Slytherin!
Over forty years after the Final Battle, Harry Potter's life isn't nearly as charming as everyone thought it would be. Something went wrong, gravely wrong... Will he ever be able to let it go? Entry in the 2009 Challenge Fest. In response to the Snape in an Old Peoples' Home Challenge by preposterous purple crocodile.
Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry)
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Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Healer Snape, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Foes Snape and Harry, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by orpheneritus
Rated: T
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Warnings: Profanity, Romance/Het
Chapters: 8 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 27 Aug 2009 / 10 May 2009
Series: None - Challenges: Snape In An Old Peoples' Home
Chapters: 8 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 27 Aug 2009 / 10 May 2009
Series: None - Challenges: Snape In An Old Peoples' Home
| Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: A Sister's Suffering | 12 May 2009 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- I'm really enjoying this story. You've left hints everywhere and I just love piecing them together. Can't wait to discover the events behind their circumstances.
Author's Response:
Hi, thanks for reading! I'm glad you enjoy this sort of story--I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I really love these sorts of mysteries and I'm glad you appreciate it too. Stayed tuned--there's more to come soon! Thanks for supporting my writing!
-P.G.
| Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6: A Family's Suffering | 08 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- So glad I had the chance to catch up on your story. I love how you're teasing out all the pertinent back story. Can't wait for the finale.
Author's Response:
Hey, I'm glad you liked it! I just hope I remember everything I need to pack into the last chapter! Thanks for reading!
-P.G.
Harry Potter is nearly sixteen and his life has never been his own, always manipulated from the shadows. Now, with the death of Sirius and new revelations about his parentage, can Harry take back control of his own life? AU after OotP. Severitus.
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” - Alice Walker
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape > Severitus Challenge
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” - Alice Walker
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Snape-meets-Dursleys, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape > Severitus Challenge
Rated: 16+
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Neglect, Profanity, Rape, Romance/Slash, Self-harm, Suicide Themes, Violence
Chapters: 5 - Completed: No - Updated: 08 Apr 2010 / 15 Jun 2009
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 5 - Completed: No - Updated: 08 Apr 2010 / 15 Jun 2009
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 2 | 16 Jul 2009 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- I felt this chapter was an unexpected twist to the usual progression of a 'Snape's your dad' story. I wasn't expecting Petunia to have a heart attack, but I really enjoyed the scene.
I'm really interested in where you're going with this story so I hope there will be another chapter in the near future.
Author's Response: You do? It is? Thanks! ^^ I'm very glad you like it - the next chapter will be up soon ^^
| Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 3 | 08 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- I'm so glad to see another chapter of this story. I am quite enjoying your reveal of Lily and Snape's conception of Harry and I'm quite keen now that Harry and Snape are in the same house to see their progression. I am also picking up a subtle hint of Luna and Harry, if so it is a cute pairing.
Author's Response: Those 'subtle' hinst are a lot less subtle in hte next chapter, believe me - but I'm glad you like the idea ^^ It's a pairing I rather liked and wanted to try it out ^^ I just hope more readers stick with it and give it a chance! There is also a lot more to come from Lily and Severus and just exactly what they did. I am glad you're enjoying the fic and thanks for the review ^^
AU of HBP. Harry found out that he was Snape’s son two years ago, and he’s carefully concealed it. But now Snape is his Defense teacher, and Draco Malfoy is up to something, and Dumbledore is dying, and the final battle is coming up, and everything is getting very, very complicated.
Takes Place: 7th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Takes Place: 7th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: 16+
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Profanity, Romance/Slash, Violence
Chapters: 5 - Completed: No - Updated: 14 Mar 2010 / 10 Mar 2010
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 5 - Completed: No - Updated: 14 Mar 2010 / 10 Mar 2010
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 2: Summer of Desperation | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- Very enjpyable. A more original approach to the the Snape is Harry's father story. I also enjoyed Lily's letter more. It was shorter, less unrealistically prognostic, and didn't do too much explaining or use sickly terms of endearment. I'm glad to hear most of the story is completed, I feel it's going to be a super enjoyable read. Don't leave us hanging too long.
Author's Response:
Thanks. I'm using a lot of the elements of the original Severitus challenge, of course, but I couldn't see Lily in this situation knowing everything that would happen. She especially couldn't have predicted Harry tearing Snape's letter up.
