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After mistakenly flooing himself to Snape's home the summer after Sirius' death, Harry realizes that his potions master can take matters into his own hands, literally. Warning: This story does involve the spanking of teenagers. If you have a problem with this, do not read and do not review. Any criticisms about CP will be ignored. But I love any other feedback!

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Stern
Tags: Adoption
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Alcohol Use, Physical Punishment Spanking
Chapters: 29 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 03 Mar 2007 / 03 Feb 2006
Series: A Time and a Place - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 18: Chapter 18 - Lucius Malfoy 14 Aug 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    Oh God I laughed and laughed, I could just see the look on H's face! Poor, poor Harry. These things always happen to him, don't they? Anyway, great chappy, thank you very much, I can't wait to see what Sevvie does now!

AU. Harry is Sorted into Slytherin and Snape is confronted with some disturbing realizations.

Takes Place: 3rd summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe, Slytherin!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys
Chapters: 12 - Completed: No - Updated: 12 Sep 2006 / 24 Apr 2006
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 05 Jun 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    I really liked this chapter, and the story so far of course! It is good to see Severus struggling with his feelings regarding Harry despite the obvious abuse the boy has sauffered instead of just changing it in a flash because this is much more plausible. Great start, I am looking forward to more! Thank you.

Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 05 Jun 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    I really liked this chapter, and the story so far of course! It is good to see Severus struggling with his feelings regarding Harry despite the obvious abuse the boy has sauffered instead of just changing it in a flash because this is much more plausible. Great start, I am looking forward to more! Thank you.


    Author's Response: I don\'t think any realistic Snape could just change his mind and his emotions in a flash, do you? I\'m enjoying using his viewpoint because I think it gives a bit more scope to the interaction between the two characters ... he\'s more mature (in some ways at least) and thus has more depth to his character that Harry hasn\'t had time to develop yet.

Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7 28 Jun 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    Wee, you updated! I really like where you're going with this one. It's nice to see this side of Severus, and I like your Harry a lot! Am looking forward to more, thanks a lot!


    Author's Response: I\'m so glad you liked it, thank you very much for your sweet words!

Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11 04 Aug 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    Very good chappy, I like the way you went with this, thoroughly enjoyed it, I did! I am rather curious how things will pan out with D and N, though I must admit I'd like to see Sev primarily taking care of Harry, with those two slightly less involved. Either way, I loved the chapter and you take care of your RL first, school is more important!

At the Dursleys the summer after Sirius' death, Voldemort sends werewolves to attack Harry. Taken to Grimmauld Place by his rescuer, Severus Snape, Harry devises a disastrous plan to rescue Sirius from the veil, resulting in his being transfigured into a baby. Snape is the only one who can brew the potion to restore him, and is the only one to realize that Harry still retains his 16 year-old-mind. Over the summer and the first two potions which restore him to age eleven, Harry begins to feel that Snape is the only one who understands and can protect him. Is he right or has his deaging muddled his thinking? AU story for 6th year.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Baby fic, Child fic, Deaging
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: None
Chapters: 26 - Completed: No - Updated: 14 Nov 2007 / 15 May 2006
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 9: A Summer's End 31 May 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    I just discovered your story, no idea how I missed it in the first place, so read all in one go. I really like the way you have used deaged Harry to get his relationship with Sev to change. I guess we all have our weaknesses to small kids and thus it is really believable (if we presume Sev is at least partly human) that the relationship would change. Though I would indeed like a story with more Little! Harry in it, I find myself prefering this and think it is a really great lead into a relationship between the two. I have always disliked it when they just jumped into one, with no reasonable/logical explanation as to why they have suddenly changed their minds. I take it this won't be a short story either, great thing that :) Anyways, love it, am looking forward to more, thank you very much!


    Author's Response: Thanks for the review, I\'m glad you like it. I agree with you on the need to lead into a relationship and I\'m really happy that you think my story is doing just that.

Harry Potter is bitten by a strange beast in the dark forest towards the end of his six year, now he's turning into something inhuman. Can Professor Snape and others help him find out what he is and if he's a danger to everyone around him. What could this change mean for his fight against Voldemort?

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe, Snape-meets-Dursleys, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys
Chapters: 5 - Completed: No - Updated: 09 Aug 2006 / 09 Jul 2006
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 4: Aggression Heightened...And Your Turning Into A Cat! 01 Aug 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)

    I like your story, I am definitely going to keep on following it. Interesting new creature, something I like so it will be fun to see where you go with it. Thanks!

    Oh one thing - you constantly confuse these two things - they are and shortened they're, and their as in possesion, you do this with you as well - you're and your - it would make the fic better if you'd look at it :D 



    Author's Response: Thank you Ash, I will see about fixing those things.

Amidst misconceptions and reconciliation, the lines that separate the Wizarding World will be destroyed. Enemies will serve one another as friendships are tested and forged. But first, the Sorting Hat Who Will Not Sort has a message for Hogwarts...

Warnings: some OOC (with reason). Definite and unabashed alternate universe, here: takes place from the beginning of sixth year. Snape and Harry interaction doesn't start until chapter 4.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe, Resorting, Slytherin!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: None
Chapters: 52 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 20 Feb 2007 / 20 Sep 2006
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 14: THIRTEEN: The Tower 04 Oct 2006
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)

    I just wanted to say thank you for the story so far and alas, this is where we part ways as they say.

    I enjoyed the chapters written so far, and some of the ideas/concepts you had introduced were new and thusly very interesting and a pleasure to read. Although I had my qualms with some things added, like Harry being the supplement teacher, over all it was very well written and interesting in it’s newness.

