Hufflepuff!
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After the Dursleys' deaths - yeah, I cried, too - Snape unwillingly becomes seven-year-old Harry's guardian. How long will it take for him to give his archenemy's son a chance? WARNING: Contains corporal punishment, i.e. spanking, of a child.
Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11)
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Snape flavour: None
Tags: Child fic
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by wrappedinharry
Rated: K+
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Warnings: Physical Punishment Spanking
Chapters: 6 - Completed: No - Updated: 25 Oct 2009 / 15 Oct 2008
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 6 - Completed: No - Updated: 25 Oct 2009 / 15 Oct 2008
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 6: The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 01 Nov 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- This can't be good. Now all of Harry's 'faults' will be measured against the yardstick that is the perfect Draco Malfoy.
And just why would Severus use such arcane words as deosil and widdershins to a seven year old, modern day child? I wasn't even sure what they meant initially until the context became clear, and I consider myself to have a good vocabulary.
My frustration runneth over... it seems that Harry is forever going to be the recalcitrant, ungrateful child.
Also, why would Severus be relatively patient with Harry (and I use relatively loosely) when teaaching him the art of potion making when he is so terrible with his students at Hogwarts? It's certainly not because he likes the boy.
And what is DD's story? It is most distressing that he has left Harry in the care of a vindictive and cruel task master. I mean, he didn't even say anything about a seven year old being expected to clean up after a larg meal when there is a house-elff on the premises. Another case of DD only being interested in Harry for what the prophecy says he must do.
My heart breaks for this poor little unloved child.
Author's Response:
Well, keep in mind that Snape isn't thrilled about his visitor, although he has less reason (in his own mind) to resent Draco than Harry. It'll kind of go back and forth as far as that goes.
Deosil and widdershins are used in modern-day Wicca, which I used to study, so I figured it would fit. :o)
I figure that Harry's eagerness, combined with the prospect of having someone to do the mundane tasks, would have softened Snape a bit. At school, he hates his job and the idea of wasting his talent on little brats, but it could easily be different with just one child, particularly if that child is obsequious and stokes his ego about the potions. I think Snape does have a pretty large ego despite his self-esteem issues.
Dumbledore's an idiot, as far as I'm concerned, but then again, he is old as God, so the idea of a seven-year-old doing chores might not repulse him. (Incidentally, I used to do the dishes at seven, so I'm glad you agree I was overworked!)
Thanks for such detailed reviews of every chapter. I love being able to clear up questions, and sometimes I make changes as a result. :o)
| Title: Chapter 5: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them | 01 Nov 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- Not sure how much longer I can continue to read this continued torture of Harry. Snape is revelling in his power over the child and will fight tooth and nail to deny any truth that might inadvertently cross his path.
Also, I haven't thought to comment on the school work Harry has had to do. He is seven years old. He would only be able to read the simplest of books, and his writing skills would be rudimentary, even with a pencil. I doubt he could have read the founders names, even sounding them out. Harry has already said that he did not do well at school, though I am sure this is just because teachers would have been prejudiced against someone they perceive as being undeserving of their time and attention. He would be in the equivalent of grade 2 in this country, and possibly even grade 1.
One more chapter to go... I do hope there is some kind of breakthrough with Snape's thinking.
Lesley~
Author's Response:
I'm sorry if I made Snape come across that way; at this point, he isn't coming down hard on Harry just because he can. He really thinks the "brat" is trying to run his household just like James would have, and he believes what he heard from Aunt Marge (as most adults will believe other adults over children, particularly when they already have a prejudice against the child).
Harry's schoolwork isn't as bad as it looks, though it's more than any trained teacher would give a young kid. Snape had him read the first part of HaH to learn about the founders, but the rest of his assignments are just basic stuff about plants and whatnot. The kind of books Molly Weasley might have used for her brood. Thanks for another detailed review!
| Title: Chapter 3: The Land of Nod | 01 Nov 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- Wow, another horrible, vindictive house elf along the lines of Kreacher. The perfect personality to go with the master actually. Poor Harry, what hope does he have. It won't feed him and is obviously going to lie about everything he does. Once again though, Snape didn't stop to think about Harry asking him some very good questions. He just hears and sees what he wants to in regards to Harry.
I hope it is not too long before he realises what is going on, otherwise Harry will be a skeleton.
