Lily Evans/Severus Snape anonymous exchange

Title: Unfogging the Future
Author: harktislark
Rating: G
Words: ~3,000
Warnings: None.
Summary: Divining the future is an imprecise art, but Lily and Severus make the most of their tea leaves.
Author's Notes: Much adoration for R., my lovely beta. Also, this site and this site were used as references.

( Unfogging the Future )

The second round of Lily/Severus exchange is over. Thank you all - participants and watchers - for your involvement. Thanks to you new wonderful stories and arts have been created!

( masterlist )

Title: Don't Let Go
Artist: pennswoods
Recipient: bemoan1000
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: The characters belong to JKR.
Artist's Notes: Because it wasn't Voldemort who taught Snape how to fly. Colored pencil and ink.

( Don't Let Go )

Title: Finding Grey
Author: xnymphadorax
Recipient: roses_at_sunset
Rating: R
Word count: ~3,000
Warnings: Some foul language and mild sexual content
Summary: Severus's Patronus wasn't always a doe. But then again, neither was Lily's.
Disclaimer: The characters belong to J.K. Rowling.
Author’s Notes: roses_at_sunset, I’ve never been so inspired and yet so overwhelmingly intimidated by a prompt. Writing this story was both my greatest challenge and honor. Thanks to my S., beta-extraordinaire and soul sister.


( Finding Grey )

Title: Graduation
Artist: lovesnape
Recipient: pennswoods
Rating: PG
Warnings: Invested with cheese.
Disclaimer: Any copying or representation of the art without consent is prohibited. The characters, however, belong to JKR
Author's Notes: Original prompt: A canon scene. Kissing and romance. UST. An angsty Severus. Severus in drag and a shocked or amused Lily. I could not think of way to represent a plausible situation in just one image, so I took more of a comic strip approach. I tried to incorporate the prompt as best I could, minus the drag!Severus, because I knew I wouldn't be able to pull that off. Originally I had thought I'd color one or two slides, but alas my replacement stylus didn't arrive until too late and I already had too much work on my hands as it was :\ I hope you like it in spite of this all, pennswoods. If only my art could compare at all to yours.

( Graduation )

Title: Just take the picture, Tuney!
Artist: venturous
Recipient: lovesnape
Rating: G
Media: oil on canvas
Warnings: a touch of teen angst
Disclaimer: any recognizable characters don't belong to me; I am just borrowing them for entertainment.
Artist's Notes: Dear Lovesnape: you asked for either friendship or romance, in autumn. I hope this hits the sweet spot. I loved painting it for you!


( Just take the picture, Tuney! )

Title: Hiding the Truth
Author: hermoinejean7
Recipient: closetravenclaw
Rating: PG
Word count: ~2,000
Warnings: Traces of depression, perhaps.
Summary: Pain is a bitter, bitter thing. It is either hot like brands of fire, burning your heart and soul to ashes, or ice-cold, turning you into an emotionless stone. It takes many forms: all of them are like wisps of smoke, undistinguishable from one another, causing more harm by occupying the mind and the soul with their expanse of emotion; creating a void darker than the blackest of black holes.
The tale of Severus Snape and Lily Evans is one filled with pain, and how they chose to let it govern them. One chose to let it burn with a passion, cumulating it into hatred.The other chose to mask it with a façade of normality, letting it eat the heart up from within, never choosing to let it be known that pain had left its mark on the frailty that is called the heart.
Disclaimer: I’m not J.K. Rowling. All characters and settings from the Harry Potter Series.
Author's Notes : Thank you to L. and L. for their help!

( Hiding the Truth )

Title: Quiet Desperation
Author: lilyevans_snape
Recipient: xnymphadorax
Rating: R
Word count: ~11,000
Warnings: Infidelity.
Summary: A few hours is all they have, so they must use it well.
Disclaimer: These characters obviously don’t belong to me. They’re all Rowling’s. I just like to play with them on occasion.
Author's Notes: Betaed by E.

( Quiet Desperation )

Title: Improvisational Chemistry
Author: lavinialavender
Recipient: sarahetc
Rating: PG
Word count: ~3,000
Warnings: none
Summary: Home from Hogwarts after fifth year, Lily and Severus attempt to work out where they stand with each other.
Disclaimer: Characters and world not mine, etc.
Author's Notes: Thanks to R. for brainstorming and cheerleading and everything. Hope you enjoy, sarahetc!

( Improvisational Chemistry )

Title: Catalyst
Author: potionmistressm
Recipient: alexajohnson
Rating: PG
Word count: ~3,000
Warnings: A few naughty words, slightly AU (made them a bit older since this would have taken place before the SWM incident)
Summary: Lily and Petunia have had a fight. About Severus. Again.
Disclaimer: Don't own. No money being made.
Author's Notes: Hope you like it! I know you wanted an R, but you also asked for no smut just for smut's sake, and I couldn't find a way to include it! Beta credit goes to D.

