INTRODUCTION
In the wizards' hospital on a bright and sunny day, all of a sudden, a loud shriek burst out. Then, many tears, the sound of sadness and a long silence. Someone finally talked: "She's dead... And the child as well..."
Severus Snape suddenly woke up. He was trembling. Since his mother's death, his life was almost like hell. His had been brought up by a careless father who missed his wife and his second child and who did not take care a bit about his son. Life was definitly unfair, Severus thought. "Hey, cheer up! In a few hours you will be back in Hogwarts!" he reminded himself. Yeah, Hogwarts... You might think he was glad to be back there to escape his difficult family life... Well, that is not the main reason... Severus thought about Darrell. His beloved Darrell... Darrell was a prefet too, but she studied in Griffindor whereas Severus was a Slytherin. And that reason prevented them from dating together. Anyway, Severus thought that Darrell surely had not noticed him: she was too... pretty, intelligent and nice to care about a filthy Slytherin. But he was secretly convinced that the girl was not like the other Griffindor, which meant not like those filthy James Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, who were Griffindors too.
Severus sighed: he hated his life, he hated himself. He didn't believe in anything at all and could not help blaming his father for his cowardise. Well, of course, everything was now OK, thanks to Lucius. Lucius was in the sixth and was one year older than Severus. He badly wanted to be a death- eater and thought that only power counted, that being good or bad did not mean anything at all. Severus remembered Darrell's and Lily's (Darrell's best friend) disguted faces when they had heard that explanation.
Severus did not know Lily very well, she only knew she was one of the most popular Griffindors in the school and he did not care a bit about her. He suddenly thought of Remus. He just could not stand him. Remus was Darrell's closest friend and they often chattered together, and Severus envied him a lot.
"She must hate me!" he said, taking a look at the mirror. Oh, Severus was far from being unpretty. He had big black eyes and black hair. He was tall and thin. He often looked sad or sulky; but, everyone was used to that behaviour.
He went back to be and kissed his mother's photograph. "I promise I will love Darrell as Daddy loved you, Mom! I promise!" And he saw Mavis Snape's photograph smile to him. He would talk to Darrell. He would not mind about being a Slytherin. He would... make the world a better place.
In the wizards' hospital on a bright and sunny day, all of a sudden, a loud shriek burst out. Then, many tears, the sound of sadness and a long silence. Someone finally talked: "She's dead... And the child as well..."
Severus Snape suddenly woke up. He was trembling. Since his mother's death, his life was almost like hell. His had been brought up by a careless father who missed his wife and his second child and who did not take care a bit about his son. Life was definitly unfair, Severus thought. "Hey, cheer up! In a few hours you will be back in Hogwarts!" he reminded himself. Yeah, Hogwarts... You might think he was glad to be back there to escape his difficult family life... Well, that is not the main reason... Severus thought about Darrell. His beloved Darrell... Darrell was a prefet too, but she studied in Griffindor whereas Severus was a Slytherin. And that reason prevented them from dating together. Anyway, Severus thought that Darrell surely had not noticed him: she was too... pretty, intelligent and nice to care about a filthy Slytherin. But he was secretly convinced that the girl was not like the other Griffindor, which meant not like those filthy James Potter, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, who were Griffindors too.
Severus sighed: he hated his life, he hated himself. He didn't believe in anything at all and could not help blaming his father for his cowardise. Well, of course, everything was now OK, thanks to Lucius. Lucius was in the sixth and was one year older than Severus. He badly wanted to be a death- eater and thought that only power counted, that being good or bad did not mean anything at all. Severus remembered Darrell's and Lily's (Darrell's best friend) disguted faces when they had heard that explanation.
Severus did not know Lily very well, she only knew she was one of the most popular Griffindors in the school and he did not care a bit about her. He suddenly thought of Remus. He just could not stand him. Remus was Darrell's closest friend and they often chattered together, and Severus envied him a lot.
"She must hate me!" he said, taking a look at the mirror. Oh, Severus was far from being unpretty. He had big black eyes and black hair. He was tall and thin. He often looked sad or sulky; but, everyone was used to that behaviour.
He went back to be and kissed his mother's photograph. "I promise I will love Darrell as Daddy loved you, Mom! I promise!" And he saw Mavis Snape's photograph smile to him. He would talk to Darrell. He would not mind about being a Slytherin. He would... make the world a better place.