Severus was really nervous. Anne Salley had been sorted in Ravenclaw, and he guessed he was next. His only friend, Lily, had been sorted in Gryffindor, along with that stupid guy with the glasses that had flirted with the girl he liked and his dumb friends. Severus didn t even know what was better; to get into Slytherin, what he had always wanted, or to be with Lily and have to stand all those Mudbloods. Suddenly he heard his name. His heart almost stopped. He walked toward the chair clumsily and Minerva Mcgonaggal put the Sorting Hat on Severus head. -Interesting- whispered the Hat in his ear I can see you would do fine in Slytherin... but what about Gryffindor? For some reason you would like to be there, too. So... you will die like a Gryffindor, but live like a... Slytherin!- that last word the Hat shouted for everyone to hear. Severus walked towards the Slytherin table, sat, and felt that someone patting his shoulder. But he didn t turn to see who it was. Once the ceremony and banquette had finished, first years were told to follow Slytherin s prefect, and Severus followed his housemates, immersed in his own thoughts. When everybody stopped, he realised they had arrived to Slytherin s headquarters and for the first time since he d left the Great Hall, he looked up. And blushed instantly. Before him, there was a very tall boy, with long golden hair and the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen. The guy was of course the prefect, whom after being stared at for a while by Severus, curved his thin lips, drawing a smile on his face dedicated to Severus, who thought it was charming and kind (thou everybody else s would have agreed it was full of malice). Severus blushed even more and looked away. His heart was beating really fast and he didn t really know why. He followed the flock into the Common Room avoiding the look of the tall man, and difficulty found his way to the room that he was designate. It was impossible for him to sleep that night. When it was time for his first class, he dressed up and left the room with his other mates. It was Potions, and his teacher was a man called Slughorn. Severus soon realised he didn t really like the subject, but he was brilliant on it. His next class was The Dark Arts and how to protect yourself . And Lily was there. All Gryffindors were there. That Potter guy was there. But still he loved it. Particularly the Dark Arts part.