Harry Potter Slash Recs. A-L
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beth_hPlease 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
Abstract Concept (the_con_cept on LJ): "Felinated" (Snape/Harry. "A potions accident leaves Snape as a cat until who-knows-when. Harry's already got his hands full when a prankster starts sabotaging the rebuilding of Hogwarts. But what if it's not just a prank?" There are surprisingly many "XXX turns into a cat" in HP fiction, but this Snape is one of the very best cats ever. Mind his claws!)
Abstract Concept (the_con_cept on LJ/IJ): "The Pandora Incident" (Snape/Harry. "When Snape is thrown from his body, he takes refuge in an unlikely place, and it's up to Harry to set things right again." 19-plus years after DH, and Snape is still not-quite dead. Starts off like a crack!fic, but quickly becomes charming and touching. Oh...and funny. Very, very funny.) (Note: No longer Available online)
AbstractConcept (the_con_cept on LJ): "Sleepless in the Dungeons" (Snape/Harry. "After the war, Snape's Dreamless Sleep Potion stops working. Harry is enlisted to help, and discovers that a sleep-deprived Snape is a very dangerous creature indeed.")
adbaculum: "The Importance of Recordkeeping for the New Entrepreneur" (Snape/Harry. The end of the war sees Snape in a very different profession than he'd had before. An old profession. The oldest profession. Smutty and clever and funny, with a survivor Snape and a bowed-but-not-broken Harry.)
Alim Siemanym (alimsiemanym on LJ): "Dogs of War" (Alastor Moody/Rufus Scrimgeour "A tale of triumph and tragedy, of two broken men and the war that made them and killed them." Gritty and real - homophobia and all - and strangely touching.)
Allecto (allecto on LJ): The Chosen. (Crabbe/Harry. . . and before you roll your eyes, this is a very smart - and original - look at the Wizarding World from an unusual perspective.)
alwaysasnapefan: "Bravery and Ambition" (Amycus Carrow/Peter Pettigrew. "Amycus Carrow falls for a promising Gryffindor named Peter Pettigrew and discovers that bravery and ambition are rarer than he'd thought." If somebody had told me before I read this that I'd ever be reccing a story with a Carrow/Pettigrew pairing and that I'd be sympathetic toward both of them, I never would have believed it, but...there you go. An insightful, honest, often dark tale set in the early days of Voldemort's rise.)
Amand-r (amand_r on LJ): "Odysseus's Last Days" (Snape/Harry. Hermione, Ron, The Weasley Clan, some random Muggles. "Sometimes, when the sun is shining into the kitchen, and he can sit at the corner table and stare outside, it feels like there's nothing misplaced." Ordinarily, I don't give warnings, but I will warn here for a character death. And yet...this is still a lovely, touching - and extremely well written - post-DH tale).
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): Fifty-three Stories about Snape and Black (Snape/Black) REC LINK
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): Prisoner 30665. (Lucius Malfoy/Dementors. So not my usual thing - how could it be? Look at that pairing? - but wonderfully written. Extremely dark. Extremely non-con. Extremely horrifying.)
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): "Sanguine: A Serpent Knotted Sable" (Harry/Lucius. Yes, Non-Con, BDSM, Needleplay...all things that ordinarily send me running in the opposite direction, but not here. Wonderfully written. Smart. Surprising.)
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): "Sovay" (Snape/Dumbledore. Albus needs to know everything about the spy who shares his bed. Everything. Powerful and heart-wrenching.)
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): The Sea and the Shore (Draco/Harry...The Little Mermaid)
Amorette: The Measure of Our Torment. (Snape/Harry. Post-Hogwarts. Post-War.)
Anguis_1 (anguis_1 on LJ): "Sod Off” Means “I Love You" (Severus Snape/Millicent Bulstrode/Dennis Creevey "It begins and ends with the camera. Snapshots of life, and the living thereof." Just what hp_beholder was created for: three wonderfully unattractive characters who find a home together. Lovely. Cross-recced in slash and het)
anguis_1 (anguis_1 on LJ/IJ): "There Are Days I Wish I Lived in a Romance Novel (But This Isn't One of Them)" (Neville Longbottom/Millicent Bulstrode. "In a cluttered workshop and amid the rambunctious denizens of his greenhouse, Neville Longbottom discovers that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Now he only has to convince Millicent Bulstrode." Very appealing - and very believable - characterizations of post-war Neville and Millicent.)
Anders Svartalfurinn: "Yond Snape" (Snape/Slughorn "Slughorn pursues Snape. An account of the burgeoning relationship between two Slytherins on the background of the events of HBP." Excellent characterizations.)
Anne-Elisa (etrangere on LJ): "The Opposite of Love" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderfully complex story structure - and just as wonderfully complex a relationship between the two men. However, if you were hoping for a nice story, well...might I suggest you read the story warnings first.)
Arionrhod (arionrhod on LJ): "Not Quite What The Doctor Ordered" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus Snape is a brilliant diagnostician, but it turns out that Remus Lupin is a very difficult case, in more ways than one." An AU - and a brilliant one at that - which owes more than a little to House, but which can stand entirely alone with no knowledge of the t.v. show whatsoever. Real World setting, and yet there is much about this story you'll recognize.)
Arsenic (arsenicjade on LJ): Touch and Go. (Remus/Snape, Draco/Harry. Post-Hogwarts [and pre-HBP]..."Remus gets captured. Severus brews up new potions. Draco defects. It all comes together somehow.")
Atrata: In Between Days. (Snape/Harry. "AmbiguouslyTrustworthy!Snape kidnaps ClinicallyDepressed!Harry to keep him safe, but nothing is quite what it seems.")
Aucta Sinistra: Hollow. (Harry/Snape. "After Voldemort's defeat, Snape comes to Harry for help.")
bronze_ribbons (mechaieh, bronze_ribbons on IJ/LJ): "Those I Can Save" (Snape/Lupin. Post-DH. Severus is saved by an unexpected trio, only to discover he has somehow become a father and must depend for help on someone whose name is not Remus Lupin. Very engaging and clever and funny...and even rather thrilling, in places!)
busaikko: "Double Happiness Masala". (Snape/Lupin. A sweet - but definitely not schmoopy - non-magical AU.)
busaikko (busaikko on LJ): "Ten Aprils" (Snape/Lupin. Post-HBP. The author's warnings include the following - "Rape, torture, miscarriage, abortion, character death, unscrupulous experiments, childbirth" - and yet, this is actually quite a lovely story with some very original takes on magic. Mpreg.)
Busaikko (busaikko on LJ): "Ulterior Designing" (Snape/Lupin. "Remus hires Hermione, who is working as an interior decorator by day, and unbeknownst to him, Cupid by night." Smart and funny.)
Calico and Julad: Lustre (Harry/Draco)
Caligryphy: And Never Been Kissed. (Dumbledore/Snape. Slow and sweet.)
Caligryphy: "The Fourth Year". (Snape/Harry...and absolutely wonderful! Four years after the defeat of Voldemort, and Snape is living with Harry...but why? Tense and funny, smart and sexy...and Snape's fixation on certain elements of Muggle culture is just....oh, go read it!)
Caligryphy: So Lonely Without Me. (Snape/Harry. Wonderful war-era - and beyond - story. Two men, two rooms.)
Camillo1978 (camillo1978 on LJ): drew and wrote "Give Him the Good News" (Albus Dumbledore/Argus Filch. "Like many of his generation, there’s a lot more to Argus Filch than meets the eye. Albus Dumbledore discovers that he isn’t the only man in London with a heavy conscience." G for the Art; R for the Fic. A smart and original backstory for both of these men. )
Captain Tulip (captain_tulip on LJ): "Out of His Mind" (Snape/Harry...but not a fluffy romance - not by a long shot. " A desperate Order begins to suspect Voldemort of spying on them through Harry's mind, and the only person they can think of to help them isn't too happy about being enlisted. " NC-17)
Cate (sheafrotherdon on LJ)): Two Wizards, One Gift, and a Duck-Billed Platypus. (Remus/Sirius. Christmas shopping for Baby!Harry in Muggle London. Just the right flavor.)
chantefable (chantefable on LJ): "Discombobulation" (Albus Severus/Viktor Krum. "A man has passed away, and a man has come back. Distraught and confused, Al Potter reaches a new understanding of his life and himself." Written for the nextgen_fest, this is a sharp and wonderfully insightful look at celebrity, politics, and the almost impossible nature of communication.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ): "The Art of Wayfinding". (Severus/Lucius. Post-HBP, and Severus asks the Dark Lord for a boon. Excellent portrayals of Lucius and Severus, especially the latter, whose true allegiances are never quite clear.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ/ cathouse_mary on DW): "Never Hearts and Flowers" (Rufus Scrimgeour/Alastor Moody. "Scenes from the lives of two men." How could this not be canon? Just. So. Good! And yes, I'm warning for character death - this following canon and all - just...death isn't always the end.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ): "A Winter's Tale" (Snape/Filch. A perfectly believable Filch and a wonderfully just-turned-professor Snape with a plot that's funny and sweet and seriously hot.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Loyal to a Fault" (Snape/Cedric, references to Snape/Karkaroff, Karkaroff/Krum implied, Cedric/Harry imagined. A wonderfully paced story, set in the midst of the Triwizard Tournament. Really interesting characterizations, especially Cedric's. The story comes with a death warning, of course.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Nice Work, If You Can Get It" (Snape/Lupin. "After the war, life goes on - perhaps not as it once did, but if they've survived Voldemort, Severus Snape and Remus Lupin will find some way to keep body and soul together...even if it means working together." Cleverly done and funny, with a wonderfully creative use of sex toys.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Prince Expectant" (Snape/Harry. Pornilicious, with kidfic and libraries and orgies and yay)
Chelle (pixychelle on LJ): "How Severus Snape (Didn't) Kill Nymphadora Tonks" (Snape/Lupin, Tonks. "Clearly, she needed to die. Severus knew several ways to make that happen. Of course he did.")
Chelle (pixychelle on LJ): "What We're Fighting For" (Snape/Lupin. Remus is undercover with the werewolves, and for a variety of reasons Severus must allow himself to be claimed as part of the pack. A very smart look at the nature of trust and loyalty.)
cimorene: Hymn to Eurydike. (Snape/Harry. What you can learn from Orpheus.)
CJ (cjmarlowe on LJ): "All of Us Immortal". (Severus/Lucius. Manipulation and dubious consent, wonderfully written...and a particularly excellent ending.)
Cluegirl (cluegirl on LJ): "Can't Take the Sky" (Snape/Harry. "One thing Dumbledore never told Harry about horcruxes, is that they are harder to destroy than to create." Harry's been cursed, but he doesn't have time to deal with that - not now, when Voldemort is still alive and well and there are still Horcruxes to destroy. A powerful and striking work of horror . . . and of love.)
Cluegirl (cluegirl on LJ): "Everybody's Fool" (Snape/Harry. "Harry Potter: Bruised veteran of too many heartbreaks; cynical, jaded drunkard; Wardwright, war hero, recluse, and part time matchmaker. Next target -- Severus Snape, who has a lot to learn about love." Wonderfully creative use of magic, perfectly paced development of the relationship between Snape and Harry, and oh-so-smoking-hot sex. NC-17.)
Cluegirl: "Blood and Fire" (Snape/Harry. " After the deaths of Dumbledore and Voldemort, Severus Snape must learn to cope with yet another Master; Harry Potter.")
