Hello, friends!

I’m Danni, also known as danpuff (also danniperson). I’m in my 30s, have basically been part of the Harry Potter fandom my whole life, and Snarry has been my OTP for way too long. Aside from my beloved Snarry, I also really love rare pairs (especially Draco/practically anyone) and femslash. I’m an avid reader, a chaotic writer, and enthusiastic cheerleader!

This fandom means a lot to me and I do my best to contribute to that not only by sharing my own stories, but also by reading a lot and commenting as often as I can! I also like to share the stories I enjoy here on Tumblr as fic recs, to not only give them extra love myself, but hopefully bring them extra love from others, as well!

Please feel free to contact me here or find me on any of the following platforms I run around on. I always love to chat and make new friends!

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I'm reading a book at the moment called Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Swartz. I'm enjoying it very much so far...the concept appealed to me right away: a lady in the 1800s wants to become a surgeon, but damned society! Not only is she a woman, and a noblewoman no less, but also society views surgeons as butchers. Not half as prestigious as a physician might be. So Hazel, our main character, manages to get herself into a position of being unsupervised at home, while also buying dead bodies to study. (Dead bodies bought from a "resurrection man" (or body snatcher) named Jack, who is now her love interest.)

In the beginning I had some musings of how Hazel is a nice name for a female Harry. It took ages for me to get on the Harriet Potter bandwagon so I always liked Holly or Hazel as alternatives. There's another minor character in the book named Hyacinth, which...I did in fact write a femslash Snarry where fem!Harry was called Hyacinth. Excellent name, that.

My most recent discovery is Betelgeuse...it's the name of one of the family horses, which of course made me think of Beetlejuice. I don't know that I've seen that name outside of Beeltejuice. But then Hazel mentioned it's the name of a star, which I googled, and that's actually correct! It's the name of a red supergiant in the constellation of Orion.

...which made me think of the Black family. Imagine a Betelgeuse Black, if you will.

I have a notebook at home where I keep lists of names for potential characters, particularly for fanfiction. Lists of surnames, girl names, boy names...even names for pets or shops...and aside from names, concepts! Character sheets. Etcetera. I do hope I'll remember when I get home to add it to my list of names for potential Black family members.

Which reminds me, I know I found another good name to add to the same list in another book, except I can't remember it! I'm pretty sure it must have been the Super Powereds series or the Villains Code series, but alas...I do hope I was smart enough to jot it in my notebook.

I really should go back to carrying that thing in my backpack regularly. You never know when inspiration, or miscellaneous ideas, will strike!

I'm a bit of a name nerd, actually. Back in my younger years I'd pretend I wanted kids just so I could use up some of my most beloved names. Don't worry, common sense hit me before it was too late! I'm very happy with my childfree status and giving cool names to characters instead.

Anyway, in spite of my break, fandom is never far from my mind. My beloved Snarry fandom, at least.

Before starting Anatomy I read the new Empyrean book, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, then went back through the first two books, Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. I thought about an AU set in the Empyrean-verse, where Harry was Violet and Snape was Xaden, except...instead of wingleader, Snape would be his/her teacher. All the more steamy that way, right?

In the Empyrean series, Violet has the power of lightning, which suits Harry, right? What with his lightning bolt scar. And Xaden has power over shadows, which certainly suits Snape. Plus...dragons!

Before that, I read the Villains Code series, and envisioned an AU in that world. Where Harry was the star superhero, and Severus as the big bad member of the Villains Guild. Harry with Lodestar's power is pretty cool, but I especially loved the idea of Severus with Fornax's power...

Oh wait. FORNAX. That's it!!!! Fornax, Ivan's villain's name, is the name of a constellation. Okay definitely keeping that here for future reference, in case I forgot to add Fornax to my Black family list.

Fornax Black. Betelgeuse Black. I'm really going to have to do more with the Black family in the future.

Anyway, prior to Villains Code I also envisioned an AU set in the Super Powereds series while I was reading THAT. In a side book called Corpies there's a character called Birdman and I really had a moment of wanting Harry as Birdman.

Anyway, all that to say that my boys are never far from my mind, and even while not actively writing, my brain still thinks "what if, what if..."

Even outside of my books, my usual true crime videos have put Snarry in my mind! One featured an "ugly" serial killer, where I was reminded of what beauty ideals consist of, primarily "symmetry"...and I had to have a good hard look about just how "ugly" I like Snape to be, when faced with this serial killer.

...you draw a line down the middle of this man's face and I swear the two halves looked like they belonged to different people. They looked like they might not even be related.

This ugly man killed women who didn't give him the type of sex he wanted. Apparently he preferred oral over PIV, which again, made me think of how interesting it is how people can have an array of preferences. Which, is not news to me, but the general population can't quite wrap their heads around anything "different" which just made me feel encouraged to portray more and more of those unique things.

But also it would be strange to point to a serial killer and say "see! Not everyone cares for PIV!" (Much as I do terribly enjoy writing and reading that sort of thing, haha!)

Gosh, even in music I find them. I've been on a Taylor Swift kick lately. Her most recent album was incredible, and it inspired me to go back through her discography. And since I see so much hatred for her, it makes me love her all the more in spite of people. She's a phenomenal songwriter, whether people give her the credit she's due or not, and I'm so in love with her writing.

I listen to her songs and think, I want a Snarry inspired by "All Too Well" (the 10 minute version, to be precise). Or, "Guilty as Sin" would be a sexy song to write to. "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" stays on my mind.

I've recently listened to Lady Gaga's new singles, and I'm enraptured by "Abracadabra".

"Hold me in your heart tonight
In the magic of the dark moonlight"

I truly have the Snarry brainrot.

It feels a bit counter-intuitive to let myself linger on these thoughts, since I'm supposed to be taking a break, but by the same token...it's nice to just let these thoughts and feelings linger without pushing myself to do something about it.

I miss writing in a strange way. With fond memories, but no urgency. No drive. I don't have it in me to actually get back to anything yet. I hope that day will come.

In the meantime, I need to put my notebook back in my backpack so I can jot down my thoughts as they come.

...

As an aside, I have searched up fics here and there, hunting down specific scenes. It's the strangest thing, I don't know if anyone else does this...but remembering specific feelings and scenes and looking just for those. I've been in the mood for arranges marriages and consummations lately. It's nice that I've read some of these fics enough to know what chapter to jump to or just how far down to scroll!

