Mystery/Suspense
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Schrödinger's Snake
by Heisenberg
125 Ratings, 0 Likes, 17 Favorites )Hermione Granger, new Hogwarts librarian, has inherited the unenviable task of archiving parts of Hogwarts' neglected archives. There, she uncovers a manuscript by Salazar Sytherin and finds that his injunctions against Muggles aren't exactly what everyone has always assumed them to be. Unable to quite believe it herself, no one else believes her until, in a bizarre set of circumstances, the author himself appears and begins to meddle in Hermione's life.
15,612 Words, Started 06/04/2008, Updated 09/10/2008
To Know What I Have Done...
by Jinxie
120 Ratings, 0 Likes, 12 Favorites )Hermione has her secrets that she can't reveal to Severus, so decides walking away is the best she can do. Will he ever know, or will all be lost?
9,126 Words, Started 06/16/2010, Updated 02/28/2012
'Til We Have Faces
116 Ratings, 0 Likes, 66 Favorites )The lion lies dead beneath cold stone. The traitor lives freely. The darkness stirs, readying itself for the final blow.
Things, however, are not always as they appear. The truth lies in a Muggle children's book- can Hermione find it in time?
36,145 Words, Started 01/09/2007, Updated 11/27/2007
No Looking Back
by nastygrl
101 Ratings, 0 Likes, 59 Favorites )Lucius stood in his study with no memory of the last five years of his life. In his hand was his one clue, a scrap of parchment with a name scratched on it. Hermione Granger.
35,669 Words, Started 12/14/2008, Completed 03/17/2009
Collide
by Soul Bound
96 Ratings, 0 Likes, 110 Favorites )Draco and Hermione are back at Hogwarts for their seventh year, Head Boy and Girl. They are happy to go on hating each other until something unexpected forces them together. Where will their journey take them?
40,890 Words, Started 02/08/2007, Updated 12/04/2008
Sleepless Nights
by CyanaWhite
96 Ratings, 0 Likes, 88 Favorites )*Completed* Hermione is awakened in the middle of the night by a mysterious shadow in her room. Before she has time to react, she finds herself in a situation she had never even dreamed of! Many strange and seemingly inexplicable events ensue.
24,005 Words, Started 04/26/2006, Completed 01/04/2007
A Devil on Her Back
by ks51689
95 Ratings, 0 Likes, 16 Favorites )Inspector Hermione Granger may travel the world, but her job is less than glamorous. Disenchanted with her work, her new assignment brings two surprises that may change her mind: the discovery of a clandestine smuggling ring, and perhaps even more surprising, the appearance of a very much alive Severus Snape.
44,291 Words, Started 12/04/2011, Completed 06/12/2012
Blood, Sex, Love, Magic
by neelix
88 Ratings, 0 Likes, 34 Favorites )Written for the SSHG_Exchange. Marriage Law with a twist.
30,821 Words, Started 09/27/2010, Completed 11/30/2010
The Potion Mistress
by a_bees_buzz
86 Ratings, 0 Likes, 88 Favorites )There is trouble brewing at the Potions Guild and a possibly-not-so-ancient mystery to be solved. Hermione is determined to find the answers, and that includes working out why all paths seem to lead to Severus Snape.
WARNING: Contains DH spoilers
25,265 Words, Started 07/24/2007, Updated 07/01/2008
Razor's Edge
by Keppiehed
86 Ratings, 0 Likes, 19 Favorites )Hermione has a secret that leaves her deeply indebted to an enemy. Can she turn the tables on him?
27,367 Words, Started 03/30/2010, Completed 08/25/2010
Summer School (For The Romantically Challenged)
by Proulxes
85 Ratings, 0 Likes, 20 Favorites )Dear Severus, Following our recent conversation, I am writing to confirm that you have agreed to take part in our new Summer Extension Programme at school. Working as part of a team with school staff and visiting professors, you will be partly responsible for the delivery of 'Perfect Your Potion Making!' a challenging and inspiring course for adult learners....
17,020 Words, Started 03/10/2013, Completed 04/09/2013
Coveted Persecution
85 Ratings, 0 Likes, 64 Favorites )*EPILOGUE ADDED* "A bitter Snape, irreparably damaged by his encounter with Nagini but still very much alive, sets in motion a plan to unbalance the lives of those who left him for dead."
DH compliant but very EWE. Darkfic.
16,137 Words, Started 06/12/2009, Completed 10/20/2009
Unlikely Allies
84 Ratings, 0 Likes, 12 Favorites )She needs his help, and though he doesn't know it, he needs hers.
39,298 Words, Started 06/01/2009, Updated 02/03/2010
Prisoner of Hope
84 Ratings, 0 Likes, 0 Favorites )Alastor Moody's defining battle will not be fought without, but within.
100,003 Words, Started 01/22/2011, Updated 04/14/2014
Heavy Lies the Crown
by floorcoaster
83 Ratings, 0 Likes, 86 Favorites )The seconds ticked by, and with each one, he felt his spirits lift. His expression remained impassive and his position statue-like, yet Draco felt like laughing at the irony: he had never in his life been so happy at the thought of seeing his father.
