Here's the next chappie! Lily and Snape are finally heading off to Hogwarts! :) Tell me what you think!
Whistles blow with shrill voices, calling out to any late passengers who haven't boarded trains yet. I have always thought that I knew Kings Cross station inside out, but the Hogwarts train is at a hidden platform, only accessible to witches and wizards. Sev quickly runs through it with his luggage cart. I turn to Mum, Dad, and Tuney once more before leaving. "I'll miss you all," I murmur quietly. Mum and Dad hug me tightly and remind me to write letters and come back for Christmas.
Finally, Tuney comes up to me. "So, you really are leaving your wonderful life behind to join the circus?" she viciously attacks. Despite this, I hug her. She squirms out of my arms and looks at me with disgust.
"I'm sorry Tuney. I knew how much you wanted to come to Hogwarts with me, but you'll do great at Burdocks Acade-" I begin before she interrupts me.
"I never wanted to go to that stupid school Lily." Tears fill my eyes as she pushes me away. Suddenly, her expression softens. "You know, you could still come back. You could come to Burdocks with me. I know for a fact that Michael likes you. I don't even get why you love Snape so much!"
"Tuney! Sev and I are just friends! I'm sorry you feel replaced! And I won't come back. Hogwarts is an amazing opportunity for me!" I icily state. Tuney looks at me, and I see hatred in her eyes. What has happened to Tuney, who once loved me and taught me almost everything I know?
"You've changed Lily. Snape has changed you. I don't even know you anymore," she mutters, before turning and stomping away. Tears fill my eyes, but I feel determined not to let them fall. I clench the bar of my luggage cart and speed through the barrier. On the other side, a scarlet train waits. Sev waves to me from the steps, and I quickly hurry towards him.
As we sit in a compartment, he looks at me sympathetically. He places his warm hand on mine and comforts me. "Forget everything Lily. Hogwarts will be like a new beginning. I'm sure Petunia is simply jealous of you. She's just a Muggle."
Upset as I am, I ignore Sev's hurtful insult for Tuney. "Jealous of me? What do I have that she would be jealous of?" I asked in surprise.
"Well, aside from being magical, you are very pre-" he started, before someone opened the compartment. Two boys walked in, laughing, and sit down in the empty seats in front of us. Snape turns to me again. "I hope you get into Slytherin with me."
"Slytherin?" One of the boys asked. He had mussed black hair and beautiful hazel eyes. I knew at once that he was the conceited type, with that huge smirk on his face.
"My whole family's in Slytherin," the other boy replied. "Maybe I'll break the tradition. Where are you heading, James, if you've got the choice?"
"Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart! Like my dad." He looks at Sev and I and snickers. "Got a problem with that?"
I open my mouth, but Sev quickly responds. "No, if you'd rather be brawny that brainy." I hide a smile. A lady walks by with a cart full of odd wizard treats minutes after. I excitedly buy an assortment of candies and chocolates.
Not sure what to try first, I randomly pick a small packet. "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans?" The two boys laugh. Sev explains what they are to me. "Any flavor? Really?" I skeptically ask.
"Why? Too chicken to try one?" James smirks.
I resist the urge to smack that smirk off his face with a hard punch. "I'm not like you, James." I snarkily reply. As the other boy and Sev laugh at James, I open the packet and pick out a bean. As soon as they look at it, James, his friend, and Sev stare in shock.
"I wouldn't try that one Lily." Sev warns. "That's the earthworm one. I haven't tried it yet, but people throw up right after eating it."
"Yeah, and we don't want to sit in a compartment full of vomit, do we Sirius?" James replies.
This time, I smirk at him. "Maybe that would get you two to leave." And with that, I pop it in my mouth. Right away, a horrible taste floods my mouth. I feel as if it slithers in my mouth as I chew. James and Sirius stare in horror. Clenching my eyes shut, I swallow it. "Hmm, I survived. Oh look, there's another one. Want a try, James?"
He looks at me and edges back. "Or are you too chicken?" Sev adds. All of a sudden, he grabs it from my hand and pops it in his mouth. Right away, his cheeks bulge and he rushes to open the train window.
"Wow, vomit traveling at 70 miles an hour? I haven't seen that before," Sirius chuckles. "You lost to a girl James!" The rest of the ride passes away with more jokes at James's expense.
My eyes slowly open, and I realize I fell asleep on Sev. Across from us, James is asleep too, drooling over Sirius. "The train is stopping soon Lily. We should get into our robes now," Severus interrupts my thoughts.
A few minutes later, the train comes to a full stop. A giant man outside the train calls for us to follow him. "Firs' years follow me. I'm Hagrid, the gamekeeper at Hogwarts. We'll be meeting the headmistress now." I run ahead to get a better view of Hogwarts. It's a mysterious looking castle. At the front, Professor McGonagall, who had come to inform my parents of my magical abilities only weeks ago, welcomes us inside. She explains that we are soon to be sorted.
After she leaves, I look around in awe. "It's beautiful, isn't it," Sev echoes my thoughts. It seems as if there is no ceiling, for it is like the sky, with specks of stars. Professor McGonagall comes back and ushers us into the Great Hall. At the center is a stool with a dirty, folded hat. A man comes up to hat and everyone quiets down right away. "That's the headmaster, Dumbledore." Severus informs me. Professor Dumbledore welcomes us to Hogwarts, and then starts off the sorting. All of a sudden, the folded hat begins to talk, nearly giving me a heart attack. From a distance, I see James watching me and smirking. Sticking my tongue out briefly, I return my attention back to the sorting. It seems that the students put the hat on, and then it determines the house they belong in.
"Frank, Longbottom." Within seconds, the hat cries out "Gryffindor!" The same follows for a Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin, and unfortunately Sirius and James.
"Evans, Lily." Sev pats my hand in assurance before I walk up to the hat. "Hmm, you are intelligent like a Ravenclaw. But you seem better fit for…GRYFFINDOR!"
I look out and see Sev's face fall at once. From the Gryffindor table, people cheer. "We got the hot one!" They must be shouting about another new Gryffindor from the first years. I find a seat next to another first year. "Wow, you've gotten quite the reputation already, and you barely stepped off the train!" she whispers. I look at her quizzically, and she simply laughs. "Never mind that then. My name is Alice." At that moment, I decide that we will be good friends. We watch the others get sorted. Now and then, Alice comments about them. "Oh that's Marlene. Hope she gets into Gryffindor. Then the three of us would become great friends." Sure enough, Marlene joins us and fits in right away. As Sev's name is called, I desperately hope that he somehow gets into Gryffindor with me. But right away, the sorting hat puts him into Slytherin. He looks at me once before joining the jeering Slytherins, and I heave a sigh. "Was he your friend?" Alice asks. I nod, unable to say much more. The rest of the night passes slowly, as the professors introduce new teachers and rules. I absent-mindedly stare off towards the Slytherins, and find that Sev has already made some friends. My mood brightens significantly – Sev will be fine without me, and I'll cope without him too.