Snamione Fic Recs, Part 2
I have another batch of SS/HG recommendations for y'all. If you enjoy them, please show your support for the authors by leaving them a comment on AO3!
rare and sweet as cherry wine by nylexa (post-hogwarts enemies to lovers, Romance/Angst, E, 50k)
Summary: Instead of going to therapy, Hermione decides to run for Minister of Magic. She keeps bumping into Severus at campaign events, much to their mutual annoyance.
Why I loved it: The relationships development and characterizations in this were excellent. I love flawed characters, and this has Hermione failing to use work as escape from her misery, and Severus being his best sarcastic prick self. Also love a snamione fic with side drarry!
This Bitter Earth by morbidmuch (post-hogwarts grim reaper AU, Hurt/Comfort/Romance, E, 19k)
Summary: Death was painless, Sirius said. Quicker and easier than falling asleep. Hermione thinks about this often over the next three years. If it's true, or if Sirius was trying to make things easier for Harry. She reckons she's got about a century left before she needs to worry about that. Until she doesn't.
Why I loved it: This story broke my heart and made me cry real tears, but it's so beautiful I can't be anything but thankful for it. All about grief and loss, this story has a softness and realism I really loved, and a relationship between Hermione and Severus that is so sweet and lovely.
What Once Was Lost by mundungus42 (post-Hogwarts escape room, Humour/Romance, E, 11k)
Summary: Headmaster Snape disappears during a nightly patrol, and the Deputy Head calls on Snape’s ex-research collaborator for help finding him. Unfinished business, unreliable memories, and terrible puns abound.
Why I loved it: This made me laugh out loud. Puns are the way to my heart, and this fic is FULL of them. It's a fun mystery, it's hysterical, and it tops it off with good smut.
Medicus III by CharlotteRhea (post-hogwarts trauma recovery, Hurt/Comfort, E, 205k)
Summary: She got help from him twice—now he needs her help. As Severus Snape is found unconscious in his house, Minerva McGonagall turns to Hermione because she might be the only one able to find out what's wrong with him after St Mungo's has given up. A story about dealing with your past and accepting the present. (This is the third in a three-part series, so you may wish to read those first!)
Why I loved it: This was an emotionally tough fic to read with a lot of graphic scenes, but kept me hooked wanting to know what happened next and if Hermione and Severus would be okay. The relationship development is understated but sweet, and it has a unique take on Legilimency and memories.
Want more SS/HG recs? See Snamione Fic Recs, part 1.