I really do love fandom. It's a bit easier to remember that now, with distance. It's nice being able to interact with it in my own time and my own way.

I need to spend less time on Reddit. It really can be a cesspool.

It's really tragic when beloved creators turn out to be awful people, and the Neil Gaiman subreddit has been having a TIME of the recent allegations and news stories.

I'm not the biggest Neil Gaiman fan. I've read Coraline and Good Omens. I've watched (and loved) the movies Stardust and Coraline, and the shows Good Omens and Sandman. I've had other of his works on my never-ending to-read list for years.

I may still read them. Between me and my partner we own most of, if not all of, his works.

Really, when it came down to it, I thought JRK would be my only real "can't let it go" author. But even though I'm not half as attached to Gaiman's works as Rowling's...I've loved enough of his works enough to want more.

And really, being a Potterhead in 2025 means I've had plenty of practice being told I'm a bad person for still loving Harry Potter. I can't even bear to really stop supporting her monetarily, because of just what the universe means to me. Universal Studios will always be my #1 pick for vacation destination just to visit the Wizarding World. I still want new, interesting versions of the books I love.

I can justify it better with Rowling. Harry Potter has been a part of my life for my whole life. The books were published in the U.S. in 1998, I believe...I was 6 years old then. I'd always been a bookworm, and yet I'd never devoured books like I did the Harry Potter series.

To this day, they remain the books I've reread the most.

I had a copy of the Sorcerer's Stone so tattered I had to carry it around in two pieces.

The books carried me through awful moments in my life. My father's emotional abuse. My parent's divorce. My father's subsequent decade-long toxic relationship. It got me through the awkwardness of high school, and my early adulthood depression. It was a bright, beautiful, magical world I could escape to when the real world was too gray and dreary and heavy.

More than that, the books introduced me to fandom. And through fandom, I've gained so much.

I remember writing original works between the ages of seven and nine, but fanfiction really pushed my creative side into motion. I truly fell in love with writing when I wrote my first fanfic at the age of thirteen.

Through roleplaying and fanfiction I made friends on the internet, people all over the world. And I credit the internet with taking me away from the small-mindedness of small town Southern life and ideals. Would I be half as open-minded or knowledgeable as I am now without those experiences?

For all that my relationship to fandom is strained and confused right now, it's always been such a big part of my life. I'm thirty-two (I'll be thirty-three in May), and I've been in fandom for over half my life. Even in the times it was less prominent, the tether was always there, holding me to it. I still considered myself part of it, even when I was away.

The Wizarding World has been too big through too much of my life for me to walk away from it. Even when people act as if I'm a villain for it. As if my inability to leave something so important to me makes me a monster.

Perhaps that experience is why I'm so...defensive, I guess, about Gaiman's works. There are people in that community who are lifelong fans. People who don't want to stop loving his work just because he's a piece of shit.

And I've tasted enough of his works to know I'd love them all, or at least a great deal of them.

I've experienced the current vitriol against Gaiman fans myself when it comes to being a Potterhead. And, to be fair, it's all still fresh and new for Gaiman, whereas we've had years of Rowling being a TERF.

I have no love for Neil Gaiman, and no grace. But I do have respect for his work still. I read Coraline in school, maybe in junior high? It's one of the few school-assigned reading I actually enjoyed.

The terrible truth of it is: awful people can create awesome art.

....

That's the trouble as of this morning.

From one (annoying) Redditor:

One aspect is extremely simple, though: and that's that Gaiman isn't a major literary writer (thus an artist, recognised for literary/artistic value) in the first place. The phrase isn't just being used as non-literal, but manipulatively to boost Gaiman's significance/that of his work - it's apparent when such posts are really falling over themselves to praise his work, and listing him alongside actually significant writers and painters who were abusive etc.

This Redditor has been vehement across posts downplaying any defense of his works. And, while annoying, I found this one to be outright offensive.

Do we really only consider things "art" if they're of a certain "value"? And who decides those values?

I (foolishly) responded:

Okay, just because some works of art might have more "value" or "respect" than others doesn't diminish other types of art. Storytelling is still an artform, even if you don't value or respect it. Books can still be art even if they aren't Pride and Prejudice. We don't have to diminish art just because you have a problem with this particular person and their works.

Neil Gaiman is a bad person, and so everything he's ever done must be bad, too. Right?

People hate him so much, and rightfully so, but now everything he's touched is poison instead of gold.

I'll not defend a person like Neil Gaiman, not in the least, not for a thing. But he isn't his works. His works aren't him. Me rereading (or rewatching) Coraline isn't forgiveness of Gaiman. It isn't support, or mercy, or anything but a girl with a book (or movie) she enjoys.

....

Do you know, I actually really liked the Cormoran Strike series Rowling wrote? I forget what book I stopped at. I just know the next book, the one I'd been really excited for, turned out to be one she loudly and proudly displayed her TERF-erism. I couldn't bring myself to read that one, or even reread the other ones. I ended up donating the books I had to an independent bookshop.

Despite my partner's (and others') ravings about Enders's Game, I've not been able to bring myself to read it. For a while, it was because I knew how terrible Orson Scott Card is. Now...now it hangs around on my TBR for one day, maybe. If I have the time or energy for it. If I have the stomach for it.

I bought The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley ages ago. Then I found out how awful she was. I never did get around to reading the book. I still really wanted to, but I felt too guilty to actually open it. Do I still own it, or did I donate it, too? I can't remember now.

....

It's all so individual and personal. I can't imagine begrudging people their enjoyment of music or movies or books or whatever else.

I really like Michael Jackson's music. Did you know that?

The idea of him as a person makes me sick. I'm glad he's dead. But his music? Wow, his music. "Thriller" is forever a good time, especially around Halloween. "The Way You Make Me Feel" is a longtime favorite.

Elvis, too.

You'd have a harder time of prying my favorite music away from me than books, I think. Music is in my soul.

My partner can't watch Mel Gibson movies.

....

Really, I guess people need a target. They need someone to blame. Other, regular people are easier to hit than celebrities. They have to know, deep down, that we're not the enemy. Right?

Of course, I'm a fan of all sorts of morbid, strange, dark, unforgivable things.

Another Reddit post I saw yesterday was a screenshot from the teenagers subreddit, where this teen group shunned their friend for being a "proshipper" and among this person's list of crimes was "watching Saw and other horror films for fun."

