Okay, first of all, Thanx sooo much to the people who reviewed

Okay, first of all, Thanx sooo much to the people who reviewed!!! I was so psyched!!! This is the next part (I've lost count!!) and it ends first year and skips to third year were a dance is held and who will Seve ask? If you don't know, a broom flew over your head and kept on flying… anyway, Read and review!!!

PART THREE
Time won't allow me to fall in love, but I can't help it. -Still not telling.

I awoke with the small excitement of Christmas in the air. My bed had only one present on it. I wondered who could it be from knowing the fact that Luna had given me her present the night before. It was yet another envelope. I was still new to receiving gifts, and I opened it slowly.
What fell on to my hand was a small silver locket. It was shaped as a heart, with a crescent moon on it. (No. It is NOT a Sailor Moon locket!) It clinked and shone in my hand, and I admired its beauty. The envelope itself was a mystery. A note was scribbled hurriedly on it, but it was legible enough to read:
Dear Severus, I put Professor Dumbledore in the care of giving this locket to you. There was a chance that I would not be there with you long enough to let you have it so I gave it to him for safekeeping. The locket used to be mine and is a special family heirloom. But what will you do with this locket? It is a locket that you give to the one you love most. Your own father gave this to me and now I hand it to you. Give it to the one you love when you are ready. And remember that wherever I am I love you very much and I trust in you- the both of us.

Sincerely, Mercia Snape

I couldn't stand this. I couldn't. So many things were happening at once. The mere fact that my parents are gone struck at me hard. When I was little, I had a tiny shear of hope that they were somewhere, waiting for me. But I grew since then, and I knew the truth.
Before I knew what I was doing, I got dressed and ran straight to Professor Dumbledore's office.
When I arrived, he himself was exiting out of it.
"Pro-Professor!" I stated out of breath. "I-I want to go. To the… um… cemetery." He looked at me kindly and and then spoke.
"Certainly, Severus. We need to get away from Hogwarts so we can apparate." I gulped.
"W-we? But I can't-"
"There are certain guidelines I can use to double-apparate. As long as you hold my hand, you can apparate with me." I was astonished.
Soon he and I walked in to the freezing snow and ice, as far away from Hogwarts as we could. "Now, take my hand, and we'll be off."
I did so, and the next instant was an experience I wasn't used to. Where we arrived was Hogsmeade. People were bustling behind me, before me, and everywhere. Dumbledore led me to a store, and spoke.
"Now Severus I want to leave you here so you can have time alone." I began to feel nervous. " I shall send someone to get you, in an hour. They shall be sent with a portkey. You and the person I sent will arrive where we apparated from, and together you will walk back to Hogwarts. Understand?" I nodded and saw him leave from the site.
"I thanked myself I brought enough clothes and money. It was starting to get colder, and I was hungry. But first things first. I have been to Hogsmeade before, and I found my way to the local florist.
Flora's Flowers was a cheerful store filled with colorful plants. On one side of the store were different kinds of pots. Next to it were racks of seeds such as "Bodacious Buds. Just add water and in three seconds watch a full garden of color!" I finally found the desk, where I suppose Flora herself was managing the store this morning. She was a thin but short woman whose hazel eyes glittered with excitement and youth.
She was joyfully clipping away dead leaves off a gigantic Fern. "Hello, little boy how can I help you?" She was kind, but I hated being called 'little'. I pulled out a few Knuts, and asked, "What can five Knuts get me?" I put the money on the desk, allowing it to clatter.
"Hmmm, well I'd say that'll give you three roses." She looked quite happy despite it was the middle of winter. I let her take the money and she handed me three large, long stemmed rose buds. I walked away from the store and started for the large iron gates only a hundred meters away.
The sun was about to set by the time I managed to get to the gate. Walking through the stones, I wondered just how I was going to find my parents anyway. I searched the entire park except a large hill, so I decided to check it out. As I walked up the hill, I saw a large tombstone emerging from it. The setting sun now made the snow a light pink hue. I trudged up to the stone, and stood near one of the sides. Bending down, I wiped off snow from one part of the stone, it read :

CECILIUS SNAPE

I slowly removed my now, trembling hand. But not enough not to remove the next line of snow:

WONDERFUL HUSBAND

Then I did the next line:

CARING SON

My fingers were now trembling from hurt and coldness. But with lasting strength I freed the tombstone from yet more snow:

