"Lily, don't do it!" my older sister shrieked at the top of her lungs. I laughed, watching from a distance as Lily released her hold on the swing, soaring in a gentle arc towards the ground. She landed easily on the balls of her feet, laughing airily. Petunia slowed her swing to a halt, her face already settled into an angry grimace.

"Mummy told you not to!" She marched up to Lily, nearly growling. "Mummy said you weren't allowe, Lily!"

"But I'm fine," Lily smiled brightly, laughing. She grabbed Petunia's wrist, pulling her closer. "Look at this, Tuney; watch what I can do."

Petunia glanced around the playground, checking to make sure no one would see our sister's abilities. Her eyes met mine and she jumped. I laughed, standing up from the grass. I closed my sketchbook, the image of Lily somersaulting through the sky detailed in pen disappearing behind the cover. I walked up to my sisters, ignoring the presence of Severus. I had known he had been watching us, my twin especially.

I glanced into the bushes where he was hiding before skipping to meet my sisters. Petunia looked almost afraid of what our sister was going to do; somewhere between fear, curiosity, and disapproval. I grinned as Lily picked up a fallen flower, holding it in her palm as it opened and closed in quick succession. Curious, I picked up another flower, holding it in my hand as well. The blossom obeyed, blooming and closing in seconds. Petunia jumped back.

"Stop that!" she shrieked. Lily and I laughed in unison. My twin closed her hand around the blossom before throwing it away. I kept the flower in my palm but stopped the movement.

"It isn't hurting you," Lily said, glancing at the flower in my open hand.

"It's not right," Petunia countered. I noticed a flash of envy in her dark eyes as she studied the blossom in my palm. "How did you do it?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Severus Snape jumped out of the bushes, glancing with undisguised disgust at my older sister before softening his glance at Lily.

Petunia screamed, stumbling backwards. Lily looked a little surprised at his entrance but curious enough to want to know why he was there. I held my ground, rolling my eyes at my sisters as I glanced at Severus.

"Stalking a girl doesn't mean she'll go out with you," I whispered to him. Severus' cheeks flushed and I grinned. "Anyway, what's so obvious?" I asked pointedly.

"I know what you are…. You're a witch," he smiled, nodding at both me and my twin. Lily looked affronted at the statement.

"That's not a nice thing to call someone!" she shouted, grabbing Petunia's wrist and pulling her towards the swings again. I sighed at my sister, and Snape when he left to defend himself.

"That isn't what I meant! I've been watching you for a while now; you're a witch. There's nothing wrong with that; my mum's a witch, and I'm a wizard!" I bit my lip at the wording, trying not to remark seeing how much he cared for my sister. Petunia had no such inhibitions.

"Wizard!" she cackled. I grimaced at her near insanity. "I know who you are! You're that Snape boy. They live down Spinner's End by the river," she informed Lily snidely. "Why have you been spying on us?" she asked warily as I walked over to the swing sets. I smiled at Severus.

"Let's pause for a moment," I rolled my eyes at Petunia. "So you've been hiding in the bushes watching Lily and I because apparently we're witches." Severus looked at me, a glimmer of hope in his dark eyes that maybe, just maybe, I wouldn't finish with an insult or snide remark.

"Yes," he said, almost asking if that was how he was supposed to respond. With a moment's hesitation, he turned to glare at Petunia. "Wouldn't spy on you anyway; you're just a Muggle."

None of us knew what that was supposed to mean, but it was obviously meant to be an insult. Petunia flared angrily.

"Lily, Rose, we're leaving," she announced, grabbing our wrists. Lily looked at the ground defeated. I pulled my arm loose.

"I'll catch up," I assured them. Petunia narrowed her eyes but left with Lily in tow. Severus looked back at me confused.

"Why didn't you leave with Lily?" he asked, probably not knowing our sister's name. I shrugged.

"Because Mum thinks I spend too much time inside," I mumbled, my hand tightening around my sketchbook. Severus noticed the movement, following my arm down to my book.

"You draw?"

"A little… What did you mean, when you said you were a wizard?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady. I felt my eyes shifted around the playground, making sure no one would hear what I was saying. Severus smiled genuinely at my question. I sat down in the grass, motioning for him to do the same.


A/N:

For now, this story doesn't have any really big dreams right now. I'll write up another chapter if I get two review- AT LEAST, *hint hint*

I'm not sure if there are a lot of Lily-twin fics out there, I've read a lot where James has a twin *shrug* This story was actually inspired by one of my friend's (berkeley292) stories, School Days. She only has the first chapter done but I'm hoping that she'll continue with it.

I haven't been writing/reading HP fics for a while so I apologize if anything is wildly OOC. I can guarantee that the first few chapters will be based loosely off of *spoilers* the memories Harry gets from Snape when the latter dies in Deathly Hallows. After that, it'll be of my own creation.

Hope you enjoyed it so far!

^.^ Susie ^.^