I'd just like to clarify a few things, although I should have put this in part one.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters. The entire wizarding world is created and owned by JK Rowling. I only own my character, Celosia Memosa Evans, Andre Dilaurentis and any other characters that are not in the Harry Potter series.
Thanks for reading guys, hope you enjoy~
The end of the year came quickly and Celosia had graduated happily, receiving perfect scores and a clean record. They were all on the train ride back to King's Cross and Celosia was dressed in a short black dress, the same dress she had worn for the graduation party just hours ago.
She had been on good terms with James and Sirius again, but she went with Severus' wishes and didn't speak or look at the Slytherin again. If that was how he was going to be, so be it. It would be hard though, because he lived on the same street and Lily had started to go back to speaking terms with him.
Walking around the train Celosia opened a compartment door, leaning against it with a smile. "Hey, look at our graduate!" James exclaimed and she grinned, a hand at her hip. Her soft brown hair fell at curls on her shoulders and her green eyes were accented from a coat of black eyeliner and mascara.
"Congrats, Cel!" Sirius grinned and stood to give her a hug, which she accepted.
"Now I wish I was graduating!" Lily smiled and jumped up to embrace her sister. "I'll have to find you a present now."
"Could get started by helping me transfer my trunk from the Head Girl and Boy compartment to this one." Celosia grinned and grabbed her sister, hugging her tightly and pulling her out of the compartment.
The two Evans girls laughed as they made their way down the long train hall. To get to their destination they walked by the Slytherin compartments, thankfully having no students come out to cause trouble.
A compartment opened and a figure walked out, crashing into Celosia as she set a hand on the figure's waist. "Watch yourself, will you?" She started to snap but softly. She looked at the person in the eye and almost passed out. "Severus."
"Evans." He nodded and Celosia snapped her hand back, sneering as she crossed them, playing with her diamond necklace absentmindedly. "Hi Lily."
"Hi Sev." Lily smiled and Celosia looked away, feeling insulted that Severus wouldn't even call her by her first name either. Just because she told him off at the beginning of the year didn't mean he could give her such a cold shoulder. Not even Sirius did that to her. "What will you be doing for the summer?"
There she went again, Lily using her big mouth to say something stupid. Of course Severus wouldn't have anything to do beside housework and get beaten by Tobias on the side. It's how his dysfunctional family worked. Now that Lily was friends with him again perhaps she could try to get him out of that house and into theirs. Celosia would have no problem with it- she would be too busy working.
"Nothing, as usual." Severus muttered and Celosia smirked inside at how right she was. "You?"
"We'll be staying home." Lily smiled. "Tuney is graduating and all but since Celly did this year too, they're focused on getting jobs before any vacation."
"I'll hardly be in the house." Celosia said in confirmation, not wanting to make Severus think she would always be there. His eyes looked at her and she stared at her necklace, the gems gleaming against the sunlight.
"Are you doing anything tomorrow?" Severus asked quietly that Celosia almost didn't hear it. She looked at him, seeing his question was directed at Lily.
"Well like I said Tuney's Muggle graduation is tomorrow." Lily said with a frown. "I know she doesn't like you, but I can get you to come if you'd like."
"No, it's fine." Severus said immediately, his cold Slytherin mask coming back up. "I don't need to be there."
"Lils, I need to get my stuff before we get to the station." Celosia said, dropping her arms and looking at her sister. "We'll need a good night's rest tonight as well if Nia's graduation is going to be early in the morning."
"Right." Lily nodded and Celosia started walking off slowly towards the end of the train. Lily waved at Severus, and the boy said something that made Celosia stop.
"Congratulations on graduating, Celosia."
The girl stopped, turning slightly to look at Severus and nodded, uttering a thanks before leading her sister off to the compartments.
Severus sat in his room, glaring at the window as he stared down below it. From the spot he could see the Evan's house perfectly, their car gone as it was Petunia's Muggle graduation. Severus had just escaped his drunken father in the kitchen, yelling at Eileen that they had no more alcoholic beverages. It was quite ironic to Severus and made him laugh. He hid upstairs quickly so his father wouldn't try making him go to the liquor store to buy him anything else. If a drunken Tobias knew that his son wasn't old enough to get beer when he was in a drunken state, it was like Severus asking to get hit by the Cruciatus curse.
