AN: This is the second fanfic I wrote, if you want, my first story, is called Wishes and Dreams. The story is basically about 6-year-old Harry being adopted into a new family and learns what it's like to love and be loved. I am still writing that story, I will probably continue both of these.
I had this idea in my mind for a while, because my two favorite characters are Severus Snape and Sirius Black, and I like stories that they have a good relationship versus the one they have in the books. The words that are in italic in this story are probably quotes that come from the original Harry Potter series. The characters are of course, from J.K Rowling with the exception of one or two that will be my original characters.
Chapter 1:
As they sped passed trees and mountains, a pale, hooked nose, and dark haired boy continued to stare out the window.
"Which house do you want to be in?" Lily, the red-headed girl sat next to him looked up from the book she was reading as she asked the question. "Severus," She tapped him on the shoulders.
"Huh?" The boy names Severus asked, completely taken aback by the sudden question.
"I said, What house do you want to be in?" Lily waved the book in the air as Severus squinted to read the title. "Hogwarts, A History," he muttered, "I dunno, probably Ravenclaw or-" He didn't get to finish as the door opened revealing two boys. Both dark hair, although one is clearly messier, and had a pair of round glasses.
"Are you guys talking about which house you want to be in?" The boy with glasses asked excitedly. "I want to be with Gryffindor".
"I'm James Potter," He then introduced, holding out his hand. Severus and Lily both shook it, the other boy, who introduced himself as Sirius Black said, "Yeah, I wanna be in Gryffindor too, although all of my family has been in Slytherin," he smirked, "I'm sure they would be shocked to find out that I wasn't sorted into it".
Severus stared at them, too shocked to speak. He was sure that if he dared to defy one of his fathers order he would be beaten within an inch of his life.
"So, Severus, you wanna be in Ravenclaw?" James questioned, not registering the boy's shock look.
The four of them were eagerly talking about the hogwarts hours when the door opened, revealing a sandy haired boy who had scratches and marks all over his face.
"Can I sit here?" He asked quietly the four nodded and waved him over. "I'm Remus Lupin".
They continued talking about the Hogwarts houses as Remus sat there awkwardly. Severus noticed and couldn't help but feel sorry for the boy. He knew what it was like to be the outsider of the group and not fitting in. In primary school, even though his neighbourhood was considered poorer then most others, he was still bullied in school because of his looks and outfit.
"Remus, Which house do you want to be in?" He asked.
"W-what?" Remus was completely taken by surprise. "Gryffindor probably, Ravenclaw would be nice too".
"Really? I want to be in Ravenclaw too!" Severus grinned, remembering what his mother said to him before he left.
—Flashback—
"Mum, what if i'm not sorted into Slytherin?" Severus asked. "What if i'm sorted into Hufflepuff? Or worse, Gryffindor?" He twisted his face in disgust. Although he only met his grandfather a couple times in the recent years, he made it clear that Severus should be sorted into Slytherin. Although the Princes did not believe in blood purity as much as the Black's or Malfoy's, they still had a bit of prejudice in them.
"I know that no matter which house your sorted into, I will still be proud of you," His mother replied, "Don't listen to your grandfather, he wouldn't care if you were sorted into Gryffindor as much as he shows it".
"I am sure your smart enough to be in Ravenclaw," She said "You know more spells then most 3rd years, I wouldn't be surprised if you were sorted into Ravenclaw".
That was the last conversation he had with her before his father returned home, more drunk then ever.
—End Flashback—
They were almost at Hogwarts as Sirius studied at the skinny boy sitting in front of him. Although many of the first year students were known to be nervous, scared and homesick, Severus looked like he was about to be attacked and would run any second.
"Sev?" He tapped him on the shoulders, causing the other boy to jump. Sirius furrowed his brows as James looked at them questionably. " I'm going change into our robes, I think we're almost there, you guys should come".
When Sirius and James returned to their compartment, they found Lily, Remus and Severus talking. Lily turned as she watched the two boys come in.
