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The Sorcerer's Apprentice, by Jacquez

2008-07-15

[Harry Potter]

Title: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Author: [info]jacquez
Summary: Harry becomes Snape's apprentice. Snark ensues.
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Rating: PG

Why?

A thorough description of new branches of magic, which is one of my literary kinks. The relationship between Snape and Harry is never sugar-coated, and very complex.

Unfortunately discontinued, but the first part is complete.

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Fourteen Fathoms, by Vain

2007-12-22

[Harry Potter]

Title: Fourteen Fathoms
Author: Vain [info]vain
Summary: Snape discovers something disturbing about Harry and acts . . . like Snape.
Characters: Severus Snape, Harry Potter
Rating: R
Warning: implied child abuse

Why?

Very few Harry-was-abused-physically-by-the-Dursleys stories work, for me, because the situation is often too exaggerated to be believable. Yet here, the writing is very sparse and very little is stated outright, and somehow you imagine much worse horrors than what's said.

I'm not sure that the second person, and especially the switch from second person to third, are the best possible choices, stylistically, but they do work rather well.

A dark fic that will leave a shiver down your spine.

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An incompletely edited manuscript, for consideration by the Board, by Leni Jess

2007-12-16

[Harry Potter]

Title: An incompletely edited manuscript, for consideration by the Board
Author: Leni Jess [info]leni_jess
Summary: The Board's last chance to decide whether a biography of Severus Snape (even disguised as a collection of essays) is really a good idea.
Characters: Severus Snape, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, Lucius Malfoy, OCs
Rating: PG-13

Why?

One of the oddest, most original fics I've ever read. External point of view is tricky to get right, but this is quite brilliantly done. Three different looks at Snape, framed by a letter from an editor to a publisher (and what brilliant voice does the editor have!)

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Learning to Uncurl, by Amorette

2007-12-13

[Harry Potter]

Title: Learning to Uncurl
Author: Amorette [info]amorettea
Summary: A decade after hostilities are over, Harry finds his Animagus form to be terribly relaxing and since he thinks Snape needs to learn to relax, suggests Snape learn to be an animal as well. Surprises ensue.
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Rating: PG

Why?

This fic features Harry and Snape and their Animagus forms; Harry has found great benefits in spending time transformed and he convinces Snape, who never felt comfortable in his Animagus form, to give it a go.

All too often, Animagus forms are seemingly chosen at random, or for potential hilarity value. Nothing like that here: Harry's and Snape's forms are spot-on, and humour, while indeed present, is restrained and perfectly in character.

Delightful, a little gem of a fic. :)

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Games of Skill And Chance, by Snowballjane

2007-12-09

[Harry Potter]

Title: Games of Skill And Chance
Author: [info]snowballjane
Summary: The war is over and Severus Snape has one more term left to work at Hogwarts. How does he end up running the school games club and how will it affect him?
Characters: Snape, Lupin, students OC
Rating: PG

Why?

If you told me that there was a fic where Snape ends up voluntarily running the games club at Hogwarts, I would laugh it off as so OOC as to share only Snape's name. And yet, Snowballjane makes it work, here.

The war is over, Snape was wounded, and is just tired of teaching. While looking for another job, he ends up, almost by accident, founding and running a games club involving students of all four houses (yes, even Gryffindor).

All the characters are believable and well-rounded, especially the kids. At no point do you get torn out of the plot and say, "wait, it would never happen like that." An excellent feel-good story, even though you might get a little teary at the end.

Enjoy :)

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The Slytherin Kama-Sutra, by Angie Astravic

2007-08-19

[Harry Potter]

Title: The Slytherin Kama-Sutra
Author: Angie Astravic [info]angie_v12
Summary: Sex education at Hogwarts: After Draco Malfoy has a near-fatal encounter with Dark Magic, Professor McGonagall decides it needs to be taught earlier.
Characters: Snape and the whole lot of the Fourth Year students
Rating: very mild R

Why?

There are quite a lot of "Snape teaches sex ed" fics out there, and this one is the best of them. Snape is obviously quite uncomfortable about using crude terms, and so resorts to euphemisms. Of course the kids don't understand what he's talking about...

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Stronger than Hope, by Alaunatar

2007-08-19

[Harry Potter]

Title: Stronger than Hope
Author: Alaunatar
Summary: AU after OotP, a few HBP details. An obsessed, grieving Harry has decided on a dangerous way to defeat Voldemort. Snape is paying closer attention than before, but his contempt for Harry blinds him. Eventual Snape as Harry's guardian story.
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, Voldemort
Rating: R
Warning: graphic violence, suicidal theme.

Why?

Harry is more mature and vulnerable than in canon, and yet very believable. Snape is the bastard we all know and love. The characterisation is all around excellent.

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