LOVING FATHER

My lips trembled. I stood back from the snow, my knees sodden. I walked back a few feet, allowing myself to see the entire stone clearly. And at that moment, I began to do something I didn't think I would do.
My lips met each other again, and I began to speak.
"He-hello, this Is., Severus I, well I brought some flowers-" I laid two roses in the middle of the stone, with one still in my hand. "-I'm at Hogwarts now, and Professor Dumbledore let me come here. I, uh, thought I had better pay respects- I was now trembling violently, and was starting to lose feeling in different parts of my body.
"Severus?" I turned around. Luna was standing behind me holding an umbrella and in one of her hands was a small smooth stone.
"Seve, Professor Dumbledore wanted me to get you now." Her face was filled with sympathy.
"Okay Luna" I replied. I walked to her and she began to speak once more "So those are your parents?"
"Yes," said. What was there more to say? I walked to Luna and together we touched the stone and we were instantly transported back to Hogwarts.
The rest of the year went on smoothly and I started to regularly take trips to my parents on the weekends. And now even in the beginning of third year, I haven't missed a chance to see them.
Getting off the train as I had so many times before, I wound my way, Luna with me into the crowd. It was raining hard, and we fought through the large mass of black robes and hats to seek shelter on the over hang of the Hogsmeade station. Luna held her black cat she had gotten the previous year, and I held my owl's cage.
"Gaaa, I'm wet all over." Said Luna,"And Eclipse isn't taking it to well either." Eclipse was a very strange and frustrating cat that Luna got in Diagon Alley the summer before her second year.
My owl hooted loudly in protest to the wet rain and cold. "Ventus, come on, have patience. Honestly, you would think pets would have a little more tolerance for bad weather!"
Luna finally managed to get her umbrella that was hanging on a rope around her wrist. She opened it, and we had more room to protect ourselves from the hard precipitation. We both could hear Hagrid's usually booming voice calling the first years. It was faint and sounded static as if on a radio, due to the clasps of thunder.
Soon we got on the carriages that would lead us to our school. Luna slumped in to the soft benches, apparently tired and cold of the rain. Luna, I've learned, was never the one for wild weather. She hated lightning, cringed at thunder, and wouldn't go out for a walk in the rain for a hundred Galleons. Like Luna, Eclipse finally settled exhaustedly in her lap for relaxation until we got to the castle. I peered out of the tiny window, seeing the familiar towers and turrets of Hogwarts beneath the slanted rain.
Lightning flashed, thunder soon followed, and Luna once again closed her eyes tightly trying hard to block the sounds and flashes of light. I, on the other hand, positively love rain. It's a good friend on lonely nights, and you can have good arguments with it can't you? You boom and it booms back. I know, those are childish games, but if you've lived the way I did before Hogwarts, you'll find it is a good remedy for loneliness.
But I grew up that way, making friends with weather.
The carriage abruptly stopped, and I stepped out. Luna did the same, although rather reluctantly. Together we ran to the stone steps, our pets in our hands. We walked inside the great wooden doors hurriedly. The flaming torches were filling us with strong warmth, and we began to relax.
We progressed on to our right, and we entered the dazzling and enormous Great Hall. Luna and I parted, and we both took our seat at our tables. Luna was, of course a Gryfinndor, and I was a Slytherin. That fact should automatically ensure that we'd be natural enemies. But we had met before our own sorting, and became instant friends. Neither Slytherin nor Gryfinndor could part us.
After the sorting, Professor Dumbledore stood up, like he did always at the "Beginning of Term Feast". "Welcome" He said kindly stretching his arms high into the air, the candle light giving golden-red shimmers to his silver beard.
"Welcome to Hogwarts once again. Before we go on to our delicious feast, I must note that no one is to go near the lake for it currently contains some very malicious pink polka-dotted Grindylows. But not to worry for they shall be drained in to the Give-a Dam, which is just east of here, in a matter couple of weeks. Well, that clears that up, and now on to the subject of the feast."
He clapped his hands, and food filled our golden plates. I began filling myself with mashed potatoes, beans, rolls, turkey, and steak.
I had made a few friends beside Luna over the two years I have been at Hogwarts. Chief among them is Lucius Malfoy, whom is in my dormitory and known throughout the school to be extremely proud of his heritage. I, who know very few about my family, consider him very lucky. Then there is Evan Rosier. Evan is a very spirited boy who is also in my dormitory. He never gives up a fight, and has received many detentions for it. Last is Igor Karkaroff. Sly, Crafty, He is always able to weave out of trouble. Many times he'd help us out of tight squeezes with the Gryfinndors. Though they are my friends not even them together could match up to Luna and I.
Supper ended, and we soon went to our dormitories. I unpacked, and settled in to my four poster bed that towered almost to the ceiling. I turned off the lamp on my bedside table, and in a few short minutes, sleep overtook me.
Classes were to start again as usual, the next morning. Professor McGonagall handed us our schedules, and the all the students gloomily went to their classes. The first class I had was History of Magic, The immensely boring class that aided for needed naps. Next was Defense Against the Dark Arts. The professor was a very short man by the name of Aulvus Grude. Professor Grude was extremely wise about the Dark Arts and always expected success. Transfiguration was now getting more advanced. Professor McGonagall was as stern and sharp as ever, and extremely strict, but I admired her teaching abilities.
Potions was my favorite subject, but it consisted my least favorite teacher. Professor Comernius Clant, although smart and wise, was usually cruel to everyone. You had to be careful enough as to not breathe I front of him. His amber eyes scan around his room always searching for trouble and glare an evil glare at anyone whom dares to enter his gaze.
I walked in his room casually as always, and seated myself next to Luna, who was, sorry to say, always in trouble in this class. She cautiously pulled out her book of potions and ingredients, as if a sudden movement would cause Clant to jump on her (not literally). The hour went on as usual, and no problems sprung up. The bell rang for lunch, and we all assembled to the Great Hall.

