The idea for this list stems from a discussion with
What I take:
- Snape is evil.
- Snape is on the side of Voldemort.
- Snape is only one his own side, playing Dumbledore and Voldemort against each other, changing sides as others change their underwear.
- Snape is absolutely nasty, worse than in canon and out to get Harry.
- Snape can be both a minor or a major character.
- I will not take stories where Snape is just like in canon, nasty to Harry and ambiguous in his true alliances.
- pre- and post-HBP, both is fine.
- I take no stories where Harry is evil, a Dark Lord or similar. (Harry can use some Dark magic himself but he has to be firmly opposed to Voldemort and mostly on the side of Light.)
- No badly written stories and (short) abandoned WIPs, please.
When you rec stories for this list, please don't leave just a link. To put them up in this list I particularly need a general summary and how it fits my list. Status (WIP, Complete, Abandoned, Hiatus or One-shot), pairings (if there are any) and Rating would help as well!!!
Thanks. :-) And thank you everyone who contributed to this list.
## I absolutely love this fic. It's really outstanding and original.
# Great fic, definitely worth a read.
NR I haven't read the fic
new Fic has been added recently.
Azkaban's Heir by Katling
Harry is chosen as the new Lord of Azkaban. This provides him with greater complications and advantages than before as he finds out just what he is capable of doing. Set post-OotP and pre-HBP (Will take some aspects of HBP into account).
PG-13. WIP. (Second link leads to her Yahoo Group as she updates it more regularly than other archiving sites.)
(Snape isn't completely evil, he just is only on his own side.)
new The End of All Things by
Harry. Azkaban. Need I say more?
G. One-shot.
Evanescence by Creative Quill.
Post-HBP. Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Remus/Tonks, Bill/Fleur. Harry's quest for the horcruxes... but he's not doing it alone!
Complete. R.
WIP-Sequel Life or Something Like It (possibly abandoned).
Fall Into Charybdis by
Harry/Snape. A tale of the further woes of the Boy Who Lived -- who, having escaped the monster Scylla, has fallen into Charybdis, Charybdis being he of the hooked nose and greasy hair). Which is all a terribly pretentious way of saying out of the frying pan, into the fire.
NC-17. Complete.
Harry Potter and the Final Straw by bellerophon30. NR
A 6th year story. Harry takes a look at his life and doesn't like what he sees, so he decides to declare his independance of Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix and fight the war on his own terms.
Complete. PG-13.
Snape kills Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Remus Lupin and will be executed by Harry.
Harry Potter and the Nightmares of Futures Past by S'Tarkan aka Viridian. (Or here) ##
Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Neville/Luna. At age 30 Harry finally has defeated Voldemort but the cost was too high: everyone he ever cared for is dead. So he sends his mind back in time to his 11-year old body.
WIP. PG-13.
(Snape is very nasty and keeps trying to using Legilimency on Harry and his friends.)
Harry Potter and the Power of Hogwarts by Prabal. #
Harry has finally got over Sirius's death. His Sixth year has started but Hogwarts seems to be in grave danger. What is it that Voldemort wants this time?
Complete. PG-13.
WIP-Sequel Harry Potter and the New Dawn.
Harry Potter and the Remnants of Soul by
Post-HBP. Harry/Susan. Voldemort miscalculated, granting Harry a victory, but one deeply tainted by loss. Piecing together his shattered Soul, Harry must finish school and step into a society where he wields incredible power, wealth, and responsibility.
WIP. PG-13.
new Hope by
Harry/Gabrielle. A man who is lost in his own country. A girl who needs her mate to survive. A tale of Quidditch and romance, of anger and betrayal, of friendship and enmity. A story of the power of hope.
WIP. PG-13.
In Blood Only by E.M. Snape.
Snape is Harry's father. No one is happy to hear it.
R. Complete.
(Snape is rather nasty and very much on his own side.)
