I love coming across a new old fic! This was an intense read and so carefully crafted with subtle little hint along the way hinting at whats to come, awesome. The thought that snape had so few happy memories was really sad, but when they were all lost heartbreaking (although i know Harry will make it up to him) Plus I really really liked the way you worked the "past" and present together (& really I could so see these flashbacks being canon). Thanks for such a challenging fic.