At the behest of Lord Voldemort, Severus Snape is forced to commit a deplorable act against one who should have been under his protection. Bound by Dark Magic, he and Hermione Granger must learn to trust one another and themselves as they work together to thwart the dark plots surrounding them.

Dumbledore wouldn't have left trouble magnet Harry Potter defenseless for years at Hogwarts. At thirteen Hermione becomes his protector, working and training with Severus, giving up her childhood to ensure Harry's safety. As times passes, Severus becomes teacher, mentor, friend, and eventually lover. A story of spies, plots, and love. M in Part Three. Winner of SSHG Best WIP Award.

Severus Snape doesn't mean to find trouble, but trouble always seems to know just how to find him. When he responds to a bulletin board ad on a whim, he soon finds himself in over his head. Then again, sometimes it is when things seem darkest that an unexpected light can truly shine its brightest.

Sometimes the best way to get married is not to attend your own wedding.

This picks up right after "If You Love Someone" and *hopefully* makes up for Harry's broken heart. Still lots of Snape/Hermione but other surprises as well. Someone notices Harry's pain and does her best to help him see that all is not lost. -One Shot- EWE

"I could make you scream louder than a Mandrake." Hermione thinks the school's dating program is stupid and superficial, and the male pairings she's been given are doing nothing to fix that. Implied Sevmione. Written for The Golden Snitch forum for my buddy, Kyrie.

On the eve of his wedding, someone interrupts Severus' stag night to have a rather serious conversation with him. He thought the wizard might challenge him to a duel. In the end, that might have been easier. Not gonna lie, this is a bit angsty but the angst is not directed toward SS/HG. One shot. EWE

Severus Snape is befriended by a small furry otter who seeks him out during the school years. Who is she and why did she choose him? How does she affect his life? A story of healing, friendship and longing. A short-ish tale in 10 not very long chapters (plus an epilogue), slow burn, mainly canon compliant minus DH's epilogue of course. Now Complete!

Severus always thought his nose was his most unfortunate feature. Large, crooked and sometimes overwhelmingly sensitive, he never really liked the damned thing. But when his wife comes home one day in a mood, he finds that there is one thing his nose is useful for. One-shot, EWE, Snamione-SS/HG

Hermione wasn't expecting...motherhood. SS/HG HEA...Always :)

Hermione, eager to return to all things academic, accepts a teaching post at Hogwarts. Her love of learning opens her eyes to many things, including what it means to truly love someone. SS/HG

After a horrible potions accident, Miss Hermione Granger is reverted back to her three year old self. How will the Potions Master cope when he is forced to look after her and how will he get her back to normal? Set in the Trio's sixth year. Please ignore the book for now.

She never expected to see him again. Then again, she also never expected his mother to try and set the two of them up together.

An innocuous occurrence on a railway platform galvanises Severus into action. SS/HG

'Pity we can't stun them, strip them, and shove them into the nearest broom closet. That ought to sort out matters rather quickly, don't you think?...' The Hogwarts Staff gets creative when dealing with a frustratingly stubborn Headmaster and Muggle Studies Professor. Written for AdelaideArcher as part of the 2016 LJ SSHG Prompt Fest. Rated M- a flangsty PWP.

It's the seventh annual Christmas Party for the heroes of the Second Wizarding War. Something about Snape is sending off all kinds of warning signals in Hermione's head.

After taking up the role of Potions Mistress at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after the war, Hermione Granger reaches out to her former teacher for advice. As the exchange of letters begins neither of them realise that their conversations on the page will translate to something much more in the real world.

Au. Hermione fullfills one of Snape's dreams.

SS/HG shorts written for the 2017 Quidditch league. 1. Night of the Living Debutantes; 2. Potion Masters do it in the Dungeon 3. The Spy Who Loved Me 4. Strictly come Severus

Summary: SS/HG. EWE. When going through the boxes in the attic, Severus Snape comes across a file of his wife's. Curiosity takes over and upon opening it he finds... lists. Inspired by SnuggleswithSnape's "To annoy a potions master."

