Harry Potter Fanfic Archive

Don't know where to start? Start here. This is a list of, what I believe, to be the absolute gems of this listing. This category includes all Post-Hogwarts/Post-Deathly Hallows stories, of all genres and pairings. These stories are also listed in their respective categories.

Arsenic, RULE OF LAW

Hermione believes that the reasons behind one's actions really do matter. Rated NC-17. Hermione/Snape. Novel-length. Notes: This is one of the best Snape/Hermione stories I have read. I was tempted to put this story under the POST-HOGWARTS ADVENTURES category, because the "adventure" of the story is largely cerebral, before it transmutes into a matter of romance. In any case, it is neither typically romance or adventure, but an intellectually engaging narrative with some of the best Hermione and Snape characterizations I have come across. All of the characters' voices are natural, real, canonical, endlessly entertaining, and provocative.

Casirafics, SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHS

"'I know you always saw me as my father's son," Harry said. "I just... hope there were times you saw my mother in me, too. Because I love her for all the same reasons... that you did, and I miss her, and I envy all the time you had with her. And I wish... I wish I could have known you like she did, so at least I'd.....'" Rated PG.

GreenGecko, RESONANCE

Fantastically-written, realistic character portrayals, action-packed epic. 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. Sequels: REVOLUTION & RESOLUTION. Harry/other female characters, Snape/other female character. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

Jocelyn, HARRY POTTER & THE BATTLE OF WILLS

Harry mourns his godfather as the war finally begins in earnest, bringing tragedy and new struggles for all those on the side of Good. If they hope to win, old quarrels must be set aside, new alliances must be forged, and Harry Potter must find the courage to face down dark wizards, his own emotions, and a destiny he did not choose. Rated R for violence. Novel-length.

JunoMagic, APPRENTICE AND THE NECROMANCER, THE

Hermione saves Snape's life in the Shrieking Shack. While he is still in coma at St. Mungo's, slowly recovering from his injuries, he's put on trial for his crimes. In spite of Harry's efforts to get him pardoned, Snape's freedom comes with a condition. He gets released on probation for three years. To prove his social rehabilitation, Snape needs to find a wife within these three years, or it's a life-sentence in Azkaban for him. But finding a wife is not as easy as it used to be in the wizarding world. To prevent genetic defects resulting from constant inbreeding among purebloods, a marriage law has been passed. The wizarding genealogies have been bespelled so that only people with favourable combinations of genes will receive the permission to marry. Harry and his friends decide to save Snape from Azkaban and to find him a wife. Naturally, things go very wrong and Hermione ends up being volunteered for the job. Trying to win Snape's trust as his apprentice, Hermione discovers that there's more to Severus Snape than she ever knew. At her master's side, she gets sucked into a web of political and magical intrigue, nefarious plots and evil schemes. Muggle-born witches and wizards die, Necromancers are afoot, a wizarding portrait stops moving, the Deathly Hallows disappear and resurface again … And in the middle of it all, Hermione falls head over heels, hopelessly and completely in love with Severus Snape.

Rated PG-13. Snape/Hermione. Novel-length.

Lizbee, GIRL MOST LIKELY

Fifteen years after he defeated Voldemort, Harry Potter is an increasingly disillusioned Auror, a distinctly un-merry widower, and an extremely reluctant messiah. In the line of duty, he encounters Severus Snape's ugly, unlovable daughter. Lilith Snape could prove the embodiment – and possible resolution – of more than one multi-generational family feud, provided that her relatives don't succeed in murdering her before her next birthday. Of course, being brutally murdered – or worse – will be nothing compared with what her father will do when he finds out that Harry Potter has appointed himself her personal white knight and saviour. Rated R for violence and adult concepts. Novel-length.

Mary Caroline, GETTING CLOSER TO FINE

"Harry had joined the Aurors shortly after his eighteenth birthday. He'd spent most of the summer after Voldemort's defeat in St. Mungo's; on the morning of his discharge, he'd been met in the hospital lobby by a representative of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. It seemed experience in the field carried more weight than N.E.W.T. results, and the Aurors were very interested indeed in having Harry Potter embark on a crash training course. Since then, he'd learned that the job wasn't nearly as glamorous as he and Ron had once imagined. The hours were long and unpredictable; the paperwork staggering; and his immediate supervisor was an odd old man with a strange eye who stood for very few excuses." Harry/Hermione. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

pir8fancier, HOME FRIES NAZI

When Harry defeats Voldemort, the Death Eaters lose their magic. Snape decamps to the United States, where he becomes a fry cook in a diner. Seven years after Voldemort's defeat, Harry comes to him for advice. Rated NC17. Harry/Snape. Notes: This is such a lovely, beautifully written fic, that is one part humor, two parts pathos. Mid-novel length.

theatresm, BRAVE NEW WORLD

"The tale of the professor of Muggle Studies, as she raises her troubled nephew and comes to terms with her job, her colleagues, and the difficulties inherent in being a Muggle teacher at a magical school.... it is remarkably compelling, and well worth the mental time and energy it will consume. Miranda may look like a Mary Sue, but she is a million times more interesting than the beautiful exchange students and mysterious Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers that populate fanon. Her integration into the universe is helped by the fact that every other character is perfectly written, especially Snape, who is as snarky and cruel as his canon incarnation, and as intriguing and attractive as the fanon version." (Review written by Bright Shiny Objects). Rated PG-13-R. Snape/Other Female Character. Novel-length.

Theowyn, HARRY POTTER AND THE ENEMY WITHIN

As Harry enters his sixth year at Hogwarts, Voldemort's lengthening shadow stretches across the wizarding world and Harry is tormented by the knowledge that he alone can end this reign of terror. Worse, his mysterious mental link to Voldemort is stronger than ever and threatens to overwhelm him. Only Snape can teach him to control the nightmarish visions, but can Harry and Snape learn to trust one another, or will an old grudge that refuses to die destroy the wizarding world's sole hope of defeating the Dark Lord?" This story was written prior to the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Rated PG-13.