I was watching horror films practically out of the womb. I read Flowers in the Attic before the age of 10. At 11 I discovered fanfiction and dove into the vast Snarry ocean, many of which were darkfics or otherwise containing "problematic" material.

Maybe that's part of what makes it easier for me. I've always known the difference between fiction and reality. I've always been able to set things apart. The actors are not the characters, are not the movies. Authors are not their creations.

V.C. Andrews was not locked in an attic, did not fall in love with her brother, and I doubt she actually promoted such events and behaviors.

....

I still have friends on Facebook who share things like "if you're still a Potterhead, fuck off". I'm surprised they haven't unfriended me yet. Maybe because they know me, and I'm an exception.

I had a fandom friend block me on Discord for not banning people from talking about monetarily supporting Rowling.

There's been years to adjust to how terrible JKR is, and the extreme opinions never died, but it doesn't feel quite as...I don't know. I don't know how to describe it. Maybe I'm numb to it. Maybe we've all settled into our respective stances.

It's still fresh and new for the Gaiman fandom.

I do wonder why these new haters don't leave the Neil Gaiman subreddit. Maybe they feel it's their moral obligation to stamp down on any lingering feelings of affection for anything Gaiman has touched.

As that one Redditor said under another comment:

I don't want to let his fandom wriggle out of their part in this, is why. It's long overdue that 'geeky' communities get some disinfecting sunlight shone on them, and become healthier spaces. This is in part about fandom dynamics, those that fed Gaiman, the very aggressive attempts to silence any criticism, the atmosphere where victims felt unable to speak out. Sandman isn't good and has always been obviously misogynistic: and that's exactly why a lot of Gaiman's male fans liked it, being told what they wanted to hear.

They, at least, are there to squash and stomp across any remaining fans.

It's sad to me that people can't separate it. That people can't be allowed to love what they love, lest they be accused of supporting awful people.

Maybe it will die down with time. Maybe the haters will trickle out of the subreddit and leave it to the fans. Maybe the extremism will never leave, but everyone will settle into their camps.

In the meantime, maybe I should mute that subreddit for a while. And focus instead of much healthier and saner subreddits like AmItheAsshole.

(AITA for enjoying art created by bad people?)

I've thrown myself into reading actual books lately. It's been a while since I've read so much outside of fanfiction.

I'm on a superhero kick right now.

To start:

Super Powereds series by Drew Hayes

In this world, there are regular humans, and also Powereds, which are people who have powers they can't control. The powers sort of burst out of them and they're generally looked down upon.

There are also Supers, who are people who can control their powers. They can fine-tune that control and learn more about their powers, but the difference is their powers aren't happening to them, they have some level of ability to make their powers happen.

Then there are Heroes, which are Supers who are trained and licensed for Hero work (aka superheroes).

At the start of the book, 5 Powereds are given a procedure to make them Supers, and they're enrolled in a Hero Certification Program (HCP) at a college called Lander. Their past as Powereds is kept secret from the other students. The series follows the main 5 characters through their 4 years at Lander while outside forces also come into play. Obviously things can get complicated in a superhero world, especially one like this.

Is the series great literature? No. But it's a really fun read. Lots of action and adventure! I also became obsessed with shipping 2 best friends, Vince and Nick, but AO3 has hardly any SuperPowereds fanfic at all. I think I only found like 3 Vince/Nick fics. -Sigh-

Villains Code series by Drew Hayes

Same author, different series. It's another world with heroes, but in this one the people with powers are called meta humans. The heroes have an organization called the AHC, or Alliance of Heroic Champions. There's also a guild of villains who follow what they call the Villains Code. They work to keep their crimes under wraps and stay off the AHC's radar. They also work to keep rogue criminals in check which is a help to the AHC and also the guild, as the two organizations more or less have peace between them. The AHC doesn't hound the guild, and in return the guild helps keep other criminals from causing too much trouble. Win-win, right?

The main character, Tori Rivas, is a meta human who ends up on the guild's radar and she's sort of recruited and ends up apprenticing between an infamous villain. She goes through training, joins the guild, aaand encounters all sorts of issues one has when they're a villain in a superhero's world. Also her mentor, Ivan is HOT. HOT HOT HOT. At least to a girl who loves morally gray badass characters.

I enjoyed Villains Code waaaay more than Super Powereds. Partly I think because of my love of morally gray characters and so much focus being on the villain characters (though there is plenty of POV of superheroes, too). It's an ongoing series and I just finished the most recent book, so now I'm just sort of...sitting here, processing everything, and being very impatient for the next book.

I'm pretty sure this series has jumped up to being one of my favorite series of all time, right after Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.

Next Up...

After Villains Code, I planned to read the new Rebecca Yarros book, Onyx Storm but I'm still feeling in a superhero/villain mood so instead I might reread the Villains series by V.E. Schwab, which comprises of Vicious and Vengeful.

My best friend also reminded me of the Renegades books by Marissa Meyer, which have been on my TBR for a while, so it might be time I got to those. (Actually, now I'm wondering if I DID read them?? Is it sad that I can't remember?)

ALSO, my partner's favorite author Brandon Sanderson has a series of superhero books called the Reckoners, which might be another good series to reread if I stay on this track.

Oh and also rereading the Villains Code because it really was THAT GOOD.

If I ever find my way back into fandom, I might just have to write a superhero AU.

It's been nice sort of losing myself in books again. I used to blow through books like nobody's business. There's something very comforting about losing a whole day (or more) in another world. And it feels like ages since I've felt so excited about something.

My mental health was on the upswing for a minute there.

I wrote a good bit. I became very inspired by genderswaps out of seemingly nowhere. I had a nice curated rec list from a friend so I came into some very good ones. I even wrote a few myself. I get why it's not everyone's cup of tea, as it wasn't mine for years and years, but I've come to appreciate it as a new lens through which to view beloved characters and also ships--somehow my love of Snarry has multiplied, which I didn't think possible, as they've been my OTP for 20+ years. And yet, exploring them in new ways has opened my eyes to many possibilities, and also to how perfect they are for each other in every iteration.

My first foray into genderswap was years ago, actually, born of old biases about genderswap. How I thought people just did it to turn slash ships het, and how I'd "allow" it if we made it femslash instead. I wrote a fic where I genderswapped the entire cast which was pretty fun, but I hadn't taken it seriously until the past few months.

