Filius Tenebris

Severus' life sucks-no really, it does. Until Tom Riddle shows up and offers him a job, heals him and gives him a place to stay etc. All this would be fine if spying on Albus-bloody-Dumbledore wasn't said job. It would have been a nice, simple working arrangement, no messy emotions involved. But we know better. Nothing in the life of Severus Snape is ever nice and simple.