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1. Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call by Swaggy_Severus

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Other
   • Complete Work

   09 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • James Potter/Severus Snape
   • Severus Snape
   • James Potter
   • Lily Evans Potter
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Peter Pettigrew
   • Eileen Prince
   • Albus Dumbledore
   • Minerva McGonagall
   • Lucius Malfoy
   • Marauders (Harry Potter)
   • Tobias Snape
   • Angst
   • Heavy Angst
   • Depression
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Domestic Violence
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Redemption
   • Mother-Son Relationship
   • Character Study
   • tragic severus snape
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Catholic Character
   • Suicide Notes
   • Letters
   • Tapes
   • cassette tapes

   Summary

   James Potter struggles to find redemption as he goes through the motions of life after Severus Snape's untimely suicide.

   Severus's mother, Eileen Snape has given James a series of tapes that Severus had recorded while at Hogwarts, wishing to give her son's "friend" some closure.

   A journey of sorrow, grief, discovery and most of all redemption.

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   English

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