It's the annual Potions Symposium and Hermione does not want to get out of bed for her early-morning meeting. It falls to Severus, who suffers from insomnia and doesn't sleep anyway, to drag her out of bed and get her to show up on time, lest he be forced to stand up in front of a million people by himself. Unfortunately standing up to one naked witch isn't much easier.

Severus has spent weeks planning the perfect proposal, only to have his plans derailed when he finds himself single. one shot.

Why on earth is Severus Snape working at Hermione's local coffee shop? She is determined to find out. [A series of 200 drabbles, with 100 words per drabble. Rated for language, balloon animals, sexytimes, and whatnot. A gift for Toblass.]

Dealing with the public is pure agony for Severus, except for seeing his favorite customer. coffee shop!AU. one shot.

PostHog, SSHG. Five-year-old son of Severus and Hermione is an impressionable but bold boy. One night he hears noise from parents' bedroom and rushes to help his Ma and Pa.

Newly single and buried in her work, Hermione is looking to find her balance. Sent from the past and unsure of himself, Severus needs to find where he belongs in this new world. Thrown together, they may just find what they're looking for.

Hermione has promised to keep Severus out of Azkaban, but the Ministry seems determined to imprison him. In order to keep him out they must marry in six months, and stay married for fifteen years. Will she be able to go through with it, and can a marriage based on deceiving the Ministry ever turn into something more? HG/SS, EWE

Drabble. Hermione dies and Severus strikes a deal with the Devil. But he is tricked, and so they go to separate places in the afterlife, not remembering that they were lovers. He serves the Devil as the angel of death, while she is God's messenger. Can love conquer all? SSHG

Some magical beings, having died, became cupids. He can't move on. She can't let go. Love is the key. (HEA, SSHG, complete)

After a mysterious encounter in the Room of Requirement, Severus gains a small glimmer of hope, where before there was only despair.

Hermione reflects on her life.

Sometimes, the simplest moments bring out the best in us. In watching his wife, Severus is reminded of this truth.

Summary: Hermione is falling in love with Severus Snape. Literally. Written for Toblass for the 2016 SSHG-Giftfest.

Ron returns to Hogwarts for the anniversary dance of Voldemort's defeat. He needs to see her one more time and learn the truth, even if it breaks his heart. Some good advice comes from the unlikeliest of sources however, but is it too late to save his friendship with one of his best friends?

Slow and steady goes the spy. Until he doesn't. Dystopian AU. SSHG. Complete.

It's another typical evening for Seventh Year Severus Snape. He's just trying to find a quiet place to hide away from his tormentors. When a mysterious girl appears in front of him, injured, he begins to question whether or not he is on the right path for his future.

"Try me." His eyes glittered dangerously as his lips curled in a smirk. He was not asking her to explain the complications of her relationship with Ron, was he? Severus Snape/Hermione Granger. A post-DH, SS/HG romance/drama. When complete, will be HEA. Rated M for implied sexual content/strong language. Mild Ron bashing; AU/reincarnation. Thanks for reading!

Christmas Eve is for new beginnings. SSHG. Complete.

A series of SSHG autumn/Halloween-related drabbles based on Tumblr's "Fresh Starters" Prompts. Each prompt is based on a quote. Rated T, AU, Post-Hogwarts.

Someone really should have listened to him about how dangerous she could be. (Drabble for grangersnape100's "Flip Your Style" challenge. Dark/Angsty SSHG. Warning: character death.)

Rita Skeeter always believed that revenge was a dish best served cold, but no one outwits a master spy and his swotty fiancée. Originally published May 2016 on AO3. I do not own Harry Potter and his ilk. He remains the care of one JK Rowling.

Severus Snape reminisces about falling in love as he watches his newborn child sleep. Originally published on AO3 for Father's Day 2016. I own not Harry potter and his ilk, but merely dabble with my drabbles in J.K. Rowling's world.

