"What if ... ?" scenarios
Thanks guys! <3 It's the only way I see it happening.
(And if I didn't have 34 fics on my WIP list, I would have had a go at this, lol! Someone else is more than happy to use it! xx)
Sanctuary Angel has mentioned the most probable scenario and I don't have anything to add there.
The only other possibility would be that actually no one overhears the prophecy (perhaps the other Death Eater was there at a completely different time) and thus Voldemort is unaware of the threat that Harry is supposed to be. Voldemort would not be defeated in 1981. He would gain more power and more followers within the years he is supposedly dead in canon. The order won't be able to catch a break and maybe the Potters would die anyway and the result of a raid or during an encounter with the death Eaters.
Okay, it's been a bit since the last post, but I have an idea that's up for grabs.
It's basically a Snape/Lily time-travel fic, but with a few features:
- They're born as their parents' siblings. Severus is born as Eileen's brother, and Lily is born as her father's sister.
- They regain their memories slowly and over time.
- They're born in Hagrid's year.
- Their task is to prevent Voldemort's rise to power.
EDIT: re-posting in the Brainstorming thread due to the complexity of the above information.
This is my what if scenario: What if Lily and Snape sat in different compartment in Hogwarts Express initially i.e compartment where James and Sirius were not sitting, thus didn't meet them before sorting. How would this timeline go?
Severus might have become a Gryffindor. As shown later on in his life, he clearly had the bravery and honor for it, and he might have begged the Hat to allow him to stay with his friend. I suspect James and Sirius didn't exactly endear him to that house meaning that any conflicting thoughts about being separated from his friend would've been trumped by his overall distaste for James and Sirius.
I personally don't think much would change. Severus liked Slytherin even prior to meeting James and Sirius and I guess he must have made up his mind when his mother first told him about the different houses.
He disliked Gryffindor from the beginning, that's what even caused the boys' animosity; Snape thought Gryffindors more brawny than brainy and from that statement we can infer that he never valued bravery that much despite being brave himself (or rather developing that attribute in the future). If he respects intelligence then the most suitable houses for him are Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Severus wasn't only intelligent but also ambitious which makes the latter house more fitting.
And something else...Sirius and James interrupted a fight between Severus and Lily. Lily was still upset because of Petunia and although Severus tried to distract Lily with Hogwarts, we don't know whether they would have circled back to the whole Petunia issue. James and Sirius were a nice distraction. Also, if they never butted heads on the train, Lily would have had a much better first impression of James and their relationship may have developed much sooner than canon.
Regarding the sorting. I was reading the latest chapter of "Two Sides" the other day and there it was implied that the Sorting Hat wanted to put Severus into Ravenclaw but Snape demanded Slytherin just to spite Potter and Black and that's actually a funny and interesting thought. There's no guarantee that Snape would have never joined the Death Eaters if he hadn't been sorted into Slytherin but perhaps things would have turned out better if he were a Ravenclaw?
I think Snape would still go to Slytherin, he'd made up his mind way before his meeting with marauders.
I posted this scenario because I believe Snape's chance to become a death eater, and I'm running with none because that encounter in Hogwarts express set the tone of their relationship with Snape and following bullying.
I hate the fandom idea in most Snape fans that his sorting into Slytherin is responsible for him being a DE. I hate and respectfully and wholly disagree with it. I, a self-respecting Slytherin won't blame my house for it, even JKR's canon reasons for Snape have nowhere mentioned Slytherin as major factor of it.
JKR put a big emphasis on James' role in Snape becoming a DE.
James could certainly have been kinder to this boy who was a bit of an outcast. And he wasn't. And these actions have consequences. And we know what they were
So a Snape who is no more a major bullying target by marauders, I mean they'd still bully him but he would be just a regular target like Bertram Aubrey, not someone relentlessly bullied.
This Snape may not become a DE, having a breathing space and not pushed by Marauder bullying towards DEs. I don't think he'd join Order, he'd remain neutral Slytherin like Andromeda Tonks and countless other Slytherins.
This ends my creativity because I'm not a writer. I hope someone runs through this scenario with a lot of details and give Snape a happy ending. 😸
Quote from JaySM on August 2, 2023, 5:19 pmWhat if…
Voldemort downfall was his poor treatment of his supporters. The Death Eaters unionised and destroyed the horocruxes, poisoning Voldemort.
I would read that fanfic.
Have you read Bottle Fame and Brew Glory? It was one of the first fics I ever read and one of my favourites for a very long time. I haven't read it in a few years, but I'm pretty sure it included a similar trope
Quote from Salvyus on August 2, 2023, 6:27 pmHave you read Bottle Fame and Brew Glory? It was one of the first fics I ever read and one of my favourites for a very long time. I haven't read it in a few years, but I'm pretty sure it included a similar trope
I have not read it.
I took some time to read the first page reviews before responding, just to make sure Severus wasn't paired with anyone. I'm a Snily or no pairing reader.
Other than the suspicious comment about Ron being a predator, it looks promising.
Quote from JaySM on August 2, 2023, 6:45 pmOther than the suspicious comment about Ron being a predator, it looks promising.
I went to read this comment, because I was very confused... I'm pretty sure they were saying that Snape isn't a predator, not that Ron is :]
I'm not one for Weasley bashing either, and in any case there isn't any here anyway. As far as I can remember, Ron isn't a very prominent character
