The Child Of The Earth

by Mythonia

Alice Potter, the child of the Earth, is abandoned by her relatives after she accidently messed up dinner. While in the woods she is adopted by the forest and raised there. After 11 years Severus Snape comes for her to go to Hogwarts. Realizing how innocent she is, puts aside his hatred for her Father and decides to protect her from the manipulative headmaster.

1. Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I only own the plot and Alice... at least her name. Because if I made the story Snape wouldn't die and Voldemort wouldn't be evil.

Story:

"Girl! How dare you mess up dinner!" Vernon Dursley, a large walrus of a man, yelled as he kicked his niece.

Alice Potter, a small child with shoulder length black straight hair with the right tucked behind her ear that was parted on left and emerald green eyes, tried to protect her stomach and head as her Uncle beat her.

"I'm sorry! Please, no more!" The 6 year old cried out.

Petunia Dursley, a horse like women, sat with her son Dudley Dursley, who was quite literally a smaller version of his father, in the living room watching as their father/ husband put a beat down on the small spouted from her mouth as her uncle kicked her viciously in the stomach and ribs. Seeing the blood, the large man grinned evilly. He took her by her hair and threw her into the spider infested cupboard under the stairs, a place where she slept. Alice heard the tell tale sound of her Uncle locking the small door.

"You will stay in there until I let you out and no food!" He yelled at her through the door.

She curled into herself to stop the pain coming from her stomach and head, wishing for a bit of happiness as she fell to sleep.

Magic cried out as she watched the injured small child fall to sleep in pain. She hated not being able to do anything for the sweet child. She got an idea and planted a thought in the fat man's head to abandon the child in a forest. The forest is a place where the Earth would love her as she loved the Earth.

The next morning Vernon unlocked the door and pulled the sleeping child from the black space. He backhanded her awake and told her to wait in the car. She did what he ordered and soon after he came out with his car keys and got in. She stayed silent as he started the car, wondering where he was taking her. Maybe an orphanage. She hoped not. But knowing him that's a possibility. The atmosphere was tense as they drove to wherever Vernon was taking Alice. She started to change her mind as they drew farther away from the town and closer to the forest. Her finally rolled to a stop and told her to get out. She understood that he was abandoning her to the forest and was happy about this.

"We don't want you anymore. Don't come home. Got it?" He growled at her

She silently nodded and watched as he made a u-turn and drove off. As soon as the car was no longer in sight she turned around and walked into the forest to take a look at her new home.