| Takes Place: 6th summer | Chapters: 61 |
| Snape flavour: Canon Snape | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape | Genres: Drama, General |
| Tags: Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape, Snape-meets-Dursleys | Word count: 363709 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Dumbledore, Hermione, Remus, Voldemort | Read: 440608 |
Summary: When Harry finds an injured Snape on his doorstep and must hide him from the Dursleys, he has no idea that this very, very bad day will be the start of something good.
Harry and Snape are thrown together by annoying relatives, a series of strange dreams, and Voldemort's latest hunt for Harry, but their greatest challenge may well be surviving each other. This will be a long summer unless the two can find a way to work together. A slow-burn enemy-to-mentor story.
Alternate 6th summer (and part of the school year): post-OotP; ignores HBP and DH.
Awards: Harry and Snape are thrown together by annoying relatives, a series of strange dreams, and Voldemort's latest hunt for Harry, but their greatest challenge may well be surviving each other. This will be a long summer unless the two can find a way to work together. A slow-burn enemy-to-mentor story.
Alternate 6th summer (and part of the school year): post-OotP; ignores HBP and DH.
Rated: T
Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Violence
Series: None
Challenges: Battered Snape for Breakfast
Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Violence
Series: None
Challenges: Battered Snape for Breakfast
Story Notes:
ABOUT THIS STORY:
I wrote the first 21 chapters of O Mine Enemy in 2007, then took it up over a decade later and finished it in 2021. It’s a labor of love—please enjoy!
Canon notes: I plotted and began writing this story before books 6 and 7 were published. Horcruxes didn’t even exist yet! Everything up until the end of Order of the Phoenix is considered canon here. Beyond that, this story may be similar in some ways to the final two books in JK Rowling’s series, but other events and backstories will be different (i.e., no Horcruxes, Harry doesn’t own Grimmauld Place, etc.).
Disclaimer: Not mine. Just my way of coping with not getting everything I wanted out of JK Rowling’s world. (Not that her world isn’t amazing.)
Happy reading!
"Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise…"
Micah 7:8, KJV
Table of Contents
1. Chapter 1 - Unexpected Visitor by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 16] 
(3398 words) 
2. Chapter 2 - An Inconvenient Conscience by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 11] (2665 words)
3. Chapter 3 - Close Quarters by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 12] (3123 words)
4. Chapter 4 - The Art of Interrogation by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 13] (3501 words)
5. Chapter 5 - The Walls Have Ears by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 16] (4453 words)
6. Chapter 6 - Voldemort's Plan by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 12] (4578 words)
7. Chapter 7 - Catching the Snitch by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 15] (5460 words)
8. Chapter 8 - Of Wizards and Muggles by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 15] (4473 words)
9. Chapter 9 - Layovers and Lies by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 14] (5572 words)
10. Chapter 10 - Hostility, House-elves, and Headmasters by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 18] (4115 words)
11. Chapter 11 - Behind Closed Doors by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 13] (7231 words)
12. Chapter 12 - Dead Smelly Toads by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 14] (3960 words)
13. Chapter 13 - Harry's Wheezy by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 16] (3547 words)
14. Chapter 14 - Occlumency Tutor Wanted by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 14] (4293 words)
15. Chapter 15 - An Experiment in Civility by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 24] (4403 words)
16. Chapter 16 - Visions of Sugar Plums by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 21] (7549 words)
All of Harry’s dreams/visions thus far are referred to in this chapter, however briefly. If you feel the need to refer back to any of them, they can be found in Chapters 1, 7, 12, and 14.
17. Chapter 17 - The Second Prophecy by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 14] (6031 words)
18. Chapter 18 - A Lesson in Being Slytherin by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 21] (6905 words)
19. Chapter 19 - Squinting at Snape by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 23] (5630 words)
Warning: Implied character death in this chapter.
20. Chapter 20 - The Scent of Safety by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 24] (6567 words)
21. Chapter 21 - A Lesson in Being Gryffindor by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 60] (7157 words)
22. Chapter 22 - Harry Potter's Heart by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 9] (5745 words)
September 13, 2019
Dear Readers,
In January 2008, I left this story to languish in the land of unfinished fanfiction WIP’s. I’ve decided that it’s time to dust it off and give it the ending it deserves.
