Potions and Snitches :: Snape and Harry Gen Fanfiction Archive

Summary: What if Harry Potter never went to the Dursleys? After the Potters’ deaths, the Ministry takes immediate custody of the Boy Who Lived. Snape is arrested for relaying the prophecy, the Longbottoms remain tragic casualties, and Dumbledore’s hidden influence is gone.

Writers are challenged to explore a wizarding world where Harry grows up under official oversight, surrounded by bureaucracy instead of neglect. How does a life shaped by rules, observation, and political control affect the boy destined for fame? How does the prophecy unfold when no one can secretly manipulate his path?

Requirements:

Harry remains under Ministry Custody
Snape is arrested or otherwise held accountable for relaying the prophecy. Snape's role in the story after either arrest or some form of consequence is up to the writer.
The Potters’ deaths and the Longbottoms’ trauma occur as in canon (or are acknowledged as consequences).
Dumbledore cannot secretly manipulate Harry’s upbringing; any involvement must be overt and bureaucratically approved.
Harry has no inherited wealth — he is entirely dependent on the Ministry for housing, food, magical supplies, and education.

Optional:

Include early Ministry-controlled magical education, e.g., wands, lessons, or magical wards before Hogwarts.
Show political intrigue, e.g., debates within the Ministry about Harry’s status, fame, or the prophecy.
Harry forming relationships with other magical children in a Ministry-controlled environment.
Depict how Harry’s personality, skills, and destiny diverge from canon due to structured upbringing.
Creature wizard Harry!

Forbidden:

No private magical guardianship (Dumbledore, Hagrid, or anyone else taking Harry outside Ministry oversight).
No “Harry is special because Dumbledore chose him” plotlines.
No ignoring Snape’s culpability or letting him remain unaccountable.
No unexplained magical exceptions or plot devices that bypass Ministry oversight (e.g., secret escape plans, unsupervised adventures).
No OP or Godlike Harry

Suggested Categories: Misc > Keepers of the Snitch

Characters: .Snape and Harry (required)
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