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When the saved hates the savior, magic demands justice and forms a slavery bond. Severus has saved Harry's life one too many times and the bond has formed, beyond anyone's power to dissolve.

Takes Place: 3rd Year, 4th summer, 4th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Desperate
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Master Snape > Slave Harry
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Physical Punishment Spanking, Neglect, Profanity, Rape, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 10 - Completed: No - Updated: 17 Jul 2018 / 16 Feb 2015
Series: None - Challenges: Slave
Title: Chapter 5: The Fire and Ice 03 Dec 2015
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    That poor, poor child! What a stressful situation Harry Finds himself in, and Snape not even willing to talk about it. I do hope that eventually Snape will change his mind and that they will be able to bond over this slave spell. Poor guys. Thank you so much for the update! Fantastic story so far.

    Author's Response: Oh, yes, Snape will open up eventually.  Thanks!  :)

Title: Chapter 1: Three Fifths Human 17 Feb 2015
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Awesome start! I love it and I wonder how Harry's summer will be and what effects he will notice from the bond. I also wonder what Snape will feel or notice through the bond.

    Author's Response: Severus will not notice it through the bond because that's not how the bond works.  The bond doesn't care about the slave at all.  It's entirely about the master, because the function of the bond is for the slave to repay the master.

Title: Chapter 2: The Cross 01 Mar 2015
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Awww, poor Harry! What a mess he has found himself in. I have to say that I find your Harry wonderfully in character - very much more so than we normally see. Well done! I am so glad that Snape is being decent about all of this! Thanks so much for the update! Great story so far!

Title: Chapter 2: The Cross 01 Mar 2015
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    I really like how much background there is of Snape having been a slave first. All the ins and outs I bet he knows. Harry really couldn't pick a better guide, I bet. Well, I guess the annoyance of the bond on Snape's side was telling him to get Harry! I wonder what he'll do with all the marks on Harry, and I wonder what getting the brand is like. I absolutely adore this story premise and you are doing a fantastic job with all of the character emotions, exploration of past, everyone being in character, and the interesting, unusual plot. I can't wait to read more. Please update when you can!

    Author's Response:

    I'm so glad you like the story!  Yeah, the background is the only reason Snape is being decent at all.  Just as a warning, though, the bond will force Snape's hand occationally, literally, and while he wants to be decent, he may do some cruel things.

    Oh, yes, the bond was definitely telling him to get Harry.  Not because of how the Dursleys were treating him, but because Snape didn't have his slave helping him with all the work he was doing.  Snape will probably make some comment about Harry's scars, maybe even have a conversation about it, but Snape will still brand him to save him the bowing and scraping.  Well, I can't say what getting a brand feels like since I don't have one, but brands are usually made with red hot iron.  I have burned myself on kitchen things, so I suppose imagine that a thousand times worse, especially when it has to stay there for a few seconds.


Title: Chapter 8: Where Angels Fear to Tread 23 Aug 2016
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Oh man. Poor Harry, he must be frightened out of his life, and confused, and disgusted at his Godfather. What a mess, I wish Snape would of thought to put up silencing spells. Ironic that Sirius is the one to tell Harry that to tell a measure of a man, look to how he treats his underlings. Of course, Sirius never treated Kreature right. :/

    So Snape got his revenge on Sirius, but now he's messed up with Harry. Too bad he can't just obliviate the kid. Their conversation was NOT for children's ears, and Snape had already decided to not tell Harry everything Sirius did to him.

    This is going to be one awkward and painful conversation. I can't wait. I just realized that Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters were probably a lot kinder to Snape than James and Sirius. Of course, they probably made Snape torture and kill, which wounded his soul, but I think Snape would blame James for that too. Great story and development. I noticed that you did use the reporter. :)

    Author's Response:

    I think of the three things you mentioned that Harry could be feeling, disgust is the strongest.  Harry has a little faith that since Snape hasn't harmed him in the past, there's no reason for him to start now, especially since Snape was talking about having already done these things, which Harry knows he didn't.  Confused, yeah, I guess a little.  But it's rather obvious what Snape is doing.  I'd entirely forgotten about that comment that Sirius made, but yeah, he was very cruel to Kreature.  Why wouldn't he be cruel to Snape?

    Silencing spells would have worked nicely...except then I wouldn't have a follow up chapter!  Snape wasn't really thinking with his head this chapter, though.  He was thinking with his emotions.  And no, that conversation wasn't for kids.  But Harry didn't have much of a choice but to hear what they were screaming at each other.

