A Matter of Malevolence

Sometimes, point of view is everything.

Harry isn't the only one whose life was changed at Hogwarts.

Accidental quests can be fun.

Magical portraits are very, very funny things sometimes.

Portraits and riddles and torture, oh my! Little things can sometimes make such a big difference.

Severus makes a decision with near-disasterous consequences.

Once upon a time, there was a young boy raised by people who really didn't like him at all. The best and worst thing that ever happened to him came on his eleventh birthday, when he received an invitation to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With his heart full of hope and without really knowing who he was, he went; and there experienced the things that would eventually make him into a man. His name was Severus Snape.