Quote from Heatherlly on March 23, 2025, 5:08 pm

This idea is based on the upcoming TV series. It assumes that a.) Paapa Essiedu will be cast as Snape, and b.) the series will be canceled at some point. Also, it would be a bit of a crackfic, though (hopefully) in a good way.

THE PREMISE

Snape gets a look at Harry the summer before first year starts and decides he's not ready to deal with this shit. He gets the idea to pawn the job off on someone else, at least temporarily, assuming not much will happen during Harry's first year anyway.

Enter "Paapa Snape", who will henceforth be referred to as PS.

Snape knows PS isn't the ideal choice as far as appearance goes, but he's unknown in British wizarding society and also happens to be magically gifted. He obliviates PS, essentially reprogramming him with his own memories, tendencies, personality, etc.

So how does PS justify the drastic change in his appearance? He doesn't, which is sort of the punchline. I might have him attend a meeting (aka trial run) with Dumbledore before school starts, and when Dumbledore asks, PS will just say that he "doesn't want to talk about it". I mean, this is the magical world. I'm sure he wouldn't have been the first or the last to try and improve his appearance with unexpected results.

Side note: Snape would also be an Animagus in this story. More specifically, a bat.

His initial plan is just to have PS cover for him temporarily, though he quickly realizes that he doesn't really need to step back in. PS says and does exactly what real Snape would in any given situation, up to and including keeping Harry safe. He finds it easy to keep coming up with excuses not to switch back, knowing he can trust someone who's essentially a carbon copy of himself.

At that point, Snape decides to travel. It's something he's never gotten to do before because he felt like he had to be in close proximity at all times. He travels all over the world, has adventures, and gradually begins to heal. It turns out that once he's away from all the things that trigger his grief, it's much easier to recover and live a (somewhat) normal life.

Most of the story would be about his adventures, aka what the real Snape is up to when PS is on screen. I could even make it a "choose your own adventure" sort of thing where readers (assuming I have any lol) could help decide where he goes and what he does next.

CANCELLATION

If/when the show is canceled, I'd have that coincide with Snape getting his hands on some sort of time traveling device. This could have one of several outcomes:

He tries to go back and fix his mistakes (i.e. SWM, joining Voldemort), but it backfires and he finds himself in the Great Hall as Harry is being sorted. He's been returned to the canonical version of his story, almost as if PS never existed at all.

I could leave it there. If the whole point is to explain PS's existence while keeping book Snape as a character, it works. I mean, he does all this crazy shit just to wind up in the exact same place? People would hate me, I'm sure, but it is kind of funny. 😄

In that version, Snape's experiences throughout the story would effectively be erased. He'd revert to the normal version of his character at the start of Harry's first year. But... it doesn't necessarily have to be that way. If the story was going well and I wanted to continue, I could write a version where he retains his memories. That could be helpful when it came to dealing with things that hadn't happened yet, and the distance/healing could have an impact as well. I don't know if I'd go that route, but if I did, there would be potential to tell a very different story about Harry's time at Hogwarts and his interactions with Snape.

Beyond that...

I guess I could have him go back to other points in time, but that would probably result in me telling another version of his and Lily's story. I'm not opposed to that, obviously, but I don't think it's needed given the premise of this one.

Thoughts? It's just a silly idea, at least for now, but I'm sure it would be fun to explore.

Quote from The Gestalt Prince on March 23, 2025, 5:36 pm

I need this in my life

Quote from Naaga on March 23, 2025, 10:56 pm

Its good fix for us Snape fans, and would keep us in hypothetical series while keeping your adventuring Snape in mind.

