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.

Hermione's plans to spend her seventh year on the run with her friends are shattered when Severus Snape shows up with a proposal she cannot refuse. *AU 7th year with Hermione attending Hogwarts. Eventual SSHG. M for reasons. ***COMPLETE***

Harry finds an injured Snape on his doorstep and must hide him from the Dursleys. To complicate matters, a series of strange dreams portends a frightening future unless the two can find a way to work together. A mentor story. Alternate 6th summer: post-OotP; ignores HBP & DH.

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.

Severus weds Skyrah Riddle under orders from Voldemort. She's capable of showing kindness despite her cunning. Severus can't figure her out. The problem is she might unmask him before he unmasks her. Meanwhile, Voldemort pressures the couple into conceiving an heir. The last thing Severus needs is to teach Potter occlumency, but destiny has always mocked him. (Severitus, no slash)

At the behest of Lord Voldemort, Severus Snape is forced to commit a deplorable act against one who should have been under his protection. Bound by Dark Magic, he and Hermione Granger must learn to trust one another and themselves as they work together to thwart the dark plots surrounding them.

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?

Salazar Slytherin is reborn as Hermione Granger. With her new identity as a muggleborn girl and her old reputation in tatters, Hermione sets out to start a new life for herself, a resurrection for House Slytherin, and a renaissance for the whole of the magical society.

It's ten years post war, and Severus Snape has healed. He is no longer the bitter and resentful man he was before the end of the war. The only thing he is now is slightly annoyed that a castle is trying to rule his life for him, and he's lonely. So, what will happen when said meddling castle delivers Hermione Granger and her baby daughter to his doorstep? Nothing much Canon here.

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.

Albus Dumbledore has been searching for Harry Potter for seven years, unknowingly he bumped into the eighteen year old, and stirs the hornets nest. Harry who is the leader of the underworld, vows to put an end to the manipulative old man and also has to deal with Voldemort who was encroaching upon his territory. SS/HP top Harry bottom Severus! will Sirius and Remus join Harry?

AU. In an institute to help children with psychological issues, a child is abandoned by his guardians because he does extraordinary things. Rather than fear him, the doctors work to help him try to control this ability. They discover other children with these incredible powers. And then odd letters arrive one summer day. Rating will probably go up later. Eventual H/Hr.

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.

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...

There was no hope left for him. So he thought. And there was no hope left for her. So she knew. Two people meet and find what they had been looking for desperately. Until the past catches up and old wounds are opened. Romance and action, enjoy! Many thanks to Sattwa100 for beta reading my story!

A strange bird appears in the dungeons. One that is hurt and might be a wizard with a depression. What will happen when he finds out that the bird is the abused son of the hated James Potter? Will he be able to help the boy? And what about Severus' friends the Malfoys. What will they say if they find out that Harry Potter is a Shadow Phoenix that is living with Severus Snape?

Snape wanted to die. But Hermione always got in the way. [Post DH, canon divergent from HPB & on, lots of canon characters, Tags: Depression, Eventual Smut, Fertility Issues, Astrology, Major Character Death, heavy angst & drama (this is your warning! does NOT include rape, self-harm, or suicide)]

Parts of souls do not go on alone. When Voldemort returns to a body he is much more sane than before and realizes that he cannot go on as he started. Finding some old laws he sets out to reach his goals in another way. Harry will find his world turned upside down once more and we will see how people react when the evil is not acting how they think it should.

IN PROGRESS The night of the final task of the Triwizard Tournament, Snape returns from the newly-risen Voldemort to find Hermione Granger in his rooms. Together, they make plans to fight Voldemort and save the wizarding world. Eventual HG/SS, as little AU as possible, but more so as you get to the end, some OCs. Definitely EWE and HEA.

Severus dies in the Shrieking Shack but is somehow thrown into the past as his eleven year old self.He has a chance to change so much and not just his relationship with Lily. Will he be successful or will fated circumstances be doomed to repeat themselves

A woman who wanders the world to work with people. A man who shuts himself behind closed doors to work with potions. An activist in daylight; a protector in darkness. And The Boy Who Lived in between them. (AU: The Dark Lord will not return so the world moves on without him). Warning: Mild alchohol use, attempted suicide, non-graphic violent scenes and references to sexual crimes

"This train will take you where you have to be. Severus, listen to me, this is a rare occasion." Albus held his shoulders and he realized he was shorter than the headmaster. That couldn't be, he'd been taller than Albus ever since he was nineteen and finally stopped growing.

Riddle is dead, but he took most of Hermione Granger's loved ones with him. She is just going through the motions in a bleak postwar world until a stray comment by Dumbledore's portrait gives her a renewed purpose in life – to go back and fix what the scheming Headmaster wrecked.

Harry Potter is not standing up in his crib when the Killing Curse strikes him, and the cursed scar has far more terrible consequences. But some souls will not be broken by horrible circumstance. Some people won't let the world drag them down. Strong men rise from such beginnings, and powerful gifts can be gained in terrible curses. (HP/HG, Scientist!Harry)

Hermione is out after curfew when she witnesses something that will change her relationship to her DADA professor forever.