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by
The Light has won. Harry and Draco have led the Order to victory. Severus Snape now awaits execution, a double-, treble-, quadruple-agent whose only loyalties, it seems, were to himself, and whose actions can never be excused. He is allowed a final letter to the victors, and, not surprisingly, disagrees with their assessment of his loyalties, motives, and just deserts.
One-shot. PG-13.
The Perfect Azkaban Breakout by
3 years after the events of Half Blood Prince, Snape takes the opportunity to complete Phase Two of his plan to rid himself of his two masters - or so he claims. A guilty Harry Potter is in Azkaban for killing Lucius Malfoy after Lucius murdered the two youngest Weasleys. Hermione and the remnants of the Order of the Phoenix want to get Harry out without anyone noticing. But with at least four people watching Harry at any time, and various other security measures, this is impossible. Snape offers assistance, in exchange for amnesty.
PG-13. Complete.
new Scion of Gryffindor by Crys. ##
Harry/Tonks. On his sixteenth birthday Harry gets a surprising visitor: the ghost of his ancestor Godric Gryffindor. Harry doesn't quite trust Dumbledore anymore due to everything that happened in OotP. So instead of returning to Hogwarts, he gets training from Tonks, Shacklebolt, Remus and Godric.
WIP. PG-13.
(Snape is petty and Harry gets him sacked.)
The Seventh Horcrux by Melindaleo. NR
Harry has to decide who to trust as he moves closer to fulfilling his destiny. Will he be able to find and destroy all the Horcruxes? And at what price? Will he be able to find the strength within himself? And…can he do it and still get the girl?
WIP. PG-13.
Soul Play by
Takes place immediately after the events of H-BP, and follows Snape's life from his perspective and that of those closest to him, leading to my own conclusion for book 7... Will his plans succeed, or will he trap himself in his own web?
WIP. R.
Sunset over Britain by Bobmin.
Harry/Hermione, Draco/Luna, Neville/Ginny. Harry's life at the end of his fifth year was in utter chaos and his life was not going to get any better any time soon. From the flames, a brotherhood thought dead will reemerge, a family will break, trust will be destroyed, an enemy will change their path, a father will finally be found, a love will bring hope, and a hero shall rise from the ashes to become the legend he was born to be. (Bad Dumbledore.)
R. Complete.
WIP-sequel Sunrise over Britain.
Symphony of Darkness I by Kadira. NR
Harry/Snape. During Harry's sixth year Voldemort finally reaches his goal. The wizarding world is his and Harry's only chance for survival is Snape.
NC-17. Complete. (Password for the Restricted Section required.)
Sequel Symphony of Darkness II.
Torn Away: Scenes from a Memory by Tradiferis. #
Harry/Tonks. The war is lost, Voldemort is about to kill Dumbledore and Harry when Dumbledore in a last desperate attempt sends Harry back in time with the order to change one small thing. But Harry is obliviated before the timeturner activates and while he remembers who he is, he has forgotten several things of the future...
Complete. PG-13.
(Snape is a very minor character but we learn early on that was on Voldemort's side all along.)
Harry Potter and the Winds of Change by Sirya Ebony Black. NR
Harry/Hermione. Pre-HBP. It's been two weeks since the DoM and the world is beginning to change. With the war begun Harry must work to discover his role with the help of those he loves. Sirius appoints N.Tonks to be Harry's official, on-paper guardian, on the condition that she consider Remus to be his primary guardian. Harry has a very strong mentor relationship with Remus, and a very good relationship with Tonks as well, since she takes her role as his guardian very seriously.
PG-13. WIP.
(Snape is really nasty.)
new No Thanks by old-crow.
Harry/Hermione. Harry makes a decision at the train platform at the end of year 5. Two little words change lives forever.
R. Complete.
The Semblance of Peace by
HP/LV, HP/TR, HP/LV/SS. Voldemort is finally dead, or so the wizarding world believes. Unfortunately, Harry knows better. (Harry is partly with Voldemort but trying to turn him.)
NC-17. Complete.
