Quick HP fandom question - Severitus/ Sevitus

[hobgoblinn]

At first, I though it was just an alternate spelling, but now I'm not sure. As I understand it, "Severitus" is a HP fandom lingo for a story in which Snape is somehow Harry's father - biological or adoptive. Right? So what's "Sevitus"? Are they distinct words with different meanings (one biological, one adoption/ mentor fic)? Help me out here, HP fans. I really did try to google this, but I'm not getting anything particularly useful.

ETA: So, consenus is, "Severitus" was originally a particular challenge, not unlike the "Marriage Law" Challenge, and it's been somewhat appropriated to cover fics that share some of the same characteristics as those in the challenge. The name comes from the originator of the challenge. "Sevitus" denotes fics that deal more generally with Snape as father/father figure, but many authors use "Severitus" interchangeably with it.

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[samson28.livejournal.com]

I thought 'Sevitus' was just another irritating spelling mistake for 'Severitus' as they do seem popular boo boos to make. :)

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought at first too, but then I started seeing them together, as if they're somehow separate words.... And an old awards site has them listed together as a category (but sans specific definitions for each.)

Thanks though.

[cmojess.livejournal.com]

Severitus is the username of the person who first put forth a specific challenge. In the challenge Snape is found to be Harry's father, with Harry's appearance changing to match that of Severus' on his 15th birthday.

Sevitus is what I've seen fics where Snape is found to be Harry's biological father at some point other than the 15th birthday. Sevitus fics don't always include the appearance change.

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

Thanks. That makes sense. I was thinking the name came from a challenge, but that there was a meaning attached to the name itself (something like veritus as a masculinized version of veritas "truth" combined with Severus to make Severus a true father.)

I should just get back to writing my decidedly not severitus/sevitus fic.

[cmojess.livejournal.com]

I spent a good bit of time tracking that down myself awhile back. Good luck with your writing.

I have to get back to writing my thesis. I would much rather be writing fiction at the moment. :) (Or reading it...)

[arcanetrivia]

Ohhhh! Okay. A username. I always wondered where the -itus part came from, since it didn't seem to have any semantic relationship to the nature of the challenge.

Thanks hobgoblinn for asking this "dumb" question for me. ;)

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

dumb question? I'm your man....

(except in, you know, the manly sense...)

I got a completely erroneous semantic meaning out of the -itus , so don't feel bad.

Thanks.

[arcanetrivia]

Severitus sounds like a disease ("Severitis"?) but if so, I'm enjoying suffering from it. :)

[bemoan1000.livejournal.com]

I’m glad you asked that question, because I have also been looking for the answer. I hope someone has it. And I also thought one was a mispelling. I also wonder where that name came from. Severus and stitches?

[bemoan1000.livejournal.com]

I think I found it.

If you know of any Severitus/Sevitus fanfictions, plese do give us a link and a short summary. :P

For those who don't know what Severitus/Sevitus fanfictions are, here's the definition:

Severitus: Severitus was the first author of Snape-is-Harry's-father fanfictions. There's a challenge that you have to keep track of.

Sevitus: Sevitus is Snape-is-Harry's-father type of fanfictions where you create the plot idea yourself.
http://s12.invisionfree.com/Wildwood_Flowers/ar/t64.htm

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

oo-- thanks. I have to say I like the Severitus name better, of the two. You can see the derivation I was guessing at up earlier in this thread.

Thanks muchly for the link. My ignorance (in this one small area) is remedied....

[bemoan1000.livejournal.com]

So am I. I felt challenge, so I was determined. Here is the site of the first challenge, which you probable came across in your search:

http://www.severitus.net/thechallenge.htm

[keladry_lupin]

As I understand it, Severitus is a specific challenge, like the MLC or the YLC. Specific rules and guidelines were laid out. Sevitus has Harry as Severus' biological/adoptive son, or just Severus as Harry's mentor; just so long as it's a father/son-type relationship, rather than Snarry, which is the name for their 'ship.

What's even more confusing is that I'm not sure if all the Harry-is-Severus'-son authors know the difference. I've never read the challenge, so I can't be sure, but as I understand it, my favorite fic in this genre follows the exact rules. The author calls it Severitus anyway.

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Yeah, someone else actually dug up the original challenge link. Look back through the thread to see it. Kind of interesting.

Which fic in the genre is your favorite? I'd like to see it. Got a link handy?

And I get MLC (Marriage Law Challenge) but what's YLC?

[keladry_lupin]

It's actually four stories, all by Gillian Middleton:

Mine

Snape's Vocation

The Owl and the Puppydog

The Absence of Unhappy

They were all written pre-HBP, so it isn't canon. What I really like about this series is that Harry is Severus' son, but it wasn't by way of adultery or rape:

"Against his better judgement Severus Snape let a part of himself be used in a spell six years earlier. Now the consequences of his actions cannot be avoided any longer and Snape finds himself the father of a five year old boy-Harry Potter!"

YLC stands for Yenta Livery Challenge. It works off the same premise as the MLC: that after the war, magical families are diminishing and bloodlines are weakening. But instead of an asinine marriage law, the Ministry dictates that all prospective brides and grooms must have their compatibility verified via an arithmantic agency. The Yenta Livery Company. The MLC caught on like wildfire, but I like the YLC premise more.

[hobgoblinn.livejournal.com]

So fics like "The Arithmantic Dating Agency" fall into YLC? I didn't know there was a challenge, though I've seen a couple of fics along those general lines.

Thanks for the links. I'll take a look.

[keladry_lupin]

I'm pretty sure Shiv came first. But there are a few stories that stem from the YLC, like "Irreconcilable Differences" and "Grumpy Young Witch and Grumpier Older Wizard."

[firefly124.livejournal.com]

Thanks for asking, because I had no idea! I've always seen and called any Snape-is-Harry's-biological-or-adoptive-father stories Severitus.

[whitestar-alpha.livejournal.com]

This was a very interesting post. I'm glad you asked the question :)

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