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Chapter One
I sat in the corner of the room forcing myself not to move as they argued I heard a bottle break against the floor and knew it was almost over. I heard a cry of pain from mother and the thud of father's body hit the old threadbare couch. I knew I should get some sleep but was afraid he would return. I couldn't escape him even in my sleep.
The next morning mother woke me up early so we could leave while father was sleeping it off. She smeared a bunch of powder on my face to cover up the place where the frying pan had hit me, a punishment for dropping his bottles.
When we got to the platform I was amazed by the scarlet steam engine. Mother left without a word and I found an empty compartment. Hours later the train arrived at Hogsmede Station and I was wearing my new robes. It felt odd wearing something new I usually wore clothes of my mothers that had ripped or were so old they looked like the rags I used to scrub the floors. Mother had gotten the new things for me with some funny looking coins from the place she called Gringotts in Diagon Alley.
We got in these boats to go to the castle and it was huge and beautiful. I hoped father was wrong and they wouldn't kick me out. We went into the Great Hall and waited to get sorted into one of the four houses. From the little mother told me about Hogwarts I decided I wanted to be in Slytherin like my grandfather was. The crowd was thinning out when I heard my name.
"Elizabeth Smith," the woman named Professor McGonagall called. I took a deep breath and walked up to where she was waiting.
I watched the girl walk up to the where the sorting hat was waiting. She stood out from the others. Her skin was pale and she was unusually scrawny. I pondered for a moment if I should convey my suspicions to Albus but decided to wait until there were less people around.
"Something bothering you Severus?" Albus asked.
"No," I replied looking at the head master. "What would give you…," I began but was cut off when the enchanted hat shouted "Slytherin." I watched the girl as the feast began she didn't eat or speak to anyone. She stared at the small portion of food on her plate. Near the end of the feast I left the room. A new batch of first years a new welcoming seech.