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When everything at Hogwarts, the Marauder, his mom’s death, his fear, his realization that his life means nothing to anyone, the idea of living alone with his dad, and everything in general, sixteen year old Severus Snape tries to kill himself at the end of his fifth year.
He didn’t expect to fail. And he didn’t expect what the letters he left behind will start on motion.
And since he can’t return to Hogwarts for his own health, he’ll have to find a new school to attend. Or a program allowing him to study at as many schools as he can name.
It's a chance at a new life.
But too bad his old life will never leave him be. Not for long.
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- Part 1 of Glow
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17 Feb 2026
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The summer before his sixth year, Severus Snape finds himself without a safe place to stay until school resumes. Remembering an offer extended by Narcissa Black, the year she graduated from Hogwarts, he reluctantly makes his way to London to see if she can shelter him for a couple of months. Over the course of the summer, the two friends come to better understand each other, themselves, and the wizarding world that is being ripped apart just beyond their doorstep. And it may change everything. Timeline spans the summer before sixth year to the end of the war.
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- Part 1 of Bygone Mercies & Companion Pieces
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16 Feb 2026
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Salazar Slytherin hated the mingling of Wizards and Muggles. He left Hogwarts over the issue, presumably to start his own school, but nothing was ever heard of it.
Centuries later, Severus Snape overhears a conversation about Harry Potter's whereabouts, and turns to the only help he can think of - the safe haven he himself turned down as a child.
Now Snape has yet another master, and the Harry Potter coming to Hogwarts is not who anyone expects.
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23 Jan 2026
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What if Snape had agreed to become the Head of Slytherin House, not because Dumbledore wanted him to, but because he wanted to save Slytherin? What if he used his cunning to reform the house right under Dumbledore's nose?
He could save some of the Slytherins from the mistakes he made. He could find the ones who wanted to walk away and help them. And if he created in them a house loyalty deeper than their loyalty to Voldemort, the ones who wouldn’t walk away might be able to save each other in the end. The first step was to keep them from becoming willing slaves while here at Hogwarts.
Severus knew from his own years here that Slytherins were happiest when they were plotting. The problem was that Hogwarts wasn’t structured to give them drama, so they had had to create it. If he could keep them busy with other things, they might learn how to focus their energy. The House Cup had long since lost its allure as it was biased, so he would have to create other challenges for them. After all these bitter years, he had nothing kind left in him, but in the end, the choice was easy. He did it for her. Because it was something she would want him to do if she still lived.
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- Part 1 of Slytherin House
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23 Jan 2026
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Severus Snape is not an optimist even on his best days. Today is not a good day.
Or also; Instead of dying peacefully and being tossed into a shoddy grave where future students come to vandalize, Severus finds himself flung through time to the beginning of his sixth year, and must deal with the consequences.
If it must be done, it must be done properly. Regretfully, he seems to be the best candidate.
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14 Jan 2026