Title: The Fall of the House of Black
Author: daniko
Other pairings/threesome: Snape/Harry. Other pairings from JKR!Canon.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: ~9,200 words
Content/Warning(s): Romance, rather unconventional first date, oblivious pining, macabre burial places, blood rituals (short description). A story about moving on.
Prompt: “There something wrong with Grimmauld Place and Harry is at his wit's end. Desperate times call for desperate measures and Severus Snape is called upon to assist.”
Summary: It’s not Harry doesn’t appreciate Regulus Black’s company, it’s just that the man has been dead for a while and Harry would like to sell his house without live-in guests.
A/N: I started this story for the Snarry-a-Thon 2019, but real-life got in the way and I never got to finish it. Last year would have been my ten-year anniversary writing fanfiction, and I wanted to acknowledge that by setting this story ten years after the end of the Second Wizarding War. So here is my attempt at getting and giving some closure in this story. *hint hint* Many thanks to the Mods for their patience and for running these amazing fests. It has been over a decade and I’m still coming back for more. :) Enjoy!

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( The Fall of the House of Black )

Week one is under our belts and we're off to a great start! Thanks to everyone reading and commenting. The authors and artists really appreciate it!

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ART:
•The Summoning PG, SFW
Summary: Harry is haunted by his memories of Snape, and the everyday glimpses of the doe Patronus. As he makes a difficult decision to bring Snape back from the dead, he soon realises he is entirely out of his element. Will the ritual whispered to him even work?
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

PODFIC:
•Sine Qua Non by dracofiend, read by JocundaSykes, PG-13, 1 hour 35 minutes
Summary: He passes a hand over his face and takes a few seconds to silently, pointlessly curse the Dark Lord, himself, and the wretchedness of magic for burdening him with something so fantastic and absurd as true love for Harry Potter.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

FIC:
•Red as Blood R, 10,027 words
Summary: Once upon a time there was a strange and magical land. One filled with ordinary villages and ordinary people, a dark and forbidding Forest, and a castle shrouded in mist. In the castle lived an Evil King, whose court of Death Eaters did his evil bidding. And there was a curse. There was a curse, and a magic mirror, and a boy as white as snow.

But first, there was a Huntsman.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•In His Sights NC-17, 19,389 words
Summary: Hermione alerts Harry to the fact that a pseudonymous author in the Muggle world has published a crime novel clearly based upon one of Harry's DMLE cases. On top of that, the novel features an explicit scene between the main character — who has suspiciously green eyes and Gryffindorish attributes — and another man! Naturally, Harry makes it his mission to track down the author.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•Eighth Year Untitled PG-13, 5,924 words
Summary: In August, Severus and Harry celebrate after Severus is exonerated and wake up to find they have had sex. Severus leaves without a word, but Harry is determined to pursue a relationship and returns to Hogwarts September 1st as an 8th-year student.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•Payment, rather than affection NC-17, 3,402 words
Summary: “You wanna live fancy? Live in a big mansion?
Party in France?
You better work bitch”
Britney Spears

M WLTM FELLOW LNLY PERSON FR DINNER & WINE. WELL-COMPENSATED.
Who could be lonelier than still-recovering Snape? Who could be more alone than newly-divorced Harry?
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•Acts of Heroism R, 9,100 words
Summary: Mischief and Magic at Malfoy Manor.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•a scratch for every itch PG-13, 11,475 words
Summary: Severus Snape is an itch that Harry just can't scratch.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•Jailbreak NC-17, 5,000 words
Summary: Kingsley Shacklebolt is the interim Minister of Magic and is pressured by the wizarding community to hold someone, any death eater will do, accountable. With most of Voldemort's followers either dead or in hiding, Shacklebolt bows to pressure from the masses and orders a critically injured Snape incarcerated in Azkaban, promising Harry that when things die down, Snape will be exonerated. Harry vows to do whatever it takes to pay his and the wizarding community's debt to Snape, whether they agree with him or not, even if it means staging an explosive jail break and caring for Severus himself.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•You Fill My Empty Spaces NC-17, 7,779 words
Summary: Harry can’t seem to fill the void after Ginny leaves, and as it becomes harder and harder to return to his empty house, the loneliness inside of him grows. When he starts avoiding even his best friends as his coping methods worsen, a familiar dungeon bat steps in to resume his old role as Harry’s protector. Harry Potter has always been a thorn in Severus Snape’s side, and old habits do indeed die hard.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3

•I am weak my love, and I am wanting NC-17, 21,000 words
Summary: Misery loves company, or the completely fucked-up, demented, insane story of how Harry Potter, Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy find love in the most unexpected of places; each other.
LJ, IJ, DW, AO3


We'll be back tomorrow to begin another week of new entries!

