A/N: I do not own Harry Potter or any other characters out of the Books/Movies. Characters might appear Out of Character.

First.

He had observed her, over the past eleven years. Every step and every movement by her, nothing had gone unnoticed by him. He knew everything about her, probably more then she herself did.

And only too well he knew the brilliant magician which hid behind her deep brown, almost black eyes and the black curly hair, waiting to be discovered. Only, he hoped she'd stay on the path he had pushed her on.

"I said NO!" suddenly a crystal clear voice cut through his thoughts, the next thing he hears is a whining dog. "Stupid dog, you won't learn will you?" the voice continued.

A black haired girl, with deep brown almost back eyes stood inside a backyard behind a red painted house, starring down at a little puppy. The Labrador puppy lays motionless in the dirt in front of her, if he wouldn't know better he'd guess that it wasn't alive anymore. Her eyes were full of disgust and hate. "It's only your fault" she spit and raised her right hand.

No she wouldn't. He thought to himself. Prepared for the worst, his eyes weren't able to move away from the girl. Again, the dog whined, probably expecting the worst as well.

"I am sorry" she sighs and gets down onto her knees. "You are just a puppy, you don't know anything yet" her voice sounds much softer now. "Can you forgive me?" she asked and moved her right hand above the little dog suddenly jumped onto its paws. "I am sorry" she said again and opened her arms. To his surprise, the puppy jumped into her waiting arms, ready to be cuddled.

"Saiph, sweetie? Lunch is ready" a female voice called. "Coming" she responded. "We don't tell anyone what just happened, promised?" she asked the puppy on her arms and disappeared into the house.

"Put the dog down and wash your hands" the raven haired woman greeted her daughter once she'd entered the kitchen. Following her mother's order she placed the dog on the wooden floor, knowing it would follow her into the bathroom.

"Why does Milou love you more than me? He is my puppy after all" turning after the voice, Saiph faced her seven years old younger sister. "He doesn't love her, he's afraid of her" a male voice claimed in a joking manner. Suck it. She thought to herself, ignoring her older brother's words.

Moments later, she'd joined her two siblings and her parents at the table. If she wouldn't look like her mother, Saiph wouldn't fit into the picture at all. Both her siblings were blonde and had blue eyes, just like their father. "Why is Milou afraid of you?" her little sister asked. "He isn't afraid of her, Milou only follows Saiph so much because she secretly feeds him with sausages" their mother solved the situation. Not knowing that her oldest child was right with his words. Milou, the little Labrador puppy, was afraid of Saiph. She trained him, but whenever the dog refused to do what she expected it to do, she couldn't control herself and punished the puppy hard. Quickly she had learned that a balanced combination out of commendation and punishment managed that the dog kind of became her slave. And she enjoyed it.

Slightly she pushed her right food, feeling a little furry ball dancing around her toes. Yes, her sisters puppy followed her, and only her. She was his master.

"Besides, neither you, nor your brother, pay as much attention to Milou as Saiph does. This might be the reason why he is so attached to her" their father smiled towards his oldest daughter. "Are you excited for tomorrow?" their mother changed the topic. "I am" Saiph nods smiling. "Tomorrow is your big day!" her father smiled proudly, "What do you want to do tomorrow?" he asked the smiling girl. "I would love to celebrate with my friends, but I also would love to see grandma" she responds. "Can't I have both?" she asks pleading. "We'll see" her mother winked. Smiling, Saiph nodded and continued to eat her lunch.

"I'll go to meet my friends at the playground, if you don't mind?" Saiph asked after they'd finished their lunch. "You'll be back, when it gets dark" her father respond and she nodded. "As soon as the street lights are turned on" she already was on her way towards the front door when the little puppy tried its best to catch up. "Milou, stay!" the black haired commanded and the little puppy stopped right in his tracks. A pleased smile formed on her lips when she stepped out of the front door.

As promised, Saiph was on her way home as soon as the sun had disappeared and the street lights were turned on. As usually she walked through the park which was near to her house.

