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Snape addict, otherwise pretty "normal" ;)
Ever wonder why Severus decided to become a Death Eater in the first place? I know I do. Here's my take on what could have happed. Life is alway full of difficult choices. Sometimes it's hard to know how YOUR choice might effect someone else.
Categories: Harry Potter
Characters: Lily Potter/Severus Snape
Genre: Erotica
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 3338 Read Count: 310
Date: 12 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Ha, I am no Lily fan either, and yes, something along those lines would have been feasible (I don't buy the "St. Lily" image for one second).
She was a pretty callous cow to Snape, in any case, and while I am ok with her ending up with James fricking Potter, she most certainly didn't deserve Snape's devotion.
One of my occasional hypothesis about Snape's backstory is that he was sexually abused as a child and as such felt safe with that distant, unrequited love for someone he couldn't have. Otherwise why hanging on desparately to a self-righteous, hypocritical do-gooder?
But that's OT - the point is, I am sure Lils never spent a single moment of considering Snape's feeling - and this story is a nice illustration of that ...
And at least Snape got laid!
Author's Response:
Glad you liked it....I don't think this is exactly what the individual wanted when they requested a Snape/Lily story...but I can only write Lily as a bitch and the Mauraders as Bullies.
You don't actually needed to be physically abused to live in that mindset, extreme neglect and emotional abuse will do the same thing...that's kind of what I'm working with in Snape's Story.
Thanks for the review.
The Dark Lord is dead and the magical world is struggling to return back to normal. Severus Snape's past has finally caught up to him and his life is in a downworld spiral. Can one caring woman save him before he destroys himself? This story contains adult themes, situations and language.
Categories: Harry Potter, After Hogwarts
Characters: Hermione/Severus Snape
Genre: Angst
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 40 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 75584 Read Count: 28977
Date: 22 Jun 2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Oh, I am also glad to see this story again - you had me on hooked on that before, so I am looking forward to seeing it continued ...
Poor Snape, so many issues to work through .... ;)
Author's Response:
Thank you so much. I'm so glad you found me!!!
Date: 04 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 4: Chapter 4
Ah, yes, Hannah Abbot as a prostitute - poor Puffs, really, with that reputation you give them ;)
I still think Malfoy would be more a discreet "escort" guy than a brother hopper, but there you go.
Snape having objections to shagging a known dunderhead is very much in character, though, I would think :)
He must realise that he's alcohol-dependent at this stage, though, even if he doesn't want to admit it to his shrink!
Looking forward to the next section :)
PS: Not sure what the "rating" function on the review functions is about - so I am going to ignore this for the time being.
Author's Response:
I'm not real sure about the 'rating' thing either...I just know it gives me coffee cups. Lucius has his reasons for doing things that actually pull Snape down rather then help him in his recovery. So yes, he probably would be more discreet, but his desire is to throw as many obstacles in the path of Snape's recovery as he can. At this point Snape is in complete denial. HE doesn't have a problem, it's everyone else who has the problem. Recognizing you have a problem is the first step to recovery. He's not even close to that point yet.
Thank you so much for your review!!
Date: 06 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 5: Chapter 5
Hehe, I can relate to Snape's dismissal of this Kumbaya mumbo-jumbo, lol.
And like he said in canon, life isn't fair. I am he actually has internalised this, so acknowledging this can't really much of a difference to him.
But yeah, sounds like his childhood sucked massively, the way you put it (and I would think that it was along such lines in canon, as well ;) ).
Thanks for the update!
Author's Response:
Date: 09 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 6: Chapter 6
Aww, poor Snape - he really got the right to be angry the way he was treated. Although I still think his guilt was more likely to kill him than his anger, but I guess it might be a close call.
Looking forward to the next chapters :)
Author's Response:
He just has a ton of issues. Thanks so much for the review.
Date: 12 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 7: Chapter 7
Poor guy, having to put up with some slapper than the "right" woman - seems like Hermione is taking over Lily's spot (good riddance there imo) ;) Shame he got into some trouble there - but I guess this is the risk if you get yourself into some seedy pickup joint.
