HP Friendship

Author: nathaniel_hp
Prompt/Prompt Author: #49: When Remus Lupin arrives at Hogwarts as a professor, among the many astounding things he learns is the fact that Snape's best (maybe only) friend on the staff is none other than Irma Pince, librarian. (Even if we see things from Remus's pov [which is up to you to do or not do as you please], the focus should be on the Pince, Snape relationship.)
– kelly_chambliss
Title: The Possibility of Friendship
Characters: Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, Madame Pince, other Hogwarts residents
Rating: (P)G
Warnings: Somewhat unfriendly librarian.
Word Count: ~ 1700
Summary: “So many qualities are indeed requisite to the possibility of friendship, and so many accidents must concur to its rise and its continuance” (Samuel Johnson)
Remus Lupin witnesses an unlikely friendship when he returns to Hogwarts to teach. He tries to make sense of it and contemplates his own situation.
Author's Notes: Massive thanks to my beta who stepped in at very short notice and without whom this story wouldn't be what it is. Also, thank you to the wonderful mods for this great fest and for their unwavering patience.
kelly_chambliss, I hope I am doing your prompt justice. It is such a wonderful prompt, and I am afraid that I didn't manage to give the story the attention it deserves. I hope you enjoy this little offering nonetheless.
Dedicated to all the wonderful librarians around the world :)

( The Possibility of Friendship )

Author: ysilme
Prompt/Prompt Author: In Irma's opinion, the perfect school library would contain no students at all; she makes an exception when one checks out her favourite book. -- delphi
Title: A Very Special Edition
Characters: Irma Pince, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Warnings: Bibliophily
Word Count: ~ 3400
Summary: The Library of Hogwarts has more to it than one would think, and is a haven not only for books.
Author's Notes: What a wonderful prompt to work with! Thank you for setting free my love for books and libraries, Delphi – I hope you have as much fun reading as I had writing it. My most sincere thanks go to my beta who did an awesome job on very short notice, and to tetleythesecond and pale_moonlite for their patience and help and for hosting this wonderful fest!

( A Very Special Edition )

Author: anne_arthur
Prompt/Prompt Author: Post-DH. Severus Snape is rescued from the Shrieking Shack, hovering between life and death. McGonagall is there. She never liked Severus Snape, not even while she trusted Dumbledore that he really was on their side. But now, after the battle, as they're counting their dead and trying to rebuild their world, something changes, and she wonders if she ought to extend a hand. Submitted by tetleythesecond
Title: A Working Relationship
Characters: Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape
Rating: G
Warnings: Mild swearing
Word Count: ~ 5,000
Summary: Acting headmistress Minerva McGonagall goes to the shrieking shack to retrieve the body of her predecessor. To her surprise, he is not quite dead.
Author's Notes: Many thanks to N, M and D for beta-reading.

( A Working Relationship )

Author: iulia_linnea
Prompt/Prompt Author: The war is over, Snape has survived and been vindicated. He wants to start over and starts a small business/shop of his own. Bonus points if it's nothing with potions or an Apothecary. Can be in the Muggle or Wizarding world. No matter if he just scrapes a living or the business blooms, he remains socially isolated. Soon, he realises his much-longed for solitude is really bitter loneliness, and that is not what he wanted. I'd like to see a friendship forming with the character(s) of your choice, against all odds - as of course Snape is pants at it, and does and did his best to scare everybody away. -- ysilme
Title: What Friendship Means
Characters: Severus, an unlikely house guest, others
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Word Count: 6700
Summary: Young and old, old and new, Severus has friends; it just takes an unlikely house guest to remind him of that fact.
Author's Notes: Thank you, A and S, for beta'ing.

( What Friendship Means )