A.N. Hi ho hi ho! So, lo and behold, another Harry Potter story! Wow, I'm on a roll! SO this one is centered around one of my favorite characters of all eternity…..SEVERUS SNAPE! YAY SNAPE! So of course, this is set during the time when the Marauders were at Hogwarts. SO yeah, I own my OC's, especially Piper. One of my pride and joys. The beginning part, for the most part, does not belong to me.

Enjoy and R&R!

"I don't want to talk to you."

Severus Snape frowned in a slightly confused way. He sat down next to the ginger haired girl.

"Why not?"

Lily wiped her eyes angrily, keeping her back to the sallow boy.

"T-Tuney hates me. Because we saw that letter from Dumbledore."

"So what?"

Lily finally faced him, glaring heavily. Snape flinched a little under the fiery, green glare.

"So she's my sister!"

"She's only a –" Snape stopped himself in time, seeing Lily had not heard him.

"But we're going!" he covered easily, giving her a small smile. "This is it! We're off to Hogwarts!"

Lily returned his smile slightly, finishing wiping her eyes. Her smile widened a bit.

"You'd better be in Slytherin," he added, giving her a joking nudge in the side with his elbow.

"Slytherin?"

One of the other occupants of the compartment, an arrogant looking boy with slightly shaggy black hair and round glasses, laughed at Snape's comment. The other boys who sat with him, joined him in laughing. The only other person, a tall girl, yet still probably shorter than Snape himself, just lowered her eyes and kept her attention on the large book in her lap.

"I'd leave if they placed me in that hell hole, wouldn't you?"

Two of the other boys nodded but the one with black hair hanging beneath his ears looked down, almost sadly.

"My whole family was in Slytherin," he mumbled.

The boy in glasses slapped him on the shoulder, grinning.

"Well, maybe you'll have to break that tradition!"

The other boy smiled slightly.

"Maybe."

Snape rolled his eyes, now glaring at the boy in glasses. His arrogant air made Snape a bit cautious to have this boy around Lily. He scooted a bit closer to the red-headed girl next to him.

"And where exactly do YOU want to be placed?" he sneered.

The boy stood and placed one foot on the bench, pretending to hold up a sword.

"Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!"

Snape let out a cold laugh. The boy glared at him.

"What?"

"Nothing, but if you'd rather be brawny than brainy…"

Flopping back onto his seat, the boy continued glaring.

"Well, seeing as where you're hoping to go, I guess you're neither."

For the first time, the other girl removed her face from her book. She slammed the book shut and stood up.

"I would appreciate it if you would kindly shut up. That kind of remark is uncalled for and won't be tolerated at school. So, like I said before, shut up."

There was a momentary silence before the boy burst out laughing. He stood and walked towards her, the glint back in his eyes.

"I don't believe we've been introduced, love. I'm James Potter, and….you are?"

He basically had her cornered by the door of the compartment. The girl's face was completely red now and she looked a little afraid.

"N-not interested," she stammered, nervously.

James leaned closer towards her face and just before his lips met hers, he reached behind her and opened the compartment door, letting the girl fall, hard onto the floor on her backside. Snape felt anger bubbling inside him as the girl's face turned an even darker shade of red. How dare Potter treat a girl like that? He watched as the girl stood up, her eyes beginning to water. She grabbed her bag and slung it over one shoulder. Grabbing her book, she studied the cover for a moment before slamming it down on James' head. And with that, she turned on her heel and walked away. Snape thought he saw a few tears running down her cheeks.

Lily glared at James before grabbing Snape's hand.

"Come on Sev. Let's find another compartment."

As they left the compartment, James stuck one foot out, tripping Snape.

"See ya Snivillus!"