Cluegirl: "Occasional Demons". (Harry/Slughorn. How many ways is this story wrong? Oh so many, including the chan element [Harry's 16]. But hypnotic nonetheless and powerfully written.)
countesszero (countesszero on IJ): "The Addiction" (Primarily Snape/Lupin, but a variety of pairings: SS/ES, SS/RL, SS/SB, RL/NT. Written for the RetroFest, this story is only canon compliant with SS, CoS, and most of POA. The prompt also serves as a summary: "When Harry, Hermione, Ron stun Severus in the Shrieking Shack, they don't know there is a Sleeping Beauty Spell on the bed already. It interacts and Snape wakes up a woman. Remus who already is attracted to Snape finds this even more intriguing and begins to woo Snape" - and I'm going to ignore my reluctance to warn in recs, because...."Incest, Heterosexual sex, (Child) Abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Non consensual sex, Sex with dubious consent, Gender switch, Attempted suicide, Character death (no main character)" Some of those warnings are my favorite things to read about in fanfic and some are my least favorite, but the (mostly dark) story as a whole was entirely engrossing and I'm very glad I read it)
Cybele: If You Are Prepared (Snape/Harry.) (A snape/Harry classic, written between Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix. Quite wonderful and yet quite sad. This is a story with a death warning.)
Dacro (dacro on LJ/IJ): "Act Five: Deconstruction of an Architect" (Snape, Harry, Albus. "A reporter once asked of me, `Sir. If the most notable moments of your life were to be documented for the stage, how many acts would there be, and what would they be called?' I was of a mind to ignore him, and yet an answer came to my lips-much to my surprise. "Four acts-in no certain order: Death of a Father, Death of a Servant, The Bridge, and The Arrival of the Boy." There is also this movement, a fifth and final act that I neglected to share with him. It has no title as of yet." Part of the Snarry Games on IJ, yet not - strictly speaking - a Snape/Harry story, this tale is, nevertheless, a wonderfully written examination of a possible Snape and Harry, born into a Victorian world. x-recced in gen)
Dacro (dacro on LJ/IJ): "She Who Knows the Orphan" (Snape/Harry. AU. "After using accidental magic to turn Pharaoh's would-be assassin to stone, an orphan suddenly finds himself with new rooms, new clothes and a new title: Palace Magician. When told he must choose a personal servant for himself, he selects someone who doesn't seem long for the world – a former priest and healer accused of murder." Just the sort of AU I most love, with a well researched setting, perfectly recognizable characters, and an original and well executed plot.)
debchan: What He Wants (Snape/Harry. Post-OotP) REC LINK
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ and delphi on DW): "The Ballad of Filius Flitwick and Severus Snape" (Snape/Flitwick. "A year in the secret courtship of two not-dissimilar Hogwarts professors. " A wonderfully wrought romance, in ballad form!)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): Blind, Deaf, and Dumb (Young!Snape/Filch)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/DW): "The Conjugal State" (Argus Filch/Severus Snape "In which Albus Dumbledore makes an error, Severus Snape is certainly not married, and Argus Filch is the happiest man in the world. " Perfectly paced and perfect characterization. As ever, Delphi can do no wrong.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/delphi on DW): "Croissants and Coffee" (Kingsley Shacklebolt/Blaise Zabini. "After the Battle of Hogwarts, all Slytherin upperclassmen are taken into custody; Blaise Zabini plans to charm his way out." Smart and surprising, with an excellent Blaise voice.)
Delphi (atdelphi on IJ/LJ): "The Courtship of Benjamin Jink" (Snape/Slughorn. "Horace Slughorn discovers that moving on does not always entail moving forward." A wonderful post-DH story, set in North America, with a particularly in-character Slughorn. )
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "Father to the Man" (Snape/Filch. "A restricted spell goes awry, and Severus Snape is left scrambling to cover his tracks. Meanwhile, Argus Filch turns out to be surprisingly good with small children, the nature of time is proven to be fiddly and anyone's guess, and (at least one) Severus gets a second chance at life." Childrearing, domesticity, hurt/comfort, and slash - with a gen sensibility. And so well written.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/IJ): "Finding Viktor Krum" (Albus Severus Potter/Viktor Krum. "A man walks into a pub..." Or, how the universe played a joke on Albus Severus Potter and how he learned to go along with it." Utterly believable characterizations, wonderful details, and Albus' roommate, Scorpius Malfoy, is fantastic.)
Delphi (atdelphi on IJ/LJ): "Goat Song" (Snape/Aberforth. "A tragedy in five scenes." Yes, that's the summary the author gave, but to me, this is no tragedy. Snape is wonderfully drawn in this story, and Aberforth - yes, that Aberforth - is amazing. Gruff and caring and no-nonsense.) REC LINK
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Fisher King" (Percy Weasley/Alastor Moody. "In which quests and grails are overrated, and virtues are not. " Percy's pov, and it's absolutely spot on, voice-wise. A strong and sexy and ultimately hopeful story.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ) "Friends and Wine" (Snape/Slughorn. "Professors Snape and Slughorn acquaint themselves anew," the summary says, but this story is so much more. Set during HBP, here's a Snape who still seems to feel just a bit...young and insecure around his former head of House. And as for Slughorn: what does he want from his very distracted colleague?)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "Just the Words" (Shacklebolt/Moody. Set after the events of GoF. A strangely wonderful pairing.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/delphi on DW): wrote and illustrated "Snitch" ; On LJ (Viktor Krum/???. " Thorfinn Rowle, Death Eater, is alive and dwelling in Akureyri, Iceland: Ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Viktor Krum receives a mysterious letter and becomes entangled with an anonymous informant. " PG-13. Note: Image Heavy, as the story is driven in part by newspaper articles and correspondence. Wonderfully conceived and executed.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Stolen Child" (Snape/Dumbledore. "Albus Dumbledore is not quite human...." Unearthly and beautiful...and whether there should be a warning or not, well...you'll have to decide for yourselves.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): Stolen Moments (Snape/Dumbledore)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Turning of the Tide". (Shacklebolt/Moody. Set when Kingsley has just finished his Auror training and Mad-Eye is still whole. A wonderful story, with three dimensional characters you can believe in from the start.)
Delphi: Yule. (Snape/Hagrid. One bitterly cold Christmas night and two lonely men.)
DementorDelta (dementordelta on IJ/LJ): "Between the Lines" (Snape/Harry. "Harry discovers a secret in his Potions text and a friend in the Half-Blood Prince.." Teenage Harry and teenage Snape, but surprisingly, it's not a time turner story. Extremely well-written and very creative and totally engaging. Young!Snape, in particular, is perfect.)
DementorDelta: Over Tea (McGonagall, Snape [suggestion of Snape/Harry] cross-posted in gen and slash)
Dementordelta (dementordelta on LJ): "The World As It Is" (Snape/Harry. Years after the war, Harry is running a flower shop, and Snape, blinded in the final battle, is looking for potions ingredients to see if he can find a cure. A tiny suspension of disbelief helps at one point, but the characterization is lovely, and the sex is wonderful.)
DementorDelta: The Dreaming Spires. (Snape/Harry)
DementorDelta and DragonLight: Harry Potter and the Ill-Tempered Potions Master. (Harry/Snape . . . and with more than a nod to the Wizard of Oz/Wicked.)
Dido (trickofthedark on LJ/IJ): "Fruiting Bodies" (Firenze/Trelawney, Hooch/Slughorn, Krum/assorted. "Love is in the air. Also spores." A lovely, funny story accompanied by original and altogether charming art. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Dien Alcyone: "By This And This Only" (Snape/Kingsley. "Kingsley Shacklebolt wasn't at the Hogwarts Express to wish Harry a happy summer with the rest of the Order. Why?" Kingsley is long-suffering - in more ways than one. *g*)
Dolores Crane: "Crucius" (Snape/Harry. "Harry hates being a schoolboy and Snape hates being a teacher; what else do they have in common, and how can they escape?" Beautifully written and it still reads as perfectly true, even after canon should have made that) impossible
Dolores Crane: "In Loco Parentis" (Hermione-centric, Hermione/Harry, Snape/Harry, Hestia/Tonks, Others. "Hermione is back at school after a summer in the Muggle world, and everything is changing. But getting closer to Harry doesn't get her any closer to the war - until she's unexpectedly enrolled in the Order of the Phoenix, and meets Hestia Jones, the founder of Mud Pride." Utterly fantastic Hermione pov, and an excellent looooong story about love and family and politics and all the prejudices, large and small, that inhabit our world(s). Spoiler/Content/Warning(skip)Underage sex, and an abortion. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Donna Immaculata: Crossroads. (HP/Chronicles of Narnia. "While exploring the White Witch's house, Edmund has a strange encounter." Mild m/m)
dracofiend: "The Cure" (Harry/Snape. "After the war, Harry needs eight months in St. Mungo's and Professor Snape's cure." Light...and charming.)
dracofiend (dracofiend on IJ/LJ): "Sina Qua Non" (Snape/Harry. "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 simple, post-DH tale set at Hogwarts, in which Snape still lives and there is love, unrequited...and otherwise. *g*)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): "Mother of Pearl" (Harry/Draco. The summary: "After Draco Malfoy turns up again a year after the war, Harry is determined to uncover the mystery behind his Order of Merlin." The relationship between Harry and Draco builds as mystery upon mystery develops in the background. Excellent characterizations, non-cliched, and just damned smart)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): "Let Go" (Harry/Draco. ""There was a logical explanation for what happened between Harry and Malfoy: adolescent insanity. Not their own, though-their children's. A story that brings the epilogue generation to life, in a completely realistic way...and the Harry/Draco interactions [interactions = sex] are great. Plus, extremely funny.)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): A Thousand Beautiful Things (Harry/Draco)
dungeons_master (dungeons_master on IJ/LJ): "The Art of Dog-Keeping" (Snape/Lupin. "They say once you feed a stray dog, it always comes back for more. Severus Snape is going to find out just how true that is." Uses the cliches of both amnesia and the Muggle world and still manages to be completely original. Plus? Baby Teddy!)
Edgewise (edgewise on LJ/IJ): "All The Ways We See" (Snape/Rabastan. "Used to the direction of his father, Rabastan receives a new assignment from the Dark Lord, in which he learns to apply his talent of looking closely at things in a new arena" Fine characterizations, if ones that we don't often see - especially where Rabastan is concerned - and set in an era that isn't written about half enough.)
Eeyore9990 (eeyore9990 on IJ/LJ): "Invaded" (Snape/Kingsley. "I know the situation is not ideal, Severus, but I would never leave you to suffer the consequences of my death by yourself. Kingsley will be your liaison with the Order, even after I am gone" Set during HBP, this is a very emotionally true story - and a very believable one)
Elanor Isolda: Protean Charm. (Harry/Snape. "While spending a summer alone at Grimmauld Place, training for a war over which he has no control, Harry begins to question whom he can really trust.")
Elf (elfwreck on LJ/IJ): "By Sulfur and Salt" (Snape/Lily, Snape/Harry...but not the sort of Snape/Lily you might imagine from reading the summary: "Snape's idyllic life with Lily is disrupted when the Ministry of Magic takes an interest in them." A wonderful though often disturbing look at gender and identity issues in a post-war world.)
Ella Bane: "Under His Spell" (Snape/Harry. Written for the Snarry Olympics with a prompt of 'Labyrinth' for Team Romance. "Snape's will is gone. Harry helps restore it." An engaging, smart story that includes a very creative use of magic.)
Ellen Fremedon: The Fever of the Bone. (Snape/Lupin [Lupin/Black flashbacks]. "Five months of full moons.")
Ellen Fremedon: The Skull Beneath the Skin (Snape/Remus) and a story in the same timeline - Benediction, which can be read independently. (Snape/Remus)
Ellen Fremedon: Within the Pale. (Snape/Harry. To survive the Dark Lord's attack, Harry must renounce what he loves-- and it isn't Snape.. A sequel to Returns of the Day, in which Hogwarts "is under seige, and Harry is skulking in the dungeons." And yes, "Returns of the Day" should really be read before "Within the Pale.")
