When Dumbledore sees the welts upon Harry Potter he removes him from his relative's care at once. His guardian for the summer is none other than Severus Snape. It is an unhappy arrangement–Snape is snarky and snide, making Harry do chores and never keeping him happy. But Harry realises that Snape is not as he seems. In fact, he may be just what Harry had needed all along–a support.