The night Voldemort attacked, Lily Potter had found a way to enhance an ancient magic that would protect her son as well as the caster from the killing curse. Almost 15 years later, after being rescued from the Dursley's by Snape, Harry comes across a letter and necklace that will change everything. AU, OOC...

His life had been a mockery to itself, as too his death it seemed. For what kind of twisted humour would force Severus Snape to relive his greatest regret? To return him to the point in his life when the only person that ever mattered in his life had already turned away.

Harry never could have predicted how much his life would change after making a surprising discovery at the Dursley household the summer before Second Year. The young wizard returns to school looking for answers, and ends up finding a whole lot more. Snape/Harry mentor fic. No slash.

Having survived the Battle of Hogwarts, Severus returns to his position as Potions Master, no more than a shadow of his former self. Hermione is determined to help him, but how can either of them make peace with a past that refuses to let them go?

Dying a slow, painful death, Severus Snape had one last trick tucked in his breast pocket. It's 2012, and the world believes Snape is gone, having buried, prosecuted, pardoned, and honoured him. Healer Hermione Granger's curiosity is piqued when Lucius Malfoy takes an unnatural interest in the portrait hanging in Headmistress McGonagall's office. Time turner story, not that kind

Hermione's Plan: Travel back in time and show Severus Snape that he does have a life worth fighting for. Not Hermione's Plan: Fall in love with him. **HPFF 2017 Dobby Winner - Best AU** **HPFT F.R.O.G.s Winner for Best Novel** **HPFT Slytherin's My Father Will Hear About These Awards 2017 Winner - Best Chaptered Fic**

Voldemort has been vanquished but not without many casualties, including Hogwarts itself. With the castle brought to its knees, will it ever recover? Will those who fought for it ever find a lasting love & peace? A story about ancient magic, love, loss and healing. AU. HG/SS, multiple other pairings.

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.

AU: Snape survives the Battle of Hogwarts and returns to teach DADA. He has yet to cope with the fallout of all the years of being a double agent. Harry reaches out to him, but connecting with Snape is not easy. Will the returning students be able to cope with the remaining hatred and ill feelings left festering after the war? Snape mentors Harry/friendship, NO SLASH

For those who felt Snape was cheated in the books... the life he should have gotten. Beginning right after the last page of DH, a new danger forces Harry and Snape together and makes them see the...good (!) in each other. Completely canon-compliant except for Snape lives. NOT slash, a twist on a mentoring/guardian fic.

He died with the bitterest of regrets, hated, alone and unthanked. Harry hoped to give the man some measure of peace, by granting him a chance he never had in life.

The sequel to Still Life

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?

AU/Realization can be a hard thing and when it hits Hereweald Hrothgar, then he's not too happy about it. Through an accident, he and his student, Jamie Novak, fall back to the year 29 A.C. to meet Jesus of Nazareth and His disciples – what will he, the dark and tough man from a different time learn from a man that knows him better than he knows himself? And what will the child ...

HG/SS, AU: No one knew the true emotional toll on Hermione Granger after the Second Wizarding War – no one save Severus Snape - the one person who carried his own carefully hidden scars. This is a tale of sacrifice, innocence lost, pain remembered, respect gained, trust found, faith born of something greater than one can find alone, and ultimately a love that transcends age.

When Severus Snape is left in charge of Hogwarts over the christmas break, he is less than pleased to discover Harry will be one of his charges. Events force him to face that Mr Potter may not be quite what he has assumed all these years. Year 6

"I lived my life a hundred times and always found myself holding him in my arms, knowing that he would never even remember me. I want to save him Severus, but I don't know what to do."…"Why did you bring me back, Lily? What did you expect me to do?"…"I expect you to become what I've tried to be in a hundred lifetimes." Severus/Harry Gen

Hermione overhears something she shouldn't concerning Professor Snape and decides that maybe the House-elves aren't the only ones in need of protection.

"Perhaps a man who wants to redeem himself in the memory of the mother would, in turn, give comfort to a child." Dumbledore grinned at the other man's unbidden expression of shock. "But when said like that, it hardly encompasses the depth of emotion when I see you have cradled Harry Potter to sleep after a nightmare." Severus scowled. "I was not cradling him."

