Yeah, yeah, we know Rubeus, Minerva and Tom didn't go to Hogwarts at the same time the rest of the old skoolers did. But guess who gives a damn? [Versailles cracks her whip and Magdalena rubs her knuckles menacingly,] most certainly not us. Hope the story's as fun to read as it was to write.
Chapter One - The Sorting
Severus Snape lugged his baggage through the barrier that was Platform 9 3/4. He was definitely a people person and he couldn't wait until he got on the train. He had been looking forward to this day for years, and finally he could be with more of his kind.
He climbed into a compartment and set his luggage down. He glanced around the little room, observing witches and wizards of all kinds happily talking or playing games. Across from where he was sitting stood the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
She was like a fallen angel. He fell victim her beauty the second she looked in his direction. An unearthly glow seemed to surround this portrait of loveliness, and though his feet refused to move, his heart was determined to approach her.
Severus puffed out his chest, held his head high, and walked with an air of confidence toward her. She was talking to three boys. One had long black hair that was tied back. Another had shaggy brownish hair and was joking around with the first. The third boy seemed to be engulfed in a deep conversation with the girl of Severus' dreams.
"Hullo," he said as a wide smile found its way onto his face.
The two turned around. "Hey," the boy said. "Looks like you're going to Hogwarts, eh?" Severus nodded. "I'm James, them back there are Sirius and Remus," the two guys made a goofy smile and resumed their conversation. "And this here is Lily."
Lily... the name was so euphonious, it made his heart beat a little faster and his head swoon in a sea of pleasant thoughts.
Lily smiled. "Hi," she said delightfully. "And what's your name?" she blinked inquisitively.
Severus laid a hand on his chest. "I," he began, "am 'theverus 'thnape."
Remus and Sirius looked at each other for an instant and then burst out laughing.
"I'm 'theverus 'thnape!" Sirius jested, bowing to Remus.
"No, my fwiend, I am 'theverus 'thnape!" he replied, butchering Severus' speech even worse than the other had.
Severus crossed his arms. "That's not funny, guyths!" he said, turning his back to the pair.
The two danced around like little girls.
"You're not funny!"
"No, you're not funny!"
"That was great, man!"
"We're too cool, dude."
*Thump*
The two bumped chests and kept laughing.
James glanced over at Severus from under his glasses. "Ignore them, they're just stupid prats."
"Yeah," Lily agreed, putting a hand on Severus' shoulder that nearly made him melt to pieces. "You'll get used to them."
Just then, a lean blonde boy walked in. He had a sweater tied around his neck on the outside of his robes. He looked very giddy and walked over to the little group.
"Oh great," Remus said, rolling his eyes. "Here comes Lucius."
"Hey guys!" Lucius said, smiling.
"Aww, doesn't Lucius Malfoy miss his mumsy?"
Lucius' lip quivered. "Leave me alone, Sirius." He made a pouty face.
"Yeah, Sirius," Remus mocked. "Leave him alone, he's looking for his widdle bwankie."
"Maybe 'theverus can help him!"
The two began laughing idiotically again.
"James! James!"
James, Lily, Lucius, and Severus turned and saw a stumpy, round little kid came running in, brandishing a rectangular box.
"Oh, hey Peter," James said, trying to mask his feeling of irritation. "This is Severus. You already know Lily and the boys."
"Mummy made some cookies, James!" Peter smiled, opening the box and revealing a dozen homemade goodies. "I thought maybe you'd like some."
"Jamsey," Sirius mused, hanging from a pole like an acrobat. "Can we knit sockies and write letters to our mums later too?"
Peter huffed. "Shut your mouth, Sirius," he ordered. "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at a--"
The sliding doors that separated the compartments of the train flew open wildly. A boy with frayed robes lurched in. He was twitching a little and kept mumbling incoherent things. His gaze was wildly shifting and his pupils kept changing sizes. Everyone was staring at him.
"Look!" Lucius exclaimed, excited yet again. "It's Tom! Hey Tom!"
Lucius skipped over happily, dragging Severus with him. The boy was twitching furiously now, and his eyes were changing colors.