Theowyn, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAINED SOULS

Sequel to HARRY POTTER AND THE ENEMY WITHIN. Voldemort has risen to power once again. As Harry comes of age, he must discover the secret of how Voldemort cheated death and find a way to defeat this evil once and for all. Along the way, he will have to contend with Death Eaters, shadowy Ministry officials and suspicions that threaten to tear his own allies apart. And he will need to delve farther than ever before into the mysteries of the mind where victory can only be won by freeing the chained souls. Rated R for violence. Harry/Snape mentorship.

zeegrindylows, WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS

A man thought to be murdered by Voldemort survives to face both the ghosts of his past and the promises of his future. Snape/Hermione, Snape/Lily, Harry/Ginny. Rated NC17 for violence. Novel-length.

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Post-war stories that follow the canon established by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Ginny reckons everyone sleeps with their ex once. Or twice. Don't they? Rated NC17. Harry/Ginny. Short.

Draco finds his way after the war. (This story is about 95% Deathly Hallows compliant). Snape/Draco. Rated NC17.

The final battle is over and Harry has abandoned his friends to think things over. Only his worst enemy knows where and how to seek him out. Rated PG-13.

Voldemort has set his snake, Nagini, upon Severus Snape, killing him. What will become of him? Rated PG-13.

A minute can be a defining moment, a turning point, or just another episode in what makes you the person you are. A minute, for Seamus Finnigan, can last an inordinately long time or pass in the blink of an eye. But every minute makes him who he is. Rated PG-13.

Four years after the events of Deathly Hallows, people have begun to move on, even to forget. For one young soldier of the war, however, the past he laid to rest has begun to resurface, forcing him to question his conceptions of death -- and his sanity. Rated PG. Harry/Ginny.

"He thinks, fleetingly, of the things he's left behind – Teddy – Dora – a battle yet to be won or lost. For the first time, there is no sudden surge of panic, no sense that he is being smothered by his own mistakes. He finds they do not plague him here, consuming him, feeling like crimes committed in moments of weakness.

General Post-Hogwarts stories, which do not fit into the Post-Hogwarts Adventure or Romance categories. These stories include all genres, including vignettes and novels. Stories may include a minor romantic subplot, but mostly, these stories have plots that do not feature obvious romance or adventure. Also includes stories that involve some kind of investigation (i.e. research or law), but where suspense is not exactly a key feature, and instead, serves to develop other subplots.

Hermione decides that it is time for some reforms to the wizarding world system of justice and enlists Snape's support. Snape/Hermione. Rated R. Novel-length.

"Do you know what this is, Potter?" Snape said, his eyes glittering dangerously again. Rated G.

"Miss Weasley worked with an American breed of magical creature that closely resembled the dolphin, but had an extra fin on its underside, and a considerably longer life than the average dolphin. Most of her colleagues were working on developing forms of communication with the creature. She, who had advanced degrees in magical creature care and the healing arts, worked on discovering whether it had any useful medical properties. Which, as she explained, was why she had called him in. "

"The word around the Ministry was that Percy Weasley was a paranoid man—and far too cautious to be a true Gryffindor." Rated PG. Snape/Ginny. Rated PG-13.

Following the war, Harry buys a plane ticket and leaves, but the memories keep following him. Harry/Ginny. Rated PG-13.

Sex! Alcohol! Sporks! The adventures of an intrepid team of Hogsmeade sharehouse residents as they battle carnivorous wardrobes, inter-dimensional showers and boldly drink what no one has drunk before! Humor. Hermione/Ron, Harry/Ginny. Rated PG-13.

Ron bites off more than he can chew when he agrees to help Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini open an Italian restaurant. Can anything make it worth the headaches? Ron/Draco. Humor. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

Post-Hogwarts, post-war adventure (i.e. plot- and mystery-driven) stories that do not follow the canon established by, or were written prior to the release of, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, or other books. Stories may include romantic subplot.

"Pureblood families had intermarried for so long in an attempt to keep the magical lines pure and strong that less desirable, more insidious traits had woven their way into the delicate helices that made Magical humans possible.Hermione Granger was in a position to know. While her speciality was Theoretic Arithmancy, her thorough, overall grasp of other Magical fields -- and some Muggle ones which she made it her business to acquire a grasp of, such as Genetics -- made her a Generalist, able to easily see connections between the dry numbers spewn out of the Wizard Resources Division of the Ministry, the Registry of Marriages and Births, and the scientific information provided by the Research Department at St. Mungo's." Hermione/Snape. Rated NC17. Novel-length. Notes: Although this is Snape/Hermione, this is not a pleasant romantic relationship. Warnings: coerced relationship.

"Taking a deep breath, and with what she considered to be a wholly irrational and unreasonable sense of foreboding, she began to open the package. Her initial hunch was quite correct - she carefully unwrapped a bottle made of dark green glass, about one third full of some liquid which, upon agitation, appeared to have the consistency of cough syrup. The container itself was perfectly plain apart from a symbol embossed on the front. It consisted of a capital M inside a circle. The proportions of the letter were odd, she thought. The upright strokes were further apart than usual, and the V in the middle was shallow. And there was a nagging familiarity that to it that she couldn't quite place. Narrowing her eyes she took a pad of paper out of her desk and began to make a careful copy of the symbol. If this was Harry's potion then it was hardly something she could carry about with her. Tearing the completed copy from the pad she folded it up and put it in her pocket. On an impulse she tore off the next four or five blank sheets. There was no trace on the pad that she had ever written anything on it. She didn't quite know what she was getting herself into, but there was no point in being careless." Snape/Hermione, rated NC17. Medium novel-length.

"Flourish & Blotts: He's a veteran of the Siege of Hogwarts; he's one of the original members of Dumbledore's Army; and now he has written a book, " Harry Potter: The Man who has Started Living," the first authorized biography of the wizarding world's greatest hero. Anthony Goldstein will be with us for the next two hours to talk about his book, and to answer your questions about his old classmate. Anthony, welcome to the Flourish and Blotts Book Hour." Short. Rated PG.

Ginny reckons everyone sleeps with their ex once. Or twice. Don't they? Rated NC17. Harry/Ginny. Short.

