DISCLAIMER: Sadly this is not mine to own.

Applause flooded the room as Severus Snape took his seat at the Ravenclaw table. Remus had a wide, toothy grin and as soon as Severus took his seat, he said, "It's awesome! We're in the same house, except we may have to be with that know-it-all. Whatever."

"Remus! Your comment is putting me in great distress. That didn't make me feel very jubilant," Juliette joked, smiling. She didn't seem very absorbed in the ceremony and instead she was staring into space, the denim-blue eyes of her staring wondrously at the transparent ceiling. Despite it being nighttime, the Great Hall was as bright as ever, lit by the floating candles.

"I'm glad I can be with you two. You guys are the most kind people I have ever met," whispered Severus, as Dumbledore tried to get the attention of everyone. Finally the sorting had finished.

OOOOOOOoOOOOOOO

Magnificent plates of food appeared on the Ravenclaw table. Severus's stomach rumbled and he realized how hungry he was and how much he desired food. He had never seen this much food in his life (well this lifetime, as a professor, he saw this every year). His mouth watered as the aroma of steak invaded his nostrils. Remus seemed attracted to the meat, he stared at the meat longingly, but looked away, not wanting his secret to be known. No one knew he was a werewolf, except Severus, but he knew that Remus wasn't dangerous normally. Except the full moon.

Juliette grabbed mashed potatoes, piling them onto her plate. She was a big fan of potatoes, especially since her mother grew her own. She grabbed gravy, pouring them onto the potatoes, her appetite increasing. She grabbed a bun and buttered that and picked up a chicken breast with her fork. Juliette grabbed some asparagus as well, that being her favourite vegetable. Back at home, her mother would butter them and then sprinkle salt and pepper onto them. After spicing them up, Mrs. Aurum would put them in the oven.

Severus grabbed a bunch of food, stuffing his face. His mother could never afford this much food so this was a major luxury for him. As he took a bite out of a pork chop, he thought to himself, Hopefully James doesn't decide to poison me again. If he does, I'll give him a taste of his own medicine.

-Flashback-

Severus Snape was eating at the Slytherin table, with Lucius Malfoy eagerly talking about how they got the best people in their house. The blonde prefect's grey eyes bore into Severus's as he ate, eating more than he should. Severus looked away for a second and thought he saw James Potter near his food, but he thought nothing of it.

Back at the Gryffindor table, James Potter bragged, "I poisoned Snivellus. I put some sort of Muggle medicine that makes you throw up."

Unfortunately, Lily didn't hear this and wasn't able to inform Severus who was in for a bad night...

Finally, Severus walked to the dungeons where the Slytherin head of house and the potions teacher explained the rules. As the minutes passed, Severus realized he wasn't feeling well. At all. Finally Professor Slughorn finished explaining, Severus ran to the bathroom where he briefly emptied the contents of his stomach into the nearest toilet.

One of the fourth year Slytherin females heard this and found Severus kneeled over, vomiting into the toilet. She summoned a bucket and took Severus to the hospital wing where he was found to have been poisoned by some muggle poison.

Madame Pomfrey gave him the antidote and monitored him overnight. She had forgotten to tell Professor McGonagall that Severus would be late and that caused Severus to lose points because of his tardiness. It was clear that Severus was going to have a bad day.

Then James and Sirius had laughed at him, telling him how gullible he was. Severus had tried to tell Professor Dumbledore, but he denied it, telling Severus that he was a terrible liar.

-End of Flashback-

James was walking to the Ravenclaw table, a smirk on his face. He was going to poison Snivellus and cause him to be sick overnight. That would be the perfect beginning of year prank. He walked up to Severus's plate of food and then realized that Snivellus's obsidian eyes were boring into his own. "What are you doing, James?" Severus growled, knowing exactly what Harry's father was planning. "Going to poison my food, aren't you? I'm not gullible and if you want to keep your life, then I suggest you get away."

"Snivellus. Wow. I thought you wanted to be in Slytherin. Guess you weren't sly enough for that, Snivellus," James snorted, knowing that the greasy-haired kid wouldn't have a good enough retort. The kid clearly wasn't brave enough to be in Gryffindor. How did Snivellus know he was going to poison him? Clearly this kid couldn't trust him.

"If anything James, I'm in Ravenclaw because at least I have an intelligence level higher than a flobberworm. You're in Gryffindor because you think putting yourself in danger constantly is brace," Severus retorted, punching James in the face. If anything, this was sweet revenge.

Remus and Juliette both said, "You just got roasted!"

James eyes watered with tears, but he wasn't going to cry. Snivellus had punched him pretty hard and he didn't want to show it. Not now. Juliette had called a teacher over which unfortunately turned out to be Professor Slughorn, the Slytherin head of house. She complained, "This boy named James Potter tried to poison my friend Severus and so he punched James. Don't blame Severus, he was standing up for himself. If anything, blame that uncouth Gryffindor."

Maybe Juliette isn't such a brat after all.

OOOOOOoOOOOOO

Professor Slughorn had taken away ten points from Gryffindor and had taken away one from Ravenclaw as Severus had broken James's nose. James was in the hospital wing plotting his revenge while the trio (Severus, Remus, and Juliette) followed their Prefect, Caitlyn Matthews to the Ravenclaw common room. The first thing Severus noticed was the abundance of books. The next thing he noticed was the stark contrast from the Slytherin common room. While the Slytherin common room was cold, even in the summers, the Ravenclaw common room had a specific aura to it that promoted the learning of others. Severus yawned, tiredly. After Caitlyn showed where the dormitories were, Severus and Remus headed to the male dormitories.

Forgetting about the scars on his back, caused by the lashings from his father, Severus took off his robes in the dormitory, oblivious to the fact that Remus was watching him. After putting on his pyjamas, Severus went to brush his teeth. Remus had came in and confronted him, "What's that on your back Severus?"