Amelie Leveridge was orphaned at 3 years old. After spending the next 8 years of her life going from orphanage to orphanage, she runs away, spending 4 years living rough. No one wants her, afterall, strange and terrible things happen to those around her. But little does she know that this is because she's a witch. When Professor Dumbledore takes her to Hogwarts, she is reluctantly adopted by Severus Snape. What will the next year have in store? Will Snape learn to accept her, or will they continue to hate eachother...