Lily Evans, it was all he could think about. Even as he was being picked on and pushed around, he thought of her. He hadn't talked to her yet, even though they were already into their sixth week of their school year at Hogwarts School ofWitchcraftand
Wizardry. He had been sorted into Slytherin and Lily was a Gryffindoor, the worst of the two rivals, but yet he still loved her.
"Hey Snivellus!"
Severus turned to find the four marauders, Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs smirking at him from the other side of the hallway.
Moony's real name was Remus Lupin, Wormtail was Peter Pettigrew, Padfoot's name was SiruisBlack, and the one Severus hated most of all, Prongs, who was James Potter.
James was the one who had spoken, and was also the one who was grinning the most. Severus turned to leave.
"Where ya goin' Snivellus?" James taunted, "Can't stick around with the real men?"
Anger welled up inside Severus, but he closed his eyes and breathed deeply. He turned to walk away once more.
"Look at his nose!" James said as he leaned over to talk to Sirius, "Look how crooked it is! Looks like he ran into the brick wall to get to platform 9 3/4, but missed."
All the marauders laughed maniacally, but Severus kept walking.