Alaina Evans was considered dangerous and locked away...until the Death Eaters came for her. She was saved by a stranger, a man her sister knew. On the night Lily and James were killed, she officially became their son's guardian. Alaina would protect him until he got to Hogwarts and after, thanks to an offer to be a professor at the school. It was at Hogwarts that she would run into an old friend, the man that saved her life, Severus Snape. And it becomes clear the more time she spends with him, the more she starts to fall. Will Alaina be able to take care of Harry or will her love for Severus get in the way? Cover by: Mayademonangel

Serena Dane has had her heart broken more times than she can count. She lost her parents, her best friend, and the boy who stole her heart all in the course of one year. Still she found the strength to move on with her life. But when she runs into an old friend at the fall of two of her former classmates, things start to become a little more complicated. She becomes a reluctant adoptive mother to the child that ended the first Wizarding War: Harry Potter. His safety is entrusted to her and her unique abilities. With the help of a close friend, she sees him safely into his first year at Hogwarts. A new challenge awaits her in the form of an old flame whom she still loves with all her heart. But what is waiting in the wings of the school Harry for is something far more dangerous than she ever expected. Will she be able to protect Harry from the danger at Hogwarts and deal with matters of the heart along the way? DISCLAIMER** I do not own anything but the original characters and the plot. Harry Potter and everything affiliated with it belongs to J. K. Rowling.

Cassie Jackson is in her sixth year of Hogwarts, and is proud to be a Ravenclaw. Plus, she's in the same year as the famous Harry Potter. But a Slytherin by the name of Draco Malfoy keeps crossing paths with her, whether it be by fate or accident. At first, two people could never hate each other more. But with the threat of Lord Voldemort looming over their heads, unlikely students become closer than ever before. A Draco Malfoy love story. [highest rank: #127 in fanfiction]

Lena Blackwood is known for being a powerful witch. Therefore, she stays hidden. That is, until she receives a letter from the Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore. His request is simple: attend the wizarding school, act as a student, and protect at all costs against the potential dark forces to come. Along the way, Lena meets Professor Severus Snape. Will Severus Snape, Potions Master of Hogwarts, be the one to change everything Lena Blackwood has ever known? *Dedicated to Alan Rickman*

Book 3 of the Descendant of Merlin series. Together at last, Isabella and Severus have found a strange freedom in each other. But Darkness is stirring again in the wizarding world and they will have to use their unique talents and mentalities to navigate a new era of instability. When Harry Potter returns to the world of magic his presence seems to bring the worst out in Severus. Can Isabella handle feeling like she will always come second to Severus' lost love, or will the demons of her husband's past drive a wedge between them?

Book 2 of the Descendant of Merlin series. Summer before seventh year is well underway, and Isabella is learning there is much more to the potions master than she realized. When school resumes, how will she juggle her new responsibilities along with her true desires? With the ups and downs that come with loving Severus Snape and new revelations about her family and childhood, there is only one thing Isabella knows; she must be true to herself. Severus is beginning to see Isabella in a different light. There's something-darker about her that he had never noticed. For both of their future safety, he must make every effort to push her away, but has he finally met the one person patient and persistent enough to soften his will? After all these years of pain and solitude, there's only one thing the war veteran knows; he must stay true to his mission. Can their passion unite them, or will their ambitions tear them apart? Either way, it's going to be a bumpy ride.