Snape Fanfic Recommendations (Severus/Lily)
My Snily fic recommendations:
Viridi
Characters/Pairings: Severus/Lily, Dumbledore
Rating/Warnings: M
Summary: After his death, Severus makes the decision to return to the world of the living, starting in the summer of 1975. With his adult knowledge on the upcoming war hidden inside his 15 year old body, he finds his way back to Lily, and his new position in the wizarding world.
Read “Severus Snape and the Art of War” by CypressWand on FFN and AO3.
NOTE: this is the very first fanfic I ever read.
But For A Dog
Characters/Pairings: Severus/Lily, Harry
Rating/Warnings: K+/T
Summary: Severus tells how his life took a very different path because he had two best friends-one was Lily and the other a collie.
Read “But For A Dog” by Snapegirlkmf/GoldsJRZGirl on FFN and AO3.
The Long Road Home
Summary: Voldemort chooses Neville but the Potters do not escape unscathed. Regulus Black survives the war and establishes a Foundation to undo the damage inflicted by Voldemort. Five years later, new employee, Lily Potter walks back into Severus Snape’s life. Things are about to get complicated.
I have read The Long Road Home, I got started on it due to Severitus but got duped into reading Snily and spy family drama 😹😹. Nice one though. 👍
I had read all these recs @thegestaltprince and second your recommendations .
Glitter Hot Mess by Random-Musings
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/8619275/1/
Lily helps Severus celebrate his 16th birthday, but playing by her rules leads to a night of adolescent debauchery.
This is a long one shot that's super well written. Its very detailed and I think it really makes you feel like your in 1970s Cokesworth. It's awkward and funny and just super enjoyable and the characters are writen like actual teens from a crappy town insead of little goodie two shoes like alot of hp fics
LD50 by we-built-the-shadows-here
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/13173646/1/
It's 1981, and the walls are closing in. There is a spy in the Order. Lily, James, and infant Harry Potter are in hiding but not safe under Fidelius yet. Severus Snape is not a trusted enough Death Eater to pass on crucial information, and Dumbledore still doubts Snape's loyalty. Peter Pettigrew is chewing at the walls where no one can see. And poison persists in the blood.
This one's unfortunately unfinished but it's soooo good. The angst in this is incredible! Severus and Lily unknowingly get forced to work together on a mission. This seems like it's mostly one-sided snily
Polaroid by This is My Truth Tell Me Yours
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12878850/1/
I often wondered, when Hagrid was making that album of photographs for Harry, whether he came to Snape for photographs...
This is a sweet and sad one shot
Lily and the HalfBlood Prince by greeneyes117
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/5411384/1/
This story starts from when Severus first met Lily, and the way their friendship evolved during their school years. It is mostly canon, continuing seamlessly from Ch.33
It's been awhile since I've read this one but it was one of my first snily fics that I found that was actually good and I loved it! This one there relationship is very cute they are very much bookworm kids who get themselves into way to much trouble and have adventures together that rival the Marauders adventures
The HalfBlood Prince by greeneyes117
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/7911084/1/
Sequel to novel 'Lily and the Half-Blood Prince' Covers the last 2 years of Snape's life at Hogwarts. Canon-based. Snape's increasing involvement in the Dark Arts while still struggling to let Lily go.
the corner-compartment by headlessnicks
https://archiveofourown.org/works/42394566
in their last train back to King’s Cross, Severus Snape and Lily Evans attempt to sit through an entire ride in a secret compartment only they know about.
This one leaves you desperately wishing things could be different
lost chances and illicit affairs by applegrass23
https://archiveofourown.org/works/36316789
The year is 1978, Severus Snape graduated Hogwarts and visits Cokeworth to clear out his parents' old home after their death. He is stunned to hear the news about Lily becoming a Potter soon (officially). This should be the end of them (if there ever was such a thing, and if that hadn't come years earlier, courtesy of a word that should've never been said and wrong crowds) - but it might not be.
A tale of love lost and found, complicated relationships, people that make mistakes, and illicit affairs against better judgement
This one's also unfinished but still definitely worth the read. Lily cheats on James and plays with Sevs heart but he just cant tell her no
Make the Most of the Night by Emmi88
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/14049126/1/
A party without a reason, to be hosted in the Gryffindor common room – the very heart of the half-baked rebellion, and the place where Severus has resolved to infiltrate Sirius Black's underhanded dealings. At the request of the Dark Lord and with the assistance of Polyjuice, Severus is determined to succeed. But the night ahead yields revelations he never could have accounted for.
Another one-sided angst filled one shot because I love to torture myself
Words of Love by Montosse
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12067802/1/
Muggleborns are disappearing and being killed off. 19 year old Lily Evans is kidnaped and finds herself a slave in a living Hell that tests her fighting spirit. Death Eaters and atrocities around every corner; a sinister plot that would shake the world of magic; and an unlikely alliance emerges. Is Severus capable of protecting her? Was it ever meant to be?
