Themed list: Afterlife
Posted on September 1, 2007
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What I take:
1) Ghost stories:
- where one of the characters has an affair with a canon ghost (Peeves, Bloody Baron, Nearly Headless Nick, Myrtle, other);
- where a character becomes a ghost after his/her death;
- if a story is solely about canon ghosts.2) Afterlife in Limbo, Hell, Paradise/Eden/Elysium (or whatever their analogue writers can invent); here also go stories with different kinds of use of the Veil;
3) Living as a magical portrait (or statue). I also accept stories where it happens not after death, but only if a character actually exists as a portrait, not just was portrayed.
4) Any other afterlife experience.
Won’t do:
- just character death;
- stories where a character’s afterlife/otherworld experience is mentioned but not described;
- when a canon ghost is NOT in a relationship with the main character. For example, if the pair is Harry/Snape and one of the ghosts helps Harry to get to Snape, such a story won’t fit. Also will fit neither Invisible to See (link to the Introduction, to read further push the ‘next entry’ button) by Pandarus, in spite of the fact that Hogwarts ghosts’ plot is the main detail there). Nor ch. 6 of Origins by Ivy Blossom where there’s ghosts’ light show.
- necrophila fiction goes to a separate list;
- no WIPs that have only a chapter or two written;
- no drabbles;
- do not bring fics you haven’t read;
- do not bring fics you didn’t like;
- do not bring fics the authors of which show no grammar or spelling skill even if you liked them;
- do me a courtesy, please, do not leave only a link. I’d be really grateful if you tell me (besides the title and author) whether the fic is a WIP or completed, what the pairings and the rating are.
Special marks:
# - liked
## - loved
NR - have not read
new - added in the last month or so
Fics are re-sorted in alphabetical order by TITLE (excluding articles).
These are NOT my recs, this is just a source.
The list is divided into four sections:
1. Ghosts, which, in its turn, is divided into three more groups of stories:
a) Main story character as a ghost;
b) Canon ghosts + main story character;
c) Minor story character as a ghost.
2. Limbo, etc: afterlife in Limbo, Hell, Paradise/Eden/Elysium (or whatever else); communications through the Veil and life behind it.
4. Other.
a) Main story character as a ghost
Absence, by Amalin
Harry/ghost!Draco; PG, short. Summary: Draco haunts Harry with silence and unspoken words. The ficlet that made me a notorious angst whore, I believe.
And death shall have no dominion, by Snakeling (or here) #
Harry/Snape; NC-17, one-shot. Warning: sex between underage characters, mentions of character death. Summary: “Harry finds himself shunned by the other Slytherins, except one.” This story was written for Wave X of the From Dusk till Dawn Severus Snape/Harry Potter Fuh-Q-Fest. Wave X was the ‘Not here, Not now! No magic?’ challenge. This story is therefore AU.
[All Men] Reach and Fall, by Tarie
Harry/Draco, Harry/Cedric, NC-17, one-shot. Summary: “Inside you the time moves and he don’t fade away.” Ghost!Cedric.
Alone, by Obsessed One (you’ll need password)
Harry/Snape; NC-17, short. Summary: “After the war, the remaining victors gather to remember their dead.” Part of the From Dusk till Dawn Severus Snape/Harry Potter Fuh-Q-Fest. At Samhain Harry has to give up his last chance to be close to Severus, even if he’s just a ghost.
And You Shall Shatter Them into Pieces, by Lilysunshine
Sirius/Remus; PG-13, one-shot. Summary: “After falling through the veil, Sirius finds himself haunting the one place he never wanted to return to, and finds something unexpected. Seven drabbles for Xylodemon, a continuation of sorts for Through Knowledge Shall the Just Be Delivered.”
Beyond time and space, by Lady Strange NR
Snape/Hermione; novel-length. Written in response to the WIKTT “Ghost Challenge”. The details are as follows: “[…] Gist of Story: Snape has been killed and his ghost now resides in Hogwarts, although he refuses to acknowledge that he’s dead. Our smart little bookworm has returned to Hogwarts - for whatever reason you decide - and Dumbledore has given her the job of helping Snape come to terms with his passing, giving her orders to do it any way possible by any means necessary!!” Warnings: Character Death, Suicide.
Body and Soul, by Halrloprillalar #
Harry/Draco; R, short. Summary: It’s time to go.
Broken Down, by halfofme
Harry/Draco; PG-13, short. Ghost!Harry haunts Draco.
But not for love, by fictualities #
Harry/Draco, PG; short. Summary: “Harry survives.”
Colourblind, by Gazella
R; post-war, horror; Harry/Hermione, Harry/Draco, one-shot. Harry returns to Hogwarts to teach and finds Hermione and his old rival, but which one is the vengeful ghost?
Cupboard, by ladysorka (locked)
James/Harry; NC-17; ficlet. Chan, non-con, incest. Summary: Harry Potter believes in ghosts.
The Day Thou Gavest, by Kulfold ##
Snape/Dumbledore (implied); R, short. After the War Harry deals with his guilt complex. Snape helps him. Harry sees ghosts. I’m not telling who the ghosts are.
Death Wish, by Reena #
Harry/ghost!Draco; R, one-shot. Summary: Even when you feel like there’s nothing left to feel, things can still touch you. And when there’s nothing you can touch, you can still feel him, right there, because he needs you. And maybe there’s nothing you can do, but you can tell him to live.
new Dreams of Blood, by Mahaliem #
Harry/Draco, R, short. Warnings: War, Deaths of characters. Summary: Pureblood, Half-blood, Mudblood – it always comes down to blood.
The Duke of Silence, by painless_j
Sirius/Draco, some Harry/Snape in the background, R, one-shot. Summary: “One is broken, a Malfoy and the son of two condemned Death Eaters, living as a hermit in a huge empty house. The other is a ghost who is bound to the wrong place. These are scenes from their life together.”
Endure, by Switchknife (link to the main page)
Ghost!Draco/Harry (implied); PG-13, one-shot. Draco watches Hogwarts children.
First Things First, by Furiosity
Gen; G, one-shot, crack!fic. Summary: Nearly Headless Nick and The Bloody Baron compete for the favours of the new Hogwarts ghost: Albus Dumbledore.
Fortress, by aretina
Snape/Hermione; NC-17. Severus dies, and Hermione is devastated without him. When his ghost comes to warn her of her own impending demise, she has to make a decision over whether going to meet her fate amounts to suicide, or something else.
Freaks come out at night, by dancing_moon (Jadeite_no_Miko)
Snape/ghost!Draco; PG-13, one-shot. Severus and Draco, standing guard on the edge of nothing.
Ghost, by Rhoddlet
NC-17; Percy/Tom. Summary: “Based on the old Chinese stories about men falling in love with ghosts. ”
Ghost: Shrieking Sev, by Ntamara #
Snape/Harry; R; AU, novella. Angst/Horror/Romance. The Shrieking Shack was rumoured to be haunted. Then, after a prank went awry, that was no longer a rumour. Snape as a ghost + many others.
Ghost: Skeletons in the Closet, by Ntamara
Snape/Dumbledore; NC-17; AU, novella. Another version of the Shrieking Shack incident. Past choices come back to haunt Albus Dumbledore. Snape is a ghost.
A Ghost of a Chance, by Daylyn
Harry/Snape, R, short. Warnings: An angsty, hopeful Halloween tale. Character death. Summary: On Halloween night, the ghost of Severus Snape has one last chance to help a lost and lonely Harry Potter.
A Ghost Story, by Charlotteschaos (or here)
Hermione/Lucius, NC-17, one-shot. Summary: Hermione has trouble coping after the war, but a phantom Lucius Malfoy has his own idea of how to help, at his price.
Ghost Story, by Sansa
Harry/Draco, PG-13, short, humour. Summary: “Sirius has all the answers.” Three ghosts, Sirius, Remus and Severus, mind Harry and Draco.
Ghosts and Licorice, by lesyeuxverts00 #
Gen or genish Snape/Harry, PG-13, short.
Happy Returns, by Liz Barr #
Gen; G, Harry, Snape; ficlet.
Hate and Love and What Lies In Between, by Tien Riu
Harry/Draco; PG-13. Both guys are ghosts, “Ghosts are reflections - what we are in death is no more than what we were in life.”