Severus Snape has always dreamt of the impossible: a Sunday kind of love. When a DMLE raid goes terribly wrong, can something good come from the ashes? An expanded and edited version of the story written for the 2018 round of the SSHG Prompt Fest on Live Journal. Contains adult language and situations, as well as mild violence. COMPLETE.

AU. The Sorting Hat doesn't just let the Sword go when it falls on Harry's head in the Chamber, but also Sorts him again, this time into Slytherin. Harry is furious and terrified, and the adults aren't helping much. COMPLETE, sequel to come.

Au from the Half-Blood Prince onwards. Severus Snape has been asked an impossible task by the Headmaster. In order to complete it, he needs the help of his best Potions student, Hermione Granger.

Multi-chap SS/HG fic. Age difference & lemons, along with drama & Snape's version of romance. Set several years after the war, so Hermione is of age. Obviously not DH compliant, but I try to stick to cannon and character as much as possible outside that.

HPSS slash, twoshot. After the war, Potter is the only one to treat him with respect. It's perhaps inevitable that Severus falls slowly, deeply, in love. COMPLETE.

Severus Snape is befriended by a small furry otter who seeks him out during the school years. Who is she and why did she choose him? How does she affect his life? A story of healing, friendship and longing. A short-ish tale in 10 not very long chapters (plus an epilogue), slow burn, mainly canon compliant minus DH's epilogue of course. Now Complete!

Hermione is running herself dry in her bake shop and she is in desperate need of a potion maker. She gets more than she bargained for with an unexpected supplier.

Hermione Granger and Severus Snape are stuck together under a mistletoe. Unfortunately - or should I say fortunately - it is a special kind of charmed mistletoe with very specific requirements... EDIT: Well, it started out as a complete oneshot, but it has turned into a little story. Fluffy lemony goodness. SS/HG - COMPLETE; Epilogue might follow.

[HG/SS] AU/EWE: When life on land becomes unbearable, Hermione finds a new life and love in the watery depths beside Shell Cottage. [COMPLETE]

Set during OotP. When Harry falls ill in Snape's lesson, the last thing he expects is for the ensuing drama to unveil a deadly plot that could end his life once and for all...

She was about to break the time stream. Not just break it, but take a bloody hammer to it. SS/HG HEA...Always :)

[HG/SS] Underestimated ever since she was a child, no one believed in Hermione Granger. The magical world was no different until she stood up for herself. [NC/AU/EWE] COMPLETE

An invitation to visit a muggle house in Surrey England, the next morning, the 25th July 1991, is received by Director Amelia Bones. It is the home of one Harry Potter. That visit changes everything.

He knew what was expected of him. By both of his masters. He always did. Until he was faced with a decision that would not only endanger his place in he world - but everyone he ever he cared about. Sometimes the best magic is that of a burden shared... Not my world...just my story. Graphic. Of age. SSHG non-canon

After being held hostage by the Death Eaters, a blood magic ritual threatens Harry's life, and Severus must step in and marry him to ensure his safety. As they embark on a marriage, Severus realises he knows very little about the man he's married, and indeed has many lessons to learn about himself. EWE, diverts from cannon around book 6.

During his eighth year at Hogwarts, Harry develops a crush on his Potions Master. Harry does not dare to act on his feelings, until he thoughtlessly makes a magical vow that forces him to make a move. Snarry.

Hermione has landed a job with the Ministry and life is good in a post-Voldemort world. Then she discovers that Time - and Albus Dumbledore - had other plans for her. A time turner fic. SSHG.

Lucius is executed post-war, destroying Narcissa. She seems unable to go on until Draco enlists the help of Severus Snape, a man who knows what it is to grieve. But when she develops feelings for Snape, Draco wonders if he's made a terrible mistake. Meanwhile, Draco and Hermione, his Ministry-appointed Mentor, are growing ever closer. Might they end up more than friends? HGDM SSNM

Harry has had a shit life. His parents were dead, he had nearly died multiple times, he is always in the news and one of his friends hates him at the drop of a hat. To make it worse now he has to face down a dragon in the Triwizard tournament. He is done. Harry is pissed and he is going to make sure that they all know it. He is taking his stand right now. Snape/omc no other pairing

Severus gets injured in the shrieking shack (his fifth year). While unconscious he witnesses some scenes from his future and realizes becoming a death eater wouldn't bring him power and glory but pain and servitude. He spends the rest of his schooling trying to shape a different future for himself. Alternative universe, Visions, Lily bashing, Fix-it, Slow build, Warnings are inside

Just another case of adoption at Melanie's orphanage. What is special though is that it involves a former Death Eater and, of all children, The Boy Who Lived. A prequel to "Ella", AU where Voldemort is not returning and the world moves on without him.

