A.N. Ok, so I'm sorry its been a while to update, I was in 'the Dracula rock show' (yeah, no ones heard of it) recently and I also spent a week in Grindlewald (:O evil, I know) in Switzerland climbing mountains and stuff but I'm back now and although things will be a little hectic in school because its my dreaded GCSE year I shall try to update both this and my other story as soon as I can. I'm also posting an idea for a new story I will start when I have the time or have finished one of my others. It's a Lily/James fic set during their seventh year so check it out when I post the summary and tell me if u think I should write it or not.

Anyway, on with the story. This is the first of 3 chappies in Lily's point of view before I go back 2 3 in Snape's point of view and vice versa.

Magical Mishaps and Fiery Tempers

Lily smiled to herself in the bathroom mirror before heading for the front door. It had been two weeks since she'd first met Severus Snape and she couldn't be happier. She, Lily Evans, was a witch!

It had taken a while before she had truly believed him but the more she thought about it, the more sense it had made. It was the explanation she could never before find for all the weird and wonderful things she made happen. It wasn't that she'd try to do any of it on purpose, she now knew, it was her powers.

She giggled happily, skipping along the street, whilst she thought about the maths tests she'd once set on fire. Fire seemed to be something of a speciality with her, she thought, looking back on many of the things she had accidentally ruined in flame. Severus said it was because of her red hair and fiery temperament, He said she wouldn't always specialise like that, that her wand would help her learn how to control it. Once again, she smiled at the prospect of owning a wand. The whole thing just excited everything within her. Who would have believed that this secret, magical world would be open to her, plain old Lily Evans. She just couldn't wait to join it.

BANG

"Where are you going?"

"Oh, hi Tuney. I'm just going to meet Severus in the park. You wanna come?"

"No, It's late, Lily. And you know I don't like him, he freaks me out. You can't really believe all that stuff he tells you, can you?" Her voice was a mixture of shock and incredulousness and Lily felt her cheeks burning up. She hardly knew Severus but she still knew he was the sort of poor, insecure boy that needed that little bit of protection sometimes. Especially with his horrible home life. If only Petunia could get to know him too but she wouldn't. Severus said she was jealous that she wasn't a witch but Lily thought better of her sister. Jealousy and bitterness wasn't something they did, had ever done, between them. No, Lily would just have to separate her friend and Petunia and still keep them both. She would manage it. She always managed.

"I believe him, Tuney, why would he lie? And anyway, it all makes sense!" Her green eyes glinted with defiance. "Tell mum I won't be out late if you're going home."

And with that she ran the rest of the way to the park where Severus was once again waiting for her in the cool, half-light shade of the trees. He kept looking up nervously in the direction Lily was coming from and he smiled his rare smile when he saw her. She continued skipping towards him, taking in his long greasy hair and odd clothes. The other kids teased him about it but she didn't really care. He was her friend all the same and that's how it would stay.

"Hey Lils-" he started as she sat cross-legged opposite him but Lily had other ideas, he eyes already alive with sparkle and the magic of which she longed to experience.

"Tell me more, please!" she squealed. She knew she must sound rude, ignoring anything else her friend was about to say but she couldn't wait to learn more. It had been two weeks but still she longed for all the knowledge he could give her. That's why she knew Petunia was wrong about him. How she knew she could trust him. It was something that had lived, buried deep inside of her his words had brought back to the surface. She hadn't felt it when he first told her but after, as she thought more and more about all the strange happenings this would explain it rose higher, growing and growing until she knew he was right and she began then to try and control her powers. She couldn't really. Not without her wand or any instruction but it was there. She went back that night to meet Severus and they had been inseparable friends since.

"Well, have I told you about the ministry? I have, haven't I? But they, they also play a role in Hogwarts a bit but only because Dumbledore helps out the ministry so much." Lily was smiling and nodding along. Anyone else would have found Severus' speech boring but not her. It was exactly what made them a good pair; it was exactly what she needed to know.

"…And the ministry can punish you if you do magic outside of school, you get letters."

"But I have done magic outside of school!" Lily was shocked. The ministry couldn't miss what she'd been doing so maybe they just wouldn't let her into the school.

"We're all right." Severus explained. "We haven't got wands yet. They let you off when you're a kid and you can't help it. But once you're eleven and they start training you, then you've got to go careful"

Lily nodded her head, imagining what it would be like to have a wand. It seemed such a responsibility to her young and naive ears. She had picked up a twig absentmindedly and, as she was twirling it through her fingers, she imagined it was a real wand. She thought a lot in the silence. Her mother always had said she over-thought things right from when she was a little girl. Currently, she was thinking about what Petunia had said and doubt flashed quickly across her mind. If it was a joke it was horrible and cruel but maybe it wasn't Severus who planned it maybe it was one of the older boys like that horrible Vernon. She dropped her twig.

