Chapter 4

I supposed I should have been ready for the moment when my sisters really started drifting apart. I'd been expecting it to happen soon really. I knew that eventually it would come, I just hadn't really expected it now.

It'd been just under a year since I'd first meet Severus Snape and become friends with the boy. Lily and Tuney had come back for me not to long after and while I walked off with a muttering Tuney after I'd waved my new friend good bye. I'd seen Lily lingering now that she'd calmed down enough to ask him why he'd called her witch before. I'd smiled slightly at the sight and followed Tuney home. Now, just under a year later the three of us, Severus Lily and I, were laying under a tree late into the summer. The air seemed rather sluggish around us and the clearing seemed to be an exception of aging with time. Lily sat a bit off to the right of me, looking up from he stick she was playing with occasionally to look at something Sev pointed out in the book he'd brought along. Sev sat directly in front of Lily where he sat on the grass, somewhat separating me from the two but it was fine.

I listened with interest as he described Azkaban to Lily, having a better grasp on the prism than Lily was. He'd left some of the crueller things out of the explanation, preferring not to mention them to either of us, unknowing that I knew more than I let on. Still Lily pushed, ever the curious soul she was, and eventually the dark haired boy gave in.

I let my mind wander as the two talked. Lily was ten now, and in only5 or so months she'd be turning eleven. The professor, McGonagall of course, every bit as severe and kind hearted as imagined and a bit more, had come only weeks earlier to talk to our family, let them know of our magic. Lily would take one more year of non-magical schooling and begin schooling at Hogwarts the next year. I still had two years to spend before I was old enough to begin schooling at Hogwarts, but that was alright with me. That was two years of stating as close to my eldest sister before I left. Two years of being in classes with the non-magical friends I'd made and two years if preparing for Hogwarts. Even if I probably wouldn't get into the amount of trouble Harry had gotten in during school Hogwarts was going to be a wild ride.

I made a resolve as I made a flower crown of the daisies surrounding me. I would stay in touch with Tuney before I left for Hogwarts. I loved my sister, my older sister who took care of me when I was hurt. The one who'd ruffle my hair and tried to stifle her snorts at my jokes. Who always made time for my games and took joy when I spent time talking with her about her own interests. The sisters I spent hours with in the kitchen baking only for it to end with us cleaning up the flour spilled on the floor. There wasn't anyway I'd let some fancy magic school get in the way of our relationship, and I'd spend the next two year I was still here strengthening that relationship.

That when everything went downhill.

It all happened so quickly and I cursed myself for not realizing. Of course, I thought, I should have known. I'd read about this happening and yet I'd forgotten of it unable to stop it before it happened. Still I clambered forwards to try and push my eldest sister out of the way of the falling branch. I was barely able to.

Tuney was laying on the ground in infuriated shock as tears welled in her eyes. Lily stood eyes wide and worried as she looked from Sev and Tuney. Sev himself stood still, fist still clenched even as he stepped back in surprise. I sat on my knees beside the tree, eyes flickering around me as I took it all in. Slowly I stood and moved forward with Lily to help Tuney up but she brushed both of us off coldly.

"Tuney!"

Tuney's voice cut through the air sharply, the shards of ice stabbing each of us individually.

I watched as she tore through the trees and vaguely registered Lily turning to look at the two of us, shooting Sev a hurt look before chasing after her but my brain was numb and my hand limped dumbly by my side.

I looked back before leaving clearing. I smiled softly at the boy standing there before shaking my head.

"Talk to you later Sev."

I realized as I walked, the walk home feels like a hundred years when you drag yourself there.

Okay here's the next chapter that took longer then expected. Sorry about that!

So a couple questions to address.

Mary D. Black2000 said:

How does she look like?
And please tell me she won't be breaking poor Sev's heart.

Well all I was really sure about was that in my mind Jessa(mine) has red wavy hair that reaches a bit under her shoulders at this age. I decided eventually that she has blue eyes, like Petunia's as I didn't want her to be too similar to Lily (something I'm not sure I'm doing to well at but that'll probably change soon).

As for breaking Sev's heart, I'm not really sure. I'm not planning on making her a romantic interest of his at the moment, something that probably won't change and really I don't really imagine him having an interest in her that way. She's more his friend who gave him a chance, and appreciates that but he's more interested romantically in the girl his age, her sister Lily. Although that may not have been what you were asking sorry. But I don't plan on her breaking his heart.

(Also thanks! I'm glad you liked the chapter!)

WizardingWhovian said:

In chapter 2, it says Jessamine was born into a family of 4, even though it's 5 people. Were you just counting other than Jessamine, or was that a mistake? (No offense meant to be given, it's just that it would continue bothering me unless I got an answer.) This is pretty interesting so far. But why did Lily leave this time when she didn't last time?

Haha no offence taken at all! Yeah when I said family of four I meant it as in it had been a family of four when Jessa came in but now obviously their a family of 5! Thanks for asking, and feel free to ask more questions if you need clarafication. As for Lily, leaving when I wrote that part I couldn't remember exactly how the scene played out so I kinda shoved that bit of cannon to the side a bit for the sake of the plot here.

And thanks! I'm happy to be getting a positive response for this!