For the first time in her life, Hermione fails at something. For the first time in his life, Severus Snape finds that he is actually desirable.

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

An unexpected encounter with Snape in the forest and an admission of his true loyalty leave Hermione longing to learn more about the enigmatic man. This sparks a secret correspondence that grows more intimate with every exchange, leading both of them to engage in increasingly risky and dangerous behavior as they attempt to navigate the forbidden territory that stands between them.

After the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry rescued Snape and went to all lengths to save his life and clear his name. And now he is asking his former teacher for a long due apology, one that will bring out the best from his worst.

Five years, it had been five years since the battle for Hogwarts. Five years for the students who suffered that day to move on with their lives. To love, to laugh, to marry. Five years since that fateful day that left the brightest witch of their age confined to a bed at St. Mungo's spell damage ward.

Hermione returns to Hogwarts after the war to earn her NEWTs and falls in love with her least favourite professor. This story is a long, slow burn. If you want to skip to the action I suggest starting at chapter 37. Daily updates.

Why on earth is Severus Snape working at Hermione's local coffee shop? She is determined to find out. [A series of 200 drabbles, with 100 words per drabble. Rated for language, balloon animals, sexytimes, and whatnot. A gift for Toblass.]

Harry Potter is gravely ill and his time is running out. Desperate, he seeks out Severus Snape for help. Can Snape and Harry's friends work together to find a cure in time? HP/SS. Post-Hogwarts. COMPLETE. I do not own Harry Potter or make any money from these stories.

Subconsciously concealing injuries after a fight prompts the discovery of metamorphmagus abilities in young Harry Potter. However, that ability had been covering up a very big secret for more than eleven years. keywords Severitus / Sevitus. COMPLETE!

The marriage law trope with a twist: SSHG involved in a would-be scandalous relationship kept secret for decades, only to be exposed with the enactment of a marriage law. (An experiment in non-linear storytelling.) Rated for a bit of smut and some foul language.

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

Snape has been trying his best to drive her to madness all term, but when Hermione manages to help him with a potion, things might just get interesting. AU after book 5, OOCness, SS/HG, and much shenanigans

[HG/SS] AU/AO: In this alternate timeline, Albus Dumbledore uses old research that he and Grindelwald came up with to craft the ultimate weapon to collect power and rid himself of enemies. His first two experiments failed him. His third did not—but what happens when it comes time to pay the piper? Who will rise, and who will fall? Not canon. NOPE! M to be safe. COMPLETE

Snape is engulfed by his own personal Darkness following the final battle. How can Hermione help the wizard who believes he has nothing to live for? This is a little dark, a little ugly, a little sexy, a little romantic and a lot M, for several reasons. Definitely one for adults only. *NOW COMPLETE*

When Harry, Ron, and Hermione took the Polyjuice potion in 2nd year they never dreamed that it would uncover a lie that Lily Potter worked hard to hide. With the truth comes a new life for Harry because it brings him a whole new family. Or at the very least, a new father. Join Harry as life as he knows it is turned upside down. WARNINGS! Eventual OC for Sev.

COMPLETE Slytherin!Harry. When the BWL is discovered missing, no one thinks twice when Hasan Castell appears at Hogwarts. Abandoned in a muggle orphanage, Harry grows up with a love of magic-in books that is-and thinks sorcery is all in his dreams. He calls himself Hasan to separate his dreams from reality, and is adopted and raised by a man who should be dead.HP/LL mentor!Snape

*COMPLETE* After the war, Hermione and Severus share a drunken one night stand. Horrified when he realises Hermione was a virgin, Snape gives her a dangerous dark artifact and disappears. An accident at the Ministry throws their lives into chaos. Divine Intervention is a tricky thing and what at first seems a fateful mistake might prove to actually be the correction of one.

Devsgma and Darnedchild have combined their talents to tell you the story of what has happened to our favorite pair. It starts with a few letters from one extremely grouchy potions maker to the manager of a used book store.

Five days in the year 1998. The most important days of Hermione's life. In which Hermione searches desperately, falls in love, breaks her own heart and his, and jumps. But how do they land? War-time, SS/HG, HEA, edited, Complete!

After being hit with an unknown curse, Hermione's health and future are very much in question. Severus Snape steps up to care for her when no one else can (or will). Story takes place roughly 4 or 5 years after DH. Lots of characters, lots of love for Hermione, lots of friendship. Snape is a super good guy...albeit reluctantly. SS/HG *complete*

"Because it's about time you had someone looking out for you. And because, frankly, you're the closest friend I've ever had." A story about the warmth of friendship chasing away storm clouds and finding a few rays of sunshine on a cold January night. Oneshot.

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.

It is ten years after the final battle of Hogwarts. Some things have changed: Severus Snape has survived and is back to teaching Potions, Professor McGonagall is the headmistress, Ron and Harry are now Aurors. But someone has been missing-presumed-dead for ten years. The quest to find her takes Snape to the Muggle world where he finds more than expected.

