Disclaimer: All HP characters, resembling spells, lines, and plots belong to J.K. Rowling I only own my OCs and this story's plot nothing else (please don't sue me)
A.N: I present my FIRST Harry Potter fiction; I have had this idea for a while and though why not write it. Hope you like it, now it present to you all…
The Ravenclaw girl.
1. A new acquaintance.
It was Saturday, Severus sat under a tree reading a book, he was alone. He wanted to forget what had happened that week. He was being bullied again, by the infamous James Potter. The Gryffindor used a levitation spell on him, which left him dangling like a fish on a pole. Lily saw this and ran to help him. Out of humiliation he called his best friend an unforgivable name: Mudblood. Just then she turned her back on him.
He apologized, and apologized. He was even ready to sleep in front of the Gryffindor tower to get Lily to talk to him, but she never accepted his words. It was his attraction to dark magic. His "friends" said that she drove them apart more than ever before, and calling her that name was the last straw. Severus felt terrible; he had just lost in mere seconds a friend of six years.
Snape decided to get up early today. It was around 9 a.m. when he sat under the tree going through his potion textbook. He wanted to be alone this time. Without Avery, Mulciber, Wilkes, Rosier and Black (Regulus) bothering him about Lily. Ever since that day they were telling him even more about their Dark Lord, and his ideas.
The first week of the OWL exams were done. Monday was potions, and he decided to study for the class, it may take his mind of Lily for a few minutes. Of course he knew all the potions, but he was aiming for a perfect O.
"David, in the name of Quidditch what are you doing?!"
Severus looked up from his work, who ever said that sentence was a very loud person. He saw a young girl about his age running up to David Frezidoft , a Ravenclaw student with who he was paired up with in Herbology. He didn't pay much attention to her but he could tell by the sound of her voice, she was not in a very good mood. He decided to watch the scene between the two, while glancing at his book, to forget for a moment Lily and the exams.
"What does it look like I'm doing?"
"Oh please, you can't even cast a Hover charm with your eyes closed! What makes you think you can this?"
"Because, I've been practicing."
"Oh Merlin, you're going to end up hexing yourself… again. And this time you are carrying yourself to the hospital wing! Or I can make it easier for you and hex you myself and leave you here! You know I don't bluff! Besides we have the rest of the OWLs to study for. I know you don't want t miss an occasion on getting a perfect report now."
"Ok fine, but I doubt I'll be getting an O in Herbology. That Fanged Geranium practical exam was hard, that plant nearly bit me."
"You know, that is what happens when you start to poke it with your wand you twit! How about we go met up with the rest to study in the library? That way you…wait. Is that, that boy with who Lily was arguing with the other day? Sure looks like him."
Severus froze at the minute; he put his nose back into his book and made off as if he never heard the conversation.
The girl looked back at her friend.
"I heard he's good in potions. Here save me a seat in the library I'll catch up soon enough."
"Ok"
"And NOT by Lockhart!"
"Got it, anything else your highness!"
"Very funny, you caught off guard with your humor."
David nodded and turned back to the castle, while she started walking towards Severus, who wasn't even notice her coming towards him at an alarming rate, until it was too late. The young girl was now in front of him, her eyes looking down at him.
"Hi, is there anyone sitting here?"
He turned to face her; she had long straight blond hair, pale skin and was wearing a simple pair of jeans with a black T-shirt.
"Does it look like it?"
"I'll take that as a NO then." with that she sat next to him, looking over at his textbooks. He turned his head very slowly towards her.
"What are you doing?"
"Observing. I see you like potion. So do I. I'm quite found of it actually. It's my favorite subject along with charms of course. Are you preparing for the OWL on Monday?"
"Obviously."
Severus turned to her to see she was now looking is his eyes; she had green eyes, greener than Lily, this made him unsteady.
"Why are you here?"
"Because, I could use you assistance."
"How nice of you, but I doubt you need my assistance."
The girl stared at him; talking to Severus Snape was not an easy task. The boy said only a few words in a very calm and cold voice.
"Alright, and I just though maybe you could explain this one potion to me. I may do very well in the class but you know it just this one thing."
Severus was surprised; someone came to ask him for help on something, that never happened before.
"And which potion is it?"
"Polyjuice, the only potion that gives me a hard time. And according to rumors there is a chance of it being in the potions exam."
"I see and what exactly is difficult?"
"Part two of the brewing, I always get it mixed up with the first thing and the last one, also the middle. If I don't get an O or an E in potions, mother and father won't be pleased and won't let me go to the NEWT class."
"Oh, well it's not that hard." Severus showed her his textbook with a few notes next to the ingredients. "You see first it's the boomslang, then the bicorn horn, you need to stir three times counter-clockwise."
Severus explained the preparation to the young girl who was listening very carefully, even taking a few notes time to time. He was impressed at how seriously she took him, asking question and giving her opinion on the potion.
Time flew fast, it was already 10:30 when a few Ravenclaws lead by David came out of the castle, seems like there were looking for her.
"It seems they've started a search party for me. What an idiot that David I'll tell you." She got up, and then turned back to Severus. "Wait we never really introduced. How rude of me, mother wouldn't be happy."
"I already know who you are."
"Really how so?"
"You're that popular American chaser from Ravenclaw with an attitude sometimes."
"Well. That popular American Chaser from Ravenclaw with an attitude does have a name you know. Evangeline Easgriff, please to meet you." She took out her hand, Severus shook it.
"Snape, Severus Snape."
"Well Severus, thank you for helping me. I hope to see you soon again."
"You don't need to thank me at all."
"I do. You just saved me from almost two hours of listening to Lockhart. If anything, that guy is better off in the stands then as a seeker. Spent most of his time this year combing his hair and flirting with the other team members then going after the snitch. The worst part? I have no idea how he made the team."
"I will agree with you on that point. He seems to be a handful."
"SEEMS TO BE! Try sitting in the same compartment on the Hogwarts Express with him, for over six hours, or at the same table. Keeps going on and on about his silky hair, charming smile… Not that I have much choice. I swear one day I will personally drop a silencing potion in his pumpkin juice. Or use a charm on him; it's not as discreet but just as good. Hopefully next year I'll be captain, and I'll give him a one-way ticket to the Ravenclaw stands. That way we could beat Potter and the Gryffindor's a lot easier."
Severus smirked at Evangeline's words. This girl was not like Lily at the first impression, but the exact opposite, for now anyway.
"I can sense you don't care for Potter?"
"He's alright a real joke sometimes thought; but his friend Black is a real pain. I should hex him too come to think of it. Well I should really get going, see you around Severus." She gave him a warm smile, waved and ran off toward her friends.
Severus watched her go down, she seemed to be a nice person, but with an attitude and language issues. He heard of her, prior to this day. A real cussing queen according to rumors, but with a surprising friendly nature. He stood up, grabbed his stuff, and walked back to the castle, hopefully the Marauders weren't watching, he wouldn't hear the end of it. But for once he didn't really care. A very popular quidditch-playing girl came to talk to him, and ask for help not humiliate him, that was a first.
~~~~~~~~END OF CHAPTER~~~~~~~~
Well there is the fist chapter. I hoped you liked it; let me know what you think. Don't flame me because of an OC, just skip the story if you don't like them.
If there is anything weird about this chapter PM me and I'll change it a bit to make clearer for you. First chapters are always a bit of a challenge than the others, but now that my OC has been introduced, things might be easier to write.
Until next time *takes floo powder in hand* "Diagon alley!"