Second Chance

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Chapter 2

Lily looked around as she entered the Slytherin common room for the first time. It had a greenish glow about it and also noticed that it seemed colder than it had been in the Great Hall.

"Oh Lily," a voice said behind her.

Lily turned around to see a blonde girl.

"My name's Narcissa Black, I'm sure you heard it in the sorting ceremony?" the blonde asked.

"Yeah, nice to meet you," Lily said.

Suddenly, a girl their year walked up to Lily and Narcissa and introduced, "My name's Janet, nice to meet you"

"I remember, you're Janet Vula, I haven't heard that name before, are you a German line? Perhaps Swedish?" Narcissa asked.

"Oh, it's not. My parents are muggle" Janet said.

Suddenly all noises quieted down and a voice yelled, "Did I hear correct! That we have a mudblood in out house!"

Another voice yelled, "How in the world did a mudblood get in the prided house of Slytherin!"

Lily didn't know what to do, she didn't like the fact they were bullying a housemate and she knew she should make them stop, but a part of her was held back from helping the girl. Lily had never heard the word mudblood, but by the way they were talking, she knew it wasn't a compliment.

Soon, the Slytherins begin to chant "mudblood" "mudblood" louder and louder.

"Stop it!" Janet yelled, but the Slytherins continued to chant mockingly.

Then Lily saw Janet ran up the stairs leading to the dormitory.

Lily's heart thudded in her chest and a chilly wave of realization struck over her. What was she doing in Slytherin? If her house found out the truth...she'll be shunned out like an outcast. Why had Sev wanted her to be in Slytherin? She recalled Sev saying that they have a pureblood ideology, but how awful of him to say that Slytherin weren't supposed to be muggleborn.

Lily knew why she was in Slytherin, because she picked the house Slytherin, but it was awful that Sev wasn't here. Lily didn't want to be rejected, she knew the feeling of rejection quite well when her older sister rejected her, because she was a witch and she was determined to fit in since the very beginning.

"So...Evans...nasty common name," a voice said full of malice, "Am I to believe that we have been cursed with two mudbloods to disgrace us?" a voice asked.

"No, you see. My mother is a witch, but she married a worthless mudblood!" Lily said acting. If Slytherin was a house full of pureblood ideology, she knew that she had to act disgusted of her muggle father and she said mudblood for effect, despite not knowing what it meant.

There was silence.

"Half blood?" a voice said disgusted.

However, some countered back, "At least it's better than being a mudblood"

Narcissa looked at Lily and said, "I thought for a moment you were a mudblood"

Lily took this as an acceptance. She recalled Sev saying that to be in Gryffindor would be the worst, she wondered how Sev was feeling.

The brightly lit room full of red was beginning to get on Snape's nerves, since he was used to the darker colour of green, but he guessed it was a change. Deciding it was enough, he headed up the stairs to the dormitories only to be greeted by something soft smacking him in the face. Another followed but in another direction. And another! And another!

Then Severus grabbed the pillow that was thrown and threw it back which was countered back by another pillow back thrown. He grabbed a pillow and threw it and apparently it hit him. Severus looked up and saw Potter...

"Welcome to Gryffindor, mate. I think I gave you a great greeting back there," James laughed.

Severus grabbed a pillow, which James did not notice since he was laughing and then Severus threw the pillow at James which hit him in the face.

"I agree, it was a great greeting back there," Severus smirked.

"This means war Snivellus!" yelled James holding a pillow.

"Bring it!"

After the pillow fight, Severus had a book, even though he knew all about it, but he wasn't exactly reading it. He was thinking of fixing his looks like using soap and such, get stronger and other stuff to draw Lily's interest.

"Hey Snivellus, what are you thinking about?" James asked.

"Oh, nothing," Severus replied.

"Sure you are," James rolled his eyes, "but no really, who? A girl perhaps?"

"Fine I was thinking of Lily Evans," Severus admitted.

"The Slytherin girl? That won't work! Two reasons, 1. She's a Slytherin, Slytherin and Gryffindor don't work out, but I guess it might since you said you wanted to be in Slytherin and 2. I don't think she wants a greasy haired git"

"You better not go after her," Severus growled.

James opened his eyes in surprise, "Okay, fine I won't go after her, besides she's not my type, but don't blame me if she goes after me"

"You better keep your word then," Severus said.

"I will. Anyways, tomorrow will be the day to prank some Slytherins"

How is it? Anyways, Lily gets to see what it's like in Slytherin and Severus gets to see how things are in Gryffindor.

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