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1. Unbalanced External Forces by thefrenchpress

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   22 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Hermione Granger/Severus Snape
   • Hermione Granger
   • Severus Snape
   • Horace Slughorn
   • Crookshanks (Harry Potter)
   • Hermione Granger's Mother
   • Hermione Granger's Father
   • Alternate Universe - Muggle
   • Academia
   • University
   • Astrophysics
   • Professor Hermione Granger
   • Professor Severus Snape
   • Co-workers
   • Power Imbalance
   • Age Difference
   • Attraction
   • Antagonistic Relationship
   • Banter
   • Friendship
   • Dubious Science
   • Eventual Smut
   • Light Angst
   • Office Sex
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • POV Alternating
   • Severus Snape is a walking HR violation

   Summary

   When Hermione learns that the academic research project she’s dedicated the last eighteen months to is about to lose its funding, she locks horns with the head of her department. Unfortunately for her, Severus Snape has a reputation for being an immovable object.

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