AU/AO: [HG/SS] What-if Story. Hermione Granger gets erased due to a badly phrased, vague, and bitter wish. She is Hermione Granger no more. Now, thanks to Ron, she is Hermione Ankaa Black, sister of Sirius & Regulus Black, & member of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. Now what is she going to do? Multiple pairings in later chapters, and JP starts out as a rampaging jerk.

Complete. One taciturn, retired teacher. One determined single mother. One energetic bundle of precociousness. A quiet romance set in the North of England. SSHG.

After retiring and losing her husband, Jean Granger needs to find a new purpose in life. She's looking for a hobby, so it's a good thing her thirty-something daughter is still single. Of course, she's not the only mum on the lookout for a partner for their child.

A drabble for Severus, the magpie. SSHG.

To anyone else, he was not much changed. Hermione reflects on the events that led to her relationship with an unexpected person. A SSHG one-shot. Canon-compliant except for the obvious!

Lists can say a lot about a person... SSHG, complete.

Grace Dursley is almost eleven years old when she meets Uncle Harry for the first time. Sequel to Cousin Harry

She had been dating Dudley Dursley for almost six months when the topic of Cousin Harry came up the first time.

It's time for Severus to rethink his lifestyle when he's put on bed rest. one shot.

Hermione and Severus are two different people with two different lives following the war, but those differences are precisely what will cause their paths to cross yet again. A Hermione/Severus romance.

SSHG one shot. Severus and Hermione have been drifting apart lately. Is their relationship doomed to fail or is communication the key? Complete.

Regency. Alternate Universe. Told in glimpses, diary entries, letters, and dreams; Hermione comes to terms with marriage to a deeply passionate, yet desperately confusing man. Companion story to The Farce. [60/60]

Severus Snape would sooner chew off his own arm than willingly attend the garish festivity that is 'Snape Day'. Hermione comes up with a plan to ensure her former professor's absence when Snape Day comes around, only she finds herself hiding along with him.

When it came to reading people, Hermione Granger was almost always right. How did she miss the fact that Snape was gay? Written for cabepfir for the 2015 SSHG Gift Fest.

Hermione is a Trekkie (since TOS) and Severus is a Star Wars fan. Both are extremely passionate about their fandoms and don't respect the others'. Of course, they work together at Hogwarts. How do they reconcile their very passionate fandoms with their growing attraction to each other? Written for the SS/HG gift fest 2015.

The introduction of computers and the internet to Hogwarts comes with its ups and downs. What happens when well-meaning colleagues create an online dating profile for the surly Potions Master?

A glimpse at the beginning of it, that moment where they looked up and realized what they were to each other. Short and sweet.

She knew it wasn't good for her, standing here like this, waiting for something that wasn't there to appear. Something spectacular to happen between mis-numbered houses. Something to prove that magic was real. Eventual SS/HG. AU with purpose.

The ailing headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, has disappeared right before the Christmas holiday, but the staff doesn't care—because they have been turned into children! Will the teachers return to normal before classes resume? Will Professor Snape be mad, realizing he had Hermione Granger for a nanny?

A series of unrelated SSHG drabbles (100 words) in response to Tumblr's "Send Me a Pairing and a Number and I'll Write You a Drabble" Challenge. Each prompt is based on a number and quote. Rated T, AU, Post-Hogwarts.

Hermione returns to the family home in search of a certain someone… (GS100 Multiple Snapes challenge)

Hermione Granger just wanted to listen to music when she tuned into the school's local radio station. Instead, she fell in love with a faceless man her first night in. AU Muggle World. SSHG.

13 ways Severus Snape shows Hermione Granger his love. He is not a man for whom the words come easy, but there are ways of showing love that are more genuine than mere words can say. A tale of love after war, of healing after hurt, of domestic bliss and fluff. All parties are of age, light M.

A first date, Death Eaters, a spell gone wrong, and a cat. What more needs to be said? (Originally written for the 2015 SSHG Promptfest.)

When Severus Snape buys a new set of robes, he has no idea that they will alter his fate… by force if necessary. (complete)

Hermione has to fill in for Severus when he becomes suddenly ill. one shot.

