Title: Under the Cover of Darkness
Author: avioleta
Other pairings/threesome: n/a
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 22,700
Content/Warning(s): *Non-magical AU. Use of some canon with liberties. Mild violence, Death Eaters, cult activities, and minor character deaths. Masturbation. Implied voyeurism, first time, and a bit angst.*
Prompt: #007: “AU--Snape is an investigative journalist, the editor of the paper/magazine is Sirius. Harry has just started at university … and during the holidays Sirius wants Harry to work with Severus on his next story, investigating some sort of cult in Scotland where lots of deaths have occurred. What are they doing in a remote Scottish castle and what are they up to? Severus and Harry are undercover and, of course, they pretend to want to join the cult.”
Summary: Harry is a graduate student studying criminal psychology; Snape is an investigative reporter with a questionable past. Together, the go undercover to research the nefarious Scottish cult headed by Tom Riddle. They discover far more than they bargained for.
A/N: The italicised sections interspersed throughout the story represent the combined efforts of Harry Potter and Severus Snape. The article was written over the course of eight weeks, from 14 June to 8 August 2004.

Thank you to the mods for their extensions, patience, support, and edits.


(Under the Cover of Darkness)