Emma Grant (emmagrant01 on LJ): "Weakness" (Snape/Draco, Draco/OC. "Set during DH. Snape decides Draco needs private lessons in occlumency, and it turns out that Draco has much to hide." A smart story that feels like a missing piece of canon. Draco is entirely convincing here, and Snape is a real grown-up.) REC LINK
Empathic Siren (empathic_siren on LJ): "For Things Not at Hand" (Snape/Harry. Post-war, and recovering is taking more energy than anyone might have imagined. Good characterizations and strong emotional depths, within an interesting non-linear narrative.)
Eodrakken (pauraque on LJ): "The little death". (Cedric/Viktor. The perfect story for this pairing. Yearning and Heat and Bittersweetness. Excellent.)
esama (esama on tumblr): "Whispers in Corners" (Crossover between Harry Potter and Sherlock (BBC). Harry Potter/Mycroft Holmes. "Everything started with a stumble - his new life in a new world as well as his surprisingly successful career as a medium." I'm pretty sure very few people could have imagined a pairing like Harry/Mycroft working, but work it does. The story could benefit from more proofreading, but apart from that, it's well written and original. Creative use of the Deathly Hallows from HP, and the way the characters from the two universes intersect is very well done, although the way "the Great Hiatus"-era Sherlock characters are presented might come as a bit of a surprise to some LJ/DW readers. Very clever stuff! Note: as you might deduce from the author's summary, supernatural themes are at the heart of this story.)
Fabula Rasa: Rat's Alley (Snape/Black)
Fanfic Forensics (fanficforensics on DW): "Exile" (Snape/Lupin. First War AU. "After Halloween in 1981, Remus Lupin takes a detour to Hogwarts before leaving the country, determined that he's not going to lose the only loved one he has left." Ordinarily I don't rec art, but this paneled fic is most definitely a story - and a clever one, at that.)
Fearless Diva: Tissue of Silver. (Harry/Draco. "A love story concerning possessed furniture, black silk pyjamas, courtroom drama, premonitions of doom, assassination attempts, Death Eater yoga, absinthe, bare feet and a sensible werewolf." Also? A sequel! Other Alleys.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ):"At The End Of The Revival We Begin" (Snape/Draco. "Severus asks to be allowed to care for Draco after the Dark Lord's punishment." Excellent characterizations - including a wonderful portrayal of Eileen Snape - and a deftly handled plot, post-HBP)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Gladly Beyond Any Experience" (Snape/Harry, mention of past Snape/Draco and Harry/Ginny. "Sixteen years after the war ends, Snape is found." Wonderfully drawn characterizations in a richly-populated world - and an original variation on the pensieve idea. )
Femme (femmequixotic: "Infinite Shadow of the Soul" (Snape/Draco. Time travel, foreign climes, the Mad Monk...and two men with a chance for a life. Meticulous attention to historical detail, with a very original plot. Smart and intricately woven. )
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ): "Kiss A Boy In London Town (And Other Intimate Misadventures of A Society Whore)" (Harry/Draco. "There's only one cardinal sin for a whore." The war is over and the wizarding world is up to its neck in heroes, but the prospects of the remaining members of the Malfoy family are not so rosy. And yet, well...it wouldn't be fair to say that Draco actually hates his current profession, especially not when it brings Harry Potter to his doorstep. Smart and witty and hot.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ/DW): "The Migratory Habits of Seekers & Other Birds of Prey" (Harry/Viktor. "One choice, one mad, desperate choice and everything I loved was gone. I'd known it would be the moment I said yes." A smart and insightful story about a wholly believable relationship. Wonderful details and background information...a truly three-dimensional universe.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Reveillon.". (Draco/Snape. A year or so after HBP, and...Snape wakes. Wonderful characterizations - even the secondary characters - and absolutely believable relationships amongst all the principals)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ), with art by Puppet (mpuppet): "Water Shadows"
(Snape/Draco. Post-HBP, in hiding, and Draco really wants a bath. Excellent characterizations)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ): "Sing A Mad Rebellion" (Snape/Harry, other secondary pairings, including both het and slash. "The State Security Forces come not in the middle of a dark night as one might expect, but on a bright, sunshiny Sunday morning just after the sausages are set on the kitchen table." Future!fic, dystopian, and absolutely brilliant. If you're a Le Carre fan, it's like the best of Le Carre; if you're a Ludlum fan, it's like the best of Ludlum. Either way, it's excellent. Warning though for deaths, although no primary pairing deaths.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "The Years That Walk Between" (Snape/Draco, Draco Harry. "Draco finds his way after the war. Excellently written and voiced. Canon compliant for Deathly Hallows and so, full of spoilers. Author warning for death.)
Ferry (luciferry on LJ) as translated into English by Acid and Sinick: "Ridiculous" (Snape/Karkaroff. "What's got Karkaroff all worried?" Ron muttered. "And since when have he and Snape been on first-name terms?" said Harry slowly. A wonderful look at the relationship between Snape and Karkaroff as it changes - and does not change - over many years. I can only speak to the translation, but this is a powerful story. The original Russian version - with illustrations - can be found here.)
FitofPique (fitofpique on IJ/LJ): "Made-Up Lullaby #43" (Snape/Harry. "People who say they sleep like a baby don't usually have one." Charming and funny, with the most adorable plot device ever. A baby!fic for people who don't particularly like baby!fic.)
Flora Hart (florahart on LJ/IJ): "Fresh Start" (Alastor Moody/Viktor Krum. "All Alastor needs is more eyes and ears on the continent, but if he gets something more in the bargain, he supposes he'll take it." A wonderful story that works amazingly well with canon. Excellent characterizations all the way through.)
Flora (florahart on LJ): "Jigsaw Pieces" (Snape/Flitwick. "During a very difficult week, Filius finds himself considering a puzzle." Past and present meet in this very clever story about a surprisingly great relationship.)
Fluffyllama: "Carrion". (Snape/Karkaroff. At Spinner's End, a bird brings a message to Severus Snape. Wonderful narrative structure and characterizations.)
Fox: Credulity and Conviction, followed by Best Man (Harry/Snape)
GatewayGirl: Blood Magic (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Snape, Lupin. Technically Gen, but elements of Slash and Het. Long) REC LINK (Note: You'll also want to read "Blood and Choices", a late sequel in the "Blood Magic" universe)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on IJ/LJ): "Being Snape" (Snape/Harry. "When Harry Polyjuices into Snape, he finds out more about the Potions master than he ever dreamed." A very recognizable Harry and very grown-up Snape. Engaging and insightful and extremely hot.)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ): "Echoes" (Snape/Harry. "Everyone has been given perfume for Christmas, odd things happen as a result and Harry finds himself juggling match-making children, senile household appliances and two very fraught relationships." A charming, canon-compliant, post-DH tale, even with a not at all dead Snape)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ/IJ): "The Fourth Deathly Hallow" (Snape/Harry, Draco, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson...so obviously a crossover. "From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero." A wonderful blend of the two universes, with excellent characterizations all 'round and a near seamless plot. Cross-recced in Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes)
Gingertart (gingertart50 onLJ/IJ): "Getting Familiar" (Snape/Harry. "Snape has watched over Potter for so long that nothing from poisonous snakes and assassins to amorous doppelgangers can stop him. Eventually he's going to figure out why." A Post-War tale, and one - unsurprisingly - in which Snape survives. Would it be giving too much a way to say he survives in his previously-unknown Animagus form? And that it's a perfect Animagus form for Snape? This is clever and well-written...and very sweet.)
Gingertart (gingertart50 onLJ/IJ): "Out of the Shadows Came a Rose" (Hermione/Ron, Hermione/Severus/Lucius in various combinations, Harry/Ginny. "Molly interferes, Ron is a twit but gets over it, Lucius is reformed (well, a bit), Draco grows up, Ginny is a good friend (apart from recommending the shoes), Harry is a hero and Hermione has fun and spends a lot of time in a library. Snape, meanwhile, considers that he is getting his usual shit deal from fate, although to be fair, he never expected to find a family of his own. " Does the author's summary include mpreg? Because if it doesn't, it should. *g* A very smart, very touching, very long story.)
Girl Tarte (girl_tarte on LJ): "In places where nobody was meant to see" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderfully written, richly detailed story set many years in the future, when swollen joints and fading memories are the realities of life and when bedrooms are more often shared with portraits of the dead than with each other. Not a romance...but most certainly love.)
Girl Tarte (girl_tarte on LJ): "Souvenirs and Lost Luggage" ; On LJ (Petunia Dursley/OFC (pre-slash), Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss (established). "In 2003, Petunia leaves Little Whinging for good. It is four years before she can talk about it." A coming-of-age story, set when Petunia is already middle-aged. Really smart and engaging, especially given the fact that our protagonist is a character that most of us aren't inclined to love.)
Go Seaward: "Nine and Sixty Ways. (Snape/Draco. For anyone who's ever asked "What happened next?" Creative and smart.)
GMTH: Dreams Go On. (Remus/Sirius)
GMTH: "Lurker in the Gaps" (Snape/Harry. "It looked nothing like the Mirror of Erised." Chilling.)
GMTH: Mirror, Mirror. (Harry/Voldemort...but the pairing isn't the point of this [dark] story. Wonderful structure.)
Greenspine (greenspine on LJ): "Little Girl Red" (Luna/Luna. If Albert Einstein and Angela Carter had a daughter, and that daughter wrote femslash, this is the story she would write. Shivery...in a good way and in a scary way.)
Halrloprillalar: Misanthropy, Lycanthropy, And The Pursuit Of Knowledge (Snape/Lupin)
Helen: Third Time's the Charm (Snape/Lupin)
Helene: Beyond the Veil (Remus/Sirius. Post-OotP)
Hikaru (hikaru on LJ): "We Were All Basically Alone" (Snape-centric, with some Snape/Regulus subtext. "A trip through the memories of one Severus Snape." A [believably grim] life. A powerful and strong story. Cross-recced with gen)
Holly (hollycomb on LJ): "Maelstrom" (Harry/Teddy. "During a family vacation, tensions between Harry and Teddy come to a head." Nobody in this story is entirely innocent and nobody - despite the infidelity that's at the heart of this tale - is fully a villain: they're just people. Not always likable, but always real and three dimensional and honest.)
Icarus: Cursed Artefacts For Sale (Snape/Harry)
I Got Tired of Waiting (igtow on LJ/IJ): Hiding Under the Ninth Earth. (Snape/Harry. This isn't actually so much a single story as it is a series of short stories and longer works which make up a unified whole. Start with Tying-up Loose Beginnings, then move on to A Bit of All Right, Epithalamium, and the just-completed All Through the Night. This is a rich universe, populated with many characters, both old and new...but the focus always remains on Snape and Harry.)
I Got Tired Of Waiting (igtow on LJ/IJ): "Connecting the Dotty" (Snape/Harry. "A gentle tale of growing old together." More than just "growing old": this story deals very specifically with some of the problems associated with aging, especially memory issues. Very realistic...sometimes sad and sometimes funny and always a tale of love.)
iibnf: Care of Magical Creatures, followed by Hain't It Funny, Beggars May Ride, and Blessed Peace. (Snape/Hagrid)
iibnf: Hocus Focus. (Snape/Lockhart. Snape has come up with a brilliant idea for a new potion to restore lost memories. If only he had a test subject . . . )
Isis: Letters With Lockhart (Snape/Lockhart)
Isis: Mischief and Madness (Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Snape/McGonagall, etc. Think "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
Isis: Players. (Millicent/Luna. "Misfits have at least that much in common.")
