Summary
AU, Hogwarts, 1984. Severus Snape would never have agreed, had he not owed a debt beyond the grave to Dumbledore. As it was, he found himself responsible for a small Ravenclaw girl with the gift (or curse) of legilimency, Aria Ellis. As she takes on her first year at Hogwarts, will Snape be able to save her from a violent past and uncertain future? Year 1.