DISCLAIMER: J.K. Rowling owns all things Harry Potter; I own nothing Harry Potter. No copyright infringement is intended.
The backstory of this one-shot is canon compliant through TDH pre-epilogue. The framework of this story is set mere hours after Voldemort's defeat. However, the majority of the story takes place through Snape's memories viewed in a Pensieve; the memories themselves are of events which occur during the time period of HBP.
Some memories are of my own construction, speculating on what JKR DOESN'T show us specifically in HBP. Other memories are lifted DIRECTLY from the text of HBP; sometimes they're quoted word-for-word or nearly so, other times paraphrased or summarized.
In order to maintain the continuity of the narrative throughout this story, I have refrained from using quotation marks, italics, bold, etc. to highlight J.K. Rowling's original words. PLEASE NOTE: If you've seen it before, obviously I did NOT write it-- JKR did!!!
(Rated K+ with Profanity warning for 2 "D-words"!)