The Prince's Secret is a Harry Potter fanfiction being written by In My Arms Again (Fanfiction.Net link
Archive of Our Own link). Severus Snape (who in the fic survived Deathly Hallows) thought his world would end with the war, but someone had other plans. Now the wounded warrior must carry on with what fate has dealt him. And out of tragedy and unspeakable pain, he finds hope in the most unexpected blessing. Hidden in the shadows of Hogwarts' halls, Severus finds what he always longed for, and he must fight to keep it.
The Prince's Secret contains examples of:
- Babies Ever After: The story ends after Snape names the baby.
- Bizarre Human Biology: Male pregnancy is invented for the sake of the plot.
- Child by Rape: Snape's baby is conceived by rape.
- Continuation Fic: It picks up after Deathly Hallows.
- Dead Fic: Unfortunately this is a dead fic. But at least it ends with Snape giving birth to the baby and naming it.
- Death by Childbirth: In the past, a wizard gave birth to a boy and died of excessive blood loss.
- Door Stopper: 81 chapters, weighing in at slightly over 700,000 words.
- Everybody Lives: Dumbledore has survived the events of Half Blood Prince. And implied to be the outcome of the Second Wizarding War. Snape and Lupin have survived the events of Deathly Hallows.
- Feeling the Baby Kick: Snape feels the baby kick inside his belly.
- Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Snape doesn't want to get an abortion, even if he doesn't want kids.
- Imperiled in Pregnancy: Snape in danger.
- In-Series Nickname:
- "Rose" is short for "Rosella."
- "Jonny" is short for "Jonathan."
- "Tasha" is short for "Natasha."
- Lady Swears-a-Lot: Rose Beckett, scolded by Professor McGonagall for her foul language.
- Last-Minute Baby Naming: Snape waits until after the baby is born to name it.
- Mister Seahorse: The entire premise.
- Morning Sickness: Snape throws up in the morning during the first term. ex) Episode 21
- My Secret Pregnancy: Snape is pregnant, and he and some Hogwarts staff tries to keep his pregnancy a secret, because in this setting, a man hasn't been pregnant for hundreds of years.
- New Baby Episode: Episode 81.
- One Drink Will Kill the Baby: Snape refuse to drink alcohol because the fetus will get sick.
- Official Couple: According to the tags on Archive of Our Own, eventually Rose and Snape will end up together, as will Harry and Ginny, and Hermione and Ron.
- Original Character:
- Rosella "Rose" Elizabeth Beckett
- Alistair Beckett
- Cassandra Wicker
- Jonathan "Jonny" Cederman
- Natasha "Tasha" Moschovitz
- Dante Macleod
- Scarlett Eileen Snape
- Pregnancy Makes You Crazy: Pregnancy hormones make Snape act weird.
- Pregnancy Test Plot: Snape takes pregnancy tests.
- Rape as Drama: Snape being impregnated by Lucius Malfoy.
- Screaming Birth: Snape screams in labor and childbirth.
- Surprise Pregnancy: Snape doesn't realize he's pregnant.
- Teacher/Student Romance: Snape and Rose date each other. Of course, Rose is of legal adult age since she is in 7th year after Deathly Hallows. Nevertheless, in the story, students and professors are forbidden from dating at school.
