I was sorted into Slytherin, just like my mother. I took a look around at the people in my house, everyone looked to be of some sort of importance. The blonde boy led us down to the Slytherin dorms. He had an air of self importance about him, but I couldn't deny that he was rather attractive.
"Hello first years, my name is Lucius Malfoy, I am a prefect in my sixth year. Welcome to Slytherin, our head of house is Professor Slughorn, he is also the potions master."
He then pointed to a pretty blonde girl, "Girls, you shall follow Narcissa." He then looked at the four other first year boys and I, "And you five will come with me."
I couldn't help but smile at his assumption that I was male. I couldn't help but feel satisfied, this just felt right to me. Hogwarts is a truly magical place, there were already five beds in the dorm, like it knew I needed to be there.
"These will be your roommates for the next seven years. I will leave you five to get acquainted." Lucius said as he walked out of the room.
I get introduced to my new roommates Evan Rosier, Henry Avery, Felix Mulciber, and Daniel Wilkes.
"My name is Severus Snape." I said with an air of false arrogance that fit right in.
Mulciber raised an eyebrow. "Snape? I don't think I've heard that name before. You aren't Muggleborn are you?"
I was offended at his suggestion. I could see the unimpressed faces of the boys when they heard the word muggleborn. I knew I had to come up with another lie, I don't think Muggle association of any kind is appreciated in this house. "No, of course not. My father just isn't from London, he is from Australia."
"Then why do you speak with a British accent?" Asked the blonde one, Rosier.
I had to think quickly. "My mother was from London and I lived with her when they separated. However, she passed away last year and I've been living with my father in Australia." I give myself a pat on the back, knowing that this will also give me an excuse not to see any of them during the summer. They seemed to accept that answer.
During classes and breaks, I would still find myself with Lily. She was my best friend and I would attempt to be in her presence at any given chance. I never felt comfortable with anyone in my own house they way I did with her.
Although I enjoyed spending time with Lily, I found the people in her house rather annoying. There were two boys in particular that I wouldn't of minded if they disappeared, James Potter and Sirius Black. They never liked me from the start. They were never too kind to Lily either, but Potter and Black would frequently voice their disdain towards me. I would just ignore it, knowing them to be beneath me.
Potter wasn't too happy with people ignoring him. I found that out during our first flying lesson, when I cracked a rib courtesy of him running into me. When Lucius found out, he was not happy. I'm not sure what he did exactly, but Potter and Black became less aggressive after that.
It was clear that Lucius took a liking to me, as did Narcissa Black, whom everyone assumed would become his wife one day. Lucius and I learned a lot from each other, I picked up on pure blood traditions and values, and he picked up on my spell casting techniques and skills. He wasn't too thrilled about me spending time with Lily, whom he knew to be Muggleborn. I was able to justify my fondness of her, "I surround myself with intelligent people, at the end of the day, she's still a witch." I never quite understood why someone as intelligent as Lucius didn't understand that anyone that held magic was equally capable.
I excelled in most of my classes, my Professors would tell me I had a lot of potential. I was aware of my abilities being greater than most of the other students.
Being Severus was easy. It was easy for me to forget that Persephone even existed. I didn't want to go home, I didn't want to be Persephone again. Persephone was unimportant. At Hogwarts, I felt comfortable, as Severus I felt a level of comfort I had never achieved as Persephone.
I was secretly hoping mother would be there when I arrived home, that maybe now that I knew more of the wizarding world, I would be good enough for her. I was disappointed when I only saw my father at the train station. I couldn't say I was surprised when the first thing he voiced to me was his displeasure about how short my hair was. That summer, much to my satisfaction, he mainly ignored me. I would spend the majority of that summer with Lily and her family. Mrs. Evans was rather kind, her and Lily would always patch me up whenever my father would take out his frustrations on me. For the first time, I felt appreciation towards a muggle.