A child never understands the entire story. Sometimes, neither does the man. A tale of the last days of the Snape family. Written for the 2017 Snapecase Fest on LJ.

The entire Wizarding world believes Lily Potter was murdered by Voldemort on that fateful night in 1981, including the man who would've given his immortal soul to save her. But there's another side to Lily's sacrifice, ancient charms and hidden truths that may have the power to change everything.

AU. A marriage law is instigated during Hermione's sixth year. Hermione considers her options and makes her choice, it just wasn't the one they were expecting. By saving herself Hermione's decisions cause ripples to run through the Order. The game has changed, those left behind need to adapt to survive. Canon up to the HBP, Dumbledore lives, Horcrux are still in play

The War is over. The future is looking brighter than it has in years. Just like everyone else, Hermione is making plans, trying to let go of the past. Then she suffers a catastrophic loss and goes into hiding again, this time to seek vengeance. Only to stumble across a Potions master the world thought was dead. Will they recognize each other? NOT your typical SSHG. A/U. COMPLETE.

After the Marriage Law is implemented, a compatibility spell deems Hermione Granger and Severus Snape a perfect match. How will they react? Will the secrets from their pasts push them apart or bring them together?...*Post Hogwarts, Not Epilogue Compliant, Snape Lives*

Hermione Granger's life is forever changed one night by an innocuous spell and a timely Professor. KindaPureblood!Hermione and Not Quite a Marriage Law. I just could't get my tropes right. Either way, the resident Know-It-All and the Bat of the Dungeon collide in this AU, SS/HG story about what happens when you're related to the Dark Lord. Cover art by Freya Ishtar.

Hermione was a woman of superior intellect. She had in depth knowledge of many subject areas. It was unusual and highly disturbing therefore, that her mind was currently so consumed with two facts of a decidedly non-academic nature: Fact Number One. She was in love with Severus Snape. Fact Number Two. He didn't return her interest. Or so she thought! Smutty oneshot, SS/HG, MA

[HG/SS] AU/Crackfic: One morning, Severus Snape wakes up with a furry visitor snuggled under the quilt with him. As he pulls back the quilt, two glowing eyes lock with his, and everything is turned on its ear. As the rest of his visitor crawls out from under the covers, he realises he has a problem. There is a Nundu cub in his bed, and for some reason, she's bound to him.

Down-on-her-luck Hermione is working at a brothel in Ireland eight years after the final battle. One night an unexpected customer makes her an offer she can't refuse. But what will happen when they discover each other's true identities? Adult content; mature readers only please!

Complete. After years of service, Headmaster Snape steps away for the summer. The sea calls – but he is not the only staff member to answer. SSHG. Mature themes.

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

AU/AO: [HG/SS] What-if Story. Hermione Granger gets erased due to a badly phrased, vague, and bitter wish. She is Hermione Granger no more. Now, thanks to Ron, she is Hermione Ankaa Black, sister of Sirius & Regulus Black, & member of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black. Now what is she going to do? Multiple pairings in later chapters, and JP starts out as a rampaging jerk.

Hermione spends her summer afternoons with Severus as he recovers from Nagini's bite and Ron tries to deal with Fred's death. Severus Snape/Hermione Granger. SS/HG. WINNER: First Place 2017 Haven Awards, Best Time Turner. Romance/Drama/Comfort. HEA. Time Turner. Rated MATURE. LEMONS. Warning: abusive!Ron; domestic violence. As always, thanks for reading.

After the fall of Voldemort, an inexplicable illness plagues the surviving Death Eaters. Albus Dumbledore has a plan to save Severus Snape—but how, exactly, is Hermione Granger involved?

Voldemort is dead but Harry Potter's problems are far from over. Indeed, the very day after the battle, Harry Potter looks into a mirror and finds himself staring at a stranger and an old secret is brought to light. And what does this have to do with Severus Snape, still alive (unfortunately, as far as he is concerned) after being dragged out of the Shrieking Shack?

AU after GoF. Trelawney makes a new prophecy about a mysterious Half-Blood Prince, and Dumbledore struggles to find out who it's about. Already walking a tightrope between two masters, Severus Snape feigns ignorance while making his own plans.

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 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.

Nearly seven years have passed since the War was won. In that time, Hermione Granger managed to overcome grief and hardship in order to build a life in which she felt comfortable and relatively content. A snowy night in February, however, will show her that she ought never to have given up hope on having what she thought had been lost to her forever.

The Dementor attack on Harry during the summer after his fourth year leaves him on the verge of having his wand snapped. Unwilling to leave anything to chance, Sirius Black sets events into motion which will change Harry's life forever. HP/HG/FD

A poem from a pupil to a teacher, from Harry to Snape, from all of us to him. In memoriam Alan Rickman January 2016.

Vampires can survive most things, even poisonous snake bites and absurd amounts of blood loss. It is a good thing, therefore, that Severus Snape is actually a vampire, thanks to a "prank," courtesy of Sirius Black. It is not something he has shared with many people, but extenuating circumstances force him to bare more than his love of blood to Hermione after she is attacked.