Afterwards the classes began to seem to lengthen with the anticipation of the end of the day. The same routine passed on for three months, and soon Christmas came. Our holidays were always filled with glee and joy, and even the Slytherins were no exception. Some were seen with holly pinned to their black pointed hats.

Professor Grude resigned in early December, and Dumbledore insisted a going away dance. Professor Dumbledore didn't have a clue (or just never showed it) That the dance literally celebrated his departure. No one would be sad to see Professor Grude go. Professor Dumbledore stated that it would take place on December the 15th, and from that day to the dance, all of Hogwarts was filled with anticipation. Then came the horrible fact that it would require a dance partner. I knew whom I was going to ask, but the question was how. Nervous as I was, I had to a least try. The worst thing Luna could say was no.

The first class I had with Luna was charms, and decided I'd ask her there. After the bell had rung, I took my seat as I always did next to her, and resumed the usual routine.
"Now, please put your books away, this shall be a practical lesson." Cried little Professor Flitwick.
"Darn," I replied. I had to find a place where I could talk to Luna. This was so hard, it seemed like an impossible mission to complete.
"Now class we are going to work on summoning and banishing charms. You are supposed to learn this in your fourth year, but Professor Dumbledore and I think that perhaps you are now ready. Hold on a second, and let me pair you up-" It was, of course well known to the teachers that Luna and I were usually never seen without the other so it was not suprising that we were paired. "Stand on opposite sides of the room, and one partner write something on a piece of parchment, and send it to the other partner like so-"
Flitwick, who took the last remaining 3rd year, Peter Pettigrew, and wrote a message to the parchment, and said, "banashio, Parchment!"
It leapt from Flitwick's tiny hand and soared in to Pettigrew's. He clutched it, rather with nervousness, and was surprised he had done so. "Very good, very good Peter, now return it to me like I told you-"
"Banashio, Parchment!" Cried Pettigrew. The parchment too soared quickly through the air, rocketed off a large statue of Godric Gryfinndor, which wobbled off its high shelf and collapsed on a loose floorboard and the person who was on the other side was Flitwick himself. He catapulted in to the air, and was soaring to the window, where if he went through it, would not only suffer large and sharp cuts, but also have to face a very long fall-
"Askindio Turbatonis!!! " Cried a high pitched voice.
Flitwick stopped. My own heart felt like it had ceased. My whole body was frozen. I could see, but I couldn't move my eyes, and I was sure that they would fill with tears. But amazingly, that didn't even happen. I tried to move, but it was as if I was a live statue. Everyone around me were frozen in there spots, some, like me were only standing on one foot, as if about to turn around. And then as fast as it had came, the strange moment vanished and my knees collapsed from under me. I fell to the floor, but I didn't even feel anything. No pain, no feel of cold stone floor, I don't even think I noticed that I started to breathe again. I wasn't the only one who felt strange. Everyone immediately started to murmur about the strange scene, as they started to get up, off the cold floor, or walking slowly to see if they still could. And the strangest thing I noticed, was that Flitwick hadn't had fallen neither through the window, nor on the floor like the rest of the students were, but upright, surprised and blinking madly. Who had shouted that enchantment? Who had save Flitwick's life? I saw Flitwick stop in midair, and then, he was standing, bewildered, but as if he hadn't moved at all, like his students had.
"Let me help you, Professor-" I heard Luna say. She led Flitwick to his desk, and he started to shake violently. Flitwick was too shaken to continue class, and dismissed us early. No one spoke of the incident.
But I wanted answers.
"Luna, WHAT happened?" The inquiry was everyone's, but I spoke with such force that I seemed that I was the only one wanting to know what was going on.
"Oh, Severus. I-I don't know any more than you, really." She sounded exhausted, and I let her be. I could tell she was mot entirely truthful, but I could not push her any farther.
"The Slytherin Common room however, was willing to ask and answer questions. The lot including I that was in the Charms room when the mysterious situation happened was bombarded with inquiries concerning the incident. I and my friends nearly spent all night talking to other students about it.
It blew over, however,by the next day. Charms was back again, and we were still working on banishing Charms, although Peter Pettigrew was allowed to step out this time, for his and Flitwick's safety.
The lesson was to write a note, and banish it to your partner. This lesson would see if you could carry on a conversation on a piece of paper and get it to your partner properly. Then it clicked. I would ask her on the sheet of parchment, and she would have to reply on the paper, as Flitwick told us to. And the good thing would be that I didn't have to talk at all, no verbal action whatsoever.
Flitwick told us to begin, and I began to write:

