At five Harry is being abused by the Dursley's until one day, Petunia had enough and drops him off at a hospital where he goes into foster care, and there he is treated no better. He runs away and ends up at somebody's door step; I wonder whos?

Harry is being abused and not getting his Hogwarts letter, so Dumbledore sends Snape along. In Harry, Snape only see's James Potter, he doesn't notice that something is very...off. Warnings: Child Abuse and language so far. Warning will be added as I go.

Albus asks Severus to go watch over Harry at the Dursley house for the rest of summer. When he is there secrets are revealed. Snape adopts Harry eventually. Warning: CP, abuse, language, self harming, OOC, AU, Harry has a HUGE attitude problem.

Harry turns to Snape for help with his secrets, and the secrets force Snape and Harry to come to terms with each other and their own horrable pasts, Rated T for mentions of abuse and rape, may changee later. father son story for now.

10 year old Harry has suffered horrible abuse for most of his short life. A concerned Dumbledore sends Severus and McGonagall to check up on him. What Severus finds there horrifies him and challenges all his preconceived notions about Harry.

Rated T for language and mentions of child abuse. Harry is saved and healed medically and mentally by Severus. This is the story of what happens when love overcomes all. non-slash ... father/ son Someone brought to my attention that I should warn people that there are allusions to rape as well as abuse

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

A mentor fic: When Snape discovers Harry is abused by the Dursley's, he is forced to teach Harry for the summer after the tri-wizard tournament. Will they eventually find the family they never had? No slash and Harry will never be Snape's biological son.