The war has ended and now 12 students return to Hogwarts to finish their education as 8th Years. Severus, having survived Nagini's bite, will also be returning. Now free from his former masters, he hopes to redeem himself in his new role and repair broken relationships. But the children of the war are damaged, none more so than Harry, and healing will take some time. SS/HP mentor.

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.

After the third task, Dumbledore removes Harry from the Dursleys and finds a new guardian. What happens when Harry and Severus have to adapt to the new situation and struggle with new problems arising?. After all, they have much more in common than expected. Mentioning of child abuse, violence, no slash! OOC Snape, Harry/Severus guardian mentor fiction.

Harry is accused of burglary. The Dursleys leave him to rot. Dumbledore sends Snape to remedy the situation. Harry finds himself in the care of an irate Snape. Not slash, gen-fic w/ focus on Sevitus-like relationship. Angst galore. Warnings: some language, mentions of abuse/neglect, alcohol use. Inspired by nnjjj's But He's Going to Kill Me challenge on Potions and Snitches.

A Dark Protector rescues Harry from the abyss that he has only ever known. When Severus gets to Harry he isn't what they would have previously hoped. Life hasn't been kind to him, will Harry take to the magical world or will he always fear everything around him? Either way, Harry had a long way to go before they could determine this.

AU from the end of OotP. Dumbledore decides that Harry must go into hiding to ensure his safety, and Hermione insists on accompanying him. Dumbledore's plan? Harry and Hermione are to be magically adopted by Snape, becoming his children legally, magically, and physically. My version of the Snape-adopts-Harry story.

Thirty-Four year old Harry Potter travels back in time, adopting the name of Blake Slytherin - he interferes with his own trial and messes with Dumbledore's perfectly laid plans. What happens afterwards? will Blake have bitten off more than he can chew? Will it be left to Harry to do what needs to be done? SLASH HP/? BS/SS

He was abandoned at a young age, the world believing him dead. They were wrong. Death Eaters believed untouchable are dying. Who is this assassin? Will he join Dumbledore or take the war into his own hands? Not typical powerful!politic!Harry.

Harry receives a diary from Dumbledore but when he writes in it, he receives an unexpected response. Who is this correspondent? Abused!Harry rescued from Dursleys, Mentor!Snape. Warnings: swearing, self harm, drug abuse, references to child abuse and rape

DomSev/SubHarry. Harry's been missing since he was 9 years old the wizarding world have been looking him for seven years to no avail. He's Seventeen when they find him, but they were in for a shock if they thought he'd do what they wanted. Turns out Harry has known Severus for years, he's a metamorphamagus. Dumbledore's manipulations are found out, the world is in for a shock.

*No Slash* When an accident in potions causes imaginable damage to 3 different boys, perceptions start to change. One in particular of a dark and stern man, as truths start to come to light. How does one heal and move on from something like this? Who is left the task of picking up the pieces? Set in 3rd year, AU

Dudley demands to go to a fair, it so happens to be in Cokeworth, where Petunia grew up and during the summer...where everyone's favourite hermit called Severus Snape lives. The Vow comes into play and needless to say it has consenquences but who for? Dumbledore? Harry? Severus? Voldemort? well all we can do is wait and see...and hope for the best. Severus rescues Harry story.

AU James Potter sacrificed himself for his wife and child, protecting baby Harry and sparing Lily from Voldemort, though Harry still bears his scar. By Harry's third year, Severus Snape has reinserted himself into Lily's life and successfully proposed marriage. Harry finds himself trying to balance his mother's happiness with his new stepfather's vicious hatred of all things Harry

When an Occlumency lesson goes wrong, Snape learns more about Harry's past than he ever wanted to—and it changes everything. But change doesn't come easily, especially for two who have spent five years loathing each other's very existence. Can Snape and Harry come to a mutual understanding of sorts to defeat their greatest enemy—themselves? Spring of 5th year, A/U. I do not own Har

What happens when a brain damaged Harry and a transgender Hermione both get sorted into Slytherin? Snape's not sure, but he thinks it's likely to be an interesting term. This story follows various first years through the trials of their first year.

Harry didn't appear at Hogwarts causing concern. Albus immediately head's out to Privet Drive to find out what was going on, along with Minerva and a reluctant Severus Snape. What they find out changes everything for everyone in the wizarding world. Is there a chance for anyone to go back and fix past mistakes? is there any hope at all for the magical world? COMPLETE

Our favorite characters return to Hogwarts for their 8th year, however Harry is a bit more scarred than people think. As Draco starts to initiate a friendship, and possibly more, Harry struggles with the burden of his secrets. Drarry. Alive!Snape. Good!MalfoyFamily. Warning for abuse and homophobic slurs.