Haunts and Memories, by ships_harry
Snape/Harry, Harry/Ginny, R, short. Warnings: Definite Deathly Hallows spoilers, and epilogue compliant. Ghost!sex, infidelity (although it’s not the focus of any angst), occasional angst. Summary: Just because someone is dead doesn’t mean their existence is simple. Severus is trapped, haunting his own deserted corner of a graveyard. Harry discovers that love can be more complicated than he ever imagined.
Hearing Things, by Reena
Harry/Draco; Harry/Ginny. PG. Ghost!Draco stalks Harry.
Heavenly Bodies, by chrysos
Snape/Harry/Draco; NC-17. Summary: “Draco Malfoy needs comforting after the deaths of Severus and Harry.” Draco summons the ghosts of Severus and Harry.
Home for Christmas, by fyre_bird
Gennish Harry/Snape; PG, one-shot. Summary: “He found himself unable to ignore Christmas, or to resist his heart’s pull back to the only place he’d ever considered home.”
Homecoming, by garlandgraves
Snape/Harry; NC-17, one-shot. Summary: “Wherein Harry makes his way home to his lover. ‘…thinking only of the welcome that awaits him at Hogwarts, of voracious lips and deft hands and black eyes so wet and deep he just might drown in them.’”
How We Survive: The Runaway, by twighlightshadow
PG-13, novel-length. Summary: “An attack on the Dursleys left Harry to fend for himself. Years later, an overheard conversation results in new challenges which may prove impossible in the long run, such as remaining hidden in plain view, learning to trust again, and staying alive.” Harry isn’t a ghost, but he successfully pretends to be one for a school year.
Sequel: How We Survive: Winds of Change (WIP); for further sequels check the author’s profile.
i said, maybe you’re gonna be the one that saves me: five things that never happened to ronald bilius weasley, by Kel (throughadoor) #
Ron/Viktor, Ron/Harry, PG-13; one-shot. In one of the parts/realities, Ron is a ghost.
I Shot Down the Moon For You by Zahra (hackthis) ##
Draco/Neville; PG, one-shot. Draco is a ghost.
Il Vostro Destino Deve Vivere, by Damiana
Snape-centric, with elements of Snape/Remus, Snape/Draco, Sirius/Remus, implied Snape/Harry. Ghosts (multiple) haunt a sickly Severus Snape.
The Inescapable Past, by ethrosdemon
Harry/Draco; PG-13, short. Draco haunts Harry after his death and bothers Harry to find a way to resuscitate him.
Interrupted, by Penknife
Snape/ghost!Draco; PG-13, one-shot.
Learning to Speak, by Stasia
Harry/Snape; PG, novella, WIP (on hiatus). Summary: “Harry, after the war is over, finds a new job which has changed his life. He is brought back in contact with Severus and realises he can never have something he wants.” Fred is a ghost but continues to manage WWW with George.
Left Unfinished, by Amanuensis #
Harry/Draco; G, one-shot. For the_eros_affair’s sex cheque finale premise: I promise to marry you.
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent, by Cluegirl ##
Harry/Snape; Harry/various, NC-17, novella. Warnings: BDSM, Violence, Slavery, Breathplay, Bloodplay, Character Death.
Linger No More, by Anaita
Harry/Draco; R. Summary: Draco is dead. Harry is clinging on to ghosts and memories. Draco needs to move on. Harry doesn’t want to let go.
Listening to Ghosts, by Jamoche
Gen; PG, one-shot. 6th year AU.
new A May 2nd Carol, by Attackfish (or here)
Gen (some implied unrequited Snape/Lily), short. Summary: After Nagini bites him, Severus is visited by the spirits of the Marauders.
Midwinter Night’s Tale, by Bytchzilla (you’ll need password)
Snape/Harry; PG-15, one-shot. Answers the challenge: Snape doesn’t care that he is unliked by everyone, but an old friend - now deceased - does. The Ghost of Lucius Malfoy tells him he’ll be visited by three spirits, who can help him change his life before it’s too late… (Diana). At From Dusk til Dawn - the Harry Potter/Severus Snape Fuh-Q-Fest, Wave 1.
Misreading the Signs, by Florahart
Remus/?; PG-13, one-shot. Character death. Summary: “Written for the pervy_werewolf Howl-o-ween challenge, week 1.
Next Leg Of The Journey, by OdoGoddess
Snape/Hagrid, Albus/Gellert, NC-17, novella. Summary: Two entirely different men come to a new understanding of each other after the war. Warnings: in the story post.
Obligation is a Pain, by Amorette #
Snape/Harry; PG; one-shot. Challenge #158. Snape is killed by Lord Voldemort, but his ghost returns to Hogwarts to haunt a certain Boy-Who-Lived.
Once More Into the Breach, by soobiebear
Harry/Snape; NC-17. Summary: “Harry dies, but leaves one task unfinished in his life.”
The Pendulum of Choice, by Rushlight ##
Various pairings, mostly Harry-certric; G to NC-17; novel-length. When Hogwarts is on the brink of being destroyed and the only two survivors are Harry and Albus, the latter sends Harry to travel through alternate universes. In Episode Seven: The Haunting Harry Two is a ghost.
Phases of Life, by athenakt
Snape/Remus, light R, short. Warning: UST, Violence, Character Death. Notes: To busaikko who requested: I’d like a story with hurt/comfort, post-war. Plus for unusual problems relating to lycanthropy, dystopia. Happy ending not necessary.
Price of Magic, by Ac1d and Sinick ##
Snape/Harry; G to R; WIP, long. Summary: “Haunted by ghost of a former student, an ex-wizard struggles to preserve magical knowledge for future generations.”
Prison Visit, by Azazello (junediamanti)
Gen, G; one-shot. Summary: “Stan Shunpike has an unexpected visitor to his cell, one night, in Azkaban.”
Property Rites, by Regan V (or here) ##
Snape/Harry, NC-17, novella. Summary: Not all of Snape’s ancestors were as pleasant and cheerful as he is. Harry learns to appreciate this fact.
Psychopomp, by koanju
Discontinued WIP; R; post-war. Harry Potter, now 28 years old, is facing the consequences of past actions while old ghosts (Snape, Lucius) show up to haunt him.
The Quidditch Box, by Ociwen
Percy/ghost!Cedric; NC-17. Part of Percy ficathon at weasleyworship. Percy is given a top-secret task from Fudge. Ghouls, dreams and ghostly sex all ahoy!
The Same Grey, by greenapricot
Gen; Draco; PG-13, ficlet. Summary: “Draco is a ghost but he doesn’t seem to know it.”
Sanvean (I am your shadow), by Kay Taylor
Percy/ghost!Cedric; PG-13, short. Percy can’t stand Cedric, can’t imagine why he’s being haunted.
Seven Revelations of Severus Snape, by Ac1d
PG-13, Snape/Lucius, Snape/Harry, one-shot.
Silent as the Shade, by Lord Localfreak
Gen; PG-13, one-shot. Summary: “Harry returns to Grimmauld Place and his ‘family’ who are reaping the repercussions of the war.”
The Silent Specter of Hogwarts, by Casisie M NR
Gen; chaptered fic; summary: “Set during Harry’s fifth year, students at Hogwarts discover a new ghost roaming the halls, one that does not seem to be aware of her surroundings or that she is dead. Despite the efforts of the entire student body to conduct seances and contact her, it is Harry she seems drawn to for help. Along with Ron and Hermione, Harry tries to find out more about her, especially as she grows aware of her predicament and realizes that not only is she a ghost, she know all about him. Harry is torn between helping this desperate being and trying not to lose his hard won composure after last year’s traumatic Triwizard Tournament.” OC ghost.
Sleeps With Butterfly Ghosts, by ajuxliapose
Hermione/Lucius, NC-17, one-shot. Challenge: 20. Lucius dies in Azkaban prison and haunts Hermione as a ghost. Summary: It is part of your Healer training to treat inmates of Azkaban. Hermione meets the man she helped to imprison ten years ago and learns even in death, pride is still everything.
A Slow-Motion Accident, by Geoviki #
Ron/Draco, R, ~10K. Summary: Ron would love it if his new companion, Draco Malfoy, would just bugger off and die. Although the last time he did, it ruined Ron’s life.
