Far Beyond a Promise Kept

by oliversnape

Snape never wanted anyone to know of his promise to Dumbledore, but has realised that he can protect Potter much better by taking a less passive role in the boy's training. Actually liking Harry Potter has never been part of his plan. mentor/guardian.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Fantasy

468 pages, Unknown Binding

First published February 13, 2013

About the author

a.k.a. oliver.snape

Reviews

[Dani · Rating 5 out of 5]

200/10. I literally remember when this fic was coming out on .net (I think?). I totally forgot some of them were on good reads. Anyways, one of my absolute favorites for Harry Potter. It’s not true severitus but it also is not too OOC, in other words very hard to find nowadays. If these words mean nothing to you, congrats you have a life (but is it one worth living??? ). I literally devour anything this author puts out. Definitely no romance (bc ew) but if you desire found family in strange places this is for you! Now I know to add fics to my tbr…

[Shayan Kh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this fanfiction.
It is not groundbreaking, and it is certainly not flawless. But it has a charm to it that I couldn't find in similar works, even from this author.
I like this theme, Snape working with Harry. And this book depicts it better than most of the fanfictions I've read before.
I also like the ending very much. It wasn't forced, and Harry even finds grandparents in the finishing paragraphs. So I recommend this book to every fanfiction reader who likes Snape.

[mirabilos]

Title: Far Beyond a Promise Kept (Value of one’s word, #1)
Chapters: 18
Words: 135'625
Published: 2022-02-05 (first published 2012-10-27)
Next in series: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

This story got updated with a new chapter leading into the sequel (second in the series) as well as typo fixes, etc.

[Deeze · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just done a quick re read skim to remind myself.

A really well told story that kept Snape in character, while letting us see his human side.

A well thought out take on how things could of gone.

[Chantal · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Riannon Geisinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ugh where do I even begin to say how much this book means to me it genuinely heals my heart so much

[Tailtiu · Rating 4 out of 5]

https://archiveofourown.org/series/27...