The Apprentice and the Necromancer

 

The Apprentice and the Necromancer

by

JunoMagic

 

Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction, written because the author has an abiding love for the works of Joanne K. Rowling and Garth Nix. Any characters, settings, objects, or creatures from the Harry Potter books and movies used in this work are the property of Joanne K. Rowling, various publishers and Warner Brothers; any concepts, items, and settings from the ‘Old Kingdom’ trilogy used in this work are the property of Garth Nix and various publishers. Original characters, settings, and concepts belong to the author of this work. All characters, places, and events in this story are either the products of the relevant author’s imagination or they are used entirely fictitiously. The author will not receive any money or other remuneration for presenting the work on this archive site. The work is the intellectual property of the author, is available solely for the private enjoyment of readers at Fancrone Net, and may not be copied or redistributed by any means without the explicit written consent of the author.

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Summary: Hermione saves Snape’s life in the Shrieking Shack. While he is still in coma at St. Mungo’s, slowly recovering from his injuries, he’s put on trial for his crimes. In spite of Harry’s efforts to get him pardoned, Snape’s freedom comes with a condition. He gets released on probation for three years. To prove his social rehabilitation, Snape needs to find a wife within these three years, or it’s a life-sentence in Azkaban for him.

But finding a wife is not as easy as it used to be in the wizarding world. To prevent genetic defects resulting from constant inbreeding among purebloods, a marriage law has been passed. The wizarding genealogies have been bespelled so that only people with favourable combinations of genes will receive the permission to marry.

Harry and his friends decide to save Snape from Azkaban and to find him a wife. Naturally, things go very wrong and Hermione ends up being volunteered for the job.

Trying to win Snape’s trust as his apprentice, Hermione discovers that there’s more to Severus Snape than she ever knew. At her master’s side, she gets sucked into a web of political and magical intrigue, nefarious plots and evil schemes. Muggle-born witches and wizards die, Necromancers are afoot, a wizarding portrait stops moving, the Deathly Hallows disappear and resurface again …

And in the middle of it all, Hermione falls head over heels, hopelessly and completely in love with Severus Snape.

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The story in fandom acronyms: HP, AU, Post-DH, EWE, Snape!Lives, HG/SS, WKITT MLC, X-over, H/C

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Illustrations:The brilliant drawings that illustrate some chapters were created by the wonderful Alka, aka . (Note: All rights reserved!)

Please visit her gallery at deviantART, Allada on deviantART.

Information about the other illustrations included in this story can be found here: Storystuff gallery.

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Rating: Mature – for the most part  ‘Apprentice’  is perfectly suitable for teenaged readers. But now and again the story touches upon mature themes such as death, rape, religion, sex, sickness and torture. It also contains a small number of explicit sex scenes. Therefore younger readers should consult their parents if they want to read this story.

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Awards: ‘The Apprentice and the Necromancer’ won the ‘Locomotor’ award for best action/adventure at ‘The New Library Awards’ 2008.

Award banner for best locomotor, a quill with ink and parchment

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Chapter Overview

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