Summary- Well this lovely fanfic is about Severus Snape's life at Hogwarts. It starts in his 5th year. A new girl comes from America and befriends Severus. But will one of the infamous Marauders ruin their newly found friendship? Read and Review. And I'll take constructive criticism because this is my first fic and my sister tells me I suck at writing…but I'd like a second opinion lol.

Disclaimer- NO I don't own Harry Potter…I only own my character. And of course the plot…der.

Those Long Nights – Train Rides and Flights

Severs Snape barded the train for his 5th year at Hogwarts. He was not looking forward to this year. The Marauders would surely make this year hell for him. They had been doing it for the past 4-year. Why would they stop now? He stared out the window and thought about his summer.

He came home to his very angry father. Artemis Snape was very mad at the fact that Severus was the least popular kid in the whole school. He was just different from everyone else. And Severus didn't like to fly so he ruined his father's dream of him being on the Quidditch team. His father wasn't even proud that Severus was the top student in the entire school. He just didn't have time for parties or hanging out with people and all that jazz. And he had Lucius Malfoy to blame for that. The senior Snape had asked Lucius to watch Severus and report back to him how he was doing. And of course Lucius told Severus' father about how Severus' social life was dismal. Just then Lucius walked into Severus' compartment.

'Speak of the devil' thought Severus bitterly.

"Why hello there Snape" Lucius said.

"What do you want Malfoy" Severus said tuning to look out the window.

Lucius leaned against the door and said "I just came to tell you that Lupin is Gryffindor prefect this year."

"And what does that have to do with me?" Severus asked still staring out the window.

"Well it means the Marauders won't bother you too much today…I over heard them talking and they're making a list of all the things they can get away with while Lupin is a prefect. I just thought I'd let you know. Maybe you can think of ways to get your popularity up. You need it" Malfoy sneered at his last comment and left.

'The Marauders.' Severus thought. James Potter and Sirius Black were the most popular kids at Hogwarts. They made Severus' life a living hell. They were partly why he didn't have any friends. They loved to torment Severus. And with them being the most popular boys in the school all the ignorant fools who followed them treated Severus with disdain. 'Just because of stupid Potter.' The only person who didn't despise him just because Potter and Black said they should was Lily Evans and all the Slytherins. The Slytherins didn't like him because he was very anti-social and sarcastic. And they all knew about what Lucius did for Severus' father. So they mocked him. And Lily Evans was nice and smart and Severus was sure he could be friends with her. But two things stood in his way. The fact that she was a muggleborn and Potter.

'Damn Potter always ruining everything.' But Severus didn't really mind not having friends. He liked his solitude.

Severus decided to pull out a book and forget his pointless thoughts. His father had given him 'Dark Arts That Can Bring You Much Power' He liked the Dark Arts so he really wasn't bothered by his father's choice.

A young girl named Stacey Tatnall sat on a plane that was flying to England. She was going to Hogwarts! She was ecstatic when she heard the news. Sure, Jackson Academy was great, but it was too small for Stacey's taste. And everyone there was so stuck up and snobby. She couldn't complain though. She had a very good education and she was just glad she could attend any magical schools. Her parents, or adopted parents, were very uptight muggles. They used to be very fond of Stacey but ever since she got her acceptance letter to Jackson…well they just weren't the same. They were very bitter people.

Still, Stacey was very happy. Not only did she get to go to a new school she got to go to a new country! Jackson Academy was located in Nevada. But she was going to live in Europe! The Headmaster had written to her telling her that it would be fine if she were late. Her family had just decided to move in the middle of August. It was a week before Stacey found out they were moving to England. Hogwarts started a week ago.

Stacey's adopted parents, Ken and Natalie Caden, slept next to her. Stacey was next to the window and she had been staring out of it for the last half hour looking at clouds.

She had kept her real parents last name. Stacey never really knew them because they died when she was only a year old. Alexander and Amy Tatnall had died in a freak potions accident. They were both successful potions masters and their latest project was to make a potion that resisted death for at least 2 hours after drinking it. Two unknown ingredients were mixed at the wrong time, which blew up the entire lab. The potion had disintegrated Alex and Amy's skin.

Stacey's grandmother freaked out because of her son's death. So she kept Stacey out of the magical world for as long as possible. But Stacey got her letter and then her potions professor explained all that had happened. Her grandmother died in Stacey's third year and all of Alex's things were given to her.

But since Ken and Natalie hated magic they burned everything in a bonfire. Stacey didn't talk to them for 3 weeks. She shook these distasteful thought out of her head. The plane landed and Stacey was so excited.

The movers had already moved everything into the house. Stacey went up to her room. She opened the boxes with her clothes and decided to pack a bunch of clothes for Hogwarts. She had two pairs of black robes. Jackson didn't really have a dress code. You just had to wear robed during class. Stacey didn't know what Hogwarts would be like but Headmaster Dumbledore said he would take care of everything. Now all Stacey had to do was go to the Leaky Cauldron and Floo herself to Dumbledore's office.

(A/N: Her stuff was shrunk by one of her old professors. Just incase you were wondering…)

All she carried was a pink suitcase with most of her shrunken school stuff and some clothes. She got a cab and rode into London. It was about 7:00 p.m. She found the Leaky Cauldron rather quickly. She walked over to the fireplace and shouted "Hogwarts: Headmaster's Office!"

Stacey's stomach did a flip-flop. She walked out of the fireplace and dusted herself off.

The Headmaster was sitting at a cluttered desk. "Ah, Miss Tatnall, you made it." He said with a twinkle in his eye. He smiled softly "I am Albus Dumbledore. You may call me Headmaster, Professor, or Alby if you really feel the need…ha just kidding about that last one." He said with a grin.

