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Hurricane Ivan has knocked out Muggle "power" in Alabama. Severus Snape has a cousin who lives in Kentucky with a Muggle-born friend who has parents in BirmingHAM. Blood is thicker than pumpkin juice, and Snape is a powerful wizard with experience going undercover and seeming to be what he possibly is not.

Lupin would have recognized Snape anywhere, but it was still a shock to see him in the Muggle hospital tent.

For one week in summer Harry disappears without trace. When he comes back he claims to have no memory. But something happened and it changed him. It remains to be seen if for the better or the worse.

Have you ever wondered what happened when Lockhart asked our dear Potions Professor to be his 'assistant'?

If you've seen the Breakfast Club, you have the general idea, but this is Hogwarts style! With some good D/G, H/LL, MB/AG, and of course boy!Blaise. Yes, there is an OC, but she's okay. Come and read, about Hogwarts teen angst. If you're lucky, you may even see dancing Slytherins!

Sequel to "In The Cold Light Of Morning." Hermione has accepted Severus' proposal of marriage and the two of them embark upon the troubled waters of marriage planning and preparing for their life together. SSHG.

As Voldemort takes his final steps towards immortality, Harry Potter knows it will take more than luck to destroy the four remaining Horcruxes. Post-HBP, Seventh Year Fic.

Sequel to "Married Alive," Azazello’s take on the Marriage Law Challenge. Both stories are now AU. Hooboy, are they AU!

When Neville makes a mistake on one of his potions, only Snape is unaffected by the results. Can he keep everyone's pants on - literally - until the effects wear off?

Severus Snape saved Hermione Granger from the desolation of the battlefield after the final fight with Voldemort. Now, five years later, Hermione wants to know why and she is determined to find out.

There's a spy in Harry's class and Snape has to find out who before everyone is put in danger. Sometimes it's who you suspect the least. Sometimes it's who you suspect the most.

Alone and friendless for most of his eleven years, Severus starts at a new school with pessimistic expectations, until Remus, an open, soft-spoken boy, befriends him. With the odds piling up against them, Severus needs to understand the intricacies of human``relationships, or risk driving Remus away. Follow Severus and Remus on their journey through butterflies, missing cats, chocolates, bully-boys and a friendship that seems doomed to fail from the start.

Harry's searching for the secrets of his family history and gaining new powers all the while. With Snape and Neville beside him, can he uncover the secrets and destroy Voldemort?

Time has passed, but Transfigurations exams are still a bane to ``Snape, Malfoy and the others, but they\\\'ve got a plan.... No sheep were harmed ``in the making of this story. Just chocolate chip cookies.

"One by one, my leaves will fall. One by one, my tales are told." Severus Snape is given an assignment by his father to brush up on his grammar and writing in general: he is given a journal. It turns into a book of his young life.

Harry is having a bad summer at the end of his fifth year. A few long walks lead to some interesting discoveries about his past.

The year is 1971 and Severus Snape is starting his first year at Hogwarts, determined to be the most wonderfully brilliant and stoic student the school has ever had despite the best efforts of his bizarre aunt. Lily Evans is also starting her first year at Hogwarts, determined to do well and make her parents proud, despite the best efforts of her well-meaning but insanely mischevious House-mates. No matter what the future has in store for the class of 1978, these are the forever golden days (no matter what Severus may continually claim). These are the days of wands and roses.

After a severe week of Death Eater meetings, Severus is found by Hermione and gives her a promise he is afraid he may not be able to keep. AU since HBP and OotP.

After being injured in the battle at the Department of Mysteries, Hermione is recovering in the hospital wing of Hogwarts. Who is the mysterious apothecary who visits her every night with a new batch of potions?

