The Lernaean Hydra has many heads, and it seems as if you will never cut them all away. It's near immortal - as if it will never die.
With the death of a man he never expected, the wizarding war is tipped into motion, but Harry Potter doesn't feel prepared to approach it.
Mixed POV: changes between Harry Potter's and Severus Snape's.
Takes Place: 5th summer, 5th Year
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Snape flavour: Snape is Controlling, Snape is Cruel, Snape is Depressed, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Kind, Snape is Mean, Snape is Secretive, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Slytherin!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry
Membership status: Member
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Reviews by Bones
Rated: 16+
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Warnings: Alcohol Use, Character Death, Profanity, Romance/Het, Romance/Slash, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 21 - Completed: No - Updated: 14 Jun 2018 / 14 Oct 2017
Series: The Serpent's Gaze - Challenges: None
Chapters: 21 - Completed: No - Updated: 14 Jun 2018 / 14 Oct 2017
Series: The Serpent's Gaze - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 1: The Fire Burning | 21 Oct 2017 |
| Reviewer: Bones (Signed) |
- Fantastic writing! Love the plots. Been doing a lot of reading and couldn't take my eyes away from the screen.
May I suggest that the part about Lucius Malfoy's death be removed from the summary of book five? Because you uploaded your earlier books at almost the same time, some people may not have finished book four. Browsing through the summary of book five might spoil the story for them?
Author's Response: Thanks ever so much, that's so kind! And yeah, of course, you're right - I altered the summary there. :)
[COMPLETE] After Harry blows up Aunt Marge and catches the Knight Bus to Diagonalley, he decides to take charge of his life when he learns he’s being sent back to Four Privet Drive. Harry spends the summer turning life in Diagonalley on its head, trying not to worry about the murderer Sirius Black, and attempting to avoid Severus Snape. In the midst of this he finds himself embroiled in an intense legal battle against Albus Dumbledore to decide his future. For the first time his fate rests solely in his own hands, and depend on the decisions he finds himself being forced to make. Harry wishes he could just be a thirteen year old boy, and begins to wonder if he’ll ever have the childhood he desires the most. Some of the warnings listed just as a precaution for things mentioned or alluded to.
Takes Place: 3rd summer, 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape's a Bully, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Mean, Snape is Secretive, Snape is Stern
Tags: Adoption, Azkaban Character, Incognito!Harry, Injured!Harry, Runaway, Spying on Harry! Snape
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Fic Fests > Fic Fest 2018
Takes Place: 3rd summer, 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape's a Bully, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Mean, Snape is Secretive, Snape is Stern
Tags: Adoption, Azkaban Character, Incognito!Harry, Injured!Harry, Runaway, Spying on Harry! Snape
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Fic Fests > Fic Fest 2018
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Bullying, Neglect, Physical Punishment Non-Spanking, Suicide Themes, Violence
Chapters: 25 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 10 Aug 2021 / 17 Aug 2018
Series: Building Doors - Challenges: None
Chapters: 25 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 10 Aug 2021 / 17 Aug 2018
Series: Building Doors - Challenges: None
| Title: Chapter 4: The Head Of Slytherin And The Headmaster | 17 Aug 2018 |
| Reviewer: Bones (Signed) |
- Another excellent story! It's a treat to read four chapters in a row. :)
I like the contrast between Podmore and Silver. Will either one betray Harry? And the story about Tantilizing Sweet is interesting. For a moment, I thought that the candy that Harry tried was drugged or poisoned! I wonder if Harry really did cause any damage by helping Tilly.
The Peverell orphanage is also an interesting aspect to explore. Everything is so well written and flows nicely. Looking forward to more!
| Title: Chapter 13: The Potter Barrister, The Ruling, and Professor Snape’s Decision | 05 May 2019 |
| Reviewer: Bones (Signed) |
- I'm pretty mad at Dumbledore at the moment. He is concerned with Harry's safety, using that as a reason to return him to the Dursley. But he seems so calm in revealing the true identity of Sirius Black and yet has no qualms in using that against Harry in this court case. Pretty disappointed in Podmore as well! Excellent writing as usual! Will we be seeing more of Sirius and will we get to know the outcome of the changes Harry made to Knockturn Alley? I would like to know more about the residents in Payne Alley as well. :)
| Title: Chapter 18: Business Doesn’t Wait For School ie. How Many Broomsticks Do You Need Potter? | 17 Jul 2021 |
| Reviewer: Bones (Signed) |
- Love your story! It is a treat to get daily updates this week as well. Thank you! I really enjoyed reading about the going-ons in alleys and at the orphanage. I don't think this avenue has been explored much by other authors before. It is also interesting to see how Harry is learning, adapting and becoming more mature in his role. Severus has finally called Harry "Harry", though not to his face yet. A side note: do we get to find out who the Hogwart's student is, whose father owns Payne Inn?