My first real exploration was a Snarriet fic, where I applied my usual Snarry formula to a Snarriet instead. And boy am I in love with that fic. It began with a prompt I've long had in the back of my mind: Severus publicly bragging about bedding the famous Harry Potter. (I love my man awful, okay?) The next was another prompt I'd been sitting on for a while, which was a teen pregnancy Snarry...apparently these two prompts needed me to be in my Snarriet game.

Funny how that works...Stories you want to write, but you're missing key elements at the time, and so you have to wait until magic strikes.

I wrote a fem!Severus for Kinktober, another point of pride for me. And another femslash Snarry for Snarry AUctober Fest. That story came out of me like a demon and I finished it just in time for the fest!

I've been working on so much lately. I posted a few works for Kinktober. Made progress on a few WIPs.

Then...the U.S. election happened. I'm too horrified and disgusted and terrified to feel very inspired at all. Maybe those feelings will wane as time goes on, but for now...for now I at least have fics to read instead of write.

Actually, in the midst of all this awful news, I got some good news the other day...that a long abandoned fic began updating again after 13 years! Nights of Gethsemane has been one of my favorite Snarries since it first posted, and now the sequel looks like it will finally be finished! It's a good time for me to reread NoG and Invictus and the sequel. And probably every other long beloved Snarry fic out there. I could do with a good escape from the world.

I also, for a time, seemed to be properly healing from all the Pacify drama, and now...I guess all the terrible news of late has opened every old wound I've ever had. I want to scream at the world and beg people to stop, to keep all Pacify talk to their server, and let me just be free of it. I can't do that, of course, but I want to. I want people to know what they're getting into with that one. It's so...everything is so much right now, I guess.

Worst of all is how so many people I know in real life have dropped their masks since the election results came in. So much hatred and ugliness everywhere. It makes me glad for my fandom spaces, where the people are so much kinder; open-minded and empathetic; people just as worried as I am. People who understand and don't make me feel crazy for being so upset.

I feel so lost right now, in a way. And I've never been gladder for fandom, with the escape it provides, and the friendships I've made through it.

Snarry-a-Thon 2024

Another year of Snarry-a-Thon has just wrapped up! What a fun season this has been. There was a lot to love, but as usual, I've narrowed it down to my Top 5 favorites! But first…

Disclaimer: my rec lists are created based on my personal experiences and preferences. There are plenty of other stories and authors who are quite good and deserve just as much love. This is not meant to be an objective “best of the best” list, but the subjective opinion of a longtime reader and fangirl.

Cat-astrophe

by blackwhitelight (loneamaryllis). Rated: E. Words: 13,972. Fluff & humor. Cat!Harry. Cat!Severus. Idiots in love.

"It's a door," Harry said. "I killed Voldemort. I can manage a door."
"Can you?" Snape said, with such smugness it was dripping off his whiskers.
Or the adventures of Harry and Snape as cats after an unfortunate potion accident.

Turning Back Time

by cruisedirector, Dementordelta. Rated: T. Words: 8,455. Time travel. Domestic. Established relationship.

Harry and Snape are equally sure about who made the first move. They just disagree about which of them it was.

Symmetry and Murder

by salizarinadress. Rated: T. Words: 21,795. Murder Mystery. Severus has OCD. Trust issues. POV Severus.

Severus has been going steady with Potter for six months now, taking what pleasure he can from what is clearly a sting operation to uncover his non-existent illegal brewing enterprise. Then Harry confesses his love. He insists that he really did retire as an auror, and that he thought they were dating for real this whole time, and he's willing to go public to prove it. He organises a last-minute Murder Mystery night and invites Severus as his official date. Hijinks ensue.

The Bubbling Brew

by Trueliarose (trueliarose). Rated: T. Words: 35,540. Coffee Shop AU. Muggle AU. Fluff. Idiots in love. Mutual pining.

Harry works at a café. Everyone warns him about the grumpy regular who always occupies the table in the far corner. Except, Harry doesn't know what everyone is on about; he likes the sarcastic man.

He Who Lives More Lives Than One

by Writcraft (writcraft). Rated: E. Words: 24,041. Curses. Hurt/comfort. Falling in love. Vampire Harry. Immortal Severus.

Harry is in trouble again. When immortality is forced upon him, there is only one person who can help. Severus Snape, the wizard who refuses to die.

Bonus: Art Rec

A Hissy Fit

by sillybeans (sillylittlebeans). Rated: G. Comic. Cat!Harry. Cat!Snape.

Crookshanks sneezes.

Snarry-a-Thon 2023

Snarry-a-Thon is an annual fest of Snarry goodness that always brings so much creativity and joy in the Snarry community. I am forever blown away by how much talent and passion Snarry-lovers have. With that in mind, I wanted to create some special recs for a fest near and dear to my heart.

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2010 fest! But first...

Loose Ends

by Arrisha (arrisha_ao3). Rated: E. Words: 9,856. Heavy angst. Dark. Psychological horror. Unhealthy relationships. Trauma. Mystery. Angst and Romance.

I love you, Severus wants to say. But the timing is never right.

The Want of You

by Ephemeral (fleetingdesires). Rated: E. Words: 7,377. Hogwarts 8th Year. POV Severus Snape. Clubbing. Virginity loss.

On his night off, Severus unexpectedly realises that Harry has grown into quite an attractive man.
He's just not going to think too hard about it. No, he's not going to think about him at all. It's fine. He's fine. Everything is fine.

Nocturne

by Necromanticnoir (necromanticnoir). Rated: E. Words: 54,090. Fairiytale retellings. Creature fic. Dual POV. Horror. Heartache. Mutual pining. Angst and feels. Self-hatred. Dark magic. Dreams and nightmares.

A Gothic Snarry version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, inspired by the dark and sensual tale from the Czech film version, ‘Panna a Netvor’. I follow some of the plot, but then diverge and do my own thing. Got to make it even weirder, right? An eerie, erotic, brooding, bloody, batty, haunting fairytale.
‘Underneath my skin there’s a human. Buried deep within there’s a human. Despite everything, I’m still human.’ - ‘Human’ by Daughter

Line by Line

by SerenaEW (serenaew). Rated: T. Words: 7,836. Romance. Poetry. Librarian Harry. Artist Harry. Calligraphy. Light angst.

