History Fanfic / ThePeaceNotPromised

* ActionGirl: Lily doesn't have Severus' lifetime of experience, nor does she have serious combat instincts, but she can take care of herself. The first time she's seen clashing with Slytherin bullies, she humiliates Mulciber badly enough to cement his loss of status in the house. She tries to keep herself safe [[spoiler:during the Battle of Hogwarts]], but can't resist going out to make a difference, [[spoiler:such as distracting Bellatrix Lestrange from attacking the wounded in the Great Hall, thus saving many lives. She's eventually the one to kill Tom Riddle, stabbing him with the Sword of Gryffindor after his Horcruxes are destroyed.]]

* MistakenForPregnant: Hagrid completely misinterprets a breakfast conversation between Severus and Lily, then spreads his mistaken conclusions to all the staff, who proceed to keep alcohol away from Lily, flip out about her helping to brew potions that might affect a fetus' development, etc, ''all without actually discussing it with her''. It takes days before either of them realises what's going on so they can clear things up.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12369512 The Peace Not Promised]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' PeggySue fanfiction by Tempest Kiro, updating monthly. As of October 2021, it is complete apart from the epilogue. Also published on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/34943608/chapters/87019792 here]].

** [[spoiler:The Bloody Baron tests Lily's enchantment on the Sword of Gryffindor, infusing it with the power of a Patronus, and reports that it felt like hearth and home, that he could sense a peaceful realm beyond. Snape persuades him to test it in full, and when he does, he vanishes in light.]]

* EnergyAbsorption: Canonically, goblin silver - such as the Sword of Gryffindor - absorbs only that which makes it stronger, such as basilisk venom. This time, the sword is exposed to [[spoiler:dragon fire]] and absorbs ''that'', manifesting when the sword is swung.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: When Severus catches Rita Skeeter spying on his home, he calls her out on her illegal Animagus form and invites her to defend herself. He can't actually prove she's an Animagus without revealing his future knowledge, but rather than challenge him, she offers to make a deal to use it to spy for his benefit. And then Dumbledore steps out of the next room.

* PassiveAggressiveKombat: A rather one-sided example when Lily and Severus meet Vernon and Petunia for dinner. Vernon observes that Severus' callused hands indicate that he's a working man, and probably doesn't own a decent car, so their lateness is understandable. Petunia makes a point of having ordered wine for herself and Vernon, but soft drink for Lily and Severus since they're underage. After several minutes of continuing rudeness in this vein, Lily has had enough and storms out. Severus largely restrained himself while in the restaurant, but does note afterward that with the size of Vernon, their untouched meals will at least not go to waste.

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12369512 The Peace Not Promised]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' PeggySue fanfiction by Tempest Kiro, updating monthly. As of October 2021, it is complete apart from the epilogue.

* CryIntoChest: Lily breaks down on Severus' chest in relief when [[spoiler:he confirms that he was serious about rejecting Voldemort and never becoming a Death Eater]].

* LetsWaitAWhile: Lily's father requests that they wait for the wedding night, and while Lily would gladly assert her independence and adulthood and dismiss it, Severus is keen to gain his approval and agrees. It also helps that he feels guilty about their age gap; she's young enough to have been his student.

* {{Forgiveness}}:

* EtTuBrute: This is Lily's internal reaction when she's looking for someone to agree that she and Severus are JustFriends, but Marlene's comment is instead that, "Well...You do spend a lot of time with him lately."

** After Mulciber sends Susan a ForgedMessage, hoping to have a friend use Polyjuice potion to impersonate Urquart at a private rendezvous, Snape learns that [[spoiler: Urquart is biologically female, and concealing the fact. Snape is ambivalent in his support, but does provide a convenient lie to help Urquart explain away the fact that the Polyjuice gave Lester a clearly female body]].

* KangarooCourt: When Severus is brought up on charges [[spoiler: of poaching]], the court seems to be stacked against him, and he doesn't understand why. He's not given a copy of the prosecution's brief in advance, not until he insists on it while actually standing in court, and then he's denied a recess to study it and prepare his defence. The investigating Auror's account of interviewing him conveniently omits any mention of his defence, and the judge doesn't allow him to grill the Auror on the contents of it. And it's pretty clear that there is not a presumption of innocence until proven beyond reasonable doubt.

* TheAtoner: Severus begins as this, with his whole focus on preventing Lily's death, after his mistakes killed her the first time. He eventually comes to accept that not just her life, but her friendship and love, are within reach.

** After reviewing Severus' memories, Dumbledore is particularly interested in some of the magical enhancements that Voldemort invented, such as Wormtail's silver prosthetic hand, and the power of unsupported flight. Later, [[spoiler:after Severus loses his hand, Dumbledore finds a way to create a silver prosthetic, allowing him to regain most of his magical skill.]]

''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12369512 The Peace Not Promised]]'' is a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' PeggySue fanfiction by Tempest Kiro, updating monthly.