A car pulling up into the driveway of the Evan's home made Severus lean into the window, getting a better look. He could see Henry Evans coming out of the driver's seat, opening the back seat for Petunia, who stepped out with a smile on her face, wearing a lilac dress. Lily, Rose and Celosia came from the other side, Celosia dressed in a short flower print dress as she held a high quality Muggle camera in her hands, running to their front door and turning around to take multiple shots of Petunia posing with her family.
At that moment Severus felt happy for Lily. He knew that the three Evans sisters weren't on the usual sibling stage that all other siblings were. Petunia was still referring to her sisters as 'freaks' and as much as they hated it, they got used to it, so Petunia went back to using their first names after a while.
Petunia was posing with Lily, both of them with smiling faces and their arms wrapped around each other. Celosia was taking all the pictures at different angles and Severus thought in the back of his mind that she really was highly interested in Muggle things.
Handing the camera over to Lily, Severus watched as Petunia and Celosia had their arms around each other, Severus remembering that Celosia was also the graduate in the family. He continued watching them and Severus felt himself looking more towards Celosia`s direction than Lily`s.
He scolded himself for this and pulled away from the window, grabbing a book about defense and sitting on his bed, starting to read it. Five knocks came on his door and he immediate shot up, wand in hand. After the sixth knock, which came a good four seconds after the previous, he set his wand down. "Come in."
Eileen Snape walked into the room, making sure to close it securely behind her. The woman smiled, her long black hair matching Severus' as she walked over to him slowly. Her figure was skinny and she had bruises here and there from the abuse that she had received from Tobias.
"How was school this year, love?" She asked, standing at the foot of her son's bed. Severus returned to reading his book.
"Wonderful, like always." He drawled out. To anyone it would have sounded sarcastic but not to Eileen- she knew her son and how much Hogwarts was the perfect home for him. It made her upset inside to make her son go through the abuse and torture her husband gave them both.
"Seventh year next year, eh?" She smiled, sitting down on the bed. "You'll be finished soon."
Severus merely nodded, Eileen finding the situation slightly awkward. Severus did as well, but didn't make anything of it. Him and her had invented a secret specific knock if ever the two wanted to talk to each other. Of course if Tobias had knocked Severus would have his wand at the ready, but unable to do magic. Tobias forgot that sometimes and would leave, but other times he would go right ahead to slapping his son in the face.
"Celosia has finished seventh year now, hasn't she?" Eileen smiled and Severus stopped reading, looking up at her. "Smart girl, just like her sisters. Perfect family too."
"Is there something specific you need, mother?" Severus asked, knowing that she didn't come in just to have a friendly talk.
Eileen turned to look her in the eye and Severus saw just how tired she looked. One of her cheeks was redder than the other and Severus immediately knew that Tobias had hit her again. "Your father and I have some complications that we need to sort out."
Severus sat, his book closed as he listened to her carefully. "I'd like for you to stay with the Evans for a while, I'm sure they won't mind. In fact, I'll talk to Rose myself."
"I'm already welcome there." Severus muttered. "But for me to stay there when they already have five occupants wouldn't be wise. It would make them have to work harder to adapt for me."
"Severus, the Evans already think of you as family." Eileen smiled sadly, her eyes begging for her son to just leave this horrid place. "Please, just until your father and I have sorted things out. I don't want you getting in the way."
Severus nodded, immediately noting the pleading in her voice. He knew that this was her way of telling him that she wanted him out so he couldn't get hurt again. "I don't see why you don't leave him." He sneered as he stood up, walking towards his trunk, which he hadn't unpacked yet. "Or Obliviate him."
"I can't do that, Severus." Eileen smiled and Severus whipped around, glaring at her.
"Of course you can." He snapped. "You're too caught up in this lover's fairy tale you can't realize that he doesn't love you anymore. He wanted a Muggle, not a witch."
"If that's the case Severus, why has your father not left yet?"
"It's his house, he's waiting for us to go first." Severus gritted his teeth. "And I don't think his reputation would stand well if he left or killed his only family."
"Severus," Eileen stood up but the boy wasn't listening. He was stuffing his books into his trunk and taking his wand, stuffing it into his pants pocket before looking around to see if he forgot anything. "Love,"
His eyes zoomed to his mother and she flicked her wand, his belongings shrinking in his hand. "Get Celosia to unshrink that. I'll contact you if everything is better."