This one is extremely dark if Voldemort won AU
Well I think that's it for my favorite snily fics that I dont think were posted here yet. (If some of them are repeats then I apologize)
@namesakesnake Thank you so much for these. All of them sound great – I don't know where to start!
Can confirm, Words of Love is really interesting, and I hope a new chapter releases soon
You recs are welcome @namesakesnake and feel free to introduce yourself at
Wormwood and Asphodel
https://archiveofourown.org/works/36723355
Summary: Severus Snape finds himself alive when he shouldn't be, and much to his dismay back inside his teenage self. No idea how he had managed the impossible feat he is determined to turn the tide of war before Voldemort ever has the chance to try and target Lily. What he does not expect is that Remus Lupin is in the same boat as him.
(cross posted on FF . net)
The Road not Taken
https://archiveofourown.org/works/873334
Summary: What could have happened between Lily and Severus if he had said the right thing outside the Gryffindor Common Room. This story is AU.
If Someone Cared Enough
https://archiveofourown.org/works/10841898
Summary: What if Snape had received some better guidance when he was young from people who cared enough to notice what he was going through and looked deeper than the surface? What if there had been Slytherins who weren't aspiring Death Eaters? Would their assistance be enough to help a few young and hot tempered teens?
The Prince and the Professor
https://archiveofourown.org/works/589726
Summary: When he looked back on it in later years, Severus realized how much worse his life could have gone. Those few short months in Sixth Year were of much greater importance than he could have ever known at the time. Then again, it was hard to have perspective on something like that at 16, when his daily existence consisted of constantly dodging hexes and being ignored by Lily Evans. The Professor had known, though. That's why he'd come. Severitus and Snilly
A Dream Carved in Stone
https://archiveofourown.org/works/507132
Summary: AU: When an unmarried Lily Evans joins the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore gives her a simple mission: meet with the Death Eater Severus Snape and tell him what she's done.
Million, Billion, Trillion
https://archiveofourown.org/works/19412308
Summary:
Severus Snape has always been in hell, whether dead or alive.
Death values those who are not crushed by being handed an impossible hand in life, and Severus Snape was one such person. They only come once an age, and each is as valuable as the last. When Tom Riddle made horcruxes, he cheated death, and, if the three brothers are any indication, Death does not take kindly to being cheated.
Severus awakes in his fifth year of Hogwarts with a new wand and old memories, not to mention the magical potential to match the most legendary of Wizards. His peace of mind is a small price to pay for such a gift, especially when Lily doesn't hate him, he has yet to loyally pledge to the death eaters, and Albus Dumbledore is willing to work with this enigmatic fifteen year old to end the war--not to mention that the Marauders might actually get punished for nearly taking his life, and come to regret their actions in the process.
Second chance a new choice
https://archiveofourown.org/works/17975156
Summary: Severus was dying in the shrieking shack, and he did indeed die. However, forces out of his control rendered him the ability to re-choose. going back and choose differently.
Blood Magic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/40197027
Summary: What if Lily Potter actually survived the night Voldemort claimed the life of her husband and marked her son? She goes into hiding and serves her own role in the defeat of the Dark Lord. Dumbledore makes it clear that there is a greater purpose to her surviving the killing curse, and assures her that her main role is to save Severus during the battle. After rescuing Severus following Nagini's attack, her and Severus learn how to navigate their relationship in the aftermath of the battle. Will there still be affections there after all this time? Can they work together to carry out a plan they never knew Dumbledore had in store for them to save the wizarding world?
Fell In Love With the Fire Long Ago
https://archiveofourown.org/works/45011110
Summary: Lily is fire, chaos and life. Severus is black marble, melancholy and death. AU in which Lily lives and has to save Severus from Azkaban. Slow burn? Always.
Old souls: out of the shadows
https://archiveofourown.org/works/34235317
Summary:
"𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴... 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭... 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 a𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 ... 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴
Halloween 1981 was supposed to be the start of Albus Dumbledore's plans, but instead, everything went to hell. Harry Potter disappeared together with his spy and Lily's body. Then, four newcomers appear out of nowhere and take his political power away. He needed to figure out who they were and where his pawn had gone
Far away from the manipulative man, Harry grows up loved and very happy in an extremely crazy family where he'll never be alone no matter what happens and knows a mother's love
This is his story.
Wounds
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2319518
Summary: 4 months have gone by since Severus called Lily a mudblood; however, one day Lily sees something chilling, something that Severus has tried to hide from everyone. Will this salvage their friendship? Will it possibly become more? LilyxSev pairing. This is NOT a canon it is an AU fanfiction.
