Drama

The Tattered Man

by Aurette

I was once asked to write a Marriage Law Challenge fic by someone who loves a sad tale. This short story is it. Angst, Character Death. Tissues recommended.

12,727 Words,  Started 01/18/2011,  Completed 01/30/2011

Time Will Tell

by Punkindoodle

A magical clock, a secret message, time travel and a murder that must be prevented. Nominated at Quill to Parchment, Dangerous Liaisons and He Had it Coming.

121,209 Words,  Started 08/29/2007,  Completed 12/03/2007

Beautiful Bird

by sshg316

Even the bravest of men can be brought to his knees, especially when faced with his worst nightmare.

3,421 Words,  Started 01/26/2010,  Completed 01/29/2010

Trust and Betrayal: A Prequel

by starmom

Set in the time of Voldemort's first rise, this is a tale of choices and consequences, darkness and light, love and hatred, laughter and tears, and of trust and betrayal. Lily Evans, Severus Snape and Peter Pettigrew each provide a piece of the puzzle and, by telling their individual stories, the whole is revealed. By the time we reach that fateful night in Godric’s Hollow, we learn that truth is neither black nor white, and that we are all vulnerable to evil.

This novel-length fic was completed before the release of DH. Illustrations are by anemonesque.

~ 2008 Quill to Parchment Runner-up: Best Marauder Era Fic ~

135,017 Words,  Started 11/06/2007,  Completed 02/01/2008

Masters and Servants

by HogwartsHoney

Several months after Dumbledore's death Harry tracks down Snape to even the score, but what transpires is far from expected, for either of them.
**This story won the Multifaceted Awards Round 6 in 'Desire - Best Slash Fic rated R or NC-17'. Thanks to everyone who voted!**

8,982 Words,  Started 06/07/2006,  Completed 06/18/2006

Amor Vincit Omnia

by Hanagasume

At the urging of Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape takes on Hermione Granger as his apprentice shortly after the beginning of her Seventh year. After completing her very rushed N.E.W.Ts, ending a relationship, making a friend, gaining an enemy, and battling everything Snape could throw at her, what else is left?

30,605 Words,  Started 05/21/2009,  Updated 05/17/2012

True Love's Kiss

by sandlapper

Severus is cursed during the Final Battle, only his Heart's True Love can save him

11,989 Words,  Started 04/21/2013,  Completed 07/27/2013

In an Alternate Universe

by Ms_Figg

Young Severus moons over his snarky Potions mistress and admits to Harry and Ron he has a crush on Professor Granger. He decides to approach her. Too bad he doesn't know what he's doing.

48,678 Words,  Started 07/25/2008,  Updated 09/04/2008

The Opposite

by Alexis McCoy

The Terrific Trio's 6th year at Hogwarts turns into one away from the school as they receive training to become part of an elite group of wizards and witches. New powers are also discovered as well as new and unexpected friendships.

67,695 Words,  Started 07/22/2005,  Completed 10/26/2005

Voice Of Truth

by GinnyW

After years of living on the run for the murder of Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape is captured by Aurors. Hermione must now try to convince Harry of Snape's innocence.

17,831 Words,  Started 11/28/2005,  Completed 02/01/2006

Just to Be

by Amarti

Post-DH, EWE. Six years after the war, Hermione discovers a neglected and abused population with no place in a post-Voldemort world and the man who stayed behind to pick up the pieces. A story of reconciliation, redemption, and above all, love.

25,378 Words,  Started 11/04/2011,  Updated 12/30/2011

Better Not Knowing

by sweetflag

Snape and Sirius reflect upon a woman who was lost to them decades before, and they must learn to work together to keep that woman alive and sane. Despite the emotional and ethical questions attacking them, the Order sought out a witch lost to the Wizarding world: a witch who possesses a knowledge that could turn the tide of the war. But with her forced recovery, no one is spared the emotional havoc that her dubious restoration precipitates. In such a short time, can Snape and Sirius smother their mutual animosity enough to save the mind of a woman that they both loved?

