Harry Potter: Just One Step Away

Blurb:

Snape, who died in the Shrieking Shack, is reborn. This time, he resolves to rewrite Lily's fate, only to discover that he has arrived in a completely unfamiliar era.

Voldemort is gone, but the burden on his shoulders remains. To keep spying on Tom Marvolo Slytherin, who wields enormous power in the wizarding world, he deliberately gets close to Tom's eldest daughter, Francesca.

But their relationship, which began with ulterior motives, ends up giving way to feelings neither can conceal. Yet the past and the wounds between them keep them one step away from ever being together.

(The first part takes place at Hogwarts, and the second at the Potions Association. There is no Voldemort in this story, but Tom is here. The focus is on Snape's youth, when he is no longer a professor. He should continue working on the Potions he loves, which is how this story came about.)

This first installment is complete. I hope you enjoy it.

The second installment is also complete. It follows Snape's boyhood: HP Potions Are Mediocre, but I Recruit Talent for the Family.

Readers who are interested are welcome to follow my third installment, HP: Different Paths, Same Destination, a conventional Voldemort-war story featuring postwar reckonings and more.

I'd also like to advertise my ongoing modern Western novel: an aristocrat and an ordinary girl. Please check it out if you're interested.

Theme: Obsession traps us in the past, but love leads him and her toward another life.