I won’t go into all the excuses, apologies (alright, one apology - I am SO sorry for leaving it unfinished all those years ago!), and reasons for my decade-long hiatus from writing. I just want you to know that I am dedicated to finishing this story for anyone who is still interested in reading it. I realize most readers will have moved on, but I am so humbled that I received reviews for so many years after my last post. THANK YOU! I have read every single one, and your encouragement and requests for a conclusion to the story are what brought me back to the writing fold. (Well, that and the fact that I’m working on an Avengers story for another site but can’t bring myself to post it until this one is complete. Minor detail.) ;)
If you are still here or if you are newly discovering this story, I’m excited that you’re taking a chance on it. After all these years, thank you from the bottom of my Snape-loving heart for tuning in for the continuation of O Mine Enemy.
Kirby Lane
23. Chapter 23 - Resolve by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (5425 words)
24. Chapter 24 - The Mental Arts by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 5] (7691 words)
25. Chapter 25 - The Gift by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 10] (5496 words)
26. Chapter 26 - Midnight in the Kitchen by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 5] (5516 words)
27. Chapter 27 - Occlumency, Part 1 by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 12] (7496 words)
28. Chapter 28 - Occlumency, Part 2 by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (7221 words)
29. Chapter 29 - The Problem with Grown-Ups by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 2] (7174 words)
30. Chapter 30 - Breaking Down Walls by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 10] (6419 words)
31. Chapter 31 - Grimmauld Place by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 7] (4096 words)
32. Chapter 32 - Lost and Found by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (6878 words)
33. Chapter 33 - Kneader's Point by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (5485 words)
34. Chapter 34 - Of Friends and Enemies by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 5] (8164 words)
35. Chapter 35 - The Great Biscuit Plan by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 5] (5390 words)
36. Chapter 36 - Boundaries by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 12] (7485 words)
37. Chapter 37 - Snake in the Grass by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 9] (5029 words)
38. Chapter 38 - Welcome to Hotel Voldemort by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 3] (6480 words)
39. Chapter 39 - Window to the Soul by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 8] (6808 words)
40. Chapter 40 - Death Eaters are the Worst by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (5373 words)
41. Chapter 41 - The Elusive Severus Snape by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (4103 words)
42. Chapter 42 - Traitor by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (5988 words)
43. Chapter 43 - The Worst of All Sins by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 8] (6186 words)
44. Chapter 44 - A Thin Line by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 11] (5944 words)
45. Chapter 45 - Sacrifice by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (6168 words)
46. Chapter 46 - A Power He Knows Not by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 5] (5865 words)
47. Chapter 47 - The Spy (Snape's Interlude) by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 4] (10992 words)
This chapter is told from Snape’s POV, and it is also my longest chapter to date! Enjoy!
48. Chapter 48 - Muggle Healing Magic by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 9] (5265 words)
49. Chapter 49 - The Forgotten Summer by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 7] (7831 words)
50. Chapter 50 - Back to School by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 6] (7635 words)
51. Chapter 51 - Will You Catch Me if I Fall? by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 5] (7299 words)
52. Chapter 52 - Like a Dad by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 9] (6788 words)
53. Chapter 53 - Security Blanket by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 10] (7668 words)
54. Chapter 54 - Three Strikes by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 12] (6029 words)
55. Chapter 55 - Home Sweet Home by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 10] (8088 words)
56. Chapter 56 - A Talent for Meddling by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 9] (6014 words)
57. Chapter 57 - That Stubborn Thing You Do by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 7] (7186 words)
58. Chapter 58 - The Third Battle by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 7] (7140 words)
59. Chapter 59 - Epiphany by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 7] (3396 words)
60. Chapter 60 - A Lot Like Love by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 14] (7355 words)
61. Epilogue/Bonus Chapter (AKA Dumbledore Is a Scheming Old Coot) by Kirby Lane [Reviews - 24] (6787 words)
The End.
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