After Sirius's death, Harry is sinking into depression. And then, he receives a detention which leads to a shocking revelation. Will he be able to stop sinking deeper? COMPLETE! No slash.

The summer after the debacle at the Ministry, Draco Malfoy is sent to live with Harry Potter. He writes letters to Severus Snape, telling him how he's doing- and what's really going on in Harry Potter's house. [Complete]

During that dark year when Voldemort held sway over Wizarding Britain, Poppy Pomfrey gives Headmaster Snape a Christmas gift. Sequel to "Snape's Memories".

Complete. Starting with a letter found in his bedside table when he assumes the role of Headmaster in 1997, Severus Snape and Hermione Granger begin a strange correspondence. The new Headmaster is glad for the comfort of a confidant, but Hermione has just one problem: it's the end of 1998, and Professor Severus Snape has been dead for months. A story of time and second chances.

Severus is suffering from a curse, and Hermione is the only one available to help break it. PWP oneshot. Hermione is of age.

After fifteen years of fruitlessly searching for the creature called Gollum, Gandalf forsook the hunt. Though Aragorn persevered for a time, tracking his quarry on the marches of Mordor, he too despaired at last and began his homeward journey...

Complete. AU. Twenty three year old Severus is confronted late one evening by a young woman with 'Mudblood' etched into her arms. She speaks of mysterious truths and a life that should haunt him, but it doesn't - not when the tales come from her lips. A short story of love and time travel, for the 100th reviewer of 'World Enough and Time'. Light M.

By third year, Harry was starting to think he knew his own identity. Then, the discovery of an old secret threatens to throw his world into turmoil, yet again. Nor is he the only one who finds his life affected... Who is he, anyway?

In her sixth year, Dumbledore makes Hermione a key figure in a plan to help Harry defeat Voldemort. (It's difficult to summarize this without spoilers— HG/SS; there's a Time Turner involved but probably not how you expect; the story really gets started in Chapter Three.)

Marge Dursely has only heard bad things about Harry Potter, she has not had the chance to meet him face to face. The Durselys are going on hoilday and Marge will have to look after a four year old Harry Potter, will she see what lies beneath the lies?

Complete. Six years after the end of the war, Hermione Granger returns to England with one thing in mind: the dreams she has had each night since finding her Professor in the Shrieking Shack. Severus Snape does not wish to be found - but perhaps he can make an exception. HG/SS. AU. M for later chapters.

13 ways Severus Snape shows Hermione Granger his love. He is not a man for whom the words come easy, but there are ways of showing love that are more genuine than mere words can say. A tale of love after war, of healing after hurt, of domestic bliss and fluff. All parties are of age, light M.

In post-war England, the Ministry of Magic is closing Azkaban Prison, and prisoners are being released to family members. What will happen to Severus Snape, who has no family? Hermione Granger has a notion of what can be done.

He scratched at the back of his neck. "I mean, you didn't even like *kissing*."/ I didn't like kissing *you*. But the words burned unsaid on her tongue. "It's fine, Ron." Hermione patted the tome in her lap. "And I'll be here with my book. As expected." /Marriage Law/ SS/HG HEA...Always :)

The Wizarding War should not have gone this far. Why hadn't they stepped in sooner? In the wake of war, someone shows up to fix what had been done. ((Challenge fic: "Does Snape believe in angels? Why or why not?"))

Hermione and Severus find themselves lost and struggling after the war, but in very different ways. Can the memories of a dead man bring Hermione clarity? Can the voice of a girl lead Severus to a decision? Or together can they hope for something more? COMPLETE

SEQUEL:BMFS After 4th yr, Harry's adopted and becomes Shadow Snape. He returns to a Hogwarts run by McGonagall, with a slightly altered face and new scars. Neville and Draco help him face the monsters in his mind and the new evils stalking the world.SLASH

What if there was a darker truth hidden in Harry's story? Summer before third year, Harry begins to question his memory blanks. What happens when he finds himself before Snape for help? includes mentor Severus, MPD, child abuse, protective Remus

After her parent's deaths Hermione is bound and trapped in her Animagus form, first for her own safety, then to ensure the safety of others during the war. Who is she bound to? Severus Snape, of course..

What if Severus Snape had taken Hermione Granger under wing secretly during her time at Hogwarts? What if Draco Malfoy really wasn't the bigot he let everyone think he was? (Follows canon mostly up until the end of GoF, and then detours off into AU territory w/Severus as father figure)

Eight years post-Voldemort, Hermione celebrates her birthday quietly at home, and serendipity takes a hand. (Written, 2009)

What would it take to restore the life and heart of Severus Snape? A story of how things could have ended differently, with 3 lives saved & some different pairings. Mostly DH compliant until the end & then takes off on its own. Lots of Hermione POV, eventual HG/SS. Rated M for future chapters. Starts slow with set up and then picks up - keep going past the first few chapters!