"Tom, this is Severus!" Tom didn't seem to be interested at all, but he was nervously looking under the seat for something. "You'll just love Tom, Severus. He's just the neatest guy around!"
Severus raised an eyebrow. "Ith he... alwayths like thith?"
Lucius giggled. "Tom's a real jokey fellow. He likes to make faces and funny sounds. We lived on the same street." He then smiled broadly, very proud of this.
"He theems--" Severus began as Tom's stomach gurgled loudly. "--dithturbed."
Lucius giggled again. "Yeah, he does!"
At this moment, James created a scene by choking madly on something.
"Oh dear!" Peter said frantically. "I told mummy not to put in any pecans!"
"What the hell, Peter?!" Remus yelled, smacking the now-hunched-over James on the back. "You trying to kill him?!"
Peter sniveled. "I was just... I mean..."
"Get lost Pettigrew!" Sirius commanded as James coughed up the nut and sent it hurtling, smacking Lucius right on the forehead.
"Ack!" Lucius screamed, jumping up and down. He finally took out his compact with his initials engraved on the front and gazed desperately. "Yay! I haven't bruised."
Tom was biting the seat angrily and Peter was sitting in front of them, writing and mumbling under his breath.
"Dear mommy, loved the cookies, but James didn't," he looked around and finished hastily. "Don't send any more."
Suddenly, the train screeched to a halt. Everyone cheered and hooted as they quickly headed out of the train. Over the sea of heads, Severus could make out a man with silvery white hair that was unmistakeably the headmaster. Beside him was a woman with floppy blond hair who was looking around excitedly. The great mass of black robes moved to the lake and filed into the boats, first years going ahead of everyone. Severus got in a boat with Tom, James and Lily. The Sorting was approaching soon and every eleven year old was talking about it.
"I wanna be in Ravenclaw!" one girl in the boat behind them said.
"I'm gonna be a Gryffindor," James said with pride.
"Me too," Lily said, smiling at James.
"I wanna be in Slytherin!" Lucius said, clapping his hands together.
The kids in the boat with him looked at each other and shoved Lucius into the lake. His shouts were heard, but ignored.
Tom barked and shoved his face into the water, sending up a mass of bubbles.
"What's with that guy?" someone asked in the boat ahead of them.
"I hear he's pretty heaped up on the diggle doo, if you know what I'm saying," another remarked.
When the group arrived, they followed the other students who were madly rushing into the castle. Everyone was talking at once, but when they arrived at the Great Hall, everyone went silent.
The dining area was a sight, indeed. The ceiling wasn't much like a ceiling, but rather a sky inside the castle. Everyone "oohed" and "ahhed" at the fantastic display of house colors put up around their respective tables. In the center of the Great Hall sat a little tattered hat on a wooden stool.
When all the first years had arrived and the older kids were seated, the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, stood up, and as he did, quiet descended upon the room. He looked around the silent room, his spectacles catching the light and gleaming with an air of friendliness. He smiled.
"Let the Sorting begin!"
The little hat perked up and began singing out of a stitch around its brim. It introduced itself as the Sorting Hat and went on to tell of its history, business, etc.
"Fabulous, isn't it?" Lucius said, sneaking up on Severus. "I hope we're all in the same house together! It would be so much fun!"
"Quiet," Severus squeaked, wanting Lucius to shut up so he didn't have to listen to his voice rather than pay attention to the Sorting Hat's song.
The hat finished and everybody clapped. The first students were called and everyone else waited in anxiousness.
"Potter, James!"
James skipped up happily.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Alright!" he shouted happily, high-fiving all of those who were sitting at his house table.
A few more students followed. As of now, Remus, Sirius, Peter, and Lily were all in Gryffindor. When Lucius and Tom were sorted into Slytherin, the Gryffindors hissed made nasty faces as they walked to their table.
"Snape, Severus!"
Severus walked up to the stool and shoved the dopey hat on his head, ignoring the taunts from Sirius and Remus.
"SLYTHERIN!"
His heart sank. Now he couldn't be with Lily...
"Whoo, look!" Remus shouted "'Thnapey's a 'thnake!"
