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At Lily's request, Albus Dumbledore has kept a secret from Severus Snape for 17 years. When Dumbledore learns that this secret plays a vital role in the war, however, it is Snape who is left to deal with the consequences. As Harry's true parentage is revealed, both his and Snape's futures become uncertain. The two must learn to work together in order to survive. PreHBP.
Takes Place: 6th summer
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Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: None
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by xikum
Rated: T
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Warnings: Alcohol Use, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 58 - Completed: No - Updated: 11 Oct 2015 / 28 Jun 2005
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 58 - Completed: No - Updated: 11 Oct 2015 / 28 Jun 2005
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 4: Preparation | 04 Aug 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- I am really enjoying this fic - I had just discovered it, and was delighted to see that it is very long laready! I adore HP novels, especially when the author gets the characters' personalities so very like the are in canon - you have done marvelously! I think you also have done a great job with the situations and the dialog!
Um... Your math is a bit off, though... 34x2=64, not 60 (Harry's) + 14 (Ron's), which = 74... I sure hope Madam Malkin didn't cheat the kids out of 10 Galleons!
Author's Response:
Lol, good call. I really do know how to do math, I promise! Thanks for pointing this out; I've fixed it now.
As for the rest of your review, thank you so much. I'm really pleased that you think I've done a good job with the characters--that almost matters more to me than plot at times, just because really, I find the relationships and interactions much more important and enjoyable.
Hope you continue to read and enjoy,
~Gonnabefamous
| Title: Chapter 12: Dreams of Old | 04 Aug 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- I for one, am Very Glad that you have a policy of NOT describing the torture scenes!! Interesting that Harry is having dreams of hapy times bwtween his mum and Severus - does he have a bit of the Sight?
Author's Response:
Lol, I'm glad you didn't find anything lacking when I left those out. As for the "Sight", it's not so much that... but that's explained a bit more in future chapters.
Thanks so much for the review!
~Gonnabefamous
| Title: Chapter 4: Preparation | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- No problem, as I hit the wrong button on my number keyboard, anyway... the 4 is above the 8... sigh. At least, you knoew what I meant - me & my typos!! You did fix it! 34x2=68, -40=28, so each one paid 14, at the end when Madam M charged them, with Ron none the wiser, while Harry did something kind! I loved it! Kinda' Slytherin in a Gryffindor/Hufflepuff way, with ravenclaw figuring. As the Hat said, Harry had more than a bit of each of them in him. Excellent!
| Title: Chapter 20: History from a New Standpoint | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- Just bacdk after losing track of this fic for so very long!
I can't help but be sad that in all this time, Snape hadn't gained maturity enough to see that even if it had been true, Lily had come to him, sad and remorseful - and all he had done was kick her out. I can easily understand his rage and hurt initially, but with time, one would have thought he would have gained some perspective - after all, he has made some egregious errors, and has been allowed to make up for them - for him to hold so tightly for so long to his anger, and then take it out on a child - well, that is just to very sad. Truly. Has he never really learned?
| Title: Chapter 48: Snake in the Grass | 20 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- Dear Dumbledore hit the nail on the head. Though Severus has a point, so does Harry, and Harry is used to going his own way, not trusting authority figures to be acting in his best interest. At the same time, Severus is neither listening to/caring for Harry's POV, nor explaining his own. They are two very different creatures, and one cannot change a basic nature, only work with it - a point that seems entirely lost on Severus & Harry... yet Severus is an adult - one would think he should do better than he is!
Author's Response:
Dumbledore is quite wise, and yes, both parties have good points. One can't really expect Severus to just know how to be a Father to Harry. He has not had much of an example to follow, and all of his past experiences with children has been interacting with students. He doesn't think he is wrong because he is a creature of habit and he's always been a harsh teacher; he's got to grow into his role as a Father, but that's hard to do when Harry is nearing adulthood. He will have to figure out how to be a mentor, rather than a guardian, soon.
Thank you for reading and reviewing, I hope you enjoy the next update :)
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.
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
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.
