the Black Cat
Ravenclaw!
The Dursleys cannot accept Harry’s magic and return the 3 year old to Dumbledore. How will this change Harry’s life and the future for the wizarding world? Eventual “Snape adopts Harry” fic!
Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11)
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Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe, Child fic, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by shadowienne
Rated: K+
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Warnings: Neglect
Chapters: 17 - Completed: No - Updated: 18 Dec 2012 / 09 Aug 2012
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 17 - Completed: No - Updated: 18 Dec 2012 / 09 Aug 2012
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8 | 13 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- *sniffles* He tried so hard to be good so his family would love him... Harry's mindset is SO sad. Even Hogwarts and the most indulgent Headmaster in ten centuries can't easily put a smile into the young boy's heart. :-(
| Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9 | 13 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Wow! Harry has some POWERFUL magic! I'm not really sure what an erkling is, but it didn't seem to be a great loss when Harry... dealt with it! And Hagrid completely ignored Orion's warning-- tsk tsk! But I loved Fang as a puppy! (Somehow, I'd never thought to envision Fang in puppy form! Probably all ears and tail!)
| Title: Chapter 10: Chapter 10 | 13 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- White magic! And a nearly-depleted core... Oh, I couldn't bear it if Harry inadvertently turned himself into a squib! Anyway, it looks like Snape is slowly changing his opinion of Harry, despite the boy's escapades. Could Snape possibly be "the one" to guard Harry?
| Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11 | 13 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- First the Dursleys, then McGonagall, now Dumbledore... No wonder Harry has become resigned to rejection-- yet, he still believes he'll be sent back to Privet Drive in the end, probably thinking Snape will be the next one to reject him. Poor kid!
| Title: Chapter 12: Chapter 12 | 13 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Aww! One tiny nod of approval means the world to Harry! And new clothes to boot! And teddy bear pajamas! Yay! Things are definitely looking up! :-)
| Title: Chapter 13: Chapter 13 | 13 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- "No child should be raised unloved if there was another option." Absolutely! And how cute of Harry to settle down outside the lab doorway to observe the brewing process! Especially unbeknownst to Snape-- the spy gets spied upon! Hee! And now he's made Harry happy again, by promising to teach him to brew when he's bigger-- awwwww! Snape's offered sweets come from the heart, not a bowl of sherbet lemons!
| Title: Chapter 14: Chapter 14 | 13 Aug 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Oh, man... Lucius raises his ugly head, and just as little Harry was becoming more outgoing! I loved the birthday party (doves were totally cool!) and Harry's awe that it was all for him! Well deserved and long overdue. Now, what KIND of pendant did the Malfoys send? Is it dangerous? Can it abduct Harry? Hmm... // After reading the first 14 chapters, I believe one of your greatest strengths is your well-developed characterization-- not just Harry himself, but also all of the adults in his life. What a mixed bag! But you've dealt with them splendidly! I'll look forward to reading future chapters, even if I don't get the chance to review each one from now on. Thanks for a fabulous intro to your storyline! ;-D
Author's Response: Thanks for all of the amazing reviews!
When Minerva finally gets permission to check on Little Harry potter she enlists Severus to help her they both get a shock at what they find when they employ Muggle Child Psychology
Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Child fic, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Misc
Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Child fic, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Misc
Rated: K+
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 29 Sep 2012 / 28 Sep 2012
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 29 Sep 2012 / 28 Sep 2012
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 | 29 Sep 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Excellent first story! I found it a fascinating departure from the usual "Snape-being-forced-to-check-on-Harry" stories, since Snape himself is required to assume a "comforting" persona as part of the experiment. I've never heard of this type of experiment, but I can see how it would work out the way it did in Harry's case-- all kids seem to like people to play with them on the floor, and when Harry's been so deprived, it would act as a catalyst for him to seek comfort in the stranger. But Vernon came as a true shock-- I'd thought he was faking at first! You really took me by surprise! Great job overall, and I'll look forward to your future stories! :-)
Author's Response: Thank you Very much, Strange Situation experiments are used to find out attachment type with children and there parents, when i first read about the experiment Severus and Harry jumped into my mind. As for Vernon i wanted to do a different take on the abuse side I am glad that it worked and went ok. Thanks again for your review.
The painting was pointless. Not that Harry was particularly against the abstract, but this was just a load of splatters on canvas. Why would someone bother creating it? Why would it be on display? And why was his former potions teacher taking such an interest in it?
In which Harry and Snape are in an art gallery.
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Kind
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry
In which Harry and Snape are in an art gallery.
Takes Place: 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Kind
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry
Rated: K
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Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 21 Oct 2012 / 21 Oct 2012
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 21 Oct 2012 / 21 Oct 2012
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1 | 24 Oct 2012 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Cool! I literally had to go to the library & look up the painting on the internet to see what Snape and Harry were seeing. The story made so much more sense when I could visualize what you were describing. And the word "uncertainty" in their mutual context is a brilliant interpretation! Also liked your description of Dumbledore's eyes and how they could be interpreted from both sides! Great job, Con! :-)
Author's Response:
Aw coming from you shadow, that means a lot! Of course, I don't know what the inspiration was for this particular painting, but it struck a chord with me (and it seems it did for Harry and Severus too haha). I guess everyone feels "uncertain" after they have gone through ordeals such as what Harry and Severus suffered, which somehow links them in a way... I don't know, that's how I interpreted it ;D
thanks again for the review, I'm so glad you enjoyed!
Left with partial paralysis after being tortured by Voldemort, Severus is sent to Bell Point, a secure location on the seaside owned by the Order of the Phoenix. However, he is not the only one who will be there, for Harry, refusing to express his emotions regarding Sirius’ death, has unknowingly invoked an ancient kind of magic that will force him to deal with them. Deaged to four years old, he has to contend with a bitter and broken Snape, who, like Harry, is being forced to live in a body that does not work the way it used to. These two vastly different people have beat the odds many times over, and somehow prevailed in a world that has tried time and time again to destroy them. But the challenges they now face are nothing like they’ve ever seen before. Will they rise to the occasion, or become prisoners within themselves?
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Deaging, Physical Impairment, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Deaging, Physical Impairment, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Torture
Chapters: 28 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 19 Jul 2013 / 12 Jan 2013
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 28 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 19 Jul 2013 / 12 Jan 2013
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 28: Every Day and Always | 27 Jun 2022 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Wow! What a page-turner! I read the entire story in just two days! I do feel guilty that I neglected to review the earlier chapters, but I couldn't NOT leave without commenting on the story as a whole. I was amazed at how authentic Harry was as a 4-year-old; from coloring, to adopting Buttons, to "swimming" on the kitchen stool, to swinging high enough to grab a leaf -- every action is perfectly believable and wonderfully detailed! And the way little Harry wormed his soul into Severus' heart is exquisite. To see the lightning fort, the boggart rescue, the colored dragon flying across the page, and Severus' condemnation of Great Aunt Isobel's discipline just builds the foundation of their relationship stone by stone. Ultimately, it's as rock solid as Hogwarts. Wonderful, too, that Severus is able to open his heart to Hermione, after her devastating loss. I did mean to ask (and I can't remember which chapter this detail was in) what exactly Harry found (under the sofa?) that upset him so badly that he ran outside and threw it as far as he could. Maybe I missed something, but that had me puzzled. Anyway, splendid story through and through! Thank you so much! 🐢