    Oh yes, the Death Eaters were much nicer to Snape than James and Sirius.  That's why in a previous chapter, Snape thought "Joining the Death Eaters had been a relief."  He definitely preferred being with Voldemort's crowd than the alternatives.  Worst that could happen to him in Voldemort's care would be a stray Cruciatus but generally nothing as bad as his treatment at Sirius' hands.

    Yes, I did use the reporter!  I really liked that idea, thanks! 


Title: Chapter 7: Be Careful What You Wish For 18 Aug 2016
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Wow. Oh wow oh wow. The desperation Snape feels,my he fear both of them have for the next school year, they will both have to be so brave, so very brave. Part of me wonders if Severus should just give an interview with the newspaper and tell the Wizarding World and just get it over with. So many complications and implications for both their lives now.

    What a dramatic chapter, well done! I love all the angst, and the bonding. I wonder if Severus shouldn't just schedule a nap time each day, have Harry come down and study while being tied up in bed. The pepper up potions can't continue indefinitely.

    Harry has such a good heart. He can tell the suffering that Severus is going through, and understand that he is not being cruel or hateful anymore. I did like all the reflections and character growth that Snape went through, it's about time! Too bad he had to get into another slavery bond to see it.

    Fantastic chapter, thank you so much for the update!

    Author's Response:

    Hmm, the notion of an interview is pretty good.  I just may use that!  Thanks!

    You're right, the potions can't continue.  But it will take more drastic measures for Severus to see that.  He's obviously not caring about his health that much.  He'll need a better reason than "This will hurt me" to change his ways.  As a potions master, potions are always the answer.  And in the vien of your next paragraph, it takes a lot for Snape to change, sometimes a second slavery bond.

    Glad you enjoyed it! 


Title: Chapter 6: Early to Rise 31 Jul 2016
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Wonderful chapter! I'm so glad Severus is trying to make things right, or at least as good as they can possibly be for Harry. I'm relieved Harry's friends will stay his friends. I am worried about when school starts up again though, Harry might be an easy target for some of the Slytherins if he is down in the dungeons walking to or from Snape's quarters alone. If the purebloods have some sort of social stigma, they may hurt Harry if they find out about it. Of course, if Harry is Snape's property and the purebloods know about it they may respect that. Maybe Ron and Hermione can help protect Harry. Thanks so much for the update! Great chapter!

    Author's Response: The Slytherins will absolutely not touch Harry.  They might do everything they can to make him miserable, but they will not physically hurt him.  The bond protects the master's property and will kill anyone who dares to raise a hand against Harry without Snape's permission.  That's not to say that the Slytherins won't make life hard on him, but he won't have to fear attack or death from them, because none of them want to die for something like that.  If anything, Harry is safer now with the bond than he was before.

When an accident in potions causes imaginable damage to 3 different boys, perceptions start to change. One in particular of a dark and stern man, as truths start to come to light. How does one heal and move on from something like this? Who is left the task of picking up the pieces?

Takes Place: 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Mean, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Azkaban Character, Child fic, Deaged!Harry, Deaging, Physical Impairment, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Godfather Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Profanity
Chapters: 20 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 19 Mar 2020 / 23 Feb 2015
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 23 Feb 2015
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Great start! I love it! oh course Harry would freak out seeing the House Elf. Great job!

    Author's Response: Thanks so much!  I'm glad you liked ir.

Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 26 Mar 2015
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Awww, too cute! Such a sweet chapter. Thanks for the update!

    Author's Response: Thanks Jan! I'm so glad you enjoyed it

Around a young witch or wizard's eleventh birthday they acquire wings, a sign that they have developed their full magic. Many worship their new wings, but to Harry, it's just another sign that he is a freak. Severus Snape is assigned his guardian over the summer before Harry's first year. It is up to him to teach young Harry the ways of the wizarding world and to come to terms with his newfound fame. But there is darkness lurking around every corner, and if Harry is not careful, it will be the last thing he ever knows. Eventual Severitus.

Response to Mellow Moon's Wizards with Wings challenge

Takes Place: 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: Slytherin!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Profanity
Chapters: 13 - Completed: No - Updated: 11 May 2016 / 05 Mar 2015
Series: None - Challenges: Wizards With Wings
Title: Chapter 1: A Surprising Birthday 10 Mar 2015
Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed)
    Great start! I love the idea about the wings! How cool! So do they use brooms in this universe? I love your Hagrid and Harry - all the characters were wonderfully in character!

    Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. All the questions will be answered in later chapters, do not worry!


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