A FanFic taking place after the end of book 7. Warning: Crossover between the afterlife and wizarding world. Sexual content also. I am looking for a beta. If you're interested please send me a message. I am really bad with grammar.
I am trying to keep this as canon as possible. Roselyn Smithe was at school with Snape and Lily, but two years behind. To keep with Canon the three were friends.
Chapter 1: In The Beginning There Were Three.
Roselyn Smithe sat on the Hogwart's Express by herself. She had chosen a seat in the back of the train by herself. She was extremely nervous as a new student to the school of witchcraft and wizardry. When Professor Dumbledore had shown up at her residence to inform her foster father that she had a place at the wizarding school of Hogwarts, her foster father had agreed with much apprehension to allow her to go. With her gone, he would have no one to cook and clean for him, but he could report her as being at school and not be subject to inspections by welfare office and he would have more money not having to provide her food. She wondered if the other students would like her.
Roselyn jumped as the door slid open and a red haired girl and black headed boy walked in. "Are these seats taken?" asked the red headed girl.
Roselyn shook her head and the two older students came and sat down in the seat across from her. Roselyn couldn't help but take a second look at the dark haired boy. She was drawn to him for some reason she couldn't understand. She gave the pair a half smile as she pulled the schoolbook she had packed to read during the journey. "Magical Drafts and Potions". The dark haired boy gave her a slight smile and nodded approvingly at her when she began to read the book.
"Hi, I'm Severus Snape and this is Lily Evans. This is your first year isn't it?"
Roselyn smiled at Lily, as she nodded her head. "I am Roselyn Smithe"
"How lucky I am, I get to sit with two of Hogwart's beautiful flowers. Though, I will say Rose is a lot prettier name than Lily's sister Petunia."
Lily gave Severus a light poke in the ribs. "That's not nice, Severus."
Roselyn blushed, and said a quiet "Thank you!"
Lily turned to look at Roselyn, "So what kind of family do you come from, are your parent's wizards?"
Roselyn shrugged her shoulders. "Don't know, my mom gave me up for adoption when I was born. My adoptive parents died when I was 5 years old in a car crash. I've been in the foster care system ever since."
"I'm so sorry," said Lily in a most sincere voice.
"Does it matter if my parents were wizards?" Roselyn asked with a timid voice.
Lily and Severus exchanged a curious glance before Severus answered. "To most people no, but there are a few that think muggleborn, or children born to non-wizarding families shouldn't be accepted at Hogwarts."
Roselyn's eyes widened, in apparent fear.
"Don't fret too much about it. You may very well be a wizard child, though I kind of doubt it as you would have probably given to a wizard had your parents been wizards. If not, you're in the same boat as me. Both of my parents are muggles."
Roselyn breathed a silent sigh of relief.
"So Sev, what house do you think she will be in?"
"Hmm, as she does not knowing her parentage I would say probably not Slytherin. Tell us more about yourself Roselyn. What do you do for fun? How often do you get in trouble, and how do you get yourself out of trouble."
Roselyn shifted uncomfortably. She wasn't sure what they were meant by houses and Slytherin. "I love to read. There was a used bookstore down the street from where I lived. The owner liked me so she would let me borrow a couple books at a time from the store. Then I could bring them back when I was done. She knew my foster parents wouldn't give me the money to buy them. I avoid getting in trouble at all costs." She stiffened as she said that, and pulled her sweater sleeves down further on her arm.
A sad expression brushed his face for a brief moment, and then it returned to his normal emotionless face. He could imagine the bruises she was hiding underneath that sweater. The pain in her eyes showed years of hurt and hiding that he knew well. His parents had never been physically abusive towards him, granted he sometimes wondered if that was because to hit him they would actually have to remember that he was there. His parents were constantly arguing, and his mother would occasionally remember that she had a son and try to play the doting mother. Then she would get angry with his father, and Severus would be on his own again. "I believe she will be in Ravenclaw."
