the Black Cat
Ravenclaw!
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Dark secrets and an even darker past threaten to destroy the boy on whom the entire wizarding world has pinned their hopes. Can Severus Snape find it within him to heal and accept the broken child of his nemesis, and in the process, ultimately heal and accept himself? (AU-ish, but follows canon. Severitus - mentor/adoption - WARNING: mentions sexual abuse, but no details)
Takes Place: 6th summer
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Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Kind
Tags: Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape, Snape-meets-Dursleys, Spying on Harry! Snape
Categories: Healer Snape, Reverse Roles > Healer Harry, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Membership status: Administrator
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Reviews by Jan_AQ
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Drug use, Profanity, Rape, Violence
Chapters: 37 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 10 Sep 2016 / 13 Mar 2016
Series: Right in Front of Me Trilogy - Challenges: None
Chapters: 37 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 10 Sep 2016 / 13 Mar 2016
Series: Right in Front of Me Trilogy - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 22: Chapter 21 | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Aha! So Lily IS a witch and there is proof! I wonder if she'll be allowed to attend classes? If she ends up married to a professor they'd have to especially, right?
Man, I am so, so glad that Snape and Dumbledore and Minerva have come to the burrow at just the right time! Holy cow!
Author's Response: YES!! Lily is a witch! Vindication for Snape and his outstanding sense of observation!! Lol. ;) And yes, talk about being in the right place at the right time!! A minute more and who knows what could have happened... Thank you for the review!! :)
| Title: Chapter 23: Chapter 23 | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Woah, that crucio maximum sounds terrible! I am so, so glad that Lily and Jilly are getting involved with the magical world, at least learning a bit about it. It was so nice to see Snape care for Harry! I'm scared for where Snape is going though! I hope he won't return as bad off as Harry, or worse.
Author's Response: There was definitely a lot of evil chaos going on in this chapter, that's for sure. And I'm with you about Lily and Jilly - I'm so glad they are getting introduced to the magical world!! We'll see where it leads them...
| Title: Chapter 24: Chapter 23 | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Oh, creepy. Just creepy. That's what Bellatrix gets for getting too cozy with the Dark Lord though, her family gets hurt. Bellatrix is crazy and not in care of her own faculties though. The Dark Lord is so gross. Poor Lucius, his life is just falling apart. Poor, poor Narcissa! I wonder how Draco is doing, and how he feels about the Dark Lord after getting to know him, or at least hearing about some of the things he does. Will Draco revolt and turn to Dumbledore? That could be interesting.
I am so glad that Lily and Jilly know about Voldemort and some of the problems Snape and Harry face. It will help them to understand. I hope that Lily is up to the task of the danger being involved with these two Wizards would bring to her life. I can't help but feel that she and her daughter are going to find themselves in the middle of trouble.
Author's Response: Spot on analysis, as usual! I am definitely eager to dive into more of the story and see where it takes us. I too feel that Draco (and the entire Malfoy family) have a role to play, although I'm not quite sure EXACTLY what it is yet. And like you said, I have a feeling that Lily and Jillian might become targets. I guess we'll see... Thank you so much for the review!!
| Title: Chapter 25: Chapter 24 | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Yay! beautiful, beautiful, beautiful writing. :) Thank you so much for it! LOL for having Snape look like brad Pitt, that is funny. Cool that Snape is wearing his old present from Harry's mom.
I am loving this story! Great development on events, I am really caring about all of the characters and am delighted with each new installment.
Author's Response: Gawww, stop it, you're making me blush. :) Seriously, thank you for the kind words!! It has been an absolute BLAST writing this story.
| Title: Chapter 26: Chapter 25 | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Sweet family outing!! I am so glad that Harry got to meet up with Fred and George and find out what's up. I'm so glad that they get to go to dinner, and that Harry asked to invite a couple of guests. I bet that they all would LOVE Jilly! And more family of course. Lily will be over the moon to find out some relatives!
I can't wait to read about the dinner and how Mrs. Weasley is doing, and Lily and Jilly's meeting with the Weasley's!
Fantastic! Please keep writing! :D I am loving this story.
Author's Response: Thank you so much, my sweet friend!! I will always hold a special place in my heart for your reviews, because I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. :) Thank you for always leaving me with a smile on my face!!
| Title: Chapter 27: Chapter 26 | 18 Apr 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- I really hope that Fred and George are planning a good surprise, not a bad one.
I love that they stopped to see all the animals. I'm a little disappointed that Jilly didn't get a pygmy puff.
Yay, Lily got a wand! Hooray! Wonderful. :)
Terrible that Rita Skeeter got a photograph of them, thinking they were Brad Pitt.... eventually someone will realize that he was in disguise, and then the scrutiny of Lily and Jillian will begin. :( They don't need that kind of trouble.
So they all arrived at Hogwarts, and all look unfamiliar. No wonder the Weasley's and everyone looked so shocked.
Great chapter. :) Thanks for the update! I'm really loving reading this story.