Stand by Me, by Rhoddlet
Summary: “Harry’s a ghost, Hermione’s at the Malfoy Manor, and there are no curtains anywhere to be found. Rated PG-13 or R for sexual content and profanity.”
That Never Felt a Wound, by Nimori ##
Snape/Sirius, Harry/Snape. NC-17, one-shot. Summary: Revenge is good, but counter-revenge is better. Part of the Severus Snape Fuh-Q Fest, scenario #1: Snape discourages his suitor.
That Through Them The Soul Is Seen, by Sioniann
Gen, Harry, James; PG, ficlet. Summary: “James returns to visit Harry.”
There’s a Ghost, by fallen_iceangel
Gen; G, short. Summary: “A new ghost is haunting Hogwarts.”
A Thousand Years Spent Sleeping, by envinyatar15
Snape/Harry, R, ~8000 words. Warnings: Mostly DH-compliant (EWE), canon character death, ghost!Severus, magical bonds. Prompt/Summary: A month after the war sees Harry feeling his way through the world. He feels thin, stretched, as if he isn’t meant to be like this.
Unfinished Business, by Ramos NR
Snape/Hermione; R; novel-length. Summary: “Hermione Granger dies in a potions accident during her final year at Hogwarts. She’s not thrilled when she comes back as a ghost, and really not happy at the idea of spending eternity haunting Severus Snape’s classroom.”
Waiting for Godot, by Zahra (hackthis)
Draco/Neville; PG; short.
Walk Palely Where Once Trod, by jamwired
Snape/Harry; PG-13, novella. Warning: character death. Summary: After the events following HP:DH, this is not the end to our heroes’ misadventures. A curse of unknown origin causes continued upset. Fits in with canon.
new The Wendell That Wasn’t, by opalish
Gen, PG, short. Summary: The true story of how Harry and Ginny’s kids got their names. Really, it’s all Snape’s fault. Crackfic oneshot.
What you left behind, by Jezzabe
Sirius/James, Remus/Peter; R, one-shot. Summary: “Ghost!Sirius remembers what life is like.”
When The Ghost Came by Sarah (singwithin) #
Gen (George, Fred); G, one-shot. Summary: “An AUish look at the twins, and how things might have been different.” Fred was never born, and George was always alone until the day a ghost talked to him.
While You Were Dead, by feelshiny
Harry/Draco; R. Summary: “Harry Potter never does anything the way he should, and Draco Malfoy hates being in love with fools and dead people.”
b) Canon ghosts + main story character
Agreement, by nest_freemark
Pansy/Moaning Myrtle; NC-17.
Come To Know Yourself, by tekalynn aka Morgan D
Binns/Bloody Baron; NC-17.
Deleted Scene by Emma Grant
Harry/Myrtle; strong R, short. Summary: “This scene was deleted from GOF — in order to make the PG-13 rating, I’m sure.”
Doing It, by Calidus
Snape/The Bloody Baron; NC-17, short. Summary: Severus resolves to lose his virginity within a week. A first time fic.
Don’t Even, by AzureLunatic
Peeves/Harry. Courtesy
Duty, by Florahart
Remus/Moaning Myrtle; NC-17.
Ethereal, by Corvidae9
Percy/Hogwarts ghost(s); R. Written for the Percy Ficathon in
Friendly Advice, by Florahart (locked) #
Harry/Nearly Headless Nick; NC-17. Challenge: Harry wanking off and being spied on by a Hogwarts ghost of the writer/artist choice.
Genie in a Bottle, by Viv
Peeves/Snape. NC-17, short. Summary: Peeves has to pay rent to Snape. Courtesy of Mctabby’s Peeves Collection.
A Ghost’s Council, by chaotic vanity
Gen, G, short. What exactly happens at a Ghost’s Council? And what is the Bloody Baron’s secret?
I Will Always Have This, by soawen
Peeves/Neville, Neville/Snape, part 3 of the series. Warnings: Slash, non-con of a sort, dark fic, un-betaed, NC-17. Courtesy of Mctabby’s Peeves Collection.
It’s a Wonderful Afterlife, by liyla
Nearly Headless Nick/Fleur Delacour; NC-17, one-shot. Summary: “Naturally, loosing one’s body does pose some obstacles for a sexual relationship, but Sir Nicholas was learning how to overcome them.”
Lusty Month of May Challenge. Part 23/31, by gwendolyngrace (locked)
Remus/The Bloody Baron; NC-17. To read the whole story go here and pick a chapter a day (by the author’s name).
A Matter of Life and Death, by phreid
Peeves/George; implied Peeves/Riddle, Peeves/Aberforth/goat. PG-13. Written for scribbulus_ink’s Virginity Challenge.
Mortal Coil, by McKay (scribbulus_ink) (link to the main page) #
Snape/Bloody Baron. From the Bloody Baron’s POV and traces his evolving relationship with Snape from the time Snape arrives as a student through the two wars and beyond.
Myrtle’s Choice, by Anise NR
Harry/Moaning Myrtle; R, one-shot. Summary: In the fall of his sixth year, Harry slips further and further into despair– until he finds comfort from a most unlikely source. What the living can’t understand, the dead sometimes do, or at least that turns out to be true of Myrtle. But when they both crave the love that’s forbidden between ghosts and humans, Myrtle finds that she must make a deal with the Endless to get what she wants. And those bargains have a way of being costly.
Nearly Headless No More, by sespotwood
Nearly Headless Nick/Moaning Myrtle; NC-17, ficlet.
The Nearly Present, by mulberry fields
Lupin/Peeves; R, short. Christmas Kinks challenge in pervy_werewolf.
Peeves’ Revenge, by Cybele
Peeves/Lupin. Courtesy of Mctabby’s Peeves Collection.
The Phoenix, by tartanshell (locked)
Peeves/Dumbledore/Fred/George. Courtesy of Mctabby’s Peeves Collection.
S is for Spectrophilia, or Morbid Curiosity by Anj
Remus/Moaning Myrtle; R. Part of The Lusty Alphabet of May.
A Spell Gone Wrong, by fidelis_haven
Peeves/Tom Riddle, short. Courtesy of Mctabby’s Peeves Collection.
Untitled Poltersmut, by Louise Lux
Peeves/Squid; R. Peeves developed a libido.
c) Minor story character as a ghost
20 Random Facts about Gregory Goyle, by Anders Svartalfurinn
Greg/Vince, Greg/George, Vince/Fred, Greg/Vince/George/Fred, NC-17, short. Warnings: Character death, underage, genderbending, mentions of girl/girl-slash, het and ghost!sex.
All Over?, by arachne002
Harry/Draco; PG, one-shot. Ghost of Albus Dumbledore helps Draco cope with post-victory Harry.
Allegiance and Sedition, by Silent Auror
Harry/Draco; NC-17, novel-length. Summary: “The war is in its fifth year, and Harry finds himself caught up in the confusion of friend versus enemy, spy versus traitor.”
The Asp at Hogwarts, by Inkwolf #
Gen, Albus Severus-centric, novel-length. Young Albus Potter thinks his parents are ‘just’ a Head Auror and a former Quidditch star; he doesn’t know about their involvement in the past war because nobody at home talks about it. He comes for his first years in Hogwarts, is mistakenly (or not) sorted in Slytherin (while Malfoy brat is sorted in Gryffindor) and begins the life of adventure and quests, led by a mysterious ghost and the new generation’s answer to Fred and George Weasley, who’s also the last of the Princes. Hogwarts’ new Headmaster is none other than Cornelius Fudge, ever paranoid and not very bright. Mysteries of the past ask to be solved, and new dangers loom at the edges. –pj
Bells, Books & Candles, by spinner #
Harry/Snape and some others; R. Novel-length. Part 3 in the series. There is a character whom I don’t want to name not to spoil it, who becomes a ghost.
Between Hope and Remembrance, by McKay and Arionrhod
Snape/Lupin, R, novel-length. Summary: After the war, Remus and Severus - two unlikely survivors - must rebuild their lives against overwhelming odds with the Ministry and Severus’ own memory throwing obstacles in their way. Oh, and there’s the little matter of Sirius’ ghost…
The Familiar, by Resonant ##
Harry/Snape; NC-17; Short. Summary: “A potion goes awry.” Ghosts of Malfoys haunt Snape.
