the Black Cat
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Being sent to stay in a psychiatric ward at St. Mungo’s isn’t exactly the most enjoyable way to spend a summer, so naturally, Harry’s pretty angry when he finds out that’s his destination, regardless of whether or not it might be good for him. Facing a full summer of being cut off from the Order’s plans, Harry’s even taken to envying Snape, because at least Snape knows what is going on. But when Harry arrives at St. Mungo’s and discovers that a fire has changed his destination from the teen ward to the adult ward, everything is turned upside down. Enter his roommate - suicidal, depressed, and none other than Severus Snape. They are both willing to bet that their summer will be a total disaster, and maybe it will be, but even the surest of gamblers are not always right.
Takes Place: 6th summer
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Snape flavour: Snape is Depressed
Tags: Hospitalization
Categories: Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by shadowienne
Rated: 16+
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Warnings: Self-harm, Suicide Themes
Chapters: 35 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 03 May 2015 / 14 Feb 2014
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 35 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 03 May 2015 / 14 Feb 2014
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 31: Burial Shrouds | 23 Mar 2015 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Seriously, I have a question about the "box of hand-knitted tea" -- I thought you might have missed something in a revision, or else it was a weird typo of some sort. I'd like to know what was really in the box! :-D
Author's Response: OOOH I thought you made the typo in the review! It's supposed to be tea TOWELS! Thanks shadow - I'll go fix it! Haha ... oops
| Title: Chapter 16: Daisy's Story | 09 Jun 2014 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- "You look like you could use a biscuit." In a nutshell! I really liked the interaction between Severus & Daisy, and her story felt so sad. If only we could live our own lives in peace instead of allowing bad people to get under our skin. I dieted for years trying to please OTHER people and never got thin; destroyed my metabolism and ended up WAY worse off than if I'd never dieted at all... I hope Daisy can learn to live for herself instead of letting bullies dictate her life. The fact that they suddenly treated her better when she got too thin just shows how shallow and worthless they are. Life's too short to waste it trying to impress shallow people, whether it has to do with body image, status symbols, or whatever. I'm rooting for Daisy!
Author's Response: Hey shadow! Awesome to hear from you, and terribly sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you (I think this one got missed somewhere as I was sifting ... hmm). Wow, it sounds like you've been through your fair share of battles too. You make very good points when it comes to Daisy's collegues. It makes me sad that there are so many people out there like them, that act so selfishly. I hope that you have been able to recover from your battles, and that you have, or will find a space where you are happy with who you are. I for one can say that your insight and feedback has helped me improve my writing, and I really do love hearing the little snippets you share such as these! Cheers, Shadow, and hope you're having a good year.
| Title: Chapter 33: A Terrible Example | 05 Jun 2015 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Socks as the deciding factor was priceless! Not to me too Severus in sunglasses and leather jacket! With his boots on the table! Petunia will need an extended cruise after those guests left! But disguising Dumbledore as an old woman-- I wish I could have seen it for real!
Author's Response: Haha, great to hear you liked it, Shadow! I thought the socks thing was rather nice. Glad you liked the visit with the Dursleys'. I had a little fun with that. Could you tell? ;)
| Title: Chapter 34: Return to Hogwarts | 05 Jun 2015 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Hippogriffs on the Hogwarts Express! Lovely detail about how the train is used when the students AREN'T on it! And now, at the end, Harry and Snape walk through the door together. Always before, Harry has been on his own having to face the entire school without an adult in his corner. But now, not only does he have an adult to walk in with him, it's an adult who knows EXACTLY what he's feeling, rather than merely paying lip service to Harry's emotions, saying,"I know how you feel", when obviously , the average adult could NEVER know how Harry feels. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for both of them.
Author's Response: Hey Shadow! Glad you liked the train details. I always did wonder what they did with it for the rest of the year. And I'm glad you enjoyed Harry and Severus walking in together. You're very right - it is so different from how Harry has usually had to deal with things! Thanks a lot for your thoughts! Cheers, Whitetail.
| Title: Chapter 35: September: A Beginning's End | 05 Jun 2015 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- The denim quilt! How cool that Severus would pack it! And the lesson that he and Harry both learned, that someone will be there for them, no matter what, is what will keep them both going, no matter what! I can't tell if this is really The End, because it says To Be Continued... but if you do write more, I'll definitely read it! Thanks! 🐢
Author's Response: Oh, haha, it says To be continued? Oh ... it's the end. I always forget to check those boxes! Oops ... What a busy month too. Hopefully I didn't confuse too many people. Thanks so much for reviewing! I am so glad you enjoyed the story, and it was awesome to read your comments along the way. High fives - Whitetail. P.S. nice turtle!
