beth_h | Harry Potter Slash Recs, M-Z

Please note that most of these story recommendations were made before I reconsidered my warnings policy (i.e., before I decided to include warnings). Generally speaking, there's little of a dark or violent nature to warn for in these stories, but...caveat lector

Mad Maudlin (mad_maudlin on LJ): "The Pizzeria (a Sordid Tale of Destiny, Evil, and Garlic)" (Ron/Draco. Funny (hysterically so, in parts) and sweet and insightful. An odd pairing for me to rec, but a wonderful, light Ron/Draco.)

Maeglin Yedi: "One Night at the Ministry". (Harry/Draco. An absolutely hysterical bawdy, drunken sex farce. Just gets better as it goes along.)

Maeglin Yedi: Penance is the Play. (Harry/Snape. Post-OotP, "Harry wants revenge. Harry has a plan. But is Harry Slytherin enough to avoid his own trap?" Magic and manipulation.)

Maeglin Yedi (maeglinyedi on LJ): "The Semblance of Peace" (Harry/Voldemort, Harry/Tom Riddle, Harry/Snape/Voldemort. Wonderful novella- length story, set in a post-war world that has seen the end of Voldemort...or perhaps kit has not. The 'warnings' include "manipulation, mind-fucking, dubious consent" but I consider those - along with the story's dark humor - part of what makes it so good.

magnetic_pole (magnetic_pole on LJ): "Air Heart" (Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch. "Minerva McGonagall takes flight." Brilliantly unexpected and original.)

magnetic_pole (magnetic_pole on LJ/IJ): "A Toast to Lord Voldemort" (Minerva McGonagall/Augusta Longbottom, and Neville's p.o.v. "Neville joins an unexpected celebration." An insightful - and often funny - look at the rather backward wizarding world.)

Mahaliem: "OMG! Not Another MPREG!" (HP/SS, with a bit of HG/RW and HP/DM. Humor. Good characterizations and...it's humor!)

Mandy (geneticallydead on LJ): "Mobius" (Snape/Harry - many years post-HBP and...I'm going to have to leave all other notes and warnings out of this, for fear of lessening the impact of this story; if you're nervous, go look at the reader comments. Wonderful, creative, and very smart use of the magical world.)

Mandy (geneticallydead on LJ): "Yearning" (by the author of "Möbius" - an excellent Snape/Harry story. It's mostly canon-compliant [apart from the DH epilogue], which means it begins with the "death warning" already in place as we see from the summary: "Harry buries Snape at Godric's Hollow. As he was in life, so he would be in death. Alone. But not forgotten." And then, well...you'll just have to read the story and see, won't you?)

Marks (marksykins on LJ): In Camera. (Snape/Harry, Harry/Sirius, Snape/Harry/Sirius. A historical perspective on the private life of Harry James Potter, Boy-Who-Lived, Defeater of Voldemort, Wizard-Muggle Chancellor, b. 1980 - d. 2090.)

Marks (marksykins on LJ): "Noticed Him Fading" (Harry/Draco...and how much am I not a H/D gal? But this is a wonderfully petty and bitchy and miserable Draco, who fled to France after leaving Hogwarts at the request of his mother and who hates it...just like he hates everything. And then an owl, scruffy and not terribly distinctive, shows up with a message. Clever and engaging.)

McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): Beauty and the Beast: A Fractured Fairy Tale. (Snape/Lupin. After the war, Snape's fancy turns to Remus...but what would it take for Remus to care for him in return? Perhaps a potion might do the trick!)

McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): "Love (Actually) Is All Around". (Remus/Severus. Long and sweet and touching, with some light and funny nods to the film Love, Actually.)

McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): The Way of the World (Snape/Lupin)

McKay (scribbulus_ink on IJ): "We Are Family... and Homicide Isn't an Option" (Snape/Lupin. "Remus is the owner of a successful drag club whose long-term partner, Severus, is also the star diva of the club. Their lives are peaceful and happy until Remus' son, Ted, comes home to make a request: play it straight for his potential in-laws." As can be seen in the author's summary, this story is a riff on The Bird Cage/La Cage Aux Folles...and, slightly surprisingly, it really works! The last thing in the world I usually want to read are stories where Snape is in drag, but it's absolutely fitting here - and the relationship between him and Remus is lovely.)

McKay (scribbulus_ink on LJ): Wicked Game (Snape/Lupin)

Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): "A Hiding To Nothing" (Snape/Harry. Post-war, and Snape is sentenced to be Harry's indentured servant. Long and well-paced and excellent storytelling, with a believable romance.)

Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): Coming Home. (Harry/Snape. Harry returns to Hogwarts after ten years in the States. Sekrit Reader Note: you just think things are progressing too quickly.)

Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): Courtship Rituals (Snape/Harry. A lovely 'Snape courts Harry' story . . . with some wonderful additions to the traditions of the wizarding world.)

Meri (meri_oddities on LJ/IJ): "Escaping The Paradox" (Snape/Harry. "After Harry is thrown back in time to 1971, he has several choices to make." A very cleverly conceived and well executed accidental time travel story, and one with a very believable developing relationship between Harry and Severus. Very much an example of the butterfly effect in action, for what great changes can come of a relatively small cause.)

Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): "Jerusalem" (Harry/Snape. H/C. "Harry helps Severus with a problem and realizes a few things along the way.")

Meri (meri_oddities on LJ): Sanguis-Vinculum (Snape/Harry)

Mia Ugly (mia_ugly on LJ): "Blood (but also roses)" (Snape/Harry. "At the end of [the story], two wizards made out in a garden. This is what happened next." A sequel to "Rapture" [see below for the link] and achingly lovely.)

Mia Ugly: Every Time You Leave. (Snape/Harry. Harry always comes to Snape when it's time to say goodbye. Always.)

Mia Ugly: Hush. (Snape/Harry. It's been 7 days, 6 hours, and 34 minutes - and Snape wonders if he should have seen it coming...)