    I am parting ways with the story simply because you have lost me twice now in the stories believability and that’s it I am afraid. First of all, to me there is nothing more important than a story that sounds real, believable, and that concerning not canon but human nature. The first event was when Harry gave up his father’s cloak, the second this Hermione/Ron incident – both are so far away from something that would fit human psychology and real events that they simply ruin the story. And by real events I mean events that come from human reactions and actions which have nothing to do with the genre of the story  being written – human nature and psychology are what they are.

    It would not have been such a stretch if Harry was asked to give up his cloak by let’s say Dumbledore as a punishment, or Minerva but in the setting that you made here, to give it up to Draco Malfoy during this punishment (which is also on the very edge of believability but can be somewhat justified) is a complete overkill. I can think of dozens of reasons why he would never do that but the most important one of course is that it is his dead father’s cloak, the father who was killed by Voldemort and DE’s, and to give it to a son of a known DE? Never. Also the argument with Ron and Hermy is in the same category of – will never happen for that reason. They faced death together and while friends can part ways some things will always keep them tied till they die, so this again is anything but believable or in my mind a plot moving event which is not good. To use Azkaban or the threat of it as an excuse of why he did it is also not believable, you yourself provided a reason why in the earlier chapters. Adding drama to a story with believable events is important because otherwise the story looses.

    Amway, best of luck with this and all other stories. Just because I do not like it doesn’t mean others won’t enjoy it very much. And thanks for the part written thus far, it was enjoyable really.



    Author's Response: Hmm.  Well, let\'s just say, Ash, that you\'re not the first who believed Harry would never give up the Cloak willingly.  However, despite your assumption, his giving up the Cloak has little to do with Azkaban.  Draco threatens Harry with Azkaban because that is what would move him, if someone were threatening HIM.  Keep in mind that the characters as I\'ve drawn them can be stupid or narrow-minded, and Draco doesn\'t understand Harry very well; he certainly doesn\'t understand the reasons behind Harry\'s actions.

    In short, just because Draco mentioned Azkaban doesn’t mean that Harry was moved by said threat.

    I think you are upset by the way I’m beating Harry about. “The moving of the characters has nothing to do with human nature?” I think you probably meant that you didn’t like or appreciate what I was making the characters do to one another. Without conflict, there’s no plot. Without conflict between the good guys, there’s no interesting plot.

    As far as Harry fighting Hermione and Ron, tell me you’ve never had a knock-down, drag-out fight with your best friends, and I’ll call you a liar. Harry has pent-up resentment around his relationship with both of them, and this unique situation allowed him the fight he needed without feeling guilty. Isn’t he lucky – able to say all of these things, and he isn’t even to blame?

    “...it is his dead father’s cloak, the father who was killed by Voldemort and DE’s, and to give it to a son of a known DE? Never.” Once again, that is your opinion. It’s an item, after all. A piece of clothing. It’s not even something his father gave him. It doesn’t represent his father’s love. It’s mostly useful.

    “They faced death together and while friends can part ways some things will always keep them tied till they die.” You can be very close to people and drift away from them, or fight with them and never see them again; sad, but true. There doesn’t even have to be a good, solid reason. You must be very young or very blessed if you’ve never broken with anyone you loved. Of course, I never said that the Trio would break apart, did I? This is another assumption on your part.

    You’re looking on the surface of the story and speaking from a place of anger and hurt at what’s happening to Harry. Do you identify with him in some way? Don’t worry, he’ll be happier in future chapters. Of course I wouldn’t break up the Trio. Of course there’s another reason (several) that Harry gave up the Cloak. Have a little faith, my friend...

    ...but I think it’s too late for that. Oh, well. Have a little faith, everyone but Ash!

    -K


James Potter did something unforgiveable and nobody knew about it... until now. What will the knowledge of this sin do to Severus and his perfectly (until now) isolated life?

Takes Place: None - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Drug use, Self-harm
Chapters: 13 - Completed: No - Updated: 24 Aug 2007 / 04 May 2007
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 6: Ephesians 6:4 02 Jun 2007
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    Am just jumping in when it comes to this story so will refrain from pointing out everything I loved, it's a great story you have here. Mostly I am really pleased the way you are handling Snape's character here - he is much more easier to get wrong than Harry, and you are keeping him nicely attuned to canon here - I like the reserved approach, and his desire to get to know Harry first, while trying to respect Harry's obvious issues. He is not too cold, but also not too emotional - in essence I love the way you are writing him. Harry as well, he seems to act his age, but also appropriately for the level of abuse he got from the Dursleys.

    You kept the believability and realism which are really important, and you gave this old theme a very interesting and original twist with the initial beginning which does give you a much larger playing field for the future plot.

    Thanks muchly, I will enjoy following it :)

    Author's Response:

    oh thank goodness.... you just induced a huge sigh of relief for me. i was very worried about my snape.... i didn't want him mean and i didn't want him showering harry with affections right away... but i was scared that i might have made him dull. actually i was scared that the whole story might be seeming dull.... it's just taking a while to get to the good stuff (which should start happening in two or three chapters actually).

    thank you so so much for your review and I'm very glad you are enjoying this story!


When Severus Snape finds a certain brat-who-lived out after curfew the year after Voldemort's return, it starts a chain of events that he wouldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams. Or nightmares.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Torture
Chapters: 52 - Completed: No - Updated: 27 Oct 2011 / 29 Dec 2007
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 19: We All Start in the Streams 17 Oct 2009
Reviewer: Ash (Signed)
    It was a good story so far and I enjoyed but am getting off the train here.

    I have never understood the need of many authors to go ahead and mutilate a character. The repercussions are severe, frankly I think the rest of us can't imagine them, and well, I am yet to see anyone do it justice in their descriptions. They also do not add to a story at all, just detract from it. Meh, I am sorry you went down this road but when Severus started missing body parts that was it for me. It was a good story until then, so thank you for that.


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