Severus Sighs

Title: A Perfect Day for Windworms
Author: atypicalsnowman
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: PG (wut? pokes it)
Word Count: 1500
Warnings: Character death
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Sometimes it just isn’t enough.
A/N: The plot of this story is borrowed from Salinger and a story of a similar name. If you’re at all familiar with his work you’ll know the one. Thanks to roozetter for the beta and handholding.

( I still don’t know why Seymour Glass killed himself )

Title: Eye of the Beholder
Author: suitesamba
Pairing: Severus/Remus, Remus/Tonks, Harry/Ginny
Rating: R+
Word Count: +/- 1500
Warnings: Partner Betrayal
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Happiness is in the eye of the beholder. Severus Snape wants to wipe that happy smile off of Harry Potter’s face.
A/N: Written for the 2012 severus_sighs #angst!fest. Angst level increased after a pre-read by roozetter (a.k.a. angst whore) (dude, say it in hashtag or don't say it at all! #angstwhore :P)

( Eye of the Beholder )

Title: What Everyone Knows
Author: roozetter
Pairing: Severus/Sirius, Harry
Rating: Hard R
Word Count: +/- 2300
Warnings: Misuse of Occlumency lessons, character death
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: In sixth year, Severus is asked to resume Occlumency lessons with Harry. He uses this as a way to exonerate his own personal demons regarding the death of one Sirius Black.
A/N: Written for the 2012 severus_sighs #angst!fest. Proofed by atypicalsnowman and suitesamba Thank you, bb’s! xoxo

( What Everyone Knows )

Title: Snape’s Reprieve
Author: starduchess
Pairing: Severus/Luna
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~2130
Beta: Crescent
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Snape wasn’t prepared for the dying. He was even less prepared for the saving.
A/N: Written for our fourth anniversary with angst. Was originally started for the DH2 challenge: take a scene from the movie and spin it on its head. Sequel to Snape’s Detention but can be read as a stand-alone.

( Snape's Reprieve )

Title: montage
Author:
Pairing: Snape/Harry (implied)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 7,117
Warnings: OC
Disclaimer: Severus Snape, Harry Potter and the Wizarding world at large belong to JKR, et.al.; I just brought them out to live a little.
Summary: In the aftermath of the Wizarding War, Snape seeks out help in an unlikely corner of the world. This story is a continuation of the story begun in in medias res
A/N: In lieu of notes, I have a Pinterest board entitled The Leaning Grasses that gives illustrations of many of the cultural details that crop up in this story (they begin at the bottom of the page, not the top). I’d like to thank caecelia  for her insightful comments on early sections of this story, and heartfelt appreciation goes to my betas, suitesamba ,whose enthusiastic cheerleading and keen eye were instrumental in finishing this fic, and jeshakeoma  who has held my hand every step of the way, and without whose suggestions this story would not have been written. All missteps and mistakes are mine. Please forgive the crosspostings; as the first fic debuted on severus_sighs, I wanted to post the continuation here as well.

**written as a thank you to veridari for all her help and support**

Author: suitesamba
Title: Playing at Potions with the Prince and the Potter
Rating: Hard R/NC-17
Word Count: @10,000
Warnings: Previous heterosexual relationship between Harry and Ginny that produced the canon children; partner betrayal (not H/S)
Summary: After a traumatic event in his family’s life, Auror Harry Potter takes the DADA job at Hogwarts to be closer to his children. At Hogwarts, he continues his research on the Wolfsbane Potion as part of the Werewolf Action Committee he established while Head of the MLE. Headmaster Snape is happy to give him instruction…in Potions, and in other things.
A/N: Beta’d by abrae.

( Playing at Potions with the Prince and the Potter )

Title: Joy Lost In Memory
Author/Arist: starduchess
Pairing: Severus/Lucius, mentions Lucius/Narcissa
Rating: R
Word Count: ~2060
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Snape still loved Lucius, but only in memories.
A/N: Written for promts “Nothing says Happy Valentine’s Day like a bloody Malfoy smirking on your doorstep” and “He took the phial of memories and smashed them on the stones.” Beta by the wonderful roozetter. Thanks for letting me get this in late. {Ed: Goonies never say die, yo!}

( Joy Lost In Memory )

Title: Incompatible

Author: lemondropseven 

Pairing: Severus/Harry

Rating: PG-13

Word Count: ~3k

Warnings: None.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.

Summary: A bird may love a fish, but where would they live?

A/N: I wrote this a while ago, but wasn't happy enough with it to post it. I'm still not totally satisfied, but it fit one of the prompts really well, so I fiddled with it a bit, and I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Any ideas about love, sexuality, and statistics pertaining to sexuality are completely made up, so don't shoot me if it sounds crazy. I just wondered what if? :)


( Incompatible )

Title: Another Kiss
Author/Arist: lilyseyes
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: R
Word Count: 4060
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Prompt 3/Every time Severus kisses someone, they end up dead.
It's hard enough to find a partner when one is the Headmaster of a boarding school, even harder when everyone you kiss turns up dead.
A/N: Many thanks to roozetter for the last minute beta and veridari for the pre-read!

( Another Kiss )

Title: Last Kiss
Author/Arist: calanor
Pairing: Severus/OMC, Severus/Harry .
Rating: PG
Word Count:1506
Warnings: Character Death
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus’ family is cursed.
A/N: Morganlefay1958 for helping me beat this muse into submission and the use of prompt 3: Every time Severus kisses someone, they end up dead.
The inspiration for the last scene from this art here


( Last Kiss )

Title: It’s Been a Long Cold Lonely Winter
Author: atypicalsnowman
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: R
Word Count: Just under 5k
Warnings: None but some man smut.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story. Additional disclaimer:: This fic makes mention of a real person. No harm or insult is meant to this person in any way.
Summary: If Harry wants a romantic proposal Severus will be sure to give him one he will never forget.
A/N: (As if you couldn’t tell) I used prompt number one: Severus' lover demands a romantic gesture, so he decides on one that will ensure he is never asked to do so again. Thanks to fellow mod roozetter for betaing and hand-holding and also telling me to get moving already.