Isolde: Pragmatic Magics. (Snape/Hagrid. After the war, Snape approaches the question of companionship in his usual practical way. [alternate link here])
Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea on LJ): "Snape's Will" (Harry/"Unnamed" Male Character. "After the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry discovers that Snape has made him a beneficiary of his will; it takes him a while to accept the Potions master's true gift to him." A lovely and often touching post-DH tale, using the prompt of "transfigured.")
Jabez: The List. (Snape/Lupin. Life during wartime.)
Jadzia (jadzialove on LJ): "Of Cabbages and Kings" (Snape/Harry. "Harry was supposed to enjoy life after the war. Instead, he can barely stay awake for it. Running out of hope, he finds help from the most unusual sources, and in a wholly unexpected place.")
jane d (ihatefastcars on LJ): "sea change". (Ron/Draco. Smart and funny - a perfect combination. Set at Grimmauld Place, this is a long, plotty, post-HBP story about a Ron and a Draco who are both learning to look past the surface...and who are still complete *boys*. Excellent.)
Janus (janus on LJ): "Washed Clean" (Rodolphus Lestrange/Rabastan Lestrange "The Lestrange brothers are freed from prison and taken to Malfoy Manor, where they begin to come to themselves in the bath." Unaccustomed as I am to rec anything that even hints at incest, I couldn't pass this up. Smart and painful and raw and so, so smart. )
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "Black Story" (Harry/Snape. In a post-Voldemort world that has forgotten so much of the past, Snape comes back to Hogwarts.)
Jay Tryfanstone: Fly-fishing for Beginners. (Harry/Snape. "Books, few owls and very little magic." It's years after the war, and as expected, Harry Potter is . . . running a bookstore? Smart and funny.)
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "Nettle Soup and Gooseberries" (Snape/Harry. Severus Snape has left the Wizarding world. Harry Potter is his Muggle Liaison Officer. The Muggle world knows about wizards. Very well written and charming.)
Jay Tryfanstone: On Wednesday. (Harry/Snape. Nominally slash, but just as easily read as gen.)
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "The Puppet Master" (Harry/Snape/Voldemort. "Moments after the last battle, a man clings to his own soul." Brilliantly written, with an amazing narrative p.o.v.)
Jedi Rita (jedirita on LJ): "Methods of Suicide" (Snape/Lupin. For reasons which will become apparent early on in this story, Snape can no longer do magic and even being around magic is...well, you'll see. Remus, however, isn't about to let him give up all hope. Well written and heartbreaking at times - but never hopeless. Just the thing for h/c fans.)
Jintian; Get There Faster. (Harry/Ron. It's the summer after OotP, and Harry's learning . . . all sorts of things.)
Jintian: The Persons We Were. (Snape/Lupin, Lupin/Black. Post-OotP.)
Josan: Severus and The Crup (Snape/Harry)
Josan (josanpq on LJ): "Not a Grain of Good Sense". (Snape/Twins. Post-war, and Snape's back at Spinner's End. But Fred and George have a need for some of Snape's particular talents. What might he need in return?)
Josan: A Gift Of Light (Snape/OMC)
Juliatheyounger: Sunrises. (Harry/Snape. It's the end of the summer after the defeat of Voldemort. Hermione is studying at university, Ron has a job at the Ministry, and Harry is going back to Hogwarts . . . alone.)
Juxian Tang: Howdy (Snape/Lupin)
Juxian Tang: Forbidden Thoughts (Snape/Lupin)
Kabeyk (kabeyk on LJ): "Remus Lupin's Unofficial List of Things". (Sirius/Remus. Neither too-cute puppies, nor too-bitter adults, the young Remus and Sirius in this story are portrayed in very original ways and are instantly recognizable. Sirius is arrogant and insecure and charming (but only a little charming), and Remus is strong and weak and maybe a little in denial. Very well done.)
Kabeyk: "The Way We Live Now" (Remus/Severus/Draco. For reasons that will become apparent, Draco is kidnapped by the Order and taken to be held prisoner by "the two biggest freaks in Wizarding Society." More hot than Hawaii...and wonderfully nasty characterizations. Note: for a number of reasons, the community on which this story is archived is now locked and unavailable to under 18's)
kai: Contemporary Magical Innovations by H. Granger (Snape/Harry)
Kai: Give and It Shall Be Given Unto You. (Pre-war, war, and post-war. Harry/Severus, Harry/Voldemort, Harry/Draco, Harry/Lucius, Harry/Severus/Lucius - although some pairings are just implied.)
kai: Wabi-Sabi (Snape/Harry)
kai and Josan: A Matter of Trust - Part 1: First Things First (Snape/Kingsley Shacklebolt)
Kalena: Back in Black. (Snape/Black. Sirius is back from beyond the Veil . . . and he's not alone. Mpreg, but don't let that stop you from reading this! Long. Delicious.)
Kalena (imkalena on LJ): "Fiat Lux" (Snape/Black. What could their lives have been, if only they had made other choices long ago? A half-warning for 'death,' but only to the extent that all the action takes place after death has taken place. Wonderful.)
Kalena (imkalena on LJ): "Home Improvements" (Snape/Lupin. As the summary says: "Remus Lupin wants to restore 12 Grimmauld Place to its original beauty. Severus Snape agrees to help him - for a price." This is long and plotty and...okay, I have to admit I have a weakness for semi-sentient houses in this fandom. Also, did I mention the hotness factor? Because...yes!)
Kass (kassrachel on LJ): Clay (Harry/Snape. "In which the fight against You-Know-Who continues. And there is mysticism. And eventually shagging.")
Kest: Three Days (Remus/Sirius)
klynie (klynie1 on LJ): "A Devil Haunts Thee" (Severus/Remus, Remus/Harry, Severus/Remus/Harry, Severus/Harry. "While battling the Ministry of Magic, Remus Lupin confronts his inner demons as well." A wonderfully intriguing post-war story. Excellent shifting power dynamics and perfectly paced, plus very hot!)
klynie (klynie1 on IJ): "Love, Pregnancy, and Camel Riding" (Snape/Harry. "48-year-old Harry Potter is the victim of an accidental immaculate conception." A magical bonding story, long and smart and satisfying. If you're looking for pretty boys having sex, well, honestly, I don't know what you're doing reading Snape fic in the first place, but this is middle aged and awkward sex at it's finest...and hottest.)
kribu (kribu on LJ): "Coming Home" (Snape/Harry/Hermione. "The battles are over and the healing can begin." Very enjoyable and very engaging. The author does a fine job of making this triangular relationship amongst relatively inexperienced adults believable. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Lalejandra: The Twilight Before. (Gen, but cross-recced in slash for a brief Blaise/Draco moment. Hogwarts can sense when everything is about to change; so can the students in each of the Houses.)
Lash Larue (lash_larue on LJ): "A Very Bad Thing Indeed." (Aunt Marge/Umbridge, Millicent Bulstrode/Moaning Myrtle " Just because a woman does not meet contemporary standards of beauty does not mean that she doesn’t have needs and longings. Strong women find a way to satisfy them. " Who would have imagined that these pairings would have been so incredibly believable, especially Aunt Marge and Dolores Umbridge, who seem to have been made for each other. Highly original and engaging.)
Leela Cat (leela_cat on LJ): "Principles Before Personalities" (Dudley Dursley/Harry Potter. "After being arrested and sentenced to a Community Order, Dudley finds help in unexpected places." Let me just say that I, who have no particular interest in incest pairings - even cousins - had no trouble with this pairing, despite worrying that I might. Very real and an excellent look at the intersection(s) between the Muggle and Magical worlds.)
Leni Jess (leni_jess on LJ): "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" (Harry/Snape. "The war is over and won. Harry and Snape are both wounded...[but] Harry's Healer gives him a job: trusting a potential Dark Lord where few others would." A wonderful story about hope, about consequences, and about having the freedom to choose who we are going to be,)
Leni Jess: "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Snape/Harry. Post-HBP. "Snape comes into human contact rarely now he's with Voldemort, and appreciates all he gets; from Harry he gets more than he expects.")
lesyeuxverts (lesyeuxverts on IJ): "Reasons to Live" (Snape, Harry. "A hundred reasons to live, a hundred ways to live - this one is enough for Harry." A post-war riff on the letters-in-a-diary concept, but the ending...well, you'll just have to read this for yourself.)
Lexin: A Life More Ordinary (Snape/Harry. "Snape hears some bad news and things go downhill from there." One of the earliest - and best - of Snarry Mpreg)
Lilith Morgana: "Botanic Garden" (Snape/Draco. Post-HBP, but that's jusr where it ends. Wonderfully written)
Lilith Morgana: "Hypothesis" (Snape/Dumbledore. "Five things Albus Dumbledore knows about Severus." Need and violence and comfort and despair...and a love that isn't enough.)
LinW (nestinghedwig on LJ/IJ): "His Mother's Eyes" (AU "When Arabella Figg defies Albus Dumbledore, Severus takes his chance at redemption." Conceived of as a Snape/Harry story, from my perspective, I think this is almost more of a Snape/OMC fic at this point, but it's most strongly a Snape-centric gen story and a wonderful one at that. Good use of OC's and both Filius Flitwick and Lucius Malfoy have good supporting roles.)
Lipstick (maelipstick on LJ): "We should have loved more and feared less" (Snape/Lupin. Post-school and pre-canon. Believable and funny, with wonderfully awkward sex and only the slightest hint of begrudging romance.)
lomonaaeren (lomonaaeren on LJ): "Kestrel" (Snape/Harry. "When his son James is wounded, Harry goes to Severus Snape for help. Snape, of course, has a price. Harry pays it-and Snape finds himself paying his own price in worry, doubt, awe, and something very much like love." Treads close to the realm of crackfic, but doesn't quite go over the edge. I'm particularly fond of the wonderfully petty and suspicious Snape in this story)
Lookfar (lookfar on LJ/IJ): "A Fish May Marry a Bird" (Snape/Firenze. "Snape discovers an unrecognized area of erotic interest." A smart and in character story that transcends the potentially anxiety-inducing 'bestiality' label. Includes lovely art from fanlay)
lotrwariorgodss (lotrwariorgodss on LJ): "This Moratorium on Life" (Theoretical Snape/Lily, potential Snape/Harry. Harry seems to be suffering from a curse, and Hermione asks Snape to help. A rich, complex, and emotionally satisfying look at the nature of reality and dreams in a post-DH world [although not all of DH, given the story's living Snape].)
Louise Lux: Salt Water Tides (Snape/Lupin)
LoupGarou (loupgarou1750 on LJ/IJ): "Death and the Open Mind" (Snape/Harry. "Harry's having nightmares, blurting out rude things, causing trauma, generally behaving badly, and thinks he may be going mad." Post-DH and Snape is...dead? Entirely engaging from beginning to end, with canonically perfect, sharp dialogue. Dark-ish at times and humorous at times...and ultimately hopeful.)
loupgarou1750 (loupgarou1750 on LJ/IJ): "Sadness of Eros" (Harry/Snape, Harry/Ginny. The summary for this story is "The open palm of desire wants everything", but the alternate summary is "Harry cheats"...and man, does he ever - both with strangers and, of course, with Snape. Raw and gritty and occasionally ugly and hot and tender...and always real.)
Luthien: The Rain Keeps Falling (Snape/Harry)
Luthien: Disarmed (and its sequel The Key to the Kingdom (Snape/Harry)
Abstract Concept (the_con_cept on LJ): "Felinated" (Snape/Harry. "A potions accident leaves Snape as a cat until who-knows-when. Harry's already got his hands full when a prankster starts sabotaging the rebuilding of Hogwarts. But what if it's not just a prank?" There are surprisingly many "XXX turns into a cat" in HP fiction, but this Snape is one of the very best cats ever. Mind his claws!)
