I'm really sorry about how cheesy it sounds and how long it's been taking me to update .Hope you guys like it!

Severus walked home slowly in his disappointment, and when he got there his parents were asleep. This time his mother slept on the couch, Severus noticed she had a few new bruises on her face and the arm he could see. He sulked to his bedroom and sat down on the shaggy bed and zoned out for a couple hours before curling up on the thin mattress he had barely any thought, but there was one. He liked her, Severus knew it. He knew that if only one thing on the planet was real or perfect, it would be her. Even though he had only talked to her once and it had ended badly he would give his life for right then. These thoughts drifted numbly through his head, he wasn't even sure if he had thought them as he fell asleep.

Severus woke up to weak sunlight streaming through his grimy window he looked at it then to the floor his mind really wasn't awake just, slightly aware .He was wearing the same clothes as yesterday but it wasn't as if anyone would see him or talk to me Severus thought, feeling lonely. His parents weren't home, his mother was looking for work in the muggle world, and his father would be wasting their savings on beer. He wondered if Lily would forgive him for calling her a witch which was apparently an insult in the Muggle world. He walked out the door and headed to the river, he had left the lily under the willow tree, and he decided the flower would bear better out of the jar so he dug a small hole the ground and planted the lily in it .He stood up and admired his work, the flower looked healthy and beautiful in the patch of sunlight it was in. He sat down with his back leaning against the tree, as Severus sat there he watched the clouds and listened to the chorus of the birds and the river. It was peaceful and relaxing, after a while he heard someone in the playground behind .Severus snaked over to the stone wall, and peeked over the edge still on all fours. Lily was sitting on the swing alone, and it looked like she was crying, she sniffed and looked around. Severus stood up and she looked surprised and looked down so her hair would cover her tear-streaked cheeks, but he had seen. So Severus hoped over the short wall and gathering his courage said.

"Errrrr Hi . . . are you okay?" His voice shook a little, she looked up at him a bit confused and. . . . Admiring? Accepting? Or maybe thankful, Severus didn't know, Lily sniffed.

"Yeah, it's just my sister Petunia. You saw her yesterday. She can be kinda mean sometimes." She sniffed and looked down as Severus sat in the swing next to her, he wanted to reach out to her and comfort her he could only look at that angelic face of hers. After a while she looked up.

"You didn't get to tell me your name yesterday, mine's Lily." She held out her hand and smiled weakly, Severus gave a huge real smile, shook her hand and said

"I'm Severus Snape"

By the end of the hour Severus and Lily were best friends, Severus explained everything about the wizarding world, their currency, Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, EVERYTHING. He got slightly tense talking dementors, it made him uncomfortable thinking of whose horrid creatures getting anywhere him, or worse, Lily. She had gotten over her sisters rudeness and was talking and laughing with Severus. He loved it. He loved her. It was also good to have a friend. He loved talking about the Wizarding World, his favorite part was Hogwarts; Severus was talking about the rules.

"The Ministry can punish you if you do magic outside of school, you get letters."

"But I have done magic outside of school!"

"We're all right. We haven't got wands yet. They let you off when you're a kid and you can't help it . But once you're eleven , and they start training you, then you've got to go careful."

It was quiet for a moment; Lily was twirling a fallen stick in the air. She dropped it and leaned toward Severus.

"It is real isn't it? It's not a joke Petunia says you're lying to me. Petunia says there isn't a Hogwarts. It is real, isn't it?"

"It's real for us," he said confidently "Not for her. But we'll get the letter, you and I"

"Really?" Lily whispered with a touch of amazement.

"Definitely," Severus said, he knew once he got to Hogwarts, no one would be able to push him around anymore. Not his dad. Not anyone.

"And will it really come by owl?" She whispered getting excited.

"Normally, but you're Muggle-born, so someone from school will have to come and explain to your parents."

"Does it make a difference, being Muggle-born?"

Severus paused before answering; thinking of some of the pureblood families, but his eyes found her beautiful features.

"No it doesn't make any difference"

"Good,"

"You've got loads of magic," he began awkwardly" I saw that. All the time I was watching you. . ." her wasn't listening anymore, but had lain down and was now staring at the trees over their heads.

"How are things at your house?" Lily asked

"Fine," he answered, he wished she wouldn't bring this up.

"They're not arguing anymore?"

"Oh, yes they're arguing," he admitted "But it won't be long and I'll gone."

"Doesn't your dad like magic?"

"He doesn't like anything much,"

"Severus?"

She knew his name. The way she said it was pure bliss. He smiled

"Yeah?"

"Tell me about the dementors again."

"What d'you want to know about them for?"

"If I use magic outside school -"

"They wouldn't give to the dementors for that! Dementors are people who do really bad stuff. They guard the wizard prison, Azkaban. You're not going to end up in Azkaban you're too -" What? Pretty? Nice? He wasn't sure what he was going to say. Then he heard a rustling .

"Tuney!" was Lily . . . welcoming her?

"Who's spying now?" he yelled "What d'you want?"

Petunia huffed and tried to think of a comeback.

"What's that you're wearing anyway?" she pointed at Severus "Your mum's blouse?" His anger got out-of control for a spilt second, but that was all it took. A branch over Petunia's head broke and hit her shoulder.

"Tuney!" Lily turned to Severus as Petunia ran off.

"Did you make that happen?"

"No" or at least he hadn't meant to.

"You did!" she started backing up "You did! You hurt her!"

"No - no I didn't!"

To his dismay Lily didn't believe him and ran after her sister. Leaving him, once again, completely and utterly alone.

I hoped you liked it! Sorry its short!