Mia Ugly (mia_ugly on LJ): "Night Watch" (Snape/Harry. The war is over, and things have not ended well for the forces of Light, especially for Harry, whose strangely close connection to Voldemort is both his salvation and his curse. A wonderful story, both painful and hopeful.)

Mia Ugly (mia_ugly on LJ/IJ): "Rapture" (Snape/Harry "Snape sees the man, for the first time, on his twenty-fifth birthday" An amazingly true Harry, with his persistence no matter the obstacles in his path and his stubborness and his good heart...and a Snape (both young and old) who's so perfectly Snape in his fear and anger and hope that he must be real...somewhere. Read this!)

Mia Ugly: Worse Things. (Snape/Lupin. "Snape loved out of the corner of his eyes.")

midnitemaraud_r: "The Perils of 'Doing Porridge' (and other perversions of the penal code)" (Stan/Lucius, Stan/Various. Stan Shunpike's in Azkaban, and as the summary says "Prison changes a man." Smart and original...and disturbing.)

midnitemaraud_r (midnitemaraud_r on LJ/IJ): " Rise from the Ashes" (Teddy/Cedric, Cedric/Roger Davies, references to Cedric/Cho. "Muggles have an old saying: Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.' Teddy never quite grasped the meaning, until he made a wish of his own." Canon compliant...except for where it's not. Wonderfully original means of time traveling and an extremely smart - and often very touching - story.)

Mindabbles (mindabbles on LJ): "The News Today (Morning Edition)" (Molly Weasley/Arthur Weasley, Minerva McGonagall/Arabella Figg, Augusta Longbottom/Alastor Moody "Tell it as you see it. Expose the bastards for what they are and if everyone, on every side, hates you, you are probably doing a fine job" Funny and tender and political and chilling, all at once. An excellent look at the wizarding world at the moment of Voldemort's rise. Cross-recced in het and slash.)

Minx: For Services Rendered (Snape/Harry)

Minxie (the_minx_17 on IJ): "When Fate Steps In" (Snape/Harry. "Sometimes the best wishes are the ones that sneak up on you." What at first appears to be a traditional SF story about a character - Snape - who finds himself in an alternate universe, turns out to be something else entirely. Very cleverly done )

Miramira (miramiraficfic on LJ): "Between Prospects" (Rita Skeeter/Mrs. Zabini; background mentions of Mrs. Zabini/Mr. Zabini and Rita/others "Rita Skeeter and Thérèsa (Thea) Zabini are the sole constants in each others' lives. No matter how much Rita sometimes wishes things were otherwise." Far too real - within the context of the HP universe - to be a fairy tale romance, but still very emotionally truthful.)

Miriam Heddy: "What Dire Offense" (Snape/Harry. "In which Harry learns how to teach and discovers, along the way, that it's not the size of the desk nor the length of the robe that defines the measure of the man. Post-War")

Miss Morland (miss_morland on LJ): "Men of War" (Rufus Scrimgeour/Alastor Moody "There was always the light coming from the small window, the taste of Firewhisky in the morning, and Moody's gruff smile as he opened the door to let him in." Wonderfully structured with perfectly real emotions throughout.)

Miss Morland (miss_morland on LJ): "The Cat's Claws" On LJ (Umbridge/McGonagall (unrequited), McGonagall/Hooch. "You will make her pay, at last, for your flushing cheeks and sleepless nights and dreams that came to naught." Oh, such a good look at Dolores Umbridge and what makes her tick. R.)

Moony (aka, Maybe the Moon): Barmherzig (Remus Lupin/Kurt Wagner [aka, Nightcrawler]. X-Men Movieverse crossover)

The Moste Potente: "A Map of the Human Heart". (Snape/Draco, Snape/Regulus. After HBP, Potter's not the only one who wants to find the missing locket. Chilling - yet at the same time, touching.)

Musamihi (musamihi on LJ): "The Ministry's Man" ( John Dawlish/Rufus Scrimgeour. "John Dawlish has spent his career in the shadows of the Ministry's greatest men. One of the only things they all have in common is that they never stay for long." An excellent intersection of politics and private lives. PG-13.)

Musigneus: Not All Roads Lead Home. (Lupin/Snape. Lupin is looking for Snape.)

Nahimana (emerald_dragon8 on LJ): "The Visitor" (Snape/Harry, Harry/Ginny. "When Potter visits, it is never for long." Spoiler/Content/Warning(skip)Character death. Portrait fic. A sometimes sweet, sometimes sad story about so many things that "might have been.")

necromanticnoir (necromanticnoir on LJ/DW/IJ): "I Was Adrift" (Snape/Harry. "After the war, Harry finds Snape is alive - and in Azkaban. Unfortunately, the only people allowed to visit inmates are immediate relations - or their spouses." A surprising good mystery with surprisingly good dirty sex and surprisingly touching.)

nehalenia (nehalenia on LJ): "Possession" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderful, perfectly paced, clever story, which takes place in an Alternate Reality to the events of DH, but one which is utterly believable. Includes many author warnings - hurt/comfort, implied rape, implied torture, character death (not main pairing), violence, bestiality, chan (16-18) - and yet, startlingly, none of it seems gratuitous. Plus, as a bonus, all non-ship characters are treated fairly.)

Nimori (nimori on LJ): "Fall Into Charybdis" (Harry/Snape. Harry has been hit by a curse which requires the assistance of a blood relative to be cured. What a pity he has no magical relatives still living. That he knows about. Excellent banter and dirty wrongness. Do click on the warnings, if you feel you must.)

Novembersnow: "Homecoming" (Harry/Draco. "Harry thinks spending two weeks as a guest lecturer at Hogwarts will offer the perfect chance to get away from his troubles. Then he meets his assigned faculty guide: Potions Master Draco Malfoy." Smart and original with some excellent Scorpius and Albus Severus interaction.)