Abstract Concept (the_con_cept on LJ/IJ): "The Pandora Incident" (Snape/Harry. "When Snape is thrown from his body, he takes refuge in an unlikely place, and it's up to Harry to set things right again." 19-plus years after DH, and Snape is still not-quite dead. Starts off like a crack!fic, but quickly becomes charming and touching. Oh...and funny. Very, very funny.) (Note: No longer Available online)
AbstractConcept (the_con_cept on LJ): "Sleepless in the Dungeons" (Snape/Harry. "After the war, Snape's Dreamless Sleep Potion stops working. Harry is enlisted to help, and discovers that a sleep-deprived Snape is a very dangerous creature indeed.")
adbaculum: "The Importance of Recordkeeping for the New Entrepreneur" (Snape/Harry. The end of the war sees Snape in a very different profession than he'd had before. An old profession. The oldest profession. Smutty and clever and funny, with a survivor Snape and a bowed-but-not-broken Harry.)
Alim Siemanym (alimsiemanym on LJ): "Dogs of War" (Alastor Moody/Rufus Scrimgeour "A tale of triumph and tragedy, of two broken men and the war that made them and killed them." Gritty and real - homophobia and all - and strangely touching.)
Allecto (allecto on LJ): The Chosen. (Crabbe/Harry. . . and before you roll your eyes, this is a very smart - and original - look at the Wizarding World from an unusual perspective.)
alwaysasnapefan: "Bravery and Ambition" (Amycus Carrow/Peter Pettigrew. "Amycus Carrow falls for a promising Gryffindor named Peter Pettigrew and discovers that bravery and ambition are rarer than he'd thought." If somebody had told me before I read this that I'd ever be reccing a story with a Carrow/Pettigrew pairing and that I'd be sympathetic toward both of them, I never would have believed it, but...there you go. An insightful, honest, often dark tale set in the early days of Voldemort's rise.)
Amand-r (amand_r on LJ): "Odysseus's Last Days" (Snape/Harry. Hermione, Ron, The Weasley Clan, some random Muggles. "Sometimes, when the sun is shining into the kitchen, and he can sit at the corner table and stare outside, it feels like there's nothing misplaced." Ordinarily, I don't give warnings, but I will warn here for a character death. And yet...this is still a lovely, touching - and extremely well written - post-DH tale).
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): Fifty-three Stories about Snape and Black (Snape/Black) REC LINK
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): Prisoner 30665. (Lucius Malfoy/Dementors. So not my usual thing - how could it be? Look at that pairing? - but wonderfully written. Extremely dark. Extremely non-con. Extremely horrifying.)
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): "Sanguine: A Serpent Knotted Sable" (Harry/Lucius. Yes, Non-Con, BDSM, Needleplay...all things that ordinarily send me running in the opposite direction, but not here. Wonderfully written. Smart. Surprising.)
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): "Sovay" (Snape/Dumbledore. Albus needs to know everything about the spy who shares his bed. Everything. Powerful and heart-wrenching.)
Amanuensis (amanuensis1 on LJ): The Sea and the Shore (Draco/Harry...The Little Mermaid)
Amorette: The Measure of Our Torment. (Snape/Harry. Post-Hogwarts. Post-War.)
Anguis_1 (anguis_1 on LJ): "Sod Off” Means “I Love You" (Severus Snape/Millicent Bulstrode/Dennis Creevey "It begins and ends with the camera. Snapshots of life, and the living thereof." Just what hp_beholder was created for: three wonderfully unattractive characters who find a home together. Lovely. Cross-recced in slash and het)
anguis_1 (anguis_1 on LJ/IJ): "There Are Days I Wish I Lived in a Romance Novel (But This Isn't One of Them)" (Neville Longbottom/Millicent Bulstrode. "In a cluttered workshop and amid the rambunctious denizens of his greenhouse, Neville Longbottom discovers that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. Now he only has to convince Millicent Bulstrode." Very appealing - and very believable - characterizations of post-war Neville and Millicent.)
Anders Svartalfurinn: "Yond Snape" (Snape/Slughorn "Slughorn pursues Snape. An account of the burgeoning relationship between two Slytherins on the background of the events of HBP." Excellent characterizations.)
Anne-Elisa (etrangere on LJ): "The Opposite of Love" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderfully complex story structure - and just as wonderfully complex a relationship between the two men. However, if you were hoping for a nice story, well...might I suggest you read the story warnings first.)
Arionrhod (arionrhod on LJ): "Not Quite What The Doctor Ordered" (Snape/Lupin. "Severus Snape is a brilliant diagnostician, but it turns out that Remus Lupin is a very difficult case, in more ways than one." An AU - and a brilliant one at that - which owes more than a little to House, but which can stand entirely alone with no knowledge of the t.v. show whatsoever. Real World setting, and yet there is much about this story you'll recognize.)
Arsenic (arsenicjade on LJ): Touch and Go. (Remus/Snape, Draco/Harry. Post-Hogwarts [and pre-HBP]..."Remus gets captured. Severus brews up new potions. Draco defects. It all comes together somehow.")
Atrata: In Between Days. (Snape/Harry. "AmbiguouslyTrustworthy!Snape kidnaps ClinicallyDepressed!Harry to keep him safe, but nothing is quite what it seems.")
Aucta Sinistra: Hollow. (Harry/Snape. "After Voldemort's defeat, Snape comes to Harry for help.")
bronze_ribbons (mechaieh, bronze_ribbons on IJ/LJ): "Those I Can Save" (Snape/Lupin. Post-DH. Severus is saved by an unexpected trio, only to discover he has somehow become a father and must depend for help on someone whose name is not Remus Lupin. Very engaging and clever and funny...and even rather thrilling, in places!)
busaikko: "Double Happiness Masala". (Snape/Lupin. A sweet - but definitely not schmoopy - non-magical AU.)
busaikko (busaikko on LJ): "Ten Aprils" (Snape/Lupin. Post-HBP. The author's warnings include the following - "Rape, torture, miscarriage, abortion, character death, unscrupulous experiments, childbirth" - and yet, this is actually quite a lovely story with some very original takes on magic. Mpreg.)
Busaikko (busaikko on LJ): "Ulterior Designing" (Snape/Lupin. "Remus hires Hermione, who is working as an interior decorator by day, and unbeknownst to him, Cupid by night." Smart and funny.)
Calico and Julad: Lustre (Harry/Draco)
Caligryphy: And Never Been Kissed. (Dumbledore/Snape. Slow and sweet.)
Caligryphy: "The Fourth Year". (Snape/Harry...and absolutely wonderful! Four years after the defeat of Voldemort, and Snape is living with Harry...but why? Tense and funny, smart and sexy...and Snape's fixation on certain elements of Muggle culture is just....oh, go read it!)
Caligryphy: So Lonely Without Me. (Snape/Harry. Wonderful war-era - and beyond - story. Two men, two rooms.)
Camillo1978 (camillo1978 on LJ): drew and wrote "Give Him the Good News" (Albus Dumbledore/Argus Filch. "Like many of his generation, there’s a lot more to Argus Filch than meets the eye. Albus Dumbledore discovers that he isn’t the only man in London with a heavy conscience." G for the Art; R for the Fic. A smart and original backstory for both of these men. )
Captain Tulip (captain_tulip on LJ): "Out of His Mind" (Snape/Harry...but not a fluffy romance - not by a long shot. " A desperate Order begins to suspect Voldemort of spying on them through Harry's mind, and the only person they can think of to help them isn't too happy about being enlisted. " NC-17)
Cate (sheafrotherdon on LJ)): Two Wizards, One Gift, and a Duck-Billed Platypus. (Remus/Sirius. Christmas shopping for Baby!Harry in Muggle London. Just the right flavor.)
chantefable (chantefable on LJ): "Discombobulation" (Albus Severus/Viktor Krum. "A man has passed away, and a man has come back. Distraught and confused, Al Potter reaches a new understanding of his life and himself." Written for the nextgen_fest, this is a sharp and wonderfully insightful look at celebrity, politics, and the almost impossible nature of communication.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ): "The Art of Wayfinding". (Severus/Lucius. Post-HBP, and Severus asks the Dark Lord for a boon. Excellent portrayals of Lucius and Severus, especially the latter, whose true allegiances are never quite clear.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ/ cathouse_mary on DW): "Never Hearts and Flowers" (Rufus Scrimgeour/Alastor Moody. "Scenes from the lives of two men." How could this not be canon? Just. So. Good! And yes, I'm warning for character death - this following canon and all - just...death isn't always the end.)
Chaos Rose (chaos_rose on LJ): "A Winter's Tale" (Snape/Filch. A perfectly believable Filch and a wonderfully just-turned-professor Snape with a plot that's funny and sweet and seriously hot.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Loyal to a Fault" (Snape/Cedric, references to Snape/Karkaroff, Karkaroff/Krum implied, Cedric/Harry imagined. A wonderfully paced story, set in the midst of the Triwizard Tournament. Really interesting characterizations, especially Cedric's. The story comes with a death warning, of course.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Nice Work, If You Can Get It" (Snape/Lupin. "After the war, life goes on - perhaps not as it once did, but if they've survived Voldemort, Severus Snape and Remus Lupin will find some way to keep body and soul together...even if it means working together." Cleverly done and funny, with a wonderfully creative use of sex toys.)
Chastity Pureheart (chazpure on LJ): "Prince Expectant" (Snape/Harry. Pornilicious, with kidfic and libraries and orgies and yay)
Chelle (pixychelle on LJ): "How Severus Snape (Didn't) Kill Nymphadora Tonks" (Snape/Lupin, Tonks. "Clearly, she needed to die. Severus knew several ways to make that happen. Of course he did.")
Chelle (pixychelle on LJ): "What We're Fighting For" (Snape/Lupin. Remus is undercover with the werewolves, and for a variety of reasons Severus must allow himself to be claimed as part of the pack. A very smart look at the nature of trust and loyalty.)
cimorene: Hymn to Eurydike. (Snape/Harry. What you can learn from Orpheus.)
CJ (cjmarlowe on LJ): "All of Us Immortal". (Severus/Lucius. Manipulation and dubious consent, wonderfully written...and a particularly excellent ending.)
Cluegirl (cluegirl on LJ): "Can't Take the Sky" (Snape/Harry. "One thing Dumbledore never told Harry about horcruxes, is that they are harder to destroy than to create." Harry's been cursed, but he doesn't have time to deal with that - not now, when Voldemort is still alive and well and there are still Horcruxes to destroy. A powerful and striking work of horror . . . and of love.)
Cluegirl (cluegirl on LJ): "Everybody's Fool" (Snape/Harry. "Harry Potter: Bruised veteran of too many heartbreaks; cynical, jaded drunkard; Wardwright, war hero, recluse, and part time matchmaker. Next target -- Severus Snape, who has a lot to learn about love." Wonderfully creative use of magic, perfectly paced development of the relationship between Snape and Harry, and oh-so-smoking-hot sex. NC-17.)
Cluegirl: "Blood and Fire" (Snape/Harry. " After the deaths of Dumbledore and Voldemort, Severus Snape must learn to cope with yet another Master; Harry Potter.")
