Potions and Snitches
Snape and Harry Gen Fanfiction Archive

Warnings: Suicide Themes
 


Stories

While the wizarding world struggles with the return of Voldemort, Harry struggles with the death of Sirius and his own out of control magic. His summer before 6th year is unlike any other as he trains alongside the Order, grows close to Severus Snape, of all people, and learns of an unfathomable fate assigned to one Draco Malfoy, a fate he is determined to stop. As the world falls apart, it seems Harry's life may finally come together.



Takes Place: 6th summer, 6th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape Disciplines , Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Animagus!Harry, Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 13 - Completed: No - Updated: 17 Mar 2024 / 11 Nov 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None

The first time he hears it, he thinks it is just the October night wind wailing at the gates, mournful.

When he hears it next, two weeks later, he wonders again if he is not imagining it. A warm thrumming, a metal thwang, three minors capped with a major.

He stares at his nails when his fingers give a warm jolt, the traitors. From high above, a single note echoes, vibrates.

Magnificent.

In response to Musical Harry by Cayj.

Takes Place: 7th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Depressed
Tags: None
Categories: Misc > All written in Snape's POV

Rated: K+ - Warnings: Suicide Themes
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 15 Mar 2024 / 15 Mar 2024
Series: None - Challenges: Musical Harry
When Voldemort's demise resulted in Harry's days severely numbered with a curse no one can break, no one knows why Severus Snape has chosen to remain at his side, not even himself.

Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Depressed
Tags: Alternate Universe, Hospitalization, Injured!Harry
Categories: Misc > All written in Snape's POV
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Character Death, Suicide Themes
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 10 Feb 2024 / 10 Feb 2024
Series: None - Challenges: None
Harry and Dudley were raised by muggles. Magic hating muggles at that. When Dudley had begun showing signs of magic at a young age, precious Duddykins had become the dirt upon their shoes, alongside his younger cousin (Little brother) Harry. When both boys were shunned from their meant-to-be protectors, but thrown into the magical world with nothing but each other how will they cope? And what happens when you add that darned Potions professor in the mix?

Takes Place: 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Angry, Snape is Cruel, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Injured!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Taking place directly after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry is trying to deal with his trauma from the course of the events of the war and struggles to confront it, along with trying to manage his grief. Snape survived but disappeared in shame and remorse after the battle. Harry finds him, and they both discover that they have more in common now more than ever - Both are struggling with their sense of self and purpose. But stray Death Eaters from the battle are re-grouping for a final stand to take out the great Harry Potter, and their traitor, and Harry and Snape must put aside their differences to end the fight once and for all, whilst dealing with Snapes' illness along the way. Explores darker themes of grief, self-blame, PTSD, depression, and suicidal ideation.

Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Depression Recovery, Injured!Snape
Categories: Misc > No category on the site fits
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Character Death, Eating Disorder, Panic attack, Self-harm, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 65 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 02 Sep 2023 / 01 Feb 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
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
Rated: K - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Character Death, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Out of Character, Physical Abuse, Physical Punishment Non-Spanking, Profanity, Self-harm, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 2 - Completed: No - Updated: 16 May 2023 / 15 May 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
In the aftermath of the Triwizard Tournament, a guilt-ridden Harry finds himself on the brink of despair at the Astronomy Tower. As he contemplates his life's worth, the unlikeliest of saviors intervenes.

Takes Place: 4th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind
Tags: Abuse Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Suicide Themes
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 25 Apr 2023 / 25 Apr 2023
Series: None - Challenges: Your life matters
A dark blue night, a golden liquid, a pair of black eyes and a pair of green eyes. What's the worse that can happen when the black notices the green with golden twined with it? Answer - A Lot.

Takes Place: 6th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Out of Character Snape
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Self-harm, Suicide Themes, Violence
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 04 Jan 2023 / 01 Jan 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
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
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Alcohol Use, Drug use, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Rape, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Suicide Themes
Chapters: 3 - Completed: No - Updated: 21 Dec 2022 / 15 Dec 2022
Series: None - Challenges: None
A year after Voldemort’s death, Harry and Snape have reached a brittle reconciliation with one another. Harry wishes Snape would speak more to him about Lily, but Snape is being stubbornly secretive and jealous of his private life. Harry’s own relationship with Ginny is getting shakier. Hermione has initiated a campaign in the press against Obliviating spells which will have unexpected consequences for Neville Longbottom, and the Auror Office is looking for Voldemort’s son, without really believing that he exists.

In the second part of “Spiral” Harry goes to medical school at St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries and lives at Grimmauld Place in London with Ginny, Ron and Hermione. As to Snape, he is a multitasking headmaster who seems to turn up ever so often in Harry’s life.

Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Alcohol Use, Romance/Het, Romance/Slash, Suicide Themes
Chapters: 23 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 27 Nov 2022 / 28 Aug 2022
Series: Spiral - Challenges: None

Disclaimer Charm: Harry Potter and all related works including movie stills belong to J.K. Rowling, Scholastic, Warner Bros, and Bloomsbury. Used without permission. No copyright infringement is intended. No money is being made off of this site. All fanfiction and fanart are the property of the individual writers and artists represented on this site and do not represent the views and opinions of the Webmistress.

Powered by eFiction 3.5