Themed list: therapy
Posted on August 25, 2007
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What I take:
- anything to do with soul or mind healing, Muggle or magical, as long as it’s shown in detail or plays a really important part in the fic;
- fics where one of the characters works as a therapist (shrink)/soul or mind healer and if we can see how they work;
- fics where characters undergo counseling, therapy, psychoanalysis or mind/soul healing, except psychiatry if it’s more medicine application than healing by talking. Such fics go to the Mediwizardry list.
King Draco’s Code, or What I Don’t Take:
- no fics where the accent is on the medicine for the body rather than mind/soul; they go to the Mediwizardry list.
- no fics where counseling, therapy, psychoanalysis or mind/soul healing is mentioned but not shown in detail or doesn’t play an important part;
- please, no fics where Snape/Hermione/whoever else plays a part of therapist without actually being one (as in, professionally) or when somebody just helps somebody else by listening to them talk about their problems. Firstly, this list is part of the ‘jobs arc.’ Secondly, I’d like to remain within somehow definable rules, which we’ll breach and plunge into chaos if I start taking them;
- no WIPs that have only a chapter or two written;
- no drabbles;
- do not bring fics that you haven’t read;
- do not bring fics that you didn’t like;
- do not bring fics the authors of which show no grammar or spelling skill even if you liked them;
- do me a courtesy, please, do not leave only a link. I’d be really grateful if you tell me (besides the title and author) whether the fic is a WIP or completed, what the pairings and the rating are; who works as a Mediwizard/witch and what kind of work they do. You’ll spare me hours of rushed reading!
Please note that on this list, the topic of therapy and/or mental illness is looked upon both seriously and humorously, positively and negatively. Please, remember that the authors are entitled to have their own opinion, as are you.
The fics are sorted in alphabetical order by TITLE (articles excluded).
Special marks:
# - liked
## - loved
NR - have not read
new - added in the last month or so
These are NOT my recs; it’s just a themed listing.
Absolution, by Rushlight (or here) #
Harry/Snape; NC-17, novella. Warnings: rape, underage. Summary: “Snape is forced to make a difficult decision when Harry is captured by Death Eaters, and they both have to find a way to deal with the aftermath.” Snape and Harry have to work with a therapist.
Adjudication, by slytherincess (NC-17 version is at Skyehawke) NR
Ron/Pansy; Draco/Pansy, more; R, WIP. Summary: “Adjudication: To settle judiciously. Forgive thyself, for love is a complicated thing. The trio’s seventh year finds Ron desperately worried for Harry’s fate, hopelessly pining for Hermione’s attentions, and slowly coming to terms with his family, himself, and his eventual place in the world. After escaping a life-threatening situation through wit and resourcefulness, Ron will learn the hard way how one singular event can change everything. This, combined with the unexpected attentions of one perfectly wretched, ever-vexing Slytherin girl, will forever meld together within Ron’s psyche to weave a rich and complex foundation for a future life fully lived. One moment. One choice. One lifetime.” The fic deals with loss of magic, depression, suicidal ideation, and recovery from a 99.999% completed soul-sucking by a dementor and the psychological ramifications of that experience.
After the End, by Arabella and Zsenya NR
Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione, Bill/Fleur, and a few others; PG, chaptered fic. Summary: “It’s the summer after seventh year, and Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and the rest of the wizarding world must learn to live without fear.” Ginny has “Empathic Magic” and she studies it and practices. She starts out by making Remus’s potion, and goes on to help Harry (both mentally and physically), Draco, Ron, and a few others as well.
Alice Syndrome, by biohazardchild NR
Harry/Draco, R, WIP. Non magic AU. Summary: “Draco is an infuriatingly sane patient at the Mattewan Psychiatric Institute, diagnosed as a psychopath. He is to be treated by none other than Harry Potter, a widely successful psychiatrist and doctor without a failure to his name.” Harry is a psychiatrist.
Art Therapy, by Rakina
Gen (or gennish Snape/Harry), PG-13, short. Summary: Patricia has a new job where she meets an enigmatic young man who communicates through his artwork. Warnings: Character Death - Snape/Harry, Mental Illness.
An Aunt’s Love, by Emma Lipardi NR
Gen (?), R, WIP. Summary: “Harry comes home from school and Petunia is upset at the change in her nephew. Petunia decides to do what she should have been doing all along. Dumbledore had better stay away. Petunia Dursley is upset.” Harry is in an institution created by some rich people to provide theraphy help for troubled kids.
Betrayals, by Josan (or here) ##
Snape/?, R, novel-length. OC Marguerite de Navarre specializes in treating torture victims. She is called on to treat a severely damaged Snape post-Azkaban.
The Business of Saving Souls, by rurounihime
Harry/Draco, NC-17, novella. Summary: “Draco’s world is filled with ghosts, and not all of them are so easily banished.”
