My first H.P. Fanfic. I hope you enjoy. Also Harry Potter, yeah don't own it

Severus's P.o.v.

I watched the girl from afar as her sister ran away saying something about freaks, after she made a flower bloom, when I approached her and called her a witch she called me a git and then ran home. I felt bad.

I never was good with people they only try and hurt me by making fun of my clothes and stuff. Suddenly I hear a laughing noise coming from the tree next to me, I looked up and there was a boy about my age there looking down at me, he's probably going to make fun of my clothes or something, if he's looking for an easy target I'll show him who not to mess with.

"What do you want? Are you going to make fun of me? because if you are we can fight about it." he laughed again and I was getting mad he held up his hands in a placating manner speaking in an Italian accent"I'm not here to make fun of you bambino, I was sitting in the tree and I heard you guys talking, so you're a wizard too then huh?" So this boy was also a wizard then. I felt a little bit more comfortable around him almost lax for some reason.

"Do you think she'll come back after she got offended? I'm pretty sure she'll not be coming back." He looked at me, gave a grin and said "don't worry bambino she'll be back I saw it in her eyes." Saw it in her eyes what's this kid on about. "Anyway what's your name bambino?" he asked and so I replied "Snape, Severus Snape" "nice name Snape, you mind if I call you Severus?"

I looked at him and said "sure"

"So Severus, as I said don't worry about it she'll be back within the week. Come back in three days that's Saturday, she'll be here, I gotta go Severus but I'll be back then." "Aren't you going to tell me your name? I told you mine" "next time bambino, I'll introduce myself to you and the bambini." With that he walked off after a rather bright smile.

Transition three days later

I made it to the park about noon and waited like the kid said, ten minutes later the girl showed up. She walked over to me and said "it's not nice to call people names." So I said "sorry I wasn't trying to be mean but you are a witch…" she looked like she was about to walk away so I hurried out "not like that I meant you're a witch like you can do magic"

she didn't walk away but she looked skeptical so I told her I would prove it picked up a couple of daisies laying around and put them in a pile I concentrated like my mom said to and I pictured what I wanted, the pile turned into a crown, feeling accomplished I looked up at her and smiled when I saw that she believed me.

I heard a clapping noise from the tree, looked up and saw the boy from the other day. He jumped out of the tree like before and he had a smile on his face and spoke "now then Severus, didn't I tell you she would be back eventually" "Now then, I think introductions are in order don't you guys?" I looked at him like he was crazy until I realized I still didn't know his name or the redheaded girl next to me.

I introduced myself first "My name is Severus Snape" the girl was next to speak "My name is Lily Evans" Lily and I looked at him expectantly, he smirked and said "My name is Vincenzo Antonichi Da Firenze, but you guys can call me Vinny, it's a pleasure to meet you." Then he gave a bow.

I was in the middle of thinking about this dream I had this morning, wondering the grounds, on auto-pilot when I thought Vinny? Who's Vinny I've had the dream about our first meeting before, this is the first time I've seen this Vinny person who could he be? Why am I just remembering this now? Does Lily remember?

I was pulled out of my reminiscing rather harshly by the ever insufferable git, James Potter, and his pack of fools, the Marauders. I find myself hanging upside down by the tree Lily and I used to hangout by, after I recover from my stupor I am filled with a burning anger in the pit of my stomach and am about to pull out my wand when I hear Sirius Black cast "Expelliarmus" and I am defenseless.

I hear laughing not only from the Marauders but also from the students in the vicinity, my pants now pulled to my ankles, with my hand-me-down grey underwear exposed to the world.

I feel so embarrassed and the anger I am feeling has turned into a burning inferno, to top it all off I hear Lily yell at Potter "Let him down now!" he replies "oh come on Lily, we're only having a bit of fun" he still has me upside down and I was now being defended by someone who hadn't talked to me in what feels like forever and I couldn't take it anymore and I was about to yell at her something I was sure would end whatever semblance of friendship we had left without thinking, it was on the tip of my tongue when I heard someone yell "Severus Tobias Snape, hold your tongue!" in a soft Italian accent.

The laughter around me ceased immediately, all eyes including mine were looking to the tree I saw a young man about my age with a smile or is that a grimace, I can't tell. He hopped out of the tree that was easily a ten foot drop like it was nothing into a crouch that looked almost predatory, and said "Finite incantatem" before anyone could blink I felt myself falling and was expecting to hit the hard ground.

I flinched expecting pain but when I opened my eyes I was on the grass at the base of the tree with my pants up and buckled, at this point Potter seemed to have come out of his stupor and said "hey what are you doing, you have no business here" the stranger stood slowly, when I got a look at him, he had was a handsome young man with: dark raven hair that that went to the nape of his neck, a mocha skin tone, and he looked to be around 6'5". He was wearing black slacks, a black dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, and black dress shoes.

The stranger spoke up "actually Potter…." He said with such disdain that it surprised me, no one has ever that mad on my behalf before, so it was certainly surprising, but why is he doing this. "It is my business, you see your messing with the wrong person here" he indicated towards me with a sweep of his hand.

Potter laughed and said "and why is that stranger, what prompts you to protect Snivellus here?" the stranger laughed and said "he's my son of course, what other reason would a father need to protect his son?" I was dumbfounded by this and so was everyone else apparently, what is this guy talking about? He spoke again "I'm sorry that's an inside thing."

He looked at Lily and with a small smile said "good job coming to your husband's rescue, Mi Princesa" she looked abashed her wand long put away. Now everyone Lily and I included were looking at him like he had grown a second head.