(Here Snape isn't very nasty, just not nice. And he's on his own side mostly.)
new White Knight, Grey Queen by
Harry/Pansy. When Pansy finds herself on the wrong side of Voldemort, she persuades her parents that only one person could help them. Harry. A story that looks at what could happen if Harry had someone who loved him, someone who would push him, and someone who would back him financially.
Complete. PG-13.
new Wishful Thinking by TheGoldenSeraphim, continued by
Harry/Hermione. Harry learns that some vital truths have been withheld from him over the years. It all unravels in the summer after his fifth year. (This story is by no means Half-Blood Prince compliant.)
PG. WIP.
(Petty Snape who only wants revenge on the Marauders.)
My other lists.
August 30 2006, 11:46:48 UTC 5 years ago
In Blood Only, by E.M. Snape (in case FFnet acts up, the fic is also archived at Tauri, but you'll have to register to read it there)
Gen (some background Harry/Tonks), Severitus fic, R, novel-length. Snape is Harry's father. No one is happy to hear it. [R due to colorful language, dark themes, and nongraphic violence.]
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2027554/1/
Fall Into Charybdis, by nimori
SS/HP, NC-17, 17 000 words. Warning: Contains Spoilers. Summary: A tale of the further woes of the Boy Who Lived -- who, having escaped the monster Scylla, has fallen into Charybdis (Charybdis being he of the hooked nose and greasy hair). Which is all a terribly pretentious way of saying out of the frying pan, into the fire.
http://nimori.livejournal.com/232844.ht
The Semblance of Peace, by maeglinyedi
HP/LV, HP/TR, HP/LV/SS; NC-17, ~ 62800 words (7 long chapters). Warnings: manipulation, mind-fucking, dubious consent, minor character death, a bit of H/G het, not very graphic. Summary: Voldemort is finally dead, or so the wizarding world believes. Unfortunately, Harry knows better.
http://phrygus-phlypps.livejournal.c
Here Snape isn't very nasty, just not nice. And he's on his own side, but ends on Voldemort's, sort of -- but that's a spoiler.
August 30 2006, 12:13:05 UTC 5 years ago
Thanks in any case. :)
August 30 2006, 15:33:36 UTC 5 years ago
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September 13 2006, 01:37:58 UTC 5 years ago
penetrationseduction. Also, Snape is out for himself, he even talks about sacrificing everyone, even Dumbledore to "kill his master" Chinese style, and even though it ends up lighthearted, Viddy seems to change more than Snape does.You don't have to add it, though, if you're being really strict.
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August 31 2006, 03:23:29 UTC 5 years ago
I will not take stories where Snape is just like in canon, nasty to Harry and ambiguous in his true alliances.
This is where I have to disagree with you. I firmly believe that in HBP, there is no more doubt about his true allegiances, if indeed there ever was.
OK, I'm going to bed now before I manage to quote more formal, political expressions that sound pretentious without meaning much. (wide eyes) My mind doesn't quite feel right since I've had my first PE class in two years ... why else would I be mocking my own political allegiances now?
August 31 2006, 15:18:25 UTC 5 years ago
After hearing of Gandalf's fall in the Mines of Moria Galadriel (in the films) said "We do not yet know his full purpose." I think the same applies to Dumbledore (and Snape).
I still hold the hope that Snape was on the side of Light.
But well, I guess we have to agree to disagree here. ;)
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August 31 2006, 15:53:55 UTC 5 years ago
Evil Snape in Bellerophon's storys
Harry Potter and the Final StrawSummary:
A 6th year fic of sorts. Harry takes a look at his life and doesn't like what he sees, so he decides to declare his independance of Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix and fight the war on his own terms.
In this story, snape kills Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Remus Lupin and will be executed by Harry.
PDA Version at www.fanfiction.mine.nu
Markus
September 1 2006, 07:41:32 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Evil Snape in Bellerophon's storys
Thanks. I actually tried reading this story several times - but back then I was so fed up with the typical beginning of a Post-OotP Sixth Year story, I just couldn't get through the first couple of chapters... (And now I don't want to read those chapters again!)August 31 2006, 19:49:08 UTC 5 years ago
Symphony of Darkness I by Kadira. NC-17. Harry/Snape. Complete.
