Penname: | maryh [Contact] | Member Since: | 2006.02.02 | Stories Posted: | 6 | Reviews Posted: | 13 | A Favorite Author of: | 6 members | Favorite Stories: | 6 | Favorite Authors: | 3 | About Deathly Hallows:
I am not going to try to comply with Deathly Hallows in any way. However, I will still be working to be canon-compliant through Half Blood Prince.
I am following a self-imposed "challenge" of a kind in writing "The Highest Value." My goal is to create a completely canon-compliant description of what happened during Snape's years as a Hogwarts student, including an explanation of the significance of the "Worst Memory" episode, the Shrieking Shack Incident, Snape's incentive to join the DE's and then to join the Order of the Phoenix, and the significance of Godric's Hollow to him.
I realize that by specifying Eileen Prince as half-blood, I am already getting close to sacrificing canon compliance. However, I think I can make a case that canon is not absolutely sure on this point. Keeping her as half blood explains so many other things, which are canonical, that I am not willing to give it up quite yet.
Here are my parameters:
1. Snape is not a victim of an unloving or abusive childhood.
2. To the maximum extent possible, explain his unpleasant personality in term of cultural differences, class differences, House differences, and a naturally cold personality. He is never "nice", but he starts out "good", at least according to his own and his family's definition of the term.
3. Present Snape as someone the Marauders would have good reason to pick on.
4. Show the positive attributes of Slytherin House, while at the same time realistically presenting a House that could produce someone like Lord Voldemort, and then provide most of his followers.
Finally, in answer to the question I have set, "What is Snape's Highest Value?", I do not yet know that myself. If you want to keep reading this fic, maybe we'll find out together. |
A Decision by maryh [Reviews - 6]
Tobias Snape wants to be part of the wizarding world. But he's a Muggle. What can he do about it?
Thanks to my beta, cinnamon-spider. I list Eileen Prince as a character even though she isn't in the story because Tobias Snape was not listed.
The first paragraph was cut off the first time I posted. It's back now.
SS-Centric |
Genres: General |
Warnings: none |
Characters: Eileen Prince Snape |
Rating: C |
Chapters: 1
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Published: 03/14/2006 |
Updated: 03/15/2006 |
Word Count: 718 |
Completed: Yes |
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Half-Blood by maryh [Reviews - 3]
Seven-year-old Severus Salazar Snape lives in two worlds -- the magical and the Muggle. Here's how it might look if we could see his thoughts about it.
SS-Centric |
Genres: Humor, General |
Warnings: none |
Characters: Severus Snape, Original Character, Eileen Prince Snape |
Rating: C |
Chapters: 1
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Published: 03/20/2007 |
Updated: 03/20/2007 |
Word Count: 1744 |
Completed: Yes |
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The Highest Value by maryh [Reviews - 205]
Severus Snape was the ambitious son of a Muggle cotton mill foreman who admired Salazar Slytherin and a Half-Blood who sold homemade potions to a Diagon Alley apothecary. Cold by temperament, and a sarcastic Northerner from the Manchester area, he went to Hogwarts expecting to work his way up through the Slytherin patronage system. But things have started to change during Voldemort's first rise to power. Being pure blood isn't just important now; it's the most important thing. A Slytherin's ambition is defined by his highest value. What will Snape's turn out to be?
SS-Centric |
Genres: General |
Warnings: HBP Spoilers |
Characters: Severus Snape |
Rating: S |
Chapters: 53
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Published: 04/02/2006 |
Updated: 06/06/2021 |
Word Count: 103851 |
Completed: No |
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The Magnificent Mr. Snape by maryh [Reviews - 0]
Severus Snape has gotten the Order of Merlin First Class - Plus. This may be the only DH compliant fic I ever write.
SS/Canon |
Genres: Fluff, Humor |
Warnings: none |
Characters: Neville Longbottom, Lucius Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Remus Lupin, Ron Weasley |
Rating: C |
Chapters: 1
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Published: 06/02/2021 |
Updated: 06/03/2021 |
Word Count: 926 |
Completed: Yes |
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The Second Head of Slytherin House by maryh [Reviews - 5]
Tobias Snape taught his son Snape family lore. Here's one of the stories he told him.
SS-Centric |
Genres: General |
Warnings: none |
Characters: Original Character |
Rating: C |
Chapters: 1
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Published: 07/13/2006 |
Updated: 07/15/2006 |
Word Count: 2063 |
Completed: Yes |
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Tobias and Severus by maryh [Reviews - 6]
Why I think Tobias Snape was not an abusive father.
SS-Centric |
Genres: General |
Warnings: HBP Spoilers |
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Sirius Black, Voldemort/Tom Riddle, Harry Potter, Eileen Prince Snape |
Rating: C |
Chapters: 1
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Published: 03/20/2007 |
Updated: 03/20/2007 |
Word Count: 766 |
Completed: Yes |
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