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Harry is arrested for burglary. The Dursleys are content to let him rot in jail. Dumbledore, not so much. And so everyone's favorite Potions Master is sent to remedy the situation.

Takes Place: 5th summer, 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape's a Bully, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Controlling, Snape is Cruel, Snape is Kind, Snape is Stern
Tags: Adoption, Alternate Universe, Injured!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: K+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Bullying, Neglect, Profanity, Violence
Chapters: 1 - Completed: No - Updated: 13 Jun 2018 / 29 May 2018
Series: None - Challenges: None
As James confronts the reality of being the slave to a spy, Harry comes to terms with being made into a Horcrux.

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Loving
Tags: Alternate Universe, Spying!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Suicide Themes
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 13 Jan 2018 / 13 Jan 2018
Series: Good People and Death Eaters - Challenges: None
When Harry Potter meets a raving tramp on Kellogg's Walk, one that mumbles to him about Hogwarts, he doesn't suspect that it will change his life as he knows it. But it does.

Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban, and Harry has to protect him from the Aurors and Dementors after his head.

Takes Place: 3rd summer, 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Mean, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Azkaban Character, Slytherin!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Character Death, Neglect, Profanity, Violence
Chapters: 19 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 15 Oct 2017 / 07 Oct 2017
Series: The Serpent's Gaze - Challenges: None
How different would things be if Snape went to pick up Harry instead of Hagrid?

Snapshots of how things might have been through all seven years by season.

Takes Place: 1st summer before Hogwarts, 1st Year, 2nd summer, 2nd Year, 3rd summer, 3rd Year, 4th summer, 4th Year, 5th summer, 5th Year, 6th summer, 6th Year, 7th summer, 7th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Snape-meets-Dursleys
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Profanity, Violence
Chapters: 30 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 02 Sep 2017 / 10 Feb 2017
Series: None - Challenges: None
When Harry arrived at Hogwarts, no one expected Professor Snape to be his favourite teacher – no one, except the mysteriously familiar witch teaching DADA.

AU. Romance tag is for Lily/Severus, but isn't relevant until later in the story.

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Overly-protective Snape, Snape is Secretive, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Injured!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Neglect, Romance/Het
Chapters: 5 - Completed: No - Updated: 11 Jul 2017 / 25 Jun 2017
Series: None - Challenges: None
Severus Snape always did the right thing no matter what it cost him. It was his curse, because it always cost him. When Severus and Harry become 'grounded' after Harry is caught dueling, Severus is faced with the challenge of making things right with Harry so he can get the help he needs. In response to Ravenhaired88's "Grounded" challenge. A long one-shot.

Takes Place: 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape's a Bully, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Mean
Tags: Adoption, Azkaban Character, Injured!Harry, Werewolves
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Bullying, Neglect, Violence
Chapters: 1 - Completed: Yes - Updated: 02 Jul 2017 / 02 Jul 2017
Series: None - Challenges: Grounded!
Harry finds help in the most unlikely of places. Severus mentors Harry story. It begins the summer after the Tri-Wizard Tournament. Please take the time to read and review. :)

Takes Place: 5th summer - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts
Tags: Evil!Albus
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Out of Character, Violence
Chapters: 68 - Completed: No - Updated: 21 Jun 2017 / 01 Feb 2015
Series: None - Challenges: None
At the beginning of her sixth year, Harriet Potter has a hard time dealing with Sirius's death. And when Moaning Myrtle discovers a terrible secret, Harriet's world begins to crumble. Can a certain Potions Master help? (Sorry, terrible summary. The story is better, I promise).

Takes Place: 6th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape Comforts, Snape is Mean, Snape is Stern
Tags: Girl!Harry
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Alcohol Use, Drug use, Neglect, Self-harm, Suicide Themes
Chapters: 1 - Completed: No - Updated: 18 Jun 2017 / 17 Jun 2017
Series: None - Challenges: None
What if Bella had been Severus' and Lily's age and all three of them had been friends? How would that have affected Harry's life?

Takes Place: 0 - Before Harry is born, 0 - Pre Hogwarts (before Harry is 11) - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Out of Character Snape, Overly-protective Snape
Tags: Alternate Universe, Evil!Albus, New Identity!Harry, Sibling Addition, SuperPower! Snape
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape, Parental Snape > Stepfather Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Out of Character, Rape, Violence
Chapters: 9 - Completed: No - Updated: 01 Apr 2016 / 04 Nov 2014
Series: XYZ Challenge - A Story for each Challenge - Challenges: Silver Trio
Snape hates Harry Potter. Harry Potter hates Snape. But once they find out something earth-shattering, they are forced to spend more time with each other than they would have liked. Warning: CP. Twisty father/son.

Takes Place: 5th Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Overly-protective Snape, Snape is Stern
Tags: None
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Alcohol Use, Character Death, Physical Punishment Spanking, Neglect, Profanity, Romance/Het
Chapters: 13 - Completed: No - Updated: 09 Aug 2015 / 05 Sep 2014
Series: None - Challenges: None

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