Here's the second chapter! I would appreciate some reviews.
Disclaimer: I still don't own Harry Potter.
"Tuney, can we go to the park? Please Petunia? Mum won't take me. I've finished my homework." It has been so long, and school has kept us so busy, even though it's our first week.
"No Lily, I'm trying to find a way to talk to William. I wonder where he was that day of enrollment. And he doesn't come to school either. He must go to a different school. I would switch schools at once if I knew where." Petunia babbled.
"Please Tuney? Maybe you'll see William at the park." I have to get her to come somehow. Poor William. He has no interest in dear Tuney.
"Oh all right. Let's go"
At the park, I pick up a trampled flower. It looks so sad and wilted, but after picking it up, I notice it starts to glow. Petunia watches me in shock as I…cure it?
"Stop that!" she cries. But I don't understand what's wrong.
"I'm not hurting you."
"It's not right." she replies. I know she's curious. A few minutes later, she asks, "How do you do that?" At that moment, someone comes out from behind. It's that boy from Spinner's End again.
"It's quite obvious, isn't it?" the boy whispers. I am still confused. Petunia seems to recognize the boy.
"You're that Snape boy, aren't you?" He shrinks back for a minute, and then comes back to explain.
"You're a witch." He whispers hoarsely. Well that is quite rude, and I'm not afraid to tell him. "No, no, my mother's a witch too. And I'm a wizard."
Petunia laughs at us. "Impossible. You're an odd boy, Snape." But I'm interested. A witch? Maybe I am a witch. "Come on Lily. Let's go. Come on! Now!" I'm frozen to the pavement.
"A witch, you say? Was I doing magic?" I wonder quietly.
"Yes, you were. I'm Severus by the way," he responded.
"No Lily, he's lying. There's no such thing as wizards and witches. No such thing as magic." Petunia wavered. She seemed to be convincing the both of us, not just me. Petunia races ahead, leaving me behind with many questions.
Severus hesitates, and then reaches out for my hand. He pulls me to a meadow, where no one can see us. Then, he murmurs something quietly and it starts to snow. "See, I can do it too!" And I believe him now. The two of us have so much power together.
"So now what? What happens to us?" I wonder if we have to buy some books to learn more magic from. Mother might not approve.
"Hogwarts. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. That's where we'll go together. You'll get a letter, and so will I. And then we'll go there in September instead of normal school." No school? Mother would never allow me to go to Hogwarts. "Does it matter if your parents are wizards and witches or not?"
"No, my dad isn't a wizard. And lots of students come in with non-magical backgrounds. Muggle-born kids. But you'll do fine, just as well as others." At once, I feel reassured. Severus and I will go to Hogwarts together. He can show me everything over there.
"Hey Sev, want to meet at the park tomorrow? I want to know more about Hogwarts! I have to go now." He nods gingerly, and I take off. Petunia must be waiting at home.
At home, Petunia takes me right upstairs to her room. "Okay, I admit. Something odd happened when you fixed that flower. But that's no excuse to start hanging out with scum like Snape. You can stop now and I won't tell Mum or Dad."
"No Tuney. I love magic. I know I just discovered my abilities, but I feel like I've had it all my life. Who knows what I can do now. And Severus is nice. He's telling me all about magic at the park tomorrow. You can just accept my interest. Maybe you have magic too. Who knows?" Strongly telling Tuney is the only way she'll listen.
"Lily! What has gotten into your head. This is Snape we're talking about. And MAGIC? That is utterly absurd. You know what, you're hopeless." She storms out, but I don't care. I want to practice on other items.
A few days later, I see him lurking in the shadows of a tree at the park. I run to him, smiling brightly. It's been a few days now, and he has explained most of Hogwarts. Now, it seems better than ever, but just a dream. "Sev, I'm not getting any letter!"
Surprisingly, he laughs. "Calm down. I'm sure it'll come. You've got loads of magic. I saw it every time I watched you from a distance."
"From a distance? You could have come closer. I wouldn't have minded." Severus looks away. "Sev?" I asked.
"Yeah?' he replies, smiling.
"Tell me about the dementors."
"Why'd you want to know more about them?" He ceases to smile now.
"If I use magic outside of school, then-"
"They won't give you to the dementors for just that!" Sev cried out. "Dementors are for people who are really bad. They guard the prison for wizards, Azkaban. You won't end up in Azkaban. You're too-" He looks down and turns red. I understand why, as I hear footsteps.
"Tuney? Is that you?" I can't wait to tell her more about magic. Severus looks dampened though.
"Were you spying on us?" he asks. I can see the anger waiting to flare, in his eyes.
"What are you doing here anyway? Too poor to buy a ticket to the movies is what I say." Tuney sneers. Severus looks murderously at her, and a branch hits Petunia's head all of a sudden. She bursts into tears and runs home.
"Did you do that Sev?" He shakes his head, but I can see the gleam in his eye. "You did. I know you did it." I can't believe him. Angrily, I stomp away.