Spiders and Snakes

Severus doesn't like the boy, he never did, but as he stares down at his crumpled form nestled amongst the hospital wing covers, he concludes that perhaps he loves the boy all the same. A tale in which Severus falls for a quiet boy lost in a field of snakes. A story in which Harry learns why some days Severus doesn't leave his office. An account of the real Tom Riddle.