Gryffindor!
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After a series of tests to discover why Harry's magic has become erratic, a secret is revealed, one hidden for over fifteen years. But not all secrets disappear without consequence, leaving Severus to learn that potions cannot heal everything.
Takes Place: 6th summer
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Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by Victory-Starr
Rated: T
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Warnings: Profanity
Chapters: 45 - Completed: No - Updated: 23 May 2012 / 29 Jul 2009
Series: Alea Iacta Est - Challenges: None
Chapters: 45 - Completed: No - Updated: 23 May 2012 / 29 Jul 2009
Series: Alea Iacta Est - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 6: The Other Voldemort | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Awww... so good. I wasn't sure about the whole cancer thing at first, but now I think I'm getting into it.
I loved the Voldemort analogy. Very creative!
Too bad it's so late. I'd like to keep reading, but one must sleep at some point. ;-)
Awesome job!
Author's Response: Yes, sleep is very important. I'm glad you're getting into it. I promise it's not just a plot device, there's a reason behind it. :P I just added another chapter, so there's one more waiting for you in the morning. Thanks again!
| Title: Chapter 7: Crawling Waves | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- I'm baaaack! :D
I think the moving mural is an awesome idea. It sounds very soothing, which Harry will be needing later on, I'm sure.
Severus crawling around on the floor looking for a pill bottle makes me smile. And then poking it out from being stuck with his wand! Haha! That was funny. ;-)
And again with the whole muggle healing thing. I really like this about your Snape. I like that he employs such things and does not pass them off, simply because they're not magical. He sees the uses in them and that is awesome.
With all that he went through at Voldemort's hand, I'm sure having some Vicodin pills was extremely useful. And judging by the fact that he gave Harry only half a pill, the dosage must have been pretty high to begin with. Poor Severus... well, at least he is free of that for now. :-)
Great read and yay! You have posted another chapter!
Author's Response: I'm happy you're enjoying my story so much. I like showing a multi-faceted Snape. In Rowling's books, we only saw Sev through Harry's point of view, which is extremely biased, so there's so much we don't know about him, making writing about him that much more fun. I got the pill bottle idea from my own cat. She often loses her toys under the furniture and when we go to rearrange, it's like a treasure trove under it. LoL.
| Title: Chapter 8: Defense Against the Headmaster's Manipulations | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Ergh, Dumbledore irritating me. He seems so blind right now and I wanna knock some sense into his head.
And Snape wearing glasses! Aww, I have never read that in a fic anywhere before. At least I don't remember doing so. So that is really awesome! I absolutely love that! I'm assuming they're reading glasses or the like. That is cool.
Kudos to you for thinking outside of the box, so to speak. I like these new, random, "human" characteristical tidbits you have been showing Harry, and we the readers, about Severus. That is really neat. :-)
Author's Response: Maybe you can be the one to go knock some sense into Dumbledore. He sure needs it. You assumed right when you suggested Sev's glasses are reading glasses and thank you for saying I think outside the box. I try not to be typical or like the ten thousand other stories you've read.
| Title: Chapter 9: Tactile Lines | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- This was really great. Severus' mother threw me off in confusion for a moment, but I thought it was really creative to have him sent to live with his aunt and uncle. So interesting turn of events there!
I like your handling of Harry and the Chemo explanation. It was overwhelming bits of information. But he is fortunate that Snape is there to want to help him. Severus will take good care of him, I'm sure.
Nice work!
Author's Response:
Thanks. I decided to change up Sev's background well one reason you'll see later, but I already messed up the parallel storyline Rowling had going with Harry and Sev, so I thought why not? Someone besides the Weasleys needed parents that are alive and not evil.
Harry is fortunate that Severus is there to help him because the chemo isn't going to be nice to Harry.
| Title: Chapter 10: Secrets and Lies | 18 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Okay, I have to say I am rather disappointed that Madam Pomfrey spilled the beans. That just seems OOC to me. Even though Harry's illness is a big deal and causing emotional distress on people, I think she would have more of a head on her shoulders. People in the medical profession usually do. Letting that slip without knowing for sure that they had been told just doesn't seem like something that she would do.
I guess it just seems to come off as a blatantly obvious plot point. Every story should and needs to have plot points to get you from one part of a story to another, but this just seemed like this scene and Hermione's cunning was a way of getting Harry's friends to know what was going on.
Anyhow, I could be wrong and mean no offense, but I just wanted to let you know how it came across to me, as a reader.
But I am still gonna trust you, because so far this story has been too intriguing and well written to put down. ;-)
And Hermione is so smart, but such a no-it-all, even in canon sometimes. If she could just reign that in a little bit, it would be for her own good! Poor girl.
I loved that Harry was helping Snape grade tests and that he wasn't allowed to lie about all day. Did Severus wear his glasses? Hee, hee. ;-)
I'm waiting to see this shopping trip! That should be enjoyable to read!
Looking forward to the next chapter! :D
Author's Response:
Don't worry about offending me, Victory-Starr. You seem to know what you're talking about and I take to constructive criticism well. You have to if you wish to become a better writer.
