Chapter 2: Helicopter's and the Lily.

Chapter 2 chapter 2 chapter 2 :D Hope you guys enjoy it!

Again, J.K. Rowling is amazing, these character's are hers, as is part of the storyline.

Early next morning when Severus had woken, stepped over his father's drunken body in the hallway and made his way quietly through the front door, he made his way to the playground. He had been going there everyday since he was 7. When he reached the park he sat down next to his favourite tree that looked over the river. Severus loved this place. Breathing in the warm, early morning air Severus glanced round, taking in the scene. He looked up at the tree above him; a Helicopter tree. He closed his eyes, a wide smile spreading across his face. Slowly he opened one eye, the Helicopter leaves were flying through the air, zooming past his face, twirling high in the air and falling towards the ground gracefully. He sighed, closing his eyes again, completely content. Severus's eyes snapped open as he heard a bell like, laugh echo through the park. He scrambled to his feet; he knew that laugh. Crouching in the bushes Severus had a perfect sight of the pretty red headed girl; he'd been watching her for almost a month. She was special; she could do things, just like him. Severus watched as she and her sister swing higher and higher; the red haired girl went the highest with, what looked like no effort at all; she swung higher and higher, "Petunia, watch!"

"Lily, don't do it!" shrieked Petunia, Severus had always paid little to no attention to her, she just got in the way.

But Lily had already let go of the swing, at the very height of its arc and had flown, quite literally flown into the air. Severus smiled slightly as the laughter burst from her lips, and even more as she landed. She did not crumple onto the floor, as would be expected, instead – after staying in the air much too long – she landed far too lightly upright on her feet.

"Mummy told you not to!"

Petunia stopped her swing by dragging the heels of her sandals on the ground, she then leapt up, hands on her hips. Severus scowled, he really had never liked the other one at all, but then again, she was only a silly little muggle.

"Mummy said you weren't allowed, Lily!"

"But I'm fine," said Lily, still giggling. "Tuney, look at this, watch what I can do."

Severus frowned as he watched as Petunia glanced around. The Park was deserted apart from the three of them. He turned his attention back to Lily, his frown ceasing immediately. She picked up a fallen flower from the bush which concealed Severus. Lily waited for Petunia to come near enough to have a clear view, and then held out her palm. Severus adjusted his position so he also had a clear view. The flower sat there, in Lily's hand, opening and closing its petals, like some bizarre, many-lipped oyster.

"Stop it!" shrieked Petunia.

"It's not hurting you," said Lily, but she closed her hand on the flower and threw it back to the ground.

"It's not right," said Petunia, Severus sae her eyes had followed the flower's flight to the ground and lingered upon it.

"How do you do it?" she added, there was a longing in her voice. Severus scoffed, unable to contain himself anymore and pushed his way out of the bushes.

"It's obvious isn't it?" he said startling the two girls. Petunia shrieked, and ran back towards the swings; Severus rolled his eyes at her, and then looked curiously at Lily. Though she was clearly startled, she remained where she was. Severus was beginning to regret his appearance. He felt his face grow hot as Lily gazed at him; her eyes were a beautiful emerald green.

"What's obvious?" she asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.

Severus glanced at Petunia, who was still hovering next to the swings. Lowering his voice he answered Lily's question.

"I know what you are."

"What do you mean?" Her eyes alight with curiosity. Severus felt his cheeks burn again.

"You're…" he gulped, "You're a witch." He continued in a whisper.

Severus's heart suddenly dropped at Lily's expression; she looked outraged.

"That's not a very nice thing to say to somebody!" She turned, nose in the air, and marched off towards her sister.

"No!" said Severus, blood flooding his entire face. He flapped after the two girls. The sister's considered him, united in disapproval, both were holding onto the swing poles, as though it was the safe place in tag.

"You are," he said to Lily, "you are a witch. I've been watching you for a while. But there's nothing wrong with that. My mum's one, and I'm a wizard." He said feeling proud of himself, until Petunia's laugh cut through him like a knife. He scowled at her, his expression full of hatred.

"Wizard!" she shrieked, her courage returned now that she had recovered from the shock of his unexpected appearance. "I know who you are. You're that Snape boy! They live down Spinner's End, by the river," she said turning her attention to away from Severus. It was evident from her tone she considered the address a poor recommendation. "Why have you been spying on us?" She asked eyeing him with hatred that matched his own.

'Haven't been spying," said Severus, he felt very hot and uncomfortable in the bright sunshine, with the two girls glaring at him. "Wouldn't spy on you anyway," he added his words full of spite and bitterness, "you're a Muggle."

Though Petunia evidently did not understand the word, she could hardly mistake his tone.

"Lily, come on, we're leaving!" she said shrilly. Lily obeyed her sister at once, glaring icily at Severus as she left.

Severus stood watching them as they marched through the play park gate, disappointment filling his heart. He had been planning this moment for so long now, how could it all go so wrong? It was all her fault, that stupid little muggle, he thought bitterly, why did she have to get in the way!

"Aggggghhhh!" he screamed, slumping down angrily on the swing and kicking the stone's underfoot with all his might. A fairly large stone zoomed through the air and sliced straight through the apple tree.

"Stupid, stupid muggle, why did she have to ruin everything!" he sighed in frustration, and then kicked off from the ground.

When the suns light began to dim, Severus decided it was time for him to head home. When he reached his home in Spinner's End, he cautiously opened the door and walked through the cramped hallway; he closed the door softly behind him. He continued through into the living room to find his mother sitting in an armchair, patching up a pair of his old trousers.

"Hello you, I thought you weren't coming home," she said smiling softly at him, he dark eyes crinkling, Severus chuckled.

"I wouldn't leave without you mum," he replied taking her hand in his. She put down the trousers and stoked his head.

"Come on; let's find something to eat,"

Severus followed her into the kitchen, where the two of them ate happily talking about Hogwarts and magic.

Tobias Snape didn't come home that night; it was the best night Severus had ever had.

What do you think? I like the ending to this chapter quite a bit :D but it's your opinion that matters! Let me know. (Hopefully chapter 3 will be up by tomorrow, depends if I can be bothered to type it all out :D)

Thank you, if you are reading this!