Summary
Summer 1971. The Wizarding War sits on the brink of conflict. As the half-blood son of an alcoholic muggle from a dingy home in Cokeworth, Severus longs to be something more. And he knows that in order to survive both in this new world and among his friends, he will need a position that affords him stability and prestige after Hogwarts. Part 3 of the "Ache" series.