As the Order knows full-well, only the pure of heart can cast a Patronus. When Snape saves Harry from the dementors and reveals his doe Patronus, the Order have reason to trust their spy. Snape knows that he could aid the war effort with his logic and ingenuity, but will the Order trust him enough to accept it? Order of the Phoenix, Snape-centric AU

"I'm Sirius Black," said the boy. "Who the hell are you?" Draco hesitated. Well how the hell was he supposed to answer this? / / Back in 1976, Draco has a lot on his hands...avoiding questions (both students' and teachers'), playing his part well, & trying himself to understand why on earth he was sorted into Gryffindor this time around. It's going to be one hell of a ride. . .

Saving reviews

Petunia Dursley is cleaning the attic and finds a previously unknown copy of Lily's will. Ecstatic at her discovery, she promptly abandons her burdensome nephew, along with Lily's will, on the doorstep of her childhood nemesis (aka, Severus Snape). ***SEQUEL "Lily's Last Wish" NOW POSTED*** I do not own Harry Potter or make any money from these stories.

The Carrows go too far with Neville, and someone unexpected saves his life. But when a detention with the Headmaster keeps him late, the truth he discovers is even stranger. Can the two work together and trust each other to protect Hogwarts and it's students, and maintain their fragile alliance?

100 prompts from the If You Dare Challenge featuring a different pairing and scenario in every chapter. Dark, funny, fluffy, angsty, romantic, adventurous...Please note that this is rated M, some chapters will be barely at a K rating but many will walk the line between T and M. 12/29/2016 COMPLETE - Chapter titles show pairings

Severus Snape, Head of Slytherin House at Hogwarts has been charged with protecting a young girl who stand before unknown danger. Luna Lovegood is left all alone when her father goes missing. Professor Snape does not wish to trade his solitude but he cannot turn his back on duty. Could they end up saving each other?

Sequel to Fantastic Elves and Where to Find Them! Harry is captured by wizards and brought to a castle. The wizards are obnoxious, but there's a lovely wood nearby which is quaintly named the "Forbidden" Forest. Harry thinks that's adorable.

A spy and an auror are kept alive in the loopholes of canon so that they can resurface at the proper moment.

Harry is five when he starts to dream about a castle, strange magic, and a sour potions master. With Voldemort on the prowl for a way to reclaim his body, will Harry be able to hold off the darkness and save the soul of a former Death Eater from being consumed by his past?

Petunia married a biochemist, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, and a world of intriguing new possibilities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione Granger, and Professor McGonagall, and Professor Quirrell... COMPLETE.

"And you're quite sure your students only know the sensible parts of the story, are you?" Filius asked reasonably. "There were some?" Minerva wondered aloud, dust-dry, as Severus's face fell. (It's 1985, and Hogwarts's most junior (permanent) faculty member may have slightly underestimated his influence on his admiring students. …No, seriously. It's, like, a problem.)

Severus Snape returns to Hogwarts; the end of the first war. Genfic.

During their summer at Order HQ, the suspicious Marauders clash with the secrets of Severus Snape: his unforgiving father, Albus' loyalty, a past that haunts his nightmares... But no one expected friendship, nor the consequences thereof. Plus cute!Tonks. ***NEW CHAPTERS FINALLY UP AFTER 5 YEARS WHAAT? Newest ch is 41! NOW COMPLETE!***

Young Professor Severus Snape shows up for a meeting, but the only other person there is Prof. McGonagall. Cross about having his plans for the day disrupted for a meeting that's not taking place, Severus soon manages to annoy his companion. Can the two manage to get along for an afternoon? Written for the HP Friendship Fic Fest 2013.

Sirius slowly realizes how much of his memory was frozen away in Azkaban. Meanwhile, Remus nobly refuses to clarify thing one, and Severus swoops around maliciously washing Molly's dishes and sabotaging Sirius's hurt-comfort NEWT with surly panache.

A simple request for Harry to get his vaccinations has some unexpected consequences. Can Harry survive the summer trapped with his snarky potions professor?

A series of drabbles looking in on Aberforth Dumbledore at various points in his life. Includes the tale of the "inappropriate charms."

Snape never wanted anyone to know of his promise to Dumbledore, but has realised that he can protect Potter much better by taking a less passive role in the boy's training. Actually liking Harry Potter has never been part of his plan. mentor/guardian.

Prize for the 4000th reviewer of Chasing The Sun: Scenes from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, written from Snape's point of view. Complete.

After the Dursleys abandon six year old Harry in a park in Kent, Harry comes to the realization that he is an elf. Not a house elf, though. A forest elf. Never mind wizards vs muggles; Harry has his own thing going on. Character study, pre-Hogwarts, NOT a creature!fic, slightly cracky.

We have the testimony of Harry, but witnesses can be notoriously unreliable, especially when they have only part of the story. This is a biography of Severus Snape from his birth until his death. It is canon-compatible, and it is Snape's point of view.

Harry didn't think life at Privet Dr could get any worse, until Snape showed up, half dead and bleeding on the Dursleys' new floor. Starts summer after OoTP, keeps everyone in char, follows canon, or what it could have been with a summer like this...

When Severus Snape finds a certain brat-who-lived out after curfew the year after Voldemort's return, it starts a chain of events that he wouldn't have imagined in his wildest dreams. Or nightmares.

COMPLETE: A missing moment featuring Remus' boggart lesson with the Slytherins. Set in Harry's third year. Protective Snape and generally awesome Remus.

Dumbledore locks Harry and Snape in the Room of Requirement. Harry's magic works, and Snape's doesn't. Will they kill each other? No slash.

With a strange potion, new location and the odd Muggle Studies Professor along for the ride, Harry's in for an interesting summer but why is Snape here? Dumbledore had better pray he gets all three back in one piece! Humor Angst NoMarySuesNoRomanceNoSlash

Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than in what they think laughable.

Severus Snape hates the middle of April with a passion. Maybe if Harry had known why, he wouldn't have volunteered to test Fred and George's new appearance-altering product... Short story, GOF. Hopefully fits with canon, but details may be off. COMPLETE.

Summary: "Snape has nearly gotten used to dealing with the darkness creeping sullenly through the back of his head." The tempting of Severus Snape.

When Harry finds an injured Snape on his doorstep, secrets are revealed, alliances are forged, and events are set in motion that will determine the outcome of the war. Alternate 6th year: ignores HBP & DH. Eventually Snape mentors Harry...if they don't kill each other first.

Lupin and Snape talk after the events of Deathly Hallows. Friendship but no slash. Ch. 5 and Ch. 6 are now both up COMPLETE. DEATHLY HALLOWS SPOILERS

Harry must discover how Voldemort cheated death. He faces Death Eaters, shadowy Ministry officials & suspicions that threaten to tear his own allies apart. But the answers lie in the mind where victory can only be won by freeing the chained souls. SEQUEL

In his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry's mental link to Voldemort is stronger than ever. Can Snape teach him to control the nightmarish visions? And is their connection the key to ending Voldemort's reign?

Summary: 'Snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids in the seventh year...' At nine, Severus Snape has a chance encounter with a boy named Lucius Malfoy in the streets of London.

A VERY long Tuesday in the life of Minerva McGonagall. With rampant Umbridgeitis, uncooperative Slytherins, Ministry interventions, an absent Dumbledore and a schoolwide shortage of Hot Cocoa, it’s a wonder she’s as nice as she is.

Snape is Harry's father. No one is happy to hear it. [R due to colorful language, dark themes, and nongraphic violence.]

Sequel to Duel. The war is over. But something has survived. Snape and Harry learn their shared devotion to Dumbledore is a connection not easily broken. Snape mentors Harry. Now Complete.

Rita Skeeter tracks down Professor Snape for an interview and as always, her questions are far from normal. Does Snape have a prayer? Or has Rita finally found the impossible interview? One shot.

Severus, Minerva, Sybill and cringe Lockhart take the 3rd year students on a Muggle Studies field trip. Of course it's complete anarchy.

Neville botches a potion, and Snape gets doused with the eventually lethal mixture. Snape and Neville must learn to work together if they are to save Snape's life.

In the Pensieve memory that Harry saw, one might think that the cowering woman is weak. One might think that the shouting man is cruel. But life, and love, are hardly ever as simple as one might think.

On a silent night, war approaches and loyalties are suspect, but beyond it all, it's still Christmas.

PostOOTP, Snape blows his cover as a spy to save Harry from Voldemort. To win the war, even those who loathe each other must unite, and many lessons are learned in the process. COMPLETE!

COMPLETE! Year 6. NEWT classes, Occlumency, and the impending war are backdrop: Harry's acting strange, can he overcome his guilt and play the hero as only he can? Will he enlist the help of the only one who save him- The one he swore he'd never forgive?

When Harry receives disturbing news he plans a dark and terible revenge. Tense, tightly plotted starts light, gets much, much darker... No slash. Severitus Challenge.

Former Title: The Essential Qualifications. Lupin gets Snape to talk after the events of OotP. Hurt comfort, but not slash. FINISHED. AU as of Half Blood Prince.

The (tongue-in-cheek) title makes much more sense after you read the first few paragraphs. This is the little ‘chat’ Lupin promised to have with Snape about the Occulmency lessons. (Bonus - Umbridge bashing included for no extra cost.)

Remus Lupin's private interview with an old schoolmate results in some painful but necessary soul-searching, and some surprising discoveries for both parties. Set after the events of OotP.

Severus' thoughts before duelling Gilderoy Lockhart in COS.

Severus Snape threatens an owl, faces a moral quandary, and talks to a wall.

Harry Potter discovers why polka dots are evil. Severus Snape discovers why it's a bad idea to forge your medical records. Lucius Malfoy discovers why you shouldn't give surprise gifts to your boss.

Filch follows a trail of blood through the corridors of Hogwarts and finds more than he bargained for. (Set during Harry's first year.)