Catechism, by Dreamfall (
Gen; R, WIP, AU. Summary: “What if the Dursleys were smarter? Smart enough to turn Harry against magic- against himself. How long would it take anyone to realize how much damage was done, and once it was discovered how could they ever hope to fix it? A disturbing look at a Harry who has been taught from infancy to hate and fear everything he is.” Warnings: Quite disturbing. Various kinds of abuse. Harry with something of a house elf mentality. Every rule has an exception, so this fic is one for this list. Here the Sorting Hat works as a therapist with Harry.
The Coach, by Helen C. #
Harry/Snape, R, one-shot, humour. Summary: “Severus insults Harry. Harry insults Severus. Albus meddles.” Albus hires a coach of personal relationships.
Coming Home, by Meri (or here) #
Harry/Snape; R; novella. Summary: “Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts after 10 years in the States.” Harry is a healer as well as a Muggle doctor. He heals Severus’ despair.
Consanguinity Arc, by Jay Tryfanstone (or here) ##
Harry/Snape; R, completed. Summary for #3: “A few owls, some books, and rather a lot of cups of tea.” Snape and Harry are ordered to attend sessions with an appointed counselor by court during their divorse hearing.
Control Issues, by Silent Auror (or here)
Harry/Draco, 11,200 words, CRACK (but sort of serious crack!); NC-17. Summary: Harry is an Auror, Draco is a psychologist. A sudden transfer to the New York branch of the Auror Division lends new challenges… and a special surprise adventure. This is a serious story written on a crackerific premise.
Dark Wizards Anonymous, by thesnapelyone (locked; join the comm)
Snape/Lupin, NC-17, one-shot. Summary: Post-War, Severus and Remus are both leading free but unsatisfying lives. A Ministry-run counselling group for Dark Arts Addicts brings them together and gets Severus thinking that it’s about time he started enjoying his retirement.
Discretion Assured, by Chazpure
Lupin/Tonks, Lupin/Snape, brief mentions of Snape/Lucius, Lupin/various (het and slash, all graphic), NC-17, one-shot. Summary: Remus survived the war intact and has the love of a beautiful, passionate young woman. He ought to be happy, but there seems to be a bit of a problem… Warnings/Kinks: Sexual dysfunction, wanking, frottage, oral, semi-public sex, rimming, magically-assisted analingus, mild bondage, orgasm denial.
Don’t Look Back in Anger, by Charlotteschaos (or here)
Harry/Draco, NC-17, shortish. Warnings: Crossdressing. Summary: Everyone knew from the start that Harry Potter needed therapy. No one expected that Draco Malfoy would be the one to give it.
Fallen Angel, by Annette (Eriador117)
Harry/Snape; R, one-shot. Part of the From Dusk till Dawn Severus Snape/Harry Potter Fuh-Q-Fest. Challenge: Wave X - Not here, not now. No magic? Harry and Snape meet differently than in canon. Warnings: AU, mentions of child abuse and violence, depression. Snape is a psychomagical therapist.
Family Therapy and the sequel, Losers Like Us, by Gemmadw NR
The sequel is abandoned WIP; Gen, PG, novellas. Summary: “Before there was Hogwarts for Harry, there was the Dursley family with two children, one of whom had no friends, hobbies, or even much of a life. Thanks to the generosity of the British Public Health system, the family was bound to be referred for therapy…. Beware of broken or falling glass! And yes, the author is actually a psychologist.” These fics are written from the point of view of the family therapist that the British social services forces the Dursleys into working with.
for want of rest, by el_em_en_oh_pee
Harry/Draco, soft R, short. Summary: After he suffers two weeks of dreadful nightmares afterthe final battle, it is decided that Harry must go to a rehabilitationprogram for post-war stress. EWE.
Freudian Slip, by Jennavere #
Harry/Draco; R, humour, one-shot. Summary: “Two years after graduating from Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy is still obsessed with Harry Potter. Fed up, his father makes him get therapy.”
From the Patient Files of S. Freud and C. Jung, by Zahra (hackthis) #
Harry/Draco, others, PG-13, one-shot.
Getting Harry Back, by avus NR
R, WIP. Summary: “A month after he sees Sirius killed, Harry is assaulted by mysterious dark forces, Muggle and magical. Harry knows they’re beyond his abilities alone, but where can he turn? And darkest and deadliest are those forces gathering within himself.” A/N: “This fic may be difficult for some. I’m a psychotherapist, specializing in treating severely abused and neglected children. Given what JKR has written, it’s clear to me that Harry was severely neglected and emotionally abused. With that goes, almost inevitably, other abuse. So my story task is both why Harry isn’t more of a mess, and helping this extraordinary boy heal and grow beyond his abuse to the daunting task he faces.”
