Albus should have done something whe he knew the child was being abused. He knew the boy was nearly beaten to death every single day of his life. For Gods sake he even knew Tobias had killed Valentina, Severus' older sister. She had only been seven years older then Severus. Tobias had even killed her in front of Severus! The boy was only four and her eleven. Severus had knocked a flower vase on the floor and it shattered. Unfortunely Tobias had been asleep and had woken up by the noise. He came out toe see Eileen's two little monsters franticly cleaning it up, but they where caught.
"YOU LITTLE SHITS! HOW DARE YOU WAKE ME UP!" Tobias yelled.
"Sorry, sir, I had rn into-"
"I knocked over the vase. And who do you think you are calling little shits!" Valentin yelled. "Your a jobless bum who is afriad of magic! I can not wait to go back to Hogwarts!" Tobias who was drunk, like always, had picked up Valentina and threw her down the stairs. Severus watched as his older sister fell down the stairs; he heard cracking nosies as she fell. Valentina landed on the floor with a sick thud seconds later. Her eyes where open and staring at Severus. Snape looked in her lifeless purple eyes.
"Valentina! NO!" little Severus yelled.
"Go to your room, Severus!" Tobias yelled. Severus listened to his father, not wanting to meet the same fate as Valentina. He waited until he heard his father's bedroom door shut; then ran out of his room and down to his older sister's body. Severus sat with her body until his mother came home. Even though she was upset by her daughters death, Eileen did not comfort her son or get rid of the body.
Albus had heard about Valentina's death and was shocked by it. Valentina was only a first year; she was sorted into Ravenclaw and was liked by ll who where in her house. The school was out for the hoildays and the teachers had been told of her passing. Albus had went to the house to tell them he was sorry for there loss. He also went with Filius Flitwick, Ravenclaw's Head of House. They where shocked to see four year old Severus and his six year old brother, Acheron alone. Eileen had gone to work and Tobias was out getting drunk, again.
"Who are you?" asked Acheron.
"I am Albus Dumbledore. Im the Headmaster of the school your sister went to. This is Filius Flitwick, your sisters Head of House." Albus said.
"What do you want?" little Severus asked.
"Shut up Severus!" Acheron yelled.
"We only want to see how you are doing." Filius said.
"We are fine."
"Where are your parents?"
"Mom and dad are at work." Acheron said. "But you can come in." Acheron let the Headmaster and Head of Ravenclaw in. Acheron walked to where four year old Severus was and voilently pulled him off the couch and smacked him across the face. "Let theme sit there, Severus! Dad said animals like you shouldnt be on the couch!" Albus and Filius where shocked to hear the way Acheron treated his younger brother.
"Sorry." Severus said backing up until he hit the wall. He brought his knees up to his chest and stared at Dumbledore nd Flitwick.
"Acheron, that is no way to talk to your brother." Filius scolded.
"Yes it is. Father said Severus pushed Valentina down the stairs."
"NO I didnt! Father throw her down the stairs!" Severus yelled.
"Father would never do that! You are a murderer!"
"Boys thats enough!" called a female voice. Everyone turned toward the door and saw Eileen was watching them "Acheron go to your room."
"But what about-"
"Now Acheron!" Acheron left without agruement and Severus ran over and hugged his mother's leg. "Professor Dumbledore, I am sorry you had to see that. Acheron and Severus never really got along."
"It's alright. Eileen, please, call me Albus. I am no longer your professor. This is Filius Flitwick, he is Valentina's Head of House."
"Nice to meet you, Filius."
"Nice to meet you to."
"Severus, here tells us your husband had thrown your daughter down the stairs, but Acheron says Severus pushed her down the stairs. Do you know which is true?" asked Albus.
"Im not really sure. I was at work when she died. I came home to find Severus sitting next to her crying." Eileen said pulling away from her son.
"Dad throw her down the stairs! I knocked over the vase and woke dad up. Valentina said she did it and he started yelling, so Valentina started yelling back and he picked her up and throw her down the stairs!" Severus yelled.
"Severus, dear, why dont you go to your room and let the grown ups talk." Severus nodded and went to his room.
That was the last time he saw Severus until he was eleven. When he saw Severus next he was sorted into Slytherin; Acheron was sorted into Ravenclaw, like his sister. The poor boy was treated so differently then his older brother. Acheron got along with everyone he met. Severus was a loner, he had no friends, and he was cold and distant. The poor boy hd a rough life from the begnning and it never got better. Albus sowre to himself and everyone else he is going to make Severus happy. He just needed to come up with a way to make his plan work.