My entry for the HP Kinkfest on Livejournal. It's a postwar fic, AU because Severus survives. He frequents Muggle pubs to pick up women, but he never expected her. She thinks dirty words are for the vulgar, but she's never heard them in his voice. ONESHOT (forreal this time).

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.

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.

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.

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.

What begins as Severus' anger at Sirius Black's attempts to seduce Hermione leads to a life he never thought he deserved to live. The past and the present mesh together in a story of protection, betrayal and trust, and how the Battle of Hogwarts might have been fought. Rated MA for tender sensibilities.

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

You may not always trust the person you love, but you can always love the person whom you trust. Complete!

Hermione and Snape are the unwitting victims of an impulsively cast spell. Now they are soul-bound and desperate to get out of it. But fate conspires to make sure their souls seek each other out on a nightly basis—will they find love? Or will they fight it, and each other, every step of the way? Rated M for suggestive themes; AU

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.

My entry for the Fairytale Challenge on the 'Lovers of the Potion's Master' Facebook group. I got Goldilocks and the Three Bears! Rated M, so beware. Please Read and Review!

An SSHG Christmas story: An annoying event causes Hermione to choose to spend the Christmas break in seventh year away from her best friends, but Dumbledore feels she needs someone to watch over her. How will Hermione react to the appearance of the Potions master on her doorstep? And how will they interact when cooped up alone together for days on end?

Alternate Universe. Drabble Fiction. Marriage Law. Young Muggle runaways snatched by the Ministry of Magic for use in rehabilitating Pureblood Supremacists—that would never work, right? Warning: sprinkled liberally with foul language, drug references, and quotes from The Buddha. [40/40]

Hermione is cursed by the Death Eaters, and Dumbledore believes Professor Snape is the only one who can help her and keep her safe. Hermione is 18 years old in this story, but she is still a student.

Writen for Snarry a thon 2010, Harry and Snape teach at Hogwarts - Harry begs Snape to pretend to be in a relationship with him to keep the new teacher in town who doesn't seem to understand 'not interested' off his back. Pretending becomes reality

When Hermione decides she can no longer live with the mental scarring wrought by her vicious assault at Malfoy Manor, she enlists the aid of her former Potions professor in exchange for holding his life debt fulfilled... a very lemony tale written for the SSHG Prompt Fest based on a prompt by Shiv5468. Winner of Best SSHG Threesome at the HPFanFicFanPollAwards (Fall/Winter 2013)!

Hermione and Severus share some after work drinks, and learn more about each other's private lives than they could have predicted. And what effect is the wine having?

Back at Hogwarts for his 8th year, Harry deals with mystery correspondents and unusual magical ability. This is story 5 in the "Moment of Impact" Series and is a sequel to "A Summer of Flotsam and Jetsam." Story and series follow canon with a Harry/Severus mentor/father/son relationship established after 5th year and of course, Severus survives Nagini's attack.

In the midst of the Battle of Hogwarts Hermione is given the opportunity to help save Snape's life. Little did she know it would require visiting Hogwarts twenty years prior. She has thirty-one days to befriend the sullen Slytherin, and perhaps save his life. But, as always, things don't always go as planned. HG/SS, time-travel, EWE

In her sixth year at Hogwarts, Hermione begins to work with her Potions Professor to keep the Order stocked. She places her trust in him, but he cannot tell her what he will soon have to do. Will her trust be shattered? HPB compliant as much as possible, but not faithful to DH. SSHG. RATED M for later chapters. Will be GRAPHIC. Please Review!

Hermione is under a evil curse, and there is only one man who can help her- the reluctant Severus Snape. Can he find her cure and save her? Will it bring them together, or tear him apart? Smut, language, and mentions of non con. Mature readers please!

After miraculously surviving Nagini's attack upon his life, a reluctant Severus Snape finds himself entrusting the help of a certain know-it-all to reclaim his life. AU, Post-Hogwarts. WINNER FOR SSHG - "BEST ROMANCE" IN THE FALL/WINTER 2013 HP FANFIC FAN POLL AWARDS!

Marriage Law Fic. *WINNER: Of five 2007 OWL Awards, in categories Romance, Drama, A/U, Challenge and Fire & Ice. Winner of Mugglenet Quicksilver Quill Award 2008 and SS/HG Award for best Romance 2008.* Five years after the fall of Voldemort, Hermione and Severus receive unhappy news.

When Harry is taken from the Dursleys by Child Protective Services, Snape is sent to adopt him. Mentions of abuse, but no details. NO SLASH.

"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."

Snape never wanted anyone to know of his promise to Dumbledore, but has realised that he can protect Potter much better by taking a less passive role in the boy's training. Actually liking Harry Potter has never been part of his plan. mentor/guardian.

After saving Snape's life but unable to revive him from a coma, Hermione is plagued by guilt for not doing more. Three years of obsessive devotion to her cause eventually pays off, but what is she to do next? How will these two continue to shape each other's lives? Better summary inside and details on rating as well as a good story... COMPLETE!

