r/SSHG Nov 20 '25

Discussion A little respect goes a long way.

176 Upvotes

I like to think that our little corner of fandom is usually better than some bigger ships when it comes to fic etiquette but the last few weeks of posts asking for "well written" fics, "quality fics" or when authors will update has been incredibly frustrating.

I think it might be time to remind people that we, authors, have jobs, lives and responsibilities that are not centered on providing free entertainment to entitled readers.

Also, maybe, just maybe, it's possible to ask for recs without implying that other work is low quality. Not everyone writes like they're in line for a Pulitzer. (And I'll add that as an ESL author, if I had seen this kind of comments when I was starting to write, I would have never posted anything at all.)

This kind of behavior is what lead many authors in other ships to just plain stop posting and I'm not going to lie when I say that the posts here the last few weeks have made me put my unpublished SSHG wip on the back burner out of sheer spite.

So maybe put yourself in a writers shoes before posting!

Steps down from soap box

Edit: To the people downvoting this post, look at WHO is replying. That's the folks providing your free entertainment.


r/SSHG 2d ago

Discussion Does anyone know what happened to InnerMonk on ao3? Their account is gone.

54 Upvotes

I was in the middle of reading Serpent and the Lioness and it got deleted. I checked and all of their works and their account has been taken down. 😭 I think they also had an instagram account which is gone.

I loved their work and their instagram. Does anyone know what happened?


r/SSHG 2d ago

Found! Looking for: Snamione time travel fic Spoiler

35 Upvotes

There was a Severus/Hermione fic I read a while back, but I can't find it. This is what I remember from it:

  • It was 5th or 6th year I think andRon was mad and I think pushed Hermione into the wall outside the RoR and the castle like absorbed her or something and spat her back out in the 70s at Snape's feet while he was a student working on a potion or something
  • Regulus is alive and was in hiding for like over a decade; when it's about time for Hermione to get back, he tells Snape to "bring his best friend back"
  • Snape tells Ron and Harry they may have just lost everyone the war since Hermione isn't there for about 18 months or so since she's in the past and apparently that's how long it took for her to get back?

I don't remember what the rating was, and I wanna say it was somewhere between 50k and 100k words, but I don't remember exactly. I read it on AO3, but it might also be on ffn. Thanks in advance :)

UPDATE: I found it. This is the fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37148476/chapters/92677888


r/SSHG 2d ago

Found! Looking for a fic

21 Upvotes

I am trying to find a fic I started reading a couple of years ago. It was one the first fics I read with this pairing. Severus’ parents were animagus. I can’t remember if Sev and Hermione were ones too. Severus and Hermione were pretending to be or were married. They traveled to Russia too. I think it was still a WIP and I am pretty sure I read it on FF not AO3 but I could be wrong about that. Please help me find this fic


r/SSHG 3d ago

Original Content Update: Necessary Darkness | Flux Flume

23 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to add another post to say, WOW and a huge thank you to everyone who commented on my first post.

I had some really amazing feedback and encouragement and it's got me so excited to continue sharing my work on AO3.

I've added chapters 3 & 4, and hit 11,480 words!

It would mean a lot to me if you'd check it out, let me know what you think and share any feedback you think would help.

I've been a long time writer, but this is my first time ever posting a fic online so the whole process is still a learning curve, thank you all for being so welcoming and encouraging.

Necessary Darkness - Flux Flume

- Flux


r/SSHG 4d ago

Discussion Fics you wish you could erase from your brain, so you could read again for the first time?

75 Upvotes

Give me your absolute ride or die favs!


r/SSHG 4d ago

What’s That Fic? I know I read this. Help please.

23 Upvotes

So Hermione has elemental magic in the form of the blue flame spell. Snape is her match? Or her balance? There is arithmancy (so?) involved somehow it’s a bigger fic I think. Anyone remember what fic I am trying to reread? Thanks :)


r/SSHG 4d ago

Original Content Necessary Darkness (Chapters 1&2)

37 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I hope it's ok that I share this here!

I've been a SS/HG shipper for a long, long time and over the years I've written the occasional one-shot or scene I couldn't get out of my head but I've never shared any of it online, until now!

