Disclaimer: All characters and such belong to the brilliant J.K Rowling. Not me...unfortunately.

Hello Readers

This is my first ever attempt at a fan fiction story so i hope you're not to harsh. I have a sister who i hate to love and because of that i need to write into being some sort of universe in which the Evans sisters actually get along. I was surprised that there weren't more stories where petunia turned out to be a witch. It won't just be about them though, Severus and the maradures will be taking the stage too, i'll try staying as true to the characters as i can but obviously they're going to be a bit different. That being said i would really appreciate reviews and i really hope all you like this, now enough talk and here you go.

A Different Begining

Lily Evans screamed in delight as the swing took her higher and higher, her fun made her blind to many things like a little boy behind a bush hiding as he watch her. The thrill of what she was intending making her giddy as she prepared to leap. As soon as she hit her highest point she leaped out of her seat and flew for a few precious moments like some sort of angel. Her lading was far too soft for the speed and power of her jump. Grinning she turned and ran towards her sister crying out as she approached her, her thick dark red hair blowing all around her head as she moved.

"Did you see that Tuney?! That was the highest I've ever gone." Her sister, with brown blonde hair that was pulled up in a ponytail, gave her a frown of disapproval in typical Petunia Evans fashion.

"You're not supposed to do that Lily. Mummy said not to."

"Well... it was fun." She whispered. Her hands clasped behind her while she looked down feeling guilty. "Nothing bad happened." Her eyes looked up to her sister's at that instant. Looking at Lily's sweet, mesmerizing, deep green, apologetic eyes had Petunia experiencing a brief flash of envy.

"You're still not supposed to!" she yelled back. Her jealously getting the better of her for a slight moment. She loved her sister but Lily made her mad sometimes with her strange ways but mostly Petunia envied the fact that her younger sister was not just pretty but at the tender age of nine was without a doubt the favorite in the family and as such got away with many things.

"Sorry." Lily apologized. As she turned her head away from Petunia, she spotted the flowerbed giving her an idea. "Look, I'm going to show you something really amazing." She grabbed her sister's arm and pulled her toward the bushes where the flowers laid hoping to soften her anger, unaware of a certain little boy watching them closely.

Sitting on her knees without care Lily searched for the right flower with many petals. Once she spotted a good one she picked it and started concentrating, with almost no effort the flower slowly lifted an inch off her hand and petals on the flower started curling inward then back out. She sat there captivated by what she could do until Petunia's voice rang out.

"Stop that."

"It's not hurting you." She replied as she fisted her hand over the flower rather dejectedly before letting it fall to the ground.

"Well it isn't normal." Tuney spat out but after a few moments had the courage to ask. "How do you do that?" The longing held in her voice apparent even to her own ears.

"I don't know." Was her response. "I just…practice." At this point Severus Snape was watching from a closer range and wanted to speak up but before he could get the chance Petunia's voice chimed once again.

"Do you think…maybe if I try…I could-" she was cut off by Lily's enthusiastic response.

"Yeah, all it takes is to concentrate. Here." Lily found another flower and handed it to Tuney. "Just concentrate." Lily continued to gently coach her elder sister speaking in soft, encouraging tone.

Severus rolled his eyes at the thought, that girl was clearly a muggle there would be no possible way-

"Aaaahhh. I'm doing it! It's moving." The delighted cry of Petunial had him scowling. Clearly she wasn't at the same level as the Lily but she must have abilities as well, this revelation didn't have him as excited as when he found out about Lily. Unfortunately as he moved to try and get closer he fumbled and fell. His fall making the two little Evans girls aware of his presence; he quickly got up and brought himself into view, knowing that trying to run away would only ensure that he never got to meet them.

"Who are you?" asked the curious Lily; clearly at ease as soon as she saw it was just a kid like her.

"Where you spying on us?!" Petunia asked disapproval and suspicion in her gaze.

"No I just saw what-"

"You were spying!" Petunia shouted.

"NO!I live nearby… and I've… just noticed you do that thing on the swing a lot and I…just… wanted to say I know what you are. What you both are."

"What are we?" Lily asked intrigued

"You're witches." Silenced followed for a few minutes before Lily hesitantly spoke up.

"That's not a very nice thing to say." She replied, her voice quivering and unable to hide the hurt that he caused.

"It's a horrible thing to say." Petunia chimed in finally recovering from the shock of being insulted but the shaking of her voice betrayed the fact that she too was hurt by the words.

"It's not an insult." He insisted. "I'm a wizard and you're both witches. My-My Mum's a witch too. It's magic that you're doing" He cried out hoping that would help them believe him.

"Magic?!" Lily cried out clearly delighted at the thought.

"You're a liar." Petunia grabbed her sister's arm and started dragging her away. "And don't think I don't know who you are. You're that Snape boy from Spinners End. We won't be mixing up with the likes of you. So don't talk to us ever again." With that Petunia hurried along with her sister in tow despite the heartfelt pleas from Lily to hear him out.

