| Takes Place: 1st Year | Chapters: 10 |
| Snape flavour: None | Completed: No |
| Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape | Genres: Action/Adventure, General, Humor |
| Tags: Slytherin!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys | Word count: 14286 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Hermione, McGonagall, Other | Read: 36684 |
Summary: An inside-out and upside-down answer to the "First Impressions" challenge. A tale of many misconceptions, wishful thinking, best-laid plans and all that.
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An inside-out and upside-down answer to the "First Impressions" challenge. The story adheres to the letter of it; most of the letters, anyway.
Do not seek angst, for there won't be any.
Many thanks to cckeimig for being the fic's beta.
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Table of Contents
1. Chapter 0 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 4] 
(632 words) 
Dedicated to my dear friends: Semira, who cheers me on, and Sinrin, whose companionship gives me confidence.
Prologue.
2. Chapter 0.8 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 2] (1079 words)
Some more prologue, the summer before year one.
3. Chapter 1 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 7] 
(1370 words)
July, 30. Curiosity doesn't kill Potionmasters, but definitely gives them a headache.
4. Chapter 2 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 5] (1652 words)
History gets creatively re-interpreted.
5. Chapter 3 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 2] (1414 words)
Severus is silent on more than one topic, but not silent enough. Minerva cooperates. Things don't happen.
6. Chapter 4 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 3] (1370 words)
The first day of a brand new life goes just as planned. Not for everyone involved, however.
7. Chapter 5 / Opening Night by DoC Brown [Reviews - 4] (1470 words)
Many thanks to my beta-reader, cckeimig. All further (and prior) mistakes are my stubbornness speaking. Special mention award of this chapter goes to queasy for her infinite wisdom.
While Severus takes sedatives, Harry makes alliances.
8. Chapter 6 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 2] (1528 words)
Of the preliminary balance of powers.
9. Chapter 7 / Of Intentions by DoC Brown [Reviews - 2] (1963 words)
Where Harry and Severus once again don't interact with each other in a rather significant way.
10. Chapter 8 by DoC Brown [Reviews - 5] (1808 words)
Where some things are repaired, and some other things are unbroken.
To be continued...
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