Author's Response: Well, it IS Gred and Forge we're talking about here, so ANYTHING is possible. lol. ;) And no Pygmy Puff yet, but there is still much more to come... I'm so glad you're enjoying the story!! More to come soon (it's just taking longer than anticipated because of rewrites and life, but it's coming, I promise!!)
| Title: Chapter 28: Chapter 27 | 12 May 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- oh my gosh - I loved it! How Lily thought Hermione was a professor?!! Ahahahaaa! That was great.
Fred and George are in rare form tonight! I was fantastic seeing them and Snape go head to head to head. It was so amusing to read about. I hope that they do send Snape some Pygmy puffs! Jilly would LOVE it!
And of course Rita Skeeter just HAD to write about Brad Pitt! Oh boy. I kind of hope that she gets into trouble about it.
Author's Response: I'm so sorry for the late response. It's been a ridiculously non-stop, crazy summer. But I wanted to reach out and thank you for your sweet words. This chapter was one of my favorites to write, specifically because it was so fun and fluffy. :) I hope I get the opportunity to write more just like it. Thank you again!!
| Title: Chapter 29: Chapter 28 | 12 May 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Wow, Snape sure was nervous about letting Lily see his home. I'm glad he let her though.
The identification charm was really clever, and really magical. JKR would of been proud!
It was so dramatic to see Snape have to leave his family, and how he buried Harry away to keep him from getting involved. Wow. So much drama there. Fantastic writing! The emotions were great!
Creepy that Bellatrix came to his house though. I know that it is in the books, but it can never bode well. In the books, Pettigrew was listening in. I wonder why and how Pettigrew came to move into Snape's house in the book. Well, I think this version with Harry, and Lily and Jilly is better. :)
Author's Response: OH. MY. GOODNESS. Seriously, what a compliment!! Thank you so, SO much for the sweet words!! Although I would never assume to even be in the same LEAGUE as JKR, just hearing that she would be proud and that you like the little family tidbit better is... Well, let's just say that my cheeks hurt from smiling so broadly. Lol. Thank you so very much for the sweet words!!
| Title: Chapter 30: Chapter 29 | 12 May 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
First Bellatrix just messed everything up. Harry too. Poor Snape, he just agreed to kill Dumbledore!!! What a terrible outcome for him. And then Harry had to mess everything up by making sounds and making Snape nervous and just go for the Unbreakable Vow.
And then all the books! The books are on fire! Nooooooooooooo!
And then, Snape had to leave his family! Noooooooooo!
And then he went back and found them, but now the roof is caving in! Noooooo!!!!!!
I really hope that Dumbledore and the calvary, namely the Weasley's, are going to come to the rescue, like now. Oh man. This is just terrible! Burns are one of the worst things to suffer. And now the whole family is likely to end up with terrible, permanent, disfiguring scars from the burns! Please tell me that someone put up a shield charm in time!!!
Absolutely a favorite story. Thank you for all the updates! I'm loving following along and reading it! I am so nervous as to what happens next! PLease update when you can!
| Title: Chapter 31: Chapter 30 | 28 May 2016 |
| Reviewer: Jan_AQ (Signed) |
- Woah was incredible! The descriptions of Snape's pain was exquisite, and his anxiety for his family was palatable. Fantastic descriptions. I myself found myself worried about all of them. I loved how Lily and Harry worked on Snape's hands; as a Potions Master his hands are probably the most important thing for him. It was interesting that he didn't care for his hands as much as he cared about his family. I loved that, it was a great example of how much he loved them. And then to find out that Harry was sent back to his relatives! I can't imagine the panic and terror Snape might have over that!
I was so worried about everyone ending up in the hospital hurt. I am so relieved that Snape seemed to be the only one severely damaged. I'd imagine Snape feels the same way too. Thank goodness Jillian is okay! I was most worried about her; I half expected and hoped that someone used accidental magic to put up a shield charm to protect the family. There certainly were enough accidental magic users in that group!
But Harry! Oh no. What a terrible situation he found himself in! Just awful! If Dudley gets a chance to dish out Harry's punishment, he may actually find himself raped. What a terrible, terrible thing Dumbledore did by putting him back there! I really hope that someone rescues Harry in time. Snape will be mad as it is by putting Harry in danger, and then Harry got beat up - Snape will be furious with Dumbledore and the Dursleys. Let's just hope that Dumbledore is aware of the violence on Harry's person and is storming to the rescue! Or one of the order members noticed something wrong. The black paint on Harry's window is cruel. Maybe Harry can break the window and yell or somehow signal for help.
Oh, I really, really hope that someone comes to Hary's rescue! If not Dumbledore, Snape, or an order member, than Lily! She begged Dumbledore to not send Harry there. Maybe she can come up with a plan! Like Muggle adoption papers. What a mess.
Fantastic story, I loved the update, all the tension and drama. Just fantastic, despite the scary content. I was so, so happy to see an update! Thank you so much for continuing the story and sharing it with us! I know you are under a lot of stress and worry with your own family. Thank you again. Your updates are a brightening and treasure of my week. I am always so excited to see a new chapter posted. Thank you again.