Quote from Salvyus on March 29, 2025, 2:12 pm

I love how the plot already assumes the series will be cancelled. It sounds like a fic I'd definitely read. Have you considered returning Snape to where PS left off? As in, if the show gets cancelled after S3, Snape returns for Harry's 4th Year. Perhaps PS was hired as the DADA professor, and the curse got rid of him before the year had even begun, so Snape has to step in. I think him having to explain himself has a lot of crack potential

Quote from Heatherlly on March 30, 2025, 12:15 am

Quote from Salvyus on March 29, 2025, 2:12 pm

I love how the plot already assumes the series will be cancelled. It sounds like a fic I'd definitely read. Have you considered returning Snape to where PS left off? As in, if the show gets cancelled after S3, Snape returns for Harry's 4th Year. Perhaps PS was hired as the DADA professor, and the curse got rid of him before the year had even begun, so Snape has to step in. I think him having to explain himself has a lot of crack potential

That is a FANTASTIC idea. 😍

Quote from luke on July 4, 2026, 10:07 am

When i write my stories,i Am inspired by time travel fix from "the moment it began" ,"the peace not promised" and "viridi".

But i felt i want to do something different. To make sure severus didnt need to relive himself. Because i wanted severus choose himself right for first time and the idea just fall down.

After it, i wanted my OC to be one of the house. Central to second plot. But he was very different house we see in book.  . He will be second main character besides sev and lily. I want to explore the house that exist in real life that is very different from JKR definition of the house.   i already make background and ending for this character (andit was long time to arrived to ending)

And the third plot is severus brotherhood. Sev will bonded with him naturally and after seeing all main character,i just realized he and sev will be brotherhood that is very powerful. And i wanted to make different ending for this canon character.

Fourth plot will be appearance of asa mulciber in lily 6th year. I wanted to explore how lily approached slytherin student and led him toward much better path. I am sick of "all slytherin bullies" trope. I wanted this OC to be embodiment how you unradicalize the younger student and led them to have better future just to be by their side. This is how you undo radicalization in real life

Edit:

Right now i am writing year 7 with many chapter but for childhood and yead 1-6 is not written  fully. I am just got idea and i writing it quickly before I forget

 

Honestly,year 7 is truly show how severus in this Fic will be different man than  in his canon counterpart. Even You will love Asa Mulciber in this fic

 

 

Quote from luke on August 12, 2026, 4:55 am

I have Premise that Lily in my fanfic will be visiting Canon World. This Idea come from multiverse theory of Marvel World and Sacred Timeline

There are theory of dumbledore he saying to snape  that We lived in sacred timeline,where no matter how you do,the universe will going straight toward Destiny. It was popular theory of HP timeline and it was defending very harshly.

 

Dumbledore theorize that even if snape didnt hear prophecy,someone else will heared it and deliver straight to voldemort. But it was severus choice to loving Lily even after Lily marrying severus enemy that Lily can enacted Sacrificial Charm

I am aleady think about the ending,and Severus fate will be different than in canon

Quote from IFFIN on September 30, 2026, 9:52 pm

Quote from Naaga on March 10, 2023, 1:16 pm

While I can't write for my ideas, I wish there was something like a What If? Snape...  series of fics, some sort of one-shots scenario written if Snape took different decisions in vital moments of his life and their consequences. Some of my scenarios include :

• What if Snape didn't meet Lily
• What if Snape chose a different compartment in Hogwarts express for first ride to Hogwarts
• What if Snape sorted into Gryffindor
• What if Snape died in Shrieking Shack from werewolf Lupin
• What if Snape didn't call Lily 'mudblood'
• What if Snape left the Hogwarts after SWM for another wizarding school
• What if Snape didn't give the Prophecy
• What if Snape found truth about Pettigrew

There can be countless scenario, these came foremost in my mind.

I browsed through the thread and most of it was brain storming, which I am not complaining about, these were the only prompts that stood out to me and got the wheels in my mind going.