The first years at the table made the same remarks to him as they had to the others. Even James was taunting him nastily. Severus sulked to his table, but then caught sight of Lily. She was shrugging and she mouthed a "forget them" to him. He smiled back at her and was instantly in a better mood.
Chapter One - The Sorting
Severus Snape lugged his baggage through the barrier that was Platform 9 3/4. He was definitely a people person and he couldn't wait until he got on the train. He had been looking forward to this day for years, and finally he could be with more of his kind.
He climbed into a compartment and set his luggage down. He glanced around the little room, observing witches and wizards of all kinds happily talking or playing games. Across from where he was sitting stood the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
She was like a fallen angel. He fell victim her beauty the second she looked in his direction. An unearthly glow seemed to surround this portrait of loveliness, and though his feet refused to move, his heart was determined to approach her.
Severus puffed out his chest, held his head high, and walked with an air of confidence toward her. She was talking to three boys. One had long black hair that was tied back. Another had shaggy brownish hair and was joking around with the first. The third boy seemed to be engulfed in a deep conversation with the girl of Severus' dreams.
"Hullo," he said as a wide smile found its way onto his face.
The two turned around. "Hey," the boy said. "Looks like you're going to Hogwarts, eh?" Severus nodded. "I'm James, them back there are Sirius and Remus," the two guys made a goofy smile and resumed their conversation. "And this here is Lily."
Lily... the name was so euphonious, it made his heart beat a little faster and his head swoon in a sea of pleasant thoughts.
Lily smiled. "Hi," she said delightfully. "And what's your name?" she blinked inquisitively.
Severus laid a hand on his chest. "I," he began, "am 'theverus 'thnape."
Remus and Sirius looked at each other for an instant and then burst out laughing.
"I'm 'theverus 'thnape!" Sirius jested, bowing to Remus.
"No, my fwiend, I am 'theverus 'thnape!" he replied, butchering Severus' speech even worse than the other had.
Severus crossed his arms. "That's not funny, guyths!" he said, turning his back to the pair.
The two danced around like little girls.
"You're not funny!"
"No, you're not funny!"
"That was great, man!"
"We're too cool, dude."
*Thump*
The two bumped chests and kept laughing.
James glanced over at Severus from under his glasses. "Ignore them, they're just stupid prats."
"Yeah," Lily agreed, putting a hand on Severus' shoulder that nearly made him melt to pieces. "You'll get used to them."
Just then, a lean blonde boy walked in. He had a sweater tied around his neck on the outside of his robes. He looked very giddy and walked over to the little group.
"Oh great," Remus said, rolling his eyes. "Here comes Lucius."
"Hey guys!" Lucius said, smiling.
"Aww, doesn't Lucius Malfoy miss his mumsy?"
Lucius' lip quivered. "Leave me alone, Sirius." He made a pouty face.
"Yeah, Sirius," Remus mocked. "Leave him alone, he's looking for his widdle bwankie."
"Maybe 'theverus can help him!"
The two began laughing idiotically again.
"James! James!"
James, Lily, Lucius, and Severus turned and saw a stumpy, round little kid came running in, brandishing a rectangular box.
"Oh, hey Peter," James said, trying to mask his feeling of irritation. "This is Severus. You already know Lily and the boys."
"Mummy made some cookies, James!" Peter smiled, opening the box and revealing a dozen homemade goodies. "I thought maybe you'd like some."
"Jamsey," Sirius mused, hanging from a pole like an acrobat. "Can we knit sockies and write letters to our mums later too?"
Peter huffed. "Shut your mouth, Sirius," he ordered. "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at a--"
The sliding doors that separated the compartments of the train flew open wildly. A boy with frayed robes lurched in. He was twitching a little and kept mumbling incoherent things. His gaze was wildly shifting and his pupils kept changing sizes. Everyone was staring at him.
"Look!" Lucius exclaimed, excited yet again. "It's Tom! Hey Tom!"
Lucius skipped over happily, dragging Severus with him. The boy was twitching furiously now, and his eyes were changing colors.
"Tom, this is Severus!" Tom didn't seem to be interested at all, but he was nervously looking under the seat for something. "You'll just love Tom, Severus. He's just the neatest guy around!"