The dream sequence at the beginning was certainly very strange. I wonder how the snake came to be in it. Has Harry had any encounters with snakes or did he see another television program. Or perhaps he is foretelling part of his own future.
Loved this line..'No, he wasn't about to be tortured as a prisoner of war. But from Snape's expression, he wasn't going to get a hug, either.' very funny.
Lesley~
Author's Response:
Not too many have made the connection between Noddy and Snape -- I personally think they're a perfect match, but I also recognize some love him "not wisely but too well."
Harry does have reason to have mental connections with snakes, but the dream wasn't particularly prophetic or anything. Dreams are funny, and in his new environment, it's understandable Harry would have war on the mind.
Glad you liked that line. :o) Thanks for reviewing!
| Title: Chapter 4: My Best Friend's Son | 01 Nov 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- I say again, poor Harry! I bet he is wishing heartily that he had been taken to an orphanage. To be accused of lying everytime the poor little boy opens his mouth makes his situation untenable.
Will DD figure out that the house elf is lying, I wonder, because Severus isn't going to delve too deeply. And I imagine he will be able to twist whatever he finds at Privet Drive around to his own warped way of thinking, like Harry deserved to be sleeping in the cupboard under the stairs because he would have been so uncontrollable
I am so tense waiting for some kind of breakthrough in Severus' perceptions of Harry and the behaviour of his elf.
Lesley~
Author's Response: Thanks for your review! I always wondered, in canon, just how early Dumbles became aware of Harry's situation. He certainly knew by HBP, when he "confronted" the Dursleys, but it could have been told to him by the Weasleys at some point. Anyway, unfortunately for Harry, Dumbledore won't end up being his saviour this time.
| Title: Chapter 1: Disneyland Daddy | 26 Oct 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- This seems like it will be a very entertaining story. Severus is at his snarky, nasty best and Harry is a normal kid, not too cowed by the Dursleys and willing to stick up for himself.
I do wonder though how Severus can assume Harry is spoiled when he wasn't taken on holidays with his guardians.
Onto chapter 2.
Lesley~
Author's Response: Picking apart Snape's idiocy by point is like pulling a leg off a centipede. It gets you nowhere and feels icky. :o) Glad you're liking the story, and thanks for sharing your thoughts!
| Title: Chapter 2: Buckingham Palace | 30 Oct 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- Poor Harry. He has just exchanged one hell hole for another. Snape was foul.
Subject matter notwithstanding, the chapter was very well written.
Lesley~
Author's Response:
Whoever came up with the phrase "Be careful what you wish for" sure said a mouthful. And yet it won't always be this bad. Thanks for reviewing!
After the final battle, Harry goes back into Snape's memories. What he finds, shocks him and turns what should have been his happiest days, into a living hell.
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Alcohol Use, Profanity
Chapters: 33 - Completed: No - Updated: 01 Jan 2012 / 27 Oct 2008
Series: None - Challenges: Post-DH Sevitus
Chapters: 33 - Completed: No - Updated: 01 Jan 2012 / 27 Oct 2008
Series: None - Challenges: Post-DH Sevitus
| Title: Chapter 7: Misunderstood | 10 Jan 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- Oh,no! Draco knows! Qeull horreur! Though now that his father is in Azkaban and there is no Voldemort, all he can do is spread the information about and will anyone really care?
Was Harry half an hour late? It didn't seem like it. Or is Snape just lying to Minerva to justify himself. Hermione wouldn't have waited that long for Harry, I'm sure. And I can almost guarantee that Snape wouldn't have taken points from a Slytherin, nor kicked them out of class for being late.
I also think that both Minerva and Snape (as usual) are making too much out of Harry's so-called misdemeanors. They conveniently forget the terrible things that would have come to pass if Harry had not done the things he did and they are attributing blame to Harry for things that were entirely beyond his control...being entered in the Tri-Wizard tournament for starters.
If I was Harry, I would just say goodbye to Auror training and leave school. He could always transfer to Beauxbaton. I wouldn't put up with Snape's crap. Minerva treats Harry like a hero in one instance and then like a little kid with absolutely no rights in the next instance. I think Harry has been independent for too long to put up with the crap.
And I see they are doing seventh year, not sixth.
It also seems like Harry is beginning to succumb to some dark feelings.
