Severus Snape has known he was a slave since childhood. After the Dark Lord was defeated in 1981 he lived a semblance of freedom. On Harry Potter's 17th birthday, he finds out that he has a claim on his former professor's life.
A young Severus Snape finds himself in a house he dosn't want to call home. His parents die leaving him with his only family, the Potters. Formerly published as Just Let Me Die Warning:child abuse