Summary: "During Harry's sixth year Voldemort finally reaches his goal. The wizarding world is his and Harry's only chance for survival is Snape."
and its sequel
Symphony of Darkness II by Kadira. NC-17. Harry/Snape. Complete.
Summary: "Harry has to deal with the aftermath of SoD I, what he did, and what he discovered about himself."
They're both at the Restricted Section though, so a password is needed. :)
September 1 2006, 07:45:09 UTC 5 years ago
September 3 2006, 05:50:46 UTC 5 years ago
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2494967/1/
AU. PreHBP. NO SLASH! It's been two weeks since the DoM and the world is beginning to change. With the war begun Harry must work to discover his role with the help of those he loves. New guardians, Strong Trio, RL HP Bonding. NO SLASH!
September 4 2006, 07:48:33 UTC 5 years ago
September 29 2006, 22:08:55 UTC 5 years ago
Self Plug
I'm plugging my own fic here. It fits closest under the category of "Snape is only one (sic) his own side, playing Dumbledore and Voldemort against each other..." The main character is Hermione, but Snape is integral to the plot. It's not a great fic, and the version I'm trying to put on FictionAlley is tweaked to be better, but some people have liked this anyway.http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3153194/1/
The Perfect Azkaban Breakout
3 years after the events of Half Blood Prince, Snape takes the opportunity to complete Phase Two of his plan to rid himself of his two masters - or so he claims. A guilty Harry Potter is in Azkaban for killing Lucius Malfoy after Lucius murdered the two youngest Weasleys. Hermione and the remnants of the Order of the Phoenix want to get Harry out without anyone noticing. But with at least four people watching Harry at any time, and various other security measures, this is impossible. Snape offers assistance, in exchange for amnesty.
October 13 2006, 09:23:29 UTC 5 years ago
Re: Self Plug
Thanks.October 8 2006, 13:33:13 UTC 5 years ago
At the risk of putting myself forward....
This might fit as being 'Snape is only on his own side, playing Dumbledore and Voldemort against each other, changing sides as others change their underwear':'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life', at http://wemyss.livejournal.com/51393.htm
October 13 2006, 08:53:10 UTC 5 years ago
Re: At the risk of putting myself forward....
Thanks, will add it. :)Anonymous
October 16 2006, 18:59:42 UTC 5 years ago
Summary: Harry makes a decision at the train platform at the end of Year 5. Two little words change life forever.
Harry/Hermione, complete, M. I think it fits your list--Snape is more on his own side than anyone's, and he most certainly hates Harry and Hermione.
"Scion of Gryffindor" by Crys at http://crys.fanficauthors.net/Scion_of_G
Summary: Harry receives a visit from Godric Gryffindor which alters the direction of his life.
Harry/Tonks, long WIP, and NC-17. This one definitely fits; there's considerable doubt as to whose side Snape is truly on, and he's extraordinarily nasty to anyone and everyone, particularly Harry.
"Wishful Thinking" by the Golden Seraphim at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2949727/1/
Summary: Au after OotP. Remus and a few others of the Order discover Dumbledore has been lying to them. He and a group of like-minded Order members strive to undo the damage Dumbledore has done. But it might just be too late to fix things...
Harry/Hermione, WIP, R. Snape is nasty, and in the last chapter has betrayed Order information to Voldemort.
"White Knight, Grey Queen" by Jeconais at http://jeconais.fanficauthors.net/White_
Summary: When Pansy finds herself on the wrong side of Voldemort, she persuades her parents that only one person could help them. Harry. A story that looks at what could happen if Harry had someone who loved him, someone who would push him, and someone who would back him financially.
Harry/Pansy, Complete, NC-17. Nasty Snape, although a minor character, particularly towards Harry.
May 31 2007, 10:10:01 UTC 4 years ago
It's funny, I've actually read all of them - but somehow didn't think of them.