( It’s Been a Long, Cold, Lonely Winter )

Title: Kiss of Death
Author/Artist: miss_e
Pairing: No pairing. Unless you consider it to be Severus/Voldemort.
Rating: R
Word Count: 1,242
Warnings: Dark. Character death (minor, except for Voldemort)
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Every time Severus kisses someone, they end up dead.
A/N: Well, it is Anti-Valentine’s Day. With many thanks to Selkie for her very fine job as beta.

( Kiss of Death )

Title: It All Happened on a Valentine's Day
Author: demarafis
Pairing: None.
Rating: PG; the naughty words have been bleeped out
Word Count: 2,000
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Post-war. McGonagall is Headmistress. Snape survived and went back to being head of Slytherin and Potions professor. He also mellowed out a teeny tiny bit. The actual story is based on this prompt: "Because nothing says 'Happy Valentine's Day' better than Minerva 'pussy-cat' McGonagall trying to set you up with every unattached member of staff, including non-humans and ghosts, in a crisis of guilty conscience and self-recrimination. (Or she's just drunk.)"
A/N: sighing_selkie is the beta and she's wunderbar.

( It All Happened on a Valentine's Day )

Title: Cupid, Draw Back Your Bow (and shove it up your arse!)
Author/Arist: Stormypups
Pairing: Severus/Harry Potter - pre-slash
Rating: PG
Word Count: Approx 1650
Warnings: Humor and Cranky Snape, (sad lack of sex)
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Snape has Cupid locked up in a cage in the Potions Lab. This can’t possibly end well.
A/N: Okay, so I mostly amused myself with this one, hope you’re amused as well. Thanks to faynia and beatlejessie for their Beta work. Any other mistakes are my own because I fiddled a little.

( Where is Cupid? )

Title: Dinner for Two
Author/Arist: miss_e
Pairing: Severus/Lucius, Severus/Remus
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,366
Warnings: mmm… Nope.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: It was the perfect evening. Then the moron turned up.
A/N: With thanks to Neymay for a nice and quick beta.

( Dinner For Two )

Title: Baby Lessons
Author: starduchess
Pairing: Severus/Hermione
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1800
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus is nothing to look at and his scowl is imposing enough, so why are people thrusting their babies at him?
A/N: A lovely thank you to miss_e for her quick beta work. Surprise! This one is light-hearted and cute. :)

( Baby Lessons )

Title: Something More Than Refuge
Author: arynwy
Pairing: SS/HP, mention of HP/DM
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,391
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: There are some lines that a man won't cross. Severus won't ask. Will Harry answer?
A/N: Thanks to sighing_selkie, sky_bleu_angel and iulia_linnea for the stellar alpha and beta services. All errors and awkwardness are my own – these ladies are awesome!

Festival Prompts used – if you consider use of them to consist of turning them upside down, staring at them cross-eyed and dancing the Tango with them: #5. Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking. #2. Because nothing says 'Happy Valentine's Day' better than Minerva 'pussy-cat' McGonagall trying to set you up with every unattached member of staff, including non-humans and ghosts, in a crisis of guilty conscience and self-recrimination. (Or she's just drunk.)

( Something More Than Refuge )

Title: The Third Billy Goat
Author/Arist: bonfoi
Pairing: Severus Snape/Remus Lupin
Rating: PG13
Word Count:~ 3,900
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus gets to choose—or be chosen—under the watchful eyes of the Malfoys. Oh, happy day.
A/N: Walking the fine-line between soppy romance and smutty goodness for the severus_sighs Anti-Valentine’s Day Mini-Fest 2012. Many, many thanks to brilliant sighing_selkie for being both sounding board and beta. The title also comes from her suggestion. Think the fairy tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Any remaining mistakes are mine.

( Snip, snap, snout. This tale's told out. )

Title: Somebody That I Used To Know
Author: kayakaari
Pairing: Severus/Harry.
Rating: G
Word Count: ~1600 (not including song lyrics)
Warnings: I don’t know – none or angst, song-fic, established relationship.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Severus deals with the fall out after his relationship with Harry ends.
A/N: Thank you to my beta, Neymat and global time differences which meant that she was awake when I should have been asleep. I’ve chosen not to use some of her suggestions for stylistic reasons so if I confuse you, it’s not her fault! This ficlet is strongly based on the song Somebody that I used to know by Gotye featuring Kimbra.

( Somebody That I Used To Know )

Title: A Case of Sheer Cupidity
Author: gingertart50
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2750
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The characters and their worlds belong to their original writers and no copyright infringement or offense is intended. No money was made from this story.
Summary: Snape resists the best efforts of Minerva, the Hogwarts staff and Lucius Malfoy to pair him off, doesn't quite evade a Ding-Bat, ensures that he is never asked to make a romantic gesture again - for Merlin's sake, who wouldn't want a card with a Cupid on it? - feels his heart break, smashes a vial of precious memories and then creates a potion with no great expectations of kissing the man who has already ended up dead once. But charm and natural confidence might be over-rated anyway.
A/N: Prompts used: the lot. Yup, all of them. So sue me. Beta-ed by the incomparable lovetoseverus.

( A Case Of Sheer Cupidity )