A Potional Mind
A/N: Well, here it is…the story I had mentioned in Confessions of a Death Eater. Ta-da! *strikes a pose* Anybob, read, review, and enjoy. But first of all…I'm going to be adding a title page to this one. And you know those pages with the copyrights on them? Yeah, that's where my disclaimer is goin'. Bye.
A Potional Mind
* * * "Charming!"
-Daily Prophet, starred review
"None of it's true, I tell you!"
-Severus Snape
"Ha ha, Severus!"
-Remus Lupin
"Der, isn't this that movie when the dude sees stuff?"
-Dudley Dursley
By Me123
Best selling author of the Smith Series
© 2002-2003, FanFiction.net
I OWN ALMOST NOTHING! NOBODY EXCEPT:
Dan Caldwell
Bill Bob Esquire
Bill Macintosh
Bob Johnson
Dave Trite
Milton Snape
Sylvester "Sly" Snape
Taye Snape
Smith Smith
I copyright all these people and you can't take 'em! So there! *sticks out tounge*
Dedicated to Severus Snape
Without you, this book wouldn't be possible…because it's a biography of you, stupid!
All insults belong to Professor Snape.
Chapter 1
"Oh no, not you…"
Severus Snape was not your average boy. He did not like to play with other children, he liked to work on stuff alone in his room, and he had shoulder length greasy black hair. He also happened to have this nasty burn on his left shoulder, which his older brothers said came from a monkey kissing him, since he looked so much like one. When they made comments such as these, they lived to regret them…
Severus had been born into a pureblood wizarding family. He had two older brothers and one younger sister, who's names were Milton, Sylvester, and Taye. His father was a Death Eater, and his mother usually stayed at home to take care of the kids. Milton was a sixth year at Hogwarts. Sly (which was Sylvester's nickname of course) was in his fourth year, and Severus was expecting his letter any day now. Taye didn't count, since she was only five. So far, everyone in his family had been Slytherins. You could say poor ole Sev had a lot to live up to. But he didn't mind…much.
Severus had inherited his eternally greasy black hair from his grandfather (dad's side), his abnormally large nose from his father, and his beady, cold eyes were from his mother. Every one of his siblings (except for Taye) had gotten the hair. Only Sev had gotten the nose so far. Sly had gotten the eyes, too.
Right now, Severus was working on a potion. Severus loved making potions more than anything else. He was rather good at it too. He didn't know where he had gotten his love or talent for potions from. Maybe his great-great-great-great grandpa or something. Anyway…
"Sev!" shouted Sly, pounding on Severus' door. "SEV!"
What now, thought Severus and abandoned his cauldron and answered the door.
"What do you want, Sly?" asked Severus.
"You got your letter, dude," said Sly, and handed over a parchment envelope.
Severus scowled. He hated it when his older brother called him "dude". He snatched the envelope out of Sly's hand.
"Give me that!" he hissed.
""Woah, calm down, Slim," grinned Sly. Severus scowled even darker. He also hated it when his brothers called him Slim. It sounded so retarded.
"Leave," said Severus bitterly, and slammed the door in Sly's face.
"You've got issues man!" shouted Sly.
Severus stuck his tongue out and ripped his letter open.
Dear Mr. Snape,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry…
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," said Severus to himself, and put the letter in his folder.
This folder was not just any old folder. It was Severus Snape's life. Every single one of his mementos was in that crummy, cheap folder. Sound pathetic? Well, it is. That's why Severus had never shown the folder to anyone. His brothers would tease him mercilessly, and his mother and father would shake their heads in exasperation.
"Where did we go wrong with him?" They would ask each other.
Severus didn't know. He had no idea.
* * * * *
"All right, Milton," said Severus' mom. "You first!"
Milton swung around with his trolley and ran through the barrier to Platform 9 ¾.
"All right, Sly. You next." Said his mother. Sly did the same.
Before his mother could say anything, Severus ran towards the brick wall. When he finally got on the other side, he felt a balloon of happiness swelling up inside of him.
He was free. Free from Dad and his stupid rules, free from mom's overprotectiveness, and from baby sitting Taye constantly. Of course, there were still his brothers, but you couldn't have everything in life.
Severus boarded the train and searched for a vacant compartment. When he opened up his 108th one, an unpleasant sight met his eyes.
Sirius Black.
"oh no, not you…" said Severus, and slapped his forehead