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Harry, who was quite convinced he didn't matter...
Childfic/ AU
Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) - Snape flavour: Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption, Child fic, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Childfic/ AU
Takes Place: 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) - Snape flavour: Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption, Child fic, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K
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Warnings: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 30 Jun 2014 / 30 Jun 2014
Series: The Boy Who Didn't Matter - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 30 Jun 2014 / 30 Jun 2014
Series: The Boy Who Didn't Matter - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 1: The Boy Who Didn't Matter | 30 Jun 2014 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Sweet! I especially loved all of the specific examples of what really didn't matter when Harry finally DID matter! Nice job! :-)
Harry is a survivor in the harsh world of his un-loving family. All he truly desires is to be a normal boy. It appears that Hogwarts offers all that he desires but he quickly learns that despite what he wants everyone else expects him to be a hero. This is Severitus, Hogwarts first year, AU. British spelling is used. Story is completely written so this will not be abandoned.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K+
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Warnings: Neglect
Chapters: 30 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 27 Jul 2014 / 17 Jul 2014
Series: None - Challenges: None
Chapters: 30 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 27 Jul 2014 / 17 Jul 2014
Series: None - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 14: Chapter 14 | 10 Oct 2019 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- "You have the nutritional sense of a goat." 😆 Now THERE'S a quotable quote!!! Love it, and this story, too!
Someone slips Harry a potion that has irreversible, life-changing effects. Now, he’s somehow ended up stuck with Snape for the summer -- going to summer camp!
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Physical Impairment
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Physical Impairment
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect
Chapters: 4 - Completed: No - Updated: 16 Sep 2014 / 19 Jul 2014
Series: None - Challenges: Multiple Challenges, The Mysterious Potion
Chapters: 4 - Completed: No - Updated: 16 Sep 2014 / 19 Jul 2014
Series: None - Challenges: Multiple Challenges, The Mysterious Potion
| Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Grounded | 28 Jul 2021 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- It's after 3:30am, but I couldn't go to bed till I'd finished Chapter 4 (having read the story straight through!). I don't have any experience with hearing loss, but your portrayal of Harry's frustration mirrors, somewhat, my experience of trying to learn to communicate during an immersion program in French back in college. More than just a language barrier, I suffered from culture shock (tho' I didn't have a name for it that summer!), and I can easily see that in Harry's being thrust into a new world. // I'd love to see this story continued, because you've done an amazing job with it thus far. I might also suggest something I seem to recall from Canon (tho' I can't remember which book it was in)--a portrait in Hogwarts had a witch who had pulled out an "ear horn" (I think that was JKR's description) so as to better hear a conversation taking place between Harry and other characters. If hearing aids or implants are impractical due to interference from a wizard's innate magic, perhaps Harry might benefit from an old-fashioned ear horn. (I do realize that this idea goes contrary to the direction Snape was suggesting at the end of Chapter 4; however, when Harry does return to Hogwarts, he will need to reintegrate into a hearing culture, and the ear horn might come in handy. And I can just imagine situations involving Malfoy and the ear horn...) // Excellent story, so far, and now it's after 4:00am, so I'm off to bed!
| Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Grounded | 28 Jul 2021 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- As per my longer review below, I think the instrument JKR had in her book was an ear trumpet (at first, I thought it was an ear horn). I just now googled images, and wow! Those suckers are HUGE!
Albus Severus Potter is four the first time he reads Sherlock Holmes.
Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry), 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry), 9 - Post Epilogue (middle aged Harry) - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Secretive
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Stepfather Snape
Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry), 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry), 9 - Post Epilogue (middle aged Harry) - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Secretive
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Stepfather Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Character Death, Neglect
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 29 Jul 2014 / 29 Jul 2014
Series: The Bestest man my dad ever knew - Challenges: None
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 29 Jul 2014 / 29 Jul 2014
Series: The Bestest man my dad ever knew - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 1: The Best Man | 25 Nov 2014 |
| Reviewer: shadowienne (Signed) |
- Ordinarily, a story with no tangible Snape would turn me off, and a story written in tidbits of non-sequential scenes would drive me nuts, but this story really works! I can't explain it, but all through the story, I felt as though I kept peering quickly here and there, hoping to catch a glimpse of a man in black before he disappeared from sight. I enjoyed all the little details, like the snake named Mongoose, and the inscription in the Sherlock Holmes book, etc. You have a lot of potential material for further stories, if you decided to exploit this particular universe, but the site's requirements for Snape/Harry interaction would probably mean you'd have to beef up that aspect if you wrote more. Again, maybe it's just that you left me wanting one more glimpse from the corner of my eye... Nice work! Thanks! :-)