Getting There, by rickey_a
Harry/Draco, NC-17, ~18,000 words. Warning(s): EWE. Summary: An attack on Malfoy Manor ends up being not what it first seemed, as Auror Harry Potter finds out. Hermione Granger-Weasley finds herself appointed as Draco’s healer, designated to work with him, the survivor of a suicide attempt. Taking his first steps down the road of self-healing, Draco discovers that life is worth living, and there’s probably room for someone else to share his path. Hermione is a Mediwitch who works with psychological cases.
Grasping at Normality, by Kaz
Snape/Hermione; novel-length; R. Summary: “Seventh Year doesn’t begin quite like Hermione thought it would.” Many characters suffer injures and loss in a DE attack; Hogwards starts group therapy session for them.
Sequel, one-shot: Grasping at Domesticity.
Green Eyes Sublime, by AngelSpirit / A-Spirit NR
Snape/Harry; R, novel-length. Warnings: depression, cutting. Summary: “When Harry returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year, only Severus seems to truly notice how deeply Harry’s despair goes. Since Dumbledore is as blinded as everyone else, Severus decides to take matters into his own hands and help. But doing that means opening up his own soul and secrets to the Boy-Who-Lived, because Harry isn’t going to just heal in one day.” In the second half of the story Harry talks to a shrink about his problems. Also, his shrink fell in love with him.
Sequel: Return to Me (one-shot; PG).
new Halfway, by anon #
Harry/Severus, with a touch of Severus/Sirius, sort of (you’ll see), NC-17, ~10K words. Warnings: AU, sort of. Summary: When you’re amnesiac and in the care of the state, you spend a lot of time trying not to think about why the boy named Harry Potter seems familiar to you…
Hogwarts Rehab, by [assorted authors]
Open universe, various pairings, NC-17: “HR is not an RPG, but a shared universe created by a group of horny insane fanfic writers. This site is intended for adults; within the halls you will find multiple pairings –mainly slash but some het — all ratings, many squicks and every personality disorder known to muggle or wizard.” Nimori’s summary: “The premise is that after the war, many major characters — light side and dark — were declared mentally unstable, and sent to live in the Hogwarts Rehabilitation Center. Snape’s a counselor, Harry’s a nymphomaniac, Ginny’s possessed by a crossdressing Tom Riddle, Remus is a narcoleptic pothead and Sirius is… something. No one know what. Lucius and Voldemort are the only sane ones and they’re stuck sharing a bunk and using safety scissors.”
Homosexuals Anonymous, Mamalaz
Ron/Draco, R, short. Summary: “Being a pureblood homosexual in the wizard world is not easy, especially if you’re male. Both Draco and Ron join a new support group for gay purebloods, each for their own reasons. As the meetings progress, they find they have more in common than they’ve ever wanted to admit and the mutual hatred they’ve always had may just have been attraction in disguise.”
Ignorance is Bliss…Sometimes, by sev1970 (in the author’s yahoo group; you’ll have to join)
Gen; PG-3, one-shot. Summary: Harry and Draco’s son is missing some rather important memories and goes to someone to help him recover them as well as discover why he lost those memories in the first place.
Insanity Loves Company: A Neurotic’s Notebook, by Winnett
Snape and Harry, PG-13, one-shot. Summary: Therapy, fickle fate, a spirit octopus and one snide Potions Master: All typical fuel for Harry’s neurosis. Written for
Leave Your Field to Flower, by Emma Grant #
Harry/Draco, NC-17, 12800 words. Summary: Draco Malfoy is like all the other Survivors of the disaster — except for one called Harry Potter.
Magic Boy, by Minnow_53
Gen, Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione mentioned; PG, short, AU. Summary: Harry undergoes his weekly therapy session.
Mr. and Mrs. Snape: part 1, part 2, by Robin CF
Snape/Harry; R, humour. Summary: “Severus and Harry talk to a muggle marriage counselor about love, life, and magic that other problem.”
Practically Brothers, The Wounded, and Home’s the Farthest Way, by ReeraTheRed
Snape/Remus, mostly pre-slash; PG, chaptered fics. The second in the series that has Snape being turned into the dog to combat his suicidal plans. Also, he undergoes therapy with a relative of Grindelwald when he is back in human form.
Psychological Telephone Counselling, by crockywock
PG; gen; chaptered fic. Summary: “It is Professor Severus Snape spilling his inner secrets into a telephone receiver. Why? Because he lost a bet to Professor McGonagall. Some serious topics, for a change. NO PARODY!”
A Reckless Frame of Mind, by Lomonaaeren
Harry/Draco pre-slash, background Ron/Hermione, past Harry/Ginny. PG, novella. Warnings: Suicidal behavior (obviously), violence, language, lots of psychology. Summary: AU post-war, no DH spoilers. Draco is a Psyche-Diver, and his newest patient is Auror Potter, who’s been a pathological liar for over a year—and has just tried to violently end his own life.