Author's Response: I completely forgot about writing about the owner having a son that went to Hogwarts! I went back and found it though, "The owner of the Payne Inn has a son that goes to Hogwarts, and in the summer he's paid to keep all the buildings in good repair on the outside." I never really thought about it beyond writing it, because it's the little details like that that make a story come to life and seem real. Now that you mention it though I can think of a particular upcoming chapter where the identy of the son could be really useful! Keep an eye out for it coming up!
| Title: Chapter 25: Those Who Choose You | 11 Aug 2021 |
| Reviewer: Bones (Signed) |
- That was awesome! Thank you so much for your effort and for indulging us with this wonderful work of yours. The scope of the magical world which you covered, from the Alleys, the different characters and lives of the Faes, how magic works differently (eg vampire's apparation) to the emotional aspects of what everyone is going through, is breathtaking. I enjoyed and chuckled at the interactions between Bellamy and Snape, though few and far between, and I also liked the subtle hint given by Minerva that Snape ran away himself as a teenager. Although we didn't get a closure regarding the horrible actions from the Ministry, it was nice to see the support from the people from the Alleys standing with Harry. I didn't expect that. Now, I will go back and reread and enjoy this story again slowly. :)
Harry Potter didn’t expect a detention his first week back at Hogwarts, but then again, everyone knew Snape hated him, right?
Takes Place: 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts
Tags: Spying on Harry! Snape
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Takes Place: 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts
Tags: Spying on Harry! Snape
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: T
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Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect
Chapters: 5 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 07 Mar 2019 / 08 Dec 2018
Series: None - Challenges: Timed Fic with words, Telling an abused tale, Multiple Challenges, Secrets
Chapters: 5 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 07 Mar 2019 / 08 Dec 2018
Series: None - Challenges: Timed Fic with words, Telling an abused tale, Multiple Challenges, Secrets
| Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5 | 14 Mar 2019 |
| Reviewer: Bones (Signed) |
- An excellent story! I'm so glad you extended this one-shot into a multi-chapter fiction. Every character is well-written no matter how small a role they have. I enjoyed reading about Percy and I believe I spotted Luna as well. :)
Author's Response: Thank you! I was very happy to continue this fic! I hope to someday soon have longer works up :) and yes, that was Luna, I figured she would be the only one at Hogwarts unsurprised about Snape becoming Harry's guardian. Thank you for your lovely review!
It is the week after Christmas, 1991, but for Harry Potter that is no longer true. Instead, he finds himself stepping off the Hogwarts Express at Kings Cross Station at the beginning of the Christmas hols. His parents greet him with hugs and Harry is drawn into a loving Christmas holiday at Godric's Hollow.
They have been dead for years but now they are alive-- and it's the best thing that has ever happened to Harry.
It is the week after Christmas, 1991, and Harry Potter gazes into the Mirror of Erised, unmoving. He will die, soon enough-- unless something is done-- for the Mirror has him in its power.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
They have been dead for years but now they are alive-- and it's the best thing that has ever happened to Harry.
It is the week after Christmas, 1991, and Harry Potter gazes into the Mirror of Erised, unmoving. He will die, soon enough-- unless something is done-- for the Mirror has him in its power.
Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: None
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K
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Warnings: None
Chapters: 8 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 18 May 2022 / 06 Nov 2021
Series: None - Challenges: A Mirror of Lies
Chapters: 8 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 18 May 2022 / 06 Nov 2021
Series: None - Challenges: A Mirror of Lies
| Title: Chapter 3: Chapter 3 | 21 Nov 2021 |
| Reviewer: Bones (Signed) |
- I have enjoyed this story so far. Looking forward to your updates. Pretty heartbreaking for Harry. Somehow when Snape appeared at the door, my heart dropped. And I imagine that Snape's heart gave him a mighty jolt as well when he saw Lily.
Author's Response: None of this story is from Snape's perspective, so we don't really get a great insight into how he is feeling about all of this-- but you would be absolutely right that seeing Lily would be a shock to him. I mean, she's been dead for years, and now she's just there. I think some of just how surreal it is for him will be evident in the next chapter-- if I do my job right! But imagine how discombobulating it would be... Thanks for the review!