Potions and Snitches
Snape and Harry Gen Fanfiction Archive

Title: Chapter 15 30 Mar 2020 6:14 am
Reviewer: Cayj (Signed) [Report This]
    Uhoh I have a feeling that bronze goblet was keeping Harry Harry but without it he's becoming more Hadrian
Title: Chapter 15 20 May 2012 10:03 pm
Reviewer: little-sun (Signed) [Report This]
    I wonder how often you update this wonderful story?

    Author's Response: Thanks for reviewing! There is an update coming. I've been working on Three Times Trouble, trying to get that updated and edited, but I'll try to get something posted for this one soon.
Title: Chapter 15 16 Mar 2011 10:57 pm
Reviewer: SpicyKittins (Signed) [Report This]
    Oh I do hope there is an update in the near future...this is a marvelous story :D
Title: Chapter 15 25 Feb 2011 8:37 pm
Reviewer: wandlorean (Signed) [Report This]
    I almost always avoid Severitus stories because 99% of the time they're riddled with fluff and a very out-of-character Snape who loses his stripes the moment he discovers he's Harry's father. Plus, I cannot seem wrap my head around the fan created concept of Snape-as-Harry's-father.

    However, I quite enjoy this story. Not only have you avoided the cliche plot device of using Snape being Harry's father as a way of miraculously transforming Snape into "Mother-of-the-Year" (as you put it), but you've also managed to keep Snape in character. Very, very in character. He is such a bastard in this story--I love it.

    I want to backhand Lupin for being so weak and submissive, which I presume is your intention. He is allowing Snape to influence him negatively and it's ridiculous. I really enjoy your characterization of Lupin. Bravo!

    Poor Harry. He's stuck with a bullying Snape and a spineless Lupin. The boy has no one and nothing, and it's sad as hell. This is a very claustrophobic story; I feel like I'm trapped and suffocating right there with Harry. Not too many fics have the power to make me feel that way, so I can definitely appreciate ones that do.

    Snape and Lupin are absolutely selfish in this story. It's... well, it's messed up, that's what it is.

    Amazing and believable story. Very original and different from the rest in this category. I hope you haven't abandoned it; the Harry Potter world of fanfiction needs more stories like this.

    Excuse me while I go sit in the nearest corner and patiently wait for an update. :)
Title: Chapter 15 14 May 2010 4:32 am
Reviewer: Huffca (Anonymous) [Report This]
    More, please? You've hooked my interest and emotions, very successfully, I hope you continue to share your story with your readers, if, on/off-line life permits you, that is. Take care and ta for the story you've shown so far, tis rather wonderful. :]
Title: Chapter 15 25 Apr 2010 11:05 pm
Reviewer: Deco (Anonymous) [Report This]
    It's quite possible that they *are* doing it for Harry's enjoyment, but since Snape's incapable of showing approval and he no longer trusts Lupin, Harry doesn't think so.
Title: Chapter 15 24 Apr 2010 4:09 am
Reviewer: chmcm (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I was very happy to see your update. In fact, I went back to the beginning and read the entire story again. When Harry finally learns the truth, he will have more to remember than his failure to drink the potion. There was the way that Petunia acted when she saw Snape, the ministry paternity test, snape's boggsrt being sirius reaching for Harry. If Harry wasn't so depressed, I think he would already being putting some things together. I hope you find time to write because this is really a very good story.
Title: Chapter 15 24 Apr 2010 12:44 am
Reviewer: Fmh (Signed) [Report This]
    Thanks for updating great chapter I feel the potion was important!
Title: Chapter 15 19 Apr 2010 9:51 am
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) [Report This]
    Awesome.
Title: Chapter 15 19 Apr 2010 7:20 am
Reviewer: Lia (Anonymous) [Report This]
    I am glad u are back to writing - I love ur stories - both "Three Times Trouble" and this one. Your stories are different from all the others and you write the characters really, really IC - which I love but you develop them as well gradually - naturally. The best part is that they develop as a result of things happening with them so it does not get boring where a character just sits and broods.

    I suppose that this chapter has brought out a question on Lupin's health - is he really dying even without the poison?

    I have not yet understood as to why the Ministry - or rather, under what excuse, the ministry decided to haul up both the sides - perhaps they decided to make out DA as another group or army which wanted to go against the Ministry.

    Also, I am not sure how McGonagall and Snape survived it in that case. WHy were they not apprehended? Perhaps, they were apprehending everyone present in the Ministry. In that case, Kingsley,Tonks and the other order members who were present shd be under some disciplinary action? Or maybe, they were excused as aurors trying to work for Minsitry. AT least, in that case, other DA enlisted students would have gone free.

    Lots of questions - about Harry and Snape as well - does not really look like a SS/LE case though I really do hope Harry's birth did not involve capture of Lily and rape - I hate those stories and I really like your stories. Ofcourse, the question is if he is even Snape's and Lily's son - may be he is just someone else's. Given that Snape is gay ( or is shown to be till this point), who knows? Of course, except you.

    Love the story - please do keep updating.

    Author's Response:

    I enjoy developing the characters most of all. It's always more interesting for me to see characters change in response to what happens to them, instead of having them inexplicably change their minds or feelings about something.

    All of these questions are great. They're all important to the plot and will get resolved eventually. I try to go for "things are not what they appear" whenever  possible, since it's more fun. Harry's point of view is what skews a lot of the information that the reader receives. Even when info is handed to him, he can't put it together properly. There are good reasons why each of the people we saw harmed by the Ministry were targeted, and why others get only relatively minor harassment.

    No, I don't ever do rape/suicide/self harm and other themes like that. It's completely unnecessary in my opinion.


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