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Not much to say about me.  I like reading and writing Harry Potter fanfiction.  I have been enjoying reading works on this site for a couple of months now and decided that I might as well make it official as I have been having difficulty submitting reviews with the captcha thing as it is always telling me I have misentered the numbers. [Report This]
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Harry and His New Family by grugster starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 728]
Harry is getting abused by his relatives. When Snape and his wife find out about it, they adopt him. So now he has two little twin brothers and a caring family to cope with.

Takes Place: 3rd summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe, Child fic
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Physical Punishment Spanking, Neglect, Torture
Chapters: 84 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 08 May 2010 / 18 Dec 2008
Series: Harry and his New Family - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 56: Chapter 56 – The new Healer 06 Dec 2009
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    This was a great chapter! I liked all that you wrote about the different learning styles and how Harry learned that he wasn't stupid, just needed to break things down in a different way to learn them.

    I also enjoyed your explanation of how all that was new in Harry's life was distracting him. Such things really can be overwhelming in a chld's life and we have a tendency to forget that. I like how realistically you write his adjustment to his new family.

    Author's Response: I'm glad you liked this chapter and that you told me so in details!!! Thank you very much for your review! 

Past Featured Story Life as Dictated by a Talking Hat by RhiannanT starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 922]
Before Harry arrives at Hogwarts, the faculty have a meeting and decide that Harry will need a mentor to help him adjust, keep him out of trouble, and make protecting him easier. They decide that this person should the Head of the House into which Harry is sorted, presumably Minerva McGonagall. But things, of course, don't turn out as planned, and Harry is harder to deal with than anyone expected. Nobody asked him if he wanted a mentor, after all...

NOTE: This story has a prologue. It is not necessary to the plot of the story, but if you wish to read it, it is called(predictably enough) 'Prologue to Life as Dictated by a Talking Hat'

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe, Slytherin!Harry, SuperPower! Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Profanity
Chapters: 35 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 24 Jul 2010 / 15 Mar 2009
Series: Life as Dictated by a Talking Hat - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 30: Winner takes All 20 Mar 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    Snape seems to be getting to the very crux of the problem here, and yet does not push through because he realizes that Harry will close up if he does. Excellent addition to the latest chapter and as usual, I look forward to reading more when you are able to write more.

    Author's Response: :0) Thanks!! I'm glad you like!! And I'll get back to this soon as I can. :0)

Broken Wings by Snapegirl starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 844]
Desperate to escape his guilt and nightmares after the third task, Harry transforms into a hawk by accident and ends up breaking both wings and suffering partial memory loss. He is found by Snape, and while the professor nurses him back to health discovers the truth about Severus and who are really his friends and enemies at Hogwarts.

Takes Place: 6th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe, Azkaban Character, Creature!fic
Categories: Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Character Death, Profanity, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 34 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 18 May 2009 / 20 Mar 2009
Series: Broken Wings - Challenges: Animagus Accident
Title: Chapter 8: Birds of A Feather 23 Apr 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    Beautiful; sometimes it really is only a pet/familiar which can help mend a broken heart.

    Author's Response:

    Yes that's absolutely right!


Title: Chapter 27: An Unruly Potions Class 25 Apr 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    You definitely captured a classroom of unruly kids quite well and homework really is not a whole lot of fun to grade, even when kids have access to computers...sometimes I wonder why I assign homework at all and yet, I do. Excellent description on all fronts.

    Author's Response: Thanks! It helped that I actually had to go through this! yeah when I was teaching computers weren't a factor yet, because I taught preschool.

Cherokee Camp by grugster starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 309]
After two weeks of torture by Death Eaters, Draco and Harry have to find a way to cope with all their memories. Severus, as their guardian, tries to help and spends some time with them at a therapy camp in the USA. Draco and Harry friendship

Takes Place: 4th summer - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Character Death, Torture
Chapters: 66 - Completed: No - Updated: 15 Apr 2012 / 09 Jun 2009
Series: None - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 26: Chapter 26 - Setback 14 Aug 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    This chapter was very intense and highly emotional. You captured the after effects of Harry's nightmare well. I felt tense while reading it. Nice writing.

    Author's Response: Thank you very much for your review!

Title: Chapter 27: Chapter 27 - Healing 14 Aug 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    This chapter is a wonderful illustration that we all need to take care of ourselves. It can be so easy to get caught up in the day to day life and to get caught up in the needs of others that we lose ourselves.

    Author's Response: One of the biggest problem of social workers. Thank you very much for your review!

Title: Chapter 28: Chapter 28 - Severus 14 Aug 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    Unfortunately, no matter how old we are, we all have setbacks. I can well imagine how hard it would be for Severus and you do an excellent job of showing that to your readers.

    Author's Response: Thank you very much for your review!

A Gryffindor Feeling by Cicci Green starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 72]
Snape discovers Umbridge's preferred method of detention.

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect
Chapters: 4 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 19 Oct 2017 / 04 Jul 2009
Series: None - Challenges: Not such a protector after all
Title: Chapter 4: Hufflepuff Loyalty 16 Feb 2019
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    Lovely writing. I like how you explored these house traits in these characters.

Past Featured Story Alea Iacta Est by EllaEleniel starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 779]
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 - Snape flavour: None
Tags: Alternate Universe
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Healer Snape, Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Profanity
Chapters: 45 - Completed: No - Updated: 23 May 2012 / 29 Jul 2009
Series: Alea Iacta Est - Challenges: None
Title: Chapter 30: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 19 Mar 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    Excellent update. I like how Harry continues to seek Severus as a source of comfort even though he is still mad at him - such confusion is to be expected. I look forward to the next update. Wonderful writing.

    Author's Response: Thanks! I'm glad to hear you picked up on Harry's confusion. His subconscious hasn't stopped depending on Severus, but obviously Harry is a little mad at him at the moment. I think he'll start to slowly trust Severus again soon. Going to Severus when he was in pain, no matter how desperate he was, was the first step to that. 

Title: Chapter 31: A Sleeping Dragon 28 May 2010
Reviewer: darkorangecat (Signed)
    This chapter was a delight to read. I enjoyed all of the mixed emotions that Harry had as well as Severus' struggle with patience. I look forward to the next chapter.

    Author's Response: Thanks! The chapter was a bit of a struggle for both of them. Becoming a parent to a teen is a learning experience for Severus, and he knows that he needs to be careful with his temper. Harry's trust in him is fragile and one wrong word could shatter his hard work. 


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