Title: Innocent Ideas
Author: Nesma
Disclaimer: I, obviously, do not own Harry Potter or the characters, all that goes to JKRowling.
Summary: It's hard to predict the results of words and actions at such a young age. It's difficult to fathom that an idea formed without much logic or reasons at a young age will carry on through to adulthood. It's terrifying and exhilarating that the ideas and stories from childhood have such curious results in adulthood. And this could be no truer than with the case of Lily and Petunia Evans and Severus Snape.
A/N: Another Remus centered chapter… last one for a while! Let me know what you think!
Lily Evans was about to burst into happiness the day Professor Flitwick announced to the First Years that they were going to be doing spells for the first time.
"Partner up!" Professor Flitwick squeaked as the students started to eyeball one another.
Lily just turned to her left and there was Remus Lupin who was shyly looking down at the table.
"Partner?" Lily asked Remus, who looked mildly surprised before smiling gently.
"Sure."
Lily gave him a smile before swishing her wand and proudly saying, "Wingardium Leviosa!" Without a fail, her feather floated toward the ceiling. Professor Flitwick saw the magic and gave her five points.
Beaming, Lily turned to Remus who looked a bit shocked. "Your turn!" She said excitedly as Remus simply gave her a scared look.
He took a deep (shaky) breath and drew out his wand, his hand trembling a bit as he stated clearly (yet with an undeniable mark of nervousness), "Wingardium Leviosa!" To his credit, the feather did raise an inch off the table. But, there was the gust of air…
"This is hopeless." Remus muttered, the wand clattering to the table. Lily tilted her head to the side and placed her hand on his wrist.
"It wasn't a bad first attempt-"
"You got it on your first try!"
"Yes, but my wand is exceptionally good at charms. Plus, you just need to have more confidence in yourself!"
"How? I barely made it into the school as it is!" Remus cried out angrily, grabbing the wand savagely as he gave a dirty, reproachful look towards the feather.
"Are you… muggle-born or something?" Lily asked tenderly, her brows knitted together.
Remus had a fearful look on his face when he answered Lily's question. "Something like that. My mother is a muggle, my father is a wizard." He explained sheepishly.
"Well! That's nothing to worry about! Clearly you have enough magic to be in here! It's not that they let anybody in here. Alright, so it's the most popular school in Great Britain but there are loads of witches and wizards who have to be homeschooled or sent to another school in Europe to get an education…" Lily rattled off as Remus started to look more hopeful.
"Really?"
"Really! Honestly, haven't you ever read, Hogwarts: A History?" Lily asked exasperatedly as Remus just laughed.
"I actually haven't, should I?"
"Check it out! But after you levitate the feather."
With a lot more confidence and less shaking of the hand, Remus was able to levitate his feather on the second try. Earning Gryffindor another three points.
It would take three years later, right in the mist of creating the map that Remus would realize that Lily Evans had made up everything she told him in that Charms class.