"'I swear to die for you, Harry. I love you.' Hermione's voice was clear, and the bluebell flame flickered in the center of the circle, near her feet. She held his hand tightly, and Harry was amazed to see, by the look in her face, that she meant what she was saying. He knew that she had to mean it – otherwise this spell would never have any effect. But hearing those words issue from Hermione in such a serious way caused a more powerful reaction in Harry than he had anticipated.

With her free hand, Hermione raised her wand and touched it to his scar. "In nomine Expecto Sacrificum.'" Rated PG-13.

"Staring at the image of his younger self, he ran his hand through his black hair, marveling at how silky it felt in comparison to the wiry and course gray hair he had when he went to bed the night before.

His legendary scar was gone too. But that wasn't a surprise. His life had been filled with that wish and with the reality that it could only happen in his dreams." Rated PG.

Over spicy Chinese, Draco realizes he's in love with Harry Potter. He tries to find the perfect way to break the news to Harry, but, as always, something goes wrong along the way. Only The House of Chen and its fortune cookies can set things right. Rated R. Harry/Draco.

When Harry starts work as an Unspeakable, he stumbles upon a country house hiding the most impossible secrets. Strange facts come to light that shatter Harry's understanding of what happened to Sirius. Sirius/Harry. Rated NC-17.

Ten years after Harry Potter won the Tri-Wizard Tournament alone, a dream that isn't a dream brings some of the players back together. Hermione/Cedric. AU. Novel-length. Rated R.

Harry wakes up in an unfamiliar house with an unfamiliar son, Arthur, who must overcome his Muggle background to help his father regain the life he lost track of fifteen years ago as well as cope with his own introduction to the wizard world. Rated PG.

"The office that was reputed to hold the most dangerous and unpredictable individuals traumatised from the war is now down to two. Fittingly, they are widely considered to be the most dangerous and unpredictable out of all the previous residents. He has a long way to go, but finally and with a little encouragement, Harry is ready to begin his own journey home." Rated PG-13

Harry continues his first year as a Hogwarts teacher but it is his new involvement with Further Education classes that reveals some disturbing developments at the Ministry. Meanwhile, as one shy and reclusive student pursues a secret obsession in the castle, another frightened youth hides deep in the Forbidden Forest. Neither knows of the other, but they are destined to meet before an innocuous shoebox and share The Boy Who Lived's final secret. This post-Hogwarts story is a sequel to Journey Home. Rated PG-13.

"Many call him Hero, or the Boy Who Lived, or The Great Harry Potter. I call him only Harry, my friend. I miss him terribly. And I want to tell his story, so you can know him the way he really was. He was always uncomfortable with the extra attention he got because of his scar, and I know this book would only cause him to squirm, like he used to do when people stared at him. Harry, wherever you are: I'm sorry, mate. But if I don't finish writing this, Hermione will murder me." Ron/Hermione. Rated PG-13. Unfinished WIP.

Prequel: DUEL. The war is over. But something has survived. Snape and Harry learn their shared devotion to Dumbledore is a connection not easily broken. Snape mentors Harry. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

A missing roommate, a mysteriously familiar male prostitute, murdered Muggles, and an angry boss are all making life difficult for Auror Harry Potter. And that's before he discovers that the reason he's avoided having girlfriends for three years is not only because he doesn't like publicity. Rated NC17. Harry/Draco, Millicent/Other female character.

Nine years after graduating from Hogwarts, Charms fellow Hermione Granger again finds herself caught up in Harry Potter's mysterious life. Harry/Hermione. Rated PG-13.

As Harry and Hermione's wedding day approaches, they have to get to the bottom of the mysterious reapparance in their lives of... Ron? Sequel to THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS. Unfinished WIP. Harry/Hermione. Rated R.

In the five years since the Final Battle, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley have struggled to cope with the mysterious disappearance and apparent death of Hermione Granger. Ron has found solace in drink and Harry in work, while Luna Lovegood strives desperately to hold their fragile family together. All is not as it seems, and there are deeper, darker schemes at work than Harry yet realizes. To what lengths would Harry go to get Hermione back for good? Harry/Hermione. Rated PG-13.

Voldemort rules Wizarding and Muggle Europe, the members of the Order of the Phoenix are dead, Lucius Malfoy controls the remains of London, and Hermione's lowly existence is beginning to chafe. Rated R. Snape/Hermione.

28-year old War Mage Harry Potter, is returned to his 16-year-old body as a student at Hogwarts. Rated R. Harry/Snape. Unfinished WIP.

When a series of mysterious deaths threatens the fragile calm of the wizarding world, the trio's detective skills may be up for a dusting. Is it mere coincidence that all of the victims point Hermione, or something more sinister? Harry/Hermione. Rated PG-13

Restitution. It means restoring things to the way they were. But as our story ends, Harry learns that sometimes, making restitution means other things become much, much better. This sequel to I HAVE A RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATH is set four years post-Hogwarts. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

A murder mystery in four parts; involving professional quidditch, aurors, drugs, a pregnant woman, reporters and of course, a curse. Rated PG. Novel-length.

Come to the fair! Draco's granting wishes, Harry's investigating a mystery, and Luna's giving away pants. Crystal balls and kissing, dirty talk and candy floss -- and that's just the beginning. Rated NC17. Harry/Draco.

More than thirty years after a mass-killing curse devastated Hogwarts, a mature Hermione makes a life-threatening journey back to that time, hoping what she's learned will save lives. Taking the alias "Gwen Hawking," she finds her mission further complicated by a passionate, conflicted relationship with a much younger man—Severus Snape—and the distrust of her eighteen-year-old self. Snape/Hermione. Rated NC17. Novel-length.

When Ron's scars start giving him trouble Harry and Hermione have to work fast and brush up on their history. Whose brain attacked Ron in the Department of Mysteries and what happened to them? Rated PG-13. Hermione/Ron, Harry/Ginny. Medium length

Hermione is a woman with a plan - a well thought out, if a bit desperate, plan - and the most unlikely person decides to step in and help. But just how pure can an ex-Slytherin's intentions really be? Hermione/other male character. Rated PG-13.

After releasing him from a frightening ritual, Hermione and Snape engage in a clandestine mission to find Dumbledore. However, they soon realize that the situation is much more complicated than either had anticipated. Rated R. Snape/Hermione.

