Sequel to 'The Eternal Point'. Harry's second year in Slytherin is a balancing act, one that brings the four houses together just as much as it threatens to drive them apart. Severus Snape is determined to help his Snakes through it all, no matter what. Warnings at start of first chapter.

Harry is sorted into Slytherin, run by a Severus Snape who managed to mature slightly more than the man we knew in canon. Snape is stern, unyielding, and cares for his students fiercely. They may be the house with the most baggage, but that's not stopping them from taking on the world.