Severus has a potion accidents that turns him into a teenager and discovers what friendship means. The trio are no longer and as Harry befriends the new student. Will Harry learn the truth as their friendship becomes more. AU, OOC pairing HP/SS SLASH

Dark secrets and an even darker past threaten to destroy the boy on whom the entire wizarding world has pinned their hopes. Can Severus Snape find it within him to heal and accept the broken child of his nemesis, and in the process, ultimately heal and accept himself? (AU-ish w/ OC, but follows canon. Severitus - mentor/adoption - mentions sexual abuse, but no details - NO SLASH!)

After Harry runs away from his relative's during the summer and gets in a fight the first day of school, Snape argues that he needs to be watched more and have more guidance. His argument backfires when Dumbledore suggests Harry be in Slytherin for a term. Will Harry see another side to the Slytherins? And will Snape finally see the real Harry? Third Year. Mentor/Guardian Snape

This is a continuation of the story began in The Murtlap Thief, but it can be read stand-alone as well. This is the story of sixth year, and Snape is attempting to get guardianship of Harry after they have developed a level of trust in the previous book. AU but with a lot of canon compliance. Warnings: Sirius is alive, story contains parental spanking. No slash, no pairings.

One lonely little boy. One snarky, grumpy git. When the safety of one was entrusted to the other, everyone knew this was not going to turn out well... Or was it? AU, sequel to "Harry's First Detention". OVER FIVE MILLION HITS!

Severus and Harry are de-aged due to a Potions accident and spend the summer holidays as six-year-old children in the care of Albus and Minerva. Completely AU, partly OOC, sick!Severus/sick!Harry.

This story explores the idea of what if it had been Harry trying to snitch ingredients from Snape during his fifth year after detentions with Umbridge? What would Snape do if he found out about Umbridge? Warnings: Spanking, some coarse language, somewhat AU but mostly canon compliant. No pairings, no slash.

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.

During the summer before sixth year, Harry finds an injured bat in the garden and decides to try to heal it...and an unwilling Snape learns just what kind of a person Harry Potter really is. No slash.

COMPLETE! 19 years after the war with Voldemort Harry Potter is thrown 25 years into the past, arriving just before the start of his first year at Hogwarts. Please Read and Review.

Because of a student death, new measures are being taken to screen students for abuse. With Dumbledore facing an enquiry, Snape is in charge of making sure every student receives an examination. Abused!Harry. Character death. Sevitis. In answer to the "New Measures for Screening Abuse" challenge at Potions and Snitches. Yes, it is a "Snape is Harry's biological father" story.

A near tragedy and a shocking discovery lead two bitter enemies to much soul searching and eventual acceptance of each other. A Snape as Harry's father fic. Some HG. Please R&R

Harry Potter would never regret running away as a child, but two years living on the hard streets of London had taken its toll. Now almost thirteen, Harry is still struggling to survive when a split-second decision gives him a chance at happiness. But will he take that chance, or will his past haunt him forever? AU story.

After Cedric dies, Harry isolates himself and Dumbledore fears a connection between Harry and Lord Voldemort. Snape has his own problems when Dumbledore compels him to teach Harry Occlumancy whilst the Dark Lord orders him to brew the darkest potion he has ever encountered. But what of this gift Lily left for Harry's 15th birthday...and what does it have to do with Snape?

An accident the summer before 6th year puts Dumbledore's plans for Harry in motion sooner than planned. Will an unexpected truce with Snape better prepare Harry for what is to come? A Snape mentors Harry fic with all the regular players. AU after OOTP.

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

After the Potters had died, Harry was rescued from the rubble by the Lestranges and raised. Constantly on the move from the Order of the Phoenix, they are separated and torn apart, leaving Harry to fend for himself against the OotP. He grew up deaf and in nine different countries, leaving him different from what the OotP thought the BWL would be. BASHING MW RW GW HG AD SB RL

It's 5th year and Harry Potter has been facing crisis after crisis on his own. He has no one to turn to, other than his friends, but they can only help so much. Harry needs the legal right to protect himself from the abuses he is constantly targeted with. Follows OOTP, but all events occur 1st term. Mentor/bonding fic. Slightly AU Severus in the beginning/more as the story goes on

Harry walks the halls of Hogwarts seriously injured and is confronted by the Slytherins. They take him to Snape, who uses Legilimency to make a startling discovery. Is Dumbledore really who he says he is? Is Harry really on the right side of the war? Goodish!Voldemort, No Slash, Powerful Harry, Mentor Snape, Good Malfoys, super bad Dumbles, very abused Harry, AU Goblet of Fire

Harry comes back for his 4th year at Hogwarts he comes back with a nasty chest cold. He tries the best he can to hide it from everyone, but his friend Ron notices something off and promises to keep a close eye on him. After their chat, things progress quickly and Harry finds himself collapsed on the bathroom floor needing the help he would never ask for.