"I hope she's in Gryffindor." Said Lily.
"Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Slythersomething. What are these strange words you're speaking?"
Severus spoke. "They are the Hogwart's houses. You will be sorted into a house that will become your family while at Hogwarts. Slytherin, my house is made up of ambitious students. We rarely have students who are muggleborn because the founder believed only pureblood wizards deserved schooling."
"Gryffindor," continued Lily "is full of students who are brave and daring. Ravenclaw, on the other hand is for students who have sharp minds and like to think a lot."
"Hufflepuff," finished Severus "is for anyone else."
"I'll probably wind up in Hufflepuff." Roselyn stated softly. "How many years have you been attending Hogwart's"
"We're both starting our third year." Severus answered.
Severus watched as the young blond haired girl stepped up to the stool. She was obviously nervous. There was something so familiar about her, but he just couldn't place it. She sat down on the stool, and the sorting hat was quiet for a good minute. Finally, the hat yelled out Slytherin. He clapped loudly along with all of the others at his table. He slid over slightly to make room for her, and motioned for her to sit next to him. From across the room, his eyes met Lily and she gave him a smile of approval.
The fact that Roselyn was in Slytherin, made Severus very curious to her parents were. He would have to start looking into ways to determine her lineage. Roselyn was a very attractive girl, nowhere as beautiful as Lily but she would draw attention of many of the males around. He would have to look after her. He couldn't help but smile as her eyes widened when the feast appeared on the table. He was sure, that she had never seen so much food in all her life.
It was October of Severus and Lily's fifth year. Roselyn was in her third. The three were extremely excited, because Roselyn was finally allowed to go to Hogsmeade with them. Severus had taken the young Slytherin under his wing, and his best friend Lily had fully accepted the addition to their duo. Roselyn and Lily rarely spent time alone together being in different houses and different years, but Severus was able to distribute time between both girls without problem. The three were also together as often as possible.
Severus hadn't had much luck in determining Roselyn's parentage. He had finally figured out why she seemed familiar. She had identical eyes to Lily. He was scared to bring this up to the girls, but he was almost certain that they were related. Through a spell he'd invented, he had been able to borrow some memories from Lily's childhood. Her mother had disappeared when she was a little over a year old for about 5 months. Severus believed she had waited till the pregnancy had started to show, and had gone into hiding till after the baby was born. He just hadn't figured out why yet, but he would.
The trio walked into Hogsmeade. The older two had been planning on where to take Roselyn first. They had decided on Honeydukes. They couldn't wait to let Roselyn have some of the delicious fudge sold there. Then they were going to take her to the Three Broomsticks for some Butterbeer. After sitting there for about 30 minutes, Lily got up to go to the bathroom. She motioned for Roselyn to follow. The girls went into the bathroom and Lily confronted Roselyn."
"I can't believe that I hadn't seen it before now. How long have you been in love with Severus?"
Roselyn blushed. She had been trying to keep her feelings for the older Slytherin a secret for two years. It had become obvious to her early on that he only had eyes for Lily. It was even worse for Roselyn, when Severus had confided in Roselyn that he was in love with Lily. Lily only thought of Severus as a friend though."
"What makes you think I'm in love with him."
"The dreamy look in your eyes when he talks, the way you slowly inch closer to him while we were walking, the way your face lights up like a Christmas tree when he says your name. Shall I go on, or do you catch my drift."
"Please don't tell me I'm that obvious." Roselyn said with a deep sigh.
"It's only obvious to anyone in the female population."
"Please don't tell him, he thinks as me like a friend. I don't want to lose what we have."
"I won't, but don't expect me to not play matchmaker. You two would be a great pair."
"Thanks," Roselyn said biting her lip. She loved Severus with all of her heart; she wanted him to be happy. She tried to fight the urge to ask Lily the question she wasn't sure she wanted an answer to, but she couldn't stop herself. "Why did you and Severus never start dating?"
