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"My...godmother?" Harry stared at the letter. Beside him, Remus's face tightened. Harry turned on him. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?"...Not AU (as readers will see later). This is the story of Sirius Black's last years of happiness before the storm that wiped away everything and everyone he ever cared for.

The story of Severus Snape, his darkness, and, ultimately, his light. Begins at the Potters' funeral and goes deep into the soul of Severus Snape, from a rocky beginning to a life of guilt and unimaginable sacrifice. Not AU, no slash.