Fidelius, by Ishtar NR
PG-13, WIP. Summary: “AU. Due to Lily’s choice of phrasing on the Fidelius Charm, it does not break when Voldemort attacks. With Peter on the run, nobody knows what happened to Voldemort, the Death Eaters are in disarray, and Harry Potter becomes the Boy Who Vanished.” Peter is a ghost after about chapter 5 or so.
Ghost Story, by Ellid
Snape/Remus; R. Part of the Motherless Child series. Summary: “There’s someone watching Remus when he takes a lover home….” Ghost!OMC.
Gratia Plena, by Femme ##
Harry/Snape; NC-17. Ghost Albus visits Snape in his quarters and tries to help him admit and establish a relationship with Harry.
The Potter Files, by NQDonne #
Harry/Draco, Harry/Teddy Lupin (really minor, almost not at all), Harry/Zacharias Smith (minor); NC-17, 33K words, AU. Summary: Private investigator, wizard, thorn in many people’s sides. Harry Potter’s a jack of all trades. Warnings: AU, plucky first person narrative, non-major (aka: minor OC) character death, accidental bottom!Harry :P Kinks include first-time, rough sex, dirty talk, rimming, wall sex and shower sex.
A Prelude to Valour, by Nimori (or here) ##
Snape/Sirius, Sirius/James, Snape/Sirius/Harry; NC-17; novella. AU. Summary: “Snape saves Harry from the Dursleys. Harry doesn’t want saving.” Warnings: underage (15), voyeurism, rimming, disturbing content, past character deaths. Remus is a ghost.
Primer to the Dark Arts, by Icarus ##
Harry/Snape; Harry/Ron; R, novel-length. Summary: Harry learns he is to be given private (and secret) tutoring in the Dark Arts to protect himself next time he meets Voldemort. His teacher? Professor Snape. Features ghost cats and cursed harps, spells that are supposed to go wrong and don’t, a friendly sociopathic Death Eater… and Snape’s very naughty, naughty library.” Snape’s quarters are visited by a ghost cat (ch. 8 and 13).
Replay, by Barb (it can also be found in the author’s yahoo!group NR
PG-13; WIP. Summary: “Aunt Marge’s arrival causes Harry to flee to avoid performing accidental magic again. But when number four, Privet Drive is attacked, he becomes the chief suspect and a fugitive from both the Muggle police and the Ministry. He tries going to Mrs Figg’s but finds unfamiliar wizards there. With an Invisibility Cloak and nowhere to turn he hides in the house next door, to keep watch on Mrs Figg’s. He has no idea that this will irrevocably alter the rest of his life….” Moody becomes a ghost and haunts Harry.
Room Thirteen, by Diana Williams
Snape/Remus, Snape/Sirius, Snape/Lucius, Snape/Voldemort, Snape/Draco, Snape/Harry; NC-17. Summary: “Over the years, Room 13 of The Three Broomsticks sees a wide variety of couples.” Ghost of Draco in one of the parts.
Symphony of Darkness Series, by Kadira (dunkle_feuer) (also at the Restricted Section, password-protected)
Harry/Snape; NC-17. WIP. Warnings: BDSM, D/s relationship of dubious consent, manipulation, mindgames, messed up relationship, messed up Harry, character deaths, extreme AU, very dark. Series summary: “During Harry’s sixth year Voldemort finally reaches his goal. The wizarding world is his and Harry’s only chance for survival is Snape.” Ghosts of Sirius and Lupin.
That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles, by grey_hunter
Harry/Draco, NC-17, 4 short chapters.
Transfigurations, by Resonant ##
Harry/Draco, NC-17, novel-length. Summary: “Five years after Voldemort’s defeat, Harry returns to England to help re-open Hogwarts.” Albus is a ghost and Snape is a semi-animated statue; there’s also the cat-ghost of Minerva.
Wedding’s on a Wednesday, by CrisisKris
Harry/Snape; PG-13. “When Lucius Malfoy calls on an old tradition to claim Harry as Draco’s future bride, only Severus can stop him!” Ghost!Sirius and some other afterlife experience.
II. Limbo
Acts Infernal, by Sam Vimes (copperbadge) ##
PG; Gen, novella. Summary: “An old man in Diagon Alley has a story to tell, if the price is right: about the gates of Hades, a silver boy and a sable boy, a cast-off angel, and a knife that can sever your soul.” Harry and Draco go to Hades. Harry goes to bring Sirius back, Draco has his own purpose.
After the rain, by Bat Bludger
Gen, Sirius, Albus; G, short. Request: Scenes from Dumbledore and Sirius’s relationship through the years, including some conversation about magical theory when Sirius was young.
All Dogs Go, by Kimiko
Sirius/Remus; G. Summary: They really, really do.
All I Ever Wanted, by Linz
Draco/Ginny; PG, short. Summary: “Unfinished business. Well, it’s always unfinished business, isn‘t it?”
The Art of Walking Backwards, by Mary Borsellino (monkeycrackmary) (locked)
PG; Remus goes after Sirius to the other side where he meets his other old friends.
Beyond and Gone, by Casira (locked)
Harry/Remus; R. Harry’s afterlife.
Beyond the Veil, by Helene (or here) #
Sirius/Remus; PG-13, novella. Summary: Trapped in a world where he can be neither seen nor heard, Sirius Black struggles to communicate to his friends that he may not be as dead as they think he is… and that something dreadful lurks beyond the veil.
Cheating Death, by neutral NR
PG-13, novel-length. Summary: “Harry rashly makes a sacrifice in an unexpected situation. Sirius is now faced with a difficult task: to travel through the unpredictable land of the dead and guide Harry home.”
Choices, by Arionrhod
Snape/Remus; PG. Summary: “Severus gets some guidance in the afterlife from an unexpected source.”
Civil War, by Sushi ##
Harry/Snape; PG to NC-17. In the latest chapters, there’s some afterlife.
Coexistence, by Dark Cyan NR
Discontinued WIP. PG-13. Harry kills Voldemort, but gets put in limbo when he dies performing the spell.
A Cold Coming We Had of It, by Aviatrix
Snape/Remus. PG-13. A part of Master and the Wolf FQF. Answers challenge: “Remus and Severus are soul mates, but both of them died before they realized it. Will they get the chance to be together in the afterlife?”.
Dance Macabre, by Meteoricshipyards NR
PG, short. Summary: When Harry’s very last battle is over, he finds that he’s not quite done with Voldemort. Warning: Character deaths.
Dead Man’s Journey, by theladyfeylene
Gen; PG. Sirius-centric; ficlet. Summary: In a realm beyond that of the living, a dead man searches for something.
Death and King’s Cross, by Sciathan File
Gen, PG, ~10K words. Summary: Who was to know Death had etiquette enough to be personalized?
Death isn’t all it’s Cracked up to be, by Kinsfire NR
Harry/Harem (Ginny, Hermione, Tonks). PG-13, chaptered fic. Summary: “Harry finds a method of dealing with Voldemort. It’s got one drawback - it’ll kill him too. And then things will get interesting.”
Door to the River, by Minx
Remus/Sirius; NC-17. Summary: “Remus is a DADA expert, and he’ll do anything for Sirius. Where will this combination take him?” Remus goes through the veil to bring his dead lover back.
Dreams May, by Sioniann #
Sirius/James; NC-17, short. When Sirius wakes up, he is dead, and the first thing he sees is James.
The Elemental Trilogy: Fire, Ice, and Water, by krabapple
Sirius/Remus; PG-13 for parts 1-2 and NC-17 for part 3. Summary: “Post OotP. Sirius is dead; Remus mourns; Remus melts and Shakespeare is misquoted, quite badly.”
Ferrets Forever! by Fourth Rose #
Harry/Draco implied; R; humour, short. Summary: “Are you shipping H/D, and has your boggart been assuming the shape of a white-blond corpse ever since HBP was announced? In this case, here’s something to ease your mind…” Sirius and Draco meet beyond the veil.
Fiat Lux, by Kalena (links to following parts at the bottom) #
Snape/Sirius; NC-17, novella. Summary: “Death, where is thy sting?”
Five People Ted Tonks Met in Heaven, by eudaimon
Gen; PG-13, one-shot. A/N: In a recent fic, You and Me and the Rain (Hermione/Tonks), I killed off Ted Tonks. This is what I owed him. I took the title from the novel FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom. Illustrated (after a fashion).
