The Other Coin (слэш)

Severus doesn't like Hogwarts, but it's better than being at home. His life has taken a horrible turn for the worst, perhaps a nose dive is a better term. He should probably just jump off the Astronomy Tower and save himself the agony of it. His mother is dead, he called Lily a mudblood so she never will speak to him again, and he was pantsed in front of the whole school. If that wasn't bad enough he was sent home to another miserable summer in Spinner's End without a friend's house to escape his abusive father. He is certain that 6th year is going to be just as horrible as the last 5 if not worse. But a chance change in room assignment and a strange new student named Harris Smith might be able to turn his life around for the better or at least one that doesn't end with a slam into the hard earth below.
(Can be read independently but runs along Side to It has a Ring to it.)