Cluegirl: "Occasional Demons". (Harry/Slughorn. How many ways is this story wrong? Oh so many, including the chan element [Harry's 16]. But hypnotic nonetheless and powerfully written.)
countesszero (countesszero on IJ): "The Addiction" (Primarily Snape/Lupin, but a variety of pairings: SS/ES, SS/RL, SS/SB, RL/NT. Written for the RetroFest, this story is only canon compliant with SS, CoS, and most of POA. The prompt also serves as a summary: "When Harry, Hermione, Ron stun Severus in the Shrieking Shack, they don't know there is a Sleeping Beauty Spell on the bed already. It interacts and Snape wakes up a woman. Remus who already is attracted to Snape finds this even more intriguing and begins to woo Snape" - and I'm going to ignore my reluctance to warn in recs, because...."Incest, Heterosexual sex, (Child) Abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Non consensual sex, Sex with dubious consent, Gender switch, Attempted suicide, Character death (no main character)" Some of those warnings are my favorite things to read about in fanfic and some are my least favorite, but the (mostly dark) story as a whole was entirely engrossing and I'm very glad I read it)
Cybele: If You Are Prepared (Snape/Harry.) (A snape/Harry classic, written between Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix. Quite wonderful and yet quite sad. This is a story with a death warning.)
Dacro (dacro on LJ/IJ): "Act Five: Deconstruction of an Architect" (Snape, Harry, Albus. "A reporter once asked of me, `Sir. If the most notable moments of your life were to be documented for the stage, how many acts would there be, and what would they be called?' I was of a mind to ignore him, and yet an answer came to my lips-much to my surprise. "Four acts-in no certain order: Death of a Father, Death of a Servant, The Bridge, and The Arrival of the Boy." There is also this movement, a fifth and final act that I neglected to share with him. It has no title as of yet." Part of the Snarry Games on IJ, yet not - strictly speaking - a Snape/Harry story, this tale is, nevertheless, a wonderfully written examination of a possible Snape and Harry, born into a Victorian world. x-recced in gen)
Dacro (dacro on LJ/IJ): "She Who Knows the Orphan" (Snape/Harry. AU. "After using accidental magic to turn Pharaoh's would-be assassin to stone, an orphan suddenly finds himself with new rooms, new clothes and a new title: Palace Magician. When told he must choose a personal servant for himself, he selects someone who doesn't seem long for the world – a former priest and healer accused of murder." Just the sort of AU I most love, with a well researched setting, perfectly recognizable characters, and an original and well executed plot.)
debchan: What He Wants (Snape/Harry. Post-OotP) REC LINK
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ and delphi on DW): "The Ballad of Filius Flitwick and Severus Snape" (Snape/Flitwick. "A year in the secret courtship of two not-dissimilar Hogwarts professors. " A wonderfully wrought romance, in ballad form!)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): Blind, Deaf, and Dumb (Young!Snape/Filch)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/DW): "The Conjugal State" (Argus Filch/Severus Snape "In which Albus Dumbledore makes an error, Severus Snape is certainly not married, and Argus Filch is the happiest man in the world. " Perfectly paced and perfect characterization. As ever, Delphi can do no wrong.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/delphi on DW): "Croissants and Coffee" (Kingsley Shacklebolt/Blaise Zabini. "After the Battle of Hogwarts, all Slytherin upperclassmen are taken into custody; Blaise Zabini plans to charm his way out." Smart and surprising, with an excellent Blaise voice.)
Delphi (atdelphi on IJ/LJ): "The Courtship of Benjamin Jink" (Snape/Slughorn. "Horace Slughorn discovers that moving on does not always entail moving forward." A wonderful post-DH story, set in North America, with a particularly in-character Slughorn. )
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "Father to the Man" (Snape/Filch. "A restricted spell goes awry, and Severus Snape is left scrambling to cover his tracks. Meanwhile, Argus Filch turns out to be surprisingly good with small children, the nature of time is proven to be fiddly and anyone's guess, and (at least one) Severus gets a second chance at life." Childrearing, domesticity, hurt/comfort, and slash - with a gen sensibility. And so well written.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/IJ): "Finding Viktor Krum" (Albus Severus Potter/Viktor Krum. "A man walks into a pub..." Or, how the universe played a joke on Albus Severus Potter and how he learned to go along with it." Utterly believable characterizations, wonderful details, and Albus' roommate, Scorpius Malfoy, is fantastic.)
Delphi (atdelphi on IJ/LJ): "Goat Song" (Snape/Aberforth. "A tragedy in five scenes." Yes, that's the summary the author gave, but to me, this is no tragedy. Snape is wonderfully drawn in this story, and Aberforth - yes, that Aberforth - is amazing. Gruff and caring and no-nonsense.) REC LINK
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Fisher King" (Percy Weasley/Alastor Moody. "In which quests and grails are overrated, and virtues are not. " Percy's pov, and it's absolutely spot on, voice-wise. A strong and sexy and ultimately hopeful story.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ) "Friends and Wine" (Snape/Slughorn. "Professors Snape and Slughorn acquaint themselves anew," the summary says, but this story is so much more. Set during HBP, here's a Snape who still seems to feel just a bit...young and insecure around his former head of House. And as for Slughorn: what does he want from his very distracted colleague?)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "Just the Words" (Shacklebolt/Moody. Set after the events of GoF. A strangely wonderful pairing.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ/delphi on DW): wrote and illustrated "Snitch" ; On LJ (Viktor Krum/???. " Thorfinn Rowle, Death Eater, is alive and dwelling in Akureyri, Iceland: Ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Viktor Krum receives a mysterious letter and becomes entangled with an anonymous informant. " PG-13. Note: Image Heavy, as the story is driven in part by newspaper articles and correspondence. Wonderfully conceived and executed.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Stolen Child" (Snape/Dumbledore. "Albus Dumbledore is not quite human...." Unearthly and beautiful...and whether there should be a warning or not, well...you'll have to decide for yourselves.)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): Stolen Moments (Snape/Dumbledore)
Delphi (atdelphi on LJ): "The Turning of the Tide". (Shacklebolt/Moody. Set when Kingsley has just finished his Auror training and Mad-Eye is still whole. A wonderful story, with three dimensional characters you can believe in from the start.)
Delphi: Yule. (Snape/Hagrid. One bitterly cold Christmas night and two lonely men.)
DementorDelta (dementordelta on IJ/LJ): "Between the Lines" (Snape/Harry. "Harry discovers a secret in his Potions text and a friend in the Half-Blood Prince.." Teenage Harry and teenage Snape, but surprisingly, it's not a time turner story. Extremely well-written and very creative and totally engaging. Young!Snape, in particular, is perfect.)
DementorDelta: Over Tea (McGonagall, Snape [suggestion of Snape/Harry] cross-posted in gen and slash)
Dementordelta (dementordelta on LJ): "The World As It Is" (Snape/Harry. Years after the war, Harry is running a flower shop, and Snape, blinded in the final battle, is looking for potions ingredients to see if he can find a cure. A tiny suspension of disbelief helps at one point, but the characterization is lovely, and the sex is wonderful.)
DementorDelta: The Dreaming Spires. (Snape/Harry)
DementorDelta and DragonLight: Harry Potter and the Ill-Tempered Potions Master. (Harry/Snape . . . and with more than a nod to the Wizard of Oz/Wicked.)
Dido (trickofthedark on LJ/IJ): "Fruiting Bodies" (Firenze/Trelawney, Hooch/Slughorn, Krum/assorted. "Love is in the air. Also spores." A lovely, funny story accompanied by original and altogether charming art. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Dien Alcyone: "By This And This Only" (Snape/Kingsley. "Kingsley Shacklebolt wasn't at the Hogwarts Express to wish Harry a happy summer with the rest of the Order. Why?" Kingsley is long-suffering - in more ways than one. *g*)
Dolores Crane: "Crucius" (Snape/Harry. "Harry hates being a schoolboy and Snape hates being a teacher; what else do they have in common, and how can they escape?" Beautifully written and it still reads as perfectly true, even after canon should have made that) impossible
Dolores Crane: "In Loco Parentis" (Hermione-centric, Hermione/Harry, Snape/Harry, Hestia/Tonks, Others. "Hermione is back at school after a summer in the Muggle world, and everything is changing. But getting closer to Harry doesn't get her any closer to the war - until she's unexpectedly enrolled in the Order of the Phoenix, and meets Hestia Jones, the founder of Mud Pride." Utterly fantastic Hermione pov, and an excellent looooong story about love and family and politics and all the prejudices, large and small, that inhabit our world(s). Spoiler/Content/Warning(skip)Underage sex, and an abortion. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Donna Immaculata: Crossroads. (HP/Chronicles of Narnia. "While exploring the White Witch's house, Edmund has a strange encounter." Mild m/m)
dracofiend: "The Cure" (Harry/Snape. "After the war, Harry needs eight months in St. Mungo's and Professor Snape's cure." Light...and charming.)
dracofiend (dracofiend on IJ/LJ): "Sina Qua Non" (Snape/Harry. "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 simple, post-DH tale set at Hogwarts, in which Snape still lives and there is love, unrequited...and otherwise. *g*)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): "Mother of Pearl" (Harry/Draco. The summary: "After Draco Malfoy turns up again a year after the war, Harry is determined to uncover the mystery behind his Order of Merlin." The relationship between Harry and Draco builds as mystery upon mystery develops in the background. Excellent characterizations, non-cliched, and just damned smart)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): "Let Go" (Harry/Draco. ""There was a logical explanation for what happened between Harry and Malfoy: adolescent insanity. Not their own, though-their children's. A story that brings the epilogue generation to life, in a completely realistic way...and the Harry/Draco interactions [interactions = sex] are great. Plus, extremely funny.)
Duinn-Fionn (geoviki on LJ): A Thousand Beautiful Things (Harry/Draco)
dungeons_master (dungeons_master on IJ/LJ): "The Art of Dog-Keeping" (Snape/Lupin. "They say once you feed a stray dog, it always comes back for more. Severus Snape is going to find out just how true that is." Uses the cliches of both amnesia and the Muggle world and still manages to be completely original. Plus? Baby Teddy!)
Edgewise (edgewise on LJ/IJ): "All The Ways We See" (Snape/Rabastan. "Used to the direction of his father, Rabastan receives a new assignment from the Dark Lord, in which he learns to apply his talent of looking closely at things in a new arena" Fine characterizations, if ones that we don't often see - especially where Rabastan is concerned - and set in an era that isn't written about half enough.)
Eeyore9990 (eeyore9990 on IJ/LJ): "Invaded" (Snape/Kingsley. "I know the situation is not ideal, Severus, but I would never leave you to suffer the consequences of my death by yourself. Kingsley will be your liaison with the Order, even after I am gone" Set during HBP, this is a very emotionally true story - and a very believable one)
Elanor Isolda: Protean Charm. (Harry/Snape. "While spending a summer alone at Grimmauld Place, training for a war over which he has no control, Harry begins to question whom he can really trust.")
Elf (elfwreck on LJ/IJ): "By Sulfur and Salt" (Snape/Lily, Snape/Harry...but not the sort of Snape/Lily you might imagine from reading the summary: "Snape's idyllic life with Lily is disrupted when the Ministry of Magic takes an interest in them." A wonderful though often disturbing look at gender and identity issues in a post-war world.)
Ella Bane: "Under His Spell" (Snape/Harry. Written for the Snarry Olympics with a prompt of 'Labyrinth' for Team Romance. "Snape's will is gone. Harry helps restore it." An engaging, smart story that includes a very creative use of magic.)
Ellen Fremedon: The Fever of the Bone. (Snape/Lupin [Lupin/Black flashbacks]. "Five months of full moons.")
Ellen Fremedon: The Skull Beneath the Skin (Snape/Remus) and a story in the same timeline - Benediction, which can be read independently. (Snape/Remus)
Ellen Fremedon: Within the Pale. (Snape/Harry. To survive the Dark Lord's attack, Harry must renounce what he loves-- and it isn't Snape.. A sequel to Returns of the Day, in which Hogwarts "is under seige, and Harry is skulking in the dungeons." And yes, "Returns of the Day" should really be read before "Within the Pale.")
