells Voldemort the Prophecy, And offers a new regime.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Secretive, Snape is Stern
Tags: Azkaban Character, Azkaban!Harry, Evil!Harry, Injured!Snape, New Identity!Harry, Resorting, Slytherin!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Snape Equal Status to Harry > Colleague Snape and Harry

Harry blows up Aunt Marge, and runs away just a week into the summer holiday. The Dursleys are livid and downright refuse to take Harry back for the summer. Unfortunately, both Ron and Hermione have gone on holiday. Because of this, Dumbledore decides that the best place for Harry to stay is with a certain potions master. As one might imagine, neither one are particularly pleased about the arrangement. Draco, who is also staying with Professor Snape this summer, is of course not happy with this, at least not to begin with.

As always, when Harry Potter is involved, nothing works out quite as intended. Can the three of them learn to get along? And what happens when Snape’s punishment causes a rather unexpected accident?

Takes Place: 3rd summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Canon Snape, Snape is Kind, Snape is Mean, Out of Character Snape, Snape is Stern
Tags: Child fic, Deaged!Harry, Deaging
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

Harry went through the worst thing a kid his age possibly could. In a desperate attempt to escape, he runs home to the Dursleys, and swears off magic. Instead, he learns to live as a normal boy. Unfortunately for him, a certain professor has other plans.

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Out of Character Snape, Overly-protective Snape
Tags: Runaway, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape