Early the next morning Abby went up to the owlery and sent Hedwig off with the letters. She had an hour before breakfast would be in full swing, so she decided to take a walk by the lake. As she approached the lake she saw two red heads sitting there. "Fred, George," called Abby.

"Abby!" said the twins in unison.

The twins scooted apart so she could sit between them. "So, guess what…" began Fred. "We've heard," finished George. "What?" she questioned. Fred and George shared a smile with each other as they draped their arms around her shoulders. "That a young Slytherin got detention from Snape, turned her back on her house and is a friend with muggle borns and Gryffindors," said Fred. Abby let out a sigh "And all I wanted was to blend in," she sighed. Fred hugged her.

"Do you know what all the other Houses are calling you?"

"No what?"

"The real Slytherin Princess," said Fred.

"Why! I'm the least like a Slytherin!"

"Exactly," said George.

"You have the purest heart of Slytherin. You have every qualification to the other houses, but you stand up for what you believe in and when it comes to your friends you defend them. But what makes you the most like a princess is that you have compassion and don't discriminate against anyone which is why everyone is calling you the princess of Slytherin," said Fred.

As Abby was about to reply her stomach grumbled and the twins laughed heartily. "Come on let's go get some breakfast," said Fred. The stood up and walked up the stairs to the entrance hall. At the doors to the Great Hall they ran into Ron and Hermione. "Well it looks like this is where we leave you. See you later Abby," they said. The three entered the hall as Abby went to the Slytherin table Ron and Hermione went to Gryffindor.

The entire hall was quiet. Never had there been any inter house table mingling for meals. Abby sat side ways, so she could still talk to Ron and Hermione. Slytherins glared, Gryffindors shocked, and the Ravenclaws looked hurt. To them it was as if one of their own had turned their back on them. The three did this for all the meals which caused a ruckus at all the tables. Before Abby knew it, it was time to head down for detention. As she was collecting her bag to bring with her she decided on a whim to throw the photo album and her parents wands in there.

When she got to the door Hermione was waiting for her. "Hermione? What are you doing here?" Hermione held up a letter. "Hedwig brought this but you were already in your common room," she said. "Thank you." Abby took the letter and opened it. It was from her aunt, but it wasn't a normal letter for there were only two words scrawled on a piece of paper. In her aunts handwriting it read:

Severus Snape

Abbys face paled as she entered the classroom. There at the front of the room was her mums friend. Her head of House who hated her. "Ah Miss Potter I will be having you reorganize my stores alphabetically. And no magic is necessary," stated Snape. Abby nodded as she set her bag down. She worked diligently for the next two hours until Snape cleared his throat. "That will due go." Abby left the store room as Snape locked it with a flick of his wand. Abby hesitated for a moment before she decided to be brave or totally foolish.

She grabbed her book bag walked up to the desk and waited for him to acknowledge her. "I don't believe you have any more business here Potter," he drawled. Abby was angry but kept her cool. "If you don't mind Professor I have a question," she stated. Snape continued to ignore her as if she hadn't spoken. Abby angered took the album out of her bag, flipped it open, and slammed it down.

"IS THIS YOU!?" she shouted.

Snape had frozen it was as if someone had stunned him. The photo that was showing showed Lily and Severus about fifth year in front of the lake. They were hugging and laughing without a care in the world. "Yes," he sighed. Abby had expected a lot from him but nothing that sounded as defeated as he did. "Will you tell me about her, will you tell me about my mum?" Abby asked.

In a moment Snape had stood up and looked at her. "Get… Out..." Snape seethed. Abby was truly scared. She had never seen anyone looked so angry and hurt at the same time in all her life. In her haste to get out she grabbed her bag and the wand box fell out. Snape walked down the aisle and picked up the box. As he opened it tears fell. Inside was the wand Lily had when they went to school. In the corner he picked up a piece of paper and opened it.

He smirked the paper was enchanted. Lily had done well in charms and often liked enchanting things. This particular enchantment let you write multiple letters to people on one piece of paper where only the right person saw the right letter. The writing appeared. It was from Lily to him. It read:

Dear Sev,

I heard you were teaching potions at Hogwarts good for you. As you will know by now Voldemort is hunting my family down and I must go into hiding. I wish I could tell you this in person, but I have to think about Abigail first. I also wanted to tell you I forgive you. If we ever get a chance to see each other again let us start over. Now more than ever I realize how important friendships are. If we don't get a chance, please will you tell Abigail about James and I. I highly doubt Petunia will if she stays the way she always has. I know you and James don't see eye to eye but if you could try to tell her the good things I'd be grateful. And if it is too painful find Remus. I will always love you and I'm sorry if this comes a little too late.

Love,

Lily

Severus had tears rolling down his face. After all these years Lily had forgiven him nearly a decade ago. Snape made a decision to track down Abigail tomorrow.