Emma Grant (emmagrant01 on LJ): "Weakness" (Snape/Draco, Draco/OC. "Set during DH. Snape decides Draco needs private lessons in occlumency, and it turns out that Draco has much to hide." A smart story that feels like a missing piece of canon. Draco is entirely convincing here, and Snape is a real grown-up.) REC LINK
Empathic Siren (empathic_siren on LJ): "For Things Not at Hand" (Snape/Harry. Post-war, and recovering is taking more energy than anyone might have imagined. Good characterizations and strong emotional depths, within an interesting non-linear narrative.)
Eodrakken (pauraque on LJ): "The little death". (Cedric/Viktor. The perfect story for this pairing. Yearning and Heat and Bittersweetness. Excellent.)
esama (esama on tumblr): "Whispers in Corners" (Crossover between Harry Potter and Sherlock (BBC). Harry Potter/Mycroft Holmes. "Everything started with a stumble - his new life in a new world as well as his surprisingly successful career as a medium." I'm pretty sure very few people could have imagined a pairing like Harry/Mycroft working, but work it does. The story could benefit from more proofreading, but apart from that, it's well written and original. Creative use of the Deathly Hallows from HP, and the way the characters from the two universes intersect is very well done, although the way "the Great Hiatus"-era Sherlock characters are presented might come as a bit of a surprise to some LJ/DW readers. Very clever stuff! Note: as you might deduce from the author's summary, supernatural themes are at the heart of this story.)
Fabula Rasa: Rat's Alley (Snape/Black)
Fanfic Forensics (fanficforensics on DW): "Exile" (Snape/Lupin. First War AU. "After Halloween in 1981, Remus Lupin takes a detour to Hogwarts before leaving the country, determined that he's not going to lose the only loved one he has left." Ordinarily I don't rec art, but this paneled fic is most definitely a story - and a clever one, at that.)
Fearless Diva: Tissue of Silver. (Harry/Draco. "A love story concerning possessed furniture, black silk pyjamas, courtroom drama, premonitions of doom, assassination attempts, Death Eater yoga, absinthe, bare feet and a sensible werewolf." Also? A sequel! Other Alleys.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ):"At The End Of The Revival We Begin" (Snape/Draco. "Severus asks to be allowed to care for Draco after the Dark Lord's punishment." Excellent characterizations - including a wonderful portrayal of Eileen Snape - and a deftly handled plot, post-HBP)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Gladly Beyond Any Experience" (Snape/Harry, mention of past Snape/Draco and Harry/Ginny. "Sixteen years after the war ends, Snape is found." Wonderfully drawn characterizations in a richly-populated world - and an original variation on the pensieve idea. )
Femme (femmequixotic: "Infinite Shadow of the Soul" (Snape/Draco. Time travel, foreign climes, the Mad Monk...and two men with a chance for a life. Meticulous attention to historical detail, with a very original plot. Smart and intricately woven. )
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ): "Kiss A Boy In London Town (And Other Intimate Misadventures of A Society Whore)" (Harry/Draco. "There's only one cardinal sin for a whore." The war is over and the wizarding world is up to its neck in heroes, but the prospects of the remaining members of the Malfoy family are not so rosy. And yet, well...it wouldn't be fair to say that Draco actually hates his current profession, especially not when it brings Harry Potter to his doorstep. Smart and witty and hot.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ/DW): "The Migratory Habits of Seekers & Other Birds of Prey" (Harry/Viktor. "One choice, one mad, desperate choice and everything I loved was gone. I'd known it would be the moment I said yes." A smart and insightful story about a wholly believable relationship. Wonderful details and background information...a truly three-dimensional universe.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "Reveillon.". (Draco/Snape. A year or so after HBP, and...Snape wakes. Wonderful characterizations - even the secondary characters - and absolutely believable relationships amongst all the principals)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ), with art by Puppet (mpuppet): "Water Shadows"
(Snape/Draco. Post-HBP, in hiding, and Draco really wants a bath. Excellent characterizations)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ/IJ): "Sing A Mad Rebellion" (Snape/Harry, other secondary pairings, including both het and slash. "The State Security Forces come not in the middle of a dark night as one might expect, but on a bright, sunshiny Sunday morning just after the sausages are set on the kitchen table." Future!fic, dystopian, and absolutely brilliant. If you're a Le Carre fan, it's like the best of Le Carre; if you're a Ludlum fan, it's like the best of Ludlum. Either way, it's excellent. Warning though for deaths, although no primary pairing deaths.)
Femme (femmequixotic on LJ): "The Years That Walk Between" (Snape/Draco, Draco Harry. "Draco finds his way after the war. Excellently written and voiced. Canon compliant for Deathly Hallows and so, full of spoilers. Author warning for death.)
Ferry (luciferry on LJ) as translated into English by Acid and Sinick: "Ridiculous" (Snape/Karkaroff. "What's got Karkaroff all worried?" Ron muttered. "And since when have he and Snape been on first-name terms?" said Harry slowly. A wonderful look at the relationship between Snape and Karkaroff as it changes - and does not change - over many years. I can only speak to the translation, but this is a powerful story. The original Russian version - with illustrations - can be found here.)
FitofPique (fitofpique on IJ/LJ): "Made-Up Lullaby #43" (Snape/Harry. "People who say they sleep like a baby don't usually have one." Charming and funny, with the most adorable plot device ever. A baby!fic for people who don't particularly like baby!fic.)
Flora Hart (florahart on LJ/IJ): "Fresh Start" (Alastor Moody/Viktor Krum. "All Alastor needs is more eyes and ears on the continent, but if he gets something more in the bargain, he supposes he'll take it." A wonderful story that works amazingly well with canon. Excellent characterizations all the way through.)
Flora (florahart on LJ): "Jigsaw Pieces" (Snape/Flitwick. "During a very difficult week, Filius finds himself considering a puzzle." Past and present meet in this very clever story about a surprisingly great relationship.)
Fluffyllama: "Carrion". (Snape/Karkaroff. At Spinner's End, a bird brings a message to Severus Snape. Wonderful narrative structure and characterizations.)
Fox: Credulity and Conviction, followed by Best Man (Harry/Snape)
GatewayGirl: Blood Magic (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, Snape, Lupin. Technically Gen, but elements of Slash and Het. Long) REC LINK (Note: You'll also want to read "Blood and Choices", a late sequel in the "Blood Magic" universe)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on IJ/LJ): "Being Snape" (Snape/Harry. "When Harry Polyjuices into Snape, he finds out more about the Potions master than he ever dreamed." A very recognizable Harry and very grown-up Snape. Engaging and insightful and extremely hot.)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ): "Echoes" (Snape/Harry. "Everyone has been given perfume for Christmas, odd things happen as a result and Harry finds himself juggling match-making children, senile household appliances and two very fraught relationships." A charming, canon-compliant, post-DH tale, even with a not at all dead Snape)
Gingertart (gingertart50 on LJ/IJ): "The Fourth Deathly Hallow" (Snape/Harry, Draco, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson...so obviously a crossover. "From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero." A wonderful blend of the two universes, with excellent characterizations all 'round and a near seamless plot. Cross-recced in Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes)
Gingertart (gingertart50 onLJ/IJ): "Getting Familiar" (Snape/Harry. "Snape has watched over Potter for so long that nothing from poisonous snakes and assassins to amorous doppelgangers can stop him. Eventually he's going to figure out why." A Post-War tale, and one - unsurprisingly - in which Snape survives. Would it be giving too much a way to say he survives in his previously-unknown Animagus form? And that it's a perfect Animagus form for Snape? This is clever and well-written...and very sweet.)
Gingertart (gingertart50 onLJ/IJ): "Out of the Shadows Came a Rose" (Hermione/Ron, Hermione/Severus/Lucius in various combinations, Harry/Ginny. "Molly interferes, Ron is a twit but gets over it, Lucius is reformed (well, a bit), Draco grows up, Ginny is a good friend (apart from recommending the shoes), Harry is a hero and Hermione has fun and spends a lot of time in a library. Snape, meanwhile, considers that he is getting his usual shit deal from fate, although to be fair, he never expected to find a family of his own. " Does the author's summary include mpreg? Because if it doesn't, it should. *g* A very smart, very touching, very long story.)
Girl Tarte (girl_tarte on LJ): "In places where nobody was meant to see" (Snape/Lupin. A wonderfully written, richly detailed story set many years in the future, when swollen joints and fading memories are the realities of life and when bedrooms are more often shared with portraits of the dead than with each other. Not a romance...but most certainly love.)
Girl Tarte (girl_tarte on LJ): "Souvenirs and Lost Luggage" ; On LJ (Petunia Dursley/OFC (pre-slash), Dudley Dursley/Piers Polkiss (established). "In 2003, Petunia leaves Little Whinging for good. It is four years before she can talk about it." A coming-of-age story, set when Petunia is already middle-aged. Really smart and engaging, especially given the fact that our protagonist is a character that most of us aren't inclined to love.)
Go Seaward: "Nine and Sixty Ways. (Snape/Draco. For anyone who's ever asked "What happened next?" Creative and smart.)
GMTH: Dreams Go On. (Remus/Sirius)
GMTH: "Lurker in the Gaps" (Snape/Harry. "It looked nothing like the Mirror of Erised." Chilling.)
GMTH: Mirror, Mirror. (Harry/Voldemort...but the pairing isn't the point of this [dark] story. Wonderful structure.)
Greenspine (greenspine on LJ): "Little Girl Red" (Luna/Luna. If Albert Einstein and Angela Carter had a daughter, and that daughter wrote femslash, this is the story she would write. Shivery...in a good way and in a scary way.)
Halrloprillalar: Misanthropy, Lycanthropy, And The Pursuit Of Knowledge (Snape/Lupin)
Helen: Third Time's the Charm (Snape/Lupin)
Helene: Beyond the Veil (Remus/Sirius. Post-OotP)
Hikaru (hikaru on LJ): "We Were All Basically Alone" (Snape-centric, with some Snape/Regulus subtext. "A trip through the memories of one Severus Snape." A [believably grim] life. A powerful and strong story. Cross-recced with gen)
Holly (hollycomb on LJ): "Maelstrom" (Harry/Teddy. "During a family vacation, tensions between Harry and Teddy come to a head." Nobody in this story is entirely innocent and nobody - despite the infidelity that's at the heart of this tale - is fully a villain: they're just people. Not always likable, but always real and three dimensional and honest.)
Icarus: Cursed Artefacts For Sale (Snape/Harry)
I Got Tired of Waiting (igtow on LJ/IJ): Hiding Under the Ninth Earth. (Snape/Harry. This isn't actually so much a single story as it is a series of short stories and longer works which make up a unified whole. Start with Tying-up Loose Beginnings, then move on to A Bit of All Right, Epithalamium, and the just-completed All Through the Night. This is a rich universe, populated with many characters, both old and new...but the focus always remains on Snape and Harry.)
I Got Tired Of Waiting (igtow on LJ/IJ): "Connecting the Dotty" (Snape/Harry. "A gentle tale of growing old together." More than just "growing old": this story deals very specifically with some of the problems associated with aging, especially memory issues. Very realistic...sometimes sad and sometimes funny and always a tale of love.)
iibnf: Care of Magical Creatures, followed by Hain't It Funny, Beggars May Ride, and Blessed Peace. (Snape/Hagrid)
iibnf: Hocus Focus. (Snape/Lockhart. Snape has come up with a brilliant idea for a new potion to restore lost memories. If only he had a test subject . . . )
Isis: Letters With Lockhart (Snape/Lockhart)
Isis: Mischief and Madness (Harry/Draco, Ron/Hermione, Snape/McGonagall, etc. Think "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
Isis: Players. (Millicent/Luna. "Misfits have at least that much in common.")