General post-Hogwarts stories written prior to the release of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows) involving romance, drama, and angst. This category may also include stories involving the children of established characters (but not canon as established by the epilogue of Deathly Hallows).

Pawn brings up images of black and white squares and a boy on a bronze horse, and Hermione can't think of that just then--not when his blood has barely dried on her clothes. It's making them stiff and itchy, but with the way Bellatrix is looking at her, she can't help but be grateful to have them, full stop." Hermione/Snape. Rated R.

"Draco has marks that he hides. It's not always easy, particularly in the summer, but he has good, solid British weather and the wizarding penchant for robes on his side. Most days, either of those is enough. Also in his corner is the fact that in the wake of his father's--and most of his extended family's--execution for Crimes Against the British Wizarding Population, people tend to cut Draco a wide berth and look steadfastly in the other direction when they see him in the street." Rated NC17. Draco/Lupin.

Hermione makes the trip out to Durmstrang despite a winter that has verged on the deadly--has been deadly for more than a few Muggles--because Viktor says, "'I know some pretty good heating charms.'" Hermione/Viktor Krum. Rated NC17

"Iris sighs. 'Tell me what to think, Severus. You're the man children hate and fear but you're also the man who suffered to save as many of those children as possible, the man who has spent the years of his life when he reasonably could have escaped his past piecing back together the remnants of it for the good of others. Do I find you the type to play with her? Hardly. I doubt you know the definition of play. Do I find you the type to act out your undying love? I'm not entirely sure I believe you know the definition of that either.'" Snape/Lovegood, Harry/Hermione, Draco/Ginny. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

Snape is grieving. Hermione is trying to change the world. Occasionally, they find time to take tea together. Snape/Hermione, Snape/Draco. Rated NC17. Sequel: PART OF THE STORY. Novel-length.

Hermione believes that the reasons behind one's actions really do matter. Rated NC-17. Hermione/Snape. Notes: This is one of the best Snape/Hermione stories I have read. I was tempted to put this story under the POST-HOGWARTS ADVENTURES category, because the "adventure" of the story is largely cerebral, before it transmutes into a matter of romance. In any case, it is neither typically romance or adventure, but an intellectually engaging narrative with some of the best Hermione and Snape characterizations I have come across. All of the characters' voices are natural, real, canonical, endlessly entertaining, and provocative. Novel-length.

"In the winter, summer and even spring, Harry would sleep long, lazy, determined hours. In the earlier years when they were still learning to accept loss and accept each other, this had scared Tonks. She had thought it a sign of depression." Harry/Tonks. Rated PG-13

Remus is still in a cycle of starting over. Kingsley's been pining for quite some time. Lupin/Shackelbolt, Harry/Luna, Hermione/Draco, Ginny/Neville. Rated PG-13.

Snape lives as Harry Potter's prisoner (and more or less servant) as a convicted Death Eater serving time in house arrest. An unexpected attack changes things. Or have things already been changing? Notes: This is a really lovely, well-written story, with excellent (albeit non-canonical) characterizations of Harry and Snape, and their awkward friendship/relationship. Rated NC17. Harry/Snape.

Two men, two rooms, a war. "Already Severus knows more about Potter than he ever wanted. He knows that Potter can only sleep with his back against a wall. He knows that Potter snores when he isn't feeling well. He knows that Potter waits for him to fall asleep before he cries. He knows what Potter's bare, slim legs look like—and the lean line of his stomach. He knows that some nights Potter gets cold and lonely in the bed and seeks out the other body for a bit of heat and comfort, his form tucking close against Snape as if using his Potions Master as a windbreak." Snape/Harry. Rated NC17. Mid-novel length

"It would be a ridiculous thing for Harry to have told anyone else except for maybe Luna Lovegood, and even though he knows she would understand, he keeps his secret. By now the war is over -- not long over, but over. Nott is still alive and Harry knows it's because of him. Or in spite of, perhaps. Come January nights, when the candles burn low and the air in Harry's bedroom fairly shimmers with the heat from their bodies, the war will be the last thing on their minds.

"Time stretched out. She felt as though her legs and body were made of lead as she watched the green bolt of light stretch towards her with agonizing slowness. This is it. This is the end of my life. Who will feed Pi? Odd, that her last thoughts were of her familiar, the gorgeous and clever python her father had bought for her the day she turned five, much to her mother’s rage, and was now a good seven feet long." Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

After the deaths of Dumbledore and Voldemort, Severus Snape must learn to cope with yet another Master; Harry Potter. Rated NC17. Snape/Harry. Mid-novel length.

Harry Potter: Bruised veteran of too many heartbreaks; cynical, jaded drunkard; Wardwright, war hero, recluse, and part time matchmaker. Next target -- Severus Snape, who has a lot to learn about love. Rated NC17. Snape/Harry. Novel-length.

Severus has a mysterious illness. Fawkes knows the cause and is determined to fix it. Rated PG-13. Harry/Snape. Sequel: TO MEND A HEART

Nothing about the war turned out the way I thought it would. Short. Rated NC17. Snape/Harry. Warnings: PTSD, Triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), OCD, Paranoid personality disorder, Self Injury.

"Silently he would suppress the ball of heat that caught in his stomach or the shiver that travelled over his body whenever the topic of Snape would come up. Shame. It choked him. It made him cringe inside, as Snape's anatomy would be ripped apart, examined and found revolting. It made him lay awake some nights while Neville snored and Dean tried creeping back into the dorm after his visits to Ravenclaw and Ron muttered rubbish in his sleep. It made him angry and left him feeling trapped when he realized that he wouldn't be able to go on his own excursions for the night." Rated R. Harry/Snape. Short.

Past and present Severus Snape is suffering from a serious eating disorder. Rated R. Harry/Snape. Mid-novel length.

Severus Snape gets on with his life after the war. A story of loss and love. Rated NC17. Harry/Snape

Harry's worst nightmare. Harry/Snape. Rated PG-13. Warnings: character death. Short.

