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* UnexpectedKindness: Snape is given ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' to read, which makes him change his opinion of Harry and launch an investigation of the Dursleys' abuse of the boy. Harry is incredibly suspicious that the resident SadistTeacher started to care for him all of a sudden, and for a long time thinks there might be some cruel joke underneath his behaviour.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Snape in this book is portrayed as a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], but protective JerkWithAHeartOfGold who simply misjudged Harry as opposed to the [[SadistTeacher abusive bully]] who had a [[EntitledToHaveYou creepy fixation on Harry's mother]] and made Harry's life a living Hell out of [[EvilIsPetty pure spite]], that he was in the books. Administrivia/TropesAreTools however, as reading the series from OriginalFlavour Snape's perspective would have [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly become unbearable]].
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Snape in this book is portrayed as a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], but protective JerkWithAHeartOfGold who simply misjudged Harry as opposed to the [[SadistTeacher abusive bully]] who had a [[EntitledToHaveYou creepy fixation on Harry's mother]] and made Harry's life a living Hell out of [[EvilIsPetty pure spite]], that he was in the books. Administrivia/TropesAreTools however, as reading the series from OriginalFlavour Snape's perspective would have [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly become unbearable]].
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Note Five: The second link is now dead.
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Note Four: If you don't like the version linked to in Note Three, try [[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y92MUP6DfDv27RblDU8tnAhwTFzJBD-N/view?usp=sharing here]]. Still only chapters 1-22.
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Note Three: There is a link [[http://hestories.info/author-dullastacks.html here]], although again it only contains chapters 1-22.
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Note Two: The link appears to be dead. If anyone has a replacement, it would be useful.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Snape in this book is portrayed as a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], but protective JerkWithAHeartOfGold who simply misjudged Harry as opposed to the [[SadistTeacher abusive bully]] who had an [[EntitledToHaveYou creepy and obsessive fixation on his Harry's mother]] and made Harry's life a living Hell out of [[EvilIsPetty pure jealousy and spite]] that he was in the books. TropesAreTools however, as reading the series from OriginalFlavour Snape's perspective would have [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly become unbearable]].
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Snape in this book is portrayed as a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], but protective JerkWithAHeartOfGold who simply misjudged Harry as opposed to the [[SadistTeacher abusive bully]] who had an a [[EntitledToHaveYou creepy and obsessive fixation on his Harry's mother]] and made Harry's life a living Hell out of [[EvilIsPetty pure jealousy and spite]] spite]], that he was in the books. TropesAreTools however, as reading the series from OriginalFlavour Snape's perspective would have [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly become unbearable]].
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* BigGood: The [[spoiler:Four Founders]] as they were the ones who created the magical book and ensured that Snape would read it.
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* AdaptationalSexualityAdaptationalSexuality: It's implied that Charlie Weasley is gay and in a relationship with Slytherin named Nathaniel Kitteridge.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Snape in this book is portrayed as a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], but protective JerkWithAHeartOfGold who simply misjudged Harry as opposed to the [[SadistTeacher abusive bully]] who had an [[EntitledToHaveYou creepy and obsessive fixation on his Harry's mother]] and made Harry's life a living Hell out of [[EvilIsPetty pure jealousy and spite]] that he was in the books. TropesAreTools however, as reading the series from OriginalFlavour Snape's perspective would have [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly become unbearable]].
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* TheDarkSideTheDarkSide: Many of the old Pureblood families, weakened from generations of inbreeding, turn to the Dark Arts for power. They don't seem to realize that it's corrupting their bloodlines and magical cores, weakening them further and destroying them from the inside out.
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* LawOfInverseFertilityLawOfInverseFertility: At one point Snape muses on the "Pureblood Curse" of barely being able to conceive one child per couple and a wizarding population crisis arising from it.
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* BeneathTheMask: The story goes into quite a bit as to what Snape is like under his "Greasy Bastard" behaviour.
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*INeedAFreakingDrinkINeedAFreakingDrink: Snape has to pour himself a drink by the time he gets to chapter 2 to cope with what he's reading. He needs another upon discovering that Harry was forced to live in the cupboard under the stairs despite there being two extra rooms available.
