Summary
What if Severus Snape had taken pity on Harry by telling him the truth about the Horcruxes at the end of his sixth year? Answer - Albus Dumbledore mysteriously drops dead, Harry disapears all summer then comes back to Hogwarts as Head Boy with a pet Basilisk. WARNING: Dark, violent themes, graphic sex scenes, very mature content. [On A03 under same name & username]