So I recently heard this song (THe Little Girl - John Michael Montgomery) and thought it fit in with the Snape family. Kinda. I see Eileen as maybe not the perfect mother, but I think she did what she could for her son, but anyhow. Enjoy. If you can. Warning: Child Abuse. Do not read if this will be a trigger for you.
His parents never took the young boy to church
Never spoke of His name or read him His word
Two non-believers walking lost in this world
Took their baby with them, what a sad little boy
Tobias and Eileen Snape were never the type to go to church. Both had been Catholic back in their younger days, but time and circumstance caused them to lose faith. Their son Severus was one that was stuck dealing with the repercussions of this decision. He wasn't aware that there was a higher power out there that could help him and thus thought that this was the only type of love their was.
His daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs
Never wanted to play or give kisses and hugs
After losing his job at the factory when Severus was young, Tobias took to the bottle and never let left it. Eileen, soon after Severus's birth, had discovered muggle drugs and, liking the feeling, never stopped. Due to this, neither parent ever gave young Severus the love he deserved. Eileen turned the other way and Tobias's only form of love was abuse.
He'd watch the TV and sit there on the couch
While his mom fell asleep and his daddy went out
A typical day in the Snape household consisted of Severus setting on the couch, trying to avoid being seen, and watching whatever was on. He'd wait for Eileen to fall asleep or pass out from the drugs and for Tobias to go out to another pub then leave himself. Usually ending up in Eileen's old potion's lab reading books from her schooldays at Hogwarts. He longed for the day he could go there himself, that is, if he could. He doubted his parents would allow him to leave.
And the drinking and fighting
Just got worse every night
Behind their couch he'd be hiding
Oh what a sad little life
Over time, Tobias began to drink more, and the more he drank the more hostile he would become so soon the fighting got worse as well. While they screamed themselves horse, Severus sat behind the couch, hoping that it would stop soon, but knowing it never would.
And like it always does, the bad just got worse
With every slap and every curse
It kept getting worse and worse, now the only thing little Severus had to look forward to were visits in the park with a girl from down the road. He thought that maybe she knew something was up, but Severus would never tell her. She was too pure and nice. he didn't want to ruin that by letting her know what a horrible child he was. After all, it was his fault mom and daddy had problems.
Until his daddy in a drunken rage one night
Used a gun on his mom and then took his life
One night everything changed. It started out as a normal day, Tobias came home in a foul mood as usual and the two adults got into another screaming match. The only difference this time was that Tobias pulled a small black thing out of a drawer by the door. Eileen, being a pureblooded witch, had never seen the object or anything like it so when the bullet hit her, she wasn't expecting it. Tobias, now slightly more rational realized what he had done and turned the gun on himself.
And some people from the city
Took the boy far away
Fortunately for Severus, some neighbors heard the gun shots and then called the cops. Soon a bunch of people, both muggle and wizard, were swarming the house asking what had happened and numerous other questions. Once they got all they could, the young child was lead to an ambulance where he was wrapped in a blanket while the police put two black body bags into a long black vehicle. He barely noticed it when two strong arms wrapped around him and a young girl cried on his shoulder.
To a new mom and a new dad
Kisses and hugs everyday
Soon he was placed with the Evans's because he already knew them and he had no other family that anybody knew of. His first day there, Severus realized that they were a lot different from his other family. They were kind and never drank or did drugs and they seemed to like hugging and kissing him.
His first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
And a small little boy stared at a picture of Him
He said, "I know that man up there on that cross
I don't know his name but I know He got off"
Cause he was there in my old house
And held me close to His side
As I hid there behind our couch
The night that my parents died
After allowing him to get use to the family from a few weeks, they sent him as wall as their two children off to Sunday school where Severus noticed a picture. When the teacher walked him, she noticed where the young boy's attention was and walked over to him. She knew a bit of his history from his new parents so she was slightly surprised to hear the boy say, "I know that Man up there on that cross. I don't know his name by I know He got off cause he was there in my old house." He looked up at her. "He held me close to his side while I hid behind the couch the night my parents died."