Sequel: A Determined Frame of Mind (novel-length).
Scars, by Isis
Harry/Remus, NC-17, long one-shot. Summary: “Harry and Remus become closer through shared concern over Sirius, who refuses to transform back from his Animagus dog form.” Harry and Remus consult a mediwitch-psychologist on Sirius behalf.
Second Chances, by kishijoten #
Harry/Draco; R, novel-length. Author’s summary: “For the first time in over a decade, Harry Potter crosses paths with Draco Malfoy. Both have changed a great deal, but what do those changes mean to them - and to each other?” Draco is a single father with three children. One of them goes to a therapist in Hogsmead on Harry’s advice; Harry’s been doing it for years.
The Sensible Garden, by RaeWhit (joanwilder)
Harry/Snape, NC-17, novel-length. Warnings: Rimming, Original Character Death (Non-canon character). Summary: “What if Harry had not been given the entire prophecy by Albus Dumbledore? Years later, forever changed by that second part of the prophecy, Severus and Harry are pulled together again, this time by a common love of flowers and gardens.” Therapy’s in chapter 17.
A Six Horse Problem, by Annette (Eriador117) (or here) NR
Snape/Harry, NC-17, novel-length. Non-magic AU based on Equus. Psychiatrist Severus Snape has his toughest case to date. Warnings: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Non-con (rape), Self harm, OOC-ness, Under 18, Contains Het Sex.
Snape Anonymous, by islingtonroad
Harry/Snape centric (but not Harry/Snape); PG, humour, one-shot. Summary: Harry has a problem and Hermione wants to help…
Somewhere Behind the Morning, by Sansa #
Snape/Harry; R, novelette. Summary: “Postwar fic. Harry is called in to evaluate Snape’s erratic behavior. But not all is as it seems. Ignores the end of HBP – you know the part I’m talking about.”
Therapy by Azazello (junediamanti) NR
Gen with some Snape/Lily, R; novella. Summary: “After the appalling outcome of Snape’s Occlumency lessons with Harry, Dumbledore insists that Snape seeks professional help for his problems.” It’s a Snape backstory fic, with the device of an OC shrink getting the story out of him over a number of sessions. Sequel: The Only Warmth (Snape/Hermione).
Therapy Series, by Maeglin Yedi
Harry/Snape, Harry/Lucius, Harry/Sirius, NC-17 overall. Summary: “Series of 500-word drabbles. Harry has defeated Voldemort, and has become Britain’s most renowned psychiatrist. His methods of treating his patients are quite unique.”
Through his Soul, by Ditzy
Snape/Harry pre-slash; PG, one-shot, AU. Warnings: violence and child abuse. Part of the HP/SS Fuh-Q-Fest Wave X at http://www.kardasi.com/HPSS/storyindex.htm. Wave X “Not here, not now! No magic?” For password join the kardasi-security yahoo!group. Snape is a Muggle therapist
Twelve Steps, by Lisitsa
Harry/Draco, some Draco/Snape; R; chaptered fic. Summary: “After Voldemort has been defeated, both Draco and Harry seem to have lost everything. Trapped in a Muggle treatment facility, they begin to realise that a future without magic or power is not necessarily devoid of hope.”
Under His Spell, by Ella Bane (or here) #
Snape/Harry; NC-17, novella. Summary: “Snape’s will is gone. Harry helps restore it.” Team Romance, Prompt: Labyrinth. Harry, Hermione, and Draco are Mind Healers that specialise on Imperius victims.
new Undesirable, co-authored by Slashpervert and Aveeno_baby NR
Harry/Draco, NC-17, novel-length, posting’s in progress. Warnings: in the fic post. Summary: Draco Malfoy studied in France after the war and became a Healer. He returns to find Harry Potter is a mental patient. Malfoy is the only one who seems to be able to reach the war-traumatized hero. Will he risk his career to help Harry?
Many thanks to everybody who took part in the search!
Do you know any other good fics that might qualify? Please, tell me!
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I finished reading this today. Draco is a highly specialised kind of mind-healer.
A Reckless Frame of Mind by Lomonaaeren.
Author’s Summary: HPDM preslash, AU post-war, no DH spoilers. Draco is a Psyche-Diver, and his newest patient is Auror Potter, who’s been a pathological liar for over a year—and has just tried to violently end his own life.
Rating: PG?
Hope you’re having a good wkend. We’ve had our first really sunny day in weeks!
Undesirable (co-authored with ) – Draco Malfoy studied in France after the war and became a Healer. He returns to find Harry Potter is a mental patient. Malfoy is the only one who seems to be able to reach the war-traumatized hero. Will he risk his career to help Harry? [Harry/Draco. Rating: ADULT. 80,000 words, 31 chapters.]
Thanks, Slashpervert and dita p!