She's a seventh year prodigy, the inventor of the MedSeven, a year older than Harry Potter and the rest of the gang. Kaida Ryu is only interested in making lives easier and incorporating muggle ideas into the wizarding world, one magical device at a time. The Dark Angel with black wings has a darker secret, however, one that involves losing innocence to an elder as a family rite of passage. She chooses someone who would rather rejoin the Dark Lord. (Revamped for inclusion of Half-Blood Prince, obvious AU)

Harry is faced with the terrible reality that he alone can defeat Voldemort, a responsibility he shoulders courageously. What happens when startling events begin to take place and new faces appear possessing secrets that hold the key to not only Voldemort’s weaknesses, but to Harry’s future? Coming of age has more in store for Harry than he ever thought possible. Things become more overwhelming than he could ever imagine as secrets begin to unravel, new and old enemies are met, and loyalties are tied. While his fate grows foggier, his choices become increasingly more difficult to make. He realizes that everyone around him is faced with the same decision, to choose between what is right, and what is easy. What will Harry choose?

This is a world where Voldemort is King. A world where two people have lost everything. In an instant it was done. The Dark Mark was hideous on her flesh, marking the satiny skin of her forearm forever more. Branding her a demon, a monster, but be there no mistake that in my eyes she will always be an angel, going down among the devils because there is no Heaven anymore.

What if one day you woke up to realize thateverything you'd been told about your marriage was a lie? To realize that your own family wasn't what you thought they were? To be torn between right and wrong; love and hate? Ariadne has never had to deal with any of these problems until now, and her world is spinning widly out of control. How long can she hide the truth beneath a blanket of love?

When Harry returns to Grimmauld Place, what will he find waiting for him this time? Did a dream about an infamous Voldemort really happen? And why is Harry once again seeing and hearing things that no one else can? What will it take to pull Harry out of the emotional torture being placed on him, and how far will they go to save him? Begins summer after fifth year and continues into sixth year.

What led up to the decision to create the map in the first place? How exactly did they do it? What did they do with it? How did it end up in Filch's drawer?

Set directly after the last chapter of Half-Blood Prince and takes it a little further. While Harry stays behind next to Dumbledore's tomb, he meets someone and realises some things concerning the night the professor died. But how does his new acquaintance fit into all this and what is her purpose in meeting him?

Silly ships are spoofed in an even sillier ficlet. - ``“No,” he hissed. “I have just returned from the Dark Lord. I am in severe pain from the affereffects of the Crucio curse. You will tend to my injuries,” he said, stripping off his clothes.``“Fine,” she said, admiring his thin, paper white body.

"Remus sometimes says how frightening it is that all it takes is one bad week to utterly destroy your world, but I think that he knows better than that. He knows that the events of that week had been in the works for years, had their beginning as far back as our fourth year. It's not even surprising that everything came to a head at once. The events of that week could never have happened one by one. Our lives were too tightly intertwined for isolated tragedies, much less deaths. We couldn't have stopped it then. We were already too different from the way than we looked through the eyes of those that we loved best. What happened was inescapable."

Gilderoy has become the new Whore of England, and has set his sights on Snape to be his new boy toy. Will he win the Hunt, or will Snape elude him in the process? SLASH - Lockhart/Snape.

Severus Snape's best friend returns to teach at Hogwarts-- YES, HE HAS FRIENDS. Keep your smart-aleck comments to yourself! Some of the things that ensue: green and silver body paint, year-long chess games, action, fun, insanity for all ages! A few OCs, and a side of Severus Snape you may never have seen. Sarcasm, arguments, and reminisces about Lily abound. Voila.

Lupin tells Black that he's spent a night with Snape. Which leads to confusion, misunderstandings, surprising statements and... more. Snape/Lupin - fluffy slash, one-shot.

This is about Snape's past. He met a girl, he fell in love and lost her. Will she ever come back? In this chapter, Snape meets his love.

We know that Severus Snape graduated from Slytherin, Hogwarts. We know that he knew much of the Dark Arts even then. And we know that he joined the Dark Lord. We know that he finally turned to Dumbledore. But have you ever wondered why? This is the story of Severus Snape and his loyalties. This story follows a young man full of promise, and what choices he makes. This is a story of Darkness and Light. This is a story of what, how, and why. This is a story of Severus Snape.

Response to challenge #80 on blooddance.com. Snape’s mum comes back from Japan after an interesting vision that will change Severus’ life, as well as the life of one Harry Potter. Oneshot.

