Title: Lily's Son
Rating: G
Disclaimer: No they do not belong to me… definitely not… if they did then I'd be one of the richest people in the world, and not going to college. I also attribute the last line of the ficlet to "The Road Not Taken." The saying fit and then I remembered it was a poem… so thus I give it credit.
SPOILER ALERT FOR DEATHLY HALLOWS
Vaguely… there will be more to come… you have been warned
What if Harry had taken after his mother rather than his father?
Everyone who saw him said it was remarkable, the way Harry Potter resembled his mother.
Except for the messy black hair he'd inherited from his father, all of his features were said to belong to his mother and many claimed that it was as if Lily Potter had been reborn as a man. Her long face, soft chin, and startling green eyes changed just enough to become masculine.
He was his mother's son in every way.
People marveled that in him the best of both Lily and James had taken flight. Even his Aunt who hated the wizarding world and refused to speak of his parents had her heart soften when she looked into that face so reminiscent of her sister's. It was said her husband often disapproved of the boy, but she did watch after him in memory of the sister she had once loved so long ago.
It was said when his startling green eyes settled on you, it was as if her spirit burned within him.
The boy was as talented as she was, and kind. He was fiery, but they did say he had his father's talent for quidditch as well as James Potter's knack for getting into trouble, though his had his mother's knack for getting out.
Everywhere he went they said, "Look! There goes Lily Potter's son! The one who vanquished You-Know-Who! They say he's just as skilled has his mother was!"
But it was when he reached Hogwarts it was decided that the boy truly must have Lily's touch as for the first time the Potion Master Severus Snape showed a sense of liking to someone who was not in Slytherin.
And James Potter's son to boot.
But then more often then not it was hard to remember that he was his father's son at all.
It had been claimed that at first he'd been repelled by the boy, but after a short amount of time he was said to show a type of favoritism he had only ever given to those in his house.
It would be noted years later the change that had come over Snape once Lily's son had come to the school, and the way the man had protected the boy with his life until the end.
And it would always be noted how the many watched over "Lily's Son." Indeed, over time The Boy Who Lived would grow tired of always hearing such.
Not that he was Potter's son.
Lily's.
And perhaps it was that which made all the difference.
A/N: It's a short one to start off with. There will be a collection, but this one hit the hardest. Please don't flame me informing me that regardless Snape would hate Harry. Its probably true; however, I just wanted to play with the idea. I thought it'd be interesting if perhaps because he didn't resemble Potter he did come to like the boy. Maybe it's a flight of fancy… that's why they're what ifs XD The others will probably be much much longer, but I thought it was a nice way to start them off.