Severus mounted his broom, kicked off the ground and rode furiously towards his childhood home. A place he hasn't stepped foot inside in over 30 years. Clearly he and his mother didn't quite see eye to eye. His heart and mind raced as he approached the stone manor. The wrought iron gates began to rust and corrode, obviously the grounds keeper is dead or mother had him fired. Inside the gates plant life seemed to grow thick around the once beautiful manor. Severus paused for a moment, looking over the property he once called home. He resumed his steady pace up to the porch.
Reaching inide his robes, Severus extracted his wand. "Mother, I know you are in there. You have 5 seconds to return my son before I set fire to this damned hell you're living in." He stood silently listening to locks being over turned, the door swung open with an eerie creek. Cautiously, wand first he entered the Manor. Dust had collected on every surface, a revolting odor permeated through the air.
"Harry..." He called out. Upstairs a door slammed, Two by two, the man ran up the stair case. At the end of the cobwebbed hall a door was open. Severus knew Harry wouldn't be there, but investigated. The room had been filled with dolls and nicknacks of his mothers. They all cried out, "Come home Sev, we miss you." They began crawling towards him, grabbing hold of his ankles and pulling him further in the room, he fought and kicked them off and ran towards the door, which slammed voilently in his face. He pulled out his wand and directed it towards the hoard of the crowd and reduced them all to ash. The cries faded, but still audible calling him to come home. He reached for the door knob, but it swung freely open.
He returned to the hall, only it had been transformed into a labyrinth of some sort. He heard his mother cackle loudly. "You'll never find Harry. You will be trapped here with us forever."
Severus started into the maze, taking a left turn, then a right and another left, only to find himself at a dead end. He went on and on. "Mother! Stop these foolish games!" He cried out.
"Games, my dear boy, I thought you liked to play games." His mother spoke softly as she appeared in front of him.
"Where's Harry?!" He demanded.
"Kill me. Burn this wretched place to the ground." She begged. "I am alone, I don't deserve to go on. KILL ME!" She fell to her knees.
Severus knelt beside her. "You left me for dead, You left father to beat me."
Just then Eileen Snape pulled out her wand and sat the house on fire. "Harry is in your room. Leave..."
Severus attempted to pull his mother up and help her out. "You foolish boy... This is my fate. Go on. Save yourself and your son." Severus kissed his mother on the forehead and raced through the heavy smoke and flames to find Harry.
Severus extracted Harry and apparated outside the walls, watching the manor, his mother, and his memories smother and catch fire. He held Harry close. "I almost lost you." tears streamed down his face. Harry hugged him around the neck.
After putting out the last of the fire, Severus mounted the broom with Harry. Off together they flew, Hogwarts bound.
He need guidance, he needed a safe place for Harry and himself, atleast until Harry could protect and defend himself. He sought out Albus... Hoping for his protection... Last time Severus begged Dumbledore for protection two people ended up dead, and a war broke out.
At the gates of the castle Severus spoke the secret code and they swung open. He cradled a sleeping Harry in his arms. Flying always put him to sleep, it was the only way to get the cranky toddler to sleep. Inside the grand castle, he made his way to the headmasters study and knocked on the door.