Nym: Shattered (Snape/Harry. Currently going through a revision, but the text file is available on the author's site: see link.)

ntamara: La Langue de Botched Potions. (Snape/Argus Filch)

Odogoddess (odogoddess on LJ): "Idle Calculations" (Snape/Firenze...and before you run away, this is not crack, but an utterly real story about what a relationship between Man and Centaur might be like - and what might bring it into being. Excellent characterizations.)

Odo Goddess: "Well in Hand." (Snape/Harry. Snape's been going through a long dry spell, sexually speaking, and...well.)

opaquevision: "What Remains, Else All That Matters" (Snape/Harry. As the summary says: "An unexpected reunion some years after the war, and many wounds -- old and new -- still need healing." Dubious consent and angst and darkness and some sadness...and more than a glimmer of hope. Well written with all-too-believable characterizations.)

ou_topos: "The Shrivelfig Bandit & Other Stories. (Snape/Draco, Snape/MysteryWoman. Draco uses his time at Spinner's End wisely. Sexy and clever, with a touch of poignancy.)

Penumbra: Necessary Surrogates - the first story in a series that includes Three Days of Warfare, Distractions in Abeyance, and Of Equilibrium. (Harry/Snape. A wonderful look at attraction, desire, and need.)

Penumbra (pen_and_umbra on LJ): Round Bottom, Twelve Inches. (Snape/Harry. Sort of. An homage, of sorts, to P.G. Wodehouse. "It had always been the white ankle (and other bits) of an Englishwoman that had stirred Severus Snape's loins. That is, until he made a wrong turn and walked into Gaylord's House of Glugs and Slugs." Clever and funny.)

Perfica (perfica on LJ and IJ): "On a Clear Day" (Snape/Harry. "It's not really the end of the world, more like a pause between breaths." An...apocalyptic relationship.)

Perfica (perfica on LJ and IJ): The Care of Infants. (Snape/Harry. A curse from Voldemort regresses Harry to infancy. Snape must protect him while the Order tries to find a way to reverse the spell.)

persepolis130 (persepolis130 on LJ): "Reconciling Lily's Eyes" (Snape/Harry, Harry/Ginny. "Had Harry known bonding with his former professor would lead him to three different countries, a hastily-planned wedding and his pants around his ankles in Snape's sitting room, he wouldn't have quit his day job. Or... maybe he would've..." Novel length and wonderful, with a Snape who's about as unfluffy as you could imagine, without being actively evil - and a Harry who's not precisely as stable as he thinks he is. Make sure you read the Epilogue too.)

perverse_idyll (perverse_idyll on LJ): "The Lost World" (Harry/Snape "" A fairy tale, of sorts, for readers who don't particularly like fairy tales and - if they did - would only seek one out from the time before fairy tales were softened, watered down, made...safe. This story is a mystery, hydra-headed, erotic, sometimes gentle and sometimes the very antithesis of gentleness. And as for the quality of the writing, well...I read most of this story out loud to myself, which is something I've never done before with a work of fanfiction; I was...compelled. Content info: Adultery, technically. And more to the point, anything but a happy ending. Still...this should absolutely be read!)

Perverse Idyll (perverse_idyll on LJ/IJ): "When the Rose and the Fire Are One" (Snape/Harry. "Harry's haunted by guilt. Snape's warded by roses. Each must free the other in order to free himself." A novella-length story of guilt and pain and sin and redemption and a relationship that's more than a little fucked up..and love. Raw and angsty and smart and wonderfully written. You may very well cry - but you won't be left without hope.)

pigwidgeon37 (pigwidgeon37 on LJ): "Sentimental Education" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. "Ten years after the war, Ron Weasley dies in a Quidditch accident. Or so it seems. His wife Hermione, a high-ranking Law Enforcer, investigates her husband's death with the help of Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy. Professional cooperation leads to emotional entanglement." Get past the lurking suspicion that Hermione would sooner kill Lucius Malfoy than look at him (*g*), and you have a story about a rather unconventional threesome that's both engaging and emotionally satisfying. Cross-recced in het and slash)

pir8fancier (pir8fancier on LJ): "Dumbledore’s Lost Boys" (Snape/Lupin, Remus/Sirius, Remus/Tonks. Spanning the time, from the year before the Shrieking Shack incident until the end [of canon, at least], this is an ambitious [successfully so!], smart, insightful work, sometimes beautiful and sometimes painful and sometimes both together. Potentially spoilery content information: Suicidal ideation, although no suicide shown. Definitely no easy happily-ever-after, but...not unhopeful.)

Pir8fancier (pir8fancier on LJ): "Lush Life". (Draco/Harry. More than twenty years have passed since Draco and Harry were involved, and they're both different men - in Draco's case, almost literally. However, sometimes a past is too important to forget. Edges the borders of too-suave characterization, but smart and sexy and ultimately touching.)

Pir8fancier: "Snape: The Home Fries Nazi" (Snape/Harry. "When Voldemort dies, all the Death Eaters lose their magic. Snape decamps to the United States and works as a fry cook in a diner. Harry searches him out to ask for advice." Who would buy this premise? Certainly not me. And yet, it works perfectly. Great characterizations and a believable, engaging plot. Thumbs up.)

Pir8fancier: "Stillife" (Snape/Harry. "Snape is killed by Voldemort. But not really. " A cleverly written and very smart story, so well done that a moment of infidelity - something that usually is my anti-kink - seemed perfectly placed.)

Pir8fancier (pir8fancier on LJ): "This Boy's Life" (Snape/Harry. The war has ended, and Snape is exhausted. A richly detailed story about bargains, pasts, and futures. Wonderful characterizations. Cleverly written.)

plaid_slytherin (plaid_slytherin on LJ): "An Old Fool's Folly" (Slughorn/Dumbledore. "When he returns to teaching, Horace tries to feel out whether or not Albus is interested in resurrecting their former relationship." Entirely non-graphic, yet no less 'adult' for all that. A really intelligent look at fears and guilt and regrets...and hope.)

