During his retrieval of the Philosopher's Stone and encounter with Voldemort Harry is knocked unconscious and upon waking has lost all memory of who he is and any sense of magical ability. Snape begrudgingly takes on the role of guiding his memory and magic back during the summer holidays, making his own surprising discoveries along the way. A Snape and Harry Guardian Story.

It is early summer, 1989. Harry Potter is eight years old, and trying to endure summer at his horrible muggle relatives. In a bout of accidental magic, he is transported far away. Who is to come get him, if not Professor Severus Snape? Warnings: see ch 1