"It is real, isn't it? It's not a joke? Petunia says your lying to me. Petunia says there isn't a Hogwarts. It is real isn't it?"

"It's real for us, not for her. But we'll get the letter, you and me."

"Really," whispered Lily, in awe. All thoughts of doubt were gone from her mind and she mentally chastised herself for even doubting Severus for a second. He had no reason to play jokes or lie to her. He wasn't cruel like that.

"Definitely," Snape replied, full of the confidence escaping his home brought him. Lily understood but she was still to overflowing with questions to pause now.

"And will it really com by owl?" She probed, though they had gone over this many times on the mere fortnight since they had met.

"Normally, but you're muggle-born, so someone from the school will have to come and explain to your parents."

"Does it make a difference, being muggle born?" It was the only thing Lily was dreading. What if she wasn't as good as anyone else because she was a muggle-born? Or what if it was a bad thing to be, meant you weren't a true witch. Snape always hesitated when she brought it up, like there was something he wanted to say but couldn't bring himself too. She shook the feeling off.

"No." He finally answered. "It doesn't make any difference."

"Good." It was obvious she had been worrying but she tried to hide it from Severus. He picked up on it anyway. Lily had known he would. He always did.

"You've got loads of magic, I saw that. All the time I was watching you…"

He trailed away, obviously noticing Lily had stopped listening for the moment. She stretched out to lie on the ground, thinking again. She turned back to him and caught his eye. He was watching her how he always did when she thought she wasn't looking. It was the one thing that made her nervy when she was around him.

"How are things at home?" She asked quickly, remembering earlier. She was still looking at the leafy canopy above but she felt his mood darken, if not witnessed it.

"Fine," he replied tersly but she didn't want to drop it yet. She wanted to know if things were getting any better for him. She hoped they were.

"They're not arguing any more?"

"Oh, yes they're arguing," his mood darkened more. Lily finally looked at him, noticing he was angrily, and quite unaware of the fact, tearing fistfuls of leaves apart.

"But it won't be that long and I'll be gone."

"Doesn't your dad like magic?"

"He doesn't like anything much." Lily could tell now she needed to change the subject. Severus was tensing and she could hear in his voice he was getting upset and she didn't want that. Unhappy at home was enough without him being unhappy in her presence too.

"Severus?"

"Yeah?"

"Tell me about the Dementors again." They were the one thing that truly frightened her about the magical world and, naturally, she was intrigued by them. Severus didn't seem to understand this much, however. It was his least favourite magical subject.

"What d'you want to know about them for?"

"If I use magic outside of school-"

"They wouldn't give you to the Dementors for that! Dementors are for people who do really bad stuff. They guard the wizard prison, Azkaban. Your not going to end up in Azkaban, you're too-" He turned red again and Lily wanted to laugh but then a small noise stopped them both. Petunia emerged from behind a tree, obviously having lost her footing or fallen.

"Tuney!" Lily was happy her sister had decided to come but surprised all the same. She rarely changed her mind about people.

"Who's spying now? What do you want?" Lily turned back and saw Severus had jumped to his feet in anger.

"What's that you're wearing anyway? Your mums blouse?" Petunia shot back and Lily looked alarmed. A loud crack caught her attention again. A large branch had fallen down and caught Petunia's shoulder. She staggered and tears began to fall. She ran, Lily called after her but she didn't turn back. She rounded on Severus, knowing that only he could have made that happen.

"Did you make that happen?" She asked both angrily and pointlessly.

"No."

"You did. You did. You hurt her!" She yelled backing away slightly.

"No-no I didn't." But Lily neither believed or wanted to be lied to. She would have probably calmed down a little if he'd admitted it, apologised that he couldn't control his magic very well. She ran after her sister and caught up with her just around the corner.

"I TOLD you." Petunia's eyes flashed with anger.

"He didn't mean it. I'm sorry though, I know you don't like him Tuney and I won't ask you to come again." She hung her head in shame and Petunia smiled slightly.

"Come on, its not your fault, its his."

"I-he's still my friend though, Tuney."

"I know." But Lily saw her sisters expression of mingled shock and anger. She didn't know, she wouldn't ever understand because she was different. And she'd never had a friend like Severus, that Lily knew for definite.

A.N ok, that's this chappie, r&r please. Tell me what you think of it from Lilys point of view. I know a lot of kudos goes to JK for this chapter since it's another of the memories I edited and changed to Lilys point of view from Harrys but for every memory I write one chapter at least completely off my back and this will increase as the story progresses and the memorys get less and less close together so keep reading. Hope you liked.