( Catalyst )

Title: Anything
Author: alexajohnson
Recipient: ladywhitehart
Rating: G
Word count: ~1,000
Warnings: None
Summary: In their first year at Hogwarts, Lily Evans starts to wonder if her friendship with Severus Snape will endure beyond the differences of their Houses. Severus, however, is willing to do anything to keep her in his life. Probably AU.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, I merely enjoy playing in JKR's wonderful sandbox!
Author's Notes: Many, many thanks to B. for some last minute betaing--you're the best! I hope you enjoy this, ladywhitehart!

( Anything )

Title: Divergence
Author: closetravenclaw
Recipient: lavinialavender
Rating: G
Word count: ~2,000
Warnings: None
Summary: The rift between Severus and Lily grows larger with each passing year until one morning when their paths unexpectedly cross.
Disclaimer: All the characters belong to JKR. There is no money being made here.
Author's Notes: Thank you to K. for betaing. This was written for lavinialavender who requested a scene between Severus and Lily, fairly civil and positive, which makes them remember how they were once best friends, including the "Snape didn't give Harry all his memories" premise. I hope you enjoy it.

( Divergence )

Title: Someone Like Me
Author: ladywhitehart
Recipient: hermoinejean7
Rating: G/PG
Word count: ~2,000
Warnings: None
Summary: Life is lonely when you're a little wizard in the Muggle world and your parents don't want bothered with you. However, things are about to change for Severus.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series, characters, or plots. However, I really enjoy playing with them and promise to put them neatly away once I'm finished. Portions of the dialogue were borrowed from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pages 663-665, but Severus Snape's internal thoughts are mine.
Author's Notes: Since Young!Snape is one of my favorite subjects, I was delighted to write this fic.

( Someone Like Me )

Title: Treasures Beyond Gold
Author: tjwritter
Recipient: said_the_otter/imisstheobvious
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~8,000
Warnings: none
Summary: Lily gives Harry the other side of the story.
Disclaimer: I don’t own any of these characters and make no money for these efforts, my only goal is to entertain. All characters are over the age of consent.
Author's Notes: said_the_otter your vague requests were perfect! You really only asked for flashbacks, which is pretty much what you got! :) I hope you like it! Thank you so much E for the quick beta—any remain mistakes are all my own.

( Treasures Beyond Gold )

Title: The Day Before
Author: roses_at_sunset
Recipient: lilyevans_snape
Rating: G
Word count: ~3,000
Warnings: None
Summary: The wheels that set an event in motion start turning long before the moment itself, but for Severus and Lily, it always seemed the day before what the world saw was when things really changed.
Disclaimer: I own nothing; I’m only playing in JKR’s world.
Author's Notes: I do hope you enjoy this. Your prompt was so wonderfully open that my muse ran in all different directions at once, and so I ended up trying to incorporate several of those threads into one story. Huge thanks go to S. for beta-ing and prodding my muse towards an ending with her wonderful suggestions.

( The Day Before )

Title: Spring Fever
Author: torino10154
Recipient: potionmistressm
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~2,000
Warnings: None
Summary: Lily insists Severus accompany her to Hogsmeade and together they discover that the sweetest things can't be bought at Honeydukes.
Disclaimer: These characters belong to JKR.
Author's Notes: It was my pleasure to write this for you, potionmistressm. Special thanks to J, I, and J for building, Britpick, and beta. Any mistakes that remain are mine alone.

( Spring Fever )

Title: For Real For Now
Author: sarahetc
Recipient: tjwritter
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~10,000
Warnings: vague AU, graphic sex
Summary: Shortly after her wedding, Lily Potters sees Severus Snape kissing Marlene McKinnon. Finding herself jealous, she pursues him. But to what end?
Disclaimer: Harry Potter is the property of J.K. Rowling. This work of homage is intended for fun, not profit.
Author's Notes: Cheers, tjwritter! I hope you enjoy this. Thanks to my wonderful and remarkable betas H. and Z. All feedback and constructive criticism is welcome.

( For Real For Now )

Title: Buck & Doe
Author: bemoan1000
Recipient: venturous
Rating: G-PG
Word count: ~3,000
Warnings: none
Summary: Lily's ghost comes to help Severus find a memory to produce a patronus.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters J.K. Rowlings does and this is just for fun.
Author's Notes: I combined two of the prompts ghost!Lily working things out with Severus during his time at Hogwarts; Sev & Lily before Hogwarts, discover the Silver Doe.

I would like to thank my betas T. and F. who both did a wonderful job. Also the many others I spoke to who helped in the processes. All mistakes are mine. There are also some more ANs at the end of the story. I think they are better there than here.

( Buck & Doe )

Title: Rekindle
Author: imisstheobvious/said_the_otter
Recipient: torino10154
Rating: G
Word Count: ~2,000
Warnings: None
Summary: The receipt of OWLs prompts a certain redhead to decide to see how her old friend is doing.
Disclaimer: Not my pups; I just play in the sandbox. Characters property of JKR.
Author's Notes: None to speak of.

( Rekindle )

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