After an involuntary exile from the Wizarding World, Harry is now Assistant Librarian at Hogwarts and part-time artist. Who is the poet of the Hogwarts-inspired verses he is creating art for?

Luck of the Draw

by Writcraft (writcraft). Rated: E. Words: 11,857. Romance. Getting together. Minor injuries. Auror Harry Potter. Humor.

Severus is enjoying the quiet life when his participation in a Ministry raffle forces him to go on a date with Harry Potter. During a weekend filled with drag queens, hiking, a twisted ankle and a dog named Paddington, Severus begins to wonder if the quiet life is really all it’s cracked up to be.

Bonus: Shameless Self Rec

Devotion

by danpuff. Rated: E. Words: 25,843. Enemies to lovers. Cheating. Unhealthy relationships. Self-hatred. Mental health issues. POV Severus Snape. Open/ambiguous ending.

Is there anything more undignified than needing someone so much?

Sequel to Contempt

Snarry-a-Thon 2023 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2022

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2022 fest! But first...

Foundations (or, Where Do We Go From Here?)

by avioleta (avioleta). Rated: E. Words: 17,788. First time. Hogwarts 8th year. Jealousy. Angst with a happy ending.

After the war, Severus retreats to the solitude of his dungeons. There are potions to brew, repair work to be done, and lessons to plan. But then Harry Potter begins turning up at all hours, wanting little more—it seems—than to irritate Severus. Severus doesn’t know what Potter wants. But he doesn’t know what he wants, either. From the original prompt: Severus knows it’s not love or even affection that brings Harry Potter to his rooms at night.

The Potter Phenomenon

by ines_iz. Rated: E. Words: 31,548. Romance. Internalized homophobia. Angst. Eventual fluff. Idiots in love. Professor Harry Potter. Pining. Jealousy. Coming out.

When Harry Potter, queer star of the Wizarding World, returns to Hogwarts as the new Defence professor, Severus Snape is not happy. In fact, he is positively outraged. Not only does Severus have to endure the man's obnoxious behaviour (not to mention his ridiculous sense of fashion), but he also ends up being dragged into Potter's attention-seeking plans — and, ultimately, is forced to face a few demons of his own.
Or: Harry Potter Goes Gay (and the entirety of Hogwarts Goes Gay with him)

A Trick of the Mind

by PinaNaponi (vulnerasanenturmyprince). Rated: E. Words: 40,585. UST. Postwar. Scars. Pining. Legilimency. Brief Harry/Ginny.

Ever since the horcrux in his head is gone, Legilimency comes easy to Harry. It’s nearly laughable how easy it is, considering how much he used to struggle with it back in his fifth year. But he reckons half of that had been Snape’s fault anyway. Who on earth would enjoy the nasty git invading their mind?
But as life as Harry has known it changes, Harry’s opinion on the matter changes with it ― rather drastically so if he’s being perfectly honest.

With Aloha

by silvereye5 (silvereye5). Rated: E. Words: 26,793. Fluff. Drinking.

Severus and Harry are booked on the same gay singles cruise.

No Defence Against the Dark

by zalil. Rated: E. Words: 1,732. Established relationship. Demonic possession. Body modification.

After handling his DADA material, Harry might have changed a bit lately. Severus doesn’t approve. Or does he?

Bonus: Shameless Self-Rec

Listen...it's okay to celebrate oneself, too, okay?

Contempt

by danpuff. Rated: E. Words: 20,400. Enemies to Lovers. Virginity loss. Cheating. Love/Hate. Harry/Ginny. POV Harry Potter.

Harry hates Snape, and he always will. (He will, won’t he?)
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Snarry-a-Thon 2022 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2021

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2021 fest! But first...

Forever Yours, Severus

by maraudersaffair (maraudersaffair). Rated: E. Words: 10,583. Pining. Curses. Sexual tension. Some humor. Fluff & smut. Love letters.

Severus is cursed and can't stop writing Harry love letters. Severus is nothing but cold and distant, so Harry is more than a little shocked when he learns his old professor has feelings for him.

In the Mist He Was Standing

by ImpulseFunWritinAnon. Rated: T. Words: 2,282.

Severus, a Catholic shepherd, starts to dream of a mysterious figure. He prays that the dreams go away.

Lost and Found

by JocundaSykes. Rated: E. Words: 38,646. Angst with a happy ending. Memory loss. Brief Harry/OMC.

Harry only has one New Year’s resolution: to move on from his life with Severus.
The only thing Richard wants is for customers to stop disturbing him so that he can be alone with his books.

Reveal Your Secrets

by pluperfectsunrise. Rated: E. Words: 14,839. Bathing/washing. Some humor. And lots of feelings.

Harry Potter has a secret.
The secret is how much—how very, very much—he would like to wash Severus Snape's hair.

Hawthorn Branches in Spring

by zalil. Rated: T. Words: 37,569. Hogwarts 8th year. Pre-slash.

Harry returns to Hogwarts to finish school properly and sit for his NEWTs. He doesn't expect Snape to be back teaching, nor their old animosity to resurface. When it is pointed out to him that he is responsible for it, he sets out to change their relationship for the better. The results have more of an impact on him than he expected.

Snarry-a-Thon 2021 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2020

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2020 fest! But first...

a scratch for every itch

by bleedcolor (bleedcolor). Rated: T. Words: 11,478. Pining. Humor. Friends to Idiots to Lovers. Magical Maladies. Getting together.

Severus Snape is an itch that Harry just can't scratch.

The Unforgivables

by cruisedirector & Dementordelta. Rated: E. Words: 13,558. Reconciliation. Auror Harry Potter. Magical Artifacts. Discipline. Spanking. Sex toys. Dark Magic. Morally Gray Harry Potter.

Harry thought he was entitled to use an Unforgivable Curse here or there. After all, he was an Auror. But someone familiar, someone he missed, seemed to know exactly what he was up to.

Payment, rather than affection

by hippocrates460. Rated: E. Words: 3,382. Sex work. Sugar Daddy. Dubious consent.

“You wanna live fancy? Live in a big mansion?
Party in France?
You better work bitch”
Britney Spears

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

Red As Blood

by Likelightinglass (likelightinglass). Rated: M. Words: 9,942. Vampires. Fairytale retellings. Mild gore. True love.