When Hermione Granger is given the opportunity to save Severus Snape, she willingly spins back through time to give him a chance to survive Nagini's bite. After all, he deserves it. And how hard can it really be? (COMPLETE)

A year into Hermione's apprenticeship, something about the way she looked at Severus changed. After Severus's birthday, the way he looked at her changed too. (one-shot, complete)

Hermione and Severus find themselves lost and struggling after the war, but in very different ways. Can the memories of a dead man bring Hermione clarity? Can the voice of a girl lead Severus to a decision? Or together can they hope for something more? COMPLETE

She brings him tea and sits next to him in the Library and before they know it, Hermione Granger and Severus Snape are using each other to heal from the war. Tea and silence becomes something far, far more.

A perspective from the Weasley matriarch on our favorite couple. SSHG One-Shot. Probably a little OOC.

Severus has discovered something in his lab and he is extremely unhappy it is there. Can Hermione save him from the danger? Fluffy short fic. SSHG.

She knew they'd be perfect for each other, but how did you tell them that when you couldn't speak? Well, you just had to be creative about it... SSHG. Oneshot. AU - Snape's death disregarded. HEA.

Severus finds the trivial gossiping of his colleagues quite amusing to listen to ... That is, until he hears something that isn't trivial at all. Oneshot, SSHG, AU.

Hermione gets in to a terrible aging potion accident. With the help of Severus Snape can she find a way to turn her body back to the right age or will she want to stay beyond her years?

Hermione and Severus have a rather carefree attitude when it comes to the consumption of wine. Entry for the SSHG Promptfest on LJ.

A short SSHG.

Gently tracing the crease between his brows, the young witch wondered just how much she didn't know about the old wizard lying in the hospital bed before her. Slowly he opened his eyes and looked at her sadly for one last time. "Hermione," He whispered, "come back to me..." - A story involves an unusual form of time traveling and a timeless love.

The assumptions of disgruntled students are nothing compared to the reality of married life for Hermione and Severus.

When she touches him, Severus stiffens. He can't help such a reaction. Hugs have always made him feel vulnerable, and Severus remembers each one of them. He experienced so few!

Severus must take care of a special someone for the afternoon but quickly finds that wandering around the halls of Hogwarts holds more charm than his Potions classroom. But where has she gone? SSHG drabble. Complete.

Hermione watches from the grounds as Dumbledore falls from the Astronomy Tower. She follows through with his last request and takes Professor Snape to the last place anyone would think to look...but was that all the Headmaster had in mind? SSHG oneshot.

Begins at chapter 31 of Pride-of-Time. Hermione does not de-age herself- not everything can be fixed in time, and sometimes the only solution is to move forward with what you have...

Now Complete - What happens to Hermione when she discovers she is a Fairy Godmother?

When the Marriage Act is repealed, will it be marked by the end of a failed marriage or will it inspire the beginning of something better? This is a story about politics, portraits, priorities, and perseverance. Most importantly, this is a story about love. 3RD PLACE WINNER FALL-WINTER 2013 HP FANFIC FAN POLL AWARDS: SS/HG BEST ROMANCE.

A chance meeting in Diagon Alley hails Hermione as a hero and shows her another side of her enigmatic Potions Professor.

In the midst of the Battle of Hogwarts Hermione is given the opportunity to help save Snape's life. Little did she know it would require visiting Hogwarts twenty years prior. She has thirty-one days to befriend the sullen Slytherin, and perhaps save his life. But, as always, things don't always go as planned. HG/SS, time-travel, EWE

After miraculously surviving Nagini's attack upon his life, a reluctant Severus Snape finds himself entrusting the help of a certain know-it-all to reclaim his life. AU, Post-Hogwarts. WINNER FOR SSHG - "BEST ROMANCE" IN THE FALL/WINTER 2013 HP FANFIC FAN POLL AWARDS!