• What if Snape didn't meet Lily  Do you mean not at all. Or as children. Could they still meet at Hogwarts. A few scenes have already popped into my mind. Lily's parents pick a different house in Cokesworth with a different park closer to them. So Severus and Lily never meet as children. Also Lily and James dating and fighting in the library and Severus getting annoyed at them. Also the ending has come to me.
• What if Snape chose a different compartment in Hogwarts express for first ride to Hogwarts. ( Is he with Lily? Who else would be in the compartment.)
• What if Snape sorted into Gryffindor (So does he would room with the Mauraders. Would one of the Marauders be sorted into Slyterin instead. Which one?)
• What if Snape died in Shrieking Shack from werewolf Lupin. (I’ve read Potion's Mistress which addresses this. I was also thinking about this one.

• What if Snape didn't call Lily 'mudblood' ( This is in the one I am currently working on. I wanted it to be a one shot, but James and company wanted in. And Regulus too. So it is )
• What if Snape left Hogwarts after SWM for another wizarding school.( If I did this I think I know where. Influenced by another story I wrote and a Neil Diamond song.
• What if Snape didn't give the Prophecy.  🤔
• What if Snape found truth about 🤔

Quote from Naaga on October 1, 2026, 8:41 am

Quote from IFFIN on September 30, 2026, 9:52 pm

I browsed through the thread and most of it was brain storming, which I am not complaining about, these were the only prompts that stood out to me and got the wheels in my mind going.

• What if Snape didn't meet Lily  Do you mean not at all. Or as children. Could they still meet at Hogwarts. A few scenes have already popped into my mind. Lily's parents pick a different house in Cokesworth with a different park closer to them. So Severus and Lily never meet as children. Also Lily and James dating and fighting in the library and Severus getting annoyed at them. Also the ending has come to me.

I meant Snape didn't meet Lily at Cockworth at age of 9 and later. He could potentially meet her at Hogwarts but she would be just another student. I would like to see how Snape's life is shaped without impact of Lily.

• What if Snape chose a different compartment in Hogwarts express for first ride to Hogwarts. ( Is he with Lily? Who else would be in the compartment.)

Different compartment i.e one without James and Sirius, he's still with Lily. I would like to see how Snape's life is shaped without the start of "relentless bullying" by James Potter and Sirius Black. Even if he ends up being bullied by marauders, he won't be a "special case" in that scenario.

• What if Snape sorted into Gryffindor (So does he would room with the Mauraders. Would one of the Marauders be sorted into Slyterin instead. Which one?)

Yeah, he does room with marauders. I don't see any marauder going to the Slytherin. It'd be interesting dynamic to explore, kudos if he ends up being a marauder.

• What if Snape died in Shrieking Shack from werewolf Lupin. (I’ve read Potion's Mistress which addresses this. I was also thinking about this one.

It'd be interesting coz it'd also affect marauders alongwith Snape. I can see Lupin being expelled and possibly killed, Dumbledore removed as Headmaster, Sirius also expelled and his wand broken. James Potter could actually become his so called "mature" fanon self.

• What if Snape didn't call Lily 'mudblood' ( This is in the one I am currently working on. I wanted it to be a one shot, but James and company wanted in. And Regulus too. So it is )

There's no immediate break in friendship but still not necessarily a "happy ending" for Snape because his break with Lily was eminent due to the diverging paths they were walking, SWM just provided catalyst for it. Unless there's a serious self reflection in part of Snape, it could actually end up being worse than canon.

• What if Snape left Hogwarts after SWM for another wizarding school.( If I did this I think I know where. Influenced by another story I wrote and a Neil Diamond song.

It'd be a fun one shot, possibly a "happy ending" for Snape, where Snape gets to another school, explores magic in a healthy envelope.

• What if Snape didn't give the Prophecy.  🤔

No prophecy given, no Potters targeted, no defection, no sparing request, no killing curse rebound. All Hail the Dark Lord!! Voldemort wins.

• What if Snape found truth about 🤔

I mean Snape comes to know that Peter Pettigrew is the Order's traitor and Potters' secret keeper. What Snape does after knowing this would be interesting indeed..