Severus raised an eyebrow. "Ith he... alwayths like thith?"
Lucius giggled. "Tom's a real jokey fellow. He likes to make faces and funny sounds. We lived on the same street." He then smiled broadly, very proud of this.
"He theems--" Severus began as Tom's stomach gurgled loudly. "--dithturbed."
Lucius giggled again. "Yeah, he does!"
At this moment, James created a scene by choking madly on something.
"Oh dear!" Peter said frantically. "I told mummy not to put in any pecans!"
"What the hell, Peter?!" Remus yelled, smacking the now-hunched-over James on the back. "You trying to kill him?!"
Peter sniveled. "I was just... I mean..."
"Get lost Pettigrew!" Sirius commanded as James coughed up the nut and sent it hurtling, smacking Lucius right on the forehead.
"Ack!" Lucius screamed, jumping up and down. He finally took out his compact with his initials engraved on the front and gazed desperately. "Yay! I haven't bruised."
Tom was biting the seat angrily and Peter was sitting in front of them, writing and mumbling under his breath.
"Dear mommy, loved the cookies, but James didn't," he looked around and finished hastily. "Don't send any more."
Suddenly, the train screeched to a halt. Everyone cheered and hooted as they quickly headed out of the train. Over the sea of heads, Severus could make out a man with silvery white hair that was unmistakeably the headmaster. Beside him was a woman with floppy blond hair who was looking around excitedly. The great mass of black robes moved to the lake and filed into the boats, first years going ahead of everyone. Severus got in a boat with Tom, James and Lily. The Sorting was approaching soon and every eleven year old was talking about it.
"I wanna be in Ravenclaw!" one girl in the boat behind them said.
"I'm gonna be a Gryffindor," James said with pride.
"Me too," Lily said, smiling at James.
"I wanna be in Slytherin!" Lucius said, clapping his hands together.
The kids in the boat with him looked at each other and shoved Lucius into the lake. His shouts were heard, but ignored.
Tom barked and shoved his face into the water, sending up a mass of bubbles.
"What's with that guy?" someone asked in the boat ahead of them.
"I hear he's pretty heaped up on the diggle doo, if you know what I'm saying," another remarked.
When the group arrived, they followed the other students who were madly rushing into the castle. Everyone was talking at once, but when they arrived at the Great Hall, everyone went silent.
The dining area was a sight, indeed. The ceiling wasn't much like a ceiling, but rather a sky inside the castle. Everyone "oohed" and "ahhed" at the fantastic display of house colors put up around their respective tables. In the center of the Great Hall sat a little tattered hat on a wooden stool.
When all the first years had arrived and the older kids were seated, the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, stood up, and as he did, quiet descended upon the room. He looked around the silent room, his spectacles catching the light and gleaming with an air of friendliness. He smiled.
"Let the Sorting begin!"
The little hat perked up and began singing out of a stitch around its brim. It introduced itself as the Sorting Hat and went on to tell of its history, business, etc.
"Fabulous, isn't it?" Lucius said, sneaking up on Severus. "I hope we're all in the same house together! It would be so much fun!"
"Quiet," Severus squeaked, wanting Lucius to shut up so he didn't have to listen to his voice rather than pay attention to the Sorting Hat's song.
The hat finished and everybody clapped. The first students were called and everyone else waited in anxiousness.
"Potter, James!"
James skipped up happily.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
"Alright!" he shouted happily, high-fiving all of those who were sitting at his house table.
A few more students followed. As of now, Remus, Sirius, Peter, and Lily were all in Gryffindor. When Lucius and Tom were sorted into Slytherin, the Gryffindors hissed made nasty faces as they walked to their table.
"Snape, Severus!"
Severus walked up to the stool and shoved the dopey hat on his head, ignoring the taunts from Sirius and Remus.
"SLYTHERIN!"
His heart sank. Now he couldn't be with Lily...
"Whoo, look!" Remus shouted "'Thnapey's a 'thnake!"
The first years at the table made the same remarks to him as they had to the others. Even James was taunting him nastily. Severus sulked to his table, but then caught sight of Lily. She was shrugging and she mouthed a "forget them" to him. He smiled back at her and was instantly in a better mood.
