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Depressed from the death of his godfather and back to school from the worse summer he ever had, Harry is on the brink of death with no will to live. He just wants to succumb to the darkness knowing his parents are on the otherside, but someone won't let him. Why does he care when he never did before..or did he?

Takes Place: 6th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: Adoption, Resorting, Slytherin!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Profanity, Self-harm, Suicide Themes
Chapters: 12 - Completed: No - Updated: 13 Jun 2022 / 26 Feb 2014
Series: None - Challenges: None
As far back as she could remember, Saturnine Eileen Snape had always had a thing for photographs.

It started when she was a little child growing up in a dysfunctional Cokeworth family. It stayed with her when she discovered the wonders of Hogwarts’ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It got worse when she travelled the world and bought her first camera.

Take a glimpse at five slices of life, taken at different times, showcasing Saturnine’s life and her relationship with her family.

Takes Place: None - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: None
Chapters: 5 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 01 May 2022 / 01 May 2022
Series: Familia Ante Omnia - Challenges: None
Saturnine Snape knew that becoming Hogwarts’ new Defence Against the Dark Arts’ professor without revealing her identity would be a challenge.

When the headmaster tricks her into taking on the hunt for the Horcruxes as well, she realises that evading her brother’s suspicion will not be the most arduous task she’ll have to perform. It’s a good thing she has a lupine friend she can count on for help.

Harry’s sixth year, as seen through the eyes of Saturnine. And an exploration of the witch’s feelings through the prism of her relationship with Harry, Severus, and Remus.

Takes Place: 6th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: None
Chapters: 11 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 29 Apr 2022 / 16 Apr 2022
Series: Familia Ante Omnia - Challenges: None
Wizarding Britain at large is keen to celebrate both the death of Lord Voldemort and the resurrection of Albus Dumbledore.

In a small cottage by the sea, four wizards contemplate a situation none of them were prepared for: against all odds, they all survived the war. But it wasn’t without a cost.

Faced with an unwritten future and endless possibilities, they find comfort in familiarity as they weigh up their options and try to decide what to do next.

Takes Place: 7th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: None
Chapters: 10 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 16 Apr 2022 / 03 Mar 2022
Series: Familia Ante Omnia - Challenges: None
After Harry's turbulent second summer and third year, he's begun to gain more confidence in himself in his dealings with the community. He's learning to find his footing in his new family as well, even as Albus and Severus struggle to find theirs. The wizarding community isn't happy about Harry's stance on Fae, and now that he's been entered into the Tri-Wizard tournament, Harry will have to find a way to balance the backlash he's facing from his community and the dangers of the tournament he must prepare for. "Be careful Mr. Potter. Small changes can have lasting effects." - Harrison Silver

Takes Place: 3rd Year, 4th summer, 4th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Adoption, Azkaban Character, Elves, Hospitalization, Injured!Harry, Runaway, Vampires, Werewolves
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Bullying, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Panic attack, Physical Abuse, Physical Punishment Non-Spanking, Violence
Chapters: 7 - Completed: No - Updated: 19 Mar 2022 / 02 Dec 2021
Series: Building Doors - Challenges: None
When Albus Dumbledore is murdered the night of the Welcoming Feast, a team of Aurors is dispatched to Hogwarts to investigate. It comes as no surprise to the masterminds behind the crime that the lead investigator’s allegiance lies with Voldemort rather than the Ministry.

However, when the cunning Auror starts to take an unhealthy interest in Professors Severus and Saturnine Snape, the stakes rise to dangerous levels and drastic changes must be made to their plans to bring about the downfall of the Dark Lord.

With the hunt for the Horcruxes continuing in the background, Severus, Saturnine, Draco and Harry struggle to keep their newfound family from falling apart, even as they feel the threat of the final battle against Lord Voldemort growing closer and closer each day.

Takes Place: 7th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: None
Chapters: 27 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 03 Mar 2022 / 26 Dec 2021
Series: Familia Ante Omnia - Challenges: None
Alternative ending to Not Enough Time starting at the end of Chapter 1. Having seen Harry Potter in a new light can Severus manage to save the boy who lived

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Injured!Harry, Time Travel
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse
Chapters: 4 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 19 Feb 2022 / 18 Feb 2022
Series: None - Challenges: None
After Hogwarts closes due to the petrifications on students and an illness sweeping through Hogwarts, the students are sent home in groups and Professor Snape is entrusted by Albus to take Harry home personally. On Christmas Eve, Snape is surprised to see Potter singing Christmas Carols underneath his window in Spinner's End and brings the child inside with the intention of questioning the child and then taking him home, not realizing he was left in Cokeworth by his horrid relatives. With a letter from the head of the Prince family demanding he come to the Christmas celebrations with his child, Severus decides to pass Harry off as his son in favor of not turning the child over to social services or the Ministry due to his lack of a home. Harry, with no place to go and not wanting to return to the Dursleys agrees to the crazy plan. Can this Christmas be a new beginning for both a man regretting his life choices and child who desires to belong to someone? And how will Harry fare among a pureblood family and in a new school out of his comfort zone? Can the Christmas season make miracles themselves happen?

Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption, Child fic, Creature!fic
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Fic Fests > Winter fest 2021
Rated: K+ - Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: No - Updated: 31 Jan 2022 / 31 Jan 2022
Series: None - Challenges: Another School, Just Pretending (For Christmas), Christmas Carols
Struggling with his Godfather's death, Harry is feeling more alone than ever. He comes into Severus Snape's care, and they soon learn that you can't always judge a book by its cover. What will they realize about each other? How much will they lean on each other in the road ahead of them? AU after OOTP.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys
Chapters: 24 - Completed: No - Updated: 27 Jan 2022 / 12 Jun 2012
Series: None - Challenges: None

Set the summer after the Order of the Phoenix. Harry receives a letter which will change his and a certain potions professors life forever. This story features plot twists, betrayal, secrets, memory loss, more memory loss and backstabbing friends. Read to see what happens when Harry finally has the chance for a real family. [Severitus]



Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Overly-protective Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Angry, Snape is Controlling, Snape is Loving, Snape is Secretive, Snape is Stern
Tags: Adoption, Amnesia, Hospitalization, Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Profanity
Chapters: 18 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 13 Jan 2022 / 18 Jan 2018
Series: None - Challenges: None

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