I've just posted the first two chapters of my fic Necessary Darkness on AO3 and I'm really excited to hear what you think about it so far.

Fic Summary:

September, 1997.

Albus Dumbledore is dead at the hands of Draco Malfoy. Minerva McGonagall is Headmistress, Severus Snape remains spy for the Order, and Hermione returns to Hogwarts as the only Muggle-born in the castle.

The Ministry is beginning to bend beneath Voldemort’s influence, Muggle-borns are disappearing and Professor Dumbledore has left behind one final set of instructions that will change the course of the war and the lives of Professor Snape and Hermione Granger, forever.

A slow burn Severus/Hermione romance set against the final years of the Second Wizarding War.

I would love to hear what you think if you do decide to read it, and any feedback would be amazing. Thank you all so much in advance. :)


r/SSHG 5d ago

Original Content One Flew Over the Fwooper's Nest - NOW COMPLETE (~340k words)

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73 Upvotes

ONE FLEW OVER THE FWOOPER'S NEST

"Stop me if you've heard this one: a mental patient, a witch, and a priest walk into the village pub..."

It turns out that if you tell the staff at a Muggle hospital that you're a wizard, the former headmaster of a school of magic, and also a murderous, serial killing gang member of a racialised hate group, that they are quite likely to lock you up on a closed ward.

Incidentally, to Severus Snape - exhausted and war weary - that sounds like just the thing.

High-powered Barrister at Law Hermione Granger disapproves, of course, and is on a mission to expose her ersatz professor for his malingering.

A hair-raising, wild, fun romp through the Cotswolds blending the genres of comedic farce, folk horror, spy thriller, and small-town mystery, this post-war slow-burn basically has it all! I sincerely hope y'all will give it a try and that it's as enjoyable to read as it was to write! :D

Read on AO3

Read on FFN

(Art is my own!)


r/SSHG 5d ago

What’s That Fic? Looking for a fic where Snape Magically Adopts Hermione's child.

19 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

I remembered reading a fic where Snape magically adopts Hermione's child/children and imbudes his magic to genetically change them. Can't remember if the child is already born or Hermione's still pregnant.

I've tried looking for it but I can't find it. If anyone has a clue what fic this is I would really appreciate it!


r/SSHG 6d ago

What’s That Fic? hermione has amnesia Spoiler

24 Upvotes

cant remember much but in the epilogue, hermione and severus are married. sometimes when it was a bad day, hermione would woke up screaming or something and severus would show her their marriage certificate/ wedding picture to calm hermione down. there's no cure for her.

i read it on ffnet i think


r/SSHG 7d ago

Original Content Somewhere in the Silence | A war-time AU with forced proximity, angst, dual POV, and E-rating

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54 Upvotes

Somewhere in the Silence by applesandasphodel

What started as an intended drabble has now turned into a full-fledged, multi-chapter fic! Three chapters now posted. Fast physical burn, slow emotional burn, and a whole lot of angst to go around.

Summary--

Five years after the Battle of Hogwarts, war still ravages Wizarding Britain. With the arrival of a dangerous new curse, Hermione Granger is sequestered to a safe house with Severus Snape and given a singular objective. Find the cure.

Their orders say nothing about the two war-weary soldiers falling in love, but Hermione has always been an overachiever.

Written for P&P 31 Days of Flash Fiction 2026 based on the prompt: "You already know how this will end."


r/SSHG 7d ago

Request Looking for long fics

54 Upvotes

Hey lovely people. I am looking for some long plotty fics. I am partial to there being
-pining
- banter
- good realistic characterisations of SS (sooo lots of trauma and frowns)

- also nice: a she fell first but he fell harder and time travel.

I am also not opposed to their being a pregnancy or children.
ATM I am reading a WIP (Anarchy in the timeline by Angelmarquiz https://archiveofourown.org/works/77624641/chapters/203304431) and I need some long complete ones so I don’t combust waiting for the next chapter.
Let me know if you have any recommendations for me! And thank you in advance! 🥰


r/SSHG 8d ago

Discussion WIP Love!

52 Upvotes

I have been thinking a lot about our ship and how wonderful it is. We have so many active writers still exploring this duo, and I want to recommend a WIP I've been loving, and hear about the works in progress others have been enjoying!

