A.N. — Traffic stats were a bit down yesterday; whether that was due to the site's issues or the character is a toss-up. Anyway, I've got a lot of pairs planned over the coming weeks. The first one was Percy and Penelope; these next two are stuck together because of their repugnant natures.
237. Tobias Snape
A working class man from an industrial town was never going to be the most understanding when his wife disclosed a world-shaking secret. But Tobias Snape still fell short of those low expectations.
Eileen was a battered woman in every sense of the word. Yet she still tried to deflect Tobias' attention away from Severus, absorbing all the rage her husband could muster. But mother and son both had magic, and it was that perceived unnaturalness that drew Tobias' ire.
Tobias sported a smile, watching Sev leave for Hogwarts his first year. He ruined it by snarling, "Don't come back."