Lesley
Author's Response:
Sorry I missed this one Lesley. Draco is a horreur, that's for sure! Snape and Harry just hadn't dealt with the changes, so they definitely weren't ready for the world to know their secret!
Things will come full circle. They will get worse before they get better.
Yeah, Harry and Hermione were only about 10 or 15 minutes late, but according to "Snape time" you can imagine that he's probably exaggerated it!
Minerva really is trying to help, but her whole plan is backfiring on her. She has put maybe a bit too much faith in Snape's ability to let go of the past. He needs a good kick in the arse!
Harry is definitely ready to throw in the towel. Hopefully Snape will come around before Harry gets into real trouble!
For my story to work, it had to be seventh year, after Nagini killed Snape. I guess maybe I'd better put a warning at the beginning that I've changed the timeline to suite my purposes!
| Title: Chapter 6: Cruel To Be Kind | 10 Jan 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- Me again. sorry to be a pain. I was just reading some of your other reviews for this chapter and Kristeh's comments about Ron and Potions. He DID take potions with HArry and Hermione because he too wants to be an Auror. He and Harry had exactly the same classes for year six. So, is it year six that you have them finishing off because they didn't actually do their exams after DD died? Even so, if you are going on the canon timeline, there isn't time for revision and exams.
Sounds like I'm nitpicking...sorry. If you just make the BAttle of Hogwarts earlier in the year, it's all fine.
Lesley
Author's Response:
Didn't they spend all summer searching for Horcruxes, and then the battle took place after seventh year had begun, because Snape was then Headmaster. In my story, I had envisioned that the battle had taken place in September, and school had already started, and then they had to renovate the castle which took a few weeks, so that would make them going back to school some time in October or November, so they have to catch up a bit in the seventh year. I had Ron drop Potions in the seventh year because Fred's death really hit him hard and he decided that being an Auror was too dangerous. I actually changed it because Kristeh pointed out to me that Ron did take potions in sixth year! Rather than change the whole story, I just had Ron decide to drop out of Potions!
I wonder if Ron would have still wanted to be an Auror in Canon after Fred dying.
Thanks for making me think though. I never realised how hard it was to make things make sense in a story! It's my first, after all! It's readers like you that keep me on my toes, and help me improve! Thanks!
| Title: Chapter 6: Cruel To Be Kind | 10 Jan 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- I have been remiss Dawn, in not keeping up with your updates. But I intend to read all that you have posted today. I don't know why your story has gotten away from me because I enjoy it immensely.
This was, as usual, a great chapter and very nicely written. I do have a query about the time-line though.
The Battle of Hogwarts was in May if you are following canon in this, and term finishes at the ned of June. July and August are the summer holidays. The school must have taken more than a couple of days to rebuild, so I am just wondering why McGonagall would have brought the students back for what can only be a couple of weeks. There is no way that even Hermione would be able to catch up with her seventh year studies in just a couple of weeks at most.
I thought you would be bringing the trio back to school at the beginning of September to do their seventh year.
Anyway, I'll just go with the flow.
Lesley
Author's Response:
I guess that I've kind of played around with the timeline for the purposes of my story. Sorry if it's confusing. I didn't actually realise that the seventh year was almost over when the battle had taken place. In my story, the seventh year had begun, and then there was the interupptions of the war, and then the school reopened around October or November* No the renovations took a few weeks. I'll have to go back and see if I've not made that very clear.
Thanks for taking the time to actually read my story when you are so busy with two of your own. I am rereading Shocking Discovery from the beginning, btw. I had read the beginning a long time ago, and got back into it recently, so I wanted to refresh my memory. It is just as great as I remembered!
| Title: Chapter 9: Downward Spiral | 10 Jan 2009 |
| Reviewer: wrappedinharry (Signed) |
- Wow...that was really intense! Fantastic, in fact.
Poor Harry, it seems that darkness is invading his soul, but will severus care and try to do something about it?
But you know, if I was Harry, I would just say, stuff Hogwarts, stuff Snape, and stuff McGonagall. I would go and pack my belongings and I would head off to Grimmauld Place. But of course, Harry isn't really Harry at the moment is he. He is turning into daddy.
Loved it. Can't wait for next chapter.
Lesley
Author's Response:
Harry is ready to chuck it in, that is for sure!
A leopard doesn't change it's spots does it? Draco will never change. He is Slytherin through and through. He sees only what "he" can get out of any given situation!