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.

After the mysterious defeat of Lord Voldemort and the dismantle of the Death Eaters in 1976, Hogwarts celebrates a new era of peace with its very own Grand Wizard Tournament, choosing four Champions from each House to compete. However, one name chosen from the Goblet of Fire begins to unravel a series of mysteries - 3rd installment to my Severus Snape Series!

1940′s Las Vegas is dominated by the gangs that run the town. Kaz Brekker and his crew have taken on a simple job with a suspiciously high payout. When an old face turns up on Fremont Street, can the Dregs keep it together to get their money?

A seemingly simple mission takes a downward spiral as a Kung Fu artifact ends up in the hands of another, leading Tigress, Crane, and Po to the windswept plains of Mongolia. Cover: Ace-Risk and @aliuschavaa (tumblr)

Snape has the opportunity to go back in time and fix the mistakes he made. The question is, will he make the right decisions this time around?

Remember, it's only a game... 3 years after the events of Crooked Kingdom, Kaz, Inej, Nina, Jesper, and Wylan each wake up on Isla de los Sueños alone. Legend has something to offer each of them-something they greatly desire, but only if they can win Caraval. They can't get off the island without playing the game for the full 5 nights.

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

After the fallout of POA, Albus has harsh words for Severus - and Severus decides to simply submit. But Albus' punishment does not stop there - Severus will spend the holiday with him. Severus, trapped and angry, is being driven ever closer to his edge.

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

Admit it, you've always been curious about what the professors were thinking while Harry, Ron, and Hermione got themselves into all kinds of shenanigans.

— i watch, from the dark shadows, the understated, the stillness, the silence. / poetry

— shards pierce your skin; ashamedly, i love it.

During the stillest hours of the night, Nina becomes acquainted with a new facet of her distorted power, and learns that our loved ones never really leave us.

In which Six of Crows is a band on tour, and Joost Van Poel almost dies in the process of trying to interview them for Rollins Stone Magazine while surrounded by banter, elaborate schemes, and of course, waffles. (or, the journalist!pov band au no one asked for but which i wrote anyway)

"The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others." - Vincent Van Gogh In which Inej disappears, Kaz is a thief, and Wylan runs away with the plot.

"And even though it all went wrong/I'll stand before the Lord of Song/With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah…" For Severus Snape, playing music held as just much enchantment as performing actual magic. But how & why did he learn to play the piano? A life told through song as an homage to the greats Leonard Cohen and Alan Rickman. Written as part of the 2017 Snapecase Fest on LJ.

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.

Times in which Legolas was… uncomfortable around mortals and his friends had to come and save him. And one time his friends were feeling uncomfortable around elves and he had to save them. Includes anything from attempted kidnappings to over-eager dance partners! (Basically, times in which people are protective of Legolas.)

Severus Snape has his emotions in check. He knows that he experiences anger and self-loathing and a bitter yearning, and that he rarely deviates from that spectrum… Until the first-year Luna Lovegood arrives to his class wearing a wreath of baby's breath. Over the next six years, an odd friendship grows between the two, and Snape is not sure how he feels about any of it.

Sixteen-year-old Severus leaves Hogwarts to attend school in the U.S., and possibly pursue a new life. But what of the growing darkness back home that threatens Lily and all he's ever known? (This story is an AU and does not follow HP canon!)

Three months after Operation Avengers all is well. Or is it? When Steve and Tony hack into SHIELD to find missing weapons shipments they find more than they bargained for in the form of a prisoner who should, by rights, have been sent to Asgard long ago.

If you possess the bravery and the skill to enter cabin thirteen, you will find the secrets of a troubled young boy. Secrets that will draw back his façade, and give you a glimpse of what is underneath... [bonus: chapter 2. drabble.]

CHARACTER STUDY. A collection of Severus Snape's internal monologues and other surprises. Disclaimer: All characters from Harry Potter books belong to J. K. Rowling.

An alternative ending to the DH. What if Snape became the Elder Wand's master? Voldemort gives Snape one hour to find Potter before setting his pet snake Nagini on him. When Snape and Harry meet face to face, Snape disarms him without knowing that Harry had the Elder Wand's allegiance. Will Snape's fate be any different when he faces his Dark Master with the Deathstick on his side?

He finds nothing of her in the world until she is gone from it, until he knows with soul-crushing certainty that the flash of red hair he catches in Diagon will never be hers, never again.

Harry's a mess after Sirius dies, so he goes to Snape for Occlumency lessons again. Snape is unwilling to teach him until Harry earns the right for them. Snape lays down some strict rules and Harry tries to live with them. Eventual Snape Mentors Harry.

Snape's years as a student were not generally enjoyable. Sometimes, though, all it takes is a fortuitous set of circumstances to set things on a different path. McGonagall-Snape mentor relationship, SSLE. AU, of course.

Emotions are the instruments, thoughts are the music. A look at Occlumency and deception on the night Snape returns to Voldemort.

Snape takes harry to train him during the summer, much to his dismay. Snape mentors harry type fic.

Voldemort's army is growing stronger and despite repeated warnings of this by the Order's spy, Harry Potter is captured. When he's rescued, will Severus Snape prove that he is capable as more than just a spy? Not slash.

Severus Snape has difficulties producing a patronus in his 5th year at Hogwarts. [Book 7 Spoilers] [LESS sort of.]

A dark secret from Legolas's past threatens to be revealed when Pippin asks a seemingly innocent question. But why won't anyone talk about the first meeting of Aragorn and Legolas? And why does Legolas have that black arrow in his quiver?

The beauty of the night skies, and the story of the spaces between them.

[One-Shot] After a detention with Umbridge, Harry bumps into Professor Snape.