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* [[IllKillYou I'll Kill You]]: Referred to. If Petunia had been present, Snape would have killed her.
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* [[IllKillYou I'll Kill You]]: Referred to. If Petunia had been present, IllKillYou: When Snape would have killed her.read that Harry slept in the cupboard under the stairs, he recalls similar memories from his own childhood and is so enraged that he wants to kill Petunia. He soon feels the urge to kill Vernon too. The urge doesn't go away.
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* IAmNotMyFatherIAmNotMyFather: Snape comes to realize that Harry isn't just like James was.
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* NotSoDifferent: Snape starts to see Harry as this.this, noting many parallels between his own troubled childhood and Harry's.
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The story has been re-uploaded to fanfiction.net to those who cannot download the file. Link's right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12219868/1/A-Little-Light-Reading here]].
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The story has been re-uploaded to fanfiction.net to those who cannot download the file. Link's right [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12219868/1/A-Little-Light-Reading here]].
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* AbusiveParents: The are references to this regards to Snape and his Father. Snape finds that Vernon was emotionally/mentally abusive to Harry and is not happy. Even less so when he finds implications of physically abuse.
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* AbusiveParents: The There are references to this in regards to Snape and his Father.father. Snape finds that Vernon was emotionally/mentally abusive to Harry and is not happy. Even less so when he finds implications of physically physical abuse.
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* NobodyPoops: Snape lampshades this as notes that "the book hasn't mentioned so much as a bathroom break."
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* FridgeBrilliance: In-universe. Snape finds many reasons for Harry's behavior in Hogwarts, based upon the book. For example, he doesn't ask questions in class, because of Vernon's "Don't ask questions!" rule.
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* NobodyPoops: Snape lampshades this as notes that "the book hasn't mentioned so much as a bathroom break."
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* NoodleIncident: Professor Binns's death, unlike the boring "got up one day and never noticed he was dead" tale told to Harry, is actually a sordid affair somehow involving his preoccupation with the goblin wars and pineapples. Only the other ghosts know all the details, but they're not telling.
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* WouldntHurtAChild: Snape doesn't intend to take action against Harry's bullies personally, but he's fine with "accidentally" letting the Weasley twins find out just who make his home life so unpleasant.
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* ClusterFBomb: Snape's imagined letter by Ron telling his mother about [[AbusiveParents the Dursleys' abuse of Harry]].
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Note: dullastacks now seems to have withdrawn from fanfiction, but the story, chapters 1-22, can be found [[http://onj1.andrelouis.com/hp/dullastacks/A%20Little%20Light%20Reading.txt here]]. ...Argh! Foiled again!
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Note: dullastacks now seems to have withdrawn from fanfiction, but the story, chapters 1-22, can be found [[http://onj1.andrelouis.com/hp/dullastacks/A%20Little%20Light%20Reading.txt here]]. ...Argh! Foiled again![[http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/23355117/24845021/name/A+Little+Light+Reading.doc here]].
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* HypocriticalHumor: Snape while reading. Frequently.
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--> '''Book!Ron:''' ''[to Harry]'' Don't push it, I've heard Snape can turn very nasty.
--> "Well, I was going to give that point back, Weasley, but now you can forget it," Snape said nastily.
--> '''Book!Ron:''' ''[to Harry]'' Don't push it, I've heard Snape can turn very nasty.
--> "Well, I was going to give that point back, Weasley, but now you can forget it," Snape said nastily.
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* WhamLine: To Snape, the line "Harry was used to spiders, because the cupboard under the stairs was full of them, and that was where he slept." It's what jumpstarts his CharacterDevelopment in-story, and also happens to be the first of a number of moments that he realizes that he and Harry are [[NotSoDifferent not so different]] after all.
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* WhamLine: To Snape, the line "Harry was used to spiders, because the cupboard under the stairs was full of them, and that was where he slept." It's what jumpstarts his CharacterDevelopment in-story, and also happens to be the first of a number of moments that he realizes that he and Harry are [[NotSoDifferent not so different]] after all.all.
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