| Takes Place: 6th Year, 7th summer, 7th Year, 8 - Post Hogwarts (young adult Harry) | Chapters: 73 |
| Snape flavour: Canon Snape | Completed: Yes |
| Categories: Teacher Snape > Professor Snape, Parental Snape > Guardian Snape | Genres: Action/Adventure, Canon, Drama, Hurt/Comfort |
| Tags: Abuse Recovery, Adoption, Animagus!Harry, Injured!Harry, Snape-meets-Dursleys, SuperPower! Harry | Word count: 515909 |
| Main Characters: .Snape and Harry (required), Dumbledore, Ginny, Hagrid, Hermione, Ron, Tonks | Read: 42173 |
Summary: It's year six and Harry struggles with the visions he's inherited from Voldemort. Dumbledore is reaching the end of his time and needs to ensure someone will take care of Harry after the headmaster is gone. An incident in the Forbidden Forest where Snape must care for an injured Harry without using magic sets in motion far-reaching changes in their lives and in the magical world.
Alternative Year Six story written originally from 2004-2005 under the username GreenGecko. Canonical (as much as possible) through OotP.
This is the 5th edition.
Awards:
Alternative Year Six story written originally from 2004-2005 under the username GreenGecko. Canonical (as much as possible) through OotP.
This is the 5th edition.
Rated: 16+
Warnings: Alcohol Use, Character Death, Panic attack, Profanity, Rape, Romance/Het, Torture, Violence
Series: None
Challenges: None
Warnings: Alcohol Use, Character Death, Panic attack, Profanity, Rape, Romance/Het, Torture, Violence
Series: None
Challenges: None
Story Notes:
To reiterate: This story only takes into account Book 5 canon. Some minor book 6 and 7 references have slipped in during revision, but not in significant ways.
Story contains quite a bit of spell violence as part of dueling and battles. Letter of the law rape tag and sexual assault/harrasment warning for off-scene and minor incidents such as kissing a sleeping person who does not want to be kissed. Language is mild with just bit of swearing. Any sexual interaction is off-scene and mostly implied through indirect language.
A ton of people have betaed and provided helpful feedback to this story. The last chapter notes will list them all as well as the bibliography.
Table of Contents
1. Year Six, Easter by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 4] 
(1664 words) 
“Professors McGonagall and Moody kept them working until the very last second of their classes too, and Snape, of course, would no sooner let them play games in class than adopt Harry.”
— Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
"Challenge Accepted"
2. A Long Bitter Night by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4722 words)
3. St. Mungo's by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (2732 words)
4. Restless and Sleepless by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 4] (4613 words)
5. Meeting Destiny by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5117 words)
6. Aftermath by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (6515 words)
7. Unexpected Offers by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (1995 words)
8. The Big Match by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4604 words)
9. End of Year Six by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (4375 words)
10. The Request by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (5300 words)
11. Fame if not Fortune by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4662 words)
12. The Offer by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 4] (6228 words)
13. Acquiescing by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (3988 words)
14. Forms and Filings by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5595 words)
15. A Home by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (6597 words)
16. It's Always Calm by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (12101 words)
17. Unannounced Visitors by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (5195 words)
18. Mum by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5692 words)
19. Year Seven Begins by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4607 words)
20. Settling In by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (3685 words)
21. Potions with a Capital "P" by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (5953 words)
22. Painful Truth by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4397 words)
23. A Time to Reap & Getting Detention by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (18863 words)
At the end of this chapter is an extra chapter that was written in May of 2009 at the request of xrayjuliet who very generously outbid others on the Support Stacie Auction for the prerogative of determining the plot of it. It was written after Resonance was completed and was originally posted alone. But, looking back at old comments, it seems like it’s best put in where it sequentially belongs, despite the shift in style and tone.
There’s too much history with the old chapter numbers to put it into sequence and make it 24, so it is added as an addendum to 23.
(In hindsight, I don’t know why I didn’t name it 23 and 3/4. Weird.)
24. Rendezvous by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (8636 words)
25. Another Big Match by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4631 words)
26. The Christmas Ball by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (4944 words)
27. Holiday Blues by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5958 words)
28. A First Christmas by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4978 words)
29. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (4815 words)
30. Transformations by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (5503 words)
31. Fur and Snow by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4361 words)
32. Applying Oneself by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (3362 words)
33. Old Wounds by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5487 words)
34. Round about the Cauldron Go by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (4258 words)
Author’s Note: Starting here and running through the Shakespeare three-witches chapter titles there is a mini-whodunit in the story.
35. Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (7762 words)
36. Wool of Bat and Tongue of Dog by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4340 words)
37. Adder's Fork and Blind Worm's Sting by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (6047 words)
38. Lizard's Leg and Howlet's Wing by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (4370 words)
39. A Charm of Pow'rful Trouble by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4412 words)
40. Boil Thou First i' the Charmed Pot by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4969 words)
41. Swelter'd Venom Sleeping Got by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (4186 words)
42. Like a Hell-Broth Boil and Bubble by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5567 words)
43. Silver'd in the Moon's Eclipse by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5411 words)
44. More than the Wars of Our Fathers by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 4] (8025 words)
The theme song for this moment in the story is Switchfoot: Meant to Live
(I’ve resisted indicating these, but this one just fits too well. And I lifted a lyric for this chapter, so needed crediting as well.)
45. Knock Down the Walls by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (8598 words)
46. End of an Era by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (7978 words)
47. The Game of Life by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (9046 words)
48. Distant Shores by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (10488 words)
49. Silent, Steadfast, and Forbearing by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (10794 words)
50. Tangled Up in Blues by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (7844 words)
51. Uncertain Glory by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (5916 words)
52. The Auror's Apprentice by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (7739 words)
53. Desperately Seeking Something by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 4] (11055 words)
54. Interviews by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (7606 words)
55. Arriving Somewhere from a Distance by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (10815 words)
56. Big Wide World by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (7096 words)
57. Transitions by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (9075 words)
58. Snape's Story by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 4] (8253 words)
59. An Unexpected Test by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (8227 words)
60. Enemies and Friends, Part I by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (8671 words)
Okay, apologies. I have a last amazing beta going over this story for final edit. And I'm finally fixing something I should have fixed earlier. Rogan and Rodgers are way too similar of names. I was going to make them sort of twin-ish friend Aurors so the names made weird sense. That didn't happen. Now it's just confusing. So Tristan Rogan is now Tristan Logan. I haven't reposted the old chapters yet, but will do so. Ongoing though... new name.
61. Enemies and Friends, Part II by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (6153 words)
62. Field Work by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (10415 words)
63. Haunted by the Past by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (10990 words)
64. Just Visiting by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (12080 words)
65. Mum Galore, Part I by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (7109 words)
66. Mum Galore, Part II by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (6572 words)
67. Removing the Mask by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (9531 words)
68. Magic to Muggles by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (7833 words)
69. Circling in the Dark by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (12954 words)
70. Time and Tide by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (15350 words)
71. Arms of the Angels by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (13186 words)
72. The Substitute by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 3] (10434 words)
73. Revenge and Redemption by Green_Gecko [Reviews - 2] (12879 words)
The End.
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