Bella is nine and is being abused daily for the werid things that happends to her. When her parents kick her out she has no place to go. In an act of frustration she knocks at a door were a man with greasy black hair and a hocked nose opens.

(Post-marauders, Pre-Harry) The year is 1985. After Voldemort's apparent demise at the end of a devastating war, Severus Snape is just trying to get by in a wizarding world he no longer feels he has a place in. Cold and critical, he knows the day will come when his demons will come back to haunt him, but today is not that day. Unknown to her classmates, Isabella Fellstone has a few secrets of her own. Reserved and analytical, she is a star chaser on the Slytherin quidditch team and excellent in potions and charms. Is it really surprising that the blood of Merlin, himself, runs through her veins? When Isabella's talents and recklessness lead to her spending an unusual amount of time with her head of house, will they be brought together by their surprising similarities or will Severus's walls and sour disposition become more than Isabella bargained for? Book 2 completed.

Book 2 of the Descendant of Merlin series. Summer before seventh year is well underway, and Isabella is learning there is much more to the potions master than she realized. When school resumes, how will she juggle her new responsibilities along with her true desires? With the ups and downs that come with loving Severus Snape and new revelations about her family and childhood, there is only one thing Isabella knows; she must be true to herself. Severus is beginning to see Isabella in a different light. There's something-darker about her that he had never noticed. For both of their future safety, he must make every effort to push her away, but has he finally met the one person patient and persistent enough to soften his will? After all these years of pain and solitude, there's only one thing the war veteran knows; he must stay true to his mission. Can their passion unite them, or will their ambitions tear them apart? Either way, it's going to be a bumpy ride.