| Takes Place: 6th summer, 6th Year, 7th summer, 7th Year | Chapters: 22 |
| Snape flavour: Canon Snape | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape | Genres: Drama, Family, General |
| Tags: Adoption | Word count: 52286 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Draco | Read: 13760 |
Summary: Reeling from his godfather’s death, Harry Potter is withering away in Surrey. His friends believe him when he writes to tell them that he is fine—although, they should know better.
Dumbledore finds an Auror with a sketchy background to take over the Defence classes, and the fact that she lacks the qualifications to teach and would rather cut off her wand hand than take the job doesn’t seem to register with the older man.
With one look at the Chosen One, Hogwarts’ new professor can see that the boy is hurting something fierce. The fact that no one else in Dumbledore’s precious Order of the Phoenix seems to have noticed is perhaps a sign that it was high time she joined up—personal consequences be damned. This story is part of the series, Familia Ante Omnia. The next story in the series is Scission (Familia Ante Omnia - Book Two).
Awards:
Dumbledore finds an Auror with a sketchy background to take over the Defence classes, and the fact that she lacks the qualifications to teach and would rather cut off her wand hand than take the job doesn’t seem to register with the older man.
With one look at the Chosen One, Hogwarts’ new professor can see that the boy is hurting something fierce. The fact that no one else in Dumbledore’s precious Order of the Phoenix seems to have noticed is perhaps a sign that it was high time she joined up—personal consequences be damned. This story is part of the series, Familia Ante Omnia. The next story in the series is Scission (Familia Ante Omnia - Book Two).
Story Notes:
Foreword:
Welcome to a behemoth 300,000+ words fanfiction about family and love. This story starts the summer after Harry Potter’s 5th year at Hogwarts and ends the summer after his 7th year. It follows canon up till book 5 but gets a life of its own from that point forward (although some elements of plot match those of the books and/or films).
This is a Snape adopts Harry and Draco type of story…with a twist. But, fair warning, it does take a lot of plot to get to that happy ending. While Draco and Severus do not feature much in the first part—which focuses on Harry and the emotional aftermath of Sirius’ death, and the introduction of an important original character—rest assured that they are present in equal shares throughout the rest of the story.
With the exception of the prologue, the rest of the story is exclusively told from one of the four protagonist’s POV in third-person form. These often rotate with the changes happening at scene breaks.
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All rights to the Harry Potter characters belong to J. K. Rowling.
Happy reading,
—Sara.
Table of Contents
1. Prologue: Wotcher! by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] 
(2200 words) 
2. Ups and Downs by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2483 words)
3. The Way Out by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2417 words)
4. Cove Cottage by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2329 words)
5. Teenager 101 by SaraJany [Reviews - 3] (2298 words)
6. Lies in the Night by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2400 words)
7. The Art of War by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2780 words)
8. Occlumency by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2298 words)
9. The Need for Secrets by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2497 words)
10. July 31st—Part One by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2625 words)
11. July 31st—Part Two by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2203 words)
12. Normandie by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (1995 words)
13. A Long-Overdue Visit by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (3259 words)
14. The Horcruxes by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2962 words)
15. The Rookery by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2293 words)
16. The Forest of Dean by SaraJany [Reviews - 1] (2018 words)
17. Split-Second Decisions by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2159 words)
18. A Silver Hare Told Us by SaraJany [Reviews - 2] (2548 words)
19. The Parchment from Hell by SaraJany [Reviews - 1] (2088 words)
20. Diagon Alley by SaraJany [Reviews - 1] (2003 words)
21. Cornish Goodbyes by SaraJany [Reviews - 1] (1999 words)
22. Just Like Magic by SaraJany [Reviews - 3] (2432 words)
The End.
SaraJany is the author of 6 other stories. This story is part of the series, Familia Ante Omnia. The next story in the series is Scission (Familia Ante Omnia - Book Two).
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