Predatrix: "The Love Song of Bastard and Idiot" (Snape/Harry. "Pomfrey thinks she's detected usage of a Potion that suppresses the libido. A reverse-aphrodisiac love-story.") REC LINK

Predatrix: Photo Perfect (Snape/Gilderoy Lockhart)

Purplefluffycat (purplefluffycat on LJ, etc): "Clouds of White" (Filius Flitwick/Peter Pettigrew "He would never have looked at the boy, at first. That was the truth by Merlin, and Filius reminded himself of that fact for many years after the event had passed. He was not a bad man, after all. Indeed, quite the opposite; didn't everyone always say that he was cheery and good natured and would go out of his way to help someone in trouble? . . . Well, yes. And that was quite possibly how the whole thing had started." Sweet and sad and emotionally truthful.)

PurpleFluffyCat (purplefluffycat on LJ/IJ): "Surveillance" (Severus/Horace, Severus/Albus. "Albus Dumbledore had long given up seeking what he could not have; or so he thought, before his youngest and sourest teacher appeared to him in a very different light. A life-threatening accident turns to a life-changing discovery - but for whom?" Perfectly-imperfect bodies, slowly developing relationships, and excellent characterizations)

Purplefluffycat (purplefluffycat on LJ): "A Million Sharpened Pieces" (Snape/Lucius. Despite the pairing, the focus in this story is on young Severus Snape, just on the cusp of manhood. And it is a story about how moments of decision come quite unexpectedly and how those decisions - once made - cannot always be taken back. An excellent, if rather heart-wrenching tale.)

Rachel W: More Than Fantasy (Snape/Hermione/Remus. "Remus Lupin tells, in his own words, how things came to be between himself, Severus, and Hermione.")

RaeWhit (joanwilder on LJ/IJ): "Down the Rabbit Hole" (Snape/Harry. "For Harry and Snape, the war might be over, but the battle isn't" A wonderful - though not always upbeat - look at the ebb and flow of Harry and Snape's very private relationship in a post-war world, wrapped up (quite literally) in a castle which is sentient and very, very alien. Plus...Binns!)

Rae Whit (joanwilder on LJ/IJ): "Strong at the Broken Places" (Snape/Harry. "After the war, both Snape and Harry have the chance to start over again.more than once. The choice is whether to go it alone or with each other." Many decades of reading stories with a "misunderstanding" as a plot point made me wary of the whole species, but I'm so glad I read this one, because it's a tender, smart, tender and hopeful story.)

RaeWhit (joanwilder on LJ): "Unstrung Heroes" (Snape/Harry. A very gentle, but still in character post-war tale, based thematically on Oscar Wilde's "The Happy Prince.")

Ragdoll (ragdoll on LJ): " Big Girls Don't Cry" ; On LJ (Charlie Weasley/Millicent Bulstrode, Charlie/OFC, mention of past Millicent/Theodore Nott. " When Millicent Bulstrode was found guilty of colluding with known Death Eaters, she was forced to endure two years of indentured servitude at the Romanian Dragon Reserve waiting hand and foot on Charlie Weasley. It doesn't get more draconian than that." A believable slow-build and really good voices. NC-17.)

Rami: Missing. (Harry/Draco. Barely more than a drabble, and yet...)

Ravenna C. Tan (ravenna_c_tan on LJ): "The Rematch" (Snape/Draco. With more than a passing nod to Fight Club, this is a postwar story featuring a very powerful and dangerous Snape, but one who has - and always has had - a vulnerability where Draco is concerned.)

Razzberry: "Happiness Is Where You Find It" (Snape/Remus. Set during the summer of OotP, two men start to find out what they want, just when their world seems most to conspire against them. Takes HBP backstory into account. Long, plotty, and smart.)

Regan V (regan_v on LJ/IJ): "A Lesson in Wandlore" (Snape/Ollivander. "Ollivander teaches Snape a few things about wands." An excellent portrait of Snape as a young DE, poor and proud and still able to learn - and an Ollivander with more than one lesson to teach.)

Regan V (regan_v on LJ/IJ): "Property Rites" (Snape/Harry. "Not all of Snape's ancestors were as pleasant and cheerful as he is. Harry learns to appreciate this fact" Wonderfully clever look at the customs and traditions of the wizarding world, especially where ghosts are concerned...and a truly believable relationship between Harry and Snape)

Resonant (resonant on LJ/DW): "Appetite" (Crossover with Ratatouille. Snape [sort of]/Horst. "Snape's happy ending requires him to start again in another story." The perfect story for anyone who took one look at Anton Ego in Ratatouille and said "It's Snape!")

Resonant: Bed and Board (Ron/Hermione/Harry)

Resonant: The Familiar (Snape/Harry/ The one where Harry's transformed into a frog!)

Rex Luscus: "Contrapasso" (Snape/Harry. Written for the Snarry Olympics with the prompt for Team Angst. Creative, clever, and disturbing on many levels. Wonderful work.)

Rex Luscus: "Fair Weather Friend" (Snape/Karkaroff. "Igor Karkaroff was Snape's first teacher in the arts of realpolitik, not to mention his first real lover. Twenty years later, the tables are somewhat turned." Fantastic Snape p.o.v.)

Rex Luscus (rexluscus on LJ): "Night-Blind" (Snape/Lupin. "Lupin has put Snape in a very awkward position. Snape returns the favour." Post-HBP, this is a Snape who's very on the edge. I don't ordinarily add warnings, but let's just say you should know that this is very much not a light romance. Very well written and suspenseful.)

Rex Luscus: "The Weight of History" (Snape/Salazar Slytherin. "A young Severus Snape takes a peek inside a mysterious room guarding one of the Dark Lord's secrets." Creepy and wonderful.)

