Okay! So third chapter now up! Many thanks to LemonDropsWoolSocks for being the most awesomenest person ever and reviewing not just one but TWO chapters! LemonDropsWoolSocks I want to let you know I am working on the format! And I want you to let me know if this one I have decided to use for this chapter is better!
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Chapter three-
To start things off yes I do know that it is a widely known fact that Lily Evans was my best friend. I am aware of this. It is a common misconception. Lily Evans was my dream girl, my crush if you will. There is a great deal of a difference between crush's and best friends. Lily was a crush Cissa was a friend. Now that we have that settled I would like to continue my story. Ahem…
After the lovely ride on the train Cissa and I began to prepare to enter Hogwarts. I had never been more nervous or excited in my life…not yet anyways. We entered the boats all in awe of what we saw before us. A grand castle the tallest thing I had ever seen with ornate carvings all around it. This castle was as intimidating as it was breath taking. I knew right away this was it, this was…home. As we entered the castle gates I heard someone far away calling Cissa's name. She turned back looking completely different from the Cissa I saw on the train. She looked harsh, cold even; she seemed to have put on a mask of cold indifference a mask I would come to call her "Malfoy" face. But that comes later. A tall darkly beautiful girl appeared from the back of the crowed.
"Narcissa! I have been looking all over for you! Where have you been? You should be ashamed Mummy will hear of this."
At this I noticed Cissa involuntarily winced at the mention of "Mummy". I had come to the conclusion this was Cissa's older sister.
"I have been conversing and meeting people of my own age Bella "Mummy" said so."
Cissa spoke this with a voice that did not seem to belong to the Cissa I know. Though I had just met her I knew a fair amount about her actions and this was not the Cissa I had met. We were just like that we could read each other. The girl Bella seemed to realize I had been the once Cissa had met.
"Bellatrix Black." She introduced herself with a graceful incline of her head. I did not know this then but the Noble House of Black was a Noble House of lies. No one was who they seemed to be. Cissa was no exception save from when she was around me. There was no doubt about it the Blacks were natural born and raised actors and Cissa was one of them.
"Severus Snape." I did my best to seem calm, cool, and, collected. It seemed to be that I had passed the test for Bellatrix seemed to have become less tense. I took this time to study these two sisters. Bellatrix was in her fifth year for I noticed she came in the carriages. Cissa had the lighter almost nicer quality about her no matter how hard she tried to hide it from her sister. Bellatrix on the other had screamed intimidation and haughtiness. She was as dark on the outside as in.
From her skin to her hair and to her eyes. If you did not pay close attention to the two sisters you would not even realize they were related. They were very different. Bellatrix broke my train of thought.
"We do not know of any Snapes. What is your blood status may I ask?" she added the last part as if she knew I was not pure. It was as If she could smell it. Again I tried to remain calm, cool, and, collected.
"Half-Blood." Calm, cool, and, collected didn't work this time.
She smirked. "Come Cissy. Good day Mr. Snape." With that she roughly yet gracefully dragged Cissa away. Though it might have been the trick of the light i thought I saw the beginning of tears in Cissa's eyes. Later I would know why those tears where coming.
Out of the corner or my eye I saw a flash of bright red hair. I felt my heart leap with joy. And sure enough lily was by my side. Lily was perfect to me as well as everyone else. All thoughts of Cissa where washed from my mind as Lily stood by me.
"Waddya think Sev?" I was so busy being in awe I hadn't heard what she was saying.
"Sorry, didn't catch that say it again?" I could feel the red hot embarrassment creep up my shallow cheeks.
"I said I would like to be in Gryffindor! Geeze you got your head in the cauldrons you know that!" She laughed. Her laugh was like magic to me. No wand could ever bring that sound to my ears again.
"I don't know I think you would be good in any of the houses. I'm shooting for Slytherin myself or Ravenclaw." I preferred Ravenclaw but sense when where the fates in my favor?
"Ravenclaw. You are so a Ravenclaw. All brains." She was sure of this, I could tell.
"Thank you?" I laughed.
"Sev, I saw you talking to the Blondie who's she?" This question caught me off guard to say the least. I had forgotten all about Cissa.
"Oh…well when you went to go meet people she asked to sit with me and we became friends." Suddenly I felt bad I had not introduced them. I soon got over it. I was with Lily that was all that mattered.
"Does Sevie- Poo have a 'ickle crush?" She laughed and nudged me.
"NO! Not at all she's stuck up I wouldn't go for that type! A typical pureblood." I couldn't let Lily think I had my eyes on other girls I had to let her see she was my one and only. If it meant bashing my best friend so be it.
"Okay okay…oh…That's unfortunate…" Lily turned around suddenly she looked very ashamed of me.
"What do you mean?..." I saw it to Cissa was right behind me. She had heard the whole thing.
To lily and my amazement Cissa smiled.
"You must be Lily it is a pleasure to meet you." The same mask had appeared on her face only this time she used it with me as well. She shook a bewildered Lily's hand.
"Severus I wished to express my gratitude for you company on the journey it was most pleasant. Good day Severus, Lily it was a pleasure meeting you both." With that she turned a walked small dainty steps toward her sister.
There was no doubt about it, the Blacks were natural born and raised actors and Cissa was one of them.
I Hope this chapter was good I had a little trouble with it! Next up the sorting hat!
