Neglect can be one of the most painful forms of abuse, being ignored by your guardians when all you want is love hurts. No one seems to care if Harry lives or dies so he spends a lot of time wandering around Little Whinging on his own. His friendly neighbor seems to think that this is dangerous. If only someone paid enough attention to Harry to tell him that his neighbor is a little too friendly...
Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11), 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year
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Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Overly-protective Snape
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
that's the thing about illicit affairs by MellarkandArt
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Series summary:
the typical Harry Potter with a terrible childhood story (okay maybe just a bit worse than the usual) but he's a Hufflepuff and Severus Snape is lowkey his adoptive parent. The main story is Illicit Affairs and I am not planning a sequel but there is a potential for one-shots in this universe.
| Parent Series: None | Challenges: None |
| Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape | Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Child fic, Hufflepuff!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys |
| Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Profanity, Rape, Sexual Abuse | Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Dudley, Dumbledore, Petunia, Pomfrey, Vernon |
| Takes place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11), 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year, 2nd Year | Open or Closed Series: Closed |
9 Stories in Series
Rated: 16+
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Profanity, Rape, Sexual Abuse
Chapters: 12 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 21 Nov 2021 / 20 Jul 2021
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 12 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 21 Nov 2021 / 20 Jul 2021
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
“Do you like it?” Severus asked, feigning nonchalance. “I know it’s not the same color, but they were all out of brown…”
“Are you sure they were out of brown or are you just incapable of buying something in a color other than black?”
It was still a touchy subject, then.
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Severus may have kind of, sort of, inadvertently yet possibly purposely murdered Harry's teddy bear. So he does what any decent Potions Professor/Psycho Guardian Angel would do and replaces it, obviously. Whether or not it's enough for Harry to forgive him remains to be seen.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
“Are you sure they were out of brown or are you just incapable of buying something in a color other than black?”
It was still a touchy subject, then.
OR
Severus may have kind of, sort of, inadvertently yet possibly purposely murdered Harry's teddy bear. So he does what any decent Potions Professor/Psycho Guardian Angel would do and replaces it, obviously. Whether or not it's enough for Harry to forgive him remains to be seen.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+
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Warnings: Sexual Abuse
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 12 Dec 2021 / 12 Dec 2021
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 12 Dec 2021 / 12 Dec 2021
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
"Twenty some odd children and yet you’re the only one who comes back into the castle with frostbite.”
Harry sighed. So they were back on that.
“Look on the bright side. At least I came back at all.”
Professor Snape scowled. “You are not nearly as humorous as you believe yourself to be.”
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It's the winter holidays, and Harry just wants to play with his new friends in the snow. If only Professor Snape didn't have to be such a fuddy-duddy about it.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Loving, Overly-protective Snape, Snape is Stern
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Fic Fests > Winter fest 2021, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Harry sighed. So they were back on that.
“Look on the bright side. At least I came back at all.”
Professor Snape scowled. “You are not nearly as humorous as you believe yourself to be.”
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It's the winter holidays, and Harry just wants to play with his new friends in the snow. If only Professor Snape didn't have to be such a fuddy-duddy about it.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Loving, Overly-protective Snape, Snape is Stern
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Fic Fests > Winter fest 2021, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+
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Warnings: Neglect
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 14 Jan 2022 / 14 Jan 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 14 Jan 2022 / 14 Jan 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
“He seems to be under the assumption that since the Dursley’s are no longer his legal guardians, he has nowhere to stay this summer.”
Severus scoffed. “And I suppose an orphanage would be a better option as opposed to myself.”
Albus shrugged casually. “Is he aware that you’re even an option?”
“Well of course he…” Severus trailed off, frowning. “Why wouldn’t he?”
“You’re not his legal guardian,” Albus offered bluntly. “While you have done a lot for him, you are certainly in no way responsible for his welfare.”
Severus glared. “Legally speaking, no, but otherwise of course I am responsible for him! I am the one who took him from that wretched home, the one who has been there through nightmares and medical visits and-“
“My, my, Severus. Could it be that you are jealous?”
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in which Severus has to address the reality of his relationship with Harry with more than just words.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Severus scoffed. “And I suppose an orphanage would be a better option as opposed to myself.”