Flesh and Blood, by Llama
Harry/Sirius; NC-17, short. Summary: Teenage hormones and grief can be an explosive combination.
From Death, by Occasus (adult-locked post in snape_potter; link to part 3)
Snape/Harry, NC-17, novelette. Summary:: What happens when Harry Potter and Severus Snape meet in Limbo? When Harry lives through his near death experience he seeks answers from those thought to be long since passed.
Grateful, by _hannelore
Snape/Sirius, PG, one-shot. Communication through the veil.
Guardian, by purple_avocado
Harry/Sirius. The drawing that inspired the story: Guardian by Lizardspots
The Hall of Heroes, by dolorous_ett
Gen; PG-13, one-shot. Summary: In which Severus Snape finally gets his just deserts… or does he? In this tale of the Afterlife, Snape is transported to a place he never expected, where he faces further choices about his future. Contains the Final Battle for Hogwarts, Valkyries, horned helmets, meat, mead, mistaken identity, the final fate of all good Death Eaters and The Ballad of Severus the Small and his Tiny, Tiny Stick.
Heartbroken, by ari_o
Gen; PG; ficlet. Sirius beyoind the veil.
Heaven and Earth, by The Moste Potente #
Discontinued WIP; Snape/Harry; up to NC-17. Snape is sent back to earth in pursuit of love and deflowering after being poisoned.
Hereafter, by zionsstarfish #
Sirius/Remus; PG. 84 years after Sirius fell through the veil, Remus comes to the other side where Sirius is waiting for him.
I Laugh At Mirrors, by A.H. Jenkins
Gen; PG-13. The souls who fall through the veil are not lost. They are found, eternally banished to a land where they dance through the blackness of night. A Sirius Black first-person one-shot.
In Between, by Spark of Chaos (or here)
Harry/Draco; R, one-shot. Summary: “How far can you go in loving someone? How deep can you sink after their loss? How bold can you get in wanting them back? And finally, if the world is not fair, do you have to be?”
In the Fullness of Time, by Hysterical Hystorian (abigail89)
Snape/Harry; NC-17, novelette. Summary: “As Harry and Severus decide to commit to each other, issues arise.” Team Romance entry in Snarry Games. Prompt: Benediction. Lily, James, Sirius, and Albus watch over Harry and Severus.
into the west, by Abaddon (nothingbutfic) #
HP/Arthurian crossover, gen, PG-13; short. Summary: “Because all stories have an ending, and every myth has some truth to it.”
Into the West, by Eumenides1
Sirius/James, PG, one-shot. Author’s Note: Personally, I think the words ‘tasteful songfic’ are an oxymoron, but I tried. The song selected is Annie Lennox’s Into the West, from the oh-so-slashy Return of the King. Character death, major angst alert, this is probably about as ‘fangirl’ as I will ever get.
Judgment, by Mars (alliante)
Snape/Lily, R, short. Summary: Severus wakes up in the underworld and is faced with the test of character to decide upon his afterlife. Response to prompt “Heaven, Hell, and all that lies between.”
The Last of the Family Reserve by Isis
Sirius-centric, PG. Remix of Brothers by wyoming_knott (also at this link).
Learning How Eternity Works, by emiime
Pecry/Cedric; R, short. Summary: Alone in an unfamiliar place, Percy finds his own way.
Life Among the Dead, by Inner Slytherin
Snape/Lupin, references to Tonks/Lupin, PG-13, one-shot. Summary: Remus reaches out his hand and is pulled back into life - by his son, working on behalf of someone who has missed Remus dearly… This is Orpheus’s travel back from Hades, of sorts.
A Little Death (Around the Eyes), by Ociwen
Regulus/Cedric, R, one-shot. Summary: Cedric meets a friend on the other side of the veil.
Memory Be Green, by Tarie
Cedric/James; NC-17, one-shot. Summary: The green light was Before. What happens Now in the Hereafter?
The Never Forever, by The Moste Potente
Harry/Sirius; Hard R, one-shot. Harry goes through the veil to find Sirius.
Never Too Late, by scatteredlogic
Snape/Hermione, G, one-shot. Summary: Waiting for death, Hermione meets an old friend she never knew.
The Next Great Adventure, by kerryblaze (auntee-mame)
Harry/Ron, PG-13, one-shot. Summary: “Harry has a chat with an old friend and learns that he is ready for another adventure.”
Not Yet FUBAR, by bohemianspirit
Gen, PG-13, short. Summary: After giving Severus a chance to get settled into his heavenly home, Goddess confers with him about the work She would like him to do in the afterlife. Warnings: Unconventional and mildly irreverent handling of religious concepts may possibly offend some people. The Deity treating Severus Snape with respect and love may possibly offend others.
Now You See Me, by olivia_circe (locked)
Sirius/Remus; PG-13. Summary: “It’s just a man failing to reappear, that’s all–now you see him, now you don’t, that’s the only thing that’s real.” Remus goes after Sirius.
The Path of Second Chances, by daughter_moon
Snape/Harry, R, ~10k words. Snarry Games entry. Team: Postwar. Genre(s): Angst/Romance. Prompt: Draught of Living Death. Summary: The war is over, but for Harry and Severus the battle has just begun.
Pomegranate Seeds, by DeathOfMe NR
Snape/Hermione, R, novella. Summary: “Upon discovering an ancient potion, Hermione travels to the Underworld in search of the martyred Severus Snape, and also in the hopes of being able to demolish the barrier between life and death. She soon learns the world is not what she expected, and neither is the man.”
Promised Eternity, by Setissma #
Sirius/Remus; NC-17. Summary: “The night after the day that Sirius Black fell through the veil, Remus Lupin made a number of promises to himself.” The fic doesn’t exactly fit here but it contains an original idea of what is behind the veil.
The Return, by Kulfold ##
Harry/Snape, PG, novellette. Severus and Harry age together. After Snape’s death, he awaits Harry in a sort of wizarding Limbo.
A Season in Aberdaron, by rufus
Snape/Lupin, PG-13, 9K words. Summary: Severus Snape and Remus Lupin (and others) meet up on the way to heaven.
Seriously Bored, by Janice Chess
Sirius/Dumbledore, PG-13, short, humour. Summary: The afterlife would be more interesting, Sirius thinks, if only dead people weren’t so boring.
Sojourn, by The Treacle Tart
Snape/Remus; PG-13. Part of the Master and Wolf Snape/Remus Fuh-Q Fest. Challenge: 113) Snape thinks that eventually Lupin will get over his loss and move on –hopefully into a relationship with Snape. However, even though he tries, Lupin can see no reason to go on. He gives up — and throws himself through the veil. Snape, who always knew there was theoretically a way to get someone back, goes after him — but is forced to bring both Lupin and Black out.
Something to Live For, by Accio Snape (link to the main page; you’ll have to get password)
Harry/Snape; R, novella. In the alternate ending Snape after his death meets Harry and his parents.
The Stars are Bright Tonight, by daughter_moon
Snape/Harry, R, short. Summary: Harry knows Sirius and his parents will always watch over him.
A Suggestion, by mynameissirius
Snape/Sirius, NC-17, short. Summary: “I’ve a suggestion,” Sirius said softly, breaking the silence. “Mind you this is not my way of professing anything permanent or definite, but it’s just a suggestion.”
Thereafter, by Mosh
Sirius/Harry… .. but not; PG. What might have happened to Sirius after his death.
This Perfect Blood by Lily’s Angel NR
Implied Hermione/Tom Riddle; PG-13, short. Music and blood on the other side.
Through a Glass, Darkly, by Eumenides1
Sirius/Remus; PG-13. Sirius’ existence beyond the veil.
Time Parts the Hearts of Men, by Hijja (kennahijja)
Albus/Gellert, PG-13, short. Summary: The afterlife bears a surprising resemblance to a railway station…
To Keep Calendars in the Absence of Time, by R. Grayjoy (violent_gray) #
Snape/Lupin, NC-17, ~17K words. Summary: Severus finds that there can be many reasons to keep track of the days, even in a place where time has no meaning.
Untitled and unfinished afterlife story, by Isis
Snape/Sirius, Snape/Regulus, R. Snape is placed in Limbo to sort out his relationship with Sirius.