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

Prize for the 1000th reviewer of Chasing the Sun. Missing scene from Post Tenebras Lux; the story of how and why Severus found Hermione's parents and made a reconciliation possible. Complete.

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.

AU, from Order of the Phoenix onwards. Hermione only wanted to learn Healing; she discovers that Professor Snape is a human being after all, and his actions dramatically shape the course of the war as events unfold. Complete.

When you are a double spy with two masters, no one is a friend. But the war ended last May, and Severus is now his own man. An owl brings a letter of change, but is it a good change? Canon Compliant, disregards Epilogue. Eventual SS/HG romance.

When Harry suffers amnesia, the job falls to Snape to help Harry regain both his memory and his skills. Will Snape be able to let go of his preconceptions? When Harry remembers just who Snape is, will he be able to forgive him in time? AU OOTP, No Slash

Severus wakes up in the afterlife expecting something rather different than being almost-seventeen again. Seriously, what kind of game is this? But wait - Lily's come back, too - from 1981? Perhaps it's a second chance... but to do what? SS/LE

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.

Who would Severus become without his burden of self-loathing? And how will that Severus react when Ron Weasley's widow comes seeking healing of her own? DH compliant, save for Snape's survival. SS/LP followed by SS/HG M for later chapters.

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.

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!

Unable to catch hold of anything in order to save herself, her mind clung to the one fact it knew to be unassailably true: something was terribly, terribly wrong.

Hermione Granger and Severus Snape slowly learn from each other as the war escalates and the Final Battle approaches. AU from HBP. Out of a war where children must grow up too fast, Hermione and Severus develop a beautiful friendship and more.

SS/HP. Slash. When Harry begins to break under the pressures of death and prophesy, help arrives from an unlikely quarter: Snape. Despite their own doubts, manipulations from all sides and hapless interventions combine to bring their two souls together.

Harry saw King's Cross when he died, before making his decision about which direction to take. What did Severus see, and what choice did he make while he was there? One-shot. Complete.

Dumbledore locks Harry and Snape in the Room of Requirement. Harry's magic works, and Snape's doesn't. Will they kill each other? No slash.

"After Darkness, Light." A chance meeting ten years after the war may not be just a coincidence, and may prove to have very far-reaching consequences. A story of many things, but primarily of healing. SS/HG; rated M for later chapters. Complete.

"At least my dad wasn't a bully like you!" The moment the child shouted those words, something inside Severus snapped. Not a bully? James Potter not a bully?

A witch struggles to conform in a society that restricts her. A wizard thinks he has nothing to offer anyone but his duty and, ultimately, his life. An SS/HG Regency Tale. As AU as you get. M for later chapters.

It is ten years after the fall of Voldemort. Snape is startled when an attractive young woman seems interested in him. All is not what it seems.

When it is darkest, men see the stars. Written for the 2011 Snapecase.

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.

When Hermione is brought as a prisoner to Malfoy Manor, a broken man finds tender comfort in the unusual task she is ordered to perform. LM/HG Probably the story I am most pleased with of all I've written.

Severus Snape did what he thought he needed to do to get the job done and broke himself. Years later, Hermione Granger realizes that he had been counting on her to fix him. Dark, SS/HG. AU after HBP

Harry hides in the library on Halloween, trying to escape his dreadful memories of Lily's death. No one else seems to remember or care that he lost everything that night. He is found by Snape . . .and also a troll. WINNER-BEST HALLOWEEN STORY at P&S! sequel Common Interests!

Accidents happen, but when this accident happens Hermione finds herself in a whole different decade at Hogwarts with people that are long dead in her time. Trying her best to find her way back before there are too many changes. SS/HG time travel story. Rated MA.

Minerva needs help delivering another letter to #4 Privet Drive. At forty, Dudley is not at all what Harry expects. A long overdue conversation ensues. DH cannon compliant, but probably not the way you think. Prologue to "Snape's Memories".

Hermione Granger and Severus Snape enjoy a cordial working relationship as journeywoman and Master. When a secret obsession interferes with her goal of reaching mastery and Lucius Malfoy takes an interest, her relationship with Severus is put to the test.

Sent to an uncertain future by a faulty spell, Harry and Severus find themselves back in familiar territory – at Hogwarts. Now, they just need to work together long enough to figure out how to get back to the lives they were torn away from.

After returning to the Death Eaters Snape begins to crack. It's up to Dumbledore to keep him together through the turmoil. COMPLETED.

Mulciber pranked Mary Macdonald and Snape did not care; what if he had pranked Lily instead?

Ron saves Snape's life after the Battle of Hogwarts, invoking a new life debt, and something else... AU, EWE?, SS/HG, M for Language and Sexuality.

After coming to an understanding during the Horcrux hunt, Snape and Harry spend the next year reclaiming what they never had in their lives while playing their roles in the war. HP/SS though not rushed , with a happy ending with some humour throughout.