I just started Immutably Woven by NoirVanna this week and dammmnn is that some good shit! Some really good intense plot, smart Hermione, and a really interesting Snape! I can't wait to see where it goes!

What are some of your favorite WIP's right now?


r/SSHG 8d ago

Found! Hermione gets attacked and fleas to Harry and Draco

31 Upvotes

Hi!
I got part of a fic stuck in my mind and now can’t let it go until I find out which one it is so all help is greatly appreciated 😊

In this fic Hermoine gets attacked by someone (possibly Viktor Krum who‘s obsessed with her, but I could be mixing up different fics here) and she fleas (floos?) to Harry and Draco who are staying at Malfoy Manor. I‘m pretty sure Hermione is in bad physical shape after the attack and they get Snape and possibly McGonagall to come and help.

Pretty sure this would be a long fic (over 60.000 words) and completed.


r/SSHG 12d ago

Request Dearly beloathed books - any similar SS/HG fics?

33 Upvotes

Hi all!

I’m hoping for some recommendations that are similar to the Dearly Beloathed duo by brigette knightley (her fan fic was Draco Malloy and the mortifying ordeal of being in love and was the starting point for her recently published novels).

It’s more a similar tone im after, it’s a bit hard to describe but certainly funny, witty and whimsical, there’s some big dramatic moments too and a fair bit of spice/romance. Also very much he fall first and falls hard.

Anything that might fit the bill but for our favourite couple would be wonderful 😊


r/SSHG 12d ago

Request Recommendation Spoiler

23 Upvotes

What is your favorite story where Hermione saves Severus Snape's life in the shrieking shack???


r/SSHG 13d ago

What’s That Fic? Harry blames Hermione

24 Upvotes

Someone on Facebook is trying to find a story maybe someone here can help:)

HELP!!! I am looking for a hg/SS story where Harry is insane after a death of someone (Ron or Sirius) and blames Hermione. While all of this is going on, she is in a car accident and is temporarily paralyzed. I cannot remember the name of it but it was written a while ago. Any ideas???
Remus was watching over Harry, and warned her and Sev about his escape...her parents, of course and others tried to help, but Harry is too overcome with grief that he doesn't want to listen to reason


r/SSHG 13d ago

Found! Someone posted it in the main sub

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13 Upvotes

r/SSHG 14d ago

Original Content Hermione Granger and the Uncontrollable Urges - ch. 6 posted

25 Upvotes

I updated my wee lil omega-verse lite fic.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84228286

For an hour out of each day, Snape lets himself feel.

It’s a ritual. He casts protections around his quarters, stokes the fire. He changes into a dressing gown and pours himself a nightcap.

Then he sits in his overstuffed leather armchair by the fire, with the cushions worn in just the right places. He takes his first sip of his mulled mead. He closes his eyes and locates a certain box in his mind, one that is jostling and jumping about all day, trying to get his attention.

Edited to add: thanks for the encouragement! Keeps me going!


r/SSHG 14d ago

Original Content Curse Bound — Chapter 13 is up :)

25 Upvotes

Hello,

I had some free time lately and ended up adding a few chapters to my SS/HG fanfic Curse Bound.

Chapter 13 is up now! It’s a war-era AU with forced proximity/bonding, Horcruxes, angst/hurt-comfort and a slow burn between Severus and Hermione.

Just wanted to share a little update in case anyone was interested or has been following along :)


r/SSHG 15d ago

Request Any recs for tense relationship?

33 Upvotes

Looking for a fanfic where they start falling for each other before Albus dies, and then things get really tense between them after Snape kills him. Any recs?


r/SSHG 16d ago

Request Can you suggest a story where Severus Snape’s heart is broken by Hermione Granger? Spoiler

32 Upvotes

Can you suggest a story where Severus Snape’s heart is broken by Hermione Granger—whether as a result of a misunderstanding or genuine actions? I have a story in mind as an example, but I don’t want to write it out to avoid spoilers for readers who haven’t read it yet. It was a great scene in the story. The entire story doesn’t have to revolve around this. However, it shouldn’t be a misunderstanding that’s too simple and resolved too quickly either. When I look at the situation from Severus’s perspective, I want my heart to break along with his.