Hiiii *waves frantically*
So this is my first official story, and I'm super excited about it! I'm hoping to keep it going, but I easily fall from the graces of the Motivation gods, so I'll need a lot of support. :)

I'm extremely pleased that I'll be writing this with several original characters, the protagonist being Summer Morrow, and then many of the fabulous characters written by my favorite person on the planet, J.K. Rowling. Severus Snape (my favorite fictional character) will also be playing a huge role in this, but keep in mind that this is a different setting, so his personality won't fit right on cannon.

It should also be noted that I was constantly replaying the song
"Parachute" by Ingrid Michaelson while playing with the idea of this story, and eventually writing the first chapter.

The first chapter is slow, but things will build up as the plot unfolds! I hope you like it, PLEASE review!

-Savannah

Summer Morrow pretended to concentrate on the hallway traffic she was currently weaving through inside one of the many hallways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, when she was actually scanning said hallway for a face. She bit her lip in nervousness, preparing for the jolt of electricity she would feel in the pit of her stomach the second that her eyes met his. No matter how many times she graces his presence, even for a moment, she will always feel this nervousness. For months now instead of going straight to the Great Hall for lunch after Potions she would insist on lingering for another moment, to make sure her potion is perfect or to make small talk with Professor Slughorn, for the sole reason that she might pass him while he was on his way to the Slytherin dorms.

Suddenly, the group of giggling Ravenclaw girls in front of her turned into the loo, and there he was walking toward her. Severus Snape was looking particularly charming this afternoon; and the smirk that came to his face at the sight of a, once again, blushing Summer, only made Summer's heart beat faster. She absent mindedly tucked her blonde choppy bangs behind her ear, though it didn't do much good because they slide right back into her blue-green eyes, making her that much more flustered. A smile crept to her face though. Just being able to see him, only for a second, makes her afternoon that much brighter.

After getting her little thrill, Summer decided it might be for the best that she quickened her pace, her girlfriends were starting to make embarrassing, yet admittedly hilarious, jokes at lunch about her and Professor Slughorn. Her defense is that if anything really were going on, she might not be nearly failing! Once she walked into the Great Hall, it didn't take long for her to spot her group among the Gryffindor table. The first to pipe up would be Valerie James, a pleasantly plump young girl, who Summer would bet all the gold in Gringotts had the kindest heart in all of Britain.

"So how is your dearest Sluggy?" Valerie poked at Summer, who calmly replied,

"Actually, he is doing quite marvelously. I'm positive I have a O in Potions now!" she remarked with a wink.

"Girl, you are just wrong! Don't even joke about that stuff while I'm eating!" complained Renee Truscott, with a grimace. Renee, even though she was a year behind the other two, had humor as wicked as Summer and Valerie. However, Renee, as a Chaser on the Gryffindor Qudditch team, highly valued food. Summer and Valerie knew how she could get if she were deprived of her nutrients, so they settled for one last giggle before Valerie went back to her lunch, and Summer's meal appeared before her. Summer picked at her roll while studying her two friends Lily Evans and James Potter. They were such an honestly sweet couple, completely picture perfect. Two years ago she believed Severus had a small interest in Lily, however they're really only friends. Lily is too much like his little sister, and now that James has stopped being so territorial, he's a good friend to Severus. Though, Severus doesn't ever exactly seem "close" to anyone, he does have a few friends on Gryffindor thanks to Summer and Lily. The friendship between Severus and Summer was known between Summer's friends, however none of them, even Lily know the extent of it. Hopefully, no one ever would.

After a moment of studying Lily and James, Summer felt something missing. When suddenly, arms shot around her stomach and gave her a warm bear hug.

"Hey, Remus! I was just wondering where you were."

"Hi, sweetheart. Sorry I'm late; I was playing exploding snap with Sirius. Well, at least I was until McGonagall chased us off." He chuckled, and then quickly proceeded to annihilating his lunch. Remus had an incredible appetite, but Summer figured that was due to his "furry little problem".

For the moment, Summer would try to forget about Severus and get through the rest of the school day.

So there you have it! The first chapter, hopefully, of many! Please review and let me know what you think of things so far! Also, I gladly accept criticism!