I plan to update with one chapter a day when I can.
| Title: Chapter 3: Snape's Revelation | 12 Mar 2010 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- Harry's plan should turn out to be very amusing. I like the pace your story is unfolding at and I'm glad that Harry will try to hide the secret for as long as possible. I love a slow reveal. Suspicious behaviour, circumstantial evidence, and so forth.
I like how you are blending it with some year six cannon as well.
Author's Response:
Thank you!
Even when the reveal does come, it's not because Harry just gives in and tells Snape out of the goodness of his heart.
Severus gets promises out of Potter, then he gets them fulfilled! And somewhere in between, he gets a pet... It was supposed to be a oneshot, but it somehow ended as a multichaptered story (well, only three or four chapters, nothing big).
Takes Place: None - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Takes Place: None - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K
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Warnings: Profanity
Chapters: 4 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 27 May 2010 / 11 Mar 2010
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 4 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 27 May 2010 / 11 Mar 2010
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 1: Promises fulfilled | 15 Mar 2010 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- Great ending! I killed myself laughing.
Author's Response: Hee hee! Thanks a lot. Mila
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Harry runs into Snape while trying to find the definition of home, and finds himself drawn into Snape's summer Order task by the headmaster, looking for a location outside of London. Along the way, he and Snape learn a few new definitions themselves.
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Deaging, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Deaging, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Alcohol Use, Physical Punishment Spanking, Profanity
Chapters: 14 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 24 May 2010 / 08 Apr 2010
Series: Redefining Life - Challenges: None
Chapters: 14 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 24 May 2010 / 08 Apr 2010
Series: Redefining Life - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7 - A Toast and Toss of Coin | 25 Apr 2010 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- Okay! Big breath... I finally have internet, so I can finally tell you how much I'm enjoying your story. I've been forcing my friend to check every second day for updates and she was getting pretty annoyed ^_^.
I think what I really like is the way you've portrayed Harry. His state at fifteen is that kind of disorganised defiance that teen kids get up to generally harmless, but certainly pushing the boundaries. It's a risk taking stage of development so I think Harry trying to escape control and experiment with drugs and sexuality is to be expected, and summer is the perfect time for him to rebel. I think you've contrasted this stage interestingly with Harry's younger self, his uncertainty and introvertedness coming to the fore and really indicating the reasons for his older personality. I loved the my dad's death eater and the bogeymen has red eyes, nicely crafted.
Snape is also very interesting, I like the more relaxed Snape you've presented us. He understands Harry's rebellion, because he lived it in his own way maybe, and probably knows how silly it is. I'm interested to see more of Snape's relationship with Dumbledore as well as Harry.
I think your settings are written well too, I really got a feeling for the bustling high street shopping of Stockport and Amsterdam has been nothing but a delight to read.
Personally, I feel your approach to swearing, drugs, sex and alcohol are all fine. Even if an individual doesn't personally they certainly couldn't accuse you of glorification of endorsement. Not to mention the position of drugs in society is not internationally equal, and is still open to debate. As for swearing in fic I'm never bothered by either its presence nor its absence as long and the author doesn't do this : F$@* which is assault on the eyes ^__^. Commit or commit not to I say.
So excited to see the next part, I wish I could've held off reading this part so that wait would feel shorter.
| Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9 - The Basilisks and Billywigs | 01 May 2010 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- What a fun chapter! I felt Harry could've died from embarrassment during Severus's sex education spiel. Thanks for not making his sexual preference explicit, I do like to think he might have interests both sides of the gender divide, and you've left that open for the readers.
I just think the setting has been worked so wonderfully. The house in Stockport is the exact kind of house that Harry would settle into and love. He wouldn't buy himself something overly fancy or large, he's not that kind of person. He's just starting to slip into Snape's house hold and I love every minute of it.
I can't wait for the next part.
| Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11 - The Stalemate's Offer | 10 May 2010 |
| Reviewer: orpheneritus (Signed) |
- Yay! I look forward to your chapters so much. I remember sitting on my Grandad's knee while he my Grandma and my Aunt and Uncle played cribbage on the little wooden board. It's such a British past time and just paints the setting so well. Poor Harry, so much potential for pain, if the war should go badly. I look forward to the next part. Bent Broomsticks still under the bed, huh? =^_________^=
Author's Response: You know, I realised when I was writing this chapter that between my house and the cottage, we have fourteen different cribbage boards. :P And every time we show hesitation with quick math, the cribbage board is brought out....