Chapter 1: Snape's New Goal

Hey everyone I'm back with a new story for you all. I decided to take a crack at one of my all time favorite book series. Snape was one of my favorite characters in the story and I decided to show another side to him, the side he kept hidden all the way until the end. I hope you like what I have planned. Please Review and Enjoy.

In the halls of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, an elderly man was in his office looking at something on his desk. This was Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts.

He was looking at a photo of the original Order of the Phoenix, at first, they had many, but due to Voldemort and his Death Eaters their numbers had dropped drastically.

As Dumbledore put the photo away a figure entered the room. It was a man with medium length black hair and black robes this was Serverus Snape.

"Headmaster, I must speak with you." He said stopping in front of the desk.

"Serverus tell me, what is the condition of the Longbottoms?" Dumbledore asks.

"Physically they have healed but their minds of been destroyed from the Cruciatus Curse. I don't think they'll ever be the same again." Snape said causing Dumbledore to sigh.

"Poor Neville, he'll have to grow up never knowing the love of a mother and father." Dumbledore said before looking to Snape.

"What about Lily? Is she safe?" Snape asks.

"She and her family are still safe, just like I promised. Now what news do you have for me?" Dumbledore asks.

"He's targeting the Parker family next." Snape said.

Immediately Dumbledore stood up. "Who has he sent?"

"Fenrir Greyback is leading the attack with more than 2 dozen Death Eaters the Dark Lord plans to wipe out the entire family." Snape said.

"Serverus you must get to their safe house as quickly as possible and get as many of them to safety." Dumbledore said.

"I will leave at once." Snape said turning to leave the office.

"Please be quick." Dumbledore mutters under his breath.

That night in the English countryside, Snape apparates appearing in an open field in search of the Parker home.

Scanning the area, he noticed smoke coming from something in the distance. "Oh no."

Moving as quickly as he could Snape quickly hides behind some trees before looking out to see multiple figures wearing Skull shaped masks attacking the members of the Parker family while their house was burning behind them.

Leading them was a man with gray hair and a beard, this was Fenrir Greyback. Drawing his wand his deflects all magic attacks and blasts three members of the Parker family killing them instantly.

"NO!" An elderly man yells before a Death Eater blasts him to the ground.

Sneaking in the back Snape rushes into the burning building to see multiple family members already dead when he suddenly heard a groaning sound from upstairs.

Taking out his wand Snape aims his wand at the flaming stairs. "Aquamenti!" Releasing a blast of water from the tip of his wand he puts out the flames allowing him to run upstairs.

Following the noise, he found a woman with long black hair bleeding on the ground clutching something under her robes.

Running in Serverus helps the woman to her knees. "We need to leave now."

"It's too late for me. I'm going to die with my husband and my family." She said weakly.

"Dumbledore sent me to get you to safety. I can't leave you all to die." Snape said when the woman reaches into her robes and pulls out a sobbing baby boy.

"Please take my son, protect him and when he's old enough tell him how brave his family was." She said handing the boy to Snape. Before he could say no she started coughing up blood.

"What's his name?" Snape asks hesitantly.

"S-Sam. Please promise me you will watch over him." She said grabbing his arm.

"I-I promise." Snape nods when suddenly the ceiling support beams fall down towards them. Acting quickly Snape jumps out of the way as the beams fall on top of Sam's mother.

Deciding to spare the baby the sight of seeing his mother die Snape covers him with his ropes before apparating out of the house and onto the hill overlooking the house.

Looking down Snape saw the entire Parker household collapse from the fire and the remaining family members fell victim to the Death Eaters and the Killing Curse.

Looking to the child Snape left returning to Hogwarts and reporting to Prof. Dumbledore.

As Sam laid on the bed in the Hospital Wing, Snape was explaining to Dumbledore what had happened.

"So…they're all dead." Dumbledore frowns.

"All except the child Headmaster. If word got out that the child survived the attack Greyback would stop at nothing to hunt the child down and destroy him." Snape said.

"Seeing as how he has no living family members left, we'll have to send him to an orphanage and you will keep an eye on him Serverus." Dumbledore said surprising him.

"Me? Dumbledore surely you cannot be serious. Hagrid would be much more suited to the task than I would." Snape said trying to back out of this.

"Serverus didn't the boy's mother ask you to watch over the child with her last words?" Dumbledore asks.

"She did." Snape sighs.

"Well then it would only seem right that you should be the one to watch over him until he comes of age." Dumbledore said as Sam let out a noise causing Dumbledore to chuckle as he walks over to the baby boy to pick him up.