Veil, by glitterdemon
Sirius/Remus; PG-13, ficlet. Written as a response to the contrelamontre letter challenge. A letter from the other side.
The Veil, by Josan
Gen; PG, one-shot. When Severus falls through the veil, he’s met by Sirius.
when colour goes home into the eyes, by spikeyboots
Sirius/Regulus, NC-17, short. Warnings for bloodplay of sorts and incest. Summary: Two men stand at the edge of a desert. They talk.
White Chocolate, by Dianann (ladyflowdi) (or here)
Harry/Snape; NC-17, long. Sequel to Dark Chocolate (you should read it first). Harry and Snape are sent behind the veil to retrieve an important artefact. On their way they pass tests and solve riddles.
Worth It, by soberloki
Gen, PG, short. Weasley-centric.
10 Random Facts about Portrait Snape, by Chinae
Gen, short.
20 Fairly Unrandom Facts about the Portrait of Severus Snape, by Florahart
Gen, PG, short. Written for the Harry Potter Random Facts Fest.
The Abundance of Her Charms, by OdoGoddess #
Snape/Luna, NC-17, 16700 words. Summary: Abhorred in life, thinly admired in death, Severus Snape slowly discovers a sort of peace to be found in the company of a maddeningly perspicacious Ravenclaw. DH-compliant, set before epilogue.
All in the Cards, by The Moste Potente
Harry/Draco, Draco/Theo; NC-17, shortish. Summary: A tale of love and heartbreak told in five vignettes. (Harry and Draco continue their afterlife existence as portraits on chocolate frog cards.)
Alpha Watch I: Sin For Me, by Furiosity ##
Harry/Draco; R, novella. Summary: “Harry never expected the peace to last forever. Dumbledore taught him better than that. He just didn’t expect the next war to begin less than a month after Voldemort died. Never would he have dreamed that it would be a man’s personal war against a system. The wizarding world was that system, and Harry was that man.” Ron’s afterlife as a portrait.
Amaranthine, by blue_soaring #
Snape/Sirius; NC-17, one-shot. Non-con. Summary: There are prisons worse than Azkaban.
Art in Context, by Marks #
Harry/Neville; PG-13, short. Summary: “Being a painting isn’t as bad as Neville had feared.”
The Black Canvas, by Ai Kemi
Gen; PG; short. Summary: “Odd that something so inconsequential should make the hair at his nape stand on end, but there was something about it…”
Can’t Take the Sky, by Cluegirl ##
Snape/Harry, NC-17, novel-length. Snarry Games entry. Team: Wartime. Genre(s): Hurt/Comfort & Horror. Prompt: Draught of the Living Death. Summary: “One thing Dumbledore never told Harry about horcruxes, is that they are harder to destroy than to create.” Eileen’s portrait plays a big part.
Canvas Kissing Fool, by Arachnete2 #
Harry/Snape; PG-13. Author’s Summary: “Deep down in the dungeons is a secret, Severus is keeping off from everyone.”
Dark Beauty, by Seeker (brenantrim)
Snape/Sir Cadogan; PG, short. Summary: If only he could, he would.
Faded Laughter Against Her Ear, by Mary Borsellino
Almost gen, implied Sirius/Remus. Ginny finds a portrait of young Sirius at Grimmauld Place.
Faint Indirections, by girl tarte ##
Neville/Percy, Snape/Potter - sort of, PG-13, ~11,500 words. Written for the snape_after_dh prompt: Professor Longbottom converses with Severus Snape’s portrait.
Family Gathering, by Florahart #
James/James II. No! Don’t flee! NC-17, short. Warnings: James II is 17. There is not actual incest here. Not AU. Summary: All James Potter wanted was to get away from his enormous extended family and do a little quiet reading. He didn’t expect to find family history in the attic.
For our allotted time is the passing of a shadow, by Florahart #
Cedric/Hermione, R, novella. Summary: Ten years after Harry Potter won the Tri-Wizard Tournament alone, a dream that isn’t a dream brings some of the players back together. Warnings: Canon and not-canon deaths mentioned; AU. Snape is a portrait.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Lord Voldemort, by frogslayr #
Snape/Remus; NC-17, one-shot, MPreg. Summary: “A reluctant Snape tries out experimental potions on Lupin. Sirius Black watches.” Portrait!Sirius.
Gallery of Honour, by Jassanja
Response to Tricky Pairing Number 37: Snape/Sir Cadogan; PG. Snape and Sir Cadogan have an encounter.
The Headmaster’s Portrait, by Ziasudra
Gen, PG, short. Warnings: Deathly Hallows spoilers! Summary: Noticing that Snape wasn’t given a portrait in the Headmaster’s office, Harry decided to take matters into his own hands.
Imaginis, by Leela (leela_cat) #
Snape/Harry, NC-17, 51300 words. Genre(s): Alternate Universe. Prompt(s): Tip Jar, Portrait. Summary: When children are threatened, Severus Snape does the right thing for once and finds himself saddled with suspended Auror, Harry Potter. Some people can’t help but be themselves, while others appear to be someone else. And, in the middle of it all, a meddling portrait finds unexpected freedom and hope for the future.
Life in Kind, by Sansa ##
Snape/Harry, NC-17, shortish. Summary: Harry believes Snape deserves to be immortalised. As usual, he rushes in where angels fear to tread.
The Next Great Adventure, by vissy
Albus Dumbledore/Phineas Nigellus Black, NC-17, short. HBP-compliant.
Nothing but Beautiful Woman, by cmere
Remus/The Fat Lady, hard R, ficlet. “She reaches her hand forward and Remus imagines it curling around his neck, tugging at the bottom of his hair, and he presses his lips against the painting again.”
Occam’s Razor, by RaeWhit (joanwilder) #
Harry/Draco, Harry/Snape, NC-17, novel-length. Warnings: Sex toys, rimming, bondage. Summary: Two years after the end of the war, only desperation could make Harry seek out the help of a one-time enemy.
On the Headmaster’s Wall, by kschneyer
Harry/Ginny, PG. Summary: Centuries pass; memories fade. No one remembers the sacrifices made to win the war. Only the portraits on the Headmaster’s wall, and one portrait in particular, is able to tell the story.
Painted Love, by Anders Svartalfurinn #
Snape/Harry, PG-13, short. Warnings: DH Spoilers. Summary: Snape’s life as a portrait.
Path Between the Stars, by Musewhipped / Cher
Harry/Draco; PG. After Harry’s death, he speaks to Draco from his photo.
Portrait, by Severusina #
Snape/Harry’s descendant; NC-17. Snape is in Limbo and exists in our world as a portrait, until he is called back.
Portrait, by silentblast #
Harry/Draco; PG-13 (?). Character death warning. Draco orders several portraits to be painted.
Portrait of the Hero as a Young Man, by Marginaliana #
Harry/Snape and Harry/Snape, NC-17, one-shot. Warnings: Wanking, voyeurism. Summary: “If there was one thing Harry hated about being a portrait, it was that it was boring. Or so he thought…” It’s not afterlife, but Harry is a portrait.
Portrait of a Voyeur, by Violet Quill
Sirius, Snape/Hermione, NC-17, short. Summary: Being stuck forever in a painting at the age of eighteen and a half means a lot of sexual frustration. Sirius deals with his by spying on Hermione. Warnings: voyeurism, dirty talk.
Portrait of the Past, by MelanthaAilee
Implied Snape/OFC; PG-13. Summary: Harry, Ron and Hermione find a painting that might have something to do with Professor Snape’s past. Rated T for possible violence. Finished but not all posted. (not updated since 2005)
Portraiture, by Hysterical Hystorian (abigail89)
Gen, PG, short. Summary/Challenge: Harry has his first conversation with Severus’s and Dumbledore’s portraits.
The Prefect’s Portrait, by Arsinoe de Blassenville
Genish; PG-13, novel-length. Summary: “Hermione’s quest for a quiet place to read leads to the discovery of a remarkable portrait. The girl in the picture meant so much to so many. She is remembered as a devoted wife and loving mother, but what was she like at sixteen? Will her reappearance change everything?”