Of course she knew her mother would freak out if she knew that Saiph walked through the park. Her mother had forbidden her oldest daughter to walk through the park as soon as it started to get dark outside. But Saiph felt save when she walked through the dawn. But something was different today, she couldn't figure out what exactly. Turning back, she noticed a black haired man, dressed in black. Sighing, she turned again. He's the reason why you feel watched she thought to herself. There was no need to freak out or even to quicken her steps. Everything was just fine, she would be home soon. Looking up from the path she was walking on, she almost stumbled. The black haired man stood now in front of her. Rethinking, the quicken her steps part, she quickly calculates her chances. If she starts to run now towards him and the exit of the park, she never would manage to reach the safety neighborhood she grew up without being cought by him. She only could turn around and pray that she was quicker.

But why was he suddenly in front of her? Turning back, she checked. The spot where he was at before was empty. Turning forward again, she almost jumped in surprise and was sure her heart had skipped a beat.

"No need to be afraid Miss Matthews, I won't chaise after you if you start to run, I only want to talk" the man who suddenly walked next to her said, causing her to stop in her tracks immediately. He knew her surname? What else did he know? "Listen, Saiph, I never planned on fearing you. I am only here because I want to talk to you. Nothing more. Promised" He told her and looked straight into her deep brown, almost black eyes. The eyes, that seemed somehow so familiar to him. "Who are you?" the black haired girl asked with a clear and strong voice. "My name is Serverus Snape. I am the Professor for Potions, at Hogwarts" he introduced himself to her. "Potions? Hogwarts?" Saiph asked raising her eyebrow. "That's why I am here to talk with you" he replied to her.

"I've seen what you've done to the dog today" he started, studying her features. A hint of shock moved through her eyes but was quickly vanished by the poker-face alike look she had inside her eyes since he had introduced himself to her. "I train it yes" she nodded. "I am speaking about the punishment" he replied sharply. "I know what you did to him" he now said calmly. This time she couldn't hide the hint of fear moving over her features. "What will you do about it?" she asks with the same strong voice she had before. "Want to tell it to my parents?" she asked starring right into his eyes, searching for any hint of an answer. If he didn't knew better he would think she was trying to use legilimency against him. But how could she? She didn't even know she was a magician.

"Miss Matthews, I am here to tell you that were accepted into Hogwarts, School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." He explained her, knowing she would receive an owl with the official welcome latter this night. But Dumbledore had asked him, to talk with Saiph first. After all, she grew up inside a muggle family, not knowing a bit about who she really was. Matthews he thought to himself. A surname which didn't suit this girl at all. "Whatever you have smoked, I think it is better you stop smoking it" her voice cut through is thoughts. "When you move your hand above the little puppy, it isn't some kind of will power that makes the puppy seem dead. You use magic to bring this dog to heel after you." He spoke emotionless, knowing she never would believe his words. He had to prove her.

Shaking her head, Saiph started to walk towards the Park's exit. It already had become really dark and her parents probably worry about her. "Lumos!" she suddenly could hear almost whispered behind her. "What?" she asked and turned hear head after the black haired man again.

Her jaw dropped. He hold a wand inside his hand. But this wasn't what had caused her jaw to drop. The light, shining from the wand's tip was what had caused her to lose her tracks for a moment. "Nice flashlight" she said after she'd eventually gathered her thoughts. "You are a witch, you will attend Hogwarts and you will make your mother proud" he almost spit with an ice cold voice. "My mother?" she asked surprised. "I am not talking about the muggle" the Professor replied. "But what?" she asked still flabbergasted. Not getting any response from him, she only watched how he disappeared as quickly as he had appeared.

"Saiph?" she could hear a familiar female voice. "Mom? I am here" she replied and started to run towards the black haired woman. "I am sorry Mom, I was late and so I thought I could quickly walk through the park" Saiph excused herself, leaving the odd meeting with the man out. Her mother didn't need to know, she only would worry."Late or not, next time please take the way along the streets, no matter if it'll take longer" she said and hugged the girl closely. "Okay Mommy" Saiph replied and rested hear head at her mother's chest. "Let's go home now. Dinner is ready and tomorrow is your big day" she whispered into the girls thick locks and started to walk towards their home.

Thoughts about the man flashed through her mind again. Why had he called her mother a Muggle? What was a Muggle anyways? She wondered. The odd meeting with the Professor suddenly seemed like something she only had imagined, but the word Muggle wasn't willing to leave her mind.

Note: This Story is set with the first book and please note that some characters are out of character. Bella & Voldemort will appear later :)