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    Harry Potter is adopted by a retired chemistry professor causing him to become an accidental potions prodigy. Navigating the world of wizards with a strong home base allows Harry to ask important questions like, 'why don't we learn math?' and 'why hasn't everyone read Hogwarts: A History?' and most importantly, 'Why does everyone treat squibs so terribly?"
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    "What would have happened if I didn't bounce? Might've died, I suppose."

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    10 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 73

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    When a stray boy suddenly appears on his porch, the sanctuary Severus built for himself after the war begins to unravel—invaded not only by the child, but by memories he thought he’d buried and a duty he never wished to claim.
    Green-eyed, silent, and wounded by magic he cannot yet control, the boy leaves Severus no choice but to help him—and in doing so, forces him to confront the past he tried to forget.
    And somewhere between silence and healing, Severus has to wonder:
    Is the boy a ghost of what was—or a glimpse of what might still be?

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    How Severus ended up being the go-to adult for a time-travelling past-version of the brat Potter.

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    08 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 9

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    After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father, Severus Snape has nowhere to turn—until two kind-hearted witches open their home to him.

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    08 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 55

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    The other two look where Sirius directs Remus. James would never say it aloud, but Sirius really does have a Black's instincts.
    There is an unfamiliar but polished owl making a ruckus at the table. Making a sea of black and green waves crash about on the benches as Snape tries to push the thing away. But the owl is persistent and professional.
    "Snape's got mail." One of the Slytherins calls, sounding surprised. Snape never gets mail.

    (Or, Snape gets a letter and the Marauders are determined to see what it says. They fight about it. Angst ensues.)

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    07 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 35

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    Severus is still choking on the air being repelled from his lungs when the first attempt slams against his skull. This attempt isn't like theirs. It isn't the stinging, burrowing, bamboo-shoots-under-the-nail like crawling of his Lord's magic. Not Voldemort's slow and torturous magic, polluting his mind with burning pains as he digs deeper inside, unrelenting. Nor is it the powerful, crushing, passionate rush of Dumbledore flooding him. His mentor and warden's grand magic, trying to shatter his shields until they were impenetrable. No, this attempt comes at him like a dart throw. It sails at him like a whisp through the air, hitting his shields with the force of a feathered pin-point. Leaving only a small hole in the surface of his mental fortitude. The magic is insistent, but all too gentle compared to what he's known.

    (Severus Snape whump at the ministry. Written because I was always confused why the Order didn't jump Snape sooner. Please excuse my use of Magical Macguffins :/ )

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    07 Jan 2026