Marriage Law Fic. *WINNER: Of five 2007 OWL Awards, in categories Romance, Drama, A/U, Challenge and Fire & Ice. Winner of Mugglenet Quicksilver Quill Award 2008 and SS/HG Award for best Romance 2008.* Five years after the fall of Voldemort, Hermione and Severus receive unhappy news.

Written for the 2012 Livejournal SSHG Exchange. When a determined Hufflepuff decides that Severus Snape and Hermione Granger are meant for each other, they really don't stand a chance. *NOW COMPLETE!*

Hermione is receiving notes from a secret admirer. Severus, naturally, knows nothing about it.

Hermione finds a certain amount of comfort that her deepest darkest secret is securely hidden in the Arithmantic puzzle encircling her classroom. However, when a certain dark wizard decides to break her code, she must face the fact that the tenuous balance on which she has built her life could come crashing down at any moment.

PostHBP. Eleven years after the end of the war, Hermione finds herself in a delicate situation when her only son leaves for Hogwarts and threatens her most guarded secret: that he's not only a Granger, but also a Snape! SSHG.

Still struggling with the aftermath of the war, Hermione decides to leave everything behind to go find herself. She travels further than she could have ever imagined without going anywhere at all. Along the way, she discovers someone she mistakenly thought she'd known... AU, M.

"A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love." Severus discovers the truth behind this adage the hard way. SS/HG, AU after OOtP

AU, from Order of the Phoenix onwards. Hermione only wanted to learn Healing; she discovers that Professor Snape is a human being after all, and his actions dramatically shape the course of the war as events unfold. Complete.

Winner of the Silver Award, in the Pride Category, of the Multifaceted Awards: Round Three, The Severus Snape Round! Pre HBP AU Romance - Forced to work together, Severus Snape and Hermione Granger realize that there is more magic in the world than they thought. They discover the magic that exists when two souls intertwine.

Bat of the Dungeons, Professor Severus Snape is assigned to watch Gryffindor know-it-all Hermione Granger for the summer holiday.

100 word series drabble 100 words per chapter. Over 100 chapters expected. Loose marriage law fic. Dumbledore comes up with only one solution for poor Hermione. SSHG. Will their marriage fulfil Ministry requirements? Why doesn't anything seem to go right?

Hermione quite literally crashes her way back through time by roughly twenty years. There is no going back; the only way is to go forward. And when one unwittingly interferes with time, what one expects may not be what time finds...

Severus Snape keeps running into a student playing piano. Why does he stop to listen, and how does she respond when she is asked to invite him when she plays? And what about Voldemort? Here there be fluff, romance, drama, and angst.

"Can you at least try to look like you're enjoying yourself? This won't work if you look nauseated." One shot. Rating mostly just for language.

The body never lies. The mind, however, is another matter. Written for the 2011 SS/HG Exchange.

One person's nervous tic, is another's nervous joy.

Girl could get lost tonight. Alone and depressed for the holidays, on the other side of the globe, Hermione stumbles across a very unexpected face from the past. Can anything good come of this?

Five times Severus Snape was called coward. "...you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain..."

"After Darkness, Light." A chance meeting ten years after the war may not be just a coincidence, and may prove to have very far-reaching consequences. A story of many things, but primarily of healing. SS/HG; rated M for later chapters. Complete.

A witch struggles to conform in a society that restricts her. A wizard thinks he has nothing to offer anyone but his duty and, ultimately, his life. An SS/HG Regency Tale. As AU as you get. M for later chapters.

Hermione ends up in a dead-end job because she never went back to take her N.E.W.T.s. Severus is at loose ends because no one will offer him a job. Fluffy Angst Flangst! AU, EWE?, SS/HG, M for reasons.

Hermione despairs of Snape ever wanting her for anything more than running his errands. Until his unhinged physical therapist hits her with an untraceable curse and she ends up literally on cloud nine. SSHG.

Accidents happen, but when this accident happens Hermione finds herself in a whole different decade at Hogwarts with people that are long dead in her time. Trying her best to find her way back before there are too many changes. SS/HG time travel story. Rated MA.

