A Warm Touch of Magic is a fan fiction story that I just stumbled across and spent the entire day reading. The story revolves around Severus Snape having been de-aged to the age of three years as he sabotaged the efforts of Death Eaters to break the wards that surrounded Harry’s aunt and uncle’s house. The Death Eaters are determined to kill the child Snape, but he runs and runs right into Harry. From there, the two become a family over 43 chapters.
There is a slash romance between Harry and Ron, but it is not graphic (thank goodness) and the growing relationship does not detract from the Harry/Severus arc, but adds to it nicely.
An excerpt below, between Ron and young Severus:
“Can you see it?” the impatient tug on his hand brought him back to his location, “Can you see it?”
They were stopped in front of a sprawling tree, and Ron immediately spotted the large deck, with its Pirate flag and little shelter.
“That is the most wicked tree house I’ve ever seen,” he said honestly and Severus laughed, letting go of his hand and running forward.
“Come on!” the boy cried and Ron ran after him, climbing up the ladder nimbly and letting Severus show him the telescope and hammock, all the time feeling the charms and wards that Harry had laid on the structure, the warm tingle of his friend’s Magic making itself known quietly. Ron could always recognise Harry’s spells, just as his friend knew his.
This is definitely a very lovely story that everyone would love.