Walking over to Snape he hands the baby boy to him. "Sam I'd like for you to meet your new guardian."

When Snape looks down at him at the babies smiling face for the first time in a long time a warm feeling filled his body.

"I promise to keep you safe." Snape said declaring a new goal.

"If he can't have the name Parker anymore or else, he might become a target. He'll need a new name." Dumbledore said.

"Then he shall have mine. The Dark Lord would know I have no children so he will never connect me to him." Snape said.

"My Serverus, taking a shine to the child already?" Dumbledore smirks.

"Where should I take him so he will be safe?" Snape asks.

"I know a place, come with me." Dumbledore said leading Snape out of the Hospital Wing0.

At the Seven Star Orphanage, Dumbledore walks Snape to the gate where he had Sam in a basket.

"I'll give you a moment with the child before you say goodbye." Dumbledore said walking away.

Placing the basket at the base of the door Snape puts a note inside it before letting out a sigh gazing down at the sleeping baby.

"I don't know what it is you expect me to say. I am not someone one would consider a role model or even a father figure. But I guess it wouldn't hurt if you ended up a halfway decent wizard. Good luck." Snape said before knocking on the door and leaving.

Waking up to the sound of knocking a woman with brown skin, long brown hair in braids walks out to see the baby falling asleep. This was Martha, director of the orphanage.

"Oh you poor thing. Come here you." Martha said picking up the basket and reading the note. Sam Snape huh, that's an interesting name." Martha smiles as Sam giggles softly. "Let's get you inside."

A few months had passed since Snape had become Sam's guardian and he put the child in the orphanage. Every few weeks Snape would walk by the orphanage to see how Sam was doing and to make sure no Death Eaters were on his trail. So far things were peaceful, but deep down Snape knew it wouldn't last forever.

And boy was he right, on that fateful Halloween night Snape was horrified at the news that Lily had perished by the hands of Voldemort.

"You said you would keep her safe!" Snape snaps.

"Lily and James put their faith in the wrong person Serverus, rather like you. The boy survived. He has her eyes." Dumbledore said.

"The Dark Lord is gone he doesn't need protection." Snape said on the verge of tears.

"The Dark Lord will rise again Serverus and when he does, he's going to need help. If you truly loved Lily then you will help me protect her son." Dumbledore said.

"No one, must know especially Potter's son." Snape said before storming towards the door.

Three years had passed since Snape had lost the love of his life and since then Dumbledore had made him Potions Master at Hogwarts. Most of Voldemort's followers had been rounded up and sent to Azkaban the rest had managed to trick everyone into thinking they were doing it against their will.

Sitting on a bench across the street from the orphanage Snape watched as all the kids ran outside to the playground when he spotted a 4-year-old Sam. He had short black hair, brown eyes and dressed in a black t-shirt and shorts.

For some reason while Snape had let Dumbledore deal with Harry, he still kept watch over Sam.

As Sam was playing catch with some of the other kids one threw the ball which flew over the fence and the ball rolled towards Serverus as he picks it up.

"Excuse me sir." Serverus looks up to see Sam running to him. "Can we have our ball back?"

"Best keep a close watch over your belongings." Serverus said handing the ball back to him.

"Thank you." Sam said when he noticed the look on Serverus' face. "Are you alright mister? You don't seem very happy."

"Didn't the people of the orphanage teach you not to talk to strangers?" Serverus asks.

"Yes, but Martha always taught us to help people when they look like they need it." Sam said sitting down next to him.

"Thank you, but I don't think someone as young as you could understand what I'm going through." Serverus said.

"Probably not, but that shouldn't stop me from trying to help." Sam shrugs.

"I suppose, but why would you choose to sit with me instead of with children your age?" Serverus asks.

"I don't know, I mean I like my friends but I don't know why but some of the kids think I'm…different." Sam said getting his attention.

"Things happen that you don't know how to explain, things don't make sense?" Serverus asks.

"Yeah, how did you know?" Sam asks.

Serverus pauses to think before pointing to the orphanage. "Before we talk you should probably give the other children the ball so they can play."

"Oh right." Running across the street Sam gives the ball back to his friends, but when he turns Serverus was gone. "Huh? Where'd he go?"

"Hey Sam come back here!" Martha calls out.

On the rooftops, Serverus watches the boy walk back to his friends.

"He's too young to know about his magic powers yet…but it's nice to know he's growing up well." He said before leaving for Hogwarts.