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Keep Your Enemies Closer by Riddletobien starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 1] New!
Harry's sixth year ends with the Dark Lord's takeover. Harry gets to live - but why? After a gruelling summer, he struggles with sneaky attacks at Hogwarts and his power over Dark Marks. He realises the truth, and the Order tries to free him from the horcrux - but fails. Harry feels as if he is slowly slipping away… but help arrives from an unlikely source: Snape.

~Gen, plotty AU: a slow-burn, realistic mentorship between Harry and Snape (will become the focus) and Harry and Voldemort

Takes Place: 6th Year, 7th summer, 7th Year - Snape flavour: Book Snape, Canon Snape, Snape is Mean, Snape's a Bully
Tags: Injured!Harry
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Bullying, Emotional Abuse, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 14 - Completed: No - Updated: 26 Nov 2025 / 19 Nov 2025
Series: None - Challenges: None
In the Valley of Death, the Hallowed Light Shines by TheLostBoys333 starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 13]
When Harry finds himself locked in a room that seems to be trying to kill him by Dumbledore, he knows he has to escape. Luckily, he gets help, but is brought to the one person he never would've thought to go to: Severus Snape. Under the man's protection, Harry will learn that his life has been a manipulated lie, there is a prophecy from Death himself-who likes to be called Nex?-Voldemort may be a better option, and he has a father who actually loves him. It's time for the Master of Death to step out of the shadows.

Takes Place: 6th summer, 6th Year - Snape flavour: Out of Character Snape, Overly-protective Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Sassy, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Evil!Albus, Evil!Harry, Evil!Snape
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Bashing, Character Death, Out of Character, Panic attack, Profanity, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 6 - Completed: No - Updated: 28 Oct 2025 / 25 Jul 2025
Series: None - Challenges: None
Shadows of the Forsaken by TheLostBoys333 starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 57]
While the wizarding world struggles with the return of Voldemort, Harry struggles with the death of Sirius and his own out of control magic. His summer before 6th year is unlike any other as he trains alongside the Order, grows close to Severus Snape, of all people, and learns of an unfathomable fate assigned to one Draco Malfoy, a fate he is determined to stop. As the world falls apart, it seems Harry's life may finally come together.

Takes Place: 6th summer, 6th Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape Disciplines , Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Animagus!Harry, Depression Recovery
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Bashing, Character Death, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Physical Abuse, Self-harm, Suicide Themes, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 27 - Completed: No - Updated: 06 Oct 2025 / 11 Nov 2023
Series: None - Challenges: None
As Fate Would Have It by TheLostBoys333 starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 10]
Eight years after the war, the veil in the Department of Mysteries takes unexplained action and somehow brings Severus Snape back to life. Only, the former professor and spy is now a four-year-old boy with no family and all of his past memories. Harry steps in to take care of the little boy, vowing to help him heal from his first life of trauma while keeping him safe from the dangers that still stalk their world. He becomes desperate to repay all the man had done for him now he had the chance. However, somewhere along the way, Severus Snape becomes far more than just a duty.

Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry), 8 - Pre Epilogue (adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Out of Character Snape
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Alternate Universe, Child fic, Deaged!Snape
Categories: Reverse Roles > Parental Harry
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Character Bashing, Character Death, Emotional Abuse, Neglect, Out of Character, Panic attack, Physical Abuse, Profanity, Romance/Het, Romance/Slash, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 3 - Completed: No - Updated: 23 Sep 2025 / 01 Aug 2025
Series: None - Challenges: None
Healing the Past by TEC starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 10]

In a world where the shadows of the past linger heavily, 11/12 year old Harry Potter finds himself in desperate need of a safe haven. After escaping a life of abuse at the hands of his relatives with help from Severus Snape. He finds himself in need of rescuing again from a place he expected to feel safe and secure.



