When Solki woke her up the next morning, Evelyn jumped out of bed. She put on her denim skirt and a blue t-shit while the elf opened the shades. It was a beautiful day. September first, she thought, and the butterflies returned to her belly.

What if she didn't make friends? Her father had told her about Lily, his only true friend during the Hogwarts years. He had also told her how lonely he had felt after they stopped talking to each other. She didn't want to be lonely. God, she didn't want to have just one friend. She wanted to meet a lot of kids, and have fun in school.

'Miss Snape, your breakfast is ready downstairs.' Solki told her. 'I will take care of your things.'

'Thank you, Solki. 'she said while she tied up her shoes 'You look really good in pink, by the way.'

'Thank you, Miss Snape. Master Snape gave it to Solki yesterday. He said Solki shouldn't feel lonely without you. But Solki will, Miss Snape. Solki will miss you a lot.'

'And I will miss you too. But I will come back for Christmas and tell you everything about Hogwarts.'

'I would love that, Miss Snape. Now, come on, or your breakfast would be cold.'

Evelyn smiled and gave her a quick hug before rushing downstairs. It smelled like bacon and eggs and her mouth melted. She never had that breakfast but for special occasions. Normally cereal was her go to every morning.

Her Dad was already downstairs, reading the Daily Prophet in front of a cup of tea. He was wearing his same black cloak, tied to the neck, not a wrinkle to be seen. It always amazed her how tidy her father was, while she was such a mess.

'Good morning, Dad.'

'Hello, Eve. We need to leave in ten minutes, so you need to eat quickly.'

And she did. She was starving and Solki's eggs were the best in England. She drank her orange juice and ran to get her carry on, where she kept her school cloak. She knew (her father had told her) that before entering Hogwarts she should change into her cloaks and she didn't want to mess up the first day.

'Ready?' Severus asked, taking the girl's hand.

She nodded and held tight. She didn't like apparating. She always felt dizzy afterward, but she knew it was the quickest way to King's Cross Station. Her father was carrying her bag, so she hugged his waist and closed her eyes. A few seconds later she heard the noise of the busy station and opened them. She was surrounded by people trying to catch their train; running one way and another.

Severus kneeled in front of her and placed her golden hair behind her ear.

'Everything is going to be great, Evie. And if you need something, anything at all, just let me know, ok?'

'Okay.' She murmured.

'Give me hug, sweetie.' She embraced his neck and kissed him on the cheek. 'I love you, Eve. With all my heart.'

'I love you too, Daddy. I'll make you proud.'

He squeezed her body before letting her go and took her hand again. They crossed the brick wall between the 9th and 10th Platform to enter 9 and ¾ one. And she saw the Hogwarts Express and it was beautiful. Every detail was just as she had imagined it when her Dad had talked about the school. There were a lot of kids getting inside the train and waving their parents goodbye.

She tightened the grip in her father's hand. She couldn't understand how the other kids could be so happy about leaving. She was terrified and his Dad was a teacher at the school; she could see him whenever she wanted. She looked left and saw a little girl hugging her mother with tears in her eyes. She felt better for not being the only one scared. Then she felt terribly bad for thinking that way.

'Time to go, Evelyn' Severus said. 'I will see you in the Sorting Ceremony.'

Evelyn held his hand up and kissed it slightly before letting it go.

'Bye, Papa' she murmured.

Severus felt his heart skip a beat. She just called him that way whenever she was scared or sad. He didn't know which one he preferred. He saw her going into the train and waited until she appeared through a window to give her a nod. She waved back, unsure, and blew a kiss to her father before he left the platform disappearing through the brick wall.

She sat down in the empty wagon waiting for someone to come in. The platform was still full of people and it wasn't until the Express engine started working when the last kids jumped on the train.

Evelyn smiled at the door when another girl, just about her age entered the wagon.

'Do you mind if I sit here?' she asked.

'No, of course'

'Thank you. My name is Ayah Boggs.' The girl sat in front of Evelyn with a smile on her face.

'Nice to meet you. I am Evelyn Snape' she smiled back and looked at the girl.

Her skin was dark and her features reminded her of an Indian lady. She was really pretty with her long black hair and her green eyes. Evelyn thought she looked rich and definitely not Muggle-born. She was wearing a baby pink cloak over her muggle clothes and held her wand with a confidence that not even Evelyn had. She immediately liked her.