Rhys (devil_lude on LJ): "Bride of the Living Dead Potions Master" (Snape/Lupin. "Lupin brings Snape back from the dead. Sort of." Okay, this story is sick and wrong and yet? Sort of romantic! I'm going to break tradition and include a warning...um...for semi-necrophilia. *g* Hey, don't look at me like that!)

richardgloucester (dickgloucester on LJ): "A Taxing Affair" (Snape/Hermione/Lucius. "The Prime Minister needs money. It strikes him that he knows where there may be some to be found. Severus and Hermione join forces to thwart him and to protect Lucius Malfoy, who has the most to lose." Clever and charming from start to finish. Cross-recced in het and slash)

Rickey_a (rickey_a on LJ/DW): "Getting There" (Harry/Draco. "An attack on Malfoy Manor ends up being not what it first seemed, as Auror Harry Potter finds out. Hermione Granger-Weasley finds herself appointed as Draco's Healer, designated to work with him, the survivor of a suicide attempt. Taking his first steps down the road of self-healing, Draco discovers that life is worth living, and there's probably room for someone else to share his path." Post-DH, sans epilogue. Believable and emotionally affecting)

Rilla (rillathegrape on LJ): "Fleeting Moments". (Remus/Lily/Severus...set during their school days. Lily is particularly wonderful - simultaneously aggressive and sensitive, and a perfect 'match' for these two young men.)

Rinsbane (rinsbane on LJ): "All the Substance of His House" (Snape/Harry. Ten years after the war, Harry finally decides it's time to live in his family's house in Godric's Hollow, but when he gets there, he finds the house is already occupied. Excellent characterizations and a very clever and engaging tale.)

Rinsbane (rinsbane on LJ): "As Beeswax in Summer" (Harry/Snape. "Wartime fic. There is something in the dungeons of Hogwarts, down in the old Potions classroom and beyond, that radiates up and makes the inhabitants of the castle - students and refugees - fall back and let the underground be. In that silence, Harry finds stillness and starlight.")

Rinsbane (rinsbane on LJ): "The Invitation" (Snape/Harry. Many years post-HBP, but perfect if you're in the mood for lighthearted and sweet. "One day nine years after the end of the war, Harry Potter knocked on Severus’ door. Severus reluctantly let him in.")

Rose (pitchblackrose on LJ): "A Night Creature" (Youngish!Snape/Charlie [note: Charlie is 16 in this story] In which two outsiders find themselves not so very alone...at least for a time.)

Rosy (rossana on LJ): " Amor Tussisque Non Celantur" (Snape/Lupin. One of the rare non-magical AU's, that really feels like canon. In this, Snape is a reference librarian and Lupin...well, you'll see.)

Rowan Grayjoy (r_grayjoy on LJ): "Changing Seasons" (Snape/Harry. {Two years after the events of HBP, Harry goes in search of Snape. What he ultimately finds is, of course, not at all what he expects." Just the right levels of ambiguity.)

R. Grayjoy (r_grayjoy): "Found in the Moments Between the Search" ( Snape/Sirius "When Sirius returns from beyond the Veil with knowledge of Voldemort's Horcruxes, he takes on the task of finding and destroying them. Somewhere along the way he finds an unexpected ally and perhaps something more. (AU from the end of OotP, takes place during HBP period)." One of the rare non-PWP Snape/Black stories that really feels believable to me. Excellent characterization and an extremely good meshing with canon.)

Rowan Grayjoy (r_grayjoy on LJ, etc): "A Small Touch of Luck" (Severus Snape/Filius Flitwick "After the war, Severus finds himself dealing with excessively apologetic former colleagues, struggling through a difficult recovery from his injuries, and holed up inside Hogwarts in order to avoid the Ministry. Strangely, Filius is somehow making it almost enjoyable." Flitwick - this Flitwick - is just what Severus Snape needs. Strong characterizations and a smart tale)

Rowan Grayjoy (r_grayjoy on IJ/LJ): "To Keep Calendars in the Absence of Time" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus finds that there can be many reasons to keep track of the days, even in a place where time has no meaning." Post-DH, and yes...canon compliant, but that doesn't get in the way of this very smart story about two men who still have discoveries to make about their lives, even after those lives have come to an end. Creative and original storytelling.)

Rowen (rowen_r on LJ): "Of All Sad Words Of Tongue Or Pen" (Snape...or Snape/Lupin, depending on how you look at it. "A tale of spilled drinks, broken bottles, and missed opportunities, in which Snape and Dumbledore share a bathroom encounter (but not in a sexy way), and it is conclusively proved that any problem at all can be solved by a nice cup of tea. " A smart and often touching story. Post-DH.)

Rufus: "A Season in Aberdaron" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus Snape and Remus Lupin (and others) meet up on the way to heaven" Well...it's somewhere in the afterlife, anyway. :) Clever and quite touching at times.)

Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): A Lifetime of Calamities Followed By Dangerous Illness (the Laws of Heaven and Earth Remix). (Harry/Draco. "Reliving the measles was never so much fun." A remix of Blythely's "A Lifetime of Calamities Followed by Dangerous Illnesses")

Sam Starbuck (aka, copperbadge): Stealing Harry (Remus/Sirius. AU. Cross-recced in gen)

Sam Starbuck (copperbadge / sam-storyteller on LJ): "Three Galleons" (cross-recced in het. Snape/Hermione/Remus. "After the war, Hermione has settled into a quiet if unorthodox life with Severus -- until a small problem in the form of a refugee spy calls for an even more unorthodox solution." Angsty and funny and touching in turns...and altogether lovely.)

Sansa (sansa1970 on IJ): "Draco, the Magic Dragon" (Harry/Draco. "Come to the fair! Draco's granting wishes, Harry's investigating a mystery, and Luna's giving away pants. Crystal balls and kissing, dirty talk and candy floss - and that's just the beginning." The premise seems far-fetched [yes, even given the fact that this is the HP-verse], but the execution is excellent.)

Setissma: "Coffee and Cigarettes (Remote Lost Objects remix)". (Remus/Sirius. "Remus Lupin doesn't like tea anymore." A remix of Victoria P's "Coffee and Cigarettes".)

