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Last updated: september 2018

I love severitus (or sevitus) fics and I love angst fics. I wanted to have a list of them for the future when I don-t have them fresh on my head in case I want to reread one. You can count this as a Fic recs if you like angsty stuff.

1. A Year like None Other by aspeninthesunlight at AO3

Angst level:7/10

Warnings: torture, self harm, trauma, disability

Words:  789,589 (Part 1 of 3, third part is on going)

A letter from home? A letter from family? Well, Harry Potter knows he has neither, but all the same, it starts with a letter from Surrey. Whatever the Durleys have to say, it can't be anything good, so Harry's determined to ignore it. But then, his evil schoolmate rival spots the letter and his slimy excuse for a teacher intercepts it and forces him to read it. And that sends Harry down a path he'd never have walked on his own.

A sixth year fic, this story follows Order of the Phoenix and disregards any canon events that occur after Book 5.

2. Choices we made Universe (The Choices we Made, Smoke and Mirrors) by JewelBurns

Angst Level:8/10

Warnings: Cancer, Grief/Mourning

Words: 554,000 and 483,000+ 

What if you could change your biggest regret? After a devastating event occurs, Snape from an alternate reality is given that chance, but ends up in the canon universe. Will he be able to gain back what he's lost while helping to save the wizarding world at the same time?

AU post-OOTP, HP/SS adopt/mentor, Sick!Harry, no slash

3. Resonance by Green Gecko

Angst Level: 5/10

Warnings: Torture

Words: 1,570,720 (part 1 of 3, third part is incomplete)

Snape adopts Harry in this story that stretches from the end of year six until Harry starts his Auror apprenticeship. Harry defeats Voldemort and has to deal with his greatly increased fame and with some odd, disturbing skills inherited from the Dark Lord. He and Snape grow into something resembling a family when they start to rely on each other. Harry survives his seventh year at Hogwarts with a parent as a teacher and starts his training as an Auror.

(written Jan 2004-June 2005, so book 5 canon)

4. Digging for the Bones by Paganaidd

Angst Level: 10/10

Warnings: Suicidal thoughts and attempts, character death, depression, panic attack

Words:  203,178

Rather than allowing Harry to stay at Diagon Alley after he blew up Aunt Marge, the Ministry sends Harry back to the Dursleys. Harry returns to school after a terrible summer, to find that he's not the only one with this kind of secret. A student has been killed by his family. New screening measures are put into place by the Ministry: Every student must be given a medical exam and interview to look for child abuse. With Dumbledore facing an inquiry, Snape is entrusted with the task of making sure EVERYONE receives one.

5. Blood Magic by GatewayGirl

Angst Level: 6/10

Warnings: Abuse (neglect), trauma

Words:  334, 522

Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry safe, but his relatives are expendable. Blood magic was supposed to keep Harry looking like his adoptive father, but it's wearing off. Blood is a bond, but so is the memory of hate -- or love.

5. Slave Child by Kristeh

Angst Level:5/10

Warnings: abuse (physical and emotional) suicide thoughts and attempts, social anxiety

Words: 265k

After giving a slight nod, Draco stepped closer to the Potions Master and clasped both his outstretched hands, the odd little bouquet held between them. “Severus,” he said, his voice warm, his words holding the sound of a vow, “upon this hallowed day your joy is made complete. May the years to come be many, and overflow with all I wish for you and yours." 

“I have to talk to you,” he said, each word feeling like it was being dragged through him against his will.

“Yes, I know.”

Right, he’d said as much in front of Draco.

“Luna, I . . . I . . .”

“You love me dearly. Yes, I know.”

“The students in front were first-years, judging from their height, not to mention the fact that their eyes were filled with a sort of awe when they looked at him. Harry wasn't sure if that was from hero-worship--though why he should be any Slytherin's hero was a good question--or if they were merely impressed that he could claim the fearsome Potions Master for a father.

The older gazes in the room were far more wary, sliding towards Harry and then away. Nobody would look him in the eyes for long, which made him wonder how much Legilimency Snape tended to use as part of house discipline. Of course Harry was no Legilimens, but he got the feeling that some of the students here might be wondering.

Nott was hanging towards the back, flanked by Goyle and Zabini. His gaze too was wary, though he gave a weak smile once when Harry glanced his way.

"You all know of my son Harry, of course," Snape began in a smooth voice, his hand coming to lightly rest on the boy's shoulder.“

Harry Potter and Sals. 

He started carrying Sals around more, though he didn’t flaunt the snake in front of the other boys. The presence of his little friend was comforting, though, and when Harry felt particularly frustrated, he would retreat to a corner and speak to Sals in soft Parseltongue. Funny how that made him feel so much better, now. When he’d discovered the skill in himself, it had horrified him. But now, it was just a part of himself, whether Voldemort had put it there, or not.

Self portrait.

Snape stared at Harry for a long moment, his gaze piercing as he considered that argument. Then, without any warning, he shoved his chair back and strode for the Floo, his robes billowing. Curious, the three boys stood and followed.

Snape threw a handful of powder into the fireplace, called for the headmaster, and waited until the man's head appeared in the flames. Then, he had just one question.

"Albus, if you bring your considerable influence to bear, how soon can I be signing adoption papers on Harry Potter?"