Will you go to the dance with me? -Severus

Yes, that looked all right. I held it up to my wand, and said loudly: "Banashio!" It worked. On it went; soaring happily on it's way until- a gust of wind blew from he nearby window. It quickly changed course, as if trying to avoid something harmful. It kept falling slowly in the air, where it landed in the graceful, long hand of-
"Lily!?" said a girl running to the person who she shouted her name to. "Lily! James' Letter made it to you, after that big gust-" But she stopped when Lily started to laugh after she read the parchment. I stopped breathing. "What?" said the girl and Lily thrust it into her hand, apparently under a fit of giggles. The girl read it to, and began to sink to the floor, as if under attack by invisible tickling hands.
"James, come look!!!" That's all I needed. I turned beet red, and hid my face behind a hand. I saw, beneath my skinny fingers James turn a nasty brick color, and start for me, not at all friendly.
Now there had been times when I really tick James off, and deliberately. But this was not intended. And there were times when he set me off so bad it took Luna, Lily, Sirius, Remus, AND Peter to break it up between James and I, and with Prof. McGonagall on our tail twenty-four/seven, didn't help at all.
He was now an inch from my face, and I could see hatred in every part of his. And I figured what it must mean. James had already asked Lily to go with him, and thought I was trying to set him off worse than last time, which I won't talk about for it concerns orange pudding, Peeves, and a whole lot of detentions.
"What ARE you trying to pull?! Honestly, you've gone too far-" James was cut off by a very confused Flitwick.
"Now, now James. It was an accident. I should start with pillows from now on-" The bell rang. And it had not had been more welcome than anything else. James pulled away from my mad and horrified gaze and turned to his friends casting dangerous plotting glances at each of them, all of which returned with the same loathing look. I gathered my things, and headed straight to the other class.
Luna soon followed and started to talk. "Severus, That was really-"
"Look, I didn't mean to do it, and that note was meant for you, not Lily." I said hastily, and in an annoyed tone. She looked quite taken aback, and said, "Oh, gosh I'm so sorry, I didn't know. And well, I thought you'd never ask."
I glared at her, and then realized what she said.
"Y-you will?"
"Yep!"

And, Happily skipping to my next class, I felt a sudden surge of energy enter me. I felt as if I could bounce off a wall, do a flip, and land lightly on my feet if I wanted to. It felt so wonderful. Nothing could stop me, nothing. Not James Potter, nor Sirius Black, not even Professor Clant. And speaking of Clant...
"Severus Snape, you are late again. Ten points from Slytherin, and sit yourself next to Potter, now" fuming, I did as I was told.
I, who usually sit next to Luna, was now forced to seat myself next to the one who I despise most. I really didn't care at the moment, but it made me uneasy as to what his friends were going to do to me now that I managed to get James horribly P.O.ed about the Charms accident.
Ever since the first train ride to Hogwarts, in which James had tricked me, He and I had set off a number of tricks, traps, "accidents", and many other ways to get each other humiliated and/or expelled. Not very many worked the way we planned. I pulled out my ingredients, and began to crush snake fangs.

This is all for now, and I'm still writing the next part so it'll be a few days (Or weeks -_-) Til' I finish K? The next part has a bit of Seve's feelings for Lu, and gets more romancy. Thanx again for reading, you make Seve and Luna sooo happy!!!