During a tense Occlumency lesson, Snape uncovers Harry's hidden feelings and the harsh truth of his life with the Dursleys. What will happen next? Read to find out.

MAIN STORY FINISHED, ADDITIONAL MATERIAL STILL BEING POSTED. ONLY "Epilogue: Exploration" and "Epilogue: Education" ARE MATURE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS TEEN. Severus had always believed that romance wasn't for him. Everyone else believed him to be filthy death eater scum, and he agreed, never fathoming the concept of someone liking him enough to actually pursue a relationship with him. Until one fine day in sixth year, when he finds himself with a small, three year old child clinging to his right leg, calling him Papa. Cross Posted on AO3 under MoonlightEtherealAria

Snarry. Explicit. Post-Hogwarts, though the War still rages. Harry is holed up at Grimmauld Place where he may be safe from his enemies, but he's not exactly safe from boredom. Some of the best distractions in these days are provided by one Severus Snape. You may have seen an abridged version of this fic elsewhere on Wattpad, but this is the full and proper version, being uploaded by the person who wrote it. The sequel and some supplementary stories will follow. [A note on canon: This story was written prior to the release of book 6 and is therefore canon-compliant up to book 5. It is set in the year after Harry finishes school.]