Chapter 2
The first time I saw her was on the train to Hogwarts. I was sitting alone looking out the window. I couldn't wait to get to Hogwarts! My home life wasn't a happy one to say the least. My father drank every last penny he earned doing god knows what. My mother had died whale giving birth to me. I often tell myself this was why my father paid me so little mind and why he drank so much. It gave me some pity for the man. He had loved once but his heart was broken and all I did was reminding him of that fact. I find myself guilty often due to my mother's death but I knew she had not left, not really. She would forever be in my heart silently watching over me. I found myself pulling out the one thing I treasured more than life itself. It was a picture of my mother and father smiling up at the camera. They looked happy. So i allowed myself to dream of a different life. Of a life where my mother lived and my father had a good job. A life where I was loved and I loved back. I was pulled into reality by a soft high voice. "I'm so sorry to disturb you but I was wondering if I could sit here…If you would rather me not I could sit somewhere else." I looked up to see who was talking to me and found myself speechless. This girl was not like other girls. She had waist length platinum blonde hair that looked as if it was made of silk. She was pail like porcelain. She had the biggest eyes I had ever seen. They where they color of the sky on a warm spring day a happy blue some would call it. I was shocked to see that this girl had chosen to sit with me of all people, quickly I answered. "Uh… Sure I don't mind go ahead." She smiled as if I had just told her I had gotten her a puppy. "Oh! Thank you so much!" I nodded dumbfounded by her joy. She moved past me to put away her luggage and sat down on the opposite seat across from me. "My name is Narcissa Black by the way!" she chirped happily and stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you." I shook her hand. "Severus Snape." She smiled and paused to look out the window. "What is your favorite color?" she said not taking her eyes off of the window. I wasn't sure I heard her right. "Pardon?" I asked sounding as confused as I was. She looked at me this time her eyes bright with anticipation. "What is your favorite color Severus? Mines blue." I was utterly bewildered now but I chose to comply seeing as I needed a new friend. My favorite color? I had never thought about it before. I did wear a lot of black not really because I liked it but it was all I had. I guess I could just say that. "Black I guess…" she looked me straight in the eyes for a long time as if she was reading me like she would a very interesting book. Finally she released her gaze and I felt like I could move again. She spoke again this time with great truth in her voice. "No, no. Your color is not black. It's more of a chocolate brown warm and welcoming not black at all. Dark yes but black no. There is more to you than meets the eye Severus." I paused mouth gaping open. I shut it and thought. The more I thought about her statement. The more I ran the words through my head the more beautiful and fitting they sounded to me. I smiled for the first time in a long time. "Thank you. Thank you very much Narcissa." That was all I could say. She smiled obviously elated. Before I could even blink she moved next to me and hugged me. I was shocked to say the least. I had never been hugged by someone like her. Actually the more I thought about it I hadn't been hugged at all at least not sense I can remember. Something came over me a sudden rush of warmth over my entire body. I smiled and hugged her back. She let go and looked, if possible, more elated than before. "You and I are going to be great friends." She practically sang the words out of her mouth. I had the sneaky feeling we would be great friends as well.
After that we talked nonstop about everything we could think of. She made me laugh and smile more than I had ever in years. What surprised me more than that was the fact that I was making her laugh and smile and was actually talking with her. "What house do you think you will be in Cissa?" she had asked me to call her that seeing as her other name in her opinion made her seem narcissistic. She grew quiet for a moment but smiled. "My whole family has been in Slytherin." She said it almost as if it pained her. I smiled. "I didn't ask what house your family would be in." her smile broadened but then sank. "I don't have much of a choice. If I get into any other house besides Slytherin my mother and father…well that wouldn't be okay." Suddenly she looked scared and sad. Her face hid it well but it was all in the eyes they had minds of their own. She didn't seem to be able to control what her eyes said but he could tell she tried. I studied her face and then realized what she meant by the favorite colors statement. She wasn't just saying colors she was saying what she say in you. She was saying how she saw me and how she saw me was the best way I think I could ever be perceived. Then and there I knew exactly what to say to get my point across. "Cissa, you are more than just blue." I was surprised at how gentle these words sounded coming from my mouth but they seemed right. She looked as if she had just been told she had won one million Galleons. I had never seen such happiness yet sadness in one look. This time I found myself hugging her close without any warning. From that point Cissa was my best friend.