Rise From the Ashes, by midnitemarauder #
Teddy/Cedric (Cedric/Roger Davies, reference to Cedric/Cho), NC-17, 35650 words. Summary: Muggles have an old saying: “Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.” Teddy never quite grasped the meaning, until he made a wish of his own. Warnings: Under 17s engaging in sexual relations.
Room with a View, by Cute Coati #
Harry/Draco, NC-17, novella. Summary: The portraits at number twelve, Grimmauld Place have seen many strange things over the years, but none as strange as Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy staying under the same roof while there’s a war going on outside.
Self Realisation, by Diagonalist
Harry/Harry, Harry/?; NC-17. Not afterlife, it’s more a parallel existence. Harry is living as a portrait; one day the portrait of his older self is hung in the same room.
Still Life, by Imhilien NR
Snape/Hermione; T, one-shot. Summary: “With the war on, falling in love did not automatically guarantee Severus and Hermione a happy ending. But love can win through in the strangest of ways… ”
Still Life, by Amalin (monochromal) #
Harry/Draco, PG-13, short. Summary: The portraits at Hogwarts always seemed happy. Harry wonders if he is the only one with such an annoyance at being half there after his body has gone. He doesn’t want to still be thinking. He doesn’t want to be sitting in his chair, chin in hand, staring out at the crying visitors to the memorial, wishing he were dead. Except he is already dead. The other strange thing is the way the paintings end. If Harry looks to his left, he sees white. If he looks to his right, or above, or below, he sees white. When he sits in his chair and his feet go over the edge, they simply disappear, though when he pulls them back up, they’re there. Harry often sits cross-legged just so he can reassure himself that his entire body is present.
Stilllife, by Pir8fancier ##
Snape/Harry, Harry/others, R, ~37K words. Genre: Post-war. Prompt: Miles to go before I sleep, Infidelity. Summary: Snape is killed by Voldemort. But not really.
A Swan, A Tree (something far away and happy), by Rinsbane # (locked)
Gennish Snape/Harry, canon pairings; PG, one-shot. Summary: “The war comes home to Hogwarts. So do people. Sometimes we can’t see all the pieces of a puzzle and we just have to trust that things will work out.” POV or a magical portrait.
Tower of Air, by Cluegirl (or here) ##
PG, Gen, short. Summary: Sometimes, even when the price is too high, there is no choice but to pay it.
Trostung, by Demeter
Snape/Remus; Snape/portrait; PG-13. From the portrait’s POV. What do silent portraits see sometime in the oft-lonely hallways of Hogwarts? For Tricky Pairing 36: Any portrait character.”
Two Lockets, by Sinick and Acid #
Snape/Harry, Snape/Regulus, R, novel-length. Snarry Games entry. Team: Wartime. Genre(s): Hurt/Comfort & Romance. Prompt: Grimmauld Place. Summary: Harry, Snape, and the grim old house that keeps its secrets.
The Two Magicians, by Amanuensis #
Snape/Harry, PG-13, 4300 words. Snarry Games entry. Summary: “So she became a full-dressed ship a-sailing on the sea / But he became a bold captain and aboard of her went he…”
Untitled, by auburn_crimson
James Potter/Ron Weasley; PG-13. What photographs talk about when the album is shut. Harry puts a photo of Ron in his album where Ron meets James. (It’s not entirely afterlife fic ‘cos Ron is alive. But James certainly isn’t.)
Where Draco Is A Statue, by Simmysim #
H/D, other pairings, NC-17, 25K words. Summary: “Five years after the war with Voldemort, and things happen! Ooh!” Not afterlife per se, but Draco is a statue!
The Witching Hour, by Neuri
Gennish Draco/Hermione; PG-13; short. Author’s summary: “A father and son take a walk through a special place, in a nightly ritual that reunites them with a loved one.” Draco and his son walk through the alley of enchanted statues of the deceased members of their family.
Woodsmoke, by assyrian
Gen; G, one-shot. Summary: “Tom is a photograph. A photograph is Tom.”
The Years That Walk Between, by Femme #
Snape/Draco, Draco/Harry, NC-17, ~15,800. Summary: Draco finds his way after the war.
27 Scenes From Hogwarts, a drabble series by Nope #
Gen. In Pay No Attention, ficlet #4, Ron’s dying horribly, and then he’s talking and laughing with Sirius, Cedric, James, Lily, because they’re playing dead to confuse Harry.
Acts of Will, by Iulia Linnea #
Snape/Harry, NC-17, chaptered novella. Summary: Haunted by secrets, guilt, and a spectre, Harry searches for answers and a decent shag; plagued by Potter’s very presence, Severus finds himself investigating more than one subject with which he’s only passingly familiar. For both wizards, metaphysical philosophy is a bitch—and not the only one they have in common. Warnings: For (mentions of) character death and mild violence.
Aftermath, by Shocolate
Harry/Draco, NC-17, short. Summary: The Battle was won and the Good Guys were busy. Was anyone paying any attention to Harry, any more?
Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot, by fedzgurl91
Snape/Remus, PG-13, novelette. Summary: “Lily Evans-Potter has gotten tired of being a spectator in the lives of her loved ones. Aimed with a plan and her own cunning and determination, she’s granted one month to end the loneliness she’s been watching her two best friends suffer from – by trying to bring them together before the New Year.”
Dead on Arrival, by indie_kate
Harry/Draco; PG-13, one-shot. Summary: “My name is Draco Malfoy, I died precisely one year ago today.”
Defence Against the Dark Arts, by kay_taylor
Sirius/Remus; R. Resurrection. Literal.
Delusion Lives in X Acts, by Laebeth #
Harry/Snape; NC-17, short. Summary: “Of hope lost and found, clouds, souls, and the life after the War ends. The kind of story you can’t really summarize.”
Five Ways That Sirius Black Never Returned from the Dead… by Allecto #
Gen; G. As the title says, 5 versions of Sirius’ afterlife.
The Game of Life, by gelsey (locked)
Sirius/surprise!, inferred others; PG, one-shot. A/N: Written for Mctabby’s Blame Each Other challenge … My prompt was Dumbledore isn’t dead but is in hiding with Sirius in a bungalow in Dorking, leaving Snape to take the blame. But Hermione is on the case …
Ghost, by Ishafel
Harry/Draco; R. Harry has an affair with Draco. But Draco is dead. Or is he?
Ghosts, by Azrael (azraelgeffen) (you’ll have to register)
Harry/Draco; NC-17. Within Muggle studies, Harry and Draco have to spend a couple of days in a decrepit house in the country. The house is haunted by sinister ghost resembling Lucius.
Ghosts, by Switchknife
Snape/Lucius; Snape/Harry; PG-13. Quote: “Snape’s often visited by ghosts.”
The Hall of Mirrors, by Ignipes
Gen, PG, short. Summary: The story of Hogwarts’ least popular headmaster, the castle’s most mysterious ghost, and an unlikely friendship that begins with a murder and never ends.
The Haunting of #12, Grimmauld Place, by lady_isabella and Shirley Jackson
Harry/Hermione, Arthur/Molly, a bit of Ron/Hermione. Kreacher and Sirius also appear in the story, paired with no one. PG. Quote: “Arthur Weasley found himself utterly intrigued by the enigma of a house that haunted its own self.”
His Very Absence… by FireGazer
Sirius/Hermione; PG-13. Summary: “He says comforting things, but his words are worth nothing, now.” Sirius is dead, he’s not quite a ghost but he can watch the lives of Hermione, Harry etc.
How to be Dead, by Circe ##
Ron/Draco; R, novella. I’m not saying anything ‘cos anything I might say would be a huge spoiler. Read to understand what happens.
how to be dead, by fivil
Sirius/Fawkes (NO bestiality); R, one-shot. Summary: “Sirius finds himself a guide in life after death.”
In Light of a Living Memory, by Phantomwise
Voldemort/Harry, PG-13, short. Summary: Centuries after Lord Voldemort’s victory in the war, he is kept company by the memory of Harry Potter.
A Kind of Redemption, by MusIgneus
Snape/Remus; PG-13. Response to a challenge: Sirius has just died and found that he can’t move on until he has corrected some of the mistakes he made while alive. The worst thing he did was keep Snape & Lupin apart.
Lethe, by stylophile
One-shot, R, Harry/Draco.
Lover’s Walk, by Reena
Harry/Draco; PG-13; humour. Author’s summary: “Take undead!Harry. Add overly fastidious loverboy. Swirl in some slime. And what do you get?”
