"Lily, no! Stop it!" Severus heard someone yell.
"Why, Tuney? I'm not hurting it."
"I'm gonna tell mom if you don't stop!" Severus emerged from the tree, his wide black eyes were curious. Slowly, he moved closer to the red haired girl.
"What're you doing?" Severus' voice was scared and quiet.
"Look!" The redhead told him, excitement wrapped around her features. She held out her left hand, a small flower bud was sitting there.
"Don't do it!" A brunette told her.
"Shush Tuney!" Severus watched the flower bud open. It was a water lily.
"It's really pretty…" Severus looked at the red haired girl. "You're a witch."
"A what?" But then the brunette, Tuney, gasped. Severus and the redhead both turned to look at her.
"I know who you are! You're that Severus boy from by the creek!" Tuney grabbed her sister's hand tightly. "Leave us alone!" She yelled into Severus' face. Tuney then started to pull the red haired girl away from Severus.
"Tuney, stop! He seems nice!" Lily tried to get out of Petunia's grasp, but it was too hard.
"He seems nice! That doesn't mean he is!"
"How would you know if he's nice or not?" Lily snapped back.
"I've heard some things about that boy… He's not the best person to be with…" Lily was still determined to get her arm free.
"Why not? What's he do that's so bad?" Lily huffed. They were nearly home now.
"People said he's weird and dark, and he always plays by himself! That's not someone we should hang out with!" Lily didn't answer. "Well, do you agree?" Another silence. "Lily?" Petunia turned around to look at her sister.
SLAP!
"That is the most awful… Fowl thing to say about… About anyone!" Lily couldn't contain herself. Petunia was rubbing the spot where Lily hit her.
"I didn't say any of that! I heard people say it!"
"No, Tuney! You said we shouldn't play with him because he has no friends!" Lily managed her arm out. "Tell mum I'll be home by sun down!" Lily stomped off while Tuney stood in shock.
Severus was used to people not wanting to play with him… So when the red haired girl left he sat down next to the tree again.
He liked to do magic whenever he was alone.
"S-Se… Oh what was his name?" He heard a voice say on the other side of the tree. He sat there, quietly waiting. "Sev?" She called. "Sev? Is that your name?"
Severus stood up and walked onto the other side. "Are you looking for me?" He asked quietly.
"Yes you! Did I get your name right?" Severus grinned at her confusion.
"It's Severus, but Sev is fine." The red haired girl copied his grin.
"I'm Lily."
"It's nice to meet you Lily."
"You to, Sev." Severus plucked a leaf off of a low hanging branch.
"Wanna see something?" Lily's smiled widened as she nodded.
"Yes, show me!" Severus ripped the leaf up. "What're you gonna do?" Her head tilted a little to the side.
"Hold out your hand, Lily." She did as he said to do.
"Now what?" Severus lifted his hand and a breeze broke through. The broken leaf in his hand flew into the air, down the slope, and into Lily's held out hand.
"Think only about putting the leaf back together. You could think of a shape maybe, or-"
"Look Sev!" Lily held up a heart shaped leaf. Pink lines were glowing in every place it was ripped apart.
"You really are a witch!" Severus yelled.
"Well that isn't very nice…" Lily looked down at her leaf. Severus ran down the sloped hill to Lily.
"No, no, not that kind of witch! You're magic, like me!"
"You're a witch? You're a girl?" Lily's eyes got wide.
"No! No! I'm a boy! I'm a wizard!" Lily stared back down at the leaf.
"Are you okay, Lily?" Severus looked worried.
"Nothing, it's a lot to take in…" Lily held the leaf out to Severus. "Here," Severus' puzzled expression made Lily laugh. "Take it, to remember me by." Lily smiled.
"But, won't it die?"
"Are you a wizard or not?" Severus looked down and blushed. "Here, take it." She took his hand and put the heart on his palm.
"Thank you, Lily." Severus said quietly, Lily just smiled.
"Sev, can we come back tomorrow?"
"Yeah, sure." Lily's smile never left.
"Tomorrow after lunch then."
"Alright." Severus and Lily shook hands. "Well… Bye then."
"Good-bye Sev." Lily walked away waving.