On Assignment for Dumbledore in the past, Harry sees his lover from an unexpected perspective. That of a teacher. Notes: This is really an excellent, thought-provoking, intensely compelling story. I was tempted to put this in Post-Hogwarts Gen, but decided that it would do better as romance. But believe me, this is so much more than romance. Harry/Snape. Rated R.

Auror Draco Malfoy has disappeared, and Harry Potter has been sent to San Francisco to find him. Rated NC17. Harry/Draco.

A traumatised war hero and a convicted criminal under the roof of an eccentric journalist make for a rather odd ensemble, but Luna has never had a problem with oddities as long as they make sense. Rated R. Harry/Draco.

Prequel to GIRL MOST LIKELY. "Still, old habits died hard: Snape had no love for Aurors. He liked to think the feeling was entirely mutual." Snape/other female character. Snape/Hermione. Rated PG-13.

In which there is an obsessed Potter, conspiracy theories, bonds, hormones, far too much self-help, and, of course, a secret underground vampire bureaucracy. None of which is as important as the fact that this is not Draco Malfoy's fault. Somewhat DH-compliant. Harry/Draco. Rated NC17. Mid-novel length.

An unwillingly pursued Severus tests the limits of the saying 'that's what friends are for', with some interesting results. Rated PG-13. Harry/Snape. Short.

Harry returns from vacation with an unfortunate case of vampirism and must learn to cope with blood, Malfoy, and recalcitrant secretaries. Harry/Draco. Rated NC17.

Draco wants Harry. Harry wants Draco. So why is everything so difficult? Rated NC17. Harry/Draco.

"It seemed it had only ever been the three of them. He had lost count of how long they had been together. Was it years or months? Was it lifetimes? Only the three of them- even when there were others around." Harry/Ron/Hermione. Rated R.

Adjudication: To settle judiciously. Forgive thyself, for love is a complicated thing. The trio's seventh year finds Ron desperately worried for Harry's fate, hopelessly pining for Hermione's attentions, and slowly coming to terms with his family, himself, and his eventual place in the world. After escaping a life-threatening situation through wit and resourcefulness, Ron will learn the hard way how one singular event can change everything. This, combined with the unexpected attentions of one perfectly wretched, ever-vexing Slytherin girl, will forever meld together within Ron's psyche to weave a rich and complex foundation for a future life fully lived. One moment. One choice. One lifetime. Rated R. Ron/Pansy.

"I was sixteen when I figured out I was in love with Hermione Granger. Sure, it must have been pretty obvious...well, obvious to everyone except Hermione and me. Especially me. I was a prat and I'll be the first to admit it. But how was I supposed to know that what I was feeling at the Yule Ball was jealousy? Honestly, I didn't know! Seeing her dancing and laughing and flirting 'ugh!'with Krum made me sick to my stomach, made my chest ache and my eyes narrow, but how was I supposed to know? I was a fourteen-year-old teenage boy. I was an idiot. Sometimes I feel like I still am." Rated PG-13.

Harry is living an empty life as an auror until he meets up with an old professor who is in a bit of a predicament. Harry/Snape. Rated NC17.

"Upon waking, I meditate upon the ninth form of Occlumency, Shadow Fortress. All emotion, all feeling must be compartmentalized, isolated and sublimated. I envision a featureless sphere of soot black coal, diamond hard, impenetrable. As I reach the final stages of the exercise, envisioning the last of the seals disappearing into the stone, the first hint of morning sun penetrates the sole high window of my cell. It fills the ten foot by ten foot granite walled room that I have spent the last three years of my life inhabiting, illuminating every mote of dust and deepening the shadows in the corners. Some days, there is no greater threat to my composure than that single honey coloured beam of light." Snape/Hermione. Rated PG.

Stories that are written in vignette-style or as memoirs and reminiscences, and feature elements of mental/emotional/physical recovery after the events of The Second War.

Remus gets captured. Severus brews up new potions. Draco defects. It all comes together somehow. Snape/Lupin, Harry/Draco. Rated NC17

One thing Dumbledore never told Harry about horcruxes, is that they are harder to destroy than to create. Rated NC17 for violence. Snape/Harry. Novel-length.

And one day, should they survive long enough, another fifteen year old might die needlessly, and he might say to Potter, "I have a task for you. Rated PG-13.

He has eaten death, darkness and oblivion, and now there's only memory and madness. Rated PG-13.

Snape had earned the right to be there, had paid for it with blood, bone and honour. Rated R. Series of shorts.

War heroes aren't always treated as they should be. Due to a ministerial intrigue Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy and Hermione Granger are practically prisoners at a mental institution. But if one Gryffindor and two Slytherins join forces, they're able to overcome almost any obstacle. Hermione/Lucius/Snape. Rated NC17.

Stories written prior to the release of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows, and pick up where Half-Blood Prince left off. Some stories may not follow the canon established by Half-Blood Prince. Most stories take place in the seventh year, and usually involves the search for Horcruxes. Some stories are written during the period of time where Harry's defeat of Voldemort that do not follow canon and are written prior to Half-Blood Prince.

"While the soul will usually release once the feeding reaches a certain point, the following section will teach you how to force this release. Practice this extensively on animals before attempting it on a sentient being - it is a common mistake to reverse the desired effects, absorbing the soul and releasing the blood-magic. This will destroy all traces of the sentient's existence, and triggers another level of blood-curse (see chapter 4). In other words, it's a Very Bad Idea." Snape/Harry mentorship. Rated PG-13. Short novel.

When Harry returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year, only Severus seems to truly notice how deeply Harry's despair goes. Since Dumbledore is as blinded as everyone else, Severus decides to take matters into his own hands and help. But doing that means opening up his own soul and secrets to the Boy-Who-Lived, because Harry isn't going to just heal in one day. Snape/Harry. Rated R. Warnings: self-harm, violence.

Harry, Ron and Hermione stood shoulder to shoulder. They stood, Ginny realised, in height order. Ron was still taller than Harry – when would her stupid brother ever stop growing? – and Harry in turn was quite a bit taller than Hermione. Ginny, who was a good few inches shorter than Hermione, knew that it was useless to think that if she went to stand next to Hermione then she would fit into place beside them. Harry/Ginny. Rated PG-13.

