The way the wind howls.

A Severus Snape story.

Disclaimer: All recognisable characters from Harry Potter belong to J. K. Rowling (You gotta love that woman) all others belong to me.

AN: I am writing this whilst in a world of morbidity and depression.

Summary: The life of Severus Snape. WARNING: Will later contain scenes of abuse, self/child/physical/mental harm so rating will be changed then.

Chapter 4

Severus' first class was Transfiguration, held by Professor McGonagall. Once the class had settled in she greeted them with a brief speech on what she expected them to achieve and how she expected them to behave. After that she took the register and then set them to the task of changing matches into needles. Severus managed this with little difficulty.

"Well done Mr Snape. A perfect transformation. 5 points to Slytherin."

The rest of the class beamed at Severus who scowled back at them, almost all looked away. Severus noted those that didn't.

By the end of class only Severus and Simon Lestrange had managed a complete transformation of match to needle. Professor McGonagall told the rest of the class to practice, as she would be testing them in the next lesson.

The first year Slytherin's made their way to lunch together Severus breaking away from them as the reached the ground floor.

"Hey Snape where're you going?" Lestrange called out to him

Severus ignored him and made his way down to the dungeons and to his head of house's office.

When he reached it he knocked and opened the door once he heard her say, "Come in"

Severus walked over to her desk, behind which she was sitting, and did not take in his surroundings.

"You wanted to see me Professor?" he asked once he reached her desk.

Tridant looked at the boy sternly, who seemed unaffected by her piercing gaze.

"Yes mr Snape. Now as I understand it you mother and father were killed just before you began school here correct?"

"They were murdered ma'am." Severus answered in his cold, unfeeling voice.

"That has yet to be proven mr Snape. Sit down" she added to him.

Severus did so and looked up at his professor.

"I was good friends with both your mother and your father, I hope for the murderer's sake, if there is one, that he is not caught. I fear what would happened to him if he was." He smiled at him, who returned it with a small smile of his own.

"Yes professor that is true however I think he would be safer if he was discovered now then in a few years. You never what I could do if I found him later in life."

Tridant looked at him in shock. Sitting before her was an eleven-year-old orphan hinting openly that if the killer were found then he would kill him himself.

How very interesting.

"No that I am here if ever you need to talk Snape. I shall be watching your progress I have a feeling that you shall do many great things in life. Now head back up to the hall and get some lunch before your net class, which I believe is mine."

Severus nodded and stood. He made his way to the door but turned to face his head of house before he opened the door.

"Will our meetings be held in complete secrecy?"

Tridant looked over to him and studied him for a while.

"Yes Snape they will be."

Severus smirked.

"Good. I'll see you in class professor."

She nodded in return and Severus left her office.

Such an interesting child. I shall definitely be watching him very closely.

~S~

Sorry it's taken me so long to get this up but I hit a very stubborn writers block, which has yet to completely go away.

Review!!

LS