Isolde: Pragmatic Magics. (Snape/Hagrid. After the war, Snape approaches the question of companionship in his usual practical way. [alternate link here])
Iulia Linnea (iulia_linnea on LJ): "Snape's Will" (Harry/"Unnamed" Male Character. "After the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry discovers that Snape has made him a beneficiary of his will; it takes him a while to accept the Potions master's true gift to him." A lovely and often touching post-DH tale, using the prompt of "transfigured.")
Jabez: The List. (Snape/Lupin. Life during wartime.)
Jadzia (jadzialove on LJ): "Of Cabbages and Kings" (Snape/Harry. "Harry was supposed to enjoy life after the war. Instead, he can barely stay awake for it. Running out of hope, he finds help from the most unusual sources, and in a wholly unexpected place.")
jane d (ihatefastcars on LJ): "sea change". (Ron/Draco. Smart and funny - a perfect combination. Set at Grimmauld Place, this is a long, plotty, post-HBP story about a Ron and a Draco who are both learning to look past the surface...and who are still complete *boys*. Excellent.)
Janus (janus on LJ): "Washed Clean" (Rodolphus Lestrange/Rabastan Lestrange "The Lestrange brothers are freed from prison and taken to Malfoy Manor, where they begin to come to themselves in the bath." Unaccustomed as I am to rec anything that even hints at incest, I couldn't pass this up. Smart and painful and raw and so, so smart. )
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "Black Story" (Harry/Snape. In a post-Voldemort world that has forgotten so much of the past, Snape comes back to Hogwarts.)
Jay Tryfanstone: Fly-fishing for Beginners. (Harry/Snape. "Books, few owls and very little magic." It's years after the war, and as expected, Harry Potter is . . . running a bookstore? Smart and funny.)
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "Nettle Soup and Gooseberries" (Snape/Harry. Severus Snape has left the Wizarding world. Harry Potter is his Muggle Liaison Officer. The Muggle world knows about wizards. Very well written and charming.)
Jay Tryfanstone: On Wednesday. (Harry/Snape. Nominally slash, but just as easily read as gen.)
Jay Tryfanstone (tryfanstone on LJ): "The Puppet Master" (Harry/Snape/Voldemort. "Moments after the last battle, a man clings to his own soul." Brilliantly written, with an amazing narrative p.o.v.)
Jedi Rita (jedirita on LJ): "Methods of Suicide" (Snape/Lupin. For reasons which will become apparent early on in this story, Snape can no longer do magic and even being around magic is...well, you'll see. Remus, however, isn't about to let him give up all hope. Well written and heartbreaking at times - but never hopeless. Just the thing for h/c fans.)
Jintian; Get There Faster. (Harry/Ron. It's the summer after OotP, and Harry's learning . . . all sorts of things.)
Jintian: The Persons We Were. (Snape/Lupin, Lupin/Black. Post-OotP.)
Josan: Severus and The Crup (Snape/Harry)
Josan (josanpq on LJ): "Not a Grain of Good Sense". (Snape/Twins. Post-war, and Snape's back at Spinner's End. But Fred and George have a need for some of Snape's particular talents. What might he need in return?)
Josan: A Gift Of Light (Snape/OMC)
Juliatheyounger: Sunrises. (Harry/Snape. It's the end of the summer after the defeat of Voldemort. Hermione is studying at university, Ron has a job at the Ministry, and Harry is going back to Hogwarts . . . alone.)
Juxian Tang: Howdy (Snape/Lupin)
Juxian Tang: Forbidden Thoughts (Snape/Lupin)
Kabeyk (kabeyk on LJ): "Remus Lupin's Unofficial List of Things". (Sirius/Remus. Neither too-cute puppies, nor too-bitter adults, the young Remus and Sirius in this story are portrayed in very original ways and are instantly recognizable. Sirius is arrogant and insecure and charming (but only a little charming), and Remus is strong and weak and maybe a little in denial. Very well done.)
Kabeyk: "The Way We Live Now" (Remus/Severus/Draco. For reasons that will become apparent, Draco is kidnapped by the Order and taken to be held prisoner by "the two biggest freaks in Wizarding Society." More hot than Hawaii...and wonderfully nasty characterizations. Note: for a number of reasons, the community on which this story is archived is now locked and unavailable to under 18's)
kai: Contemporary Magical Innovations by H. Granger (Snape/Harry)
Kai: Give and It Shall Be Given Unto You. (Pre-war, war, and post-war. Harry/Severus, Harry/Voldemort, Harry/Draco, Harry/Lucius, Harry/Severus/Lucius - although some pairings are just implied.)
kai: Wabi-Sabi (Snape/Harry)
kai and Josan: A Matter of Trust - Part 1: First Things First (Snape/Kingsley Shacklebolt)
Kalena: Back in Black. (Snape/Black. Sirius is back from beyond the Veil . . . and he's not alone. Mpreg, but don't let that stop you from reading this! Long. Delicious.)
Kalena (imkalena on LJ): "Fiat Lux" (Snape/Black. What could their lives have been, if only they had made other choices long ago? A half-warning for 'death,' but only to the extent that all the action takes place after death has taken place. Wonderful.)
Kalena (imkalena on LJ): "Home Improvements" (Snape/Lupin. As the summary says: "Remus Lupin wants to restore 12 Grimmauld Place to its original beauty. Severus Snape agrees to help him - for a price." This is long and plotty and...okay, I have to admit I have a weakness for semi-sentient houses in this fandom. Also, did I mention the hotness factor? Because...yes!)
Kass (kassrachel on LJ): Clay (Harry/Snape. "In which the fight against You-Know-Who continues. And there is mysticism. And eventually shagging.")
Kest: Three Days (Remus/Sirius)
klynie (klynie1 on LJ): "A Devil Haunts Thee" (Severus/Remus, Remus/Harry, Severus/Remus/Harry, Severus/Harry. "While battling the Ministry of Magic, Remus Lupin confronts his inner demons as well." A wonderfully intriguing post-war story. Excellent shifting power dynamics and perfectly paced, plus very hot!)
klynie (klynie1 on IJ): "Love, Pregnancy, and Camel Riding" (Snape/Harry. "48-year-old Harry Potter is the victim of an accidental immaculate conception." A magical bonding story, long and smart and satisfying. If you're looking for pretty boys having sex, well, honestly, I don't know what you're doing reading Snape fic in the first place, but this is middle aged and awkward sex at it's finest...and hottest.)
kribu (kribu on LJ): "Coming Home" (Snape/Harry/Hermione. "The battles are over and the healing can begin." Very enjoyable and very engaging. The author does a fine job of making this triangular relationship amongst relatively inexperienced adults believable. Cross-recced in het and slash)
Lalejandra: The Twilight Before. (Gen, but cross-recced in slash for a brief Blaise/Draco moment. Hogwarts can sense when everything is about to change; so can the students in each of the Houses.)
Lash Larue (lash_larue on LJ): "A Very Bad Thing Indeed." (Aunt Marge/Umbridge, Millicent Bulstrode/Moaning Myrtle " Just because a woman does not meet contemporary standards of beauty does not mean that she doesn’t have needs and longings. Strong women find a way to satisfy them. " Who would have imagined that these pairings would have been so incredibly believable, especially Aunt Marge and Dolores Umbridge, who seem to have been made for each other. Highly original and engaging.)
Leela Cat (leela_cat on LJ): "Principles Before Personalities" (Dudley Dursley/Harry Potter. "After being arrested and sentenced to a Community Order, Dudley finds help in unexpected places." Let me just say that I, who have no particular interest in incest pairings - even cousins - had no trouble with this pairing, despite worrying that I might. Very real and an excellent look at the intersection(s) between the Muggle and Magical worlds.)
Leni Jess (leni_jess on LJ): "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" (Harry/Snape. "The war is over and won. Harry and Snape are both wounded...[but] Harry's Healer gives him a job: trusting a potential Dark Lord where few others would." A wonderful story about hope, about consequences, and about having the freedom to choose who we are going to be,)
Leni Jess: "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Snape/Harry. Post-HBP. "Snape comes into human contact rarely now he's with Voldemort, and appreciates all he gets; from Harry he gets more than he expects.")
lesyeuxverts (lesyeuxverts on IJ): "Reasons to Live" (Snape, Harry. "A hundred reasons to live, a hundred ways to live - this one is enough for Harry." A post-war riff on the letters-in-a-diary concept, but the ending...well, you'll just have to read this for yourself.)
Lexin: A Life More Ordinary (Snape/Harry. "Snape hears some bad news and things go downhill from there." One of the earliest - and best - of Snarry Mpreg)
Lilith Morgana: "Botanic Garden" (Snape/Draco. Post-HBP, but that's jusr where it ends. Wonderfully written)
Lilith Morgana: "Hypothesis" (Snape/Dumbledore. "Five things Albus Dumbledore knows about Severus." Need and violence and comfort and despair...and a love that isn't enough.)
LinW (nestinghedwig on LJ/IJ): "His Mother's Eyes" (AU "When Arabella Figg defies Albus Dumbledore, Severus takes his chance at redemption." Conceived of as a Snape/Harry story, from my perspective, I think this is almost more of a Snape/OMC fic at this point, but it's most strongly a Snape-centric gen story and a wonderful one at that. Good use of OC's and both Filius Flitwick and Lucius Malfoy have good supporting roles.)
Lipstick (maelipstick on LJ): "We should have loved more and feared less" (Snape/Lupin. Post-school and pre-canon. Believable and funny, with wonderfully awkward sex and only the slightest hint of begrudging romance.)
lomonaaeren (lomonaaeren on LJ): "Kestrel" (Snape/Harry. "When his son James is wounded, Harry goes to Severus Snape for help. Snape, of course, has a price. Harry pays it-and Snape finds himself paying his own price in worry, doubt, awe, and something very much like love." Treads close to the realm of crackfic, but doesn't quite go over the edge. I'm particularly fond of the wonderfully petty and suspicious Snape in this story)
Lookfar (lookfar on LJ/IJ): "A Fish May Marry a Bird" (Snape/Firenze. "Snape discovers an unrecognized area of erotic interest." A smart and in character story that transcends the potentially anxiety-inducing 'bestiality' label. Includes lovely art from fanlay)
lotrwariorgodss (lotrwariorgodss on LJ): "This Moratorium on Life" (Theoretical Snape/Lily, potential Snape/Harry. Harry seems to be suffering from a curse, and Hermione asks Snape to help. A rich, complex, and emotionally satisfying look at the nature of reality and dreams in a post-DH world [although not all of DH, given the story's living Snape].)
Louise Lux: Salt Water Tides (Snape/Lupin)
LoupGarou (loupgarou1750 on LJ/IJ): "Death and the Open Mind" (Snape/Harry. "Harry's having nightmares, blurting out rude things, causing trauma, generally behaving badly, and thinks he may be going mad." Post-DH and Snape is...dead? Entirely engaging from beginning to end, with canonically perfect, sharp dialogue. Dark-ish at times and humorous at times...and ultimately hopeful.)
loupgarou1750 (loupgarou1750 on LJ/IJ): "Sadness of Eros" (Harry/Snape, Harry/Ginny. The summary for this story is "The open palm of desire wants everything", but the alternate summary is "Harry cheats"...and man, does he ever - both with strangers and, of course, with Snape. Raw and gritty and occasionally ugly and hot and tender...and always real.)
Luthien: The Rain Keeps Falling (Snape/Harry)
Luthien: Disarmed (and its sequel The Key to the Kingdom (Snape/Harry)
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