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1. The Theory and Practice of Hope by Holtsford

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   28 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Hermione Granger/Severus Snape
   • Severus Snape
   • Poppy Pomfrey
   • Minerva McGonagall
   • Albus Dumbledore
   • Harry Potter
   • Ron Weasley
   • Sirius Black
   • Remus Lupin
   • Portrait Dilys Derwent
   • Hermione Granger
   • Hermione Granger's Mother
   • Hermione Granger's Father
   • Nymphadora Tonks
   • Ginny Weasley
   • Slow Burn
   • Sirius Black Lives
   • Canon Divergence - Battle of the Department of Mysteries (Harry Potter)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Eventual Romance
   • Work In Progress
   • Meddling Portraits
   • Snape has a heart (and he's very annoyed about it)
   • Order Members act like adults (mostly)
   • Occlumency as a Coping Mechanism (Harry Potter)
   • Wizard's Duels (Harry Potter)
   • I love tension sue me
   • severus snape is a feral cat
   • Hermione is partial to feral cats

   Summary

   Hermione Granger saves Sirius Black’s life at the Department of Mysteries and is rewarded by being injured within an inch of her own.

   Severus Snape saves Miss Granger’s life and is rewarded with an infuriating, bleeding-heart Gryffindor know-it-all who refuses to recognize lost causes — including him.

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   English

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