AmbiguouslyTrustworthy!Snape kidnaps ClinicallyDepressed!Harry to keep him safe, but nothing is quite what it seems. Rated NC17. Warnings: dubious consent.

It all started with a letter from home and family. Except, Harry doesn't really have either, does he? He's about to get them. A Snape-adopts-Harry story providing an alternate 6th year. Rated PG-13.

In a rash act of self-sacrifice, Harry takes on cancer to save a Muggle. Facing a not-so-typical year of dating and duels, new friends and the threat of Voldemort, Harry starts to realize just what he's given up. Rated PG-13. Warnings: violence & abuse. Novel-length.

"The rest of the journey didn't take long. Snape drove in silence, and Harry had a lot to think about. After carefully fording a stream they travelled a little way along a dirt track, and Harry began to appreciate the abilities of the four-wheel-drive. Otherwise, he supposed, they would have had to borrow that horse. He bit his lip to stop grinning at the thought of Snape on the shaggy old pony. He stopped smiling when he realised the car had stopped outside a white cottage. It was as though a piece of England had been picked up and put down in the middle of nowhere. The sun as it sank over the mountains shone rosily off the walls. On the south side ivy grew, stopping just short of the shingled roof with its brick chimney. There was no front lawn, but herbs made good ground cover and short bushes Harry didn't recognise bordered what would be a delightful garden in summer. It was so warm, such a friendly little house, Harry wondered how Snape had managed to get hold of it. Certainly it was at the opposite end of the spectrum to the Slytherin dungeons." Rated PG.

Harry has had a hard life, harder than anyone knows, even himself. Snape discovers Harry's mind cannot take the strain and subsequently fractured, leaving him with multiple personalities. Rated PG-13.

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 child? Eventually Snape mentors Harry. Harry/Snape mentorship. Warnings for violence and abuse. Rated NC17 for violence.

Sequel to WALK THE SHADOWS. After a horrific summer, Harry seems to be recovering from his ordeal, with the help of Snape and Lupin, as well as his friends, including, oddly enough, Draco Malfoy. But appearances can be deceiving.

Every day a battle takes place within you between good and evil. The phoenix and the serpent are fighting inside, each struggling to be the one that emerges triumphant, clutching your soul. Rated R. Novel-length.

The darkest hour of the night comes right before the dawn of a new day. Snape and Harry are trapped alone together in the aftermath of Voldemort's destruction. Rated PG-13. Short.

Harry suffers a terrible injury at the Dursleys that leaves his ability to face Voldemort in doubt. But with the help of Remus Lupin and a mysterious new teacher he has a chance to become more than he was before. Features a grudgingly neutral Snape and a Ginny who knows what she wants or rather who she wants. Rated PG-13. Novel-length

Ron, Harry and Hermione return to Hogwarts for their sixth year to find that Voldemort is hatching a diabolical scheme to rid the world of Muggles and assume power. As the Trio work together to find out Voldemort's plans and fight back, Ron must contend with his newly discovered feelings for his brainy, bushy-haired, bookworm best friend. Told from Ron's perspective. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

Harry, Ron and Hermione are heading for their final year at Hogwarts. As Ron struggles to come to terms with his new abilities and he and Hermione try to help Harry come up with a way to defeat Voldemort, Harry gets a second chance at happiness. But the girl in Harry's life makes the perfect target for Voldemort, and she may be special in more ways than one. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

"'We discussed this, you know. Albus and I. We discussed these possibilities before he died. He knew he didn't have much time, of course. He needed to keep Voldemort away from you for a little longer.'" Rated PG-13.

'The boy who almost died' has to figure out what it means that he didn't. Harry's tulmultous fifth year at Hogwarts is Cedric's seventh and final. Bound together by a shared trauma survived, both boys fall under Ministry suspicion and fire, and both undergo a 'deconstruction' of sorts in the face of that crisis. Who is Cedric Diggory? He must find himself amid rumors of war, the awkwardness of falling in love, and a crippling personal tragedy. Hermione/Cedric, Harry/Cho. Rated NC17. Alternate Universe.

"How is it that you - a skinny boy with no extraordinary magical talent - managed to defeat the greatest wizard of all time?" (CoS) Through careful advance preparation, that's how... and by deceiving those he loved. This prequel to "And Miles to Go Before I Sleep" is set four years post-Hogwarts. Rated PG-13.

Harry returns for his seventh year determined to change the status quo, as a mage. A long tale of romance, betrayal, initiative and derring do! Harry/Snape. Rated NC17. Novel-length.

The war is dragging on; an examination of innocence, loss of innocence, and sacrifice. Rated NC17. Harry/Snape.

With the World turning against him, and everything going horribly wrong, Harry is stuck. He has to keep fighting, but he may have to do it all alone. Rated R for violence. Notes: This is very dark, demented, and fantastically surreal. A real joy to read.

"Blinking Christmas lights glowed in the darkness, making the fluffy white snow on the ground reflect the festive colors. Ron walked with a spring in his step, casually smoking the cigarette he had bummed off one of the bartenders at the club as his heavy boots crunched in the snow. He could Apparate back to the hotel, but he had a few things to do and didn't mind the walk. It's not like he had to worry about someone spotting him at half past three in the morning. Not that he really worried about it all that much anyway. He'd altered his appearance so much his own mother probably wouldn't recognize him. With the exception of his red hair, which Hermione had firmly refused to let him glamour to brown, he really bore no resemblance to he kid he was when he'd left home at seventeen." Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione. Rated PG-13.

Severus has been having dreams, dreams so real they feel like memories. What is his mind telling him? James Potter/Severus Snape, Harry/MC. Rated R. Novel-length.

"Hermione could feel her head beginning to spin, her anger reached such a level that the air around her began to spark and crackle, and then she launched into her final tirade. 'HOW DARE YOU DECIDE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR ME …YOU DO NOT OWN ME RONALD WEASLEY. NO ONE OWNS ME… AND DON’T YOU EVER, EVER CALL ME HERMS AGAIN… MY NAME IS HERMIONE.'" Harry/Hermione. Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

"If he starts talking, be careful. Remus Lupin could sell fire to a dragon," said Tonks, glancing at Hermione. "You're here to take his statement, got it? Don't let him talk you into anything else." Rated R. Snape/Lupin. Novel-length.

