Harry's never heard of Kara Wilson, the person Snape left everything to in his will. In his desperate search to identify and locate Kara, Harry discovers just how much Snape sacrificed to protect him.

After a one night encounter with a waitress before he embarks on his first year of teaching, Severus Snape finds himself entangled with the hard-worn Tabitha Wexler, whose only aim is to make a better life for herself after leaving Hogwarts.