Once upon a time there was a strange and magical land. One filled with ordinary villages and ordinary people, a dark and forbidding Forest, and a castle shrouded in mist. In the castle lived an Evil King, whose court of Death Eaters did his evil bidding. And there was a curse. There was a curse, and a magic mirror, and a boy as white as snow.
But first, there was a Huntsman.

The Detective's Ballet

by pluperfectsunrise. Rated: E. Words: 18,151. Fairytale retellings. Adventure. Mystery. Double narrative.

Harry Potter’s two best friends have been kidnapped by a man called the Snow King. He sets out on a dangerous quest to get them back.
Meanwhile, another Harry Potter goes to the ballet in search of Severus Snape.

Snarry-a-Thon 2020 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2019

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2010 fest! But first...

Amortentia

by avioleta (avioleta). Rated: E. Words: 21,057. First time. Past relationships. Non-consensual drug use.

A few years after they married, Harry discovers Ginny has been dosing him with Amortentia the whole time. He goes to Snape for help to reverse the effects.

Cutis Fame Morbus

by Lilian. Rated: T. Words: 11,897. Hurt/comfort. Bed sharing. Dub-con cuddling. Naked cuddling.

Sometimes, redemption comes with the face of a deadly wizard-disease and its only cure: forced cuddling.

A Snake's Story

by pluperfectsunrise. Rated: M. Words: 8,472. Animagus. Healing.

After the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter finds an injured snake and nurses it back to health. It’s Severus Snape, of course.

How We Were Warriors

by Writcraft (writcraft). Rated: E. Words: 51,567. Queer themes. Implied/referenced homophobia. Emotional hurt/comfort. Getting together. Slow burn. Falling in love. Healing. Past relationships. HIV/AIDS. Queer history. Pride parades. Happy ending.

A homophobic attack in London’s Soho brings Harry to New York City to discover more about the past. Still haunted by love and loss in the eighties, Severus just wants to forget. In Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, past and present collide, and in one another Severus and Harry find hope for the future.

Hero Worship

by zalil. Rated: E. Words: 14,051. Past relationships. Light dom/sub.

When Snape meets Potter a few years after the war, he is surprised to see that the little brat has come to be a strapping young lad with the muscles of an Auror and a command over his magical powers that makes Snape want to fall to his knees and worship him.

Snarry-a-Thon 2019 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2018

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2018 fest! But first...

Worth Watching

by accioslash. Rated: E. Words: 3,784. Muggle AU. Drunk sex. Established relationship.

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watching.

Grim

by Acid (ac1d6urn). Rated: E. Words: 17,240. Spinner's End. Grief/Mourning. Romance. Hurt/comfort.

After the war, the house on Spinner's End is a shelter, but not a home. Then Snape lets in a pair of strays.

Surfacing

by avioleta (avioleta). Rated: E. Words: 24,861. Panic attacks. PTSD. Student/teacher. Hogwarts 8th year. First time.

Harry’s back at Hogwarts. Severus is back in the Potions Lab and everyone is just trying to find some semblance of normal after the war.

Prompt #113: Old school 8th year fic.

Little Monkeys

by Lilian. Rated: T. Words: 15,756. Past character death. Grief/mourning. Children.

"There might be a chance that maybe, perhaps, Severus went too far this whole ‘exile far away from the Wizarding World’ thing. Because however he tries to frame it, it comes down to this: after nine years of being completely alone, the first time he stays with another person, he’s plotting to steal said person’s children."

Afloat (on a Sea of Love)

by suitesamba (suitesamba). Rated: G. Words: 8,334. Humor. Old men in love.

In their autumn years, Harry and Severus finally find each other and, though Harry’s kids object, decide to take a cruise to celebrate their budding relationship. Back home, Lily, Al and James have ample time to discuss just exactly why they object to Severus as they sit through a Hogwarts Quidditch game. When their old headmistress Minerva McGonagall joins them in the stands, she opens their eyes about their dad and Severus. Featuring old men in love (and in Speedos), a Quidditch game that will not end, Minerva the match-maker, and a seven-year old wedding planner.

Snarry-a-Thon 2018 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2017

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2017 fest! But first...

Just Desserts

by accioslash. Rated: G. Words: 5,658. Fluff. Humor. Coffeeshop AU. Muggle AU.

Non-magic Coffee shop AU

A Dampening of Heart

by avioleta (avioleta). Rated: E. Words: 17,933. Draco/Severus. Emotional infidelity. Mystery.

People are mysteriously dying at St. Mungo’s. When Harry Potter solicits Snape’s help in solving the case, they both realise that things are not always what they seem.

Potted Dragons

by silkendreammaid. Rated: G. Words: 8,380.

Harry Potter wants Severus Snape but agreed to wait two years. With six months to go, he’s feeling impatient. Perhaps a pot plant and a small snake will help.

A Touch of Magic

by suitesamba. Rated: E. Words: 7,193. Prostitution. Sex toys. Corestry. Breathplay. Infidelity.

Severus is shocked when the green-eyed rentboy he’d requested turns out to be second-in-command MLE Auror Harry Potter himself, working weekends to spice up his dull sex life. Will Harry carry through with the evening when he realises his client is his supposedly dead former professor?

Angels on the Moon

by Writcraft (writcraft). Rated: E. Words: 26,911. Accidental bonding. Suicidal thoughts. First time. Romance.

The aftermath of the war is almost as difficult as the war itself, Harry is a mess and Severus is a reluctant survivor forced back to Hogwarts to recuperate from his injuries. When a brick-bonding spell goes awry, Harry and Severus are forced to confront hatred, misunderstandings and a new and unexpected intimacy which takes them both by surprise.

Snarry-a-Thon 2017 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2016

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2016 fest! But first...

My Dinner With Harry

by cruisedirector & Dementordelta. Rated: T. Words: 7,495. Courtship. Travel. Romance.

Harry is so determined to wine and dine Snape that he's even willing to discuss sketchy potions with him.

Sins of the Past

by gin_tonic. Rated: M. Words: 6,486. Disturbing themes. Torture. Mystery.

Unspeakable Snape finds himself working a case where children are abducted and killed. To find the murderer—and quick—he resorts to recruiting Ex-Auror Harry. They need to hurry or the next child will be found dead.

In This Room of White

by hpstrangelove. Rated: E. Words: 2,305. Dubious consent. Caning. Psychological trauma. Torture.

