So... I'm looking for fics with Dumbledore and/or Snape as major characters - and by major character I don't mean an important secondary character, either. It can even be centered on either one of the two.

Yes, I've read The Apprentice. And The General. Both We Sort Too Soons...
Various mentor!Snape fics ranging from crap to half-decent (do not want, unless it's truly exceptional - The Best Revenge is the best I've read and it's far from amazing).

And yeah I've read the other stuff in the Library, though I think it's outdated, like In Light of Silver Memories.

And now that I think of it, I wouldn't mind a fic where there's a well-written, prominent Voldemort or Tom Riddle. Have read Prince of the Dark Kingdom, and Hogwarts in 1949 or w/e. Also have read various one-shots but I'm looking for longer fics.

tl;dr:I'm bored.

 

Resonance trilogy is probably one of the best Snape stories that we'd love to hate. Very well written, in depth world(s), cool magic, and the only good Severitus story out there. Features Harry/Tonks at some point in the story (which is a plus), but it is important to note that this is Harry centric, and he's probably got the most bad-ass ability ever. The post-Hogwarts auror training is one of the best I've read. And the dimension hopping is awesome as well.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1795399/1/ 500k words, so should keep you busy for a bit
sequel is http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2569561/1/Revolution and is 400k words and third part http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3470741/1/Resolution is at 675k (WIP) words.

Sure, there some angst, and there is redeemed!Snape

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but it later turns out it was Dumbledore being heavy handed

, but it's a great read in my opinion. The author really pulls off a disgusting idea into one that's readable. Do keep in mind that the first story is over 6 years old, but I think it still shines.

 

This might be a bit of an odd suggestion, but I absolutely loved GSoD's Albus Dumbledore series. I've not read them in ages (long before I arrived at DLP) so I've no idea if they're actually any good, completely canon non-compliant (published well before DH, thank god) and they'll never actually be finished (author is now published his own series which is terrible), but possibly worth a read?

Albus Dumbledore and the Phoenix Feather
Albus Dumbledore and the Everlasting Flame
Albus Dumbledore and the Wizard's Ruse

EDIT: I just glanced through and the third one got completed late last year, there's not going to be any further sequels, but that's pretty awesome c: Might be time for me to re-read them.

Also, worth pointing out that these are young!Dumbledore.

 

@Lord Anarchy: How far in do I have to get for it to be readable? I think I read like three chapters a month ago and stopped because the characterizations were getting to me.

@enembee: Will check them out, thanks.

 

It's not really a Albus Dumbledore-centric, but it has a major focusing point on him and is one of the best fics with a young Albus I have personally read.

Harry travels to Albus's school years...

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6261496/1/Forced_Perception

 

About Resonance ; mixed feelings. About 75% positive.

Greengecko is a Snape fangirl. This is true. She does manage to keep the fangirlism at bay for a majority of the time, however.

I started reading it when the 4th chapter was posted on Fiction Alley way, way back. It was different from anything else I'd read then. I stuck with it.

For lack of any better description, the story is mild. There are strokes of brilliance here and there (Harry summoning demons to devour Death Eaters, Harry learning some shamanism, auror stuff) & then there are some moments that provoke self hair pulling (weak!Harry, subservient!Harry, alwaysright!Snape).

The first and second parts are overall pretty readable. The third was all right until I realized (don't read unless you want to be spoiled about the 3rd trilogy part)

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that all of Harry's badassery, his cunning & ruthlessness came from the Voldemort horcrux in him. Once he removes that (and he does it by himself, almost destroying his own soul), Harry essentially becomes a de-fanged kitten, fully back to being a canon-bitch. At the latest chapters Harry is learning how to speak again ; since he can't talk, he has to apologize to everyone for everything he did as a horcrux by placing his hand over his heart :O . Jesus christ fucking himself on a cross.

Also she fucking pulled a fucking JK Rowling ; the Harry/Tonks part happens only because of the horcrux in him. Apparently Voldemort liked her. After the horcrux is out, Harry forgets all about Tonks and starts chasing a neighbor of his, that has got maybe five thousand words of screen time. In a 1.5 million word epic. FUCK YOU !1!1!!1!1!111!!

I will keep reading, but, at this point, it's only to satisfy my curiosity about how this thing will end.

 

It's been about two years since I read it (the third story only had 30 chapters), so I can't be certain. I think Harry kills Voldemort in chapter 8 or so. I guess it starts picking up after that, but the story is extremely long with a lot of plot, so I'd imagine it could be slow at times.

 

Hooray for spoilers!

 

Ah, I remember that story. Some crazy shit in there, and not the good kind. Not good enough for DLP.

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"Plot" is a very generous term in this case. More like a semi-cohesive series of brain-farts. I mean, come on... 1.5 mil words? Seriously?

 

It's actually already in the library.

 

I kinda figured that Harry killed Voldemort early on, so w/e.

Anyways, I rather reread old shit than try to slog through that...

 

I'm ambivalent about this story. Its kind of interesting, but somehow the characters and conversations feel fake. Forced.
Its hard to put my finger on exactly why.

At first I thought it was really interesting, but the more I read the more I feel that it just lacks something that I can't articulate well. I'm on chapter 10 right now.

 

Yeah, I didn't make it through the first chapter. Albus seems like an idiot, and he has the same manner of speech as he does when he's an old man. He refers to Harry as 'my boy' even though they're practically the same age.

And Harry seems like a pussy already, swaying around over and over. ARgh. I hate it when they sway more than once.

 

I've tried before and failed to get into Abraxan's writing, though I may try again when I'm done with what I'm reading now.

 

A Patrol Changes Everything is a fic that has both as major characters. But I would give a warning that the Dursleys screwed Harry up pretty badly in this fic. It is a bit angsty when it comes to those scenes. Dumbledore tries to make it right by adopting him. Snape is pretty prominent as well and I think the tension between Dumbledore and himself is interesting.

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At somepoint Albus took away Snape's memories of being a Death Eater to help him. A year later, when Snape is happier, Albus gives them back. With these memories back, he hates life once more and Dumbledore's meddling.

It probably isn't for everyone, but I happen to like the way the characters interact in the newer chapters. Everyone is pretty different because Harry acted differently in his first year.

 

There's plenty of really bad fics in the library, both fics that were always bad and fics that didn't age too well. I still say it's not up to DLP standards. Compare it to the fics currently in Work by Author and you can see why.

 

Yeah, I did enjoy "Refiners Fire", but the only downside is he gets together with Ginny later because his girlfriend was killed. I quit reading it after that part. It stopped being interesting after the muggle girlfriend was killed.

 

If Snape/Lily works for you, then Sindie's the "Moment it Began" is a recommendation.

You might have already read it if you've gone through the Apprentice ( whose authory has said that her piece of work is inspired from Sindie's)

The Wrath of the Half Blood Prince by Matthew L. Quinn is another option, although the author's writing style is certain sections is too bland IMO.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4026081/1/The_Wrath_of_the_Half_Blood_Prince

I think Laume's written one somewhat Snape centric story ( the Better man) plus a story on Dumbledore and Riddle- http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4457149/1/Last_Chance

Not sure how the two have aged though- didn't follow them too keenly towards the end.

 

I stopped reading The Moment it Began when it got to the part about Snape's mother, I've read The Wrath of the Half Blood Prince, and I don't like Laume's writing much.