Hermione travels back in time to find a missing Horcrux. She meets a young Severus who prepares for his first Potions lesson. Rated R. Snape/Hermione.

When Harry's visions of Voldemort start to cause problems, he is brought back to Hogwarts and arrangements are made to give him extra DADA lessons. Rated PG-13. Harry/Snape mentorship. Unfinished WIP.

Harry lands himself in Hospital during the summer before his 6th year. His chance to recuperate becomes a fight for survival after Voldemort's supporters are given the chance to attack him outside his protection. Rated PG-13.

Every question has an answer, and Harry is about to uncover some answers that he never asked for. As old memories are stirred, he will be forced to take a step back and consider the very meaning of loyalty and trust. Rated PG-13.

Why is Snape acting so oddly? Who is causing the mysterious disease sweeping Hogwarts? What's wrong with Draco Malfoy? And what is the Dark Lord planning for Harry Potter's sixth year? Novel-length. Rated PG-13.

Sequel to HARRY POTTER AND THE PHOENIX'S FLIGHT. "A cold hand touched the side of his face, tilted his head up, and those dark eyes were staring down at him, reaching right inside him, tearing him apart and scattering his mind and his soul into pieces. The mind was no longer a thing, a single voice, but hundreds, spread apart and examined one by one. There was another something there, a something he'd never known before, something that was dark and yet soothing. It was moving amongst his mind and dipping into the utmost corners of his conscience. He was only dimly aware of the bowl of water next to him, and his fingers trailing around in it, and then... heat was pouring from his hand, weeping into the water so fast and hard nobody had any time to prepare for it. The temperature of the water went shrieking skywards as it boiled. In front of him, he dimly saw Snape's smile." Rated PG-13. Novel-length.

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. Warnings: sexual abuse. Rated R.

Harry's ready to banish the Golden Boy image and take charge of his life. Unfortunately, or fortunately, for him there are still more surprises in store for him. Harry/Draco, Snape/Lucius. Rated NC17.

A selection of stories that I ran across during my search for Post-Hogwarts/Post-Deathly Hallows stories that were remarkably good, and yet was not what I was exactly looking for. This category includes all themes, including adventure/mystery, romance, alternate universe, and vignettes.

"Professor McGonagall wears a lot of green. For a Gryffindor, that is. Severus knows this shouldn't be reassuring -- he's known better than to judge by appearances since…well, for a long time -- but it is." Rated G. Snape/McGonagall

In Harry's fifth year he gets a snake with the Sight. Hermione's torn between Ron and Harry, who's torn between her and Ginny, who's torn between him and Draco Malfoy, who's torn between her and loyalty to his father. Plus: a Prophecy, Animagus training, a Dueling Club, Snape's Penseive, kilts, giants, house elf liberation and more! Rated PG-13.

A not-nearly comprehensive biography of Albus Dumbledore, greatest wizard of the age, and how he got that way. Rated PG.

During Occulmency lessons in OOtP, Snape notices something... off in Harry's memories. Harry/Snape mentorship. Alternate Universe. Warnings: Child Abuse. Mid-novel-length. Rated PG-13

Secrets are sometimes meant to be shared, and sharing those secrets can sometimes change lives. Alternate Universe: Severitus. Rated PG-13. Warnings: abuse.

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. Rated PG. Harry/Snape mentorship. Mid-novel length

AU Slytherin!Harry Taken from the lifeless arms of his mother on Halloween, 1981, Harry's life is altered forever. Lily's best friend has pledged her life to raise and protect Harry. But how will an entirely different upbringing change the BoyWhoLived? Rated PG-13.

Draco is afraid of living and Harry is afraid of dying, but sometimes the choice isn't offered. Draco's got to learn what it is to really live, while showing Harry how beautiful the world really is when you're not too scared to see it. Harry/Draco. Rated R. Novel-length.

Sent to Privet Drive to intercede in a domestic dispute, Severus finds that Harry Potter is not quite feeling himself. Warnings: implied abuse. Rated NC17. Harry/Snape. Notes: Features some Deathly Hallows details, but not enough so to make this a Post-Deathly Hallows story. This is effectively alternate universe.

Ron is different after the attack in the MoM, and Harry has to go to dire extents to try and reach his best friend before it's too late. Rated NC17. Harry/Ron. Mid-novel length.

Sirius goes to some extreme lengths to recover from Azkaban's torments. This is what happens when Severus finds out about them. Snape/Sirius. Rated NC17.

Lucius tries to keep his young lover from the hazards of the Dark Lord's court. Severus tries to make his way in a harsh world after leaving Hogwarts. Rated NC17. Snape/Lucius. Mid-oovel length.

Sirius finds himself trapped in a world of smoke and mirrors, to which Harry seems to have the only key. Rated NC17. Harry/Sirius. Harry/Snape.

The Dursleys taught Harry to fear and hate magic and all things magical including himself. Now how long will it take the wizarding world see the damage done? And can they ever hope to fix it? Alternate Universe. Rated R for violence, child abuse.

When Harry becomes seriously ill is the price of a cure one that he is willing to pay? Snape/Harry. Rated NC17.

"The word that first came to mind when I met Igor Karkaroff was ridiculous: ridiculous, extravagant robes no British wizard would be caught dead in, ridiculous goatee (grown to hide his weak chin but only drawing the eye to it), ridiculously soft voice for a grown man. This caricature of a foreigner – who mangled the language of Merlin and Shakespeare with an accent like chewing rocks – was the Dark Lord’s foremost orator?" Translated from the original Russian. Snape/Karkaroff. Rated R.

Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry safe, but his relatives are expendable. Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry looking like his adoptive father, but it's wearing off. Blood is a bond, but so is the memory of hate -- or love. Rated R for drugs, Dark Arts, adult themes, and violence. Snape/Harry mentorship. Harry/Hermione, Snape/Lupin. Severitus. Novel-length.

