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Seven months into Severus Snape's term as Headmaster, he finally perfects a potion that could change the war for the better… or destroy everything Dumbledore set in motion before his death.
Dumbledore is dead, and his plans seem to be falling apart before Severus' eyes. Harry Potter and his friends are no closer to finding and destroying the Horcruxes, and Voldemort's hold over the wizarding world is growing. Severus Snape desperately creates a potion that can send him back five years into the past. Hopefully, with more time, he can find the Horcruxes, find a way to save Harry from the Horcrux inside him and maybe even save some of his other students along the way.
Or he could fail and doom them all.
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Please see series notes for a more complete synopsis and an update on the rating.
TW for the series: As of Chapter 86 in December 2023, the rating for this fic has been updated to M from T. For the last half of this story, there have been more and more fight scenes and deaths, and I have felt like I have been toeing the line, so finally increased the rating. All problematic scenes have TW at the start of the chapter so the reader can skip scenes if they wish.Series
- Part 1 of Second Chance Universe
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To Survive All Else - Addenda & Appendices by Angeluscaligo, Thinksy
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Video Game), LEGO Harry Potter (Video Games)
27 Jan 2025
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A place to put all of my extra-canonical stuff, so I don't have to stuff it within the main-story of "To Survive All Else". Consider this my personal version of Pottermore.
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- Part 1 of To Survive All Else
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Second Chance Cast of Characters & Calendars by Thinksy
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
25 Jan 2024
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Chapter 1: This is a small character list with a few notes. It should be used if a name pops up and you want a reminder of a few details. It doesn't include the main characters much, though I have included a few main characters with AU notes in case you want to check something. There are spoilers, so be cautious about checking this out too early in the story. This is a work in progress so if I forgot something please let me know. Do not read if you have not read Chapter 37 of the main story!
Chapter 2 and all future chapters: Harry's Fourth year is getting monthly calendars of events - September 1994 is Chapter 2 of this story. October 1994 is chapter 3 and so forth.
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- Part 2 of Second Chance Universe
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What if Snape had agreed to become the Head of Slytherin House, not because Dumbledore wanted him to, but because he wanted to save Slytherin? What if he used his cunning to reform the house right under Dumbledore's nose?
He could save some of the Slytherins from the mistakes he made. He could find the ones who wanted to walk away and help them. And if he created in them a house loyalty deeper than their loyalty to Voldemort, the ones who wouldn’t walk away might be able to save each other in the end. The first step was to keep them from becoming willing slaves while here at Hogwarts.
Severus knew from his own years here that Slytherins were happiest when they were plotting. The problem was that Hogwarts wasn’t structured to give them drama, so they had had to create it. If he could keep them busy with other things, they might learn how to focus their energy. The House Cup had long since lost its allure as it was biased, so he would have to create other challenges for them. After all these bitter years, he had nothing kind left in him, but in the end, the choice was easy. He did it for her. Because it was something she would want him to do if she still lived.
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- Part 1 of Slytherin House
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A late night conversation between Neville and A Slytherin during the Deathly Hallows. After he is tortured by the Carrows, she does her best to heal him.
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To Survive All Else by Angeluscaligo, Thinksy
Fandom Celtic Mythology, Discworld - Terry Pratchett, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Thorne & Rowling, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Video Game), Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Video Game), LEGO Harry Potter (Video Games)
26 May 2025
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Seven months into Severus Snape's term as Headmaster perfects a potion to send his soul back five years so that he can change the war for the better. Once back, Severus decides that since Dumbledore's plans led to Voldemort taking over the Ministry and Harry fumbling around, he would create his own plan without Dumbledore's help. He takes over Harry's training and prepares Harry for the upcoming war while accidentally giving Harry the family he always craved.
Snape decides to begin the Horcrux hunt now, along with organizing allies to help stop Voldemort's return. He uses his skills as Britain's youngest potion master to change their fate by working with guilds, werewolves, the ICW, the Ministry, and goblins. Because a war can't be won by one person, and the magical world deserves the right to fight for its own freedom instead of relying on children.
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Before chapter 37 there is very little violence. However, the violent scenes begin to build from there as the war draws close. As of December 2023, Chapter 86, I changed the rating from T to M as the rest of the chapters will be entirely focused on the war. I offer to provide an alternate group of chapters from thereon for anyone who wants that.- Words:
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A process is recursive when it defines or contains itself; e.g., the Fibonacci sequence, which determines the next number as the sum of the previous two.
But not all recursive processes are mathematical. Recursion can happen in a temporal context when, for instance, the powerful magical force that is true love drags you back in time so it can create itself, endangering the fate of the Wizarding World—not to mention the very fabric of space and time—along the way.
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25 Jun 2026
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When Harry blows up Aunt Marge during the summer, Dumbledore is much quicker to react. Snape finds him far before the Minister does, but his plan of dropping him off with a lecture and half a dozen additional summer assignments doesn't work out.
In which Harry spends the summer at Spinner's End.
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20 Jun 2026
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No one had ever met Hadrian Gaunt before the man suddenly whirled into their lives and started fixing problems they didn't even know existed.
And yet, not a single person regretted meeting him.
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05 Jun 2021
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Percy goes back in time.
He doesn't do it to save the world, doesn't do it because he is a Gryffindor, doesn't do it to help the Order of the Phoenix defeat Voldemort.
He does it because Ginny died and his shirt is still drenched in her blood.
He does it because he's selfish, because he's the last one standing in a world destroyed by years of war.
He does it and he succeeds.His family, however, doesn't understand why his behaviour has changed so much.
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21 Apr 2026
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In an unprecedented power play by Minister Fudge, Percy is forced to become the next DADA Professor at Hogwarts. He’s expected to gather intel on his students, his family, Dumbledore, and most importantly, Harry Potter.
As he navigates his new teaching role and its pitfalls, Percy must contend with the Ministry's interference, the Order’s inadequacy, and his siblings' mistrust. Can he overcome the odds to survive the year at Hogwarts, or will he become just another pawn in the game?
Set during Book Five. Instead of the High Inquisitor we all love to hate, Percy will take the mantle instead as Professor Weasley.
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11 Apr 2026