Authors Note: I've decided to turn this into a collection of Lily/Severus one shots. Little snippets of what I would think their childhood before, during Hogwarts, maybe also a few surprises. In response to the genre? This probably could be considered fluff. Oh well, I'll put in some angst in my other mini-stories. Thanks for the reviews guys!

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters/background in the Potter universe… They all belong to JK Rowling. Everything else is mine.

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Chocolate Frogs and Clouds

The girl, no more than ten, grinned at the thin boy of a similar age lying spread out on the grass next to her. She pointed up at the sky with one small finger.

"See Sev? Doesn't that look like a—"

"Dementor!" the boy finished excitedly. The green eyed girl grinned at him again before pointing at another object. His narrow face twisted in thought before clearing and turning to smile slyly at her.

"Isn't it?" She asked, grinning again. He nodded, still smiling.

"'Tuney!" He said in satisfaction. She giggled, stretching her body like a cat, out on the grass. He tore his gaze off her before turning to stare steadily into the clouds, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips.

"Sev. You don't suppose 'Tuney will be lonely without me do you?" She asked hesitantly. He snorted, folding his skinny arms behind his head.

"She's got plenty of friends don't she? Anyway, she's a muggle. She'll be fine." He said arrogantly. She nodded thoughtfully before turning on her side to look at him properly.

"What if I'll be lonely?" She whispered. He shook his head, staring stubbornly up at the gentle clouds.

"You got me don't you?"

"Yeah, I guess…" She still looked unconvinced. He stood abruptly, offering a hand to her. She accepted, pulling herself up to stand hesitantly next to him, threading the fingers of her hands through his.

"Don't worry! We'll be best friends forever and learn lots of magic! We'll be so good that we won't have to think about the annoying things like being lonely." He said, grinning at her. She smiled and laughed. "We'll slay lots of dragons!" He yelled.

"And fly on broomsticks!" She shouted, giggling as they spun around together. "And nobody will be able to tell us that we're freaks!"

"Lot's an' lots of people will look up to us!" he continued joyfully, still spinning with their hands linked. "We won't have to worry about muggles!" She grinned and laughed releasing his hands and sending them both flying to land on the grass, breathing heavily and chuckling.

"What are you… freaks doing?" Came a shout from far away. Still laughing they turned to see a skinny girl come storming towards them. "Lily! You're not supposed to talk to him!" the girl yelled. Lily scrambled up and smoothed out her dress. The dark haired boy propped himself up on his elbow to scowl at the unwanted interruption.

"'Tuney! You can't tell me what to do!" The green eyed girl said scathingly. Petunia looked at her angrily.

"He's a Snape!" She hissed. Lily looked at her, shocked.

"So what?" Lily asked, confused.

"His family isn't good!" Petunia continued, darting glances at the raven haired boy still lying on the grass. "And he's a freak!"

"Well, if he's a freak so am I 'Tuney!" Lily yelled. The thin, tall girl looked at her through narrowed eyes.

"I suppose you are then!" She stated mulishly.

"Stop insulting us filthy muggle! You're trash!" Severus snarled, pulling himself up off the grass. Petunia glared at him, before tossing her head and stalking off towards home. Lily gazed after her sadly before turning to Severus.

"Sev. Muggles aren't trash." Lily stated.

"I've yet to see one that could convince me otherwise." He said stubbornly, crossing his bony arms. She shook her head.

"I'll see you tomorrow then?" She whispered, "I need to go home, it's nearing supper anyway."

He nodded his head before giving a short stilted wave. She waved at him before stumbling off after her sister.

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The boy looked around carefully before slipping his hand into the drawer and pulling out the slip of parchment. He closed the sliding compartment slowly and quietly before creeping out of the room. He slid down the hallway and into Lily's bedroom.

"What did you get?" A voice asked. He turned to gaze steadily up into green eyes. He grinned and showed her the letter. She beckoned to him and the carefully padded over to sit on her bed, cross legged with her. He passed it to her and waited as she flipped open the paper and scrunched her nose in concentration.

"What's it say?" He asked curiously. She half smiled before passing it back to him. He quickly read it before letting it fall onto the bed covers.

"How'd the letter even get to Hogwarts?" He asked, his brow furrowed in deep thought. She shrugged but grinned.

"'Tuney doesn't think we're freaks after all then! She wants to be a witch too!" She stated with relish. He shook his head, that wasn't important right now.

"Mum says that they have secret magical police working to keep this sort of thing from happening. How'd she get a letter to and a reply from Dumbledore?" He mused, still staring at the letter lying innocently on Lily's bedspread.

Lily shrugged and picked the letter back up carefully. "So who's Dumblydore anyway?" she asked quietly. He grinned.

"He's the most powerful wizard in the Wizarding world!" He stated proudly. Lily stared at him for a moment.

"How d'you know?" She was curious. He smiled slyly before tapping his nose.

"It's a secret." She stared at him in frustration.

"Tell me Sev!" he shook his head rapidly. She grinned before pouncing on him, slender fingers tickling him through his threadbare smock. He giggled, and held up his hands in surrender.

"Fine! I got it from a chocolate frog!" he gasped out. She looked at him, confused.

"What kind of chocolate frog?" She asked.

"A magic one of course." He said, brushing himself off. She looked at him suspiciously.

"When did you get a magic chocolate frog? And how did it tell you about Dumblybore?"

"Dumbledore, and Mum gave it to me on my birthday." He stated, still brushing himself off.

"You got a magic chocolate frog from your Mum? Did it taste nice?" She looked at him excitedly. His face turned a violent red before coughing.

"No, Mum just gave me the wrapper. It was all she had from when she was younger." He said quietly. She went silent, fingers picking at the cover.

"Are… Is he still…?" She asked tentatively. He nodded, wrapping his arms around his thin body. She smiled at him sadly, before reaching over towards her nightstand and pulling out an thick book.

Attempting to distract him she asked "Want to study some potions?"

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