Cold-hearted AU: another non-human Severitus story
This is sort of an elaboration/exploration of my last art post idea, where itâs akin to Dogwood AU in the way that Harryâs a recently turned werewolf , and Snapeâs a half vampire !
In this AU, Snape was actually attacked by Lupin in the shrieking shack (but since heâs a vampire he wasnât turned into a werewolf). After that his one goal was to cure lycanthropy. He stayed away from both sides during the war because the DE were getting werewolves to infect more people, and joining the Order would put a target on his back⌠but he did run a brewing commission service to keep himself afloat and multiple times served the Order that way with healing potions.
Then Pettigrew overheard the prophecy from Trelawney and took it to Voldemort, who went and killed Harryâs parents as usual before getting destroyed by the orphan.
Things unchanged from canon:
- Pettigrew still escapes as Scabbers, Sirius is still framed for his murder and is stuck in Azkaban
- Harry still has to live with the Dursleys because there are still Death Eaters out there who could want revenge on him for their dead Dark Lord, Harry needs the blood wards
- Snape still grieves Lily, maybe if he hadnât been so focused on his lycanthropy research, he couldâve bothered to join the Order and help protect her âŚ
- Voldemortâs just dead forever bc idgaf about Horcruxes rn, they donât exist in this AU
- Snape isnt indebted to Dumbledore because he wasnât the spy who overheard the prophecy , he doesnât teach at Hogwarts , instead running his owl mail order brewing business out in the countryside while continuing his search for the cure for LycanthropyâŚbut itâs difficult; no werewolf would trust anyone to use them a test subject, and even modifying wolvesbaneâs recipe to be more accessible and easily brewed is thought impossibleâŚ
- Snape is so busy, and Voldemort is dead, so the existence of Lilyâs son slips from his mindâŚ
And then one summer Dumbledore appears on Snapeâs doorstep with eleven turning twelve year old Harry, who tried to run away from the Dursleys to the home of the friend he made at Hogwarts (Ron) and made it halfway before getting attacked by a werewolf.