What made Dumbledore trust Snape? Why is Snape the bastard he is? What scares Snape so badly that he wishes to die to avoid it? Can love bloom from hate? Jolee is scared of her past and runs from the mistakes she once made. Will she make the same mistake twice?

An irreversible dark charm is placed on Severus Snape. But without his memory, how will he survive? A Snape-Hermione friendship story, with Harry thrown in along the way.

When Hermione accepts an invitation to study Alchemy at Hogwarts during the summer, she becomes entangled in much larger affairs -- including Professor Snape's painful and dangerous return to Voldemort. A Snape-Hermione mentorship story, post-GoF.

Harry is serving a detention with Snape, but when he accidently lets slip how he feels for Snape, how will he deal with the consequences? More importantly, how will Snape react? Slash.

When Sirius's attempt to meddle in Remus's and Severus's love-affair goes awry, he decides it's high time he drop out of Hogwarts. A parody of Jim Jacobs's and Warren Casey's musical "Grease."

Even the Dark Lord was amazed upon watching the effects of an atom bomb. The vast power displayed before him held a beauty so incredible, so horrifyingly marvellous, it made his chest hurt and his eyes water – as he wiped the moisture from his eyes, he realised with astonishment that he was crying.

I always expected to be the first one to go. As it happened, I am the last to stay. Perhaps it is because I should be the one to witness a world without Harry Potter.

Hermione is a Death Eater, but she isn't brainwashed, and she isn't 'evil'. Her secret is found out, and she is taken to a house of one loyal to the Light. Here, Hermione reflects on past actions, remembers her beloved, and slowly loses any hope of rescue.

Two very different members of the Order of the Phoenix must work with each other. Set during OotP.

Harry James Potter, age 7, accidentaly Apparates to a house in which he lived as a baby. There, far from the Dursleys' influence, his intelligence arises and helps him understand the nature of magic and the uses it can have, while his disappearance turns the Magical World upside down. How will be Harry's comeback to the world in which he was born?

Speculative biography for Severus Snape: family, character, skills.... The first 2/3 of The Potions Master's Life may be read as a work to itself although it was written in response to the author's Brave New World (at Schnoogle) or at the author's web site. ````As we have little info on Snape's background to date -- and the factual info I have included does not contradict canon -- I am labelling this as "speculative" rather than AU.````Chapter 1 Summary: In which we meet young Severus Snape and some of his family.

Hogwarts in an alternate universe, where everyone is present, but not quite the same....

What to do if four of the most (un)favoured characters are still single? Quite simple: you put them in a matchmaking-show.

Draco and Hermione's daughter asks Professor Snape a few questions about why her parents are always together. She learns what really happened during their time at Hogwarts.

(Hints of Child Abuse) First Year, AU in Potions class. Snape grasps what he otherwise would have missed. Looks may -not- be deceiving, but in a different way than he had even considered...

Severus Snape didn't trust Sirius Black, yet he entered the Shrieking Shack all the same. What was it that Black said that made Snape enter the tunnel? The Headmaster interviews those involved and discovers some uncomfortable truths during his investigation of the incident.

Voldemort has planned something particularly nasty, something that Severus highly disapproves of. Remus is shocked, Severus is protective, and Dumbledore has plans.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from the 'Prince's' point of view. Snape has a hang-over, an unwelcome task and a new job.

The night is *full* of surprises!``Severus takes a walk after a long day seeking comfort... but gets a surprise he had never expected. Implied/shocking romance, as well as some interesting twists.

A dark boy watches a bright girl through the grass and wonders why she can't be with him.

Prof. Snape helps Ms. Granger take possession of a legacy, but before either of them can enjoy it, there's the little matter of a couple of Unbreakable Vows to deal with.

Is Snape evil? I don't think so. Apart from it being an awful letdown, it would also mean that JKR is a sloppy writer. Is Snape good? Well, he has just cast an Unforgivable Curse, and we all know what that does to your soul, so far from me to go and claim he's all sweet and nice and so misunderstood. But maybe he needn't be either of those. Here is my theory for Snape's behaviour in HBP, in a long (but hopefully not dry) essay with plenty of canon reference :-).