The scene in question is a little plot pointy. I know I could've made it less obvious if I revised and edited the chapter more, but I try not to get obsessed with that for this story. That's a bad line for me to walk down. LoL. You guys would never get chapters on a timely manner if I did that. Pomfrey is OOC somewhat in that scene. However, I think she's taking Harry's diagnosis really hard since she knows him so well. Also, she's used to broken bones, minor hexes, etc. and this just threw her off her game completely.
As far as Severus' glasses, he wasn't wearing them. He's too self-conscious around Harry yet to wear them in front on him. Even our dear Sev sometimes feels human like us. =)
| Title: Chapter 11: A Colorful Array of Choices | 21 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Yay! I was just thinking about this story at work this afternoon. Wishing you'd update, but thinking it'd be too soon. So surprise for me! :D
I really liked this chapter. Severus was so patient with Harry and I loved that. It was both somewhat cute and yet incredibly sad when he was trying on clothes. He's small already, but when he saw himself in the mirror, that was so heartbreaking.
Severus picking out hats and vitamins and such for Harry's future use was also incredibly sad. It instills this bit of dread inside you... you know what's coming, yet it is still depressing.
You seem to really know what you are talking about in this regard and it shows. I'm still enjoying this story so very much! Looking forward to the next chapter!!
Author's Response: Thanks so much. I'm happy to hear it read somewhat cute and sad at the same time because that's what I was going for. Dread is good, and you should be feeling it.
| Title: Chapter 12: Fight or Flight | 24 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Yay! Another update!
This was good. And as I seem to do in every fic that I read, I am finding Ron and Hermione to be annoying. But like I said, I seem to do that in most fics. ;-)
Harry seems to be getting very close to Snape, and fast. I wonder if he even realizes it. His dependency is growing and I suppose later on we will really see how much.
I think ya got the emotions right. I wanted to hug Harry, but since Snape was already doing that, it was okay that I couldn't. :D
Snape already knew what Madam Pomfrey did, so why was he so angry now? His reaction just didn't seem to make much sense to me there.
But I love how Harry got to go flying. And I don't know abut him, but I will personally be glad when the castle empties out. ;-)
So I suppose he'll get his Hickman line the next chapter. That should prove to be... interesting.
I'm still enjoying this and looking forward to the next chapter!
Author's Response:
Ron and Hermione can be quite annoying, can't they? I seem to find them annoying in most fics, too.
I don't think Harry realizes how close he's getting to Snape. I think that if anyone made the effort to do as Sev is in caring for Harry, they'd be quickly rewarded because in a way Harry is starved of affection from an adult. He has all these basic needs that he doesn't realize he's missing out on and that subconsciously he's waiting for.
Aww, you can hug Harry after Sev is done. I'm happy to hear I got the emotions right.
Harry's happy he got to go flying, too and is with you on the castle emptying out.
As for the consistency error, *calls in the consistency fairy* I totally somehow thought I left the end of chapter 10 more ambiguous. I can't believe I did that, but I should have the end of chapter 10 fixed so that error is rectified in a few hours as I think the reveal works better in chapter 12.
I also hope to start working on chapter 13 later today so we'll see how fast I get it written.
| Title: Chapter 13: He Got the Girl, I Got her Cat | 27 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Augh! I never get updated about this story. Grr.
I totally did not see this twist coming, but that is okay! I really like Flurry and also that she doesn't mind showers. I'd like to bring her home with me. ;-)
This was a cute chapter. A nice little breather before the whole procedure, I am guessing.
Looking forward to the next one!
Author's Response: Thanks! Sorry, I don't think Sev will let you take Flurry home. ;)
| Title: Chapter 14: Cracking | 31 Aug 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Hooray for an update! I love that you update so regularly. Lotsa times it takes people so long to update, I have to go back and re-read the previous chapter just to remind myself what is going on in the story. So thanks for that!
I do admire you for all the research that you must be putting into this. It adds so much more substance to the story when it seems like the author really knows what they're talking about, instead of being vague or skipping technical things or whatever. So, awesome. ;-)
I can't wait to see Harry's reaction to everything in the next chapter. I hope he doesn't feel too betrayed... ::gulp::
And we will so beat FF.net. Why? Cause we are cooler. And that is just the way it is. ;-)
Well done!
Author's Response:
Thanks! I try to update as quickly as possible because your reviews and hits urge me to keep writing! Seriously, I'm like addicted to that little traffic graph on FF.net that separates my hits into all the different countries.
Thank you for appreciating the research I've put into the story. I agree that it adds so much more substance.
Harry's reactions will prove to be interesting...
| Title: Chapter 15: Waking Nightmares | 03 Sep 2009 |
| Reviewer: Victory-Starr (Signed) |
- Aww, that was sad. Depressing? Yes. But kinda heartwarming, as well. Harry is so distressed, I think that *he* is the one who needs homemade lollipops.
I think my favorite part was Snape telling Harry that he'd carry him if it came to that, and then almost as if to prove that point, he carried him to his bed. And then sat with him. Sigh. So sad.
This was a much anticipated chapter, I think for a lot of people, and it was good! In a sad sorta way. ;-)
Author's Response:
Maybe Sev knows how to make lollipops? lol. I think that might be stretching it.
I totally didn't intend to write that part like that, but now that you point it out, I really like how that turned out. Perhaps I subconsciously knew it?
Thanks!