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.

After killing Voldemort during seventh year, Harry vanished without a trace. But now, 8 years later, a deadly secret forces him to return and it seems that only Snape will be able to save him. SSHP, no slash

Hermione Granger had always sought out knowledge and was keen to share it with others, but when she finds out something about herself that she'd rather not have known, Hermione decides that this is one truth best left unsaid.

au/ooc Harry is a healer. He comes face to face with a ghost, someone he believed dead in battle. As Harry falls in love, he struggles to deal with other bonds. warn slash/mpreg

All is not well on Privet Drive, and one Christmas Eve, Severus Snape is called upon to intervene.

During Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts, he makes some discoveries about himself and tries tell his Godfather on his Christmas break. While trying to tell him, other things come out about his life with the Dursleys. With friends and families surrounding Harry, will he begin to heal? Warnings: Mentions of abuse and rape

When a bout of erratic magic delivers Harry into his professor's hands, the pair make a shocking discovery that forces Harry to face his toughest battle yet. Now, with Snape by his side Harry must fight to survive against a foe more deadly than Voldemort.

Since his parents demise at the hands of Voldemort Harry has lived a life no child should have to at the hands of the Dursleys. Every year he has made this same wish on his birthday. Will his wish finally come true? Snape/Harry mentor fic. Rated for abuse

After two weeks of torture by Death Eaters, Draco and Harry have to find a way to cope with all their memories. Severus, as their guardian, tries to help and spends some time with them at a therapy camp in the USA. Draco/Harry friendship

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.

au/ooc Severitus. A highly abused Harry ends up in foster care. When Severus finds him, he is already a mute. Can the potions master teach the terried little boy what it means to trust again? and talk? warn viol. possible slash

A duel with Draco leads to drastic and permanent consequences for both Harry and Severus. AU from the end of OotP.

Sequel to Moment of Impact. Harry and Severus' relationship develops through their correspondence during Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts. Mainly follows canon but within the H/S mentor relationship established in Moment of Impact.

What happens when Severus Snape is accidentally turned into a teenager due to a mishap with a potion he was making? What about when he's forced to take residence with the Gryffindors, including that "showoff" Harry Potter? SSHP

Harry ends up back in time! however, it a nightmare...after a while he can safely say he's having the time of his life! slash! will the Mauraders get on with Harry? where will Harry be sorted? where else? SLYTHERIN SS/HP he kills voldie when he gets back!

Harry is getting abused by his relatives. When Snape and his wife find out about it, they adopt him. So now he has two little twin brothers and caring family to cope with. AU!

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.

Desperate to escape his guilt and nightmares after the third task, Harry transforms into a hawk by accident and ends up breaking both wings and suffering partial memory loss. He is found by Snape,who helps him and discovers the truth about his professor.

When Harry's parents abandon him for dead when his twin is the GWL, Harry is adopted by his godfather Remus and Remus' husband Severus Snape. au/ooc, slash HP/DM, SS/RL

Neglected by his caregivers, little Harry would not have survived were it not for the mysterious dark angel who helped him. Harry never knew his name, until he went to Hogwarts and discovered a certain professor bore a remarkable resemblence to his savior

AU What if Harry knew he was a wizard and about the prophecy before he went to Hogwarts? What if he was kicked out of the Dursleys and decided to attend Hogwarts disguised as a muggleborn? Harry Ginny

AU. The summer after 5th year, Death Eaters find Harry abandoned in the Dursley house and bring him to Voldemort. Will one particular Death Eater give up his position and his hate to save his enemy's son? Snape mentors Harry fic. violence,chld abuse,rape

Sixth year AU, written pre HBP. When Harry appears at the Welcoming Feast wearing a glamor only Snape notices, Snape decides to find out what the glamor is hiding. His investigation leads to a number of shocking revelations about both Harry and himself.

Harry and his friends create a new type of magic embodied in Harry’s tattoos to keep him protected from his uncle. When the new magic works Harry is removed to Hogwarts where Dumbledore finally tells him the truth. Severitus. Written PreHBP HarryBill

Winner Oct. 2006 HPAA Best AU: Harry rescues himself as a baby and chooses Snape as his protector, why no one knows because the toddler isn't telling and no one can see him but Snape. No Slash, No Mary Sues, R&R please. PDF, ebook, mobipocket available.

HPSS. After killing Voldemort, Harry leaves the wizarding world for a few years before joining the university under a different name. Now he returns to teach at Hogwarts. COMPLETE!

[Winner of Best WiP GFA Award]The story begins with a fire at the Dursleys & Harry is locked in his cupboard. Rescued by a spiritual presence, he is sent to stay with a certain Potions Master, bringing in a new range of adventures. Suicide attempts, abuse