Severus Snape had already made his commitment to the Death Eaters when Lily Evans arrived at his door--a complication he hadn't expected, a temptation he almost couldn't resist.

It started with the cloaked figure in the window...watching. From there Hermione learns there is no black and white in a war, only shades of gray and the Dark Angel that comes to her rescue...or does he?

Severus Snape is alone in his dungeons when memories of the only woman he had ever loved come flooding to him. A Lily/Snape ficlet with a twist that is rarely (if ever) seen.

George and Alicia dated once. It\'s Fred and Angelina\'s wedding and old feelings are surfacing. What part do Quidditch analogies and Snape in tennis shorts play in this? Find out. G/Al

What do you get when you mix Snape, Hermione, a pair of tight hot pink leather pants, a spoon and a really really big hole? Hermione doesn't want to believe it either, but there is no escape - and there is no denying the inevitable.

Lily Evans and Hestia Jones make a bet--about Severus Snape. Marauders school years.

Select one Tarot-card-wielding Draco Malfoy. Add in the Dark Lord's bane, the irritable Potions professor, the youngest Weasley child, and the werewolf going through a mid-life crisis. Stir for disaster...

“There is a tradition, a ceremony,” he explained. “Every year, the people who wish to become Death Eaters have a year to complete a task. The task is to turn a student to Voldemort’s side, and Draco has chosen you. He wishes to… break you. To make you either turn to him, or be so badly broken that you won’t care what happens to you.”

"When you let the butterfly go and it comes back, it was truly meant to be yours. It's funny though because I've never seen a person with a lovely butterfly perched upon their shoulders as if it were a parrot."

What became of Montague after Fred and George pushed him through the Vanishing Cabinet? Sometimes you have to lose your marbles in order to find your path ...

SNAPE KILLS HARRY AND ****S HERMIONE!!! Well, I think that's eye-catching and exciting enough...

We all know Snape hates Christmas, but what if some unknown force tried to convert him? A Dickens parody featuring Snape and three rather unusual Christmas Spirits.

Severus and Hermione find a perfect way to end a bad day.

What if Harry had not failed so spectacularly in Occulmency? What if Voldemort never went to the Department of Mysteries? A peek into the final battle between good and evil, wherein love ultimately triumphs over all [Non-Slash HP-SS]...

"I wonder what Dumbledore would think if he knew what his Head Girl was doing right now, Highness?" The romantic tale of Ginny and Snape. Oneshot.

All Draco and Ginny want is a little alone time together - things don't go according to plan.

Severus learns that small children can remember quite a lot.

The DADA Teachers go back for their second session with Dr. Kincaid. This time the session is full of surprises.

What happens when Snape is unable to come to school for a week? He hires a substitute! Guess who it is! It's Voldemort!

Someone is clowning around at Snape's expense, or so Snape thinks.

He made himself believe he had 'gotten over' his feelings for her, but an event brings them to the surface of Severus Snape, leaving him anything but stable. An insight into Severus' dreams and thoughts lies at your fingertips.

Young Severus Snape can't complain about leading a boring life at Hogwarts. There are mortal enemies to bring down, the Dark Arts to discover, his parents' heritage to figure out and a certain redheaded Muggle-born to avoid at all costs, all under the watchful eyes of his guardian, Alastor Moody, who is having a demanding time himself with an ex-classmate of his intent on conquering the world...

Aurora Snape's route of troublemaking at Beauxbatons gets her transfered to Hogwarts, to be watched over by her father. But the question is, why does she despise him, and what does she know about the dark side.

As a war among wizards gathers pace in the outside world, talented misfit Severus Snape struggles to make his way at Hogwarts. Determined to join the ranks of the great and the good, he forms an alliance with charismatic but ruthless Lucius Malfoy, whilst secretly remaining best friends with childhood friend Lily Evans – who stands against everything Lucius believes. How long can Severus keep the best of both worlds before the consequences of his divided loyalties catch up with him? [COMPLETE]

Severus Snape still hasn't had his first signs of magic, and his grandfather wants to see him. His grandfather. A notorious wizard who hasn't been seen in public for nearly a decade, though the family insists that, yes, he is alive. What shall the Snapes do about Severus?

