#severitus fics

[the-storyteller78]

I started a Severitus fic and then lost it and now I can’t find it anymore 🫠😭 I think it was about an adult Harry getting hired by Headmaster Snape as the new DADA professor and Harry was late for the meeting?? And I think Harry never attended Hogwarts. He might’ve been a curse breaker maybe?? PLEASE HELP ME GUYS

[mothioso]

Storm Surge book 3 officially under construction 🔨🚧

[hp-fanfic-archive]

an introductory rec list (that nobody asked for) for some of my favorite (platonic and/or romantic) pairings: severitus [2/10]

First fic I read for the pairing: Of Potions and Phobias by tt22123 [1k,G] Severitus story with nightmares [i stumbled on this fic on accident and it was short and sweet (and a little bittersweet at the end).]

Fic that really sold me on the pairing: Leo Inter Serpentes (Series) by Aeternum [746k,E,6 works] (WIP) Just one conversation between two eleven year old boys goes slightly differently, and the world changes. Just how much will be different with Harry being sorted into Slytherin, and how much will stay the same? [i will never not recommend this series: it’s amazing, it’s well-written, it’s true to all the characters and relationships and it feels more canon than canon (of course, it’s also significantly more gay than canon but i said what i said).]

Absolute favorite fic(s) for the pairing: Nobody Cared by etherian [360k,G] Harry is 11 years old and looking forward to attending Hogwarts. Why, then, does he miss the Welcoming Feast? (warnings for: child abuse, bullying, depictions of violence) [this fic is really well done (but has a lot of angst and definitely mind the warnings above (although the author doesn’t include warnings on the fic)).] Family Means More Than Blood by WingsOfADream [422k,M] A prophecy made in 1975 drastically changes the life of the boy who should have been known as Harry Potter. [this is yet another fic with a really well-written and fascinating plot with excellent characterizations and plot lines. i definitely would recommend it to someone with a lot of time on their hands.]

Most recent fic I’ve read for the pairing: Blackberry Tart by starknjarvis [33k,G] One year after Severus Snape offered to become Harry's legal guardian, Sirius Black shows up at Hogwarts. [the fic is a part of a well-written and pragmatic series and this fic also includes the development of a remus & severus and a sirius & severus friendship so that harry can have a larger and supportive family and i’m living for it (i believe the exact tag that the author used was “coparenting with your childhood nemesis” and i am living for it).]

Favorite AU(s) I’ve read for the pairing: Alternate Sorting AU (Slytherin!Harry): Malfoy Flavor by Vorabiza [199k,E] Harry’s ready to banish the Golden Boy image and take charge of his life. Unfortunately for him, or fortunately, there are surprises in store for him. [Slytherin!Harry but it’s not an entire canon rewrite like most of the alternate sorting fics i love so much, so that’s fun. also drarry and just the right amount of painful but realistic angst. oh and it has a delightfully fluffy little sequel.]

Favorite Series for the pairing: Forgiveness & Redemption by waitingondaisies [130k,T,2 works] Severus Snape was discovered as a spy mere days before the start of the school year. Thankfully, Albus had been working on a vague contingency plan for this possibility. It had been inspired by the question, “What would it take for Severus Snape to see that he was wrong about Harry Potter?” The answer? Force Severus to go undercover as Alfonse “Eli” Hopkirk, a sixth year Gryffindor. (that’s technically the summary for the first fic but i think it serves well enough in lieu of a series summary, which the author did not provide. also warnings for child abuse.) [this series is such an interesting concept and it feels very realistic in how it played out and i’m honestly here for it.] You're a Parent, Severus by acmparker [210k,G,6 works] (WIP) When Lily got home from her first year at Hogwarts, she found a new distance between herself and Petunia. As a result Severus and Lily became even closer to each other over that summer. The next year Lily found a book in the Hogwarts Library that describe an ancient ritual for creating a blood bond that would make two unrelated people kin. She convinces Severus to undergo the ritual with her and they become brother and sister. This means that when Lily dies there is another whose blood relationship with her is recognized by the blood ward Dumbledore places on Harry. To Severus Snape's chagrin he finds himself the last line of defense between Harry and the forces of the Dark Lord. (again, no series summary but i think this works well enough.) [i love a good remus and severus friendship plus severitus so this series really works for me. and it’s a canon rewrite (love those).] Bruised Words by starknjarvis [49k,G,2 works] (WIP) After Harry blows up Aunt Marge, Dumbledore decides it's not safe for Harry to spend the rest of the summer at the Leaky Cauldron, and instead sends him to stay at Spinner’s End with Professor Snape. It's tense, awkward, and teeming with misunderstandings...but it might be the best thing that's happened to either of them. They're both been without a family for a very long time. (apparently all my favorite series aside from Leo Inter Serpentes, which i’ve already listed above, don’t have series descriptions, but the first work’s description seems to work well enough. also warnings for child abuse.) [this is the series that blackberry tart belongs to and may i just say: it’s excellent and well-written and pragmatic and i would recommend it.]

Longest fic I’ve read for the pairing: A Year Like None Other by aspeninthesunlight [789k,T] A letter from home? A letter from family? Well, Harry Potter knows he has neither, but all the same, it starts with a letter from Surrey. Whatever the Durleys have to say, it can't be anything good, so Harry's determined to ignore it. But then, his evil schoolmate rival spots the letter and his slimy excuse for a teacher intercepts it and forces him to read it. And that sends Harry down a path he'd never have walked on his own. It will be a year of big changes, a year of great pain, and a year of confronting worst fears. It will be a year of surprising discoveries, of finding true strength, of finding out that first impressions of a person's true colours do not always ring true. It will be a year of paradigm shifts. And from the most unexpected sources, Harry will have a chance to have that which he has never known: a home ... and a family. A sixth year fic, this story follows Order of the Phoenix and disregards any canon events that occur after Book 5. (warnings for: graphic depictions of violence, self-harm, severe medical trauma) [the fic has some really dark parts but the plot is so intricate and fascinating and the relationships and dynamics are excellently written and the characterizations are spot on and i would definitely recommend it to anyone with a lot of time on their hands.]