Madeleone's GiftFic for the SS/HG Bingo. Wherein Hermione learns about a type of magic not taught in school. SS/HG. Complete. M for reasons people. You know me.

I was once asked to write a Marriage Law Challenge fic by someone who loves a sad tale. This short story is it. Angst, Character Death. Tissues recommended. COMPLETE

Hermione ran away, and made Severus the Secret Keeper of her cottage. But now... One Shot.

Professor Snape realizes there is something very, very wrong at Hogwarts. Hermione wants to know what it is. I'm in the story too, lol.

Hermione Granger, master spy, and Severus Snape, spymaster to the Order. An unlikely partnership, forged to defeat the Dark Lord on his own ground. But to do so, they must confront their own darkness within. Spying, torture, angst and love. AU after fifth

HG/SS Four year old Athena Snape's attempt to seek revenge against her parents has interesting consequences for them both in a time when her very existence had never yet been thought of. Slightly AU Snape alive , EWE? Rating for some language later.

One-shots from the 'When a Lioness Fights' universe. May contain slash, violence and swearing. The rating might go up later

Clever Miss Hermione Granger believes that by marrying Azkaban prisoner 11652 she can effectively skirt the new Ministry Marriage Law requirements. A story about morality, mortality, and pickled walnuts.

Snape is forced to take a trip to the Hospital Wing and receives some unintentional advice from an unlikely source. Will he take it? Not a Romance Fic. Just a bit of fun with SS and HG. Enjoy. COMPLETE.

Timing is everything when dealing with the witches of Hogwarts

Severus and Hermione could never have suspected that Crumple-Horned Snorkacks, a closet, and, of course, mistletoe, would lead to more than their casual acquaintance. SSHG Long One Shot.

While sorting through Severus Snape's belongings, Hermione makes an intriguing discovery that changes her life forever. SSHG. DH-compliant.

When Hermione starts receiving mysterious gifts Snape is not pleased.

He had watched as the thin wood snapped across her knee with a violence he had not known she possessed. He had been her teacher for seven years and had never seen this girl give up at anything. Voldemort wins, Hermione leaves, Severus waits.

Nobody really pays attention to the Guardians.

A certain green-eyed monster helps bring Hermione and Severus' secret relationship out into the open. SS/HG

When Hermione gets a less than satisfactory grade on her essay, it becomes obvious that her personal life is affecting her schoolwork, and it does not go unnoticed by Professor Snape. DH Spoilers, mentions of SSxLE.

Just a bit of fluff about dear Severus Snape and Hermione. It's bath time at Hogwarts. SSHG

COMPLETE Hermione is engaged to Ron when Luna gives a prophecy foretelling that she will fall madly in love with her soul mate, but it isn't Ron! Who could it be, and will Hermione choose the right man? Winner Best Fluff Moste Potente Passions SSHG Award

Learning to translate...

Hermione has a feeling Severus is up to no good and she is determined to stop him.Written for the SSHG Exchange.

All Severus Snape wanted was to fulfil his dream of owning a successful business and to be free of dunderheads. He should have known it was too much to hope.

Hermione Granger was queen. Before her stood legions of men and women just clamoring for her attention. Her adviser and consort, an extremely handsome man with black hair, leaned forward and whispered something in her ear that was just barely audible...

Cupids aren’t always nice creatures. A Valentine’s Day story featuring an unusual twist for Severus Snape and Hermione Granger. SSHG

After being setup on two disastrous blind dates, Hermione reluctantly agrees to a third. SS/HG

Severus never meant to get into the cult scene. Really, all he was after was a pretty pair of shoes. A look into the mind of a man who may not be as complex as we believe. Pure fluff.

One would think that researching a new romance novel while harvesting rare orchids would keep Severus out of trouble, but the cloud forests of Peru hide many secrets. SSHG, OotP compliant.

[Complete] Rather than submitting to the power of Veritaserum, Hermione makes a drastic decision. Hogwarts staff wonders how to help her afterwards.