Even Princes Can Dream

Everybody dreams. That is one of the constants of the universe. One of the base programs of the human brain. Pleasant dreams or nightmares, they are all a way for the mind to process and try to understand the events of the day. But what if someone only ever had nightmares?Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, rules the land of dreams, monitoring sleepers and occasionally making adjustments to their dreams and nightmares, but avoids becoming too involved with the human world. That is until one day…[Note: this is canon compliant with Harry Potter, but not The Sandman.]Eventual Snape / Morpheus, but mostly implied.

***EDIT (09/01/25) Since writing this fic I have come out as transgender, and consequently am no longer actively participating in this fandom. I have considered taking down all my HP fics, but they were actually an important part of my journey, so they will remain here for now. If you would like to show support for this author, please consider how you engage in the HP fandom. Buying official merch directly contributes to hateful transphobia spread by JKR, and this type of discourse has effected government policy, as we have seen here in the UK, as well as in other countries. If you have the time / rescources, please consider making a donation to your local trans / LGBTQ+ charity, signing petitions, or doing whatever you can to support all our trans, non-binary, and intersex friends 🖤🖤🖤 Thank you***CONTENT WARNING: No sexual content, but otherwise contains adult themes including child abuse, bullying, violence, trauma, death, and is generally heavy going in some places. Individual warnings on each chapter.As mentioned this is basically canon compliant with the HP universe, but not The Sandman. It will help to have a good idea of major HP events, and when they happen - pay attention to the dates at the top of each chapter. Morpheus is obviously not in captivity during the events in this fic, which take place between 1965 and 1998.Although there is an eventual romantic relationship it is not until Severus is *well* into adulthood, and very very pg!I wrote this bit by bit, every time I got stuck with one of my main fics basically. It's not perfect, and I've left it pretty open ended. It might raise more questions that it answers, but I think it's quite an enjoyable read. Let me know what you think 💀Characters owned by the wonderful Neil Gaiman, and the author who shall not be named JKR. Transphobes not invited 🏳️⚧️