| Takes Place: 6th Year | Chapters: 96 |
| Snape flavour: None | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape | Genres: Drama, Hurt/Comfort |
| Tags: Adoption, Slytherin!Harry, SuperPower! Harry | Word count: 810080 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Remus | Read: 1382286 |
Summary: A letter from home sends Harry down a path he'd never have walked on his own. A sixth year fic, this story follows Order of the Phoenix and disregards any canon events that occur after Book 5. Spoilers for the first five books. Have fun! This story is part of the series, A Year Like None Other. The next story in the series is AYLNO- Substitute Chapter 91.
Awards:
Rated: 16+
Warnings: Alcohol Use, Neglect, Self-harm, Torture, Violence
Series: A Year Like None Other
Challenges: None
Warnings: Alcohol Use, Neglect, Self-harm, Torture, Violence
Series: A Year Like None Other
Challenges: None
Story Notes:
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, or this fictional universe. JK Rowling, some publishers, and some film companies own everything. I'm not making anything from this except a hobby.
Summary: A letter from home sends Harry down a path he'd never have walked on his own. A sixth year fic, this story follows Order of the Phoenix and disregards any canon events that occur after Book 5. Spoilers for the first five books. Have fun!
Thanks have to go to Mercredi for inspiring me to write the fic and for helping me with it, all along, and also to the many, many readers who have kept me going through the hard times by letting me know what the story has meant to them.
I love hearing from people reading, so feel free to review.
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Table of Contents
1. A Letter From Surrey by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 20] 
(1421 words) 
2. Commotion in Potions by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 8] (2377 words)
3. They Want What? by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 9] (2322 words)
4. Plans and Plots by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 8] (2501 words)
5. Remus? by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 10] (3868 words)
6. Frimley Park by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 6] (3899 words)
7. Uncle Vernon by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 10] (3030 words)
8. Even by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 10] (5520 words)
9. Miss Granger May Be Right by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 7] (4278 words)
10. Tests by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 10] (4454 words)
11. Obliviate by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (3940 words)
12. Heart To Heart by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 13] (3375 words)
13. Finite Incantatem by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] 
(4359 words)
14. Remus by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 10] (4075 words)
15. Expecto Patronum by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 6] (4532 words)
16. Occlude Your Mind by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (3949 words)
17. Sals by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (4126 words)
18. Remembering James by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (2654 words)
19. Dreamscape by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (5385 words)
20. To Know Everything by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (2924 words)
21. The Pensieve by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (3719 words)
22. Dudley by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (6382 words)
23. Finding Sals by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (3120 words)
24. What Must Be by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (3130 words)
25. Samhain by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 12] (4441 words)
Note to Readers: This chapter in many senses is not a pleasant read. I don't personally find it gory, as the descriptions focus more on Harry's thoughts and feelings than on visual descriptions of precisely what is done to him. However, my definition of gore and yours may differ. There is no doubt that the chapter is highly dark, tense, and contains strong elements of violence. If this will unduly disturb you, turn back now.
Aspen
26. Burning by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (3951 words)
27. Explanations by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (4857 words)
28. After Midnight by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (5051 words)
29. Long After Midnight by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 9] (6803 words)
30. Draco by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (5622 words)
31. A Letter To Surrey by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 6] (3494 words)
32. Dark Powers by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (4811 words)
33. Slytherin by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 6] (7039 words)
34. House Colours by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (7796 words)
35. Reciprocal Magic by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (8848 words)
36. The Muggle Express by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (6508 words)
37. Three Wizards and a Muggle by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (7898 words)
38. Sometimes It Just Takes a Muggle by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (5781 words)
39. Paradigm Shift by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (7319 words)
Author's Confession: A significant number of reviews mentioned the "killer" last line from the previous chapter . . . that is, Snape's abrupt question, "Albus, if you bring your considerable influence to bear, how soon can I be signing adoption papers on Harry Potter?" Well, I must confess all at this point. My brilliant, beautiful, and absolutely wonderful kind-hearted beta, Mercredi, is the one who came up with that particular phrasing. I wanted to give her credit for it earlier . . . but I was afraid that if I said she came up with the last line, people might skip to the last line and miss all the fun build-up to the climax. And I so wanted everyone to enjoy the whole ride and get the full impact of the whamo! Mercredi helped me plot. She's truly a gifted writer, and so much help, chapter after chapter. Anyway, I grant her full credit for the line now, as well as all her help -- she hears every theory about how the plot might go, and helps me eliminate the really bad ones. She comes up with the greatest ideas herself, things that just mesh perfectly with what I had in mind . . . plus of course, some truly stunning lines. And so, I take off my hat and humbly bow down to Mercredi.
40. A Lack of Confidence by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (4707 words)
41. Sometimes It Just Takes a Wizard by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (7108 words)
42. Learn By Experience by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (7831 words)
43. Family Matters by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (8462 words)
44. Formalities by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (9528 words)
45. Family and Friends by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (7570 words)
46. Delegation from Gryffindor by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (5358 words)
47. Robe and Mask by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (9462 words)
48. Truthful Dream by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (6411 words)
49. Weakness and Strength by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (9575 words)
50. Christmas by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 7] (11870 words)
51. Ten Thousand Times by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (6801 words)
52. Firechat by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (8675 words)
53. Money Matters by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (5019 words)
54. Out Of Sight by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (4983 words)
55. Wisdom by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (7131 words)
56. Time For Cocoa by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (8904 words)
57. Missing by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (7862 words)
58. Father by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (6299 words)
59. Lumos by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (6963 words)
60. What's In A Name? by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 6] (10452 words)
61. Dreaming of Draco by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (8245 words)
62. Between a Rock and a Hard Place by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (13861 words)
63. Wizard Family Services by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (10328 words)
64. Duels and Deals by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (15814 words)
65. A Letter from Wiltshire by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (12323 words)
66. Wizardspace by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (6226 words)
67. The Owlery by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (7453 words)
68. Perspectives by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (5336 words)
69. Disfigured by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (11071 words)
70. Pride and Prejudice by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (11252 words)
71. Setting the Stage by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (10606 words)
72. Draco in Devon by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (11236 words)
73. Buttons and Rings by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (10628 words)
74. Return to Gryffindor by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (13383 words)
75. Just Another Average Week at Hogwarts by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (10287 words)
76. Ceremonies by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (11468 words)
77. The Expulsion Hearing by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (15896 words)
78. Third Time's a Charm by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (13346 words)
79. Nott by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (10746 words)
80. Potions by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (11956 words)
81. Hostilian by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (14188 words)
82. Draco's Revenge by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (15098 words)
83. Just Desserts by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 2] (17809 words)
84. Reconstruction by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (11066 words)
85. The Dark Mark Returns by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (16034 words)
86. Hogsmeade by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (16172 words)
87. A Word, Severus, if You Please by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (10603 words)
88. Students and Saviours by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (9090 words)
89. What's Inside by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 1] (13218 words)
90. A Word, Harry, if You Please by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (10124 words)
91. True Colours by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 3] (16023 words)
92. A Portrait of Evil by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (30112 words)
93. A River in Egypt by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 5] (18551 words)
94. Telling Tales by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (24569 words)
95. A Fitting End by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 4] (20468 words)
96. Epilogue: Severus by aspeninthesunlight [Reviews - 45] (4964 words)
The End.
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