Ten streets burned before the wizarding world ever noticed the Boy Who Lived was missing. At seven years old, Harry Potter survived a gas explosion that tore through Little Whinging, leveling houses and leaving the suburb a smoking ruin. Pulled from the wreckage and covered in burns, he was not found by rescuers, but by a Romanian werewolf. The creature regarded Harry not as prey, but with a strange, keen interest—something kinship-like in its hunger. While the magical world celebrated the legend, Harry vanished from history, left to crawl through ash and shadow, alone and unprotected. Time passed in the wilderness, shaping him into someone neither child nor hero. By the time he resurfaced, he was no longer the boy they had once promised to protect.

Years passed before the Ministry found him — half-starved, feral, and living among Fenrir Greyback’s pack deep in the wilderness. The child they recovered was no hero, only a werewolf bound by scars and fear. To protect their image and the fragile myth of “The Boy Who Lived,” officials buried the truth beneath paperwork and propaganda. Harry was cleaned up, handed a wand, and sent to Hogwarts as though nothing had ever happened. But the frightened, silver-eyed boy who stepped off the train was a shadow of the savior they expected. He bore burns that refused to fade and eyes that never seemed fully human. In a world that worships symbols, Harry became a living contradiction: their symbol of hope now marked by monstrosity.
He did not stay long. Within months, Harry disappeared from Hogwarts grounds without a trace, slipping into the wilderness once more. Rumors spread — that the curse had consumed him, that the Boy Who Lived was truly dead at last. Two years later, he returned, changed beyond recognition. No longer merely a wolf, he bore the chill mark of another curse — a vampire’s bite, turning him into a creature neither alive nor dead, neither beast nor man. Now a vaewolf, Harry walks the line between predator and victim, caught in a war between instincts and humanity. But he is not alone in the shadows: Sirius Black, now a Death Eater, has learned of Harry’s survival. The godfather who once loved him has become a predator, hunting him to exploit his monstrous power and serve Voldemort’s rising schemes. Every step back into civilization is a risk, every return to Hogwarts a dangerous gamble against a hunter who knows him too well — and will not hesitate to kill.

Under Severus Snape’s reluctant guardianship, Harry must relearn what it means to live among people — to be student, not monster. Forced to repeat his first year, he sits among children two years younger, haunted by memories they could never understand. Every hallway whispers with his name, every candle flame flickers against his scars. Hogwarts itself feels different now, a place of watching eyes and half-truths. Yet as old enemies stir and ancient bloodlines begin to wake, the darkness within Harry calls for recognition. Somewhere between moon and ash, hunger and heart, he must decide what he truly is: human, beast, or the bridge between both.

The Boy Who Lived didn’t die — he just stopped being human.

Takes Place: 1st Year, 3rd Year - Snape flavour: Canon Snape, Snape Comforts, Snape is Stern
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry, Resorting, SuperPower! Harry, Vampire!Harry, Vampire!Snape, Vampires, Werewolf!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

Harry's newfound parseltongue ability brings about newfound friends.

Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

“Severus,” Harry had asked, “what’s a Death Eater?”

“Where did you hear that word?” Professor Snape questioned sharply.

Harry reeled back a bit, surprised by the raised voice. He didn’t say it out loud, because he wasn’t totally stupid, but he thought that was a rather daft question to ask. Hadn’t they both been there when Mr. Malfoy had referred to Severus as one? Hadn’t they both seen that paper in Professor Dumbledore’s office? “Er, well… it’s not a word, is it? It’s two.”

Harry hears the phrase "Death Eater" being thrown around a lot lately, especially in reference to his new adoptive father, Professor Snape. He finally asks Severus what it means, and isn't terribly pleased to learn the answer.

Takes Place: 2nd Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Loving
Tags: Adoption, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

“He seems to be under the assumption that since the Dursley’s are no longer his legal guardians, he has nowhere to stay this summer.”

Severus scoffed. “And I suppose an orphanage would be a better option as opposed to myself.”

Albus shrugged casually. “Is he aware that you’re even an option?”

“Well of course he…” Severus trailed off, frowning. “Why wouldn’t he?”

“You’re not his legal guardian,” Albus offered bluntly. “While you have done a lot for him, you are certainly in no way responsible for his welfare.”

Severus glared. “Legally speaking, no, but otherwise of course I am responsible for him! I am the one who took him from that wretched home, the one who has been there through nightmares and medical visits and-“

“My, my, Severus. Could it be that you are jealous?”

***

in which Severus has to address the reality of his relationship with Harry with more than just words.

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape Comforts, Snape is Kind, Snape is Loving
Tags: Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape

“Do you like it?” Severus asked, feigning nonchalance. “I know it’s not the same color, but they were all out of brown…”

“Are you sure they were out of brown or are you just incapable of buying something in a color other than black?”

It was still a touchy subject, then.

OR

Severus may have kind of, sort of, inadvertently yet possibly purposely murdered Harry's teddy bear. So he does what any decent Potions Professor/Psycho Guardian Angel would do and replaces it, obviously. Whether or not it's enough for Harry to forgive him remains to be seen.

Takes Place: 1st Year - Snape flavour: Snape is Kind
Tags: Abuse Recovery, Hufflepuff!Harry
Categories: Teacher Snape > Trusted Mentor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape