What if Snape had received some better guidance when he was young from people who cared enough to notice what he was going through and looked deeper than the surface? What if there had been Slytherins who weren't aspiring Death Eaters? Would their assistance be enough to help a few young and hot tempered teens? (Slow burn romance)

When Harry James Potter walks into Hogwarts for the first time, Minerva realises that she made a huge mistake in leaving him with the Dursley's all those years ago. If she does something now, will she be able to change things? And will the Lion and the Snake be able to work together? Divergence Point: Walking into Hogwarts. Series planned for future.

Deathly Hallows spoilers ensue. This story is being written as a response to JKR's comment in an interview where she said if Snape could choose to live his life over, he would choose Lily over the Death Eaters. AU Sequel posted: The Moment It Ended.

AU. Severus Snape survives Nagini's attack and remains at Hogwarts as Headmaster. Told in a series of connected one shots, written in no particular order. Completely ignores Cursed Child timeline. Author sadly owns no rights to Harry Potter.

When Minerva returns to Hogwarts after her stint in St. Mungo's, she has a trivial exchange with Severus. Their banter becomes the through line of their final confrontation as she realizes how far they've fallen apart.

"'Course Dumbledore trusts you,' growled Moody. 'He's a trusting man, isn't he? Believes in second chances. But me – I say there are spots that don't come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d'you know what I mean'" Severus Snape is a little shaken after his unfortunate encounter with Moody Mad-Eye. Should he go see the Headmaster?

After an unexpected hospital stay, Dr. Henry Morgan's personality appears to have changed. It seems to be connected with a series of murders, but no one suspects that he has amnesia. With a rising death toll and Henry's type of amnesia, the team races against time to jog his memory and to clear his name.

"Step aside, Weasley, and do try to grasp the simplicity of the waltz." Or, a slight twist on a hilarious movie scene.

They were made of the same materials. The same intertwining dark and light forces that had merged and found solace in one another. Set at the end of GOF - when Severus is on the cusp of revisiting a past he desperately wished to leave behind.

"Apparently the students thought that he would Avada Kedavra them on the spot if they accidentally met his eyes. Dunderheads." Snape's time as Headmaster, from his point of view. [complete, prequel posted]

Harry is called up to Dumbledore's office at the end of his fourth year and told he is to go and live with Severus Snape. Severus does what no one else bothered to do― he takes care of Harry. Watch as Harry flourishes to all that he was meant to be: A Slytherin with a heart of a lion. No slash. Will Harry be able to beat Voldemort and save the people he loves? Read and find out.

Two years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Minerva receives a letter revealing Severus Snape's biggest secret... and that secret's intent to enroll in the school Snape taught, just as Harry returns for senior year, too. DH compliant, still SS/LE and all the other canon pairings.

Canonshafted by HBP & DH, but still very IC. When a N.E.W.T. Potions field trip goes badly wrong, a chain of events is set in motion that may cost Snape more than his life, and a student more than her heart. Angst/dark romance. SS/OC of-age student.

AU. Time Travel. Snape goes back in time, holding the knowledge of what is to come if he fails. No longer holding a grudge, he seeks to shape Harry into the greatest wizard of all time, starting on the day Hagrid took Harry to Diagon Alley. No Horcruxes.

Regrouping after Ginny is severely injured, Harry goes on a mission for Minerva and discovers that Snape is alive, is living as a Muggle with no memory of his magical life, and has a daughter Lily's age. A fun & sentimental journey to bring Severus home.

EWE, Snape lives. Snape is released from St. Mungo's and comes back to Hogwarts. He wants to help repair his home, put his life in order and pass his title to Minerva, will Hogwarts let him? No pairings. Sequel to "A Place", and a member of the Spinner's End universe.

Spinner's End Universe. This is one of the promised shorts. Eric Grayland made a quick decision one night and placed his trust in an unlikely person. Severus knew that once you saved someone's life, the two would be intertwined somehow. He didn't realize how much they would be if the person decided that you deserved to be trusted beyond a doubt. Spans the storyline.

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.

A short, fluffy snippet immediately following the troll fiasco on the Halloween of Harry's first year. Thankfully, Minerva and Severus don't let it ruin one of their better personal traditions. MM/SS

Gain a glimpse into what is going on among the staff of hogwarts when they are free to discuss and talk inside of the Hogwarts staff room, collects scenes from all of the Harry potter books. Teachers conspiring and banting against each other.

Albus Dumbledore contemplates Severus Snape at two points during his final year as Headmaster of Hogwarts. ONESHOT.

Reed Richards can't seem to forget about those painful moments in China. Sue helps drive those black shadows away, so he can focus on reality: she's alive, and she's his wife. Post Silver Surfer. Reed/Sue. ONESHOT.

What if Snape survived the final battle, but his innocence was not discovered? Epilogue: He sighed, and said slowly, “I would prefer to hear that… that Voldemort… does not have control over anything anymore, not even a single person’s life.”

When Dumbledore's cursed hand is getting worse, he sends Snape to get help from a St. Mungo's Healer. Though he would never admit it, the talented Ravenclaw soon grows on Snape. But can she break through to his embittered heart? Can she save our beloved Potions master? Canon. Set during HBP/DH

Complex Snape-centric fic. A curse changed Snape's life and changes the wizarding world's fate when Severus defies Albus's wishes. Full summary in prologue. AU Yrs 6-7. Canon divergent from autumn of Year 6. Not DH-compliant. SS, MM, AD, HG, HP, PP. MM-SS friendship and SS-HG friendship. A story of love and redemption. Well-written & beta'd.

From the last summer solstice of their disappearing world,to the plains of Scotland, Four Founders of Hogwarts fight to save their traditions and life. Adventure, angst, action, romance, and humour. True to cannon, Godric/Slazar/Rowena/Helga

COMPLETE. AU to HBP and DH. Snape and his apprentices form a bond which may never be broken, not even in death. And at the end of it, Severus Snape is able to perform a spell that he has never been able to do before. Ok, it's not a million words. I tried.

After the war is over, Severus is left humiliated, an outcast in the wizarding world. And for him, the fight isn't over yet. But this time, he doesn't have to fight alone. Complete.

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!

Some need more than words to tell their story. Severus SnapeMinerva McGonagall. COMPLETE

The Order distrusts their spy and Albus Dumbledore decides that to preserve Snape's status he has to ignore his privacy and expose his memories to everyone. Started right after reading OotP and still far from being finished. I really want to continue.

After the end of the second war Dumbledore rescues a captured Snape from the dungeons of Lord Voldemort and the long road to recovery begins.

COMPLETE Snape has a hard time keeping up the Death Eater act, especially in the presence of the new DADA teacher. Both of them grudging and emotionally unstable, they're trying to come to terms with each other--while the Dark Lord bides his time..

McGonagall remembers the dark hints about Snape's past evident even when he first came to Hogwarts at age 11.