When both Severus Snape and Harry Potter survive, against all odds, they must renegotiate their relationship... and save each other all over again. This is a MENTORING/adoption fic, not slash. It is canon -compliant and begins immediately post-battle. It's rated Teen - for everyone 13 and up. Mild cussing in one or two chapters, some angst.

Hindsight is 20/20, but when Harry's last steps into the forest set him back further than he'd ever thought, he never realised how grateful he'd be to have Snape there to help too. Mentor/guardian fic, time travel, but not cliched.

Snape deserves a better death than given to him in DH. Hermione thinks he deserves a better life too and helps him find it. Unexpected friendships, romance and redemption for all. Ch 5 edited and reposted. Rated M for adult language and sexual content

The only thing keeping Hermione out of trouble and Harry Potter alive is... the Professor's Discretion. AU.

AU. Yes, the old Snape retrieves Harry from the Dursleys formula. I just had to write one. Everything changes, because the best revenge is living well. T for Mentor Snape's occasional naughty language. Supportive Minerva. Over three million hits!

COMPLETE. Severus meets Albus Severus. The past comes back in a very peculiar form. My answer to the end of Deathly Hallows.

13-year-old Harry is dragged into another world where he was adopted by Snape. Where his mother is still alive. Where he can't stop feeling like a stranger. And Snape discovers that a new Potter has appeared. One who won't leave him alone. Who knows Snape's deepest secret. As both Harrys search for a way home, they begin to question what home really is.

Amidst misconceptions and reconciliation, the lines that separate the Wizarding World will be destroyed. Enemies will serve one another as friendships are tested and forged. But first, the Sorting Hat has a message for Hogwarts... 1st in Kindred Powers

AU: The continuation of Book I. Not all of Tom Riddle is gone. A mysterious journal and a new Defense teacher pose challenges for Harry and his guardian. T for Mentor Snape's occasional naughty language. Supportive Minerva.

Sequel to the Definition of Home. Now back at Hogwarts, Harry balances school and his home life as he prepares to face Voldemort and learns to trust Snape's guidance. Along the way they both learn that family also means support.

Harry runs into Snape while trying to find the definition of home, and finds himself drawn into Snape's Order task, finding a location outside of London. Along the way, he and Snape learn a few new definitions themselves. Guardian/Adoption fic.

BOOK ONE - Hermione wakes up after the final battle paralyzed in the infirmary. She has been cursed by Voldemort, and Snape is the only one who can save her. Strange as that may be, the truth is much stranger. COMPLETE! Book two soon to follow!

Secrets, prophecies, animagi, and the Serpent‘s Children--a dark secret is revealed that will change Harry and Snape’s lives forever. But will it be for good, or for evil?

SSHG, WIP, not HBP or DH compatible. Complete. Circumventing a prophecy is not that easy...

SS/HG. Post-Deathly Hallows. Severus Snape survives, only to find himself entangled in an enchantment he never expected. COMPLETE.

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.

Alternative DH. They turned as one, suddenly aware that Harry had dropped out of the conversation and was staring again at the eaglehead of the key, studying its fierce eyes as if he could see into them. He didn't notice them noticing him...

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?

After the events until Christmas, Voldemort has to surpass his own self to regain his status and destroy the Order of the Phoenix... Complete! With Epilogue!

HPFA Winner of Best JKR Character portrayal, for Severus Snape! Snape retrieves an injured Harry from the Dursleys-- only this time, the damage is more permanent, and Snape is not prepared to be cuddly. Complete!

HBPconcurrent and compatible, SPOILERS, COMPLETE! It was the longest, shortest trip back from Hogwarts ever. Nominated in Fifth Multifaceteds

COMPLETE! There were likely to be enough cross words when they finally met. For seven years of his teaching, Hermione had had nothing but cross words from him... Life was a puzzle sometimes. SSHG, Nominated for 4th Multifaceteds and Moste Potente Passions

..Complete.. After the war is over, lives must be rebuilt. Hermione sets out to help someone who nobody else will, and winds up helping herself as well. HGSS

Now AU sixth year.Hermione's quest for a quiet place to read leads to the discovery of a remarkable portrait. CHAPTER 18:The Order of Merlin. The living are celebrated, the dead remembered, and it is a new day for the wizarding world. Multifaceted Nominee