Hardest Of Hearts
A/N Hey Guys! If your reading this that means I've finally got the first ever chapter of my first ever fanfic up! :P Just a couple of notes before I start. This is going to start as a Snape/Lily fanfic, but later on it will move on to a Snape/Hermione fanfic, so if you don't like either of those pairings you're probably better off reading something else. This is going to follow the Harry Potter timeline, other than the pairings, its not going to be AU at all. This isn't a one shot, and has the potential to be quite long, but I aim to have it done by at least the end of the year. And lastly, Reviews and cookies are love 3 :P If you really want to flame me, if it's seriously that bad, go ahead and do it, otherwise I'll never get any better.
Disclaimer: This fanfic uses characters from Harry Potter by JK Rowling and is inspired by the song Hardest Of Hearts by Florence and the Machine. Last time I checked, I wasn't either of these people :P
To an outsider, the greed on the young boy's face was obvious. He was a fairly tall, stick-like boy, with an unhealthy looking yellow tinge to his otherwise pale face, and his dark black hair lying limply and unkempt, just grazing his shoulders. The target of his gaze was a young girl. He stared at her, wide-eyed, across the length of grassy field that ran across the side of the bare-brick houses at the edge of the village. To him, watching her had become routine, however, he could still remember the first time he had set eyes on her.
She had sat there on the swing, just as she did now, her startlingly red hair brushed behind her and away from her face, allowing her sharp green eyes to shine out separately and distinctly from her heart-shaped face. She was as pale as the full moon, in an oddly attractive way, with a slight smattering of reddish brown freckles across her high cheekbones. He had been captivated by her even then. Only a few yards away from her had sat another girl, legs crossed, her eyes averted skywards in a stubborn seeming way. In Severus' eyes she was a repulsive little creature, the polar opposite of her sister. She was a skinny little thing, with permed blonde hair, and a neck that was far too long for the rest of her body. Severus could only assume by her attitude that it had somehow stretched, to make it easier for her to sneer at people. As instantly as he had felt attraction to the sweet red-head, Severus felt hatred for the skeletal blonde. However, at first she had had her uses. The young boy soon found himself stopping by the little grass verge regularly, cautiously eavesdropping on their conversations. It beat staying at home anyway. He had soon learnt that the red-head was Lily Evans, and the pale stuck up girl was her sister Petunia, however it wasn't long before the things he learnt about Lily made her ever more bewitching to him.
He could even remember the first time it had happened, not that it was easy to forget. It had been a month since he had first started watching Lily when, as he had watched from his hiding place behind a sturdy sycamore tree, she had flung herself from the highest point of the swing. Severus never knew whether or not it had been intentional, but it certainly shocked her sister. Flinching, he had waited for the thud and crunch of bones as the girl hit the floor, and her sister got the sense to stop shrieking.
"Lily??" Petunia gasped, making Severus look up. Gracefully, the freckled girl slowly sunk to the floor, holding her pose like a ballerina.
Severus gaped in shock. She was like him! His thin lips broke into an easy smile, as he watched her continue her descent. Gently she hit the floor. Petunia stared at her.
"What have you done now? Just wait 'till I tell Dad!" Petunia yelped at her younger sister.
Severus took a couple of minutes to hold back his laughter of shock and relief, before he left for home that day, to try and accept what he had seen. He knew he had a reason for liking that muggle girl.
Severus doubted that he would ever get to know he fathers reaction, but he was sure it had been better than his own father's. Soon enough, Lily started to come to the grass verge more regularly, and more on her own. At first, Severus questioned what had changed. Perhaps she had been rejected by her family? Perhaps her sister didn't want to risk being near her anymore? Either way, Severus soon discovered he was glad for it. It was so much easier watching the muggle-born on her own, without the distraction of her irritating elder sister. He was still fascinated by her. Occasionally, Severus would toy with the idea of trying to speak with her, now her sister wasn't always there, and the two of them had something in common. It didn't matter that she didn't understand it yet, it would give him the chance to he convince her he was normal. That they were normal. But in honest truth Severus just didn't know what he would say to her.
Today, she sat with her sister again. It was irritating to him, but he had promised himself, and nobody broke a promise to Severus Snape. He was not going to let himself chicken out now, not when he had been planning for months. He was going to do it. Now. With legs like lead weights he began walking slowly towards them. Today was the day Severus Snape introduced himself to Lily Evans.
A/N Hope you liked it! Remember, I love reviews so please click the button at the bottom of the page! Chapter 2 should be up soon.
Brighty x