Wizard against muggle = easy win, though ;)
Author's Response:
But remember...Snape can't do magic right now. Glad you're enjoying the story. Thanks for the review.
Date: 14 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 8: Chapter 8
Can't really muster much sympathy for the bartender, guess it's a case of professional hazard when trying to rob someone.
I like the idea of the computer geek in the Law Enforcement Department of the Ministry. About time that the wizarding worlds catches up with the world, even if it is just in relations to muggles ;)
Author's Response:
I always like to try and intergrate the Wizards and the muggles in my stories.....thanks for the review.
Date: 17 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 9: Chapter 9
Good to see Hermione question Dumbles. And I doubt he ever saw Snape as "a friend" - more like a handy and useful tool.
Hermione's hair - hm, polyjuice springs to mind; but he still cannot brew or do any magic, so I guess he's keeping store for the future?
Author's Response:
Please go back a few chapters.....when he trashes his house.
Thanks for the review.
Date: 22 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 10: Chapter 10
Ah, Snape is getting some, now :)
Lance would have reminded me of Potter sr. too, so good to see him lose out (hopefully) for once.
Snape on the beach, now that is a thought :D
PS: I checked back about the liquid but I I am still not sure what is is (probably polyjuice, but that's supposed to be more brownish I thought). So, curious about the hair, still :)
Date: 28 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 11: Chapter 11
Aww, just when he was somewhat happy for once.
But we wouldn't have known about him if he hadn't gone back ... Still, poor Snape.
Author's Response:
Nope....he had to come back. I just wanted to give him a little taste of happiness. No one's life is ALL bad....there are always moments here and there that make you happy, or at least give you a taste of what happiness could be like. Thank you so much for the review.
Date: 02 Aug 2012 Title: Chapter 12: Chapter 12
Personally, I am missing a few bits from TPT (like Lily calling him Snivellus and to wash his pants after he called her Mudblood or when Snape tried to renegotiate on his killing duty but Dumbles orders him to based on the past promise), but like you said: we all know what happened anyway, so it's just to get Hermione up to speed, really.
So, she got the message, I hope ... :)
Looking forward to the next chapter!.
Author's Response:
I thought about adding the negotiation....just because Dumbledore is so mean when he says "I won't negotiate this with you Severus" but.....yeah, I just wanted to get the chapter out there so we could move on to the new. It was really hard trying to pick and choose what to include. Thanks so much for the review!
Date: 03 Aug 2012 Title: Chapter 13: Chapter 13
Ah, nice little twist! So Lucius wants to take revenge on Severus.
Well, with him as a friend, who would need enemies ...
How does Lucius know that Severus fancies Hermione? Did the poor drunken sod tell him? I wouldn't have thought him a talkative drunk, though ...
Interesting chapter!
Author's Response:
He told him. He thinks Lucius is his friend....plus they get drunk together....they gotta talk about something. LOL.
Date: 04 Aug 2012 Title: Chapter 14: Chapter 14
What a heart-breaking story! Poor Snape ...
Just getting the toxins out of his body won't be enough though ... Will he still be in denial after he wakes up?
And the "Abracadabra" bit even maked me lol. Still fighting the old battles. His poor soul really had to handle way too much already imo. So good thing everyone is giving Hermione a bit of a push there ...
Although I am a bit dubious about her getting into a "fixing Snape" thing ... He deserves better than that.
Thanks for the (quick) updates again :) You ARE spoiling us, you know ;)
Author's Response:
Thanks so much for the review. I'm so glad you are enjoying the story. So far you are the only one who mentioned the "abracadabra". I was trying to think of something that sounded like "Avada Kedavra" and there it was, it was just too perfect.
Of course Hermione's going to try to "fix" Snape, she a classic enabler. She can't help herself. But he's very, very damaged. It may be harder then she thinks....
Date: 11 Aug 2012 Title: Chapter 16: Chapter 16
Oh, nice new updates!
Mind you, I have to wonder why Hermione blushes when she sees Snape's chest or backside? The way I understood the story timeline she's way in her 20s by now, so hardly a blushing virgin or teenager. I can't believe any adult woman would still blush about nudity, would she? At least not where I live lol.
