severus snape · harry potter · ancient magic · secret identity · slytherin · dark academia · father figure · protective · hidden power · hogwarts
The camera pans across the rain-slicked London alley of five years ago, where a shockwave of Ancient Magic shatters windows, revealing a tiny, filthy orphan. Cut to the present: the Great Hall. An eleven-year-old stands in the queue, robes pristine, jaw clenched. At the staff table, Severus Snape’s cold eyes sweep over the students, deliberately ignoring the child who is his secret daughter. The masquerade begins.