Angst

Guilt and Suspicion

by snuggleslut

Hermione is just starting her life as an Unspeakable when something happens to her in the Department of Mysteries, forcing her to deal with her inner turmoil with some unwilling help from Severus Snape.

12,363 Words,  Started 05/22/2008,  Updated 12/19/2008

I Want That One

by TeddyRadiator

On the night the light is defeated and the dark wins, Lord Voldemort grants a boon to his most valued and trusted spy.

This is a very, very dark and disturbing story of pain and punishment. If you find the idea of non-con and dub-con unsettling, please understand this will not be the story for you.

But also know this: at the heart of this story lies a mystery. All will be revealed if you dare to continue.

34,971 Words,  Started 11/16/2012,  Completed 11/20/2012

The Anatomy of True Friendship

by arynwy

For the first time in Severus Snape's life, he actually has the girl. Now, all he has to do is figure out if he truly wants to keep her.

31,750 Words,  Started 04/03/2013,  Completed 05/07/2013

To Be a Hero

by my little secret

The war is over, and it is time to move on. But for some, there seems to be nowhere to go...

An SS/HG tale of friendship and love.

20,152 Words,  Started 10/04/2005,  Updated 01/28/2006

All Reason and Misunderstanding Aside

by Mazzy

Post war, seventh year. Draco has much to think on since the war and plenty of time to do just that while he performs his duties to Hogwarts. A little time alone with Hermione Granger gives him even more to sort out and he has to decide just what kind of man he plans to be. My take on the DM/HG relationship.

19,377 Words,  Started 11/15/2007,  Updated 01/14/2008

Fallen

by unwoundfantasy

Hermione Granger finds herself in need of saving, and there's only one person who could possibly help her now. With murder on her hands, who else could she turn to but the recently acquitted Severus Snape?

10,955 Words,  Started 04/03/2007,  Updated 05/10/2007

A (Fangirl's) Christmas Carol

by Brenjunk

A Hogwarts version of the traditional tale, starring the dour Potions master and the resident know-it-all.

11,630 Words,  Started 12/21/2009,  Updated 01/24/2010

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

Contraceptus: Continuum

by Ariadne AWS

A long time ago, Severus made the right potion for the wrong reasons. Hermione finds it, and is furious - also for the wrong reasons. With the help of some wise counsel, they untangle mistakes, miscommunications, and misinterpretations, all the while committing more. A parable on situational ethics surrounding a crime he never committed. (Winner, Best Drabble Series ~ MPP Round 4; Runner-up, Hurt/Comfort ~ 2008 OWL Awards)

5,287 Words,  Started 08/23/2008,  Completed 08/23/2008

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

Bereave

by Sugaryfine

Severus Snape was on a mission, one he could not delay any longer. Returning hours later into the night, he got into the soft, warm sheets of his marital bed, sighing and thanking the gods for his luck. He was appeased, and the world with him. Or at least that’s what he thought.
Mistrust, half-truths, infertility and meddlesome Weasleys. What will Hermione Snape do?

5,820 Words,  Started 07/14/2011,  Completed 08/30/2011

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uncharted

by slytherinlaurel

Hermione and Severus unexpectedly find themselves embarking on Yule together.

1,242 Words,  Started 12/11/2009,  Completed 12/24/2009

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

The End is only the Beginning

by BellatrixLives

What might have happened if Harry chose to chase hallows, not horcruxes?

The boy who lived is dead, and Hermione is left to face her own mortality rate. Now, the only thing standing between her and death is Professor Snape.

13,433 Words,  Started 11/04/2010,  Updated 09/07/2012