137,897 Words,  Started 09/03/2007,  Completed 03/22/2011

The Long Way Home

by sshg316

The rise of the New Pure-Blood Party in Europe sends Severus Snape and his new partner, Hermione Granger, to Bulgaria, deep undercover. Cut off from everyone they know, they come to rely upon one another. A tragic misunderstanding separates them, until Hermione is seriously injured, and the two find themselves together again… this time at Spinner's End. Written for the SS/HG Exchange. DH-Compliant, EWE.

19,793 Words,  Started 02/26/2008,  Completed 03/05/2008

Babbity Git

by pokeystar

Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Sometimes, getting away from it all means there's nowhere to go when it all comes to you.

35,157 Words,  Started 05/10/2012,  Completed 06/15/2012

The Sins of Severus Snape

by Lariope

A drabble series focusing on Snape's life through the lens of the Seven Deadly Sins. Written for the first round of Snape_LDWS.

3,081 Words,  Started 07/16/2010,  Completed 07/16/2010

Hero

by Hanagasume

A woman on the bridge in Hogsmeade piques Severus Snape’s interest. Everything, however, becomes complicated when he finds out the truth...OOC warning.

8,549 Words,  Started 04/23/2009,  Completed 05/14/2009

There, Where I Can Never Find You

by shefa

You disappear into a moonlit night, and I might have seen you go, if only I'd been paying attention.

Written for the Summer SSHG Exchange.

29,083 Words,  Started 09/01/2010,  Completed 10/24/2010

A Wish For Severus Snape

by deianaera

Pan, the Greek god of passion and lust, does not often manifest directly. But when Hermione Granger makes an offering at his fountain (and touches his granite flank just so), he makes an exception. Or his daughter said pretty please. This is Pan, after all. Either one – or all or none – are possible.

7,458 Words,  Started 04/08/2014,  Completed 09/20/2014

Father Figure

by TeddyRadiator

In the ten years since the Battle of Hogwarts, Severus Snape has worked very hard to free himself from his old life in order to become a respected Headmaster. Of course, his wife Hermione loves him regardless, but will an innocent board game change the entire future of their marriage, not to mention Severus' view of his own kindler, gentler self?

Written as a gift for the incomparable Subvers in the LJ 2011 SSHG Exchange.

66,746 Words,  Started 11/03/2012,  Completed 11/09/2012

The Language of Flowers

by Lady Strange

*Now Complete* A polite romance and comedy of manners based loosely on the WIKTT 'Regency Challenge'. This is intelligent fluff, or so I would like to think. It goes on for 22 chapters and has many pairings. I hope you enjoy reading it.

135,639 Words,  Started 10/10/2005,  Completed 05/05/2006

Deception of the Night

by Clara Minutes

Unexpected circumstances during the summer lead Hermione to a situation she never imagined.

16,244 Words,  Started 11/21/2006,  Updated 06/20/2007

Faking A Smile

by Gemxk2

Severus Snape makes a mistake casting aside Hermione Granger.

4,878 Words,  Started 12/21/2007,  Updated 04/20/2008

Worth a Thousand Words

by LaiksMarei

A failed marriage behind her, Hermione is the newest tutor at Hogwarts. She finds a close companion in, of all people, a portrait.

10,519 Words,  Started 02/28/2008,  Completed 06/08/2009

The Problem with Purity

by phoenix writing

As Hermione, Harry, and Ron are about to begin their seventh and final year at Hogwarts, they learn some surprising and dangerous information regarding what it means to be Pure in the wizarding world. HG/SS (with HP/DM). AU after OotP.

24,466 Words,  Started 04/02/2009,  Updated 05/10/2009

The Twists of Fate

by nagandsev

What is the greatest sacrifice one can give? The final pairings of Remus and Nagini, and Severus against Sirius, in the Dark Arts competition for the Young Wizards Merit Award during their sixth year, gets out of hand. Unexpectedly, from this one event, their lives become intertwined, changed forever. Nagini, the main female character, is actually a precursor to Voldemort's serpent, Nagini.

51,005 Words,  Started 04/12/2010,  Completed 07/04/2015