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A Plea to All HP Ficcers
Somebody, somewhere, started the idea of Snape having "onyx eyes" – probably by mistake for obsidian – and countless ficcers who followed after have slavishly copied this. All please note: onyx is usually a greenish off-white with grey-green or toffee-coloured swirls. Black onyx does exist but it is usually a) streaky and b) artificially dyed – if you look at Onyx Sphere Corner you will see spheres made in fifty-three colours of natural onyx, only three of which are black and only one of which is a pure dense black. Horace Slughorn has onyx eyes. Snape does not. Also please note that only house-elves, cats, owls and nocturnal lemurs have "orbs" – other people just have eyes.

Harry Potter fanfic links

Most of these stories involve Snape, since he is my favourite character by far: and almost all the stories which are about Snape are ones which show him in a fairly good light. Inevitably, since his life is such a stressful one, they tend to be weighted towards angst; but I do also love a good humorous story about Snape, so long as it is kind to him and not mocking. Some "experimental" stories may be double-listed under a second category.

Post-Deathly Hallows Post-Half-Blood Prince Pre-Half-Blood Prince canon-compatible Alternate Universe or canon-shafted Experimental Poetry (real poetry, no doggerel!) Recently-added (to make it easier to find fics you haven't already read)