118,104 Words, Started 03/25/2009, Updated 01/08/2010
Desire and Deception
83 Ratings, 0 Likes, 76 Favorites )The war is over, and Snape is now a war hero with plenty of fame, admirers, and adoring witches. Yet, none of that fulfills his real desires. Can the wizarding world ever truly accept Severus Snape?
41,932 Words, Started 06/25/2007, Updated 04/27/2009
Reason for Living
by MuseAmusant
82 Ratings, 0 Likes, 87 Favorites )Hermione Weasley is given devastating news that shatters her world. Can she find a new reason for living?
7,526 Words, Started 01/20/2010, Updated 03/01/2010
The Wild Hunt
79 Ratings, 0 Likes, 71 Favorites )Glastonbury Tor has been said to be many things: a pre-Roman settlement, an entrance to the underworld, the mystic isle of Avalon, the spiral castle of the Gwyn ap Nudd, the Fairy King of the Tor. Hermione Granger and Severus Snape are about to learn the truth.
22,968 Words, Started 06/09/2007, Updated 07/23/2008
A Nagini and Severus Tale
by nagandsev
77 Ratings, 0 Likes, 5 Favorites )What is the greatest sacrifice one can give? This tale begins in Severus' sixth year at Hogwarts, during the surge of new young followers of the Dark Lord; Nagini Malfoy, the main female character, is actually a precursor to Nagini, Voldemort's serpent. Alternate Universe: Lucius, Lestrange, Mulciber, Crabbe, Goyle, Rodoplus and Bellatrix are younger – in their seventh year; Narcissa and Nagini in their sixth. Disclaimer: I don't own anything - the wonderful J. K. Rowling owns everything.
93,459 Words, Started 04/12/2010, Updated 09/05/2016
Christmas Presents Undisguised
by Lady Strange
76 Ratings, 0 Likes, 66 Favorites )An 8 chapter Christmas murder mystery starring Hermione Granger and Severus Snape. It is post-Hogwarts, post-Voldemort and has political, philosophical, sociological overtones. Vaguely compliant to HBP but not DH. Assumes Dumbledore's death in HBP was staged. *Contents may be disturbing to readers*
40,611 Words, Started 11/27/2005, Completed 12/20/2005
Darkness Past
by Annabun
74 Ratings, 0 Likes, 8 Favorites )Luna, her soul still damaged after the final battle, has bought an old Children's Home outside a grubby mill town. Hermione is helping her turn it into a refuge, but someone who had been there as a child comes back. EWE, Opaljade's TPP bid win
11,905 Words, Started 01/18/2011, Completed 02/23/2011
The Murder of Miss Hermione Granger
71 Ratings, 0 Likes, 25 Favorites )Hermione's body has been found, alone, in the snow. But who killed her? And why? Severus must follow the clues to find the deeply twisted truth.
6,426 Words, Started 01/01/2008, Completed 03/22/2008
For the Benefit of the Unforgiven
by Lady Strange
70 Ratings, 0 Likes, 4 Favorites )Two years after the defeat of Voldemort, Hermione is enjoying a successful, if humdrum, career as Director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. One day, she receives a strange invitation. The mysterious sender of the invitation wants her to investigate the disappearance of Severus Snape. She accepts the challenge. This is the resultant tale.
26,112 Words, Started 11/18/2007, Completed 12/10/2007
The Snake's Head Fritillary
by pyjamapants
68 Ratings, 0 Likes, 59 Favorites )Lucius Malfoy is plagued by the delivery of several suspicious packages. Auror Hermione Granger is sent to investigate.
22,850 Words, Started 11/11/2009, Completed 12/14/2009
Cursed
by Pearle
68 Ratings, 0 Likes, 85 Favorites )Hermione seeks an elusive cure for the lasting effects of a curse Bellatrix Lestrange managed to hit her with during the Battle of Hogwarts. Her life has been lost to endless bouts of pain and despair that have plagued her these last two years. But her luck may finally be changing. A reference to a Dark potion in an obscure book may hold the key to her cure. But where will she find a Potions master knowledgeable enough to brew it? Written for Warded_Portal for the SSHG Winter 2007 exchange.
Prompt: AU, EWE: Hurt/comfort. Years after the final battle, Hermione struggles daily with the after effects of Bellatrix Lestrange's special brand of Crucio. St. Mungo's advises treating the symptoms, but Hermione wants to live her life. She goes to the oldest center of Wizarding population, Alexandria, Egypt, chasing a rumour: a Potions master with a dual expertise in Legilimency. For some reason, he doesn't want to help her. Without knowing his true identity, Hermione must persuade him she is worth his time. Romance, happy ending please. (Bonuses include: archaeology, magical artifacts, history, dusty libraries, and moments of crazy stupid in love).
18,380 Words, Started 11/27/2008, Completed 11/27/2008