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.

Comments

[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.