So, Snape is not totally ignorant of Lucius "Bastard" Malfoy, is he? I wonder what Lucius will come up with next, though. You said he still has an axe to grind ..
And next stop is Hogwarts, Dumbles's portrait? I really hope that Snape can and will give him a piece of his mind :)
Thanks for updating so quickly!
Author's Response:
Thanks so much for your review. I'm 47 and I still blush, particularily if it's involving a man I am really, really attracted to, but have never been "with". Not only can HE make me blush, I can make myself blush. Hermione's had some sort of "attraction" to Severus since she was girl, even if she doesn't want to admit it to herself. Even though she's his counselor now, in her mind he will always be "Professor Snape". To suddenly see these previously "forbidden" parts of him is arousing, scary, exciting and a bit 'naughty'. I just know if it were me, I'd be red as a tomato.
Yes, I imagine Lucius is not quite done tormenting them. I really hate making him such a jerk in this story, but I just really needed someone to be the "toxic friend" in this story and he fit the bill. Thanks again for reading. I am so glad you are enjoying the story.
Date: 19 Aug 2012 Title: Chapter 17: Chapter 17
" I neither desire nor deserve Albus' forgiveness" - well, imo he actually doesn't even need it; if anything, it's Dumbles who actually has to to apologise and ask for it (as you show subsequently).
I have no doubt that Snape felt torn or guilty over having had to kill Dumbles, but even he would - could - not really blame himself for that part ...
At least Dumbles' portrait apologised but it seems just as half-hearted and self-serving as his life-long manipulation of Snape in the first place. I would hope that Snape still realises that his underlying anger about how Dumbles used him is still valid and justified (even still unfortunately self-directed).
At least he managed to stand up to Malfoy, lol. Although Lucius was a bit "obvious" there (in being a toxic friend, I mean) ;)
Thanks for the update, looking forward to the next one :)
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review.
Date: 01 Sep 2012 Title: Chapter 21: Chapter 21
Ah, so much to catch up on.
Well, I am all with McGonagall on this. Hermione knows enough about his background to have managed the situation better - that Snape sucks in the interpersonal department isn't anything new, after all.
Seriously, Minerva let Hermione off the hook far too easily.
Ofc I am counting on Hermione to know at least make sure he gets better ... ;)
Author's Response:
Hermione kinda freaked out and ran scared. She'll make it right in the end.
Date: 06 Sep 2012 Title: Chapter 22: Chapter 22
Ah, the turning point :)
Author's Response:
Yup!!
Date: 03 Oct 2012 Title: Chapter 27: Chapter 27
Oh, just been catching up and must say it's been turning out nicely.
Although Sev & Harry ... - imo Hermione needs a bit of a reality check. And implying that Severus has wronged Harry without making it clear that it cuts both way. Very bad move imo. If she keeps up with this, I worry about poor Snape.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review. You do have to admit Snape pre judged Harry just because he looked like James. It was never Harry's fault that he was a constant slap in Snape's face of what he had lost.
A lot of you have been asking about this story, so here it is, Snape's Room in the Basement. Ginny hears Snape alone in his room at Grimmauld Place. Sneaking downstairs to spy on him, they start off on a strange and forbidden relationship. Can they fall in love despite all the obstacles?
Categories: Harry Potter
Characters: Severus Snape/Ginny Weasley
Genre: None
Language: English
TWCS Romance Contest: None
Series: None
Chapters: 34 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 36077 Read Count: 20631
Date: 12 Jul 2012 Title: Chapter 1: Chapter 1
Ah, yes, one of the more interesting SS/GW stories - nice angle, I actually liked it even though I think it's a bit OOC for either of them. It still works for me :)
It might come as a bit of a surprise (considering that I followed you from FFn here), but I actually don't tend to read the very adult fanfics (because, frankly, most of them suck massively); but some of them are really well written, and this is one of them :)
So, glad to see it back up again. Actually, I have to admit that I had forgotten that it was your story (as I mostly remembered Snape's Story as one of my favourites), so now this has properly registered, lol.
Author's Response:
Well I am glad you are enjoying them and thanks for all the reviews.