“I told you you’d be begging me for more. You crave this, Harry, this punishment, this pain. It gives you pleasure because you know it’s what you deserve, it’s the price you must pay for continuing to live, when so many others have died.”

Falling in Love is Like the Spring

by Necromanticnoir (necromanticnoir). Rated: E. Words: 25,853. Muggle AU. Amputation. Car accidents. Attempted rape/non-con.

To his horror, Harry receives a letter of undying love and devotion from Snape. Before he can reply, he learns that Snape has been gravely injured. Out of duty, he helps Snape recover - and, in doing so, falls in love in return.

The Chaos of His Stars

by Writcraft (writcraft). Rated: E. Words: 12,875. Hurt/comfort. Fluff & angst.

When Severus Snape wakes from an injury sustained during an attack on the Ministry, he’s surprised to find Harry Potter by his bedside. Harry Potter, who he’s been dreaming about for the last three months and he’s loved in secret for longer than he cares to remember.

Snarry-a-Thon 2016 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2015 Recs

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2015 fest! But first...

Painted in the Worst Light

by asecretchord. Rated: E. Words: 98,457. Trials. Wizengamot.

Severus survived Nagini's bite and is now on trial before the Wizengamot. Due to a weird loophole in the law books, he has the right to choose any Ministry employee to defend him, and he chooses Auror-trainee, Harry Potter.

Under the Cover of Darkness

by avioleta (avioleta). Rated: E. Words: 22,515. Muggle AU. First Time. Slow build. Masturbation.

Harry is a graduate student studying criminal psychology; Snape is an investigative reporter with a questionable past. Together, the go undercover to research the nefarious Scottish cult headed by Tom Riddle. They discover far more than they bargained for.

A House, a Home

by elmyraemilie. Rated: T. Words: 20,072.

Snape and Potter have gone their separate ways after the war. Snape is shocked to find that the builder he's contacted to do some minor repairs on Spinner's End turns out to be Harry Potter. That's not the only shock he's going to have, either.

The Builder

by sra_danvers. Rated: M. Words: 8,051.

Ten years after the war, Severus has saved enough Galleons to renovate Spinner’s End. He's stunned to find the work will be done by none other than Harry Potter.

ProtoSnape

by suitesamba (suitesamba). Rated: E. Words: 13,342. Humor. Mystery.

When WWW decides to add Headmaster Snape to their Wizarding Heroes Action Figure line, Harry begins a correspondence with Snape’s cousin to iron out the details of the prototype. Albert Prince Jr. has some very specific ideas, and Harry soon finds himself counting buttons and measuring cauldron bottoms in a bid to get the action figure to market, and to find out a bit more about this mysterious cousin.

Snarry-a-Thon 2015 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2014 Recs

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2014 fest! But first...

The Mirror of the Hidden

by agneskamilla. Rated: T. Words: 4,217. Angst. Violence. Case fic.

When the Ministry gets stuck with a murder case they ask for Harry Potter’s expertise in the area of mirror-magic. Guess whom he has to work with.

Originally written for Snarry-a-Thon14, for prompt #54: They had a relationship that ended badly. A couple years later they meet again, still in love and still bitter about how it ended.

The Trouble With Bargains

by darkmistress. Rated: E. Words: 7957. First Time. Robin Hood AU.

Harry needs a favor from the Sheriff, but neither end up expecting this turn of events.

Anonymous Prompt: Harry Potter as Robin Hood, and Severus Snape as the Sheriff of Nottingham

This Unavoidable Thing Between Us

by emynn. Rated: E. Words: 35,787. Angst. PTSD. Postwar. Writing. Reunions. Romance.

Haunted by memories of the war, Harry has spent the past twenty years hiding from the Wizarding world. But when he's convinced against his better judgment to help the Ministry commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, he is forced to confront both the ghosts of his past and the man who abandoned him when he needed him the most – Severus Snape.

Knight Moves

by suitesamba (suitesamba). Rated: E. Words: 8663. Humor. Romance.

Harry and Severus get to know each other a few years after the war ends when each of them is sentenced to community service on the Knight Bus.

Birdsong

by Writcraft (writcraft). Rated: E. Words: 11,855. Forced bonding. Romance. Horror.

When Harry goes to look for Snape’s body after the war, he encounters an apparition in the Forbidden Forest which instructs him to dispose of Snape’s memories. Higher plans are set in motion, and four years later Harry and Severus find themselves irrevocably entwined.

Snarry-a-Thon 2014 Masterlist

Snarry-a-Thon 2013 Recs

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2013 fest! But first...

Miles to Go

by accioslash. Rated: M. Words: 1,879. Depression. Recovery. Hurt/Comfort.

But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep. ~Robert Frost

A Hermitage of Two

by babygray (babygray). Rated: G. Words: 4,792. Injured Snape. Recluse Harry. The Cult of Harry Potter. Bookstore Owner Severus.

In the months after Voldemort's death, both Severus and Harry have retreated from the Wizarding World at large. This, however, doesn't stop others from visiting.

(Snarry-a-Thon '13, prompt #30: Tired of all the attention after defeating Voldemort, Harry withdraws to the house on Grimmauld Place. He's changed the wards to keep everyone out but doesn't know Severus built his own 'back door' into the house years ago to use as a disaster escape if he needed. Harry's friends convince Severus to go after him.)

One for Sorrow, Two for Joy

by elmyraemilie. Rated: E. Words: 21,507. Romance. Mystery. Podfic available.

A tale of chance and change in two parts; written for two prinicpals, several secondaries, a choir of children and a bird.

Going Green

by emynn. Rated: E. Words: 14,517. Romance. First Time. Jealousy. Hurt/comfort.

It was all Harry ever wanted for Severus to be recognised by the Wizarding world for all he’d done. But when Severus’ newfound popularity leads to a potential love interest, Harry becomes all too familiar with the old adage, “be careful what you wish for.”

The Atrocity of Sunsets

by Writcraft (writcraft). Rated: T. Words: 6,305. MCD. Mental breakdown. Schizophrenia. Suicide. Romance.

I am terrified by this dark thing
That sleeps in me;
All day I feel its soft, feathery turnings, its malignity

One morning, Kingsley visits Grimmauld Place and tells Harry a secret about Severus Snape. From that moment on, Harry uses every strength he has to keep Severus safe.

Snarry-a-Thon 2013 Masterlist

Valentine Fics

A list of Valentine's fics for various ships! Snarry has their own list here.