Title: I am weak my love, and I am wanting
Author: WeAreTheLuckyOnes
Other pairings/threesome: Severus Snape/Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape/Harry Potter, Severus Snape/Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 21k
Content/Warning(s): Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence, Cheating, Blowjobs, Handjobs, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Rimming, Angst, Grief, Bipolar Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Come Eating, Felching, Panic Attacks, Manic Episodes, Depressive Episodes, Minor Character Death, Threesomes
Prompt: Wild Card 1
Summary: Misery loves company, or the completely fucked-up, demented, insane story of how Harry Potter, Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy find love in the most unexpected of places; each other.
A/N: Title comes from Her Sweet Kiss from the Witcher because I can't fucking stop watching that show. Special enormous thanks to everyone in the House of Snarry Discord server (Particularly Mags, Acid, Joc, Oliver, Bleed, Ata, Hippo, Light, Viskus, Ayla, Mani) for helping with edits, betaing, grammar and letting me bounce ideas off of them. They're all amazing, and if you like Snarry, feel free to join us! The prequel, It steals all my reason, can be read here.

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(I am weak my love, and I am wanting)

Title: You Fill My Empty Spaces
Author: MiriMora
Other pairings/threesome: former Harry/Ginny, brief mention of Ron/Hermione, brief mention of Ginny/Luna
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 7,779
Content/Warning(s): excessive alcohol consumption as a coping mechanism, brief mention of (implied) former child abuse, pining, hurt/comfort, smut, demisexual Harry Potter, protective Severus Snape, top Severus Snape, bottom Harry Potter, making out, hand jobs, blow jobs, begging, praise kink, dirty talk, aftercare, angst with a happy ending
Prompt: 081: Harry and Snape meet in a dirty alley and things ensue.
Summary: Harry can’t seem to fill the void after Ginny leaves, and as it becomes harder and harder to return to his empty house, the loneliness inside of him grows. When he starts avoiding even his best friends as his coping methods worsen, a familiar dungeon bat steps in to resume his old role as Harry’s protector. Harry Potter has always been a thorn in Severus Snape’s side, and old habits do indeed die hard.
A/N: This was my very first thon, so I’m super nervous about the outcome. I’m still so excited, and I very much hope that you all enjoy what I came up with for the generously open-ended prompt I selected. I’d like to thank the mods for being so kind and understanding when I was just a smidge late turning this in and just being awesome in general! You guys make this all possible, and I’m grateful to our hosts and all the wonderful fanwork creators who’ve come before me! Also, I have to thank my beta, hippocrates460, for her patience with the chaos of my shifting POVs before she set me straight. She’s one of my favorite people, and if you haven’t already, you should go read her stuff. Any lingering errors are my fault entirely.

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( You Fill My Empty Spaces )

Title: Sine Qua Non
Author: dracofiend
Reader and Cover Artist: JocundaSykes
Other pairings/threesome: None
Rating: Teen and Up/PG-13
Content/Warning(s): None
Prompt: Wildcard 1
Length: 1 hr 35 mins
File Size: 76 MB
Link to Text: part 1 and part 2
Cover art description: Head and shoulders image of Harry overlaid with colourful water swirls. The image text reads “SINE QUA NON WRITTEN BY DRACOFIEND NARRATED BY JOCUNDA SYKES”.
Summary: He passes a hand over his face and takes a few seconds to silently, pointlessly curse the Dark Lord, himself, and the wretchedness of magic for burdening him with something so fantastic and absurd as true love for Harry Potter.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed it!
Mod Note: While most of the entries in the fest are anonymous, the nature of this contribution means that it is not.

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( Sine Qua Non )

Title: Jailbreak
Author: centaury_squill
Other pairings/threesome: Ron/Hermione
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~ 5000
Content/Warning(s): Wand-assisted sex
Prompt: Kingsley Shacklebolt is the interim Minister of Magic and is pressured by the wizarding community to hold someone, any death eater will do, accountable. With most of Voldemort's followers either dead or in hiding, Shacklebolt bows to pressure from the masses and orders a critically injured Snape incarcerated in Azkaban, promising Harry that when things die down, Snape will be exonerated. Harry vows to do whatever it takes to pay his and the wizarding community's debt to Snape, whether they agree with him or not, even if it means staging an explosive jail break and caring for Severus himself.
Summary: See prompt
A/N: The sex scene was filched (with slight amendments) from a 2009 fic of mine.

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( Jailbreak )

Title: a scratch for every itch
Author: bleedcolor
Other pairings/threesome: None
Rating: Teen
Word count: 11,475
Content/Warning(s): None
Prompt: Harry keeps kissing Severus every time they meet. It's a curse. No, really.
Summary: Severus Snape is an itch that Harry just can't scratch.
A/N: Many, many thanks to Likelightinglass who kept me going when I wanted to give up, and to Likelightinglass, Hippocrates460, and Galixidrop for looking this over and assuring me it wasn't as terrible as I thought. Also, special shoutout to the Snarry discord for all your moral support! I wanted to do something a little more lighthearted for Snarry-a-thon this year and I'm not sure I succeeded, but if nothing else I now know a lot more about certain types of bugs than I wanted to, thanks to an ill-advised wikipedia spiral while researching.

