Potions and Snitches
Snape and Harry Gen Fanfiction Archive

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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 Bashing, Character Death, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Self-harm, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 15 - Completed: No - Updated: 30 Mar 2024 / 11 Nov 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
After the Battle, the only thing that Harry wants to do is rest, but he notices that there is something that he needs to do first: bring Snape's body back to Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione will be there to help him, while they deal with the effects of the war and learn to find hope where there seemed to be none. Once they find out that certain Potions Master is not as dead as they thought he was, things will start to change. (Snape!Lives)

Takes Place: 7th summer, 7th Year, 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry), 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Kind, Snape is Mean
Tags: Depression Recovery, Injured!Snape
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Misc > Strictly Canon Universe, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Panic attack
Chapters: 26 - Completed: No - Updated: 18 Mar 2024 / 13 Oct 2021
Series: None - Challenges: None

Harry loses something of great value. He doesn't lose it. It is taken. It is not lost. It has been stolen.

Snape has got something to do with it.



Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Out of Character Snape, Overly-protective Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Angry
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Alternate Universe, Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Eating Disorder, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Out of Character, Physical Abuse, Violence
Chapters: 2 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 06 Jan 2024 / 10 Dec 2023
Series: None - Challenges: Harry's Journal

In his 4th year, Harry feels like he has lost everything while also fighting for his life in the Triwizard Tournament. However, he may find that, perhaps, he has actually found everything he has always wanted. AU



Takes Place: 4th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Stern
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe, Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Bashing, Character Death, Violence
Chapters: 34 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 11 Nov 2023 / 09 Nov 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
Something is off with Professor Snape and it falls to Harry and, of all people, Sirius Black to find out what is going on. Can enemies help each other?

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Depressed
Tags: Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Out of Character
Chapters: 5 - Completed: No - Updated: 30 Sep 2023 / 13 Sep 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
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 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?

Podfic (audio) and text versions.



Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Physical Abuse, Violence
Chapters: 2 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 28 Aug 2023 / 28 Aug 2023
Series: None - Challenges: Reconditioning, Create a non-traditional fanwork!
It only took a moment for the world as Harry knew it to crumble. For everything he thought he knew to be cast into doubt. High on the Cliffs of Dover, he'll learn not just about himself, but his bitter old potions professor, and his beautiful rescuer, each scarred by love and loss. Secrets are waiting in the winds. It will take all the hope in the world to bring them to the light.

Takes Place: 3rd summer, 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Depression Recovery, Disguised!Harry, Hospitalization
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Panic attack, Profanity, Romance/Het
Chapters: 28 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 07 Feb 2023 / 03 Aug 2022
Series: Wishing on the Winds - Challenges: None
Harry needs a break. From himself. From reality. From the huge ordeal of existing and being alone in that existence.

He also has double-potions first thing in the morning.

*Severitus one shot*

Takes Place: 6th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Out of Character Snape, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Alternate Universe, Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Eating Disorder, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Profanity, Suicide Themes, Violence
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 12 Nov 2022 / 12 Nov 2022
Series: None - Challenges: None
Severus has seen many a kind of strangeness in his years of life. However, none seem to even grace the presence of one certain mystery - Harry Potter. The boy leads trouble from the moment he set foot on the stones of Hogwarts, and yet, the troubles seem deeper and much darker than usual.

The more he tries to untangle the mystery of a certain Potter, the more he gets tangles in the mess. Will it be that Severus can know Harry, or will it be that he looses his own identity?

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Animagus!Harry, Depression Recovery, Evil!Albus, Runaway, Slytherin!Harry, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Bashing, Character Death, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Profanity, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 4 - Completed: No - Updated: 19 Sep 2022 / 22 Aug 2022
Series: None - Challenges: None

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