One unlucky hit with a strange spell. That's all it took to alter the course of Harry's life - and everyone else's life around him. Bound to stay within ten feet of each other, Harry Potter and Severus Snape have to learn to get along or die trying. But sometimes in the hardest of times, one can learn things never imagined possible. After all, the past doesn't define the future.

Hari (Harry) Lily Potter the girl who lived is abused by her only living relatives. To them, she is just a deaf freak, who as unnatural accidents. Apparently, her hearing and speech had been lost in the same car crash that had killed her worthless parents. She struggles enough to scrape by in the muggle world, what will she do, when her life is turned upside down. Finished: books 1-4 In progress: books 5-? THIS IS PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO BE FINISHED

Why can life never be simple? Harry turns up to Hogwarts in first year but he has a lot more to worry about than just fitting in. Can a past as traumatic as his stay hidden? What would happen when a nosy professor starts poking around in his business- Contains an abused Harry and a mentor/father figure Snape.