Lily's face showed confusion. It was obvious that this question had never occurred to her. To Lily, Severus was a friend and that's all. Roselyn thought this should comfort her, but somehow it just made things worse. She wanted Severus to be happy, but he like her was in love with someone who would never return his love in the way he wanted. "We're friends; Severus would never be interested in a girl like me romantically. We're too much like brother and sister."
Roselyn just nodded her head in agreement. She knew Severus had never thought as Lily as a sister, but doubted she would ever believe her. She looked at the grin on Lily's face; it had a truly mischievous look to it. "I'm going to tell Severus that I'm feeling a little sick to my stomach. He'll still want you to see all of Hogsmeade, so you to can have some more time alone." With a slight giggle, Lily added "Have him take you to Madam Puddifoot's"
Roselyn looked at Lily, she wasn't sure whether to argue or give her a big hug and say thank you, so she settled with giving Lily a faint smile. Lily in turn splashed some water on her face and went out to the table where they had left Severus by himself. James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew had walked into the pub. Sirius had taken his usual attitude on finding whatever he could to insult Sirius. Lily and Roselyn exchanged glances, they knew they needed to get Severus somewhere else, or at least get the Marauders to leave. Lily whispered, "Go sit on his lap and snuggle up to him. I'll give him a back rub and hopefully he'll pay more attention to us than them." Roselyn nodded in agreement.
She saw Severus beginning to pull out his wand, so she quickened her step. She walked up to him and sat in his lap. Snuggling against him, she leaned in towards his ear and then whispered, "They aren't worth it; don't let them get to you." At this point Lily had walked up behind him and was softly rubbing his back. Roselyn felt Severus's body relax when Lily touched him. She felt a jolt of jealousy because he didn't relax for her, but she pushed it away. Roselyn shifted her body to allow herself to get more comfortable on Severus's lap. As she did that, he did a forceful cough and placed his hands on her hips to keep her still. As he touched her leg, a jolt went through Roselyn's body and she slightly jumped. With that Severus let out a slight groan. "Ladies, I think we need to retire to somewhere bit more," Severus paused and then finished "Private." At that Roselyn slid off his lap and stood up. Severus crinkled up his face, and bit his lip as Roselyn rose from his lap. He smiled as the two girls placed their arms in his, and they walked out of the Three Broomsticks together. They could hear James and Sirius muttering about how did Snivilus get two women. What did he have that they didn't.
The
three walked towards the Shrieking Shack. Once they were sure they
weren't being followed, Lily turned to look at Severus and Roselyn.
"I hate to cut this short, but I'm not feeling well. Sev, I
want you to promise me that you will show Roselyn a good time
today."
"If you're not feeling well, Lily, we should walk
you back to the school and take you to the hospital wing."
Lily shook her head. "Don't worry Sev, its just female issues." As she said that, Severus swallowed and turned to look at Roselyn.
"So Roselyn, looks like it will be just me and you. What would you like to do for the rest of the afternoon?"
Lily took this opportunity to wink at Roselyn and head back down the road towards the school. Roselyn stood there with Severus, unable to look him in the eye. She had just been in his lap whispering in his ear. She wanted to be back in his lap again. She knew that wouldn't happen. Finally, she looked at Severus. "I'm open for anything you want to do." A curious smirk crossed Severus's as she said that, and then violently shook his head in an effort to remove the offending thought.
Severus and Roselyn walked down the various streets in Hogsmeade. They went into the many shops, and Roselyn was having a very good time. Neither of the two are quite sure when it happened, or why but at some point during the day they had joined hands. Finally, they were standing in front of Madam Puddifoot's and Severus dropped her hand. Roselyn spied the sign out front and recognized this as the place that Lily had said to have Severus take her. She started in, and Severus grabbed her arm. "That shop really isn't worth going into, it's really quite boring."