Takes Place: None - Snape flavour: Out of Character Snape, Overly-protective Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Injured!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Godfather Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: Bullying, Character Bashing, Emotional Abuse, Out of Character, Panic attack, Physical Punishment Spanking
Chapters: 4 - Completed: No - Updated: 05 Dec 2024 / 05 Nov 2024
Series: None - Challenges: None
The Dragon Legacy (Book 1) by Song of the Sea starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 7]
After finding out that he isn't the son of James and Lily Potter, but rather the son of Marvolo Riddle and Severus Prince, Harry decides to backstab his "friends" and rejoin the shadows.

Takes Place: 1st Year, 2nd summer - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Out of Character Snape
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Alternate Universe, Creature!fic, Evil!Albus, Good!Voldemort, New Identity!Harry, Pregnancy, Slytherin!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Biological Father Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Bullying, Character Bashing, Out of Character, Romance/Slash
Chapters: 2 - Completed: No - Updated: 05 Aug 2023 / 26 Jul 2023
Series: The Dragon Legacy - Challenges: None
Holding On by JAWorley starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 27]
Where once a boy of 17 had to learn to let go of his burdens, now a man of 18 must learn how to hold on when all in his life seems to go awry. Harry and Severus are still learning how to live as father and son, and Harry and Ginny are learning how to cope with their new little family as well. Voldemort’s terrorist attacks are on the rise, and Harry and Ginny are in more danger than they ever were, with more at stake than ever. Sequel to Letting Go.

Takes Place: 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Snape is Stern
Tags: Alternate Universe, Injured!Harry, Injured!Snape, Pregnancy
Categories: Healer Snape, Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry, Teacher Snape > Unofficially teaching Snape
Rated: T - Warnings: Profanity, Romance/Het, Torture, Violence
Chapters: 3 - Completed: No - Updated: 22 Jan 2021 / 08 May 2011
Series: New Life - Challenges: Grampy Sev
The Family of the Sea by Song of the Sea starstarstarstarstar [Reviews - 2]
Harriet is grief-stricken after losing Sirius, then she finds out that her friends aren't who they said they were. She finds comfort in Prof. Snape, who has a secret of her own to tell Harriet and Minerva.

Takes Place: 2nd Year, 3rd Year, 4th Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving, Out of Character Snape
Tags: Girl!Harry, Good!Voldemort, New Identity!Harry, Royalty!Snape
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape, Snape Equal Status to Harry > Comrades Snape and Harry
Rated: K - Warnings: Character Bashing, Out of Character
Chapters: 3 - Completed: No - Updated: 20 Oct 2020 / 23 Sep 2020
Series: None - Challenges: None
Small Like Me by JAWorley, hpfanficfan, Tragedy of Fenwick, Luck Round robin starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 102]
In response to the "It's Kind of a Funny Story" challenge by Mellow Moon. A four author story.

Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Canon Snape, Snape is Kind, Snape is Stern
Tags: None
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape
Rated: 16+ - Warnings: Abusive Dursleys, Character Death, Neglect, Romance/Het, Violence
Chapters: 14 - Completed: No - Updated: 22 May 2020 / 03 May 2013
Series: None - Challenges: It's Kind of a Funny Story
Renovations by Inuki starstarstarstarhalf-star [Reviews - 3]
Harry managed to convince someone after his first years, that he could not continue living with his Muggle family. The Headmaster decides that Harry would have the best chances living with his Potion Master, who was not thrilled to have Potter forced upon him so he decides to make the most of the situation and get Potter to earn his keep: renovating old muggle houses.

Takes Place: 2nd summer - Snape flavour: Snape is Angry, Snape's a Bully, Snape is Controlling, Snape is Cruel, Snape is Desperate, Snape is Mean, Snape is Stern
Tags: None
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape
Rated: K - Warnings: Bullying, Neglect
Chapters: 1 - Completed: No - Updated: 04 Mar 2020 / 28 Feb 2020
Series: None - Challenges: None

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