Severus Sighs

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Title: A Change of Heart
Author: suitesamba
Pairing: Severus-Neville, brief Severus/OFC
Rating: G
Word Count: 1648
Warnings: Angst, sweetness
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: Neville comes to Hogwarts and teaches Severus by example.
Prompt: PROMPT 6: It is better to be feared than loved... Or so Severus tries to believe.
A/N: I am nothing without my betas. abrae and roozetter, I salute you!

( A Change of Heart )

Title: Firewhiskey Dulls Your Claws
Author: wonderluck
Pairing: Severus/Neville
Rating: Hard R
Word Count: 1900
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 calculating Severus attends a Valentine's Day event for the unattached. Neville appears and nearly foils Severus' plans.
A/N: Based loosely on prompts 2 (Severus is embarrassed to bare it all because of a certain "condition") and 3 (A personal ad in the Daily Prophet -- Wishful hope for finding a partner only to wind up on a date with...).

( Firewhiskey Dulls Your Claws )

Title: The Twisted Thread of Fate
Author/Arist: bonfoi
Pairing: Severus Snape/Narcissa Malfoy; Severus Snape/Nymphadora Tonks; Severus Snape/Regulus Black; Severus Snape/Remus Lupin
Rating: R
Word Count: 4.148
Warnings: Violence
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 has plans, and he hasn't survived Voldemort—twice!—just to miss out on his inheritance. Too bad he has to go through so much...
A/N: Many thanks to my beta, badgerlady who goes above and beyond to polish my words. This was written for prompt number </b>7.</b> Severus hates pets, small children, and nosy relatives. Too bad he'd got to navigate all of them before he can claim his magical inheritance after the war. There's also that pesky proposal he has to make on St. Valentine's Day that's ruining his life right now.

( The Twisted Thread of Fate )

Title: A Twist of Lemon
Author/Arist: bonfoi
Pairing: Severus Snape/Remus Lupin
Rating: R
Word Count: 2,311
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: It all has to do with fairy tales, machinations and manipulations, the long game and the havoc a poltergeist can wreak on the best-laid of plans.
A/N: Many thanks to my beta, badgerlady. She always makes me a better storyteller, and she did it again. This was written for prompt number two: 2. Severus is embarrassed to bare it all because of a certain "condition" – Maybe Severus is a hermaphrodite. Or has a third nipple or man boobs. Or a terrible skin condition. Or he's REALLY hung. #centaurSeverusFTW

( A Twist of Lemon )

Title: Severus and the Incredibly Helpful House-Elf
Author: gingertart50
Pairing: Severus and a house-elf (plus, most probably, his own right hand)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 5000
Warnings: See pairing?
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: Headmaster Snape discovers the power of house-elf magic the hard way.
A/N: Beta-ed by the incomparable lovetoseverus.
#alltheprompts. Yes, Roo and Snow are evil enablers. You tried to make it impossible this year, didn't you? Mwahaha! Well, see how well that worked out!

( Severus and the Incredibly Helpful House Elf )

Title: Truly Incredible
Author: atypicalsnowman
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 900
Warnings: None. Bah!
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: Lately Severus has been attracting more than his share of magical creatures.
A/N: Oh my God, I actually wrote something! Seriously, it’s been a while. Thanks to fellow mod and BFF roozetter for not giving up on me. Also, my fic is totally not going up on the last day of the fest because I just finished it. No way. That would be totally irresponsible.

( Truly Incredible )

Title: Why Don't PEOPLE Like Me?!
Artist: lemondropseven
Pairing: None, really.
Rating: G
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 art.
Summary: Snape hates Valentine's Day....and with good reason.
A/N: I used prompt 9, in which Snape is pursued by all manner of magical creatures. I had wayyyy too much fun with this. XD Watercolor, colored pencil, and ink.

( Why Don't PEOPLE Like Me?! )

Title: The Candy Man
Author: suitesamba
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: R
Word Count: 1218
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: The Hogwarts staff is surprised enough to see Severus Snape out and about the corridors on Valentine’s Day. But passing out candy? What madness has overcome him?
Prompt: Instead of glaring or cursing or scathing comments that make children cry, Severus is smirking and passing out candy to his friends. Well... his kind of candy, anyway ;)
A/N: Thanks to abrae and roozetter for the beta. Roo, I hope this one did not make you question your life choices.

( The Candy Man )

Title: Accept My Gift, Accept This Heart
Author: winoniel
Pairing: Snarry
Rating: R (for non-violent gore)
Word Count: 2860
Warnings: Gore
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: Genres: Horror, Angst. Based on Prompt #5—“Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking.” Severus doesn’t know what to do with the gift of a heart (well, besides rendering them for potions ingredients, but well, um, that’s not always appropriate).
A/N: #1. Thanks WLL, for the extremely, extremely 12th hour beta and the S*s* Mods for, well, everything they do, bless them.
#2. Ok, this started somewhere totally different, but I decided to look at the prompt more concretely, and this is what happened. This is not my normal type of writing but I thought, ‘Why bloody not?’. Poor Severus, he comes out to play and gets angsted….

