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Severus Snape comes into his rooms one day and finds a package with a card saying "read me". Upon reading the title "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", he puts it aside and grabs a potion text to read. Only the writing in every book (or student essay) he tries to read has been replaced with "Chapter One, The Boy Who lived". Giving up, he sits down to read the book and learn and few truths about the son of his schoolyard enemy.

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Severus Snape comes into his rooms one day and finds a package with a card saying "read me". Upon reading the title "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", he puts it aside and grabs a potion text to read. Only the writing in every book (or student essay) he tries to read has been replaced with "Chapter One, The Boy Who lived".Lived". Giving up, he sits down to read the book and learn and few truths about the son of his schoolyard enemy.



* 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.
* AdaptationalSexuality: 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 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]], spite]] that he was in the books.
* AdaptationalSexuality: It's implied that Charlie Weasley is gay and in a relationship with a Slytherin named Nathaniel Kitteridge.



* 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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* BigGood: The [[spoiler:Four Founders]] Founders]], as they were the ones who created the magical book and ensured that Snape would read it.



* 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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* FridgeBrilliance: In-universe. Snape finds many reasons for Harry's behavior in Hogwarts, Hogwarts based upon the book. For example, he doesn't ask questions in class, class because of Vernon's "Don't ask questions!" rule.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: While Snape is fine with viewing Harry as the second coming of his father until proven otherwise, in the fanfic he never takes it out on Harry beyond favoring Malfoy's word over his and being slightly more of a StrictTeacher than he would have otherwise been. Snape also makes it clear that even if Harry was the carbon copy of James, he still wouldn't have left him with AbusiveParents.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: While Snape is fine with viewing Harry as the second coming of his father until proven otherwise, in the fanfic he never takes it out on Harry beyond favoring Malfoy's word over his and being slightly more of a StrictTeacher SternTeacher than he would have otherwise been. Snape also makes it clear that even if Harry was the carbon copy of James, he still wouldn't have left him with AbusiveParents.

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--> '''Snape:''' No, whale-spawn, your father's not gone mad, he's simply an imbecile.



--> '''Snape:''' No, whale-spawn, your father's not gone mad, he's simply an imbecile.



* IAmNotMyFather: Snape comes to realize that Harry isn't just like James was.

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* IAmNotMyFather: Snape comes to realize that Harry is his own person and isn't just like James was.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: While Snape is fine with viewing Harry as the second coming of his father until proven otherwise, in the fanfic he never takes it out on Harry beyond favoring Malfoy's word over his and being slightly more of a StrictTeacher than he would have otherwise been. Snape also makes it clear that even if Harry was the carbon copy of James, he still wouldn't have left him with AbusiveParents.
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* TearsOfRemorse: Snape, while reading the first chapter:
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* NotSoDifferent: Snape starts to see Harry as this, noting many parallels between his own troubled childhood and Harry's.

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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Snape starts to see Harry as this, noting many parallels between his own troubled childhood and Harry's.



* 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 [[NotSoDifferentRemark not so different]] after all.

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