When Ron and Hermione get together, they notice only each other. A nightmare prompts Harry to return alone to the empty Chamber of Secrets, and leads to a new look at an old enemy. Harry enjoys the company, but with Bellatrix LeStrange actively hunting him, how far can he trust a Death Eater's son? (Harry/Draco -- mostly friendship, progressing to mild slash) Sixth year. Rated R for unseemly behavior (drinking, stealing, and Dark Arts), occasional cursing (the non-magical sort), and off-screen violence. Novel-length.

Harry's summer was not what anyone expected, and the following year his toughest yet, for now there is another Darkness. Snape brings Harry back to his native Australia to help him begin healing. Warnings: anorexia, abuse. Rated R.

Against his better judgement Severus Snape let a part of himself be used in a spell six years earlier. Now the consequences of his actions cannot be avoided any longer and Snape finds himself the father of a five year old boy-Harry Potter. Rated PG.

George is hit with a curse that is slowly destroying his mind. Fred is despondent. Rated PG-13.

Trapped in a world where he can be neither seen nor heard, Sirius Black struggles to communicate to his friends that he may not be as dead as they think he is... and that something dreadful lurks beyond the veil. Rated PG-13. Remus Lupin/Sirius Black.

As a first year, Harry is sorted into Slytherin instead of Gryffindor, and no one is more surprised than his new Head of House. Alternate Universe. Harry/Snape mentorship. Rated PG-13.

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? Harry/Snape mentorship. Rated PG-13 for violence.

"It is a foolish man who does not recognize that times of war are uncertain. We will not fail to do what needs to be done, but there is no way to predict which way the tide will turn, or how fate may conspire against us. We must plan a way to protect those who remain: our loved ones, our allies, our children and ourselves. We must plan a way to give us the means to survive, and to grow strong once again." Rated R. Hermione/Ron. Novel-length.

They locked Draco up in the dark, like an unwanted animal waiting for the slaughter. You find all sorts of things, you know, in the dark. Post-Half-Blood Prince. Rated PG-13.

Harry acquires a surprising new ally as he struggles to overcome his grief and accept the burden of the Prophecy. Alternate Universe HBP. Snape/Harry mentor/friendship relationship. Rated PG.

What if a certain phone call pushed Uncle Vernon too far, changing everything? The truth will be revealed but which version will Harry believe? The past will be revealed along with the introduction of old aquaintances. Alternate Universe. Rated R for violence and abuse. Half-novel length.

When a disabled transfer student comes to Hogwarts, Severus Snape pushes her to the breaking point. Only he understands what she really needs. And when Snape is accused of a crime he did not commit, only she can prove his innocence. Rated R.

The final weeks of Harry's seventh year in which he watches people have sex, skips classes, and tells Dumbledore what he really thinks. Harry/Snape. Rated NC17. Warnings: self-mutilation, a little bit of incest.

For young Harry Potter, a cupboard under the stairs is luxury compared to the conditions he has been kept in since he was seven years old... Rated PG-13. Alternate Universe. Harry/Snape mentorship. Mid-novel length. Unfinished WIP.

Harry struggles with issues. Snape is a snarky bastard. Harry/Snape mentorship. Rated R. Warnings: self-mutilation, abuse.

Draco's love affair with his quill gets him in trouble. Rated NC17. Harry/Draco.

A monumental cock-up in Potions means that Harry and Draco have more to contend with than mutual enmity. A journey of discovery, self-reflection and love. Rated R. Harry/Draco.

During the summer when Harry turns fifteen, things go downhill with the Dursley's. When Harry manages to escape their abusive clutch and goes to Grimmauld Place, problems and complications arise. Rated R for violence. Alternate Universe. Mid-novel length.

When a sudden and shocking death rocks the wizarding community to its very core, the wounds are not only deep, but surprisingly widespread... Rated R.

Harry's summer begins with horrible thoughts and nightmares from the events of his fifth year that plague him. Harry decides to do all that he can to prepare himself but what happens when he discovers unknown blood relations? Rated PG.

"A young blind woman comes to Hogwarts on a secret mission, only to find herself allied with the one man she has been warned not to trust -- Severus Snape." Rated PG. Novel-length.

In a world torn apart by war, Harry is given a rare medallion that allows him to travel between alternate realities. Rated G to NC17. Harry/male characters/female characters.

During a detention, Harry and Draco get locked in a strange room together overnight. When they escape the next morning, they discover they are alone. Love, angst and adventure abound as they struggle to survive in an empty world. Rated R. Harry/Draco.

Voldemort developed a spell that mimicked death, trapping a soul within a body, but then his own body was lost. How will the path of Harry's life change now that James and Lily is still alive, and Harry is sorted into Slytherin? Alternate Universe. Rated PG-13.

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? Warnings: child abuse. Rated R.

After a final fight with Voldemort, Harry is sent to another world... a world where he died ten years ago, Voldemort is still at large, and his parents are alive. But the differences aren't stopping at that. Rated R.

In his sixth year, Harry finds that the way he sees himself may not be the way that the world sees him. A story about eating disorders and facing your own self-image. Rated PG.

After GoF Dumbledore takes in a sick Harry. To keep him safe, they pretend that Harry is actually Dumbledore's grandson Alec. Rated PG.

Minerva stubbornly defies Dumbledore's command and rescues baby Harry Potter from his uncaring relatives. How will she handle raising him without the help of Hogwarts? Rated PG-13. Alternate Universe.

Harry Potter has been missing since he was eight. Now, seven years later, Severus Snape has a one night stand that just doesn't seem to end. How long will they be able to keep their secrets? Rated NC17. Harry/Snape.

What if Harry Potter had not just father figures, but mother figures as well? What if he had siblings? And what about Hermione Granger, or Draco Malfoy? Would they have been different with a different family? What if Sirius Black had a girlfriend named Aletha, his fellow Beater and constant verbal sparring partner? And what if Remus Lupin, one gray March day about five months after his world fell apart, met a woman named Danger who knew things that would change his life forever? Rated PG-13. Alternate Universe.

Alternate Universe. Harry, a child tormented by the Dursleys, is sent to live with his last remaining relative, the widowed Professor Snape. Harry, in his childhood adventuring, finds a secret garden. Rated G. Novel-length.