There's a scene that keeps popping into my head. I know I'm going to kick myself later for not remembering what fic it's from, but... the scene is set in a large outdoor area, maybe a field, possibly a graveyard, outside a building the Death Eaters are staying in. I think someone is trying to create a distraction to cover up some sort of sneaky thing and it starts a huge fight involving the Death Eaters starting a sort of ring of fire surrounding the field and the building. Hermione makes a run for it before the ring closes and Snape, who is secretly in some sort relationship with her, has to appear like he's chasing her to try to catch her when in reality he ends up helping her escape. He may tackle her into safety on the outside of the circle of fire, I don't remember.

They may have been trying to sneak Harry into the building to convince someone of something or to kill Nagini, or I may be mixing up all sorts of stories into one. The important part is definitely the outrunning the fire bit. Can anyone place it? I have a feeling I should know which fic it's from very well.

Hello!

I'm having trouble finding two time travel fics and was hoping someone would be able to help me out!

1) What I remember is that Hermione went back in time to when Snape was young and then she keeps jumping forward a few years at a time. She uses Snape's attic or some part of his home in Spinners End for years until the Dark Lord rises for the second time, then she stays at The Three Broomsticks (I think) and just sends him an owl to let him know.

2) Hermione keeps jumping back and forth through time and each time she jumps to her time she finds differences in her present like going from dating Ron to dating Draco to finding that Snape is alive but disguised a healer with I believe the same name that she was using when she jumped back.

I'm almost positive that it is not The Traveller by Somigliana or Time's Fool by vanityfair or In Time by ladyofthemasque or Vanity by wartcap.

If anyone could help me I'd be so grateful. I've been looking for days and it is driving me crazy!

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I have been looking all over for a fic I read a few years ago and I hope someone else will know what it is because I'm going nuts here!

It starts out with Hermione being in a relationship with Harry after Voldemort has been defeated but she leaves him for Severus and Harry just goes absolutely crazy because he's already lost so much and he never wants anything else to be taken from him ever again. Hermione and Severus move away to a small town (I think) and happily live together until they are discovered by Colin Creevy, who takes pictures of them making love and brings them to Harry who flips out again and attacks them and forces Severus to tell Hermione that he never loved her or else Harry would kill her. After that I'm not 100% sure this is the same story, I might be mixing up two fics but here goes... Hermione is heartbroken and Severus goes off by himself with nothing to live for and almost dies because he's not taking care of himself but is taken in by a muggle? family who let Severus stay in exchange for watching their sheep.

Does this ring any bells for anyone? Please please let me know!

Edit: Three sweet people have helped me out! Thank you all!

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