Harry is accused of burglary. The Dursleys leave him to rot. Dumbledore sends Snape to remedy the situation. Harry finds himself in the care of an irate Snape. No slash, gen-fic w/ focus on Sevitus-like relationship. Angst galore. Warnings: some language, mentions of abuse/neglect, alcohol use. Inspired by nnjjj's But He's Going to Kill Me challenge on Potions and Snitches.

AU:Dumbledore decides that the Dursleys are not a suitable family for Harry. He asks Snape to take in his rival's son, appealing to the man's enduring devotion to Lily and the promise he made to her. A reluctant Snape takes in an eight-year-old Harry, and with him the challenge of parenthood . Severitus: Snape as Harry's guardian (not biological father) NO SLASH, pairings TBD.

Alternate end to DH: Snape survives and continues to play his double role until the very end. When all is said and done, where will the spy stand? And will reconciliation with Harry be possible? AU but mostly canon-compliant. Direct quotes are bolded.

AU: Snape survives the Battle of Hogwarts and returns to teach DADA. He has yet to cope with the fallout of all the years of being a double agent. Harry reaches out to him, but connecting with Snape is not easy.

AU James Potter sacrificed himself for his wife and child, protecting baby Harry and sparing Lily from Voldemort, though Harry still bears his scar. By Harry's third year, Severus Snape has reinserted himself into Lily's life and successfully proposed marriage. Harry finds himself trying to balance his mother's happiness with his new stepfather's vicious hatred of all things Harry

One-shot: The war is finished, and the returning 7th-years are permitted to dress up for Halloween. Harry decides to push boundaries, and goes all out with his costume. Partial response to greencat's Harry's Hogwarts Halloween challenge on Potions and Snitches. A little early, but Happy Halloween 2017!

Just another Harry and Snape fic, set during OOTP Occlumency lessons. Animosity between the two is already at a record high, and one night Harry just lets loose-with both his magic and his words. He reveals a little more about himself than he intended, leaving Snape reeling and severely disoriented. Headed in a Mentor direction, no Slash, canon-compliant through DH

One shot. At the end of GoF, Snape returns to Voldemort's side at Dumbledore's behest to reestablish himself as a faithful Death Eater.