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(a scratch for every itch)

Title: Acts of Heroism
Author: Dementordelta
Other pairings/threesome: None that aren't already in canon, nothing explicit.
Rating: Mild R
Word count: 9100
Content/Warning(s): None
Prompt: Wild Card
Summary: Mischief and Magic at Malfoy Manor.
A/N: Thankfully beta read by Badgerlady.

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( Acts of Heroism )

Title: Payment, rather than affection
Author: hippocrates460
Other pairings/threesome: n/a
Rating: E
Word count: 3402
Content/Warning(s): Some dubious consent, sex work, explicit sexual content
Prompt: 091 SugarDaddy!Harry fic, Harry is jaded, and straying away from society thanks to his fame. Severus on the other hand just wants to afford ingredients for his experimental potions. Harry pays Snape generously for his company and they bond over their grievances, and mutual like for snark and scathing commentary. It starts off with nothing sexual, but later evolves into it.
Summary:
“You wanna live fancy? Live in a big mansion?
Party in France?
You better work bitch”
Britney Spears

M WLTM FELLOW LNLY PERSON FR DINNER & WINE. WELL-COMPENSATED.
Who could be lonelier than still-recovering Snape? Who could be more alone than newly-divorced Harry?
A/N: Thank you to everyone who has cheered me on, read this over, or screamed at me. You know who you are.

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( Payment, rather than affection )

Title: Eighth Year Untitled
Author: OliverWilde
Other pairings/threesome: None
Rating: Teen
Word count: 5924
Content/Warning(s): Hogwarts 8th year, Hurt/comfort, Canon-divergence, Snape Lives
Prompt: In August, Severus and Harry celebrate after Severus is exonerated and wake up to find they have had sex. Severus leaves without a word, but Harry is determined to pursue a relationship and returns to Hogwarts September 1st as an 8th-year student.
Summary: In August, Severus and Harry celebrate after Severus is exonerated and wake up to find they have had sex. Severus leaves without a word, but Harry is determined to pursue a relationship and returns to Hogwarts September 1st as an 8th-year student.
A/N: Beta read by the lovely Rexluscus and Hippocrates460 (Thank you), which was exciting! They helped me out guys, super fun!

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( Eighth Year Untitled )

Title: In His Sights
Author: Ataraxia
Other pairings/threesome: n/a
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 19,389
Content/Warning(s): mention of an underage rape, non-graphic
Prompt: 096: Hermione alerts Harry to the fact that a pseudonymous author in the Muggle world has been publishing a series of dark, gritty crime novels featuring a detective clearly based upon Harry; details of cases gleaned from his career keep turning up as plot points. The third book includes an explicit sex scene that reveals the detective is gay. Harry hasn't come out to the wizarding world yet, and he makes it his business to track the author down.
Summary: Hermione alerts Harry to the fact that a pseudonymous author in the Muggle world has published a crime novel clearly based upon one of Harry's DMLE cases. On top of that, the novel features an explicit scene between the main character — who has suspiciously green eyes and Gryffindorish attributes — and another man! Naturally, Harry makes it his mission to track down the author.
A/N: beta read by bleedcolor (ao3)!

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(In His Sights)

Title: The Summoning
Artist: Acid
Other pairings/threesome: n/a
Rating: PG
Media: Art
Content/Warning(s): n/a
Prompt: Sad premise, but feel free to give it a happy ending: the Shrieking Shack has always had a reputation for being haunted, but all the usual suspects are dead. Harry finally goes to investigate when he hears the rumor that a man dressed in black lives there now. Of course, it's Snape's ghost, trapped in a disintegrating house and half-mad with loneliness, and Harry spends more and more time there keeping him company.
Summary: Harry is haunted by his memories of Snape, and the everyday glimpses of the doe Patronus. As he makes a difficult decision to bring Snape back from the dead, he soon realises he is entirely out of his element. Will the ritual whispered to him even work?
A/N: The verses used are a partial quote of this poem.

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( The Summoning )

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Title: Red as Blood
Author: Likelightinglass
Other pairings/threesome: none
Rating: M
Word count: 10,027
Content/Warning(s): Vampirism, fairy tale typical monsters, implied violence, consumption of hearts
Prompt: 023: A Snarry Snow White retelling. Harry is poisoned and falls into a deadly slumber. Only Severus can wake him.
Summary: Once upon a time there was a strange and magical land. One filled with ordinary villages and ordinary people, a dark and forbidding Forest, and a castle shrouded in mist. In the castle lived an Evil King, whose court of Death Eaters did his evil bidding. And there was a curse. There was a curse, and a magic mirror, and a boy as white as snow.

But first, there was a Huntsman.
A/N: Many, many thanks to my wonderful betas, names currently redacted for anonymity. Thank you for catching all my weird sentences and failure to add enough commas. Thank you so much to the lovely prompter for suggesting a fairy tale retelling. I could not resist, and I hope you enjoy it!

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( Red as Blood )

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