'Are you a first year?' Evelyn asked Ayah.

'Yes. My sister is in the third year and she says I should make friends on the train. Her friend Alice and she met the first day and they've been friends since.'

'Good to have found you then.' Ayah laughed nervously but nodded.

'Really good. Do you have any brothers or sisters?'

'No, none. But my Dad is a teacher at the school so he had told me lots of things about Hogwarts.'

'Wicked. What's he teach?'

'Potions. He is really good. Although he looks a bit scary if you don't know him.

Evelyn thought of his father, always dressed in black, pale face. He was different with her than with everybody else. Even when they weren't alone he wasn't as loving and caring as he was when it was just the two of them. Eve was going to let Ayah know what his Father appreciated the most when the wagon door opened again.

This time it was two girls, one with curly and frizzy brown hair, and the other with short and black one. One of them looked scared, the other rather confident.

'Hi, are these spots free?' the brown haired girl asked.

'Sure. I am Ayah and this is Evelyn. Please come in'

After a few minutes, the girls had learned that the newcomer's names were Hermione Granger and Mandy Brocklehurst. Both of them were muggle-borns but Evelyn noticed the two of them knew more magic spells than she did. After a while, the four girls were laughing when a boy named Neville rushed into the wagon asking for his frog.

'It is green and fat. I shouldn't have lost it. My grandma is going to kill me'.

'We'll help you look for it, don't worry.' Evelyn assured.

'Sure' Mandy assured.

The four girls exited the wagon and decided to divide themselves into two groups. Ayah and Evelyn would go left and Hermione and Mandy would turn right.

Evelyn would have never admitted but she was excited. She had found three girls who were nice and friendly and now she was on an adventure, looking for that boy's frog. She was pretty sure none of them would be in Slytherin, but she promised herself they would be friends no matter what.

Ayah and Evelyn were talking and laughing while going from one wagon to another. The older kids sitting in the wagons were friendly and, even though no one had seen the frog, they promised to catch it if they found it.

On the last wagon, Evelyn entered without knocking. Four kids were sitting inside. Evelyn smiled when she saw all of them were first years, as their cloaks were black. No one was wearing the houses attire, as the older kids were doing. The only girl in the wagon gave her a nasty face and stood up.

'This wagon is occupied' the girl said.

'We are just looking for a frog. A boy named Neville lost it.' Evelyn said.

'Well, as you can see, it is not here' the girl answered in a bored tone.

'Close the door when you leave' one of the boys said.

He was so fat Evelyn wondered how was he able to grab his wand with those chubby fingers. The other two boys, another big one, and a thin, blonde one, looked at the girls with icy eyes.

'Let's check another wagon' Ayah told Evelyn pulling her out.

'Selfish brats' she murmured, but loud enough to be heard.

The blonde boy stood up in a jump and took his wand out with a fluid movement.

'What did you say?' he asked looking at her as if she was nothing more than an annoying little girl.

'That all of you are just selfish. A boy has lost his pet and you don't even care.'

Ayah looked at her in awe but didn't say a thing. She was too shocked to even open her mouth.

'And don't point me with that if you don't want to get in trouble.' Evelyn added.

'Or what? You're going to tell your Daddy?' he was definitely trying to make fun of her.

The two other boys and the black haired girl laughed as if he had told a great joke. Evelyn thought they were all stupid.

'Actually, I could, and I'll be pretty sure you wouldn't pass Potions even if you tried.'

'Wait' he said lowering his wand. 'Your father is Severus Snape? There has been a terrible misunderstanding. My name is Draco, Draco Malfoy. Your father and mine have been… friends for years.

Draco put his wand down and extended his hand. Evelyn looked at him with disgust. She had heard of the Malfoy family. Rich purebloods with a huge dislike of the non-magical world. They were mean to magical creatures such as elves or goblins because they thought they were superior. Of course, Evelyn's father had known Lucius Malfoy for a long time. He had been the one to introduce him to the Dark Lord when he was still just a boy in Hogwarts, but that didn't mean that the two of them were friends. Severus had gained a huge dislike for anyone who supported Voldemort, even when he had to act as if they were his best friends.

Evelyn looked at Draco with disgust.

'Right. Let us know if you see the frog'. And with that she followed Ayah to the corridor, leaving Malfoy amazed and speechless.