Not bad! I like this normal parenting plot. What is the main focus/theme here overall?

Not bad! I like this normal parenting plot. What is the main focus/theme here overall?

That was great. A more realistic view of Snape's past than his author would have us believe.

She kissed his tiny nose

I just love this little detail, considering how most of us now thing of Sev's nose! I can actually see EPS being the religious sort, too, now that I think about it. :-)

Author's Response: Would you believe someone once corrected me that 'in canon Snape's nose is large and hooked?' I guess that person had never seen a newborn.

Catholics are in the minority, but it's still possible. Thanks for enjoying! ~LW

I could swear I wrote a review on the first chapter, but obviously didn't. I love this story. I am sad to read that it will only be 4 chapters long though. I'll take what I can get . Only 4 chapters?

It's not a good thing if she has not shared her heritage with Tobias.  That does not bode well for either her or Severus when he finds out.  Trust, truth two mainstays in any marriage.  He's already angry at her family...  This is a very good story.  I'm looking forward to the chapters.

Well I have seen *SCANT* few others about Severus' infancy - maybe two or three?  But most of them follow the fandom cliche of Tobias being a beast.  I prefer your version of it, where Tobias isn't a bad guy, for all that he's working class and undereducated.

 I, too, think he was probably unaware that Eileen was a witch, at least at first, and I think this is due to a Ministry edict.

Well, I can't let an optimist lose her faith in readers, can I? Your Tobias is much nicer than he's usually depicted -- sad that that seems to change.  Looking forward to the next installment.  Thanks for your work!

That was delightful.

Whoa. That was especially nice, especially that bit about the history of Severus' name. So Tobias in this story is a Catholic/Christian?Anyway, I'm really glad I saw this story. I've started developing a liking for Eileen Prince stories. Haha. :) I'll definitely look out for this. :)

I have to admit, I never thought of what Severus Snape was like as a baby.  Makes you feel all protective of the sweet little darling, knowing what happens later, huh?  I'm interested to see where this goes.  Thanks for your work!

I like the back-story you have created for Severus.  I also enjoy reading your writing, and always feel like I’m there watching these people.  I’m also glad that Eileen gave up her magic because of love and not fear or because she was very depressed. 

Severus seeing his uncle and thinking he was wearing a dress but learning that is how wizards dress goes with how some of us interpret the scene in DH when Severus first meets Lily.  That he had dressed himself as a wizard and not because of his mother did not care.

I always enjoy when authors take something from canon and go against popular interpretation: the idea that the man that Harry saw was Snape’s uncle and not his father.

Great fic.  One of my favorites.  Thanks for writing this.

So many things I like about this story that it goes into my personal canon.  Many Eileen and Tobias stories have a weak Eileen and a monster Tobias.  This story also connects with a couple of my other favorite stories where there is a Catholic theme.

 I’m with you.  I like to think there were some good times at the Snape house hold. Great chapter.

It’s me bemoan.  I was remembering this story and wanted to reread it.  This was one of the first fan fics I read and one I enjoy dearly.  I’ve read many fan fics since then, and some I have forgotten, but not this one.   I have come across a few other fics that have Tobias as a Catholic.   Also it was discussed on Snapedom that the chances of him being Catholic were pretty good. 

While I can appreciate your desire to finish the story before "Deathly Hallows" comes out, the fact remains that after DH, fanfiction will carry on regardless of what happens in the final book.

I don't understand the general reasoning behind writing a storyline before Ms Rowling does just so one can pretend it is 'canon'. When it comes right down to it, anything written in fanfiction is a deviation from what JKR intended. Alternate Universe is a wondrous place to play and it lets the fanfiction author's imaginations free. One does not have to color within the lines to make a beautiful picture.

Your last chapter reads like a story that has a lot more to tell. You've created a brother to Eileen and this whole possibility of story development. By having this brother who is upset at having to borrow his sister's half-blood son to have a Prince heir would indicate to me the potential for Severus having learned advanced magic, the manner/attitude of the pureblood, the possibility to meet other magical children [and not like them!] You shown that being honorable and the intrinsic goodness that I feel that is Severus Snape as coming from Tobius rather than learning to hate from an abusive muggle father is interesting. While the possibility of not being treated well at the hands of the tyrannical uncle, yet learning that duty to family as an important lesson, too. You've started to show that Severus was torn between two worlds right from his childhood and had to learn to balance between them to exist. That maybe he returns to Spinner's End, not because he's too poor to have better, but because it is the home he knew love in. Frankly, I think it's a shame if you are letting Deathly Hallows shorten the life of a good story that could easily continue without being deterred by what is considered  to be 'canon'. I feel that way about any author that has quit their stories just because that which they chose to write about, prior to whichever book was published, ended up not being the route that JKR took. But, it is your story and if you feel as if that is all there should be to it, so be it.

I've enjoyed your writting, just wish you would develop your story out more. 

An excellent take on that scene Harry witnessed.  It's nice to see Eileen and Tobias struggling together, both wanting the best for little Severus, rather than Tobias cast as the bad guy.

Good story I always thought there were issues between Severus's parents, but I think it's fandom not cannon impressions.

This was a extremely good story and for once a nice Tobias.  Thank you

<3 <3 <3 Tobias' premonitions!!!!  *swoon*

I really like that you gave her an out, to have the Ministry come and Obliviate Tobias, and that she chose not to take it.  Looking forward to chapter 4.

Eileen really has gotten herself caught between the two worlds, hasn't she?  I think you're portraying her very realistically.

This is off to a lovely start.  I'm enjoying your portrayal of Eileen and the whole family dynamic Severus was born into.

It's quite intresting getting to knowSeverus's parents. A good job so far

I was expecting Tobias to leave Eileen alone, but I figured yes, he would want to honor his vows. It's the Catholic thing to do. I'm glad you spared us the cliche of him abandoning his family. :)

Great chapter! Keep it up. :)