Chapter 1: The Train Ride

It was a rainy day when Severus Snape got onto the Hogwarts Express and he seemed to be in love with the day none the less. He weakly smiled as his long legs stamped into a large puddle. He was just beginning his third year at Hogwarts this year and he was ready for anything. He was a tall lad for his age and he had long black hair that seemed to all but him greasy. He was slightly pale but he never let that get him down he was in love. As he got on the train there she was just as pretty as ever. Her name was Lily Evans and she was his dream girl. She was a feisty red head with spunk and smarts. He slowly walked over to her to see exactly what he did not want to see.

Lily got on the train looking everywhere for her best friend Severus and there he was waiting for her outside a small room. She smiled at him but someone had gotten in her way. It was one of the class "jocks" James Potter. He was almost as tall as Severus but he had messy brown hair and a pair of large glasses. He smiled at Lily and tried to win her over with his smile and nothing more. She pushed him aside and ran over to Severus who was smiling as he opened the door for her.

"Who does he think he is?" James sneered.

His friend by the name of Remus Lupin laughed a little and got into a room occupied by a few other third year students. James still was looking at the room Lily went into and then spit at the floor and got in with Remus.

As Lily and Severus sat alone in the room there was an awkward silence until she pulled out her books and began to chatter on about how much she would learn this year. She went on and on but all Severus could see was her green eyes. She had the prettiest pair of eyes of any girl at Hogwarts and most of the students knew that. Hogwarts! His home away from home he had almost forgot that's where they were headed and it made him smile. She thought it was from her rambling so she handed him a book and he weakly smirked and flipped through the pages. He would do anything for her. She knew he was not listening to her but she knew why. She let him daydream about Hogwarts because he is the one who told her all about it. She had no idea how he felt about her though. He had planned out how to tell her but every time he tried to get her alone during the summer her sister showed up. And don't get him started on during the last two years. Potter was always taunting and teasing him and that led him to never have the courage to tell her how he felt.

This year though no matter what he was going to tell her, just not yet. He really did not want to ruin their friendship by just blurting it out so he had to be romantic about it. He had to show her how madly in love he was. He knew he was a bit young to know what love was but he just knew he was in love with her. His heart hurt when she hurt, his lungs became smaller when she came close to him, and his body always went haywire when she spoke to him. Lily was still talking about the new school year when she forgot she had to change. She smacked her head and ran to change. He took this time to change into his poor and shabby green and black robes. He was a Slytherin and lovely Lily was a Gryffindor. The two houses that fought the most and him and his best friend had to be put in them. He hated being away from her but somehow he knew he belonged there. He just loved the Dark Arts and Potions. He was a master of Potions. Lily came back looking more perfect then she usually did and poor Severus noticed.

"New robes Lily?" he spoke with his voice almost cracking.

"Yes! My mother was so proud of me she sprung for new robes and even a new broom.", she smiled at him knowing his was old and used. "You can ride it of course!"

He smiled and she began to talk about the classes more. He knew this was the year to tell her he just had to find the right moment.