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Three Times Trouble by Foolish Wishmaker starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 69]
The war is over, but not for Harry. Along with Sirius and Remus, Harry is forced to go into hiding... with Snape as their guardian.

Takes Place: 6th summer, 7th summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Mean
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe, Child fic, Deaging, Resorting, Slytherin!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Profanity, Romance/Slash
Chapters: 14 - Completed: No - Updated: 15 Oct 2012 / 26 Jul 2007
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9 24 Apr 2010
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    This is a wonderfully unique Post-Voldemort story! It was nothing like I expected it to be and I was drawn in from the very first chapter. I thought that the characterization was extremely well done, and the plotline very believable in the context of the changes in Wizarding society that you are showing.

    I find myself alternately feeling sorry for Sirius and wanting to shake him. I think that I can empathize with Snape somewhat although, since the POV is strictly from Harry's perspective, we never get into his head. Good job on the consistency of the POV. I didn't see a single instance of "head-hopping". The detailing of the settings are very good; there's a good sense of "atmosphere". This feels like the Wizarding World as when I read the original series.

    I'm very much looking forward to your next update. I'm going to put this in my favorites (once I figure out how to do so! LOL!), and will be checking back frequently to re-read and look for new chapters.

    Well done!

Sons of Reproach by Lyndotia starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 72]
Harry has just returned from his first year at Hogwarts and, after a visit from a house elf, the Dursleys lock him up, vowing never to let him return to the magical world. Then a most unexpected person shows up: Severus Snape.

Takes Place: 2nd summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Neglect
Chapters: 14 - Completed: No - Updated: 03 Oct 2012 / 28 Aug 2007
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 14: Visiting Hours 06 Oct 2012
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    Wow! This was a fantastic chapter. I loved Severus' train of thought and especially his epiphany at the end of the chapter. :-)

    I really admire how you write Harry. So many fics make him a far too grown up 12 year old or a far too childish 16 year old. He's exactly right in your story, and I smile at his ideas and turns of phrase that remind me of my own son (who will be 12 in a few more months). I do hope that you will be able to continue this tale. It's one of the very best of the "Severus takes Harry from the Dursleys" stories I've ever read, and you've done it by keeping both protagonists in character and yet allowing them to believably change as each chapter goes on.

    I'm adding this to my favorites, and I wish that I could score this a 30, and not just a 10. :-)

    Well done!

Christmas at Prince Hall by Kristeh starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 27]
The first Christmas after Voldemort's defeat is a time for both joy and sorrow.

Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Fic Fests > #5 Winter, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 23 Nov 2007 / 23 Nov 2007
Series: None - Challenges: Christmas
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 13 Jul 2009
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    This was just wonderful. Bittersweet but with some really heartlifting moments, like when Bill gave his mum the little box for her to open, and the names the first Weasley grandchild would bear. Little Teddy was just wonderful (and I was able to suspend disbelief just fine for him being "too old" for canon) and I sniffled when I realized just what he'd asked Father Christmas to send for him. And what can I say about Severus and Harry's interactions? They were just ... well, I keep saying wonderful... but I do mean it. You've done a really great job on this. Well done!

    Author's Response: Oh, thank you so much!  I will admit that this story is one of my favorites and I had such a great time writing it!  I'm happy that you enjoyed it too.

The Last Gift by Keina starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 569]
Harry receives a very special gift on his 16th birthday that leads him to the help he needs...Snape is finding respite from his growing pressures and discovers one in need of help. Despite himself, he finds he CAN grow close to another living being. Only..."everything would've been so much simpler if it'd actually been a cat"...

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Creature!fic, Kidnapped, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 51 - Completed: No - Updated: 23 Dec 2010 / 09 Dec 2007
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 50: Chapter 50:Black Day 06 Dec 2010
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    Oh, how I wish I could read French! This is an amazing, awesome, wonderful story! I can hardly wait to read the next chapter.

    When I read the story summary, you grabbed my attention right away, and I have to tell you that I've spent hours reading this practically non-stop since I found it last Friday, to the detriment of my housekeeping!

    You made the Snape adopting Harry into a believable situation, and I dearly wish that Rowling's Snape had been closer to yours. You've done a great job on characterization of all the characters, and I especially love how artfully you have kept the plot going, giving us teasers of conversation between characters, but not letting us know what it was really about until later when you give us a new plot twist.

    Well done! Very well done!

    (And a huge "well done" to your translator too!)

    Author's Response: thank you very much!  Don't worry, housekeeping is overrated! I'm glad you like the story, I really have to go back to writing it, it's been a few months now, time is running so quickly... anyway, my wonderful translator was faster than me and a new chapter will be up in a few minutes:

River of Dreams by nottajjas starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 190]
When Severus Snape finds a certain brat-who-lived out after curfew the year after Voldemort's return, it starts a chain of events that he wouldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams. Or nightmares.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Torture
Chapters: 52 - Completed: No - Updated: 27 Oct 2011 / 29 Dec 2007
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 50: I Wasn't Born to Sack and Slaughter 23 Dec 2010
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    Wow! What a place to end the chapter! :)

    I started reading this last night when I saw it in the "recently updated" fics section, and it just sucked me in. I can't decide what I like best about it, as the plotline, the characterization and interactions are all superb.

    I did notice something that appears to be a glitch. At the Dept of Mysteries, it was said that Rastaban LeStrange had been killed, but then later on, it was said that he was in back in Azkaban. That sort of threw me for a few minutes but then I got sucked back into the story and enjoyed it thoroughly.