"Well it's about time you're done," She spoke, "You were gone for 10 minutes". The boys were too busy staring at Severus's robe to register what she was saying.
"Severus, what are you wearing?" James blurted out. Sure, his robes would get dirty from time to time but Severus's robes looked like they would fall apart any second, it was also a few sizes too big, drooping of his tiny structure.
"My robes," Severus snapped, although he was feeling embarrassed. His mother couldn't afford to get him new robes so she found one of her old school robes and spelled it to look like the first year robes. She doesn't like to rely on anyone else, and was afraid that her husband would find about the money and demand to know where it came from.
Both boys looked at each other then at Severus. "Sev, do you want to borrow one of my robes?" James asked, "I'm sure once we get to Hogwarts I can ask dad to buy some robes at Diagon Alley". Being an only child, James was spoiled rotten growing up. He was sure that his dad wouldn't mind getting Severus some robes.
"No, it's fine," Severus muttered, feeling bad about his outburst. Both boys have been nothing but nice to him during this train ride, apart from Lily, they were the only friends he ever made.
"We're here!" Sirius shouted as he pointed towards the castle in the distance. The other three kids looked at the castle in awe, never had they seen a school this big and magnificent.
They got off the train and heard a loud voice, "Firs' years! Firs' Years ove' here". They turned around and saw a giant man with a large beard.
Walking behind the giant, they reached the lake. Following the instructions, Remus, Sirius and James got into one boat along with a chubby boy named Peter Pettigrew while Severus and Lily got into another boat with two other first years.
"Woah! It's more beautiful inside!" Lily said as she looked around the inside of the castle.
"Welcome to Hogwarts. I am Professor McGonagall, The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be Sorted into your houses." A stern looking wizard introduced, "There are four houses, Gryffindor, the brave and daring, Hufflepuff, the kind and loyal, Ravenclaw, the intelligence and wit, and Slytherin, the ambitious and cunning".
"Who's that?" James whispered, not listening to anything she's saying as he studied the castle.
"Didn't you listen? That's Professor Mcgonagall, she's the transfiguration professor and Gryffindor's head of house," Lily answered.
"I will be back momentarily, get yourselves ready to be sorted into your houses," Professir McGonagall said and she walked into the great hall, closing the door behind her.
"When I call your name, I want you to step forward," Professor McGonagall said. "Black, Sirius!"
Sirius walked up to the stool and sat down, the professor put the sorting hat onto his head and not even a minute later the hat called out "Gryffindor!" Sirius took the hat off and swaggered towards the Gryffindor table, turning around and grinning and his group of friends.
James, Lily, Remus a girl named Maggie McGonagall were soon sorted into Gryffindor, and the chubby boy who was on the boat was sorted into Slytherin, then Professor McGonagall called out, "Snape, Severus!"
Severus took a deep breathe, stepped forward, and sat on the stool.
"Hmm. Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty of intelligence, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, oh my goodness, yes — and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting... So where shall I put you?" The Sorting hat said.
Severus looked towards the Gryffindor table where all his new friends were staring at him hopefully. "Gryffindor?" He thought.
"Gryffindor, eh? Are you sure? You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that and Ravenclaw too— no? Well, if you're sure — better be GRYFFINDOR!"
The furthest table erupted into cheers, with James and Sirius being the loudest among them. Severus walked down, a weak smile on his face.
After dinner, the Gryffindor prefect led them to the Gryffindor Tower, "The password for now is Lion's claw," She said, "Our dormitories are reached by climbing the winding mahogany staircase, decorated with crimson and gold, the boys dormitories on the right and the girls on the left, your belongings have already been put in the rooms".
James, Sirius, Remus and Severus ran upstairs to find their rooms and were relieved to find that they were put together. "Can I have this bed?" Severus asked, pointing towards the four-poster bed closest to the door, opposite to the one James chose.
After showering, Severus laid on his bed, he had never slept on anything this soft and fluffy before. His bed at Spinner's end was an old mattress on the floor, covered by a thin price of dirty cloth. He sighed happily as he thought about his new friends and his new life at Hogwarts, it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.