Withering Beauty and Dazed Feelings
https://archiveofourown.org/works/38618214
Summary:
Snape has always feared losing Lily's friendship but once he confronts her about their broken relationship, he realized that their departure was inevitable. With their relationship and ambitions finally being clear, will they both find a way to realize what they could have or will they leave it to bitter regret for when they are old?
Inspired by an amazing one shot "I Won't let You" by Lysore. I loved the angst melancholic vibe of the fanfic so much that I couldn't stop my mind from making this. I started one fanfic like half a decade ago and never completed it so here's to hoping I actually pull my weight and finish it.
Choices
https://archiveofourown.org/works/2734769
Summary: A twist on the idea of Time Travel, what happens if Hermione gets covered in time dust from the Time Room and uses a Time Turner to try and help in the war against Voldemort? Snilly and Snamonie?
Knight of Pentacles, Queen of Wand
https://archiveofourown.org/works/1807381
Summary: Severus Snape discovers that there's more to his pointless death than his miserable life counted on. A story of love and second chances.
Come Once Again and Love Me
https://archiveofourown.org/works/13844247
Summary: Severus wakes up in the afterlife expecting something rather different than being almost-seventeen again. But wait - Lily's come back, too - from 1981? Perhaps it's a second chance... but for what?
Irresistible Chemistry
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29663304
Summary:
There's a fine line between acceptance and ostracism in the wizarding world--or the Muggle one. But sometimes you have to break all the rules and find your own truth. It'll never work, they said. Wizard and Muggle, Slytherin and Gryffindor. Pureblood and blood traitor. Yet sometimes the irresistible chemistry of the heart overrides everything.
Severus Snape and Lily Evans were next door neighbors and best friends, until they went to Hogwarts, where arrogant pureblood James Potter set his sights on Lily. But Lily, heir to a Seer's Gift, was staunchly loyal and slowly growing to have feelings for her best friend, who also was drawn to the fiery witch who shared his love of potions and understanding of his awful home life.
But James was used to getting what he wanted, and he thought he wanted Lily . . . until an incident that almost spelled disaster for him and his friends, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew--showed him that maybe what he really wanted was someone who truly wanted to be part of his world, yet never could be--Muggle Petunia Evans.
Chalk Outline
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4635069
Summary: Snape wakes up in the past and has the opportunity to fix the mistakes he's made. The question is, will he make the right decisions this time around?
Cauldrons and Lilies
https://archiveofourown.org/works/10772862
Summary: "This train will take you where you have to be. Severus, listen to me, this is a rare occasion." Albus held his shoulders and he realized he was shorter than the headmaster. That couldn't be, he'd been taller than Albus ever since he was nineteen and finally stopped growing.
Opposites Attract
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21518530
Summary: What if Lily and Severus had grown up differently? She was abused and mistreated, he was given the love every child should have. How would that affect their future? Their relationship? Would their story have ended the same way?
The Everglades
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29596407
Summary:
"Everglades are the only place on earth in which crocodiles and alligators can co-exist. Naturally, they are extremely dangerous to swim in."
A coming of age story that follows the journey of Severus Snape as he enters Hogwarts, and up until the War.
Dreams of Future Past
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12129370/1/
Summary: 1976 and nightmare visions of the future are plaguing Severus Snape. With Lily's help, he will need to figure out what these glimpses are trying to tell him, to change their future to a better one for all of the wizarding world. Although the future is not set in stone, not everything Severus sees can be changed, sometimes the inevitable will reach them sooner than they expected
The Deity's Favorite
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/13869903/1/
Summary: A higher form has taken a keen interest on Severus Snape. So much so that she is willing to bend time and tip the balance of the universe for her entertainment. How far is she willing to go for her enjoyment?
A Friend
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/7029246/1/
Summary: Severus didn't know it but his new friend would bring him excitement and adventure that would make The Marauders jealous.
Always
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/10537969/1/
Summary: What if Severus Snape decided to take matters into his own hands when he learned that Voldemort was going to kill the Potters? What if his love for Lily was stronger than his fascination with the Dark Arts or his hunger for power? Harry Potter AU, set during the end of the First Wizarding War
A Better World
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/13815481/1/
Summary: Severus Snape dies in the shrieking shack, but upon reaching the afterlife, he is granted a chance to live once more and fix things in another world with Lily. Severus and Lily are sent back to 1926, just months before Tom Riddle Jr's birth, can they save the boy from turning to darkness and by proxy, save them all? Pre-Canon AU
UnVeiled
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/7871351/1/
Summary: After the Second Wizard War, the Veil turned inward and spat out a few familiar faces-as children! Severus, Sirius, and Lily get a second chance to live their lives over again. What things will change, and what will stay the same? With Harry as Sev's guardian, Remus as Sirius', & Lily has a surprise new family. AU!
@morgan "The Road Not Taken" title corresponds to a different fic than the description, the description sounds like The Gestalt Prince. And the link points to a 3rd fic (The Path Not Tread), neither of the former 2.
