This was excellent! I'm guessing Snape found the Diadem?

Does it have to end here? awwww

Can't help but feel I'm missing details but liked the story. The vernacular really helps to paint a better picture of the contrast between Tobias and Eileen's worlds.

You should definitely continue this! It's awesome!

Loved it too much. Sort of OOC, but for the AU's sake (and me really liking your take on Snape) I'll let it happily slip. After all, the idea of Severus being a snarky potion prodigy teen is too appealling.

Lucius' and Severus' friendship's portrayal was something I highly enjoyed as well: A mean left hook that leaves a black eye, an illegal potion and... BAM! Blackmailed into friendship. :D Pleasing and very fitting.

And I enjoyed the way you write, it's fun and entertaining but manages a suspense all the way. I hope you continue this.

Fantastic story! I loved how you portrayed the ‘friendship’, of sorts, between Sev and Lucius, as well as its origin. Tobias was great (especially as Lucius realised how little Sev's friends knew about his family), and you wrote the Dark Lord beautifully. Sev’s such an oddball…who else could speak to the Dark Lord like that and get away with it?

So mysterious…what did Sev discover in the room of requirements? One of the Horcurx (the Diadem)? The vanishing cabinet? And what of the potion that could change the course of the war? Was this what Voldemort used to fill up the basin – containing the locket – in the cave?

Great work!

Many thanks for your time and talent.

A great story. Very well written.

I liked this, perfectly dark and engaging at the same time.

I love your writing so, so much! Your version (s) of the Snape family, especially the Eileen/Tobias dynamic, makes me feel a bit more alive when I read it. Can't wait to read more!

Wonderful idea! I just loved the way you portrayed Severus.

A novel idea. Not sure if Snape's character's the same, but since he is younger then that is to be expected. Thanks for writing this. x