( Accept My Gift, Accept This Heart )

Title: The Gifts That Keep On Giving
Author: inamac
Pairing: Severus/Lucius
Rating: R
Word Count: 1000
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: Christmas and New Year is an endless round of gift-giving for the lovers. By the time Valentine's Day arrives Severus has something very special in mind.
A/N:



( The Gifts That Keep On Giving )

Title: Two Out of Three
Author: suitesamba
Pairing: Severus, Harry/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1209
Warnings: Angst
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: They each want him, but he knows they’re better off with each other.
Prompt: PROMPT 5: Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking. -- This prompt has to be included, because it has been used in every #AVD fest we’ve had. *pets it* It warms the cold, shrivelled edges of your mods’ black, black #angsty hearts. ♥
A/N: I am nothing without my betas. abrae and roozetter, I salute you!

( Two Out of Three )

Title: It's Not What You Think
Author: annescriblerian
Pairing: Severus/Harry, Ron/others
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~850
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: Ron has lost a bet and must proposition all of his Hogwarts' professors. He saves Severus for last.
A/N: My husband did SPaG on this, and I'm afraid he may never recover. Now I know he really, truly loves me. And now I'll have to get him a pretty good Valentine's Day gift. Severus is offstage in this crack!fic, but I know how we all like to use our imaginations!

( It’s Not What You Think )

Title: War Sonnet 1
Author: starduchess
Artist: lemondropseven
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: G
Word Count: 104
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: War and Peace
A/N: Based loosely around prompt #5: Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking

( War Sonnet 1 )

Title: Words to Death
Author: starduchess
Pairing: Severus/Draco
Rating: R
Word Count: ~1600
Warnings: canon 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: Some years ago Severus thought it would be amusing to make anti-valentine’s day candies. Now they are coming back to haunt him.
A/N: Thanks to the lovely ashiiblack for her quick beta. Thanks to the mods for running this great fest year after year. Prompt was #1, the three heart candies.

( Words to Death )

Title: Blindsided
Author: suitesamba
Pairing: Severus/Hermione
Rating: G
Word Count: 1638
Warnings: Angst
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 Snape is in the right place when Hermione’s blind date stands her up.
Prompt: PROMPT 3. A personal ad in the Daily Prophet -- Non-con dating situation from a well-meaning friend/potential lover? Wishful hope for finding a partner only to wind up on a date with...
A/N: Thanks to abrae and roozetter for the beta.

( Blindsided )

Title: It's All Part of a Plan
Author/Arist: bonfoi
Pairing: Severus Snape/Filius Flitwick; Severus Snape/Rubeus Hagrid; Severus Snape/Peeves the Poltergeist; Severus Snape/Remus Lupin
Rating: PG13
Word Count: 1,659
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: Headmaster Snape is bemused by the strange behaviour of his fellow Hogwarts' residents.
A/N: Many thanks to my beta, badgerlady. She always makes me a better storyteller. This was written for prompt number nine: 9. “Why don’t people like me?” with the emphasis on people. Severus is pursued by all manner of magical creature and rarely humans... Firenze, Hagrid, Griphook, Dobby, the Giant Squid, Zombies Inferi, Veelas, Vampires, Werewolves or any assortment of magical beings. Go crazy, homes! Severus can take it! #likeaboss

( It's All Part of a Plan )

Title: Sweet Solutions
Author: alisanne
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~900
Warnings: Silliness
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 despises Valentine’s Day. And now everyone knows it.
A/N: Written for prompt #1: Instead of glaring or cursing or scathing comments that make children cry, Severus is smirking and passing out candy to his friends. Well... his kind of candy, anyway ;)
Thank you to lilyseyes for looking this over for me, and to the lovely mods for their #encouragement. :)

( Sweet Solutions )

Title: Turning Away
Author: bonfoi
Pairing: Severus Snape/Lucius Malfoy; Severus Snape/Remus Lupin; Severus Snape & Teddy Lupin
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,439
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: After the war, after coming into an unexpected inheritance, Severus finds out he hadn't been loved for himself. Luckily, there's a chance to change that.
A/N: Many thanks to my beta, badgerlady. She always makes me a better storyteller, and she did it three times this AVD. This was also written for prompt number two: 2. Severus is embarrassed to bare it all because of a certain "condition" – Maybe Severus is a hermaphrodite. Or has a third nipple or man boobs. Or a terrible skin condition. Or he's REALLY hung. #centaurSeverusFTW. And there's a bit of prompt number five in here, even if it's unwritten: 5. Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking. ♥

( Turning Away  )

Title: Pained Green Eyes
Author: bertas
Date Written: January 2013
Pairing: Severus / Harry
Rating: PG
Word Count: 500
Warnings: Implied time travel - death - breaking hearts
Summary: The DADA professor always has to leave at the end of the year. But at the end of Severus' first year of teaching, he was the one who had the hardest time letting go.
A/N: Written for the AVD mini-fest 2013. I used Prompt #5: "Severus took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his heart breaking." Beta by Bonfoi
Disclaimer: Time is not linear. It is a great big ball of wibbly, wobbly timey wimey-stuff. I own nothing.

( Pained Green Eyes )