Albus shrugged casually. “Is he aware that you’re even an option?”
“Well of course he…” Severus trailed off, frowning. “Why wouldn’t he?”
“You’re not his legal guardian,” Albus offered bluntly. “While you have done a lot for him, you are certainly in no way responsible for his welfare.”
Severus glared. “Legally speaking, no, but otherwise of course I am responsible for him! I am the one who took him from that wretched home, the one who has been there through nightmares and medical visits and-“
“My, my, Severus. Could it be that you are jealous?”
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in which Severus has to address the reality of his relationship with Harry with more than just words.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K
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Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 29 Mar 2022 / 29 Mar 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 29 Mar 2022 / 29 Mar 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Harry's first year at Hogwarts is over and now that Severus is his guardian, he'll be going home with the professor for the summer and any previous misunderstandings regarding their relationship are long in the past.
Right?
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in which Severus and Harry both must confront their own personal demons.
Takes Place: 2nd summer - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Right?
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in which Severus and Harry both must confront their own personal demons.
Takes Place: 2nd summer - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Sexual Abuse
Chapters: 5 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 04 Jul 2022 / 08 May 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 5 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 04 Jul 2022 / 08 May 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Harry knew exactly what he was going to do before he did it, but that still didn’t mean that it was a well thought out or intelligent move in any way.
“Thanks, Dad.”
You could hear a pin drop. Harry was holding his breath, Susan went stiff beside him, everyone was staring, and Professor Snape had paused in his steps completely.
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The news of Harry's adoption spreads, and Harry (with a little nudge from his peers) experiments with names.
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
“Thanks, Dad.”
You could hear a pin drop. Harry was holding his breath, Susan went stiff beside him, everyone was staring, and Professor Snape had paused in his steps completely.
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The news of Harry's adoption spreads, and Harry (with a little nudge from his peers) experiments with names.
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+
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Warnings: Alcohol Use
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 24 Aug 2022 / 24 Aug 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 24 Aug 2022 / 24 Aug 2022
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
“Severus,” Harry had asked, “what’s a Death Eater?”
“Where did you hear that word?” Professor Snape questioned sharply.
Harry reeled back a bit, surprised by the raised voice. He didn’t say it out loud, because he wasn’t totally stupid, but he thought that was a rather daft question to ask. Hadn’t they both been there when Mr. Malfoy had referred to Severus as one? Hadn’t they both seen that paper in Professor Dumbledore’s office? “Er, well… it’s not a word, is it? It’s two.”
Harry hears the phrase "Death Eater" being thrown around a lot lately, especially in reference to his new adoptive father, Professor Snape. He finally asks Severus what it means, and isn't terribly pleased to learn the answer.
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
“Where did you hear that word?” Professor Snape questioned sharply.
Harry reeled back a bit, surprised by the raised voice. He didn’t say it out loud, because he wasn’t totally stupid, but he thought that was a rather daft question to ask. Hadn’t they both been there when Mr. Malfoy had referred to Severus as one? Hadn’t they both seen that paper in Professor Dumbledore’s office? “Er, well… it’s not a word, is it? It’s two.”
Harry hears the phrase "Death Eater" being thrown around a lot lately, especially in reference to his new adoptive father, Professor Snape. He finally asks Severus what it means, and isn't terribly pleased to learn the answer.
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K
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Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 20 Jun 2023 / 20 Jun 2023
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 20 Jun 2023 / 20 Jun 2023
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
If one thing was for certain, it was that Harry knew what it was like to be taken advantage of.
Whether or not he was capable of seeing the signs of it remained to be seen.
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Whether or not he was capable of seeing the signs of it remained to be seen.
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Sexual Abuse
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 04 Jul 2023 / 04 Jul 2023
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 04 Jul 2023 / 04 Jul 2023
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Harry's newfound parseltongue ability brings about newfound friends.
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K
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Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: No - Updated: 31 Oct 2023 / 31 Oct 2023
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: No - Updated: 31 Oct 2023 / 31 Oct 2023
Series: that's the thing about illicit affairs - Challenges: None