The war is a distant memory and Severus, having survived, retains his teaching post at Hogwarts. Hermione too took a professorship after the fall of Voldermort. All these years later, has Snape finally seen enough of loneliness? COMPLETE.

After Snape's visit to Surrey, Harry writes him a thank you letter that triggers an extended correspondence between the two of them. Sequel to The Guiltless.

While sorting through Severus Snape's belongings, Hermione makes an intriguing discovery that changes her life forever. SSHG. DH-compliant.

When Hermione starts receiving mysterious gifts Snape is not pleased.

MLC-Seventh Year student Hermione Granger decides to marry the one eligible wizard who did not ask for her-the horrid but powerful Severus Snape. Angst, humor and lemons. Award Winner COMPLETE

Because some secrets aren't meant to stay buried. HGSS Years after the final battle, Hermione will have to confront secrets she's kept, even from herself. WINNER, 2006 OWL AWARDS: Best Drama

She was given a book, a tent, and a half-cocked plan to save the entire Wizarding world, but Hermione Granger had other ideas.

The war is over, though Hermione Granger's life is no less complicated or dangerous. Severus Snape makes a miraculous return from the dead and everything Hermione thought she knew comes crashing down around her. HG/SS *Nominated for the Quibbler Awards*

Things are going poorly for the side of the light, and in a last-ditch effort to fulfill his destiny, Harry goes back in time to try again. SSHP

My answer to the surrogate challenge. Hermione is a successful witch. She knows who she is, and she knows what she wants. And what she wants is a child fathered by Severus Snape. Rated M for later chapters. Non DH/HBP compliant. Now Complete!

AU per end of DH. Hermione is in the Great Hall, Severus in the Shrieking Shack. Both are dying. What does the soul do as the body lies dying? Please R&R!

Harry won the war against Voldemort but at a terrible price.Fawkes gives him another chance in a new world where he died as an infant and where Voldemort still lurks in the shadows...but not for long, because when one exists the other cannot survive. AU

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

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

After the war, Harry returns to complete his education and has a new appreciation for Professor Snape, who survived Nagini's snakebite.

AU. Harry is 7 years old and treated literally like a dog by the Dursleys. Will he be rescued by the wizarding world? Will he ever be fit to take on the mantle of The Boy Who Lived? childfic, preHogwarts, sevitus. warning:extreme child abuse, violence

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.

In her seventh year, Hermione is accidentally transported nineteen years into the past where it is Severus Snape's seventh year. Against her better judgment, she begins a relationship with him.

PART 27 ADDED, COMPLETE. Something odd about Hermione causes her to have unexpected reaction to a love potion. Only it's one which no one expected. How could a lack of reaction cause so much trouble? AU to Books 5 and 6.

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!

Sequel to Resonance. Harry continues his Auror training and begins a journey of mastering his unusual and growing powers. Harry, with the help of his adoptive father, is finally making his own way, but fate and prophecy are never completely absent.

A Transfiguration accident leaves Harry in unusual circumstances. How will Snape react? SSHP of course. Creature Fic

In her seventh year, a latenight discovery changes Hermione Granger's view on a great many things. Severus Snape is just one of them. Complete.

Fifteen years after Voldemort's fall, Severus Snape thought he'd finally found peace. Then he received an unexpected visit, and discovers that he's not the only one needing to make peace with the past.

As Hogwarts starts a quarterly Family Night, Harry is determined take part. Facing the heartache of looking in all the wrong places, he'll have to discover the true meaning of family, and that sometimes it comes from where you least expect it. COMPLETE

AU, eventual HPDM slash, very Slytherin!Harry. Harry's twin Connor is the Boy Who Lived, and Harry is devoted to protecting him by making himself look ordinary. But certain people won't let Harry stay in the shadows... COMPLETE

Year six and Harry needs rescuing by Dumbledore and Snape. The resulting understanding between Harry and Snape is critical to destroying Voldemort and leads to an offer of adoption. Covers year seven and Auror training. Sequel is Revolution.

COMPLETE What if Hagrid was too busy to fetch Harry when his letters were intercepted by his Uncle Vernon? What if Severus Snape had gone in his place and learned that Harry wasn't living in the lap of luxury like he had always imagined. *Updated January & February 2017*

COMPLETED STORY. Snape is forced to play host when a ditzy muggle woman stumbles accidentally into Hogwarts. Humorous, sexy and NOT a Mary-Sue, I promise. Try it and see. LOL.

Post-Hogwarts AU future written following the canon of book 5. Arthur Potter must help his father regain the magical life he lost track of fifteen years ago as well as cope with his own introduction to the wizarding world. Author's best "short" story.

SEQUEL to REDEMPTION. Hermione Granger struggles with her past and finds comfort in the arms of Severus Snape. I do not own Harry Potter or make any money from these stories.

COMPLETE, SEQUEL POSTED...Severus Snape discovers a hidden truth about Harry's home life. And decides to take matters into his own hands.