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Like poppy and memory by lesyeuxverts

Summary: It is a year after Voldemort's final defeat, and Severus Snape has found peace in his life. His quiet existence is disrupted when he receives an unexpected bequest. Truths that he has held for years are shattered and he learns that the Boy Who Lived is his son. Severus must learn to cope with that truth, and he must find and protect his son before it's too late for both of them.

1. Prologue: Testament by lesyeuxverts [Reviews - 8] (2134 words)

If I was creative enough to write like JKR, I would be a writer and not a microbiologist. All usual disclaimers apply and none of the characters, places, etc. etc. belong to me.

This will be my first attempt at a longer fic, so I welcome any feedback. I love reading Severitus Challenge fics and so I thought I'd try writing my own. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid some of the cliches that get repeated and repeated, but I can't promise anything. Of course, I'm still ignoring the events of HBP as I please.

The title is borrowed from Paul Celan's poem "Corona" (tr John Felstiner) - a beautiful line that reads "we love one another like poppy and memory."

2. Chapter 1: Bequest by lesyeuxverts [Reviews - 9] (4871 words)

If I owned the HP-verse, do you think I would be writing fanfiction in order to avoid my genetics homework? All characters, etc. etc. belong to JK Rowling. The passage where Snape is reflecting on the first class ("bottle fame" etc.) as well as the passage in Harry's notes are paraphrased from Book 1.

Though I love Severitus stories, I usually feel that the revelation that Snape is Harry's father is rather forced. Time delayed letters, recovered memories, etc. followed by a quick burst of angst and a let's-make-it-all-better hug - I'm trying to avoid this as much as possible. I'm a bit worried that I've let Snape go from "Potter" to "Harry" too quickly, even though it has been a year since Harry "died." Please let me know if any of it feels unnatural or forced to you - as always, comments and criticisms are very welcome.

3. Chapter 2: Discovery by lesyeuxverts [Reviews - 7] (2478 words)

Here it is, as promised - the contents of the box! This was a hard chapter for me to write and I feel like it came out rather abrupt and so, if you have any suggestions for improving it I'd love to hear them.

All the usual disclaimers apply, etc. I'm a poor student who owns nothing.

4. Chapter 3: A Secret Shared by lesyeuxverts [Reviews - 16] (2678 words)

As usual, I own neither the poem "Corona" by Paul Celan nor the Harry Potter universe created by the beloved J.K. Rowling; I mean no disrespect to either author in borrowing their works and I make no profit from doing so.

I was trying to work on "Savior" last night when Remus Lupin popped up and demanded to be written into "Like Poppy and Memory" ... immediately, and without giving me a choice about it. I had some troubles with this chapter so I hope it turned out all right - please review and let me know what you think of it.

5. Chapter 4: Journal by lesyeuxverts [Reviews - 48] (2812 words)

As always, the characters etc. belong to JKR and are not mine; I use them without permission and without making a profit.

Apologies for taking so long to update, and thanks to everyone who pointed out my math error in the last chapter. *g* I'll look at a calendar next time I want to make startling pronouncements like that, 'kay?

Incidentally, the spell that Hermione mentions is in French. I've no intention of making a fool of myself by butchering Latin ... we'll just pretend that any Romance language is as good as Latin for magic.