(In full on AO3, The Courage to Live by ShadowAceSeverus, with ongoing updates. Engagement on Wattpad really dropped this year, so I switched platforms!) Through the sheerest stroke of luck and some help from a forgotten ally, Severus Snape has survived the Battle of Hogwarts - but he isn't quite sure if he's happy about it. For nearly twenty years, he devoted his life to defeating the Dark Lord and protecting Harry Potter, but, now that both of his goals have been accomplished at last, he finds that he's at a loss for what to do next. For the first time in his life, Severus has the chance to determine his own future, but what good is that when he still doesn't know if he wants one? With the help of his new therapist and the support of his friends and fellow staff, Severus must decide if he's got the greatest courage of all: the courage to live for himself.