Sandy Justine: If You're Breathing (Harry/Neville)

Sansa (sansa1970 on LJ): "Splinter" (Snape/Harry. A wonderful, anything-but-fluffy story that starts in medias res and forces the reader to figure out what's happening. When the story ends, questions remain...yet for all that, the story is rich and smart and satisfying. Politics, Magic, Sex, More Sex...what more do you want?)

sarkysue (sarkysue on LJ): "The Dumbledore Stratagem" (Snape/Harry. "A story in which Draco is pretty much a sociopath, Snape is verging on the Heathcliffian and Harry is, well, Harry. Stuck in a hideaway with his two least favourite Slytherins, Harry starts competing for something he didn’t even realise that he wanted." An alternative to DH, and one which I - as a Snarry fan - much prefer.)

sarkysue (sarkysue on LJ): "Revealed, Gently" (Snape/Harry. "Snape isn’t dead, he’s back at Hogwarts and in need of an assistant. Coincidently, Harry is hanging around Hogwarts, reluctant to move on with his life. Cue sniping and snarking, tears and laughter and, possibly, love." "Revealed, Gently" is a lovely "Return to Hogwarts" story, with a relationship that develops in a relatively believable manner. Note: the link takes you to the last chapter, so click on the "Chapter One" link to read.)

sarkysue (sarkysue on LJ): "Yet Here We Stand" (Snape/Harry. "Can we ever see ourselves as we really are? Sometimes we need to look through someone else’s eyes, and even then the truth can change. Over ten years we visit Harry and Snape on Harry’s Birthday, starting from when they are forced together in 1998 to keep Harry safe." Raw and real. As a side note, Harry’s continued friendship with Hermione and Ron is always important, even when they haven’t a clue why he wants to be with Snape. Potentially spoilery content information: Quite a lot of sexualized violence: consensual, but still rather graphic and often frightening. Excessive alcohol use/abuse.)

Scheming Reader (schemingreader">: "Carthage" (Snape/Lupin. Snape is sick of being alone, but he knows better than to think that what he needs is company...and then Remus Lupin suddenly appears, needing Snape's help. A very touching story.)

scheming Reader (schemingreader on LJ): "The Heart's Obligations" (Snape/Lupin. An utterly brilliant AU, set in a 19th century Eastern European shtetl, in which Snape and Lupin are yeshiva students. The story would work wonderfully as original fiction, and yet at the same time the HP universe resonates strongly in each scene, which is quite a feat. I can't recommend this story highly enough.)

Scheming Reader (schemingreader on LJ): "Train Songs". (Snape/Harry. " After the war is over, Harry and Severus meet on the train from Paris to Istanbul. Since neither has anywhere to go, should they go together? " - although, actually, the two men are on the train for very different reasons. Wonderful magical elements, but the development of Snape and Harry's relationship is even better.)

Seeker: Potio. (Gilderoy Lockhart/Snape)

Senjy (the_senjou on LJ): "Of Sophists and Their Asses" (Snape/Lupin. Years have passed since the end of the war, and for all those years Remus has been trying to befriend Severus, but Severus will have none of it. Then Remus inherits something from an previously unknown relative, and he needs Severus' advice. Smartly written and good characterizations, with more than a few moments of humour.)

Shelley (argosy on LJ): "Thirteen Months" (Snape/Lupin. The summary: "The Wizarding World has forgiven Snape, but Snape hasn’t forgiven the Wizarding World. And gardening." A lovely story. It made me laugh and it made me cry - although not necessarily in that order.)

Shiradine: Artemisia Absinthium. (Post-war. Cross-recced in gen and slash, because there's just a whisper of Snape/Harry)

Shiv (shiv5468): "Cupid Stunt" (Snape/Harry. "Is it really wise to put a bow and arrow in the hands of a man with a grudge and no hesitation about shooting people in the back? " Snape - for reasons which shall become clear - becomes Cupid. Poor Snape? Lucky us. Very funny indeed.)

Shrift: Confrontation in Greenhouse Two (Draco/Neville)

SilentAuror (silentauror on LJ): "Brave New World" (Harry/Draco. After the war, in the Order's headquarter's in Grimmauld Place, "Harry sorts through a maze of war records and quickly begins to see that not everything is as it should be." Extremely good - and believable - characterizations, plus an intriguing mystery to be solved.)

Sinick and ac1d6urn: "Red Right Hand" (Snape/Harry. "In a world where winning the war was only half the battle, will Harry Potter's crazy heroics be enough to save an outcast?" Either the narrative was slightly convoluted at the start or I was sleep-deprived when I began reading this, but regardless, after almost no time at all, this story morphed into a wonderfully long, wonderfully engaging post-war tale about politics and punishment, madness and magic... and love.)

Sinope: Anything Quite So Unreal. (Lupin/Snape, Lupin/Other. "Two rather lonely men, one monthly excuse for conversation, and several fresh artichokes.")

Siren (empathic_siren on LJ): "Learning To Swim" (Harry/Sirius/Snape. "Remus Lupin couldn't stop Harry Potter from going through the veil, but fifteen years later, Harry's still needed. Severus Snape brings Harry back, and recovers more than he ever imagined." Strange and wonderful.)

Slytherincess (slytherincess on LJ): "Under the Cold, Wan Moon" (Draco/Harry...but just technically. This story is no romance, but rather a wonderfully conceived and executed look at the last days of the war against Voldemort from the p.o.v. of a perfectly-canon Draco Malfoy. Note: there is a character death warning on this story, and it should definitely be heeded.)

Slytherite (slytherite on LJ): " Fostering Witch-Muggle Understanding " ; On LJ (Hestia Jones/Petunia Dursley, background Vernon Dursley/Petunia Dursley. " One can learn a lot from a freak, Hestia Jones discovers, if one is willing to take the time to listen. " A good, slowly developing relationship, with both Witch and Muggle learning a great deal about each other's worlds. PG-13.)

Snapelike (snapelike on IJ): "Minotauros" (Rabastan Lestrange/Gregory Goyle. "Being sentenced to life in Azkaban should be punishment enough for almost any crime. But as it is, prison power games make sure any sentence is topped with a little extra that makes things even more unbearable. There is only one way to get though: fight and win, or lose and despair. Azkaban is not for the weak, Gregory Goyle already knows that when he finds Rabastan Lestrange abused and violated by his fellow prisoners." One of the rarest of rare pairings, wonderfully conceived and executed.)