Make the Most of It, by lisaroquin
R; A potions accident leaves Harry and Neville disembodied, but able to enter portraits and spend time in there.
Manoir Acajou, part 2, by serpenscript
Snape/Harry, NC-17, ~13500 words. Warnings: DH Spoilers, established character death, some EWE, spanking, angst, D/s, sexual situations. Summary: After the war, Harry flees to France to escape his memories. But he can’t escape his dreams…
Metamorphosis, by Penelope-Z #
Harry/(Harry); R. Dark, one-shot. Summary: “Two boys behind glass. In the absence of what is real, illusion becomes your reality.” It’s not exactly after-*life*, but a sort of the afterlife fate.
Mors Mortis, by kindkit
Gen, PG-13, one-shot. Summary: “The dead get lonely too.” Notes: Written for claireweasley in the apocalyptothon. She requested Ron and dead!Harry. This does have them, but it has a lot of other people too.
Nevermore, by painless_j
Gen. PG-13. Sirius-centic, one-shot. After their death soldiers, whatever side they fought on, find themselves to be ravens.
Night Crossings, by Gateway Girl (or here) #
Regulus/Harry; PG-13, 10K words. Summary: Regulus needs to tell someone what he knows. It would help if he could move outside of Potter’s dreams. Written for
Nourishment of the Earth, by Lilysunshine
Gen, R, one-shot. Summary: “Set in the Dying of the Light universe. From a drabble prompt by Xylodemon: “I want Sirius. And Harry. One of them can be dead. Recently dead, though, not squishy dead.” Warnings: Horror, Cannibalism.
Now or Never, by Ivy Blossom
Harry/Draco. I’m in doubt if it fits here or not. Once Draco whom Harry thought to be dead for twelve years returned from the dead for one night. But what exactly happens there remains unclear because the story is told in Harry’s perspective.
Of Dog and Chimp, by unsymbolic #
Sirius Black/ George W. Bush, sort of. I think it’s gen. PG, ~5400. Summary: What is on ‘the other side of the veil’? Maybe it’s something far more sinister than death. Maybe it’s the Bush White House!
Open Your Eyes , by blue
R; Harry/Draco, short. It’s not clear what Draco is, the only thing clear is that he’s dead.
Shifting, by Jadzialove
Snape/Harry; R, one-shot. Summary: “Someone Harry loves gets the shock of his afterlife while looking in on him. Written for Sycophant Hex’s Deathday Festival and answered challenge number 4–First Person narrative from an adult canon character: Write a story from the viewpoint of a dead character who is observing events of the living.”
Sirius Black and the Land-In-Between, by Titti (link to the main page) #
Sirius/Draco; NC-17, novel-length. Summary: “The veil is only a temporary stop for Sirius Black, but regaining his humanity won’t be easy.”
Scythe Not Included and Scythe Sold Separately, by csi_tokyo3 #
Harry/Ginny/Luna, R, Crossover with Dead Like Me. Summary: “Let’s just say the Ministry doesn’t hand out pamplets for this line of work after Hogwarts.” Luna serves as a Grim Reaper.
A Thousand Words, by Bernice (iibnf) #
PG-13; Gen; Snape-centric. On a sunny day, Snape wanders the grounds. Not telling what happens, just believe me it fits perfectly.
Truck-Driving with the Dead, by Hijja (or here)
Gen, PG-13, ~7200 words. Warning(s): some potentially disturbing content, a touch of het. Summary: Isn’t it weird how joy can have you almost come apart just when things are at their most perfect?
Umbra Nihili, by Cluegirl # (the link goes to the epilogue; the previous chapters are linked from there; or here)
Sirius/Harry; NC-17, chaptered novella. Sirius finds himself trapped in a world of smoke and mirrors, to which Harry seems to have the only key.
Unrequited, by Underlucius #
Gen; PG; Snape-centric with some implied pairings; one-shot. Summary: “Snape lives a life of longing. For the Unrequited Love Challenge.”
Valley of the Shadow of Death, by Katerine NR
Pre-slash H/D (?), WIP (on hiatus). After a spell accident, Draco becomes a ‘Medium’ and is able to see other planes of existence - primarily ghosts who haven’t yet found their way back to our plane.
Vigil, by zahra (hackthis) ##
Harry/Draco; PG-13. I’m placing this story here because what and where exactly it all happens is not very clear from the context.
The Weight of History, by Rex Luscus
Snape/Salazar Slytherin; NC17, one-shot. Warnings: Extremely dubious consent, ghost!sex. Summary: A young Severus Snape takes a peek inside a mysterious room guarding one of the Dark Lord’s secrets.
When You Are Ready, by corvus_coronis (electromoon)
Gen, Harry, Pettigrew, Snape, PG-13+. Summary: Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it … as Wormtail finds when he comes to Harry asking for perks. Warnings: Mention of Best (non-graphic, Animagus), Mental torture (magical), Scat (animal, non-erotic), past character deaths. Challenges: for Round 1 of the thematic_hp - Forced Marriage or Bonding, Prompt #3: – “As time goes by, an unfulfilled life debt becomes a slave bond. The constraints of the life debt force Peter Pettigrew to become Harry Potter’s slave; to lose his magic and obey everything Harry says. However, even though Harry hates Peter, he has never been comfortable with slavery.” Snape lives as his book.
Know more afterlife stories? Please share!
An awful lot of thanks to Isiscolo and Ntamara whose Five Times Beyond and Through The Veil post I used, and to all you guys for your help!
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The Snape_after_DH fest will probably produce several entries for this list
Sansa’s ‘Life in Kind’ is well-worth a read. Harry resorts to painting Snape’s portrait himself as no one else well - and being Harry he doesn’t quite follow the instructions he’s been given …
Ten thousand words and an NC17 rating
http://community.livejournal.com/snape_after_dh/
6748.html#cutid1
Thank you!
Blowing my own horn here, but I wrote one that fits this category,
Dance Macabre
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3368440/1/Dance_Macabre
When Harry’s very last battle is over, he finds that he’s not quite done with Voldemort.
Thanks, Tom!
Ach, I’m mentioning another of my fics… I’m pretty sure it fits
Title: A May 2nd Carol
Link: http://attackfish.livejournal.com/
Alternate Link: http://www.potionsandsnitches.net/fanfiction/viewstory.php?sid=1748
Summary: Summary: After Nagini bites him, Severus is visited by the spirits of the Marauders.
Pairings: Gen, some implied unrequited Snape/Lily
Notes: follows the basic plot of A Christmas Carol, James talks about what it’s like being dead and stuck in the afterlife. Complete, oneshot.
Thanks, attackfish!
I just love this list. You have most of my favorites and more. The only really fantastic one that you are missing is one of my favorites:
Grimoire of Baqer Hashim by Vera
www.goneamiss.org/vividly/grim.html
This story is why I fell in love with Ghost-Harry. After the final battle, Harry has disappeared, Ron is in a coma and Draco is a dark creature. The “grimoire” plot is inventive and original. Ron and Draco are wonderfully in-character. And Ghost-Harry is both charming and heartbreaking. NC-17. Ron/Draco, 51253 words. AU, post-war, mystery/drama, slash.
This is one of my all-time favorites. Vera rocks!
A Portrait of a Potions Master by nenyaentwhistle
Snape/Harry
In the Headmaster’s Office, a portrait of Severus Snape commissioned by Albus Dumbledore is discovered.
Portrait of a Headmaster
Harry/Draco
http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/146556.html
When Death Eaters find their way into the Hogwarts portrait collection, the Headmaster is forced to work with the Head Auror to find a way to protect the castle, including their own children.
- Portrait!Snape
Master Work by mahaliem
Harry’s eighth-year at Hogwarts is going about as well as all the others. Someone is out to get him, Aurors keep questioning him about the final battle and, worst of all, Draco is determined to repay his life debt to Harry.
- Snape’s portrait is referenced to quite a bit in this one.
There are a few others too where Snape’s portrait plays a lesser role, Not in the Hands of Boys by fourth_rose (Snape’s portrait teaches potions and Harry and Draco work with him)… Catch Me If I Fall by alisanne all has Snape’s portrait teaching them potions… obviously, both of these fics are 8th year.