Stacey smiled. Professor Dumbledore was a funny guy. "Well thank you sir. Um… what exactly am I supposed to do now? Or where should I go and all that jazz?" Stacey asked while looking around. There were many portraits on the wall staring and whispering about her.

The Headmaster spoke "Well First we have to sort you into a house. I know that they didn't do that at Jackson but everything is different here." He got up and picked up an old black hat. He continued, "Well just sit down and we will find out what house suits you."

Stacey sat in the chair and put her suitcase down. The sorting hat was placed on her head.

"Well, well, well." The hat said. "What do we have here? Hmm…a new student…starting 5th year…yes this is very interesting. Well you are extremely smart…maybe Ravenclaw…no, no…you're courage is extraordinary. I think you'd do very well in…GRYFFINDOR!"

After Stacey was sorted, Professor Dumbledore explained the different houses and the Quidditch teams. Stacey got excited when Dumbledore said that there was a chaser position open. She had played back at Jackson. They never had teams but they would occasionally play in their free time. She had a bright smile on her face. 'This will be so awesome.'

As Stacey thought about flying, the Headmaster called into the fireplace for Lily Evans, the Gryffindor prefect. A few minutes later a red haired girl popped out of the fireplace. Her emerald green eyes shone with delight when she saw Stacey.

"You're the new girl? Now I have a dorm partner!" Lily stuck out her hand. "I'm Lily Evans" she said.

Stacey took her had and shook it. "I'm Stacey Tatnall."

Both girls smiled at each other.

"Well Miss Evans, will you take Miss Tatnall to the Gryffindor Tower?" Dumbledore asked with the same twinkle in his eye.

"Of course sir." Lily said and walked out of his office with Stacey close behind her. They walked down the halls and Lily pointed out random places she thought Stacey would need to know about. They passed the Transfiguration and Charms rooms. When they go to the tower a sandy haired boy who looked like he'd never slept before greeted them.

He smiled and introduced himself. "Hello. You must be the new student everyone wants to meet. I'm Remus Lupin."

Stacey smiled at his soft, polite voice. "I'm Stacey Tatnall."

"Well it was nice meeting you but I really must be off now." He waved goodbye to Stacey and walked down the halls towards the Great Hall.

"Yeah…I have to go to. But I'll show you to our rooms first." Lily said with a bright smile. "Now the password is 'Fiddlesticks'. I don't really know why…it's kind of a dumb password if you ask me." Lily rolled her eyes dramatically.

The pair walked through the hole and through the common room. Only a few people looked over at Stacey. She had on army pants with a black hoodie (sweatshirt) and black converse. So she didn't really look very much like a witch. Lily showed her the room and the bathroom.

"I apologize, but I need to go on prefect duty. I'm sure you had a long day. Why don't you get some rest? I'll see you in the morning Stacey. " Lily said in a friendly tone.

"Sure." Stacey said as she unpacked and resized everything.

Lily grabbed her notebook and her pen. She left and shut the door softly. Stacey looked around the room. There were two beds on each side of the room. A vanity was placed in the middle of the room against the wall. On one side there was a large window with a bench in front of it. The bathroom was beautiful. It was pearly white and had marble sinks. The tub had many different taps for different types of scents.

'This place is heaven compared to Jackson Academy' Stacey thought with a smile on her face.

She looked in the mirror in the bathroom. Her light brown eyes danced with wonder as she thought about what would happen this year. She picked up a brush and started to absentmindedly brush her light brown hair. She figured Lily and her would become close. And she wondered if any boys would be interested in her.

No boy had ever shown any interest in her at all. In her old school most of the boys were too stuck up and looking for rich blonde bimbos. Most of them wanted a girl that was not as intelligent as them so they would feel better about themselves. Stacey was the smartest witch in the whole school. She only inherited her family's fortune when her grandmother died. And most of them were purebloods so they thought it was trashy how she lived with muggles.

She had high hopes that Hogwarts would be different. She wasn't looking for a boyfriend…she just wanted a guy friend. For some reason the male population intrigued her.

She was tired of thinking so much and she hopped into bed and fell right asleep.

Severus woke up early. He got out his transfiguration homework and finished it even though it wasn't due for another week. He had finished all his homework already. He got out the Dark Arts book he was reading on the train last week. He started reading but found that he couldn't concentrate. The big talks of the students these days were two things. First, no one could stop complaining about all the homework they had because of O.W.L.s. The second thing was the new student coming. She was supposed to start today.

'Probably just another blundering idiot like most girls here.' He thought bitterly. The female population was as fond of Severus as he was of them. They thought he was dirty and he thought they were all sluts. And on this happy note Severus made his way down to breakfast.

On his way to breakfast he ran into one of his least favorite people.

"Watch where you're going Snivellus." Sirius Black barked.

Severus ignored him and kept on walking. He could hear Black talking about how he needs to wash his hands because of the Snively germs on them. Severus rolled his eyes. 'Some people can be so damn childish.' He thought.

Severus sat in the front of the potions classroom. Class was about to begin in 2 minutes. He looked around for the new girl. He had heard that she was in Gryffindor. So that meant she was supposed to be in this class.

The 2 minutes passed and Professor Nightstone had started class. He was beginning to speak about the dangers of poisonous ingredients when the door opened.

"You must be our new student. Class this is Stacey Tatnall." Nightstone said with a smile at her last name.

Several boys gasped. Stacey had beautiful light brown eyes with hair that matched. Her body had curves in all the right places and she stood at 5'6".

"Take a seat Miss Tatnall."

Stacey walked over and sat next to…

Haha! Not a very good cliffy but anywho… PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!

-Gangsta C