Chapter 4

Reaching the dorms that night was the best thing that could have happened to Severus. In a circular room sat 5 beds, each with 4 posts. The beds were of a shiny wood that was ebony, silk emerald drapes were tied around the posts. Severus presumed that they were used for privacy at night, they looked like they could be drawn and most certainly they did. Each bed was identical, they each had a bed side cabinet which held a small lamp. At the bottom of the beds, their trunks lay, waiting to be opened.

With the prospects of sleep, Severus quickly changed into his pajamas. (Which consisted of an old faded grey tee-shirt and a black pair of cotton trousers that looked miles to long in his leg.)

Deep sleep took over the first year Slytherin Boys, each devoured in their own dreams. Severus fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, after the major day he had, he thought he deserved a good nights sleep, but he was haunted, haunted in his dreams.

He could see him self as a boy, just about 3 or 4 years of age, his mother loved him then and spent all her time with him. He dreamt he was running in the large back garden, around the sycamore tree, his mother chasing him. His dream faded into the basement, he was sitting on an old rug that he found down there, reading a book, but he could see no writing . He flipped the pages but still there was nothing, then the basement door swung open, with a bang, he heard big heavy feet slowly walking down the stairs.

"Were are you boy?" The voice said, it sounded like his father, he didn't know what to do, his father had found some more of his books missing again. "I know your in here snivelles, now come out!" Now he wasn't sure it was his father at all, he slowly moved between two old boxes and crouched low, the foot steps got closer, they were louder now, they were getting really close, then they stopped. The box was swiftly thrown to the side and a big head appered, a big head of Sirius. "Your in Slytherin Snivelles, your guna pay now, right now!"

A big hand was towered above him, about to swat him like a fly, he started to cower into a corner but he saw a small opening, he moved quickly, using his hands while shuffling on his bottom. He got to the gap, put one arm through and started to fall, he fell and fell until he landed with a thud.

He had fallen out of bed.

Nobody had heard Severus fall, and after the dream Severus could not get back to sleep, He got out of bed and walked to his trunk, opened it and moved a few things around looking for a book to read. He lifted up a small box which contained red ink and spotted something underneath, he took it out and examined it closely. It was a photo album.

He returned to the warmth of his bed and opened up the decorated book, inside there was a small in script, wrote in a language he couldn't understand. He turned the page to find a picture of a beautiful woman, he could not see what colour her hair or eyes were because the photo was black and white. She had a lovely smile and seemed to look at the photographer with love in her eyes, she was moving her head from side to side, acting as if she was shy of the camera.

He turned the page again and found 2 more black and white pictures, it was the same lady but in different places, one of the pictures showed the Eiffel Tower in the background and another what looked like a pyramid.

The album went on for page after page, but something changed on every one, Severus could not grasp it yet though he thought she started to look sick, gaunt in the face but fat at the same time.

In one of the pictures, a handsome man stood next to the unknown lady, he looked happy, with his arm around her and grinning to the camera.

Severus kept turning the page, seeing how sick the woman looked in each photo, but she still smiled, then Severus saw it, in a full picture of the woman, she wore a lose dress and her hands clutched her tummy, no doubt she was pregnant.

"Snape, lights out!" His head of house had walked into the room, a man about 6 foot. He wore a dressing gown that was completely black. He couldn't see his hair as it was under a small night cap.

"Ye...yes professor" Severus muttered, he put the album back into his trunk, closed it and got back under the comfy duvet.

"I don't want to see you awake at this hour again Snape, do you understand?" His eyes were wide, he looked like he had been disturbed out of a very good sleep.

:Ye...yes Professor!" He wanted his head of house to go away.

"I think I shall get the Bloody Baron to look in on you in a few minutes, make sure your asleep or you will have me to answer to in the morning, now lights out!" He pointed his wand at the lamp and it turned off instantly, he turned and walked out the door of the dormitory.

Scared of what might come next, Severus pulled the cover up around his ears and put his head on his pillow, he soon fell asleep.

Sunlight woke Severus up, at first he forgot were he was, but looking around he could see the drawn drapes and knew he was in the dorm. He opened the drapes and saw that the other first years were awake, all of them quiet and getting dressed in their robes, ready to go down for breakfast. Severus walked into the small bathroom that was added on to the dorm and quickly washed, the water was cold but he didn't mind. He walked back into the bedroom and out his shirt on, along with clean underwear and his trousers; on the side of his bedside table he found a green and silver striped tie. He walked back to his trunk and picked up his robe, as he put it on he realized something was different, he looked at the breast pocket and found that a badge had been attached, a green badge with the Slytherin coat of arms on it. He put it on and was about to walk towards the door when it was swung open, a much older boy walked in, he had blonde shoulder length hair and a very pointy face, his eyes were ice blue. He looked stern and his voice sounded like he was a little annoyed.

"I have to take you down to breakfast!" He told them to follow him.

"Erm, excuse me. Are you a prefect?" One of the boys asked, he looked scared and sorry he asked.

"Yes, my name is Lucius Malfoy, I am a 5th year student and a prefect." He looked at the boy as if to say 'Ask me another question and regret ever coming to this school!'

Following Lucius up to the Great Hall lasted about 5 minutes, being stationed in the Dungeons the Great Hall was only a few seconds away from the dungeon. They had to pass the Grand Stair case and on the way Severus bumped into Lily Evans, the red haired girl from the train.

"Sorry, I di—"Lily was about to say, until she saw who it was. "Oh its you, mind were your going next time, or I shal—" She was about to say something to Severus when Lucius interrupted.

"Or shall what, watch what you say when there is a prefect around, mudblood!" Lily looked confused at what Lucius had called her, but Severus knew exactly what it meant, he couldn't believe that Lily was a muggle!

Well that's the fourth chapter, its not very exciting but I promise the next one will be. Here is a little taster.

It is Severus' first lesson and it is Defense Against the Dark Arts, but is with the Gryffindors. He does extremely well, in the small pop quiz they are given to see what they already know. Sirus and James are sitting at the back of the class, James trying to get the attention of Lily and her new friend who Severus recognized to be Leanne Oakly. But Sirius it trying to get the attention of Severus by sending him small letters, letters containing threats.

Well hope you like what I have wrote so far, maybe now you have a good idea why Severus' father hates him so much. If not don't worry it will be wrote about soon.

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