Snape's Nightie (snapes_nightie on LJ): "Going Straight" (Snape/Lucius. "It is the day after Voldemort's defeat. Lucius and Severus have survived, although their situations have changed drastically. Their Slytherin deviousness, however, is as slippery as ever. " I found this via a rather circuitous path quite a few years after it had been posted, and despite the fact that Snape/Lucius is not typically one of my preferred pairings, I liked this story for a number of reasons, not least of which because I am pre-disposed to believe in a Snape who can maintain interest in somebody for decades. Very canonical, that. Note: this does not take DH into account. 17637 words.)

Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "Black Chords (the Firework of Madness Remix)" (Snape/Black, background James/Sirius and Snape/Lily. "Those who can't have the one they love should settle for the next best thing: the one they hate." Angry and powerful and so, so believable.)

Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "The Blue Door" (Lupin/Snape, Lupin/Bill. "There is no situation, no opportunity, no sudden, aching desire that a werewolf can't control. Any man who says otherwise is just a man looking for an excuse." Powerful and original and...there's not a bit of sugar-coating in this story.)

Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "A Method of Annulment" (Snape/Lupin. Set in their school days, this is a story about pensieves and memory and doubting what you see. Excellent characterizations, especially Remus, who's about as far away from secretly harboring a grand passion for Snape as one can be.)

Snegurochka (snegurochka_lee on LJ): "Traitors and Allies" (Snape/Lupin. Non-linear narrative. Political. Mind-fuckery. Excellent.)

Snowballjane: Trying. (Snape/Lupin)

Sociofemme: What She Hears (Hermione/Millicent Bulstrode. "There's something going on with Hermione and Millicent. And Harry's acting awfully strangely, to boot." Note: only canon compliant through OotP)

soda_and_capes (soda_and_capes on LJ): "Interludes and Peppermint" (Snape/Lupin. "In their fifth year, Remus and Severus are both left at Hogwarts over the holidays. They discover that they have a few things in common." PG. A simple Marauders' Era story, with a Snape and a Lupin who are still young enough that some shared hot chocolate might very well change their future)

Songquake (songquake on LJ): "Let Us Escape Our Troubles" ; On LJ (Minerva McGonagall/Augusta Longbottom. "How terribly strange to be seventy… ("Old Friends", Simon and Garfunkel)" A truly mature relationship in more ways than one, with two women who are each other's intellectual equals. NC-17 .)

Sparrowhawk: Caged (Snape/Harry. Voldemort...sort of)

Stacy (sahiya on LJ): "You're Aging Well" (Remus/Severus, mentions of past Remus/Sirius. "Remus realizes he would like very much to be happy again, and wants to take Severus with him.")

Starcrossed (starcrossedkavla on LJ/IJ): "Anachronism" (Snape/Harry. "Upon waking up, Severus finds himself not recovering from Nagini's bite, but healing after a long-term mysterious illness. Not only must he uncover the mystery of the cause of his affliction, but also deal with his lover, who is the very last person he wanted to ever see again: Harry Potter." You should know going in that this is 96,000 words...and all of them are worth reading. A wonderful mystery and a complete bastard of a Snape - or maybe not a complete bastard.)

Summerborn: "What He Wants" (Snape/Lockhart. "What Gilderoy Lockhart wants, Gilderoy Lockhart gets, and what he wants now is a certain Potions master." Funny and sweet and a little bit evil, all at the same time. *g*)

Sushi (wikdsushi on LJ): "Time and Again" (Snape, Harry, Ginny, Albus Severus. You'll just have to read this really excellent post-DH story to see if there are pairings! Note: I'm cross-reccing in all three categories)

Switchknife: And Tell Me Who Is Victor (Go to "Pairings," then click on Snape/Harry)

Switchknife: The Visitor (Snape/Hagrid. Go to pairings, then click on Snape/Other)

synn: "Courtship of a Common Man" (Viktor Krum/Percy Weasley. " Percy's so tired of nothing being right or perfect in the world that he's just about given up. Thank goodness Viktor doesn't believe in giving up." Wonderfully wrought representation of Percy - both he and Viktor come across as utterly three-dimensional and really likable, with great chemistry.)

Tboy: Weeping Willow (Snape/Voldemort, Snape/Willow. Brrr.)

Teka Lynn: Clipped Wings. (Post-War. Snape/Harry. Dudley)

Teka Lynn: The Measure of a Man. (Percy/Mr. Crouch. BDSM.)

Telanu: The Tea Series, including "A Most Disquieting Tea," "Almost, At Times, The Fool," "Like A Glass," "Corresponding," "A Wizard Song," and "Possession" (Young!Harry/Snape)

Tetley (tetleythesecond on LJ): "The Ladies of Godric's Hollow" On LJ (Griselda Marchbanks/Bathilda Bagshot, implied background Albus Dumbledore/Gellert Grindelwald. "Griselda Marchbanks and Bathilda Bagshot are two women with a dream and sound principles. However, when Bathilda's nephew pays them a visit in the summer of 1899, the question arises how to stay true to them." Poignant and utterly believable, with an excellent sense of time and place. R.)

Tetley (tetleythesecond on LJ): "Ombra mai fu, Being the Beginning of the Very True Story of Minerva McGonagall and Elphinstone Urquart" (Minerva McGonagall/Elphinstone Urquart. "Did you read the latest biographical essay on Minerva McGonagall? Well, the author certainly got a few basic facts right, one has to give her that. Alas, there are those who say that her interpretation of them leaves to be desired, and this writer tends to concur. So let us begin setting the accounts right by telling the beginning of the very true story of Minerva McGonagall and Elphinstone Urquart ..." A wonderful tale, perfect in its historical setting, that deals with gender [in a completely non 'issue-y' way] and which makes the almost-OC fully as three-dimensional and real as Minerva herself. Note: includes Pottermore 'canon.' Cross-recced in het and slash.)

