Harry Potter Golden Age

Title: Severus Snape and the Unbelievable Postwar Outcome
Author: Squibstress
Characters/Pairings: Minerva/Severus, assorted Hogwarts staff and students
Rating: light R/M
Word Count: 11,000
Content/Warning(s): Naughty language, naughty professors, authorial intrusion
Summary/Prompt: Severus reluctantly returns to Hogwarts. He finds much has changed, not least himself.
A/N: T. S. Eliot famously said, "Good writers borrow. Great writers steal."

Except he never said that. Or at least, we have no evidence he did.

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( Severus Snape and the Unbelievable Postwar Outcome )

Title: The Last Day
Author: Goddess47
Characters/Pairings: Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1800
Content/Warning(s): None
Summary/Prompt: 58 - Tis the eve of Headmaster Snape's retirement. He's feeling a bit sentimental.
A/N: Many thanks to M to listen to me whine about this fic as I wrote it. And to patient mods who run a great fest!

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( The Last Day )

Title: Apologetically, Sirius Black
Author: queerlybeloved777
Pairings: Main pairing is Sirius Black/Severus Snape. Background pairings include Pansy Parkinson/Ron Weasley, Astoria Greengrass/Draco Malfoy, and Gregory Goyle/Harry Potter.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 6,015.
Content/Warning(s): Passing reference to prison sexual assault (in relation to reporter questioning), but no details or confirmation on any incarcerated character's part. Passing reference to past societal homophobia. Minor references to past paranoia as it relates to Veritaserum and food/drink tampering.
Summary: I, Sirius Orion Black, would like to extend an apology to those who were interviewed in relation to the so-called tell-all manuscript that may have been titled 'The Black Sheep of the Family' or 'Hiding Amongst The Shearers' depending on which intern entered the title for printing.
A/N: For Salt & Pepper Fest 2023 Prompt 62: Character A decides to write a 'tell-all-book' and has fun making up entries about their lives -- from the war to their jobs to their love life. Character B took the wrong hint.

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( Apologetically, Sirius Black )

Title: Wizard and Witch in Café (6 January 2019)
Artist: Milotzi
Characters/Pairings: Minerva McGonagall/Severus Snape
Rating: Gen
Media: Watercolour, filter
Content/Warning(s): no warning
Summary/Prompt: A few days before his sixtieth birthday. A walk along the Seine, blue and pink Picassos at the Musée d’Orsay on the last day of the exhibition, bookshops and a bistro, and, finally, a bottle of his favourite absinthe in a café, with the only part of his past he cares to have in his present life. He still wonders why she took him back, but when he brings it up, she smiles one of her rare smiles, and says she does not know who took who back but she is glad they did. (Own prompt: Absinthe)
A/N: Loosely based on Picasso's 1903 painting.

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( A Warlock and a Witch in a Café (6 January 2019) )

Title: The List
Author: torino10154
Characters/Pairings: Severus/Harry/Draco
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1150
Content: Humor, established relationship, references to various sexual activities
Summary/Prompt: Prompt P19: They finally convince Severus to go through with a bonding ceremony with them.
A/N: Thanks to S for the beta! Any mistakes that remain are entirely my own.

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( The List )

Title: Life Has Just Begun
Author: writcraft
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~6,500
Content/Warning(s): Internalised Homophobia, Homophobic Slurs, Closeting, Coming Out, Romance, Anal Fingering, Blow Jobs
Summary: Harry has been carrying the weight of his secret desires for a long time. Severus is there when he’s finally ready to talk.
A/N: Thank you to the mods for running this delightful fest, which is always so much fun. Thanks to A for the beta read. Any remaining mistakes are my own. The quote at the start is from singer-songwriter and activist Melissa Etheridge’s ‘Silent Legacy’ and the title is from Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which has been interpreted as Freddie Mercury’s coming out song.

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( Life Has Just Begun )

Title: Thistle Honey
Author: torino10154
Characters/Pairings: Severus/Minerva
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~1075
Content/Warning(s): None
Summary/Prompt: M24: Second time's the charm?
A/N: Thank you to S & M for the feedback/beta. Hope the prompter enjoys!

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( Thistle Honey )