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Canon Snape
Tags: Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Violence
Chapters: 61 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 08 Mar 2021 / 30 Apr 2007
Series: None - Challenges: Battered Snape for Breakfast
Chapters: 61 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 08 Mar 2021 / 30 Apr 2007
Series: None - Challenges: Battered Snape for Breakfast
| Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6 - Voldemort's Plan | 19 Jun 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- The snitch bit is worrisome - makes me wonder if it is the DL, once again messing with Harry, but how? I cannot figure...
| Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8 - Of Wizards and Muggles | 19 Jun 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- Gotta love Snape. A way to embarass the Dursleys, or at least make more work fot them, now that Harry's gone. Smile. Brilliant fic! reading through a 2nd time, very eagerly awaiting more!
| Title: Chapter 10: Chapter 10 - Hostility, House-elves, and Headmasters | 29 Jun 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- I have to say, of the recent works, I like this fic best at this site! I like how realistic your Snape and Remus are, and Harry. I hope there will be more very soon? Please?
Author's Response:
I'm a little late in responding (I've been out of town), but I had to send you a special thank-you, xikum!
YOU ARE MY 100TH REVIEWER!!!!
Thank you for liking my fic. And yes, there will be more soon. It has been a while since my last update due to being out of town and helping my friend with her wedding, etc. The chapter's written (my longest yet!), but I have quite a few revisions to make.
| Title: Chapter 18: Chapter 18 - A Lesson in Being Slytherin | 10 Sep 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- Wow. Again. Yet again, I found myself realizing I had been holding my breath, when I suddenly had to take a gasp of air as I finished a section. Now, finally, Severus has a more true insight into who Harry really is.
Good to see Severus showing a bit of his heart. That last chapter ended in such a way as to make one think Severus was acting awfully childish, let alone petty, given that Harry was actually acting more mature than he was, for a bit. One has to wonder, now that Severus is seeing the error of his beliefs, if this epiphany will now allow him to be the one to be able to see what Harry needs, and give him that support and guidance. Harry really hasn't had any adult he can trust that way, one wonders if Severus understands that now, as much as I wonder of Harry can learn to give that trust, or if he will keep that mind-set he has been forced to develop in order to survive - the one that he is resonsible for himself, that there is no one to go to. That would be awfully hard to break; it's the one that drove me nuts in canon - hopefully the wish to have someone he could go to, will be strong enough to allow him to develop such trust.
In many ways, Harry is more mature than other students his own age. Yet, he really does sound a bit ADHD in his inability to focus for even 10 seconds, even if it is on something he really doesn't particularly like. But then, he's also been traumatized, and is in the process of dealing with a lot of changes and pressure, which can cause similar state of mind - for a while at least.
Author's Response:
Ooh, I'm going to have to be careful of keeping my emotional sections too long - I don't want you to run out of air!!! I'm glad you still enjoyed it... ;)
I'm in the middle of writing the next chapter...and it's funny that you mention trust... :) I do see that about Harry: he really isn't used to having anybody to rely on (other than his friends, of course). I think he would have a hard time completely trusting any adult at this point, especially someone like Snape.
I kinda like how he has a hard time focusing...it makes him more of a teenager in need of guidance. (Especially a teenager with a lot of things bumping around in his head that he'd prefer to avoid thinking about.) But still...I'll try to tell him to work on the ADHD. ;)
When Harry appears at the Welcoming Feast wearing a glamor only Snape notices, Snape decides to find out what the glamor is hiding. His investigation leads to a number of shocking revelations---both about The Boy Who Lived, and about Snape's understanding of himself. Sixth year AU.
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys
Chapters: 8 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 23 Aug 2007 / 26 Jun 2007
Series: Chivalry - Challenges: None
Chapters: 8 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 23 Aug 2007 / 26 Jun 2007
Series: Chivalry - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 6: Making Amends | 05 Jul 2007 |
| Reviewer: xikum (Signed) |
- OMG! Well, Snape's level of restraint was incredible. I have to wonder about Dumbledore leaving the scene - was it only to give Severus the oppportunity, or was he also restraining himself, or tending to something else?? That went far more peaceably than Vernon deserves...or Petunia and Dudley, though their action was less. Hopefully, before the end, they will see far more in the way of retribution - perhaps, feeling all the injuries and psychic damage they caused to Harry, with sure knowledge that it is all their own fault, not his?! I do very much hope that Severus will be the wizard there to see to Harry's safety while staying with the Dursleys. Hmm, really, thought Petunia is Lily's sister, thus of her blood, Vernon is not, and Dudley less than Petunia.