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When Harry finds an injured Snape on his doorstep and must hide him from the Dursleys, he has no idea that this very, very bad day will be the start of something good.
Harry and Snape are thrown together by annoying relatives, a series of strange dreams, and Voldemort's latest hunt for Harry, but their greatest challenge may well be surviving each other. This will be a long summer unless the two can find a way to work together. A slow-burn enemy-to-mentor story.
Alternate 6th summer (and part of the school year): post-OotP; ignores HBP and DH. No slash, no romance. NOW COMPLETE!
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28 May 2026
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Read. AU after 5th yr. But still super canon characters except so much better because Snape deserves goodness.
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i won't just survive (no you will see me thrive) by EclipseWing
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
27 Jul 2018
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In which James Potter isn't as dead as everyone thought and Harry has a strong mistrust of all adults.
Reconnecting with his son isn't going to be easy, not just because Harry's in Slytherin.- Language:
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07 May 2026
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Harry Potter is adopted by a retired chemistry professor causing him to become an accidental potions prodigy. Navigating the world of wizards with a strong home base allows Harry to ask important questions like, 'why don't we learn math?' and 'why hasn't everyone read Hogwarts: A History?' and most importantly, 'Why does everyone treat squibs so terribly?"
____"What would have happened if I didn't bounce? Might've died, I suppose."
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Silver Spoon Child Eating off a Paper Plate by MellarkandArt
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
04 Mar 2026
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Set at the start of book five. The ever-busy Dumbledore is a little delayed in sending that howler to Petunia, and so when Vernon insists that Harry needs to leave the house as he's clearly a danger to the family, Harry is packed and down the road with no protest, causing the blood wards to break. The Dursleys instantly become a vulnerable target for Death Eaters, and Harry himself is snatched by a Death Eater, but it's Severus Snape and this is coming from a Severitus writer so you've likely already figured out where all of this is going.
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Snape didn’t become Harry’s guardian because he wanted to be. He did it because it was the best option they had at the time.
Snape didn’t start giving Harry Occlumency lessons because he wanted to help him. He did it because it’s what the headmaster told him to do.
Snape didn’t grow to care about Harry because he wanted to. He just did.
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30 Mar 2026
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The boy grows more confident, smirk curling at his lips, “You don’t recognise me, cousin?” he sticks out his hand, “Hadrian Gaunt,” he introduces himself, “It’s always nice to find long-lost family, am I right?”
It’s only then that Tom realises the whole common room is staring at them, and it takes him too long to realise the reason why is because the whole conversation between the two of them hadn’t been in English.
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28 Feb 2026