Severus nodded, Eileen quickly closing the space between them and embracing her son, Severus not moving at all. "I love you, my son."
He merely nodded before leaving the room immediately.
"Absolutely not, I don't think so." Celosia sneered, leaning against the kitchen counter with a mug of coffee in her hands.
"Why should he be here?" Petunia agreed with her sister, dressed in a dark blue dress, eating a piece of toast. "It's bad enough having Potter here all the time."
"It's just for a little while." Rose insisted, smiling as she ate breakfast at the table with her husband. "Severus is pretty much family already, and we already know how the Snape family works, we need to take care of Severus if Eileen wishes it."
"But he called Lily a," Petunia stuttered, unsure of her words. "A- whatever that insult is to people normal like us!"
"It's true mum, he did." Celosia nodded, crossing her legs, the black pencil skirt and tall black heels accenting her features. The white blouse tucked into her skirt made her look very professional and her curly hair fell on her shoulders.
"Nonetheless, Severus Snape has been through a lot and we will welcome him warmly." Henry scolded his children and Petunia frowned, knowing not to argue with her father.
The sound of the front door opening made them all look up, a soft voice approaching them. "I'll get Celosia to unshrink your stuff then we can get your room organized." Lily's voice said as she walked into the kitchen, Severus following behind her.
Petunia crossed her arms and Celosia took a sip of her coffee, both of their eyes set on the skinny boy that walked in. He looked at Petunia with a glare, but when his eyes turned onto Celosia he looked completely innocent and cautious.
"Celly, can you unshrink Severus' luggage?" Lily asked with a smile, setting the small items on the floor. Celosia turned to the counter, taking her wand and flicking it, the trunk and books returning to their full size. Petunia sneered and turned away, taking things from the kitchen as Rose and Henry beamed at their daughter. This was the first time they have ever seen Celosia or Lily using magic outside of school.
"Hungry, Severus?" Rose smiled and Henry patted the seat beside him, Severus sitting down.
"It's good to see you again, Mr and Mrs Evans." He said warmly, Celosia and Petunia hiding their surprise. They've never seen Severus this kind before.
"You gotta eat something, you know." Petunia snapped and dropped a full plate of eggs, toast, bacon and fruit in front of Severus. Celosia took her wand, the coffee maker pouring coffee into a spare mug. She made it float to Severus, who accepted it with a small thanks.
"Why are you two dressed like that?" Lily asked, noticing how clean and polished her sisters looked.
"I'm dropping Nia off to her first job interview while I get to work." Celosia said, setting her mug of finished coffee onto the kitchen table, setting her wand down on it as well.
"Hopefully I'll find something today." Petunia muttered, walking to her sister.
"You will." Celosia smiled, taking a black blazer from one of the chairs and going behind Petunia, slipping it onto her older sister. "You are Petunia Evans, smart ass and very passionate."
"I've done this in previous years, I might not get anything again." Petunia frowned and Lily sipped at a cup of tea.
"Don't worry Tuney, you'll do fine." She insisted. "If Celly's there then you'll be perfectly fine."
Severus ate slowly, listening to the conversation and watching Celosia. She did look very clean, cleaner than she did during graduation. He was never completely sure of where she worked in the Muggle world but the only thing he focused on was hoping that she would stay in the wizarding world afterwards.
"We should get going." Celosia said, looking up at the clock and taking her wand. "Accio."
A set of keys flew into her hand and Petunia grabbed a black purse, Celosia grabbing a leather jacket and a small black handbag as she leaned over the table, kissing her parents on the cheek and kissing Lily on the forehead. "Make sure Severus behaves." She muttered, looking at the boy with not a glare, but a stern look.
"Sia, I'm going to be late!" Petunia started complaining from the front door and Celosia sighed, waving off to her family with a smile before walking after her sister.
"No you aren't, Nia, you have an hour to get there, relax!" Celosia's voice was heard before the door slammed shut.
Severus ate his breakfast bitterly, not feeling at all in the appetite. The food before him was already surprising. He's never had this much to eat, except for Hogwarts. Even then he didn't eat as much as this.
The way Celosia had kissed her family before leaving made Severus very jealous. Why couldn't he have had a family like that? He would have killed for a family like that.