He must have noticed because he looked at us with a look of recognition and said "oh! I'm sorry I almost forgot." He gestured for Lily to come forward by us, she did and stood next to me. The stranger moved to stand directly in front of us and said "relax" and reached out to touch me, I didn't feel uncomfortable at all, surprisingly at ease really.

I closed my eyes and felt him put his thumb to my forehead and say "Finite Incantatem Completum" and I started to remember, it all came back to me this was not a stranger this was my "father" Vinny. Now those dreams made sense to me. He pulled away and said "Ti ricordi ora I miei figli? (Do you remember now my children?)" I heard Lily next to me say "Sì papà (yes dad)" almost automatically I said "Si signore (yes sir)" he looked at us while opening up his arms and said "well, am I not going to get a hug or anything?"

Lily and I almost tackled him, with a hug and basked in the ambiance when we were so rudely interrupted by an indignant cry of "what the bloody hell is going on here? Lily who is this ? Why did he call Snivellus you're husband? Since when can you speak, what was that Italian? When did you learn that? And why are you hugging him? I would like a bloody good explanation for this" it took this to make me remember that there was a group of people that had grown quite large surrounding us. Vinny's expression seemed to darken when he heard Potter's voice and I knew that look, and it did not bode well, I looked over to Lily and it seemed the same for her.

He turned to Lily, her eyes pleading him to not do anything rash and he spoke "I'm sorry Princesa, I know how you feel about violence but you know I can't stand disrespect." He kissed her forehead "I'm sorry, he's done too much for me to simply overlook, I hope you will forgive me." before she passed out and slumped into his arms. He walked over to me with her in his arms and said "Hold her for a moment Son, I have business to attend to."

I nodded and before he turned around I said "you don't have to do this, we can forget about it" he gave me a sad grin and said "you know I can't Severus, he drove a wedge between my family, the recompense must be paid with blood, even if I wanted to stop I cannot" I nodded and said "don't kill them" he gave me a smile and said over his shoulder "don't worry, and put up a field, will you? around me and these, what were they called 'Marauders' " I sat on the grass, laid Lily's head softly on my leg and said "Accio, my wand" it came to me and I set up a barrier that enclosed them but was still able to hear everything.

General P.O.V

Vinny watched as the field encompassed himself as well as the Marauders, while pushing the students away and smiled, a smile that sent a chill down the spines of the Marauders. Finally he spoke "I, challenge you the Marauders, to a duel."

James laughed as well as Sirius, James spoke up "have you gone mad, man is your mind all sixes and sevens or something. You're outnumbered it's four against one, how do you expect to win." Vinny just regarded him coolly "I know, it hardly seems fair to you guys, I'll tell you what, I won't even use my wand" James looked at him skeptically.

Potter looked at the rest of his group and said "this will be a piece of cake guys" he turned back to Vinny and said "we accept your terms" and the duel commenced the marauders all cast various hexes at him, he simply cast protego, wandlessly, and started a counter attack, he cast a leg lock on Peter, a body bind on Sirius and Remus as well as cast silencio on all three in the blink of an eye.

James stood dumbfounded and Vinny spoke "I told you it was unfair for you guys, now for you I cannot simply hex you no, no that would be to easy, for what you've done, for what you've pushed Severus to, for you I need to use the muggle way, I need to make you bleed, my bloodlust is scraping at the door, so put up your fists James let's not keep it waiting and show me what your made of " he nearly shouted James looked reluctant.

"I'll even be fair, before I lose control, I'll let you take the first swing and it better be good because if not you, will not make it out of this conscious" so Vinny stood there, as he waited for James to make a move he removed his black shirt button by button, until it was off revealing a white tank top and he set it down behind him. Vinny stood with his arms crossed and said "come on, hit me already" that prompted James to do so, he rushed forward and cocked back his left arm and punched Vinny with all his might aiming for the jaw.

The hit connected and Vinny still stood tall head slightly askew to the right, the blow didn't seem to faze him and said "nice try but no dice" his voice went icy "now it's my turn" James tried to step back but it was too late Vinny had him by the collar of his robes and was pounding James's face with his fist. The blow was staggering for James and he tried to throw punches but were easily dodged and in turn had one connect with a part of his body, he now had a bloody lip and a black eye.

James went down, but Vinny was not done he went down on top of James and hailed blows down some being blocked sloppily others not so much with one more mighty blow he broke James's nose and stood up.

He pulled a black bandanna out of his back pocket and wiped his knuckles off before throwing it at James and saying "Clean yourself up cagna (bitch)" he walked over to where Sirius was laying and gave him a swift kick to the side, crouched down and said "don't worry, I only put enough force to break one rib you'll be fine, you should start thinking twice about putting people's lives on the line for the sake of a 'prank'" in a voice only he could hear, Sirius's eyes widened and Vinny smiled "oh yes I know, don't worry I won't tell anybody Lily would be very upset if I did" he walked over to Remus and Peter and said "you have done nothing to earn my ire, make sure it stays that way."

They both looked relieved "but I can't let you go unscathed, don't worry it won't be too painful" he gave them both swift punches to the gut and made his way to his shirt slipped it on not bothering to button it, and walked over to Severus and Lily instructing Severus to take down the field and pick up Lily. Before they left the area he looked at he looked at everyone and said "none of you saw nothing, capiche, I mean you understand?"

The students nodded and he said "good, you" he pointed at a Gryffindor fifth year boy and said "go get the healer, when she asks what happened, you say you were walkin' by and you saw a small explosion, you went to go check it out and you found them like this, capiche? Clearly it looks like a prank gone terribly wrong, am I correct? " the crowd all nodded and the boy was off. Vinny, retrieved his bandana and walked away with Severus following with an unconscious Lily in his arms in search of somewhere to recollect, reflect, and reunite.

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