Severus turned away kicking the dirt as he walk back through the playground, that hadn't gone how he wanted at all. They hated him and now that Lily knew that her sister was like her she wouldn't need him plus he had stayed out longer than he was suppose to so he would have to endure the yelling from his mother, that is if she noticed. He let the anger and bitterness settle in his stomach like always, maybe this was better, who need them anyways, better he rely solely on himself like always…Still for one moment he had thought that maybe he wouldn't have to. He looked back to where he had witness both girls leave and knew it was more than disappointment, he was sad he had let himself believe that for a few second maybe he might be able to make some friends.

Lily finally gave up looking and made her way to the swings, where she sat down and lightly swung back and forth disappointed about not finding the boy. It had taken her two days to muster up the courage to come back here and find him; she wanted to know more about what he said. Petunia had called him a liar and normally she was right about everything, a fact that frequently annoyed Lilly. But this was different, Petunia and Lily had always been a bit peculiar, though her sister always insisted that she was normal. Lily could always do things like the flower and swing incident; she could even levitate very small things if she concentrated hard enough. Plus strange things like animals following her and someone suddenly having a sneezing fit if Lily was upset at the person. Petunia was always clean, that may not sound strange but given the fact that she was always cooking, cleaning or gardening it was a wonder why she never had a speck of dirt on her. And she could always find anything, no matter how hard some else looked Petunia could find it in a second without trying. And she somehow knew when things would happen, like when she would bake and suddenly they had unexpected visitors or when she would bring an umbrella even though there was no clouds or mention of rain yet it always did.

Lily wanted answers, that's why she had come but now that she was here she couldn't find- It was Him. She quickly dashed from the swings to the edges of the small forest area. He was walking down a familiar path that would lead to the small lake. She sprinted with all her strength finally catching up with him. She stood there breathing heavily as he just stared at her.

"There…you are…been here… all day…. Waiting…for you." She took one deep breath and blew out. "Sorry about that I didn't want to lose you." She smiled brightly at Severus but he just continued to stare at her with a mixed expression of astonishment and disbelief. A few moments passed with both of them saying nothing.

"I'm Lily Evans." She finally said breaking the awkward silence. "What's your name?" she asked after it became clear he wasn't going to speak,

"Aaah...Um…it's Severus Snape." He said far too quickly after a slow start.

"Well I wanted to ask you more about what you said the other day. Tuney says you're lying but I don't think you are. So is it true? Are you really a wizard? Are Tuney and me really witches?" Her rapid questions stunned Severus. In fact he'd been stunned the moment he saw her again. He had believed that they wouldn't want anything to do with him. Yet here she was asking him all about it.

"Yes. It's all true." He looked around then waved at her to follow him. He led her to where he was originally headed to. It was a peaceful spot with a good tree for shade and a nice view of the small pond. He sat down underneath the shade and she mimicked his actions.

"There's a whole other world for us. One the muggles don't know about."

"Muggles?"

"It's what we call people who don't have magic like us." And just like that he started talking about all things magic. Quidditch, dragons, the ministry of magic and Hogwarts.

" Is really real?" Lily just had to ask, everything Severus said seemed too good to be true.

"For us it is." He nodded solemly. "Even for your sister." He added though the look on his face said that he hadn't wanted to mention her. The rusting of leaves had them turning around.

"Looking who's spying now." He exclaimed when it became obvious it was only Petunia. She looked flustered as she found herself exposed.

"I wasn't spying. I was looking for Lily." She made a show of turning to her sister. "It's dinner time. Besides it's better to go now before he keeps with all the lies he's obviously been telling."

"I'm not lying."

"He really isn't Tuney. Just hear him out."

"He's lying Lily. There's nothing magical about us. "

"And what about everything you and Lily do. Like the window incident." There was silence following his statement. A few weeks back, Lily had mentioned, Petunia was being picked on by some boys in class next thing everybody knew the window was shattered, no one was hurt and the culprit wasn't found but for some reason Petunia was greatly disturbed by the incident.

"You told him about that?" Petunia whispered in a small voice. Normally Severus gained some satisfaction at getting back at those that were mean to him especially in school but for some reason this time he felt really bad. Maybe it was because Lily spoke so highly about her sister and he really like Lily or maybe it was just because Petunia was obviously scared at being marked as different but something had him saying his next words with no real thought.

"It's okay. That kind of stuff is normal, it's just accidental magic. Our magic isn't really strong enough yet to really hurt others. Once we get older though we'll be sent off to school to get training."

"Do you have proof? I don't believe anything without proof." Petunia stated. Surprisingly Severus wasn't offended by the questions. If he had to guess, Petunia was probably a Ravenclaw. Smart and more than willing to ask questions. He nodded as he answered back.

"Yes actually I do."

"Then show us tomorrow cause I wasn't lying. Mummy really did send me to get Lily." She turned to her sister and waited as she made her way beside her.

"Bye Sev. I can't wait for tomorrow." Lily exclaimed with a smile and wave goodbye. Petunia just gave a nod and both girl turned and left. Severus stayed a few more minutes before heading back to his house, somehow he had gotten lucky. Lily didn't seem to hate in fact she actually seemed to like him. Petunia still seemed on the fence but at least she was willing to listen. It had turned out to be such a nice day and tomorrow might be even better once he showed them his proof.

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