Title: Someone to Watch Over Me
Author: SirenPrincess
Rating: Mature 16+ (You must be 16 years old to read this)
Warnings: This story has multiple mentions of previous child abuse. The details are left vague, but don’t read this story if that’s going to upset you. Also, Dumbledore may not seem too nice after you read this story.
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Word Count: 6,020
Characters: Severus and Harry
Summary: Harry is too wrapped up in his own pain to notice that there has always been someone protecting him. Severus is hurting, too, but he feels compelled to help Harry.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and that world belong to JKR, Bloomsbury publishing, and the WB. No copyright infringement is intended. This story is designed to increase fan appreciation of JKRs work. No money is earned from the writing of this story.
Author’s Notes: Written for
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night_childe25 for her birthday. She requested Severus saves Harry from the Dursleys. My original idea was extremely angsty and very canon. I have wanted to explore some aspects of canon for some time, so most of those ideas got incorporated into this story. This story is full of introspective Snape.
However, she requested a mostly happy ending, so I'm giving her one of those, too. The ending is completely open to the reader’s interpretation. You can interpret it as a parental relationship, a friendship, pre-slash, whatever you want.
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