Spoof. An unfortunate Potions experiment makes Snape live through his many fanfiction incarnations. Dumbledore and Hermione watch.

Hogwarts students need money too. And Hogsmeade *is* the cool place to work.

They were raised in a time of darkness and war, and their childhoods ``came to a crashing halt in the year 1981. Now, it is the year 1995, and a new ``generation has arisen to fight the war they could not win. But it takes more than ``one boy to defeat the Dark Order, and the only one who can help him is long dead. ``The past will collide with the present as Lord Voldemort's rise draws the most ``powerful of the wizarding world back to Hogwarts.````Featuring: Returns from the dead, dastardly plots, torrid affairs, and dangerous alliances.

Four unlikely people trapped in the dungeon? A perfect recipe for Truth or Dare! Much whining, snogging, and Snape acting like a teenage girl.

For years he watched four boys make their mark on the world, and later he saw them fall apart. How was Severus Snape influenced by those he hated—and those he would later come to understand?

Summary: A SS/HG story of food, passion and surly house-elves. In which we take an immediate hard right turn off the beaten canon to Silly Alternative Universe Land. A pinch of parody. A dash of cliché. Toss in a few OC’s and stir well. Serve hot.

Old friends meet to honor one of the fallen. Short one-shot.

What happens after the death of Sirius when Harry has to return to Hogwarts...

The summer insects hummed and made a living sound of the heat. It was Harry Potter day. How wonderful. Voldemort was dead, and all the world celebrated a baby. Severus Snape makes his ignominious return to Hogwarts to be - of all things - a teacher. But matters couldn't get any worse, could they?

Ginny Weasley survived a major attack which turned into the Final Battle with Voldemort, but many others did not. Spend some time with Ginny, recovering a few days after the battle.

Harry hasn’t gone on with his life since Voldemort’s defeat and Severus is tired of watching his partner staying immobile.

Angelina is excited about her 6th year - little does she know that there was a hidden truth deep within that will change her life forever. Few people know of her friendship with one Slytherin student that would drastically influence her loyalties. What will Sirius and the other Marauders do when they find out about Angelina's friendship with the one person they loathe? What lies ahead for her when it is all over?

Friends and loved ones are remembered both sides of the ethereal plane. This piece is set immediately after the end of Deathly Hallows so it contains a certain degree of spoiler information. This fic was written a decade ago. As such, the grammar and punctuation may not be up to my current standard. However, there are no current plans to rework my older fics.

Severus Snape sees what others don't, much as he wishes it were otherwise.

Everyone one needs rescuing at some point. What happens when your knight in shining armor is Luna Lovegood?

Harry goes home to the Dursleys after his fourth year at Hogwarts. But things do not go well at the Dursley residence. Still angry about the previous summer, Uncle Vernon takes out his rage on poor Harry. Will Snape be able to save him in time? This will be slash, but it will take a LONG time to get to that point.

During his time at Hogwarts, Severus Snape had to deal with many things. His hatred of Sirius Black, his jealousy of James Potter, his heavy school load, death, and love. Severus was never a man to show his affection, unless it was - of course - sodden with hate and sarcasm. There was one exception, though, and she was a Ravenclaw named Samantha Halloway. He had loved her since they were children, growing up together, and loved her more every waking day.

'If Severus Snape had known that they would be spending the final months of the war hiding, he might have not have been so concerned with consolidating his research and making out his brief, almost non-existent, Will.'````Voldemort finally succeeds at storming Hogwarts, but what he finds is an empty school. He knows that the students have been evacuated, but where are the teachers? Where is Harry Potter? Where is Dumbledore?````-- A war-time story in which the last remaining teachers of Hogwarts find themselves fighting a war in which the odds are stacked against them. Harry Potter and Severus Snape become unwilling comrades in the fight to free Hogwarts. Eventual SS/HP slash.

The first of a small trilogy that deals with the horrible, wonderful, intense night that Snape gave up his title as Death Eater. It is a look into the inner workings of Snape's mind and character and how his relationship with Dumbledore came to be. This is dark. Very dark.