| Takes Place: 6th summer | Chapters: 84 |
| Snape flavour: None | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape > Severitus Challenge | Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Tags: Slytherin!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys | Word count: 337748 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Draco, Hermione, Remus | Read: 761241 |
Summary: Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry safe, but his relatives are expendable. Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry looking like his adoptive father, but it's wearing off. Blood is a bond, but so is the memory of hate -- or love. This story is part of the series, Blood Magic Universe. The next story in the series is Blood and Choice .
Awards:
Rated: 16+
Warnings: Alcohol Use, Drug use, Neglect, Profanity, Romance/Het, Romance/Slash, Torture, Violence
Series: Blood Magic Universe
Challenges: None
Warnings: Alcohol Use, Drug use, Neglect, Profanity, Romance/Het, Romance/Slash, Torture, Violence
Series: Blood Magic Universe
Challenges: None
Story Notes:
This is an old story that I am reposting here because I'd love to see this archive have a complete collection of Severitus Challenge stories. Here are some notes for context:
Canon-Compatibility: I worked out most of the plot for this right before OotP was released, and wrote it over the next 18 months. The only real inconsistencies with book five canon are that Moody and company did not read the riot act to the Dursleys at the beginning of summer, and Harry didn't get the Marauders' Map back. (Future canon, obviously, including most backstory, is out the window!)
Pairings: Various relationships exist or are referred to during the story, including M/F, M/M, and F/F pairs. There's no actual sex, just kisses, innuendo, and talk.
Rating: The story has little active sexual content, which has caused a few readers to complain that the rating is "misleading." That rating is for violence, smoking, mild use of recreational potions, and indirect references to past child sexual abuse (not Harry).
Thanks to my beta and Britpicker, Atropos_lee, who made this a better story than it would have been without her.
Table of Contents
1. The Burning by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 7] 
(1120 words) 
2. An Unexpected Letter by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (3609 words)
3. Expected Letters by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (691 words)
4. An Unexpected Letter, II by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (1977 words)
5. A Surprised Visitor by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (1235 words)
6. The Escape by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (5712 words)
7. The Attack by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (1053 words)
8. The Dungeons by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2567 words)
9. The Ring by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (2915 words)
10. Poisons by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2870 words)
11. Public Opinion by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (2267 words)
12. Levels of Guilt by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (4807 words)
13. Virtues and Appearances by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (3517 words)
14. Tension and Boredom by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (4715 words)
15. Occupational Hazards by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (2496 words)
16. Childhood Memories by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (3678 words)
17. On Distinguishing Evil From Vice by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (4907 words)
18. Mutual Distrust by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 7] (4829 words)
19. Echoes of the Past by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (5487 words)
20. The Twins' New Trick by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (2270 words)
21. Diagon Alley by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2826 words)
22. Truth by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2917 words)
23. Choices by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (2186 words)
24. Altered States by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (3706 words)
25. Loyalties by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (2040 words)
26. The End of Summer by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2075 words)
27. Home Again by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (1953 words)
28. Extracurricular Activities by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (2885 words)
29. The New Routine by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (3333 words)
30. Further Complications by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2938 words)
31. My Life as a Quaffle by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (5035 words)
32. Flying and Digging by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (2076 words)
33. Experiments by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (2897 words)
34. Magical Assistance by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (2929 words)
35. Werewolf's Honor by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2994 words)
Canon-compliancy reminder: I started roughing out the plot to this shortly before OotP was released, although the vast majority of it was done after. Some things -- like Sirius dying, and the revelations in 'Snape's Worst Memory' -- made what I had planned work even better and helped fill out pieces I'd been uncertain about. On the other hand, I hadn't expected Harry to get the Marauder's Map back easily, if at all, after Crouch took it. Not having the Map was already important to a subplot of this story, and it only shows up briefly in OotP. So, I've left Harry and his friends without the map. ;-)
36. Transitive Enmity by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (1891 words)
37. Relationships by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (4548 words)
38. Conspiracy Theory by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (2699 words)
39. The Wrong Answer by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (2730 words)
40. Damage Control by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (4389 words)
41. The class of '77 by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (3425 words)
42. Murders and Memories by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2522 words)
43. Soul Music by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (3201 words)
44. Snakes and Adders by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 6] (4277 words)
45. Keep Me Here by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] 
(5933 words)
46. The Game by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (5427 words)
47. Morning Light by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (5219 words)
48. Another Room by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (2941 words)
49. Mapping Enemy Territory by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (7199 words)
50. Shifting Alliances by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (5113 words)
51. Confrontation by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 6] (6007 words)
52. Courting Harry by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (7076 words)
53. An Incriminating Photograph by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2424 words)
54. Sharing Secrets by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (2692 words)
55. Attacks by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (3013 words)
56. Distrust by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 8] (4975 words)
57. Personal Matters by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (3980 words)
58. Abstractions by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (3865 words)
59. Adjustments by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (3760 words)
60. Games and Amusements by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (7314 words)
61. A Quorum of Weasleys by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (5553 words)
62. In the Wrong Place by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (5133 words)
63. Points of View by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (4649 words)
64. Keeping up Appearances by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (3186 words)
65. Bargains by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (4622 words)
66. Reciprocity by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (5226 words)
67. Masks by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (5321 words)
68. Contracts by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (4015 words)
69. Layers by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (4410 words)
70. The Dangers of Trust by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (3213 words)
71. Consequences by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (3554 words)
72. New Alliances by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (8674 words)
73. Gifts and Fears by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 1] (5133 words)
74. Carelessness by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (4355 words)
75. Dark Arts and Dark Creatures by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 2] (6464 words)
76. Curses and Teeth by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (3617 words)
77. Uncertain Times by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 4] (9560 words)
78. The Halloween Ball by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (6165 words)
79. Mastery by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (4529 words)
80. Serpent's Tongue by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 6] (6034 words)
81. The Morning After by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 5] (5836 words)
82. The Custody Hearing by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 6] (9573 words)
83. Back Home by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 3] (5937 words)
84. Epilogue by GatewayGirl [Reviews - 38] (857 words)
The End.
GatewayGirl is the author of 1 other stories. This story is part of the series, Blood Magic Universe. The next story in the series is Blood and Choice .
This story is a favorite of 137 members. Members who liked Blood Magic also liked 1700 other stories.
This story is a favorite of 137 members. Members who liked Blood Magic also liked 1700 other stories.