| Takes Place: 1st Year | Chapters: 17 |
| Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape's a Bully, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Cruel, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Mean, Snape is Stern | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape | Genres: Angst, Drama, Family, General, Hurt/Comfort, Mystery |
| Tags: Alternate Universe, Hospitalization, Injured!Harry | Word count: 62919 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Dumbledore, Fred George, Hagrid, Hedwig, Hermione, McGonagall, Other, Percy, Ron, Voldemort | Read: 288471 |
Summary: Harry Potter starts Hogwarts with high hopes of finding himself a real family, and holds tightly to this hope despite the torture his new Potion's Master seems intent on putting him through. Can Harry's hope hold out long enough to see his dream through? This story is part of the series, JAWorley's Challenges. The previous story in the series is Apprenticed. The next story in the series is Harry Potter: Dark Lord.
Awards:
Rated: T
Warnings: Neglect, Profanity, Torture, Violence
Series: JAWorley's Challenges
Challenges: Breaking the Brat
Warnings: Neglect, Profanity, Torture, Violence
Series: JAWorley's Challenges
Challenges: Breaking the Brat
Story Notes:
Response to the "Breaking the Brat" challenge by otis-girl.
Table of Contents
1. A Shimmer of Hope by JAWorley [Reviews - 6] 
(3706 words) 
Divergence: Biology; The evolutionary tendency or process by which animals or plants that are descended from a common ancestor evolve into different forms when living under different conditions.
2. From Dust to Death by JAWorley [Reviews - 16] 
(2702 words)
3. All That Was by JAWorley [Reviews - 10] (2424 words)
Harry fights to hang on to his sanity and hope while students turn against him.
4. All That Is by JAWorley [Reviews - 13] (3479 words)
This is a very angsty chapter, and the turning point in the story.
5. All That Could Be by JAWorley [Reviews - 13] (3525 words)
Severus begins to realize the full extent of the damage he has helped to cause.
6. Aftermath by JAWorley [Reviews - 8] (3694 words)
A fairly mild chapter. Severus gets help formulating a plan to set things right.
7. The Task At Hand by JAWorley [Reviews - 3] (1997 words)
A relatively short mild chapter.
8. Fear by JAWorley [Reviews - 13] (4727 words)
9. A Plan by JAWorley [Reviews - 11] (2304 words)
10. Losing Sleep by JAWorley [Reviews - 15] (3336 words)
11. The Forest by JAWorley [Reviews - 15] (4024 words)
12. A Knife to the Heart by JAWorley [Reviews - 6] (5303 words)
Finally some of the "Snape starts being a father" action you've all been waiting for... not too much, but some. :)
13. Snow Drift by JAWorley [Reviews - 14] (3444 words)
We have hit the hundred page mark in Microsoft Word with this chapter!
14. A Castle Christmas by JAWorley [Reviews - 19] (3666 words)
A relatively angst-free chapter (but not 100%).
15. Grand Designs by JAWorley [Reviews - 14] (2722 words)
16. In The Scheme Of Things by JAWorley [Reviews - 13] (3385 words)
This update was a long time in coming. The story is so close to being finished though!
17. In All The Right Places by JAWorley [Reviews - 15] (8481 words)
Final chapter! It's a big one! Not edited yet. Will come back and double check it all later.
The End.
JAWorley is the author of 61 other stories. This story is part of the series, JAWorley's Challenges. The previous story in the series is Apprenticed. The next story in the series is Harry Potter: Dark Lord.
This story is a favorite of 216 members. Members who liked Divergence also liked 1893 other stories.
This story is a favorite of 216 members. Members who liked Divergence also liked 1893 other stories.