ThreeSidedOrchid (synn on IJ/LJ): "Thrice Turned" (Snape/Harry. "Severus has always been bad at making decisions, when left to his own devices." This takes DH canon into account completely, but...with a twist. Think genderswitch. Think bodyswitch. Think secret-keeping.)

The Treacle Tart: Enigmas, Conundrums, and Other Mysteries. (Lupin/Snape. Snape isn't easy, and Lupin knows this.)

The Treacle Tart (thetreacletart on LJ): "New Beginnings and Old Tree Houses" (Remus/Ron. Okay...confession time. I love Ron as a character, but I rarely see his appeal in stories focusing on relationships. This Ron, though - now an adult - has grown into himself, and it's easy to see the appeal he'd have for someone like Remus...especially when werewolf children are brought into the equation.)

The Treacle Tart: The Odd Couple (Draco/Ron. Ron is a famous war hero, while the Malfoy name is tarnished almost beyond repair. Draco, however, has a fiendishly clever plan.)

The Treacle Tart: Still Life. (Snape/Lupin.)

The Treacle Tart: "Tidings of Little Comfort and Questionable Joy". (Snape/Lupin have to share their first Christmas with...Harry and Draco? Sweet and loving.)

torch: Pale Green (Harry/Snape)

torch: Expressions of Teenage Sexuality at Hogwarts: Five Case Studies (Various. MWPP era)

Tradescant: Fidelius and its companion story Secret Keeper (Snape/Harry)

V (vissy on LJ): "The Next Great Adventure" (Dumbledore/Phineas Nigellus. Wonderful characterizations, both as canonical men and as...well, portraits. BTW...Portrait!Sex, in case you were wondering *g* )

V (vissy on LJ): "The Glorious 10th of May" (Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss "Dudley is the Dark Lord of Romance. He'll kick seven shades of shit out of anyone who says otherwise." Rather amazingly good, especially considering the p.o.v. character is - in canon - a complete cipher. Very real - and oddly romantic.)

Vain (vain on LJ/IJ): "To Stay the Shadow" (Snape/Harry. "Once upon a time Severus Snape fell in love. And then everything went wrong." Vain was working on "angst" for this entry into the snarry_games and man, does she achieve it. A wonderful narrative structure and incredibly believable characterizations. Not, however, happy-happy-joy-joy)

Venivincere: "Peer Review" (Snape/Harry. "Harry teaches Snape a lesson." Part epistolary romance, part epistolary warfare. )

Venivincere (venivincere on LJ): "Twelve Days" (Snape/Harry. A clever, non-fluffy, postwar romance with believable characters - both canon and original. Funny and sexy.)

Victoria P (aka, musesfool): The Most Gorgeously Stupid Thing (Lily/James/Sirius/Remus. James and Sirius share everything.)

Victoria P: When It Alteration Finds (Remus-centric. MWPP era - Various.) (*)

Violet Quill "The Fluid Form of Sonnets" (Bill/Tonks, Remus/Tonks, Remus/Bill, Bill/Remus/Tonks. People transform. Relationships transform. Somehow, it all works out in the end. Cross-recced in slash and het.)

Vissy (vissy on LJ/IJ): "No Need For the Niceties" (Filch/Snape. Filch bandages Snape's leg while First Year Harry watches, and...wow, there's such a sense of history between Filch and Snape. Wonderful Filch voice, rich in detail, and...hot.)

Vissy (vissy on LJ/IJ): "The Sword of Slytherin" (Snape/Slughorn. "Dumbledore needs Snape to make a sword, and he has...maybe a year." Excellent portrayals of both Slughorn and Snape - in character and sympathetic, both of them.

Vulgarweed: Black Is The Colour (Snape/Nazgul. Crossover with LotR) REC LINK

The WeyrdChic (weyrdchic on LJ): "The Good Must Associate" (Slughorn-centric. Mostly gen, but with a Slughorn/Dumbledore undercurrent. "While waiting for him to wake up, you remember." Really excellent - and in character - look at Slughorn's easy/uneasy relationship with his colleague Dumbledore, from the days when Dumbledore's "beard was still russet and only fell halfway down his chest" until now.)

windwingswrites (windwingswrites on LJ): "An Exercise in Futility" - with perfect illustrations by capepfir! (Harry/Ginny, Snape...then Harry/Snape. "Sometimes you can only help yourself by helping the others. Sometimes when you're helping others, you realize that it's you who needs help." A great - initially horrid - Snape, believable Harry, and a strong Ginny...and honestly, this would have worked as gen just as well, but still!)

Woldy (woldy on LJ): "Escape Routes for a Stormy Night" (Amelia Bones/Poppy Pomfrey. "The checklist for dealing with Death Eater attacks has been drilled into every Ministry employee: wand; family; escape routes." An intense and loving story. R.)

wwmrsweasleydo: "The Magpie and the Rat" (Peter Pettigrew/Mundungus Fletcher. "...Peter looked across the room again, to the short, dark man in the grubby raincoat sitting alone at the table there, and caught him watching their group again. The man looked away quickly..." Marauder Era - although Peter is of age, just - and this is really one of those stories for which I created the HP Beholder fest. Two characters who are ordinarily found unlikable and yet here they are absolutely sympathetic. Do read, even if - especially if - you think there's no way this pairing could work.)

Xylodemon (xylodemon on LJ): "Office Space" (Ron/Draco. The war has ended, and Ron's had to find a job...but what do you do when you have no NEWTS? Work for the Ministry, of course. Excellent characterizations and archly amusing.)

Yahtzee: Inhabited by Winter (Remus/Sirius "Remus wishes to be anywhere else; he wishes to be home, wherever that is. Number 12 Grimmauld Place isn't it. It could be, if he were free to choose. But he is not.")

Your Cruise Director: In the Land of Magic. (Snape/Remus. There were rumors about the reclusive potion-makers who lived on the outskirts of Glastonbury.)