She was very curious now, mainly due to Severus's reaction. "I really want to go in; I've heard only good things about this place." Severus sighed. After looking around, he opened the door and led Roselyn into the tea shop. Roselyn had to suppress a laugh, as she looked around at the many Hogwarts students sitting across from each other at little round tables. Many of them were snogging. She could understand why Severus hadn't wanted to come in here, but she could see why Lily had sent them there. A waitress led them over to a table in the corner, and brought them some tea. The two sat in silence sipping their tea for a long period of time, the environment was not a place that supported in depth conversations.
After sitting there for a long time in the quiet, Roselyn leaned over and kissed Severus on the lips. He was obviously taken quite by surprise, but didn't pull away. The two sat leaning over the table snogging, like many of the other students in there. The sound of a tea cup breaking, followed by the curses of James Potter pulled them apart. The pair turned to look at James and Sirius talking in the corner and glaring at them.
"Tell me Sirius, how is it that a filthy Slytherin can have two women at his beck and call. He not only has two women, but they know about each other and seem to enjoy sharing the creep"
Sirius simply shrugged his shoulders with a bewildered look on his face. He was trying to pull James out of the place, obviously not wanting to cause a scene and get forbidden from the Hogsmeade trips. James let out a disgusted sigh as he followed Sirius out of the shop.
Now that James and Sirius were gone, Roselyn looked into her lap unable to look Severus in the eye after the kiss they shared. Her mind went in a thousand directions trying to find the words and voice tone to explain to Severus what had just happened. For this reason, she didn't see the smug look on Severus's face as James left. Severus enjoyed James thinking that Lily and Roselyn both belonged to him, even if the three of them were just friends. If Roselyn and Lily wanted to help further the Marauders opinions, he wasn't fool enough to stop it. Severus looked at Roselyn, she obviously was uncomfortable and afraid she had offended him.
Severus debated about playing into Roselyn's obvious discomfort. It would be fun to make her squirm after the reaction her and Lily had given him earlier. Fortunately for Roselyn, Severus saw more potential in not upsetting her about the incident. Watching James Potter be pissed over his relationship with Roselyn and Lily would be a lot more fun with Roselyn not feeling awkward about playing the role she had today. He knew he had to let her know that the kiss had not bothered him. He had actually really enjoyed it. That was the angle he would take in comforting his little Rose.
"Alright Rose, who do I need to go cast Sectumsempra on?" Roselyn looked at him with confusion. He smiled at her as he continued. "I need to know who you've been snogging, there is no way you learned to kiss that well from practicing with your pillow."
Severus was unsure of how Roselyn respond, and for some reason that he could not describe he realized if she actually gave him a name he would use his spell on the boy. The idea of anyone touching her made him want to punch someone. He pushed this image aside and turned to look her in the eye. She was blushing, which made him smirk.
"That was the first time I'd ever kissed anyone," she whispered.
"Wow." Severus was actually speechless. He assumed she had kissed someone, even if he didn't like it. He never dreamed that had been her first kiss. He felt a little guilty that it had been to fool James and Sirius. He thought about telling her that had been his first kiss also, but the idea of actually admitting that to anyone sent a shiver up his spine. "I think it's time we head back to school."
The two stood up and Severus went to pay for their tea. They walked back towards the school in silence. Severus wanted to kiss her again. Her lips had been so sweet; he wanted to taste them again. It was driving him insane. Finally he pushed her against a tree that they were passing. She was so caught off guard she didn't see the swish of his wand before he kissed her. He pressed his body against her as he kissed her. Neither one had any idea how long they actually stood there kissing. Finally, they separated. Severus smiled at her. "James and Sirius were behind us, and I couldn't resist giving them another show"
"Ah… good show," Roselyn mumbled.
Severus silently exhaled. He had been nervous Rose had known he was lying about James and Sirius being behind them. "You, too." Slowly their conversation returned to normal and they were laughing the way they always did when they ran into Lily in the Great Hall for dinner.