Sometimes the path less traveled does make all the difference.
Or, when Arithmancy strikes back against Dumbledore's Divination War
The Chronicles of Severus Snape, the young Hogwarts Potion Master. Add snark and black robes with a helping of amusing disasters. Stir well.
One final, unexpected mourner holds his own funeral at the White Tomb and realizes that the only thing worse than death is the death of one's deepest desires.
After the war, Severus Snape is still the same miserable man as before. Can four familiar spirits teach the Potion's Master the joy of life and Christmas in one night? Ebenezer Scrooge, meet your match.
Set in Harry's third year, Remus Lupin ponders over Sirius Black's choices, battles with his conscience, and tries to forget the deep longings of the past.
On the night Lord Voldemort and Harry Potter meet for the last time, Severus Snape explains his actions to the Order and to whom his loyatlies have always belonged.