Reclamation

by Arsenic. Draco/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 1,442.

Challenge: Draco/Snape, corsets, must include music.

A Spoonful of Snowflakes

by Belladonna_Lee. James Sirius/Scorpius. Rated: T. Words: 200.

Catching snatches of music and other people's conversations in the gelateria, James becomes aware of the silence between him and Scorpius.

Valentine's Tryst

by bellatrix_love. Regulus/Severus. Rated: M. Words: 200.

Severus learns how much Regulus loves him.

Valentine Sweet

by cruisedirector. Draco/Severus. Rated: T. Words: 200.

It's almost too good to be true.

Welcome to the Family

by danpuff. Ron/Lucius. Hermione/Narcissa. Draco/Sirius. Harry/Severus. Rated: M. Words: 4,615. Humor. Caught in the act.

Valentine’s Day goes from bad to worse when Draco discovers his parents’ secret relationships.

Slytherins Don't Do Valentine's Day

by fangqueen (fangqueen). Blaise/Draco/Theodore. Rated: E. Words: 504.

At least, that was Draco Malfoy’s opinion. His...boyfriends of the past few months were of an entirely different one, it seemed. Which is why, when the dreaded day of hearts, disgustingly cute courtship, and…pink came along, the young man found himself standing just inside the Room of Requirement, jaw agape, the two fools themselves smirking like they’d done something especially clever.

A Slytherin Valentine's Day Love Story

by floweringjudas. Lucius/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 10,133.

"All right, if you're so certain, a wager."
Lucius sat up a bit, giving Mulciber a smirk. "Terms?"
"Fuck Severus Snape by St. Valentine's Day, and I'll give you my broom. Fail, and I take your place accompanying Narcissa Black to Hogsmeade for the rest of the year."

Roses May be Red, but Violets Are Actually Purple

by GMTH. Lucius/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 3,362. Infidelity. Rough sex. Crossdressing. Corsetry.

This was definitely not what Severus had been expecting when Lucius requested his help finding the perfect Valentine's Day gift for Narcissa.

Mating Habits

by Mad_Maudlin. Harry/Ron. Rated: M. Words: 1,162.

Ron and Harry are mates.

How to Ask the Question

by madeofbees. Draco/Severus. Rated: E. Words: 22,790.

Draco has wanted Severus since he can remember. On Valentine's Day of his eighth year, he finally works up the courage to ask for what he wants. Or does he?

Mutual Pain, Mutual Pleasure

by _Melodic_. James Sirius/Teddy. Draco/James Sirius. Draco/Teddy. Rated: E. Words: 981. Threesome. Infidelity. POV Alternating. Morally Ambiguous Character. Angst & Smut.

James and Teddy both need something they can't get from the other. Draco is only too glad to step in and assist.

J'adore

by MysticKitten42 (mystickitten42). Albus Severus/Draco. Rated: T. Words: 200.

A love declaration in gemstones.
~Or~ The one where Draco has difficulty resisting his attractive potions assistant.

You're the Only One for Me

by MysticKitten42 (mystickitten42). Draco/Harry. Rated: M. Words: 1,789. MCD. Unhappy ending. Heartbreak. Grief/mourning. Regret.

After all these years, Draco's still the one.

it's a day for grand gestures

by tryslora. Harry/Neville. Rated: G. Words: 836.

Harry almost walks into a wall of flowers on his way into the florist.

Sweethearts

by wynnebat (wynnefic). Rated: T. Words: 791.

Harry embarks on a quest to find out if Tom plans to gift him chocolates on Valentine's Day. It's a very short and delicious quest.

Bottom!Snape Snarry Recs

If you're craving Snarry fics featuring bottom!Snape....I have just the list for you!

Disclaimer: all rec lists are based on my personal experiences and preferences. This is not the be all end all of rec lists and we all have our own tastes. All opinions are mine and mine alone.

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Snarry-a-Thon 2012 Recs

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2012 fest! But first...

Speaking in Tongues

by abrae. Rated: E. Words: 7,764. Hogwarts 8th Year. Hurt/comfort. Romance. Angst.

Harry lost one language in the war, but he finds he's learning to speak another.

In the Sanctuary of His Eyes

by asecretchord. Rated: E. Words: 22,710. BDSM. Collars. Orgasm delay/denial. Other pairings.

Severus Snape created the perfect submissive: beautiful, responsive, obedient to a fault. Harry Potter was everything Snape never knew he wanted—until the day Lucius Malfoy snatched him up with a snap of his fingers. Now the light was fading from Potter's eyes, but Snape wasn't certain he wanted to rescue Potter again.
Winner: "Best Villain" HP Fan Fiction Poll Awards, Fall 2012.

In Time, Once Again

by avioleta (avioleta). Rated: E. Words: 29,565. Time travel. First time. Student/teacher. Underage.

After the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry uses a Time Turner in an attempt to rewrite history. However, something goes wrong, and he’s thrown back fourteen years into the past.

I'll Take Less (When I Always Give So Much More)

by RoozetteR. Rated: M. Words: 24,294. Illnesses. Established Relationships. Petunia POV.

Just because you know somebody doesn’t mean you know them. Especially when it comes to family.

In Perpetuity

by starcrossedgirl. Rated: E. Words: 11,830. Past Lucius/Severus. Implied Albus/Severus. Implied Severus/Voldemort. Bottom!Snape. BDSM. Hurt/comfort. Character study.

Some stories in life repeat in the same old patterns. Until they change.

Snarry-a-Thon 2012 Masterlist

With that, here are my Top 5 picks for the 2011 fest! But first...

Playing With Matches

by emynn. Rated: E. Words: 13,395. Matchmaking. Romance.

Harry Potter finds no greater happiness in life than helping others fall in love. But he can’t quite seem to summon that same joy when Severus Snape shows up and asks him to find his match.

Aftermath

by Femme (femmequixotic). Rated: E. Words: 7,362. Minor Hinny. Past Drarry. Past Snaco.

Severus regards Harry for a long moment, then leans in again, breath trailing across Harry’s lips. "Choose carefully, Potter. This is no time for games."

I Was Adrift

by Necromanticnoir (necromanticnoir). Rated: E. Words: 18,738. Underage.

After the war, Harry finds that Snape is alive - and in Azkaban. Unfortunately, the only people allowed to visit inmates are immediate relations - or their spouses.