Fic(s) with some of my favorite tropes: Sickfic + Hurt/Comfort: When He Called Me Dad by MarauderChaos [31k,Not Rated] It was only however as the end of his second year did Severus collect enough evidence and enough of his own courage to step in. The boy looked as though the world was ending when Severus brought him to his private quarters to see Madam Bones, and for a moment Severus felt the world was ending when someone recommended him as guardian. But that was how it ended, with Harry Potter becoming the ward of the Potions Master. It was kept a secret from the press and the students of Hogwarts – even his own Godson didn’t know, mainly because Lucius was bound to hear of it if he did and Severus didn’t want to risk their lives. They had their ups and downs, screaming and shouting, hexes and slamming doors, crying and hugging, laughing and actually having fun. But there was one moment that Severus would always remember, with its own fair share of good and bad, was the time he called him Dad. [i’m a sucker for hurt/comfort and accidental revelation of feelings, which in this case is the strength of harry’s platonic feelings, and this fic has all that so… yeehaw.] Accidental Bonding (but make it platonic): Love is... (series) by atiaahmed [133k,G,4 works] (WIP) This series revolves around how Snape starts to care about Harry because of a charm put on him by Ron and Hermione. The first story "Love is a charm" explores how their relationship changes because of the charm and what happens when it expires at the end of the year The second story explores how their relationship develops after the events of "Love is a charm". In "Love is a haven" other paternal figures, namely Lupin and Black will threaten Severus position with Harry. [i kind of like the platonic severitus take on one of my favorite hp tropes tbh and i like the way that their relationship develops and the realistic trust issues and such.]

[wiceba]

Why is it that when I start writing long fics, I fall into this annoying urge to doubt every facet of myself and my writing process? I mean, in fairness to my doubt, it’s a terrible process, but it’s a work in progress and it’s supposed to me growing! I only learned how to use ‘and, but, & or’ like... last year. I’m in university. It was all single or poorly crafted sentences for ages before then and honestly, without the fic writing, I highly doubt I would’ve figured it out any time soon. This is just me screaming into a void and begging myself to stop being so critical of everything I write. 

Either way, have some lovely child Harry and dad Snape vibes. 

- Over the month of August, Ms Eileen recommended Harry go swimming in the community pool and Harry, exceedingly awkwardly, tried to explain that he felt that wasn’t a grand idea. 

- When he was too polite to openly turn her down, she and Snape (who joined them despite refusing to pack a bathing suit or sun screen or any other sort of item for himself, ((he packed extras for Harry)) brought a highly nervous Harry to the community pool. 

- Harry barely knew how to dog-paddle and he certainly couldn’t float, nor were there any fun toys to float on. He spent at least twenty minutes being reminded, rather unpleasantly, of the Second Task before Snape saw that he’d hardly left the stairway into the pool. 

- Being quite small, Harry wasn’t entirely sure he could keep his head above water on his own. 

- Snape, despite all of his distaste for community pools and the other human beings in them, discreetly transfigured his own outfit into a bathing suit and managed to force himself to step into the pool. 

- Ms Eileen enjoyed water aerobics with several other ladies while this was all going on and Snape felt she was suitably distracted, but he should’ve known his mother better, as she was instead, highly observant.

- The other ladies were all very complimentary of her son and grandson, and Ms Eileen, in her elusive manner, thanked them very politely. 

- After thirty more minutes, Harry managed to be coaxed into the shallow end of the pool and taught how to do some basic swimming. 

- Harry particularly enjoyed making waves with a shiny red inner tube. It had appeared quite mysteriously while he’d been learning to float.  

- Ms Eileen felt it was a very successful day and afterwards, was gifted with the sight of an exhausted Harry reaching up for Snape to carry him back home, which he did. They even stopped for an ice lolly, though Harry fell asleep eating his. 

I feel better. Tiny Harry helps all. 

[wiceba]

Uhhhh your Harry/Severus series very quickly became one of my absolute favorites, and I’ve read basically all the Harry/Severus stuff. But yours. Omg. It’s so unique, and not anything I’ve ever read before. I just love it and I was so sad to see the main story come to an end.

Ahhhhh!!! You’re a gem! I’m so happy to hear this! And you enjoyed the plot! I worry sometimes it’s a bit different, but I loved it and hearing you loved it!!! It’s just, 😩👌🏻❤️. I was also sad that the main fic ended, but there’s a lot of room for a sequel of sorts (which I’ve been thinking quite a bit about). Thank you!!

[maruke2003]

Currently reading this fanfic

It’s really nice the usual concept and the build up is quite nice

Oooo this fic. I swear I've read it or that it was on my reading list but like I can't find it anymore! From what I remember it was so good 😩.

[maruke2003]

I think this was a fanfic on fanfic.net but it was severitus and Harry finds a secret library in the chamber of secrets of books in parseltongue that only he can enter.

Hmmm, are you asking me to help you find this fic because I've read a few many in my time that has this trope in it. But all of them were on ao3. I don't read on FF.net much, mostly cuz I've got no idea how to navigate it anymore. If you've got the link do drop it!

[wiceba]

i’m happy you got a tumblr! your fic is my favorite rn

You’re a complete delight and I couldn’t be more thankful for you! ❤️