    I like it that you weren't afraid to have physical consequences for Severus' torture, and that he doesn't have a "picture perfect" recovery like I've read in other stories. I like his grumpy/snarky/dark humor personality, and how you made it work for him to refer to Harry Potter as Harry instead of always using his last name.

    Great job and well done! I'm really looking forward to what comes next.

Title: Chapter 52: I Wasn't Born 06 Nov 2011
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    I was so glad to see this updated! I decided to reread the tale from the beginning and I'm so very glad I did. Thank you for a very enjoyable few days of reading!

    I love the changes you've made to the events of HPoTP, and I am particularly enjoying the interaction between Severus and Alastor. Of course, the why that Severus' opinion of Harry has shifted over the chapters has been great too. And you've managed to do it without losing the snarky mental commentary and the biting invective that are Severus' trademarks.

    I'm very much looking forward to the future chapters (and I dearly hope that the final outcome for Severus is not as terminal as that in canon!).

    Well done!

A Shocking Discovery by wrappedinharry starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 381]
A near tragedy and a shocking discovery lead two bitter enemies to much soul searching and eventual acceptance of each other. Much angst along the way though. Some Ginny and Harry.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Character Death, Profanity, Violence
Chapters: 43 - Completed: No - Updated: 01 Aug 2010 / 14 Jan 2008
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: End of Year. 14 Jan 2012
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    Oh, I loved Ginny taking the initiative! :) And how she told Hermione to do so as well, since Ron was lallygagging. *grin*

    Now, back to the start of the chapter: I thought that the parallel sections of Severus and Harry being introspective were nicely done. You've lain a nice foundation for the rest of the story, I think. Severus' musings on Theodore Nott were intriguing. I look forward to seeing, as I read the rest of the story, if we readers get to see more of Nott and what his agenda really is.

    I also like how you use just the right amount of physical description along with your dialogue. I can picture things clearly in my head as I read, but I don't feel bombarded with a surfeit of detail that drags me away from the characters.

    On to Chapter 2! (And I apologize in advance if the next review you see is the one for the latest posted chapter... if this tale is as good as "Severus Snape and the Muggle", I'll be hitting the next chapter button fast, to see what happens next.)

Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: End of Year. 14 Jan 2012
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    Oh, I loved Ginny taking the initiative! :) And how she told Hermione to do so as well, since Ron was lallygagging. *grin*

    Now, back to the start of the chapter: I thought that the parallel sections of Severus and Harry being introspective were nicely done. You've lain a nice foundation for the rest of the story, I think. Severus' musings on Theodore Nott were intriguing. I look forward to seeing, as I read the rest of the story, if we readers get to see more of Nott and what his agenda really is.

    I also like how you use just the right amount of physical description along with your dialogue. I can picture things clearly in my head as I read, but I don't feel bombarded with a surfeit of detail that drags me away from the characters.

    On to Chapter 2! (And I apologize in advance if the next review you see is the one for the latest posted chapter... if this tale is as good as "Severus Snape and the Muggle", I'll be hitting the next chapter button fast, to see what happens next.)

    Author's Response:

    Once again, thank you for your lovely review. I hope you enjoy this tale as much as you did Muggle.

    Lesley~


Title: Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Wild Magic in the Air 15 Jan 2012
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    Wow! Like your other story that is posted here on P&S, I literally couldn't stop reading from beginning to end. I actually almost dropped my laptop after dozing off after staying up far too late, and immediately picked up to read the last three posted chapters as soon as I woke up this morning.

    I think I like this story even better than your other one, particularly the realistic way you are handling Harry and Severus' relationship with each other. The one-step-forward-two-steps-back pace of their beginning to trust each other, and admitting that they really had come to love one another in a father-son way was incredibly well-written. Too many fics rush that final acceptance of each other, and those stories leave me unsatisfied. Even though this one is not finished, I feel as if I've just eaten a delicious meal which will sustain me as I wait for the next course.

    I am intrigued by Harry's wild magic. Too bad he doesn't remember doing it. The knowledge of the power of it might actually increase his confidence that he is strong enough to stand up against Voldemort and survive. But his amnesia makes for great emotional and angsty suspense, so I'm glad you're working it this way.

    Thanks, also, for how you are handling Harry and Ginny's emergent romantic relationship. I think it's the best I've seen published so far.

    I do hope that you will come back to both of these stories and finish telling the tales. They're going on my favorites list, and I'm going to be recommending them to my friends.

    Well done!

Harry Potter and the Princes of Slytherin by Aethyr starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 114]
Snape and Harry resume Occlumency lessons in book six, with significantly different results. Harry grieves for Sirius (rather than getting over his death impossibly quickly). Things... ensue...

Takes Place: 7th summer, 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Neglect
Chapters: 14 - Completed: No - Updated: 27 Nov 2011 / 11 Feb 2008
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 10: Lending a Hand 21 Mar 2011
Reviewer: Rhyselle (Signed)
    I enjoyed this chapter very much! I like the changes in Harry and Severus's interactions with one another, but you've also managed to keep them feeling like the canon characters despite this. I particularly liked the brewing scene.

    I am very much looking forward to the next chapter! Well done!

    (And I hope your exams go well!)

    Author's Response: Thank you for the review, and the well-wishes. I'm glad you liked the chapter!


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