Professor Severus Snape, the foul tempered Potions Master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, has lived a controlled and solitary life. When he finds himself undeniably drawn to a beautiful and clever seventh year Ravenclaw student with a complicated past, the walls he built around his heart begin to crumble. With the return of the Dark Lord and the threat of war looming over them, will they survive?

When the Dark Lord again rises to power, Severus returns to